731 A Million Times for You 93 (1/2)
”That'll depend on your behavior.”
She patted her chest and said, ”Rest assured, Master Pei. I won't let you down.”
”I hope so.”
After breakfast, Pei Yi answered a call and headed out.
An Xiaoning sat in front of the desk and began scribbling on a square piece of paper.
Afraid that Pei Yi would find out when he watched the surveillance camera footage, she purposely wrote several other lines of well wishes for Pei Yi.
She only stopped when her hands began to ache.
She then folded them into cranes one by one and dumped them inside the large plastic bottle.
Pei Yi had yet to return by the time she was done.
Thus, she decided to grab a few books from the bookshelf and catch up on some reading.
She would usually be able to get engrossed in any book she read. However, today was an exception.
Although her eyes were fixed onto the words on the pages, her mind had drifted elsewhere and she could not help but feel incredibly distracted.
She put the book away and lay on the couch quietly.
She decided that she would ask Pei Yi to bring her out once he was back.
Pei Yi had yet to return even when it was already in the afternoon. She opened the door to see that the guards on duty were standing outside the room. They glared at her coldly and said, ”Ancestor has already ordered us not to let you out.”
”I'm not trying to go out. I just wanted to ask, what time is Master Pei coming home?”
”How would we know? Master Pei will never tell us about his agenda and whereabouts.”
An Xiaoning closed the door and continued to wait.
She was bored out of her wits.
She was hoping that he would bring her out for a spin when he came back in the afternoon.
However, her wishes did not come true because Pei Yi returned home only at seven o'clock in the evening.
As soon as he entered, he caught sight of her staring blankly into space on the couch.
”You're back?” She sprung up abruptly and lost her balance, causing her to almost fall onto the coffee table.
Fortunately, he managed to rush forward in the nick of time and grabbed her to prevent her from falling. ”Be careful.”
”What made you so upset? I'm so bored at home without you around. I was thinking that you'd come home in the morning but you didn't, so I thought to myself that you'd definitely come by in the afternoon. But you didn't either,” An Xiaoning said gently.
Pei Yi's mood was instantly lifted upon hearing her words. ”Have you eaten?”
”Yes.”
He sat down and said, ”I went for a matchmaking session.”
An Xiaoning snorted with laughter as soon as she heard him. She did not expect him to tell her that; neither did she see a need for him to go for a matchmaking session.
Is he kidding me?