Ning Dongli took a flustered step back.
“Wh-what do you mean…?”
She asked in confusion while trying to recall the details from yesterday.
Last night, she had only started by asking An Yu questions at first.
After all, she really wanted to know the exact relationship between An Yu and Ning Wanciu.
This would also determine what she should do next.
However, later on, because An Yu was right beside her, influenced by her presence and scent, she became sleepier and more dazed. In her haze, she had ended up blurting out a bunch of her own thoughts?!
Ning Dongli looked up in panic and saw an extremely serious little face in front of her.
“An-An Yu…”
“Mm.”
An Yu nodded silently.
“So why did it turn into me going with Ning Wanciu instead?”
She tilted her head, seemingly unable to understand what Ning Dongli was thinking.
“You were clearly looking forward to it.”
Her tone was certain.
She had even wanted to show off the outfits she bought.
Because of what happened last night, An Yu remembered it clearly.
Ning Dongli’s eyes had been filled with anticipation. It was only later that she forgot due to being too sleepy.
So why had it suddenly become her and Ning Wanciu going together?
An Yu turned to look at Ning Wanciu, who also wore a surprised expression.
So, Ning Wanciu was innocent in this matter.
An Yu looked back at the flustered Ning Dongli before her. Her amber eyes carried a faint trace of scrutiny.
She needed a reason.
“I-I…”
Ning Dongli took another flustered step back, but An Yu advanced step by step, making her even more nervous.
She never expected she had already told An Yu everything last night.
If she couldn’t explain clearly, not only would it damage her image in An Yu’s mind, it might even affect her sister…
Damn it, how could she be so stupid!
“What about you?”
An Yu tilted her head and took Ning Dongli’s hand, as if to prevent her from escaping.
Ning Dongli broke out in a cold sweat, her mind spinning rapidly as she tried to think of a suitable excuse.
But as she thought, her mind suddenly drifted off track.
Last night when she was drowsy, she had told An Yu all her inner thoughts…
Had she also mentioned being a voice listener who falls asleep to An Yu’s voice at night?!
In that instant, Ning Dongli panicked even harder.
If only her forehead had been sweating earlier, now she was probably drenched in sweat.
What should she do? How could she explain this?
“Ning Dongli.”
An Yu’s cherry lips parted slightly as she called the girl’s name in a cool tone.
Ning Dongli looked pleadingly at Ning Wanciu, but this time her older sister avoided her gaze.
Doing something like this without discussing it first, Ning Wanciu wasn’t going to help her.
She needed to learn a lesson.
“I-I just… I’m just scared!”
Ning Dongli squeezed her eyes shut and shouted somewhat frantically.
She was afraid—afraid she would become a bad girl who fought with her sister over someone.
She had always been taken care of by Ning Wanciu.
After knowing that Ning Wanciu liked An Yu, how could she possibly snatch away this date opportunity?
That meant she and An Yu wouldn’t have any chance to be alone together.
She knew that Ning Wanciu usually went out with her other friends.
This was the perfect chance.
“Scared?”
Ning Dongli bit her lip. “It’s just…”
She couldn’t tell the truth.
That would expose both Ning Wanciu and herself.
In this regard, Ning Dongli’s reaction was much quicker than her sister’s.
The moment she realized that just lying next to An Yu made her face burn with embarrassment, she had understood her own feelings.
However, she had made the same choice as Ning Wanciu.
Unfortunately, it was now exposed.
“Just?”
An Yu repeated her words again.
Her voice was soft and pleasant, yet it sounded somewhat urging.
“It’s just that I’m scared of going to such a crowded place, so I thought of letting my sister go in my place!”
With no other choice, this was the only explanation Ning Dongli could come up with.
“Is that so?”
An Yu narrowed her eyes slightly and stared intently into the girl’s eyes.
Seeing this, although Ning Dongli was still flustered, she didn’t look away. She stared back at An Yu.
It wasn’t like she hadn’t had that thought before.
“I understand.” An Yu nodded, seeming to believe her.
It could be considered the truth, after all…
Ning Dongli breathed a sigh of relief. This was good.
After this, An Yu and her sister could go on their date properly.
“But, no.”
Clearly, Ning Dongli had forgotten that she had only been able to leave the house in the first place because An Yu had half-forced her to.
“Don’t be afraid. We’ll go together.”
An Yu took Ning Dongli’s hand, as if giving her courage.
As for Ning Dongli’s reason, An Yu believed it was true, but there was probably more she was hiding.
However, An Yu was too lazy to think too much about it.
She only knew that if Ning Dongli wanted to go have fun, she would help her.
Because they were friends.
Ning Dongli’s cherry lips parted slightly, but no words came out.
She lowered her head and looked at their joined hands.
Being held by An Yu really did give her courage and made her happy.
But… didn’t this just make her like An Yu even more…
Ning Dongli’s expression gradually turned bitter, in contrast to her rapidly beating heart.
She was just that kind of person—using such natural actions to tug at other people’s heartstrings.
After only spending two days with An Yu, Ning Dongli already had a basic understanding of her.
She would do things like this many times, over and over again, but never intentionally.
An Yu was always sincere, without a trace of falsehood.
As long as she kept interacting with her, such things would happen countless times in the future.
At some point, Ning Dongli, who had already fallen for An Yu, would only sink deeper and deeper.
But… now that their hands were joined, she didn’t want to let go.
She, Ning Dongli, had always been a somewhat willful girl, hadn’t she?
Ning Dongli lifted her head with a bitter smile and looked at Ning Wanciu standing opposite them, unsure what to say.
Seeing that things had mostly settled, Ning Wanciu finally walked over slowly.
“Alright, alright. I have no idea what you two are fighting about.”
She shook her head helplessly and reached out with both hands to gently pat the heads of the two little ones.
“Dongli, we already agreed that I won’t go in your place, and I won’t buy things for you either, because your sister has something to do that day.”
Ning Wanciu spoke gently, sounding quite helpless.
“Also, An Yu.”
“Hmm?”
An Yu turned to look at Ning Wanciu.
“Thank you for being willing to play with Dongli.”
“Hmm?” An Yu blinked in confusion and tilted her head.
Wasn’t it Ning Dongli playing with her?
“However… next time, you’re not allowed to randomly crawl into someone else’s bed!”
Ning Wanciu reached out and flicked An Yu’s forehead with a soft pap.
“Mm!”
An Yu covered her forehead in surprise and stared blankly at the gently smiling girl in front of her.
“Alright, both of you go wash up.”