Chapter 715 - You Should Take Responsibility for What You Did (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was a middle-aged auntie making the pancakes. Nian Xi went forward and asked, “Aunty, why did the price of your pancakes change? You charged me 12 yuan when I bought an egg pancake from you earlier. Why is it so cheap for him? Only 10 yuan for two deluxe pancakes?”
The auntie glanced at Jiang Yuning behind her and said cheerfully, “How could it be the same? He is so adorable and handsome. I am even willing to give him pancakes every day for free.”
Nian Xi’s face twitched. She said indignantly, “I’m pretty too!”
The auntie chuckled. “After all, you are a girl and I don’t swing that way. I didn’t expect you to find such a good-looking boyfriend though. I’ll give you a discount if you tell me you’re his girlfriend the next time.”
“…”
She could only get a discount with his help? Nian Xi turned to look at Jiang Yuning. He flashed a bright smile at her. His innocence could melt someone’s heart. Nian Xi felt a little lost in his eyes. Well, if she was the auntie, she would have done the same too.
“He’s not my boyfriend,” Nian Xi clarified.
“Oh.” the auntie nodded her head. “No discounts for you then.”
“…”
What a vain society! No big deal. Too bad the store owner wasn’t a man. Nian XI walked towards the police station angrily. When she sat down at her desk, Jiang Yuning put a pancake on her table in front of her. What a waste to throw away a deluxe pancake. She picked up the pancake and started eating it. It was luxurious with all the extra toppings and ingredients.
Chen Shunhua knocked on the door and said chirpily, “Nian Xi, Old Li and I are going on patrol now. You can stay here and watch the station since your boyfriend is here.”
Nian Xi’s face was dark. She looked over at Jiang Yuning. He was munching on his pancake silently and didn’t seem to have taken notice of anyone at the door. She was relieved, as she would have been embarra.s.sed if he did.
She walked over and whispered to Chen Shunhua, “I told you he is not my boyfriend, so don’t be ridiculous.”
Chen Shunhua wriggled her brows and said quietly, “Well, you should take responsibility for what you did.”
She turned to leave and paused to look at Jiang Yuning before exiting the station. She wished that she was younger so that she could hit on him too.
Nian Xi sighed.
She was on s.h.i.+ft that night at the station. If there were no arrests, she had nothing much to do. She started playing on her phone and ignored Jiang Yuning. After finis.h.i.+ng his food, he stared out of the window in a daze.
After twenty minutes on her phone, Nian Xi looked up and caught him in the same position. She was amazed that he could daydream for such a long time. She stood up and looked over to where he was looking; he was staring at the moon.
“What are you looking at?”
He was pulled back from his trance and he wrote, ‘The moon.’
Nian Xi looked at the moon again. It was crescent-shaped that night and it was pretty. She didn’t expect him to be such a romantic. She sighed and said, “I wonder how bored and lonely Chang’er is on the moon.”
Like her, empty and meaningless.