Chapter 101: Preparing Gifts

Looking at the message he sent, Cheng Shimumeng frowned slightly.

“Probing… huh?”

It wasn’t entirely impossible. 

The day after tomorrow was An Yu’s birthday, and everyone would be staying overnight that day.

Then, she would have plenty of time to think about how to probe.

As for whether there would be any obstacles…

With An Yu, it felt like she wouldn’t refuse contact with Ning Wanciu at all—in fact, she might even suggest it herself.

Although the probing was aimed at An Yu, An Yu could turn into an ally instead. 

That made it quite interesting.

The only issue would be Ning Wanciu getting shy, but that was nothing—this was her home, her territory.

Cheng Shimumeng’s lips curved upward slightly, forming a beautiful smile.

Ning Wanciu wouldn’t be able to refuse.

As for that red-haired idiot, a couple of casual words would fool her easily.

Cheng Shimumeng lowered her head and tapped lightly on her phone.

【Meng】: Got it. I’ll try it out.

However, besides that, there was one more thing she wanted to ask.

【Meng】: By the way, the person my friend likes seems to have a sister too. 

But that sister apparently hates her quite a lot and seems to be doing something secretly behind the scenes.

【Meng】: In a situation like this, if it were you, how would you handle it?

Tonight, many people fell into deep thought.

But none of that had anything to do with An Yu. 

She slept very well, and with the system keeping watch for her, she didn’t have to worry about An Qing launching a sneak attack.

“Ha… yawn~”

An Yu rubbed her sleepy eyes, yawned, and slowly got out of bed.

Even though she had transmigrated here several days ago, she still wanted to say it—the soft bed was truly comfortable!

An Yu blinked, then slowly shook her head.

Today, she still had to play games with Ning Dongli, so she needed to stay in good spirits.

And then… play for the entire day!

Anyway, there wasn’t anything else to do today.

“Good morning, System.” 

As usual, An Yu greeted the system softly.

【Mm. Morning. Host…】

The system seemed like it hadn’t fully woken up yet. Was this system really reliable?

Hmm…

She probably… didn’t need to worry?

Whatever. 

An Yu stopped thinking about it, picked up her phone, and checked the time.

Her biological clock was so accurate—even on a Saturday, she didn’t sleep in and woke up at exactly the same time as usual.

Her slender fingers slid gently, unlocking the phone. 

Then An Yu opened Ning Dongli’s contact.

【Sleep Well Tonight】: Wanna play now?

After sending the message, An Yu blinked lightly.

【Pillow Little Sister】: Play play play! Come on!

In just the blink of an eye, Ning Dongli’s reply arrived. 

If one didn’t know better, they’d think she had been waiting specifically for An Yu.

Her schedule was probably as healthy as An Yu’s own?

An Yu nodded expressionlessly.

【Sleep Well Tonight】: Wait a bit, I’ll be back soon.

【Pillow Little Sister】: Okay!

Still an instant reply.

As for why she told her to wait again, An Yu had simply messaged Ning Dongli in advance. 

After all, at this hour, there was a high chance Ning Dongli was still sleeping in!

Right now, An Yu still needed to wash up and then go to Wang Man to get breakfast!

Wearing her pajamas without even changing, An Yu quietly opened her room door just a crack.

She looked left and right—good, no sign of An Qing!

At this time, she was probably still sleeping, just like usual.

However, the current An family villa not only lacked An Qing’s presence but also seemed devoid of any other An family members.

Completely different from before, it was so quiet that one could hardly imagine tomorrow was An Yu’s birthday.

“Depart.”

An Yu spoke calmly, then opened the door fully and stepped out.

She didn’t care about any of that. 

Everyone in the An family had nothing to do with her.

It had been that way from the very beginning—not only was she unfamiliar with An Qing, but the same went for the rest of the An family.

An Yu stealthily finished her morning routine, then, as usual, went to Wang Man to collect breakfast before quickly returning to her room.

Perfect—no one had interfered along the way!

An Yu sat down in her chair, turned on the computer Ning Dongli had given her, and took a bite of today’s breakfast.

Today’s breakfast was ordinary soy milk with fried dough sticks.

Freshly fried dough sticks soaked in soy milk—pure bliss!

An Yu ate her breakfast in small bites until she was full, then picked up her phone and sent Ning Dongli a message.

【Sleep Well Tonight】: I’m back.

【Pillow Little Sister】: Great!

Hmm, still an instant reply. Ning Dongli was just as gentle as Ning Wanciu.

【Sleep Well Tonight】: Mm, play?

【Pillow Little Sister】: Play!

Excellent. 

Then, let the enjoyable gaming time begin!

On the other side, contrary to what An Yu thought, the reborn heroine was not sleeping at this moment—in fact, she had woken up long ago.

Or rather, she had been waking up even earlier than An Yu for quite some time.

Almost every day, she could see An Yu sneaking out of bed and going to school alone.

However, it wasn’t until the last time that she finally couldn’t hold back and took a slight action.

Today’s An Qing was different from usual—there was no longer that fake smile plastered on her face.

Walking alone on the chilly street, she had even refused company before leaving the house.

Tomorrow was An Yu’s birthday. 

Saturday was her only free day, and she was going to find that gift for An Yu.

It wasn’t anything special—in fact, it was very ordinary.

Just a very cheap hair clip that could be found anywhere.

As for why An Qing wanted to give An Yu this.

It was because, in her previous life, An Yu had given it to her—on the night of An Qing’s own birthday, handed over personally by An Yu.

That was also the only gift An Qing had ever received.

Now, she was going to return that meaningless charity to An Yu.

An Qing remembered it clearly—the hair clip had a cat pattern and was something An Yu had bought from a street stall right in front of her.

Now, she was going to buy that same hair clip back from here.

It was laughable. 

Though it was just an ordinary street stall item, it had become her most treasured possession in her previous life.

Deceived for an entire lifetime, the only thing she ever received was a hair clip bought from a street stall.

An Yu truly was a clever “good” sister, wasn’t she?

With just something like this, she had managed to fool her for so long.

Everything—everything—had merely been to prevent her from taking away An Yu’s position.

“Heh…”

An Qing let out a cold laugh, as if mocking An Yu, or perhaps mocking herself.

That gift was as cheap as the feelings behind it.

Pitiful. 

Laughable.

Outside in the early morning, a faint chill wind was still blowing.

The black-haired, red-eyed girl walked toward her destination with a somewhat dazed look in her eyes.

She held one arm with her hand, as if feeling a bit of cold.

However, the chill from the weather was far less piercing than the coldness flickering in her red pupils.

An Qing’s back view had always been like this—forever alone.