After school today, Ning Wanciu and the others did not send An Yu home.
An Yu had directly gotten into the car home.
It seemed because of this, they had lost the mood to play and directly chose to head back to their own homes.
It was as if, when something important was missing, even playing felt unenjoyable.
When Ning Wanciu returned home, she saw Ning Dongli sitting on the sofa at a glance.
“Winter Glass… have you eaten?”
Ning Wanciu did not know what to say, so she started with a regular greeting.
“Mm-hmm, I ate, big sis!”
Upon getting the answer, Ning Wanciu narrowed her eyes speechlessly.
Did she eat, or did she eat big sis?
Seriously.
She felt her little sister’s eyes were sparkling.
Just how much was she looking forward to this?
Even without Ning Dongli saying anything, Ning Wanciu could read it from her gaze.
…..
That was countless… Did you ask?
“Okay, stop looking at me like that.”
Ning Wanciu shook her head.
She actually still did not understand why Ning Dongli was so obsessed with An Yu.
Of course, Ning Dongli would not let her know.
If she were discovered to be a pervert who liked the voice of her big sister’s friend and was almost obsessed with it…
Her life would be over!
Completely unaware of what Ning Dongli was thinking, Ning Wanciu continued.
“An Yu said she will come tomorrow, so have you finished tidying up?”
Speaking of tidying, Ning Wanciu became even more speechless.
Ever since yesterday when she mentioned An Yu was coming, banging sounds had been coming from Ning Dongli’s room nonstop.
Just how messy must it have been to turn out like that?
Although Ning Wanciu did not think An Yu would mind whether Ning Dongli’s room was messy or not, still…
She was a bit worried and wanted to confirm.
“Mm-hmm, all tidied up, foolproof!”
Ning Dongli stood up at once and even specially flexed her nonexistent biceps.
Little did she know, this only made Ning Wanciu even more uneasy.
“Really no problem?”
Ning Wanciu looked at Ning Dongli with a bitter smile.
“Uh…”
Being asked like this by Ning Wanciu, Ning Dongli’s confidence slowly faded.
“I-I’ll go check again!”
With that, she quickly ran back to her room, seemingly planning to double-check for any oversights.
Ning Wanciu looked helplessly at Ning Dongli’s retreating back and subconsciously blinked.
“Seriously…”
The more she acted like this, the more uneasy Ning Wanciu felt.
“Sigh.”
The worry-prone girl slowly sat down on the sofa and let out a soft sigh.
Because of Ning Dongli’s behavior, she suddenly felt a bit lost.
She had not failed to notice Ning Dongli’s strange reactions.
Perhaps because it was her first time making friends, she felt Ning Dongli cared about An Yu extraordinarily.
Cared to the point of excess.
Although Ning Wanciu had noticed from the very beginning, only now did she officially confront the issue.
Of course, if it were the former Ning Wanciu, she probably would not have thought so much.
She would only feel happy that Ning Dongli had a friend and could change herself.
But now it was different… because she saw her own reflection in Ning Dongli.
If Ning Dongli’s behavior was a bit over the top, then what about herself?
Was she not the same?
Ning Dongli tidied her room so carefully and was so nervous about An Yu’s arrival.
Was all of this not present in her, Ning Wanciu, as well?
…
Her little sister was a bit strange.
And so was she.
“Sigh…”
The girl let out a somewhat melancholic sigh.
Only today did she have the time to face herself directly.
Because only today had she not sent An Yu home.
Ning Wanciu subconsciously placed her hand on her chest.
Her heart was beating fiercely.
However, she seemed a bit uncomfortable.
Especially when she saw An Yu get into the car home, that discomfort seemed to deepen.
Was that… regret?
Regret that she could not send An Yu home today?
Ning Wanciu’s azure eyes were now tinged with faint bewilderment.
She was so bewildered that she did not even notice a person suddenly appear before her.
“Big sis?”
“Mm?!”
Ning Wanciu let out a startled cry.
She abruptly raised her head and only then discovered that Ning Dongli had returned at some point.
“Eek, what’s wrong? I just wanted to tell you that I checked and there’s no problem!”
Ning Dongli seemed startled by Ning Wanciu’s sudden reaction and took two bewildered steps back.
“Ah…”
Ning Wanciu breathed a sigh of relief and apologized to Ning Dongli for her behavior.
“Uh, it’s nothing. But what’s wrong with you, big sis?”
Ning Dongli looked puzzled.
She seemed unable to figure out what was going on with Ning Wanciu.
The sudden fright was one thing, but when she first came over, Ning Wanciu had been sitting there blankly with her hand on her chest… was it heart pain?
Moreover, Ning Wanciu had not noticed her at all earlier, and she was such a big…
…Sorry.
Uh… not a very big beautiful girl.
“It’s nothing. I was just thinking about some things.”
“Thinking about what?” Ning Dongli asked subconsciously.
“About…”
Ning Wanciu’s voice grew smaller and smaller as she spoke, and her smile gradually turned sinister.
“Thinking about what?”
Ning Dongli, as if not noticing, leaned her head closer because she could not hear clearly.
Smack—
“Ow!”
“You idiot Dongli, you still want to mind what your big sister is thinking? Have you sorted out your own matters before coming to mind your sister’s?”
Ning Wanciu flicked Ning Dongli on the forehead with a smack and grumbled speechlessly.
As she spoke, she advanced toward Ning Dongli.
Seeing this, Ning Dongli could only retreat in panic.
But behind her was the coffee table, leaving her with nowhere to go.
“Come here, you!”
Ning Wanciu reached out and directly dragged Ning Dongli onto the sofa.
“Waaah!”
“Hehe, so disrespectful. Let me teach you to guess your big sister’s thoughts!”
Ning Wanciu placed both hands on Ning Dongli’s waist and then quickly started tickling with her fingers.
“Eek, hahahahaha, sis, sis I was wrong!”
Ning Dongli, who could not withstand the tickling at all, immediately chose to apologize.
But obviously, Ning Wanciu would not let her off so easily.
“Take this!”
“Hahahahahaha!”
After a bout of sisterly roughhousing, Ning Dongli lay sprawled on the sofa, while Ning Wanciu stood up and comfortably wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Very good, all relaxed!
Ning Wanciu smiled as she looked at Ning Dongli lying on the sofa with a face full of despair for life.
Come to think of it, they used to be ordinary sisters who would horse around like this.
She did not know when it had started, but they had begun treating each other with polite respect.
It felt like ever since coming into contact with An Yu, Ning Dongli had become much more cheerful…
She hoped it could continue developing this way.
No matter what it ultimately became…
Ning Wanciu sincerely thought this.
Perhaps very soon, the relationship between Ning Dongli and An Yu would develop rapidly.
But Ning Wanciu had not realized…
There was only one An Yu.
And how strange that was.