I'm In Love With the Guy I Grew Up With-Chapter 1021: Promise 2

At the same time.

Inside a small shop.

Ji Yebai thanked Arthur and walked out holding Ning Xixi’s hand.

Ning Xixi felt a bit anxious, "Are we really going out like this?"

People might stare at us like we’re circus animals!

Ji Yebai glanced at her, "Isn’t this your dream?"

"Ugh... I was just writing that for fun."

Seeing Ning Xixi so hesitant, Ji Yebai crossed his arms and said leisurely, "Anyway, no one knows you here. What are you afraid of? If we don’t go crazy now, we’ll be old before we know it."

Ning Xixi was persuaded and straightened her back, "Let’s go!"

Ji Yebai’s eyes filled with smiles, "Mm."

The two walked hand in hand, fingers interlocked, strolling down the famous Fengye Avenue in E Country.

The maples on both sides of the street were as red as fire, the scenery breathtakingly beautiful.

The crowd situation Ning Xixi worried about didn’t happen; passersby simply gave her warm smiles.

She also saw an elderly couple with graying hair; the grandfather was supporting the grandmother. The grandmother walked up and said to her, "You look beautiful in your wedding dress."

The grandfather laughed heartily and said to Ji Yebai, "You’re a lucky man."

The old couple, worried they might not understand the language, spoke very slowly using the simplest words.

Ning Xixi felt warm inside and flashed them a brilliant smile, "Thank you."

When they got tired of walking, the two found a bench to rest on. Ning Xixi fished out her phone from Ji Yebai’s pocket, only to have her little hand pinned down by Ji Yebai.

"Honey, you touched me."

"I did not!"

"Just now, right here." Ji Yebai briefly stated, pointing to his pocket, "You touched it, you have to take responsibility."

Ning Xixi: ...!!

"It was just your leg! Stingy!" Ning Xixi pouted.

Ji Yebai looked at her with a profound gaze, "And where else do you want to touch?"

Where else...?

Why did that sound so ambiguous?

Ning Xixi quickly lowered her head, pretending to play with her phone.

The group chat was quiet, with the last message being a notice from Shi Nianchu.

Ning Xixi sent a sticker in the chat, instantly surfacing a bunch of lurkers!

[Handsome Little Chenchen]: Sis-in-law! Is E Country fun!

[Social Second Dog Bro]: Ms. Ning, make sure to bring us back souvenirs.

[Leisurely Carefree]: Xixi, did you visit Fengye Avenue?

...

Ning Xixi tagged Cheng Youran and replied, "I’m here right now!"

[Leisurely Carefree]: Ahhh! Really! Can you bring me back a maple leaf!

The other girls in the class also excitedly messaged, and the chat exploded.

Ning Xixi asked Ji Yebai in confusion, "Why does every girl in our class want me to bring back a maple leaf? And they specifically insist on one from Fengye Avenue."

Ji Yebai stroked his chiseled jaw, then mused, "Probably because of a legend."

"What legend?"

"A love story, basically about two lovers who loved each other but couldn’t be together. Later, the man died, and his blood stained the maple leaves. It’s said that if you write a couple’s names on a maple leaf, they’ll be together forever, to grow old together, and never part."

Afterward, Ji Yebai snorted, "Only you girls would believe such things."

As he turned around, he saw that Ning Xixi had already run off to pick up maple leaves, softly shouting, "Hurry and write my name and yours, or I’ll write your name and Qiaoqiao’s on the same leaf!"

Ji Yebai: "..."