"Is anyone there?!" I heard someone shout outside the door, and I stopped my work of removing stubborn weeds.
"Who is it?" Zhiye asked with a raised head.
"I don't know, I'll go see," I replied.
I threw the weeds in my hand towards the pile and walked towards the door.
"It's you?!" I was surprised when I saw a familiar face.
"Why don't you welcome me, Miss?" The blonde girl had a displeased expression on her face.
"No, that's not it. Why are you here?"
"Didn't you give me the address? Is your memory like a fish's?"
The blonde girl gave me a cold look.
"Well... I certainly remember, but I just said it casually at that time, and..."
Back then, she obviously disliked me, so I didn't say this last sentence.
"Miss didn't plan to come here originally, but... Miss doesn't want to owe you a favor. Since you helped me retrieve something important, I naturally have to thank you."
"I didn't intend for you to thank me, and this whole thing started because of me, didn't it?"
"That incident really made me furious even just thinking about it. I wished I could throw you into the deep mountains and forests."
"We can't do that."
"Because Miss has a kind heart, I won't argue with you. So, this is a gift to thank you."
I looked at the exquisitely wrapped gift she handed me and felt embarrassed to take it.
"Just accept it! Miss came here specifically to thank you, and this is your attitude?"
She forcefully handed it to me, and I had no choice but to accept it. It was the first time I received a thank-you gift from someone, and I felt a bit confused.
"Um... Miss..."
"Don't call me Miss!"
"...Did I say something wrong? Why are you scolding me?"
"Miss has a name, and calling me like that makes me look like I'm for sale."
I didn't mean that.
"But I don't know your name."
"Your memory is really bad. Do you remember what you ate yesterday?"
"Well... I only remember eating beef."
"You're hopeless..." The blonde girl looked at me with pity.
"You say I'm hopeless, but do you remember what you had for lunch yesterday?"
When I asked that, the blonde girl's expression stiffened for a moment.
"Of course I... remember."
"Then tell me..."
"Braised prawns, and... Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."
"Really?"
"Miss is... not lying."
She looked nervous. I knew she made up something, but I didn't want to expose her.
"I understand. Your memory is really good. So, please tell me your name again."
"Cough... How can Miss casually tell others her name?"
"If you don't want to tell me, then forget it. I'm busy, so let's leave it at that." I turned around and prepared to go back to weeding.
"What attitude is this? It's so impolite!" She grabbed my collar and stopped me from moving forward.
"Who is really being impolite here?" I turned back to confront her.
"Okay, okay. I know you really want to know Miss's name, so I'll tell you."
"Um... I'm all ears."
"Thank... Xie Yuning... Remember it. If you haven't remembered, I'll throw you into the deep mountains and forests." The blonde girl blushed as she said.
"I remember."
"You... Say it again."
"I said I remember."
"If you don't say it, how will Miss know if you remember or not!"
I was truly speechless. I had things to do. Can we stop this pointless conversation?
"Xie Yuning... Right?"
"...Offensive! Don't call Miss's name."
If I don't call, you have a problem. If I call, you have a problem with it being offensive. Why don't you just listen?
"Alright... Thank you for the gift. That's it..."
After I finished speaking, I prepared to turn around again,
"You live in such a big mansion alone?" Xie Yuning glanced inside the door.
"No... there is one more person,"
"Your father? Or your mother?"
"Don't just come in without permission, okay?"
"Miss, it is your honor for me to grace your broken-down mansion, isn't it?" I've never seen someone so shameless and still manage to come inside,
"It's... not that good? It's far worse than my mansion,"
If it doesn't meet your standards, then leave quickly,
"Who is that?"
"Jie... who is this?"
Zhiye and Xie Yuning's eyes met,
"This... is she your sister?"
"Ah..."
Xie Yuning blurted it out like that. I wanted to correct it, but I couldn't come up with the right term at once. Yes... Zhiye said she was my fiancee, but I didn't know if it was appropriate or not,
Although I forgot about things from before, I still felt like I couldn't easily say that I had a fiancee. Of course, it's not something to be ashamed of,
but I always feel like the reality is not like that... I feel confused.
"It's okay to say it like that..." I said awkwardly,
"Jie, who is she?" Zhiye turned to ask me.
"It's a long story, but if you say 'know,' then I just found out her name earlier,"
"It's all because of your bad memory. I told you my name yesterday, and didn't I write down the address you casually mentioned?" Xie Yuning was a little angry, but does a good or bad memory really matter?
"Come in and have a seat,"
"As expected, your sister is already saying this, so I won't be polite," Xie Yuning took off her shoes and stepped on the clean floor.
She has thick skin,
"The bedroom is quite large, and the furniture is unique. What about the fireplace? And the staircase?"
"What are you talking about?" I had to keep my eyes on her to prevent her from touching anything.
Miss was talking about things in a Western-style house,
"It seems like it's not a Western-style house,"
"Not a Western-style house? It doesn't look like the Tianchao style either, then what... kind of strange style is it?"
"Why are you so interested in this?"
"Miss is interested, can't I touch the furniture casually?"
Why does Xie Yuning act like a rich girl?
"..."
"This ceramic is quite unique..."
"It's a ceramic doll, please have some tea,"
"It's a bit like Russian nesting dolls, but they can't be separated," Xie Yuning tried to open the ceramic doll but it didn't budge,
"It's hot..." Xie Yuning took a sip and maybe because it was hot, she stuck her tongue out,
I could see steam rising from the teacup,
"You're too impatient. At least blow on it or wait a bit before drinking,"
"I know, it's just because I was thirsty that I forgot about it,"
"You forget too? I thought you have a good memory?"
"You're so naggy... Miss has a good memory, hmph!" Xie Yuning gave me a glare. This time, she learned her lesson and blew on the tea before drinking it all at once.