**Chapter 19: It’s All Just Fantasy**
At this moment, Ye Mingkong, drinking alone outside, felt dizzy, but it seemed he had come to understand many things.
If that person loved her so much, how could he possibly betray her?
“Hehe…”
“Hehehe…”
For some reason, as Ye Mingkong watched the roadside stall owner’s skillful cooking, he also felt an inexplicable familiarity…
Ye Mingkong realized that this was probably just his fantasy. He knew that when people are in extreme pain, they become unaware; they simply perceive every disturbance as something related to them.
“I should head back…”
Ye Mingkong hadn’t really gotten drunk; he was just a bit hazy in his mind, swaying as he walked in the direction of home.
…….
Creak…
After returning to his room, Ye Mingkong, imitating how that person used to sleep, removed all his clothing. Without looking at anything else, he lay down directly on the bed.
Perhaps having become accustomed to sleeping together, Ye Mingkong didn’t even notice the abnormality of having someone beside him.
Almost instinctively, he reached out to embrace the person next to him, but the strange sensation made him feel a bit unfamiliar.
However, he didn’t think much of it; instead, he pulled the little figure into his arms.
“So soft… so comfortable…..”
…….
Morning…
Ji Yunqi, just as she was about to stretch and get out of bed, sensed something was off…
She… seemed to be tied up? She realized she couldn’t move at all!
In a panic, Ji Yunqi began struggling, and as she opened her eyes, she finally noticed that she was being held by a “fruit man”!
This realization made Ji Yunqi’s mind explode with shock!
She… slept with a man?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
…..
Using all her strength, she pushed the man in front of her away and quickly stood up, looking at the person beside her.
What met her eyes was Ye Mingkong’s face. Seeing this scene, Ji Yunqi felt uneasy, noticing that the other party was still not awake.
Seizing this opportunity, Ji Yunqi checked her body to ensure she was indeed fine, and only then did she relax.
However, a surge of anger arose in her heart.
Ji Yunqi tossed aside the covers, intending to wake this guy up, but to her surprise, Ye Mingkong was actually…..
This left Ji Yunqi at a loss. What state should she be in right now?
Should she blush, shyly cover herself with the blanket, or simply wake him up without a care?
Yet, just as Ji Yunqi was lost in thought, Ye Mingkong slowly opened his eyes, a gaze full of confusion, seeming unaware of why Ji Yunqi was there.
“Why are you in my bed?”
Ji Yunqi suppressed her irritation and replied calmly, “Didn’t you tell me to sleep here yesterday? Why are you asking me?”
At that moment, Ye Mingkong finally came to his senses, trying to recall, and it seemed that he indeed wrongly directed Ji Yunqi to his room last night while he was lost in thought.
“Uh… sorry…..”
As Ye Mingkong tried to get up, he felt a chill on his body, and he suddenly remembered that he was… apparently exposed to the air, but seeing that Ji Yunqi had no reaction, he kept quiet.
Silently, he flushed and pulled the blanket over to cover himself…
Watching the girl in front of him, still in the pajamas he had given her, with a loose collar revealing half of her fragrant shoulder, Ye Mingkong wished to remind her, but the words just wouldn’t come out.
Perhaps Ji Yunqi also sensed the awkward atmosphere, so she took the initiative to speak: “Um… I’ll tidy up; it’s time to get to work…..”
Seeing the girl’s retreating figure, Ye Mingkong finally breathed a sigh of relief; being seen by others while not wearing clothes was indeed embarrassing.
However, this made Ye Mingkong even more curious about this little loli. Normally, wouldn’t young girls blush upon seeing a boy’s body?
Why did this little loli have no reaction at all?
Yet, Ye Mingkong didn’t think any further, assuming she was just calmly composed.
……….
After Ji Yunqi tidied up the other things, she began to clean the place.
First, she organized everything obvious in the room, then swept away the visibly dirty items, and finally mopped the floor.
Next came the corners behind the sofa, under the bed, on the ceiling, and behind the TV, cleaning every nook and cranny.
However, Ji Yunqi didn’t expect the room to be not as dirty as she imagined.
Besides a bit of grease from the kitchen’s exhaust fan, there wasn’t much elsewhere, indicating that the place must have been cleaned regularly.
This was good news; it meant Ji Yunqi wouldn’t have to spend the entire weekend cleaning, and if she moved quickly, she could finish in just one day.
……
“Little loli, keep it up! Once you finish cleaning, I’ll pay you.” Ye Mingkong watched Ji Yunqi working hard to mop the floor, but had no intention of joining in.
He hadn’t cleaned in many years, always just sitting aside watching. Ye Mingkong even felt he had been spoiled by that guy.
Or perhaps he was just always useless, but so what? He had someone taking care of him.
But now he should start learning how to do these things; after all, he was no longer the person he once was.
What was past was past, and now was now……
Watching Ji Yunqi’s skilled movements, Ye Mingkong made a resolution: next time!
Yes, next time, he would definitely clean by himself!
“Ye Mingkong, can I ask you something?”
Just as Ye Mingkong was pondering, Ji Yunqi suddenly thought about why such a large house had only Ye Mingkong living alone.
“You can ask.”
“With such a big house, why are you alone? Where are your family?”
Ye Mingkong fell silent….
Not because it touched a painful spot, but because he hadn’t fully figured this out yet. Based on what he had gathered, it should be that his parents were living their separate lives.
“My parents divorced a long time ago; they each do their own thing and just give me some money every month. So I’m pretty much like an orphan, just about the same as you.”
Ji Yunqi’s mouth twitched… “Pretty much? At least this guy doesn’t have to worry about making a living. I’m currently struggling just to have enough to eat!”
At that moment, Ji Yunqi suddenly remembered that she hadn’t gone home last night.
Not only had she not gone home, but she hadn’t told her son a thing…..
Oh no, her son wouldn’t be anxious, would he?
The panic only lasted for a brief moment as Ji Yunqi dismissed the thought. They were merely leveraging each other’s household connection for now.
Her son shouldn’t be in a hurry looking for her just because she hadn’t come home for one night; after all, on the surface, they didn’t have a deep relationship.
