However, Su Mu was no fool.
She had anticipated this situation long ago.
Sure enough, Tang Nai hated being treated like a child, so it was no surprise that she would retaliate on the spot.
But here, Su Mu had backup.
As expected, the moment Tang Nai noticed the graceful figure lying on the sofa, her breathing hitched.
The rising rage inside her scattered like it had been blown away by a gentle breeze, and she fell silent.
“It’s fine. My mom is here.”
Gently tugged at the hem of her clothes by Luo Jialan, Su Mu could not resist reaching out to stroke the girl’s fluffy little head.
Now the tables had turned, and it was her turn to strike!
Sure enough, although Luo Jialan did not dislike the gentle touch, her earlobes flushed pink and her eyes grew shy.
She quickly pulled away from Su Mu’s hand.
“Hey, don’t push your luck.” Luo Jialan pouted coquettishly.
Su Mu could only withdraw her hand with an embarrassed smile and turn her gaze toward the last person at the doorway.
Flaming red hair—it really was her…
‘Wait, where’s your chest? Why did a bunch of kids suddenly show up at home today?’
“What kind of look is that? Hey, where are you staring?”
Ye Wanqing crossed her arms over her chest.
In terms of development, she no longer held the advantage she once had.
When Su Mu silently teased her, a trace of shy anger actually showed on her face.
Su Mu turned her head away.
The moment she remembered how this girl used to puff out her chest with an untamed look, she could not help smiling.
“You… you were the same way, weren’t you?”
Unexpectedly, Ye Wanqing acted even more decisively and roughly.
She directly attacked the unprepared Su Mu’s chest.
For a moment, the latter had no way to resist.
She was pushed back again and again until her back hit the cold wall.
“I don’t know who would think you’re so big. Isn’t it just a handful?”
Looking at her, Ye Wanqing said angrily.
Su Mu, however, remained calm and unhurried, smiling as she gazed back.
“Oh? Sounds like you care quite a bit about this… Anyway, I don’t mind. It’s just that the change in you seems a little exaggerated.”
Ye Wanqing was so annoyed that she laughed, momentarily at a loss for words.
“You… you just wait. It won’t be long. It won’t be long before I swell up like a balloon and swallow yours whole.”
Su Mu pouted innocently and straightened her waist, pushing Ye Wanqing away.
“Then go ahead and swallow it.”
The truth was, judging by their current body sizes, Su Mu was the one with the advantage.
“You! Fine, I’m the bigger person here. Considering you came pretty quickly the other day…”
“Was it really that quick?” Su Mu suddenly spoke, her tone low.
But her dejection did not affect Ye Wanqing.
Instead, it made the latter smile.
“No matter when, it’s never too late. As long as you still remember me, look, aren’t I perfectly fine?”
In reality, Ye Wanqing’s body was submerged in a cultivation tank, while her consciousness had been locked inside a cage by Tang Yin.
For so many days she had remained in a half-dream, half-awake state.
Even without extra torment, enduring something like that for days on end was enough to drive anyone mad.
Ye Wanqing was a magical girl, so she could endure it, but that did not mean it caused her no harm.
In fact, her emotions were still somewhat unstable now, swinging between bursts of irritability and sudden dejection.
Facing this long-awaited reunion, Ye Wanqing could only press that feeling down in her heart and try to hide it, not letting it show in front of Su Mu so as not to make her feel guilty.
This contradictory emotion seemed to be telling her—
All those thoughts turned into bubbles and vanished, leaving only warmth and the firm heartbeat of a young girl.
But the moment Su Mu, who was so close, pulled her into her arms, Yinyin’s voice rang out.
“I’m sorry…”
“…Don’t say sorry. Say thank you instead. I helped stall that guy for you, you know.”
Ye Wanqing gently wiped away the tears from Su Mu’s eyes with her fingers, only to realize her own eyes had also turned a little red.
“You have to treat me to milk tea. Five cups—no, ten cups!”
Su Mu broke into laughter through her tears, yet her mouth still refused.
“No way. But I can write you a story instead.”
Ye Wanqing’s eyes lit up.
“Really? Pinky promise, or you’re a lying puppy.”
“I keep my word.”
Su Mu smiled sweetly and lightly loosened the arms wrapped around Ye Wanqing’s waist, only to be suddenly pinned down.
She froze for a moment.
“Writing a story needs material first.”
With one hand pressing on the pink-haired girl’s chest and the other gripping her wrist, Ye Wanqing pinned her against the wall.
The latter’s legs unconsciously went weak.
Her vision slowly lowered as she was looked down upon by Ye Wanqing.
Her moist eyes gradually grew dazed.
“Wh-what are you doing?”
Ye Wanqing grinned, her crimson eyes sparkling.
At this moment, she finally understood what kind of scene had made Lando unable to act when she first saw Su Mu in the bathroom.
It was like catching a startled little rabbit that had tried to run away—luring her forward with a carrot, then grabbing her ears, watching her kick in panic and let out pitiful cries.
“Su Mu, what do you think I am to you?”
Su Mu’s body trembled lightly.
Her calves felt weak, and she could barely stand.
“F-friend?”
“Just friends, when we’re beautiful girls who’ve slept pressed together in the same bed?”
“Friends? You mean someone who lives with you, and…”
Ye Wanqing smiled slyly and continued to press on Su Mu’s weak spots.
“Spare me. I’ve never…”
“Never? Do you even believe that when you say it?”
Su Mu’s breathing grew hot.
She could sense that behind Ye Wanqing, another blue-haired girl was curiously looking their way.
Yet the one being pinned against the wall could not break free.
She could only hide her figure in Ye Wanqing’s shadow.
Noticing Su Mu’s attempt to dodge, the smile in Ye Wanqing’s eyes grew even richer.
“Can’t refute it, huh?”
Su Mu said nothing and simply shook her head.
“You really are such a fickle little mouse, Mu.”
“I’m not. I don’t have… I…”
Su Mu denied it in her heart, but whether it was her body’s reactions or the emotions flashing through her mind, everything felt so embarrassing that she could not force out any words of resistance.
“If two people eat together, live together, sleep in the same bed, and can still casually flirt and tease each other—even if they’re the same gender—do you think their relationship would be pure friendship?”
“Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo…”
Su Mu’s instinctive reply nearly made Ye Wanqing, who had finally gotten into the mood, choke.
“Take your tragic lovers and go eat a big serving somewhere else!”
“Although I always see you writing, I think my own pen might not be dull either. I just never had the energy to start. This time, let me do the writing—tonight, I want to see the story material.”
Ye Wanqing released Su Mu’s wrist.
The latter’s body slid down and she nearly fell on her backside.
For a long time, she could not snap back to her senses.
On the other side, Tang Nai sat silently beside Su Ya.
The only one quietly watching this scene was Luo Jialan.
“How strange. Haven’t they met before? But I clearly don’t know her…”
Luo Jialan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, trying to calm her inexplicably racing heartbeat.
But why did merely watching that scene stir up extra emotions in her?