Mute Beauty

Chapter 29: Video

Ran Ling was obviously unhappy.

She felt reluctant and sad. At first, she forced a smile to accompany Yu Ting. As the reality of Yu Ting's departure set in, Ran Ling's reluctance overflowed, spreading out to envelop Yu Ting.

Yu Ting lowered her head slightly, resting her chin against Ran Ling's ear, the posture becoming even more intimate. She raised her hand and gently patted Ran Ling's shoulder, as if comforting a child.

But that alone wasn't enough. Ran Ling wasn't easily comforted—because Yu Ting still had to leave, and she still wouldn't be able to see her.

With this fact in front of her, Ran Ling anxiously hugged her tighter.

"Sister Ling... you're holding on too tight." Yu Ting said, seeking help against her ear, "I'm a bit short of breath."

Hearing this, Ran Ling immediately loosened her arms. But hearing that Yu Ting wasn't blaming her, she didn't change her clingy position at all. In fact, she was quite perceptive; she knew that Yu Ting didn't mind her clinginess.

After hugging for a while longer, Ran Ling withdrew from Yu Ting's embrace, her brow still showing signs of grievance, and took Yu Ting back to the desk.

On the desk, there were banknotes. Ran Ling tore off a blank page and wrote on it: How long will Ting Ting be on the business trip?

Her handwriting was elegant and graceful, with a pleasantly soft stroke. This question was something Yu Ting knew from the beginning that she wanted to ask.

Yu Ting didn't speak, considering for a moment, took the pen Ran Ling had used, and replied beneath her writing: If all goes well, I'll be back by Friday morning.

Ran Ling was surprised, her eyes meeting Yu Ting's smiling gaze.

Ting Ting was quite clever.

Ran Ling wrote: That's a long time.

"Where's the long time in that?" Yu Ting reminded her, "It's only three nights, just enough for you to accompany me to Grandma's birthday banquet."

Ran Ling insisted: That's still a long time.

"Is three nights really that long?"

It really is long... Ran Ling didn't understand why she couldn't let go of her, why she felt so weak and anxious in front of Yu Ting.

"So what does Sister Ling think we should do?"

After some inner conflict, Ran Ling genuinely couldn't think of a better solution. Yu Ting would be busy on the business trip, and she had to prepare for Grandma's birthday these days, so she couldn't go with her.

Can I video call Ting Ting at night? This was the best solution Ran Ling could come up with.

If she could see Ting Ting and hear her voice, maybe she would feel a bit better.

Yu Ting had always held an attitude of trying to meet her requests, saying, "Sure~"

Ran Ling quickly added: It has to be the kind where we don't hang up, or I'll have trouble sleeping at night.

Yu Ting looked at the writing, her brows slightly furrowing in thought, confused: "What does not hanging up have to do with trouble sleeping at night?"

Yu Ting looked genuinely curious, exploring Ran Ling's thoughts.

Did Yu Ting genuinely not understand, or was she just pretending? Ran Ling realized that Ting Ting really loved to play dumb, but aside from admitting that she needed her, she had no way of dealing with it.