They spent the afternoon at the nail salon.
With all ten fingernails painted different colors, Ding Ding was actually falling apart a little inside.
Little Bai loved his own handiwork so much that he watched Ding Ding with pleading eyes when he wanted to remove it, and Ding Ding couldn't bring himself to do it.
"Just three days, okay? I still have to face people!"
Bai Congming chuckled, holding Ding Ding's hand and refusing to let go.
"Okay!"
While things were warm and cheerful on one side, the other side was much quieter by comparison.
Chen Xin had never been much of a talker, so he didn't draw much attention, but when the usually cheerful Sun Xiangxiang grew downcast, it gave people the feeling that something was terribly wrong.
Ding Ding kept an eye on them, unable to understand how two people who had been perfectly fine just moments ago had suddenly become like this.
Just as Ding Ding was wondering whether to ask, Bai Congming spoke.
"Are you unhappy, big sister?"
Blunt, but effective. Ding Ding gave Little Bai a mental thumbs-up.
"No," Sun Xiangxiang forced a smile and showed off her orange-toned nails. "Are they pretty?"
"Pretty!"
Bai Congming blinked and pried Ding Ding's fingers out of his clenched fist. "Brother Ding's are the prettiest!"
A little genuine warmth entered Sun Xiangxiang's smile at that. She reached out to pinch Bai Congming's cheek, but the moment she touched him, a gaudily decorated hand gently blocked hers.
"So possessive!"
Sun Xiangxiang pouted, then lost interest. She stretched without a care for appearances and said she wanted to go home and rest.
"Sure." Ding Ding might have noticed something, but he didn't point it out. "I'll take Little Bai home too, then."
They said goodbye. Chen Xin nodded to the