Chapter 77: Not Into Sisters

Cheng Shimumeng lightly tapped her cheek with her finger, waiting for lunch break to arrive.

From that netizen’s words, she had gained a preliminary understanding of herself.

She loved watching Ning Wanciu and An Yu interact, and she also found An Yu extremely interesting and wanted to be friends with her.

So what she needed to do was very simple.

Create opportunities for Ning Wanciu, and bind every single one of An Yu’s free moments to their little group.

Of course, she didn’t plan to leave the two of them alone every single time.

After all, fun things were more enjoyable when they happened right in front of her.

There was no way she would leave the scene every time and then sneak back to peep, right?

She was Cheng Shimumeng. If she wanted to watch, she would do it openly, and she wanted to join in too.

Using An Yu’s airheaded yet bold personality to tease Ning Wanciu would definitely be hilarious.

As for Huai Xiang…  

She was just a clueless outsider. No influence at all.

The corners of Cheng Shimumeng’s mouth lifted slightly. She already had a plan for today.

Ding-ling—

The bell for the end of class rang. The moment Cheng Shimumeng had been waiting for finally arrived.

…

“Alright, lunch break.”  

The teacher on the podium packed up his materials. 

He needed to eat too, so he quickly slipped away.

At the teacher’s words, students either headed to the cafeteria or the school store.

Only one person was different. 

Cheng Shimumeng noticed An Yu calmly stand up, not heading for the door, but walking straight toward the back row.

Another day of seeking Ning Wanciu cuddles.

Happy.

Even though An Yu’s face showed no expression, Cheng Shimumeng could tell that was exactly what she was thinking.

But today would be a little different.

Cheng Shimumeng stood up with a smile and intercepted her.

“Hi~, little An Yu, good afternoon~”

An Yu paused, blinked blankly, looked at the green-haired girl in front of her, and finally nodded.  

“Mm. Good afternoon, Cheng Shimumeng.”

“Mm~”

Cheng Shimumeng gave a satisfied smile and stood in An Yu’s way, preventing her from going to Ning Wanciu.

Seeing this, An Yu tilted her head in confusion.

What’s this? Some special event?

Ignoring An Yu’s puzzlement, Cheng Shimumeng reached out, wrapped an arm around her, and slowly pulled her behind herself. 

Her emerald eyes looked past An Yu with a hint of sharpness.

There, a black-haired, red-eyed girl was staring coldly back at her.

Only when An Yu’s figure was completely hidden behind Cheng Shimumeng did An Qing finally look away and leave the classroom.

Worth noting, she had a little tail named Shen Huahua trailing behind her.

“Ai ai ai, An Qing, wait for me!”

Seeing An Qing suddenly walk off quickly, Shen Huahua hurried to catch up.

“Heh~”

Cheng Shimumeng let out a cold laugh. As expected, she really wasn’t into the “sisters” trope.

“Nn, Cheng Shimumeng, what is it?”

Hearing An Yu’s voice, Cheng Shimumeng instantly switched back to her gentle expression and turned to face her.

“Mm~ nothing.”

“Oh.”

An Yu nodded. 

If Cheng Shimumeng said it was nothing, then it was nothing. 

She still needed to find Ning Wanciu.

She wanted to finish eating quickly so she could nap in that warm embrace.

She was a little sleepy today.

“Ha~”  

An Yu yawned; two tears appeared at the corners of her eyes.

But when she tried to turn and look for Ning Wanciu, she discovered Cheng Shimumeng was still holding her hand and hadn’t let go.

An Yu was forced to look up at Cheng Shimumeng’s face, where the same smiling expression remained.

“Let’s go somewhere else today~”

“Mm?”

Ignoring An Yu’s confusion, Cheng Shimumeng waved at Ning Wanciu and Huai Xiang.

A nice place with no classmates watching would let them have even more fun, right?

After greeting them, Cheng Shimumeng took An Yu’s small hand and smiled lightly. 

“Come on, little An Yu~”

For some reason, An Yu felt Cheng Shimumeng’s smile looked a little sinister.

But whatever. 

She was Ning Wanciu’s friend and had given her tasty things before, so she was trustworthy.

“Oh.”  

An Yu nodded.

The three of them followed Cheng Shimumeng, going higher and higher up the stairs, not knowing where they were headed.

Perhaps because everyone was silent, Huai Xiang, walking at the back, suddenly showed a mischievous grin.

She sneakily tugged An Yu’s sleeve, then put a finger to her lips.

“Shh~”  

As if telling An Yu to stay quiet.

An Yu looked expressionlessly at Huai Xiang, who was clearly up to something. 

She hadn’t been planning to speak anyway—what was the point of that gesture?

Walking up stairs was tiring, though. 

Maybe she should ask Ning Wanciu to massage her legs.

Or just lie down together and nap.

She still remembered how nice it felt to be held in Ning Wanciu’s arms this morning. 

She wanted to do it again.

Unaware that An Yu’s thoughts had already drifted elsewhere, Huai Xiang nodded at her, then stealthily pulled something from her bag, quietly put it on her face, and crept toward Cheng Shimumeng and Ning Wanciu.

Soon, Huai Xiang was right behind the two of them. 

She reached out and lightly tapped both of their shoulders.

“What is it?”  

Ning Wanciu asked in slight confusion. 

Then both turned around at the same time.

“!!”  

Ning Wanciu froze instantly. 

There was a person wearing a ghost mask behind her—she couldn’t process it for a second.

Cheng Shimumeng, on the other hand, showed no expression at all. 

She casually reached up, removed the mask from Huai Xiang’s head, and looked completely unfazed.

“Huai Xiang, are you an idiot?”

Cheng Shimumeng regretted the question the moment it left her mouth. 

Of course Huai Xiang was that purest kind of idiot—there was no need to ask.

“Ha, ha…?! ”

Looking at Cheng Shimumeng, who hadn’t been scared in the slightest—not even a tiny flinch—Huai Xiang felt a wave of defeat.

She had specially “borrowed” this from her dad’s room yesterday. 

Even she thought it was terrifying. 

Why didn’t it work on Cheng Shimumeng?!

How was she supposed to get revenge for being destroyed at the arcade yesterday?!

Damn it! Not only did it fail, she got called an idiot too!

“Oh my?”  

Cheng Shimumeng suddenly flashed a mocking smile. 

“Xiangxiang, don’t tell me you were trying to get back at me for beating you seventeen milk teas’ worth yesterday? This method is a little too childish, don’t you think?”

“W-Who got beaten by you?! And who’s childish?!”

Huai Xiang instinctively glanced at An Yu beside her. 

Seeing no change in the little loli’s expression, she finally relaxed.

Come on! An Yu’s right here—save me some face!

Huai Xiang puffed up her cheeks and glared at Cheng Shimumeng.

“Hehe, yesterday someone lost seventeen milk teas to me. Surely nobody’s forgotten?”

Cheng Shimumeng teased with a grin.

“What?!”

“Trying to welch on the bet?”

“I’m not welching!” 

Huai Xiang got even angrier.

“That’s right~ You have to own up to your losses~”  

Cheng Shimumeng’s smile grew wider. Look, she admitted it herself.

“Ahhh!!”

Seeing the two start bickering, Ning Wanciu, standing to the side, could only sigh helplessly.

“Alright, alright, stop fighting.”