Originally, she had intended to exchange her first time with Uncle Bai tonight.
However, the terrible French meal had completely dampened Gao Hongyi’s mood.
‘But never mind,’ she thought. ‘Life is long. There will eventually be a day that is near-perfect and beyond reproach. Then, on that day, I will claim Uncle Bai’s first time entirely for myself.’
Compared to Shencheng, perhaps such a day would come more easily in Donghai.
After all, Donghai was the wealthiest city in the Nation of Huaxia.
There were many more restaurants there that could truly be called delicious.
Her family also had property there.
There were butlers, maids, and drivers.
And her most beloved piano.
‘That’s right. For my first night with Uncle Bai, how could the scene be complete without a piano performance? So, I’ll just have to endure a little longer.’
“Uncle Bai.”
“Come on, let’s go home.”
“Mhm…”
Gao Hongyi practicedly took Gu Yebai’s hand.
It was already completely different from the beginning.
By now, Gu Yebai had gradually grown accustomed to the feeling of holding hands.
He no longer subconsciously felt shy because of this level of intimacy.
They sat side by side in the car.
The Maybach drove smoothly into the night.
From the corner of his eye, Gu Yebai watched the city streetscape retreat rapidly through the car window.
The lights swirled, and shadows flickered.
It felt like a brief yet real dream.
Gao Hongyi, meanwhile, rested her head on his shoulder with a beaming smile.
“By the way, Hongyi, you were really cool just now.”
“You were speaking French, right?”
“I was, Uncle Bai. I plan to study abroad in Paris in the future. I want to go to the Conservatoire de Paris to study the piano. You should come to Paris with me too, Uncle Bai. If you start learning French now, you’ll pick it up very quickly. I remember your English grades were quite good, right? About thirty to forty percent of English vocabulary comes directly from French and Latin. All you really need to adapt to are the verb conjugations and the gender of nouns. We’ll go to Paris together when the time comes.”
Paris.
The city of romance.
Gao Hongyi had already repeatedly envisioned that scene in her mind.
She and Uncle Bai would hold their wedding in a cathedral in Paris.
On that day, the sky would certainly be clear for miles.
There would definitely be many white doves flapping their wings toward the sky.
“I will become Debussy, and you will be Hugo. What a romantic future. You can study French literature, while I study French classical music. My father said we don’t need to take over the family business. We only need to nurture our hobbies and live for ourselves.”
Gao Hongyi leaned against his shoulder.
Her tone was light, but her eyes were filled with certainty and a sense of possession regarding the future.
She had already decided on that future for them.
“Then, we will get married one day. Our wedding will become the talk of the century, Uncle Bai.”
“Marriage…”
Hearing that word, Gu Yebai’s heart clearly skipped a beat.
It made sense, actually.
Gao Hongyi’s behavior had long exceeded the boundaries of “family.”
Initially, he thought she was just casual and uninhibited by nature.
Now, it seemed she was only uninhibited toward him.
‘It seems she is only uninhibited toward me. Perhaps, without me even noticing, she has already defaulted to me being her lover.’
“Uncle Bai, your face is all red again. Like a Fuji apple. If I took a bite, would there be sweet, full juice?”
Her happiness was like red wine about to overflow from a goblet.
“Uncle Lin.”
“We’re going back to Donghai tomorrow.”
“Yes, Miss, I have already booked the first-class tickets.”
“Thank you, Uncle Lin.”
“Congratulations to you both. Miss, and Young Master.”
The title “Young Master” left Gu Yebai somewhat at a loss for a moment.
“We have arrived at the Yunjing Hotel. I wish you both a pleasant night.”
“We will have a pleasant night.”
Gao Hongyi took Gu Yebai’s arm.
“Let’s go. We’re going back to our room. Uncle Bai hasn’t written his novel for today yet. It’s truly hard work.”
“That’s right, the novel hasn’t been written yet… Good heavens!”
This decadent life always made Gu Yebai forget his actual job.
“Speaking of which, even if you don’t write novels now, Uncle Bai, you’d still be able to live without any worries.”
“But I’ll still keep writing. Writing isn’t just about survival.”
It was an interest.
It was that unspeakable romance and sentiment every writer felt when they first picked up a pen.
Gu Yebai took out his phone and posted in the QQ group.
[Baiye Duxing: Everyone, I just got home. I’m starting to write immediately.]
[Baiye Duxing: I will definitely update today.]
[Yi: If you don’t update… I’ll be responsible for punishing you offline, Uncle Bai.]
Gao Hongyi followed up with her own post.
The group immediately exploded.
Everyone started asking what “offline punishment” meant.
[Yi: It means exactly what it says. Offline punishment.]
“You’re going to bite me again, aren’t you?”
“Hehe.”
The two of them got out of the car.
“Uncle Bai, I want to go to the convenience store first. Is there anything you want to drink?”
Gu Yebai thought for a moment.
“A Coke, I guess.”
“Okay. Shall we go together?”
“No need, I’ll go alone. Besides drinks and snacks, I have a few other things I want to buy. If you saw them, I might feel a little shy…”
‘To think she isn’t even afraid of running into bad people at a time like this…’
Gao Hongyi jogged toward the nearby convenience store.
Under the night sky, her red hair was exceptionally dazzling.
To think that a girl like this would actually say she wanted to marry him.
Gu Yebai was momentarily dazed.
[Yukino: Haji-Bai, what’s going on?]
[Yukino: Are you with Yi?]
[Allenα: Impure.]
[Heiye Yinpa: Are you guys going to do something naughty tonight?]
[Heiye Yinpa: Dammit! Yi beat me to it!]
[Ai: Old Bai is probably going to get his rice cooked.]
[Ai: Buddy, listen to me, don’t resist. In times like this, the more you resist, the more excited she gets.]
[Genshin Expert: @Ai, you sound like you have a lot of experience.]
[Yukino: @Baiye Duxing, I don’t care about anything else, but you have to update on time tonight!]
[Yuki no Shizuku: @Genshin Expert, he actually does have experience.]
[Yuki no Shizuku: @Ai, isn’t that right?]
Gu Yebai looked at his group members and shrugged.
‘This is too much. Hongyi isn’t that kind of girl… Everyone online is acting like they’re sexually repressed, always thinking in that direction.’
Meanwhile, the lights in the convenience store were bright and cold-white.
At the checkout counter, Gao Hongyi gently placed several items on the counter.
Two bottles of sugar-free Coke, a pack of lemon-flavored Doublemint gum, and a personal item she casually placed on top — a box of Durex Ultra Thin.
Just as the clerk was about to bag them, Gao Hongyi smiled and shook her head.
“No need for a bag. I might be using them soon.”