Moonlight falls into my arms

Once in the car, the two remained silent.

Only occasionally would Ruan Li give directions from the side.

"To the left, the Whale Jade Path."

Jiang Yuci suddenly glanced at Ruan Li, "To the left? Whale Jade Path?"

Ruan Li nodded, "Mm."

Jiang Yuci listened to her explanation, and after five minutes, he asked, "And then?"

Ruan Li stared at the two intersections ahead and casually said, "The right one."

Jiang Yuci glanced at her again. "To the right?"

Ruan Li met his gaze: "If you don't want to send me off, you can just say so."

Jiang Yuci's gaze was steady as he nodded. "Okay, to the right."

Ruan Li quickly looked away, naturally not noticing the faint smile that appeared on Jiang Yuci's lips.

At another fork in the road, Jiang Yuci stared straight ahead and calmly asked, "Which way?"

"Left," Ruan Li said without even looking.

Jiang Yuci let out a very soft laugh. "There's a forest on the left. What, does your friend live deep in the mountains?"

Ruan Li looked up awkwardly, "I misspoke, it was on the right."

Are you sure it's the right side?

Jiang Yuci looked at her calmly, a hint of a smile hidden in his eyes.

Ruan Li nodded stubbornly: "I said the right side is the right side."

Jiang Yuci didn't drive off immediately. He lingered for a while before finally deciding to stay and play with her until the end.

After driving for about five minutes, the road ended.

Ruan Li looked up and saw a crematorium.

Jiang Yuci's casual voice came from the side: "Does your friend live here?"

Ruan Li: "......"

She swallowed hard: "Who, who said people can't live in crematoriums?"

Jiang Yuci said "Oh," and then said, "Then you can go now. Have fun."

Ruan Li clutched the hem of her clothes. "My friend might not be home. Let's go back."

The crematorium is right behind the cemetery; Ruan Li would be terrified to stay there.

Jiang Yu replied, "Oh—"

Ruan Li only realized what he meant when she heard his drawn-out "oh" which clearly carried a hint of mockery.

Her eyes widened as she glared at Jiang Yuci: "You, you knew all along!"

As her memories flooded back, Ruan Li recalled that when she first mentioned the Whale Jade Path, Jiang Yuci had asked her the same question repeatedly.

He must have known that at that time.

Jiang Yuci didn't deny it. "So, where are you going?"

Ruan Li felt that Tan Yue was completely wrong; Jiang Yuci clearly had a wicked sense of humor.

I also hate it.

"I want to go home."

Jiang Yu drove with peace of mind, and the journey was smooth.

He didn't speak until Ruan Li got out of the car.

“Ruan Li, I need to remind you that you are too young and easily misjudged. Don’t be fooled.”

Ruan Li glanced at him: "Who could I possibly be fooled by?"

Isn't he the person she interacts with the most?

"You might not be able to distinguish what liking someone means. Maybe you just feel that it's nice to have someone play games with you... and you're happy, so you mistakenly think that you've fallen in love with them."

Ruan Li had a gut feeling that Jiang Yuci seemed to have guessed her thoughts.

But... did Jiang Yuci actually play with her?

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Ruan Li asked.

"Why are you unhappy today?" Jiang Yuci asked in return.

"I..." Ruan Li couldn't say it, "Didn't you say you wouldn't care about me?"

As soon as Ruan Li finished speaking, she pouted and was about to cry, "You said I'm annoying, you dislike me."

She cried her heart out in front of Jiang Yuci, just like before, as if it were nothing.

However, they were unable to do so after the nature of their relationship changed.

So embarrassing.

She suppressed her physical urge to cry and opened the car door to get out.

Jiang Yuci's clean, distinct knuckles grasped her wrist and held it tightly.

Ruan Li remained still, seemingly waiting for his next words.

All I got in return was a very soft "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to annoy you."

"But you're an adult, and I... have no relationship with you. You have your own thoughts, and I can't interfere."

Ruan Li raised her hand and wiped her face. "I... I didn't say you couldn't interfere with me. You told me to drink milk and I obediently drank it, didn't I? Isn't that interference too?"

Ruan Li lowered her head and said in a muffled voice, "I'm still living in your house, why can't you take care of me?"

Jiang Yuci's gaze lingered on her.

When Ruan Li lowered her head, a patch of white skin was exposed on the back of her neck, with some stray hairs brushing against it.

He looked away: "It's normal for you to have someone you like. I can't just... tell you not to like them, can I?"

Ruan Li's heart suddenly stopped, and Jiang Yuci's words seemed to still echo in her ears.

"You know I have someone I like? You heard me...?"

Ruan Li's voice grew softer and softer. Did he even know who he liked?

Does he realize that he likes him?

“If you really like him, you can try to get to know him, don’t just look at what you can see on the outside.” Jiang Yuci carefully considered her words, after all, he was the person she liked. “He may not be able to give you a stable and wealthy life.”

Ruan Li looked bewildered and turned to look at him: "What are you talking about?"

“I know you’re at your age and don’t think about all that. You just want to be happy right now,” Jiang Yuci said slowly. “What if one day you really want to eat that expensive steak, but he can’t give it to you?”

Although she didn't know what Jiang Yuci was talking about, Ruan Li swallowed hard when she heard the word "steak".

"Will you still be happy if you stay by his side?"

Jiang Yuci released her hand, "So, don't play games, don't make decisions lightly."

"You wouldn't be..." Ruan Li looked at him, her voice soft, "You don't think I like big shots, do you?"

Jiang Yu paused in his speech.

Ruan Li found it hard to believe: "No, I, how could I have let you see that I like him!"

He's just a gaming partner, okay?

"I don't even know his name, how could I possibly like him?"

Seeing her anxious explanation, Jiang Yuci realized that he had misunderstood.

He lowered his eyes. "Oh, I made a mistake."

Ruan Li brushed aside the stray hairs blocking her eyes, "You're way off."

"Then why did you only add him as a friend?" Jiang Yuci pressed his hand on the steering wheel, his fingertips slowly stroking it.

"Jiang Yuci, you were the one who said I was only allowed to add one friend!" Ruan Li was a little annoyed. "I've made a few friends through the game, but I didn't add any since you only allowed me to add one."

Anyway, Ruan Li can also contact other friends to log in through the big shots, so adding one is enough.

Jiang Yuci clarified the situation and nodded, "I said it."

"Yes, you said it."

Ruan Li never expected that her lifelong innocence would be misunderstood as being in love with someone who had a sharp tongue.

She couldn't accept it. "Who told you I like him? Is it just because I only added him on WeChat?"

"You ran so fast today, wasn't it to reply to his message?" Jiang Yuci asked.

"Of course I'm not..." Ruan Li paused halfway through her sentence, realizing she had nothing more to say.

What did she say? That she was just nervous when she saw him?