Chapter 47: Might Have to Leave You Home Alone

“There are so many…”

Loweia stood in front of the display case, looking at the dazzling array of mobile phones inside, feeling a bit dazzled for a moment.

How could there be so many different models?

And each model seemed to come in different colors.

For a moment, Loweia fell into confusion, not knowing how to choose.

But when her gaze fell on the price tags displayed below the phones, she froze completely.

Four digits?

Some even had five digits.

And most of the numbers at the front of the prices didn’t look small either.

Loweia recalled shopping in the Old Urban District with Bai Yu a few days ago.

Back then, Bai Yu had taken her to many places, but the expenses had always been quite small.

Also, she remembered that the Small Desk Lamp Bai Yu had bought for her back then—the one that dispelled the darkness and made her feel at ease—its price seemed to be only two digits.

Looking at the various palm-sized rectangular blocks before her, such a small thing could buy so, so many Small Desk Lamps.

If she exchanged it all for Small Desk Lamps, she might even be able to pile up a small mountain, enough to bury her.

So expensive…

This must be a huge expense.

Even though Bai Yu would be the one paying, Loweia couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache.

After all, she now relied on Bai Yu for food and clothing.

Without Bai Yu, whether she could survive on her own was a question.

And she couldn’t really help Bai Yu with anything. In this situation, she could only try to save where possible and avoid placing too heavy a burden on Bai Yu.

The money spent on a phone today could probably let Bai Yu take her out for many meals.

Thinking this, Loweia subconsciously reached out and gently tugged at the hem of Bai Yu’s clothes.

“Bai Yu…”

The girl leaned close to Bai Yu’s ear, lowering her voice to a whisper.

“These things are all so expensive. I think… I probably don’t need these. And…”

As long as Bai Yu is here, that’s enough.

The girl murmured softly in her heart, not voicing this thought aloud.

For her, having Bai Yu by her side was enough.

She didn’t need such expensive things.

In the past few days spent with Bai Yu, she had noticed that Bai Yu often used her phone to contact other people.

But she herself had no one she needed to contact.

Her world was very small, containing only Bai Yu.

As long as she and Bai Yu were always together, she completely didn’t need a little thing called a mobile phone.

“You do need one.”

Bai Yu turned to look at the girl who was shaking her head in refusal while holding her clothes.

Loweia definitely needed a phone. After all, starting tomorrow, Bai Yu would have to report to the Management Bureau and couldn’t stay by Loweia’s side all the time.

If something happened to Loweia, without a phone, she wouldn’t be able to contact Bai Yu immediately.

For Loweia’s safety, a phone was a necessity.

“In today’s society, everyone needs one of these. When you’re out and about, it provides a lot of convenience. Wei Ya in the past had one too, you know. It’s just a shame it broke during that Catastrophe.”

“Mmm…”

Seeing the girl was still hesitant, Bai Yu took hold of the hand that was gripping her clothes.

“It’s okay. I know Wei Ya wants to save some money for me, but this is a necessary expense. Wei Ya wouldn’t want to be unable to contact me if we accidentally got separated one day, right?”

“Mmm…”

Loweia tried to imagine that scenario.

If something like that really happened, she would definitely be very scared.

Being unfamiliar with this place and not good at communicating with strangers, she certainly wouldn’t be able to ask others for help.

And she didn’t know Bai Yu’s account details either.

She’d just be left standing there, anxiously waiting.

That way, not only would she be panicked, but she’d also make Bai Yu worry about her.

But if she had a phone, if they got separated, she could contact Bai Yu and tell her where she was.

Hmm… Thinking of it that way, she really did need a phone for emergencies.

“I… I understand. Then, Bai Yu, you pick one for me. I don’t understand these things.”

“No problem.”

Seeing Loweia relent, Bai Yu began looking around for a suitable phone for her.

After some searching, Bai Yu finally settled on a phone in the three-thousand-yuan price range.

As for the color, Loweia chose black herself.

According to her reasoning, a black phone case would remind her of Bai Yu’s black hair.

Seeing the phone would be like seeing Bai Yu.

This made Bai Yu chuckle softly a few times.

She then told Loweia that if she really wanted to, she could set a Screen Saver picture.

As she said this, Bai Yu took out her own phone and showed the Screen Saver picture to Loweia.

The image displayed on the screen was precisely the group photo they had taken on The Rooftop back then.

“Then, I want one too.”

“Of course. When we get home, I’ll help Wei Ya set it up.”

“Okay!”

After selecting the phone, Bai Yu took it to the counter to pay.

Although she acted relaxed and casual in front of Loweia, deep down, Bai Yu actually felt a bit of a pinch.

But remembering this was a necessary expense, and that there would be a bonus later, the pinch immediately lessened.

When she bought a phone for her sister before, it was also around this price range.

As for Bai Yu’s own phone, which she’d been using for over two years now, she remembered it only cost a little over two thousand when she bought it, a thousand less than the ones she got for them.

Also, considering Loweia currently had no ID, the Phone Card for her was also registered under Bai Yu’s identity.

After leaving the phone store, Bai Yu handed the newly purchased phone to Loweia.

“From now on, it belongs to Wei Ya.”

Receiving this precious gift from Bai Yu’s hands, for a moment, Loweia didn’t know what to say to express her gratitude to Bai Yu.

“Now that Wei Ya has this, you can contact me anytime.”

Huh?

For some reason, the moment she heard these words, Loweia suddenly had an ominous premonition, as if Bai Yu was about to leave her.

“Um, Bai Yu… what’s wrong?”

The joy of just receiving the gift hadn’t lasted long.

The thought that Bai Yu might leave her side immediately made Loweia’s mood turn somewhat gloomy.

“Well, tomorrow I have to report back to the Management Bureau. There’s still work to be done there. So starting tomorrow, during the day, I might have to leave Wei Ya home alone.”

“Huh?”

Now, Loweia finally understood why Bai Yu had suddenly taken her to buy a phone.

It was so she could contact Bai Yu while home alone?

But compared to only being able to contact Bai Yu via phone, she much preferred to be by Bai Yu’s side.

She wanted to stay with Bai Yu all the time.

Thinking about Bai Yu going to unfamiliar places, meeting unfamiliar people, and experiencing things she knew nothing about, for some reason, Loweia’s heart began to itch.

She really wanted to go with Bai Yu.

She didn’t want to be left home alone.

“Bai Yu… I…”

Just as the girl was about to speak, Bai Yu, as if predicting it, took hold of her hand first.

“I’m just going to work. I’ll come back every night to be with Wei Ya. I know Wei Ya doesn’t want to be apart from me, but the most important thing for Wei Ya right now is to focus on recovering properly. Once Wei Ya is fully healed, I’ll help you apply to work with me.”

Of course, compared to being apart, Bai Yu also hoped Loweia could stay close to her.

Whether for safety reasons or for building affection, being close was better than being far away.

Hearing this, Loweia could only nod gently.

She knew that saying anything more about not wanting to would be a bit unreasonable.

Acting like that would surely annoy Bai Yu. So, she couldn’t do that.

She could only hope her body would recover sooner, so she wouldn’t have to be separated from Bai Yu and could stay by her side always.