How could this happy little girl possibly be her?
“No need, this is just my own selfish wish to dress up my girlfriend as beautifully as possible,” Jiang Xiao said, intently admiring her exquisite Makeup.
Though the Makeup was lovely, he still preferred her natural face.
He gently tidied her straight black wig’s bangs and chuckled softly, “If you really feel bad, then just try even harder to like me and make me the happiest boyfriend in the world.”
As expected, Song Qiuyu still froze for a moment, as if all she had to do was love him more and Jiang Xiao would pour out all his love for her—would she become his little princess?
Maybe it was her mood at that moment, but she actually wanted to imagine that kind of future for just a second.
If this romance were a war.
If they won, they’d still just be brothers, but if she lost, she’d probably end up dragged home by Jiang Xiao as his Wife.
But it seemed… she was close to losing?
She curved her lips, firmly denying that foolish thought.
Heh, how could that be! There’s no way she’d lose, it’s all fake, fake! Who would actually believe it?
For the sake of everyone’s future, friend, this is a battle we must win!!
Just acting, nothing more.
After a bout of mental self-convincing, she flashed a sweet, adorable smile, nodded, took Jiang Xiao’s hand, and gave it a couple of playful shakes.
“Mm-hmm, darling, love you to death!”
“Qiuyu, I love you to death too!” Jiang Xiao replied, taking the opportunity to hug her little head, lowering his face to gently kiss her on the forehead.
Song Qiuyu pressed her lips together, not daring to say another word.
They walked onto the busy street, brushing past countless strangers.
Whenever she caught people turning to discuss her, she secretly observed the gestures of those girls, especially those who were with their boyfriends.
This was all just so she could be a better girlfriend for Jiang Xiao, so Jiang Li and the others wouldn’t notice anything strange!
“By the way.”
Seeing the Blue Scarf on Jiang Xiao, Song Qiuyu paused.
She quickly fished out an identical Blue Scarf from her backpack.
“I’ll put it on for you.”
Jiang Xiao glanced at the scarf he’d given her—he wasn’t surprised at all.
“Mm!”
Song Qiuyu stopped obediently, lowered her eyes, and let him carefully help her put on the scarf.
Once it was on, Jiang Xiao wanted to pat her head, but then saw her suddenly hug his arm, pressing the two Blue Scarves together.
Now that she had taken the initiative, most of her face was peeking out from the scarf, flushed with shy red, her cheeks looking like soft pink buns.
Seeing this, he changed his mind and poked her chubby cheek.
“If you poke me again, I’ll bite you!”
Song Qiuyu had always been good at acting, but now, maybe from trying too hard, she looked a bit awkward.
Jiang Xiao only smiled and said nothing.
When Song Qiuyu met Jiang Li and Jiang Yu again, she wore a clean white mask, and her height, thanks to shoe inserts, was now a little above Jiang Xiao’s shoulder.
She’d done all the mental prep she needed to face Jiang Xiao’s siblings.
Jiang Li and Jiang Yu stared at the new Sister-in law as if seeing some novel creature, excitedly coming out from the stairwell.
For some reason, this Sister-in law gave them an indescribable, strange feeling.
If they had to put it into words, it was like she was even more of a girl than a girl.
“Sis, you’re our Sister-in law, right?”
Jiang Yu looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, eyes shining.
Song Qiuyu only nodded, saying nothing.
“Your Sister-in law is a bit allergic lately, and her throat isn’t well. The doctor suggested she rest her voice as much as possible,” Jiang Xiao explained for her.
Song Qiuyu couldn’t help but be touched.
She had to admit, Jiang Xiao was really cautious.
Even though she could fake her voice, he still didn’t let her talk, even insisting she wear a mask halfway there.
Fortunately, it was winter, so wearing a mask for a long time wasn’t too much trouble.
As she was thinking this, she sensed that the siblings’ gazes were a bit strange, making her freeze for a moment and feel a bit uneasy.
To be fair, she’d changed so much now that even her mother might not dare to recognize her.
Let alone Jiang Li and Jiang Yu, whom she’d only known for less than a day.
Fortunately, she seemed to have passed the first hurdle safely.
Jiang Li and Jiang Yu were probably just very curious about their sister-in-law.
They both greeted her with a cheerful “Hello, sister-in-law!” and then stopped staring at her.
After that, they chatted casually all the way and quickly arrived at the amusement park.
Of course, Song Qiuyu kept silent the entire way, experiencing for the first time what it felt like for her mouth to just be decoration.
Even when they almost got separated by the crowd, she kept her mouth tightly shut and tried to remain calm as she and Jiang Xiao protected the younger siblings together.
There were many attractions in the amusement park.
They played through each one, and when they’d almost tried them all and it was nearing noon, they finally spun the wheel and got the haunted house.
They picked the brightest, most “sunny” time of day, but unexpectedly, the haunted house Boss turned out to be a fan of their short videos and recognized Jiang Xiao at a glance.
And right after—
A high-paying temp job suddenly landed in their laps, turning them from visitors into haunted house NPCs.
Song Qiuyu’s excitement wasn’t dampened in the least.
She’d just rented a new apartment for six thousand a month, and her little stash was almost empty, so she cheerfully accepted the temp job.
As for the Boss wanting them to help promote the haunted house, she could only sneak glances at Jiang Xiao, frantically hinting for him to just agree on the spot.
The haunted house Boss and the other NPCs were all very nice, spoke kindly, and the tasks they assigned weren’t hard—very simple.
For example, Song Qiuyu herself just had to play a Red-dressed Ghost Woman, climb out of a well, and say one line to the visitors.
[Do you know what’s the most important thing about being human?]
The answer was: timing.
But whether visitors got it right or wrong, she would then chase them with terrifying screams and sound effects.
“Sister-in-law, why are you always the one being chased by the visitors?”
In the restaurant, Jiang Yu held his face in his hands and looked at Song Qiuyu in puzzlement.
“…”
Facing Jiang Yu’s childish question, Song Qiuyu sighed inwardly.
She strongly suspected that those visitors, after seeing her beautiful ghost persona, had their ancestors’ old fetishes awakened on the spot!
Four words: love between human and ghost. Three words: want to bang/ghost.
Of course, this was just her way of making fun of her misery; the real reason was something only those visitors would know.
Song Qiuyu couldn’t explain. Right now, she was a delicate, sickly beauty who avoided speaking whenever possible.
She glanced at the two roommates across from her, met their curious looks, and nodded with a smile.
Xie Zhuran and Lin An, naturally, had been summoned by Jiang Xiao via a QQ message.
“All right, your sister-in-law’s already been chased enough—let’s drop the topic here.” Jiang Xiao ruffled his younger brother’s hair.
Jiang Yu obediently stopped asking.
“Song Qiuyu’s busy with her side job today and probably can’t check her phone, so let’s just discuss the sponsorship deal among the three of us for now.”
Jiang Xiao looked at his two thoughtful roommates.