Seeing everyone paired off, Si Ning felt rather envious.
During that time, aside from Lou Yu, who often talked to him, no one took the initiative to chat with him. Still, whenever there was ginger soup or dessert, they always saved him a share.
Holding an egg tart, Si Ning went to sit alone in his room.
He took a bite, and crumbs fell from the flaky crust.
It was sweet, with a rich, milky flavor.
Si Ning suddenly remembered a mission the Second Team and Third Team had gone on together a long time ago.
In the biting wind, Ye Ruan had handed him a box of little desserts Auntie Man had made.
They had tasted very much like this.
"I was such an idiot." Si Ning raised a hand and slapped his forehead.
Why did I agree to help Bai En?
If he had never done those things, Jiang Qing would not have caught him red-handed that day.
Who would like someone rotten to the core, someone who had betrayed the brothers he had faced life and death with?
A scalding tear slid down his cheek and landed on the back of his hand.
If they had not met that way that day, he might have had a little more courage to tell Jiang Qing.
He actually... liked him quite a lot.
Soon, the day of their return arrived.
Si Ning felt the sort of apprehension that came with nearing home. He also felt guilty, and was terrified Jiang Qing might get together with someone else.
So for three whole days after returning, Si Ning did not dare go to the ordinary residential area to find Jiang Qing.
Then, when Ye Ruan and Gu Cheng were discussing the details of their wedding, most of the team members gathered