“Hah…”
Early in the morning, inside the bathroom, Ning Dongli wore a completely lifeless expression.
She held a toothbrush in her hand, clearly in the middle of brushing her teeth.
The moment she woke up today, she discovered that An Yu had already disappeared.
Ning Wanciu’s bedroom door was tightly closed. An Yu had probably gone to find her older sister.
There was nothing wrong with that.
Ning Dongli narrowed her eyes slightly, lost in her own thoughts.
She had woken up earlier than usual today—even earlier than both Ning Wanciu and An Yu. It was because she had gone to bed way too early the night before.
However, no matter what, Ning Dongli couldn’t forget the late-night conversation she had with An Yu.
She had finally gotten the full story of how An Yu and Ning Wanciu met.
Ning Dongli put down her toothbrush, quickly rinsed her mouth, and spat out the water.
Her face was flushed red, making her look rather cute.
“What the heck…”
She sighed helplessly, mimicking her older sister’s usual manner.
For some reason, a faint trace of disappointment colored her aqua-blue eyes.
She felt like An Yu and Ning Wanciu were simply a match made in heaven…
An Yu’s answer had been way too unfair… What did she mean by “it feels comfortable being beside Ning Wanciu,” so she just went ahead and got close?!
What kind of reason was that? Love at first sight? It was love at first sight, right?!
And she still called it “friends”!
An Yu… she really does like my sister too, doesn’t she?
The two of them clearly looked mutual!
Then what was she… even doing here?
Ning Dongli pressed her lips together as an inexplicable irritation rose in her heart.
She didn’t quite understand it. At a time like this, she should have been happy for Ning Wanciu.
Ning Dongli took down her towel, casually wiped her face, and left the bathroom.
Outside, Ning Wanciu’s bedroom door remained tightly closed. It didn’t look like the two of them had gotten up yet.
“Hmph. Two lazybones.”
Ning Dongli didn’t find it strange at all that An Yu had gone to her sister’s room in the middle of the night.
She had already learned from An Yu herself that she liked sleeping together with Ning Wanciu.
Because… being together felt comfortable…
Ning Dongli took out her phone from her pocket and opened the ticket purchasing page.
In the end, she hadn’t let Ning Wanciu help buy the tickets because she still had her own money.
But… were these tickets still useful now?
Or… maybe she should buy another ticket and go by herself? Then she could just give these two to her sister and An Yu?
As for what Ning Wanciu had said about having something to do—that was obviously just an excuse. Ning Dongli couldn’t be bothered to call her out on it.
“Sigh…”
This was already who knows how many times Ning Dongli had sighed this morning. Even though she had proven herself in front of her sister yesterday, she still looked like she had something weighing on her mind.
“Ah, sold out?!”
Why were they sold out already? Ning Dongli widened her eyes. When she had bought the tickets before, it had been so easy.
She searched angrily.
“Damn it, do I have to buy from scalpers?!”
Seriously, what should she do now? Whoa, so expensive… The scalpers were crazy!
Although Ning Dongli still wanted to go with An Yu, as the younger sister, she felt she should help her older sister instead.
Just like how her sister had always helped her.
But… what should she do now?
“Tch, I can just let Ning Wanciu and An Yu go together and have them bring me back some stuff!”
Was she being too stubborn?!
If she did that, she wouldn’t have to go. She could just give both cosplay outfits to An Yu.
They could take turns wearing them…
Yes, Ning Dongli had been really looking forward to this outing. She had even bought cosplay outfits in advance, including one for An Yu.
After learning from Ning Wanciu that An Yu had the same figure as her, she had been preparing ever since.
But now, it looked like she didn’t need to go anymore.
What a shame… Well, it wasn’t really a shame!
She didn’t want to go out anyway.
That place would be crowded with people. Letting her sister and An Yu squeeze through the crowds while she stayed home and enjoyed the fruits of victory sounded pretty nice, didn’t it?!
Ning Dongli curled her lips, trying to force a victor’s smile.
Unfortunately, the smile looked extremely strained no matter how you looked at it.
Click—
“Alright, An Yu. Go wash up quickly so we don’t end up late~”
The sound of a door opening came from the other side of the hallway, followed by Ning Wanciu’s usual gentle voice.
“Mm… Got it.”
An Yu rubbed her eyes, still looking half-asleep.
It was obvious she hadn’t gotten enough sleep.
Sleeping in Ning Wanciu’s arms was such a rare experience that An Yu cherished it greatly.
However, she had only walked into the wrong room last night. She hadn’t intentionally abandoned Ning Dongli.
Still, this wasn’t a bad outcome.
Last night, An Yu had felt like the big pillow was trying to run away, so she had hugged her tightly.
After that… she had fallen asleep.
When she woke up, she found herself being held in Ning Wanciu’s arms. Wrapped in that pleasant scent, An Yu had nuzzled closer, wanting to sleep in for once.
Unfortunately, Ning Wanciu had stopped her.
There was still plenty of time, though.
An Yu walked expressionlessly toward the bathroom and immediately spotted Ning Dongli standing there blankly, fiddling with her phone.
“Good morning, Ning Dongli.”
“Ah, good morning, An Yu.”
Ning Dongli smiled and nodded, though her hands were hidden behind her back as she nervously fidgeted with her fingers.
She thought… she should just say it.
“Ah, right, An Yu!”
“Hmm?”
An Yu, who had been about to walk past her to wash up, stopped and turned to look at Ning Dongli.
“It’s just… I have two tickets here…”
“Mm.”
On the other side, Ning Wanciu, who had still been yawning, instantly perked up the moment she heard Ning Dongli’s words.
She watched the two of them intently, a gentle smile forming at the corners of her mouth.
It looked like Dongli was going to invite An Yu on a date.
After this, she would definitely get better, and their relationship would move forward even more, right?
“Mm.”
An Yu nodded again, not even asking what the tickets were for.
“Do you want to… go with my sister?!”
Pfft, cough cough!
Ning Wanciu’s eyes widened as she stared at Ning Dongli in disbelief, having no idea what her little sister was up to this time.
Ning Dongli shot her older sister an apologetic look. There was no way she could have discussed this with Ning Wanciu beforehand.
So—strike first, ask forgiveness later! Little sister assist mode: activated!
“?”
For some reason, An Yu showed a hint of confusion.
She stepped closer and stared into Ning Dongli’s eyes at close range, just like she had yesterday.
“W-what’s wrong?”
“That’s not what you said yesterday.”
“Yesterday?!”
An Yu blinked expressionlessly. Her amber eyes were filled with seriousness.
You bought them because you wanted to go together with me. You even prepared clothes for us to wear together. That’s what you said before falling asleep.