Ning Dongli mustered up her courage. She glanced at Ning Wanciu, then looked at An Yu.
“That… An Yu, what did you mean by what you said earlier?”
An Yu tilted her head. She looked at Ning Dongli in confusion.
“What?”
She had said quite a few things earlier. She didn’t know which sentence was being asked about.
“The joking part?”
“That… probably wasn’t a joke.”
It was… Ning Dongli sneaked a glance at Ning Wanciu. She seemed a little hesitant but ultimately asked straightforwardly:
“What did you mean when you said you like my sister?”
She had to ask. She needed to ask directly.
There were no outsiders here. If her older sister really felt that way but was hesitating, then she, as the younger sister, would help push things along!
Even if…
**Pfft!**
Ning Wanciu, who had been silently listening on the side, suddenly spat out her drink.
“Cough, cough cough!”
She coughed violently while staring at her good little sister Ning Dongli with an incredulous look in her eyes.
Why? Why did Ning Dongli suddenly bring it up again? Ning Wanciu had gone to so much trouble to brush the matter aside.
No matter how much Ning Wanciu tried to signal with her eyes, Ning Dongli acted as if she couldn’t understand.
She was simply waiting for An Yu’s answer.
“What does it mean?”
An Yu tilted her head again. She repeated Ning Dongli’s words somewhat puzzledly.
“What meaning could it have?”
Ning Wanciu was her most important big pillow. Was there any issue with her liking Ning Wanciu?
“Yes… exactly. I want to know what you mean by ‘like’!”
Ning Dongli was still holding a fork in her hand, but she suddenly stood up.
Although standing up with her height offered no sense of intimidation and only made her look very cute, she still stood.
From Ning Wanciu’s eye signals earlier, Ning Dongli had picked up on some clues as the younger sister.
Ning Wanciu didn’t want her to ask, but she definitely wanted to know as well. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have reacted like that!
“Hmm?”
An Yu stared at the suddenly agitated girl in front of her with puzzlement.
She still didn’t quite understand what Ning Dongli’s question meant. But telling the truth should be fine.
“Because…”
Ning Wanciu interrupted An Yu. She shook her head with a helpless expression. “Wait, An Yu. Don’t mind her. She’s just being unreasonable.”
“Huh?”
An Yu blinked expressionlessly. Under the table, she secretly wiggled her small feet clad in white stockings.
Why did it feel like both the big and small pillows had been acting strange since earlier?
Ning Dongli put her hands on her hips and pouted unhappily. “Big sis!”
Ning Wanciu clearly wanted to know what An Yu meant too. So why was she stopping her?
Seriously… she couldn’t understand it at all!
“Alright. Once you’re full, Dongli, go play with An Yu.”
Ning Wanciu shook her head again without saying more.
She didn’t need to hear the answer. She already knew it.
Ning Wanciu calmly stood up. An Yu and Ning Dongli had already finished eating, so she needed to clear the dishes.
Just as the two sisters were looking at each other, An Yu suddenly spoke up from the side.
“Asking about the reason I like her?”
After thinking for a long time, this was the only answer she could come up with.
“Because it’s Ning Wanciu.”
An Yu’s voice remained as calm as ever. “So I like her.”
Ning Wanciu froze completely in place. She lowered her head, still gripping the bowl and chopsticks she had been about to pick up.
Without looking at Ning Wanciu’s reaction, An Yu stared expressionlessly into Ning Dongli’s eyes. For some reason, the younger girl’s face was filled with shock.
She had only said something completely ordinary.
“Not playing?” An Yu walked in front of Ning Dongli and gently poked her cheek.
Ning Dongli’s face felt very soft. An Yu liked it.
Besides, Ning Dongli’s matter had been resolved, dinner was over, and now it was the perfect time for games.
“Ah!”
Ning Dongli snapped back to reality as if waking from a dream. She nodded hurriedly. “Play. Let’s go to my room. I’ve downloaded tons of two-player games!”
This had been her plan from the start. First stage: mobile games. Second stage: co-op games in the room.
“Mm.”
An Yu nodded and gently took Ning Dongli’s hand.
“Lead the way.”
This was Ning Wanciu’s home. An Yu didn’t know where Ning Dongli’s room was.
Ning Dongli nodded and led An Yu away somewhat absentmindedly. She did know where her older sister’s room was, though.
Before leaving, she subconsciously glanced back toward the dining table.
The young girl lightly bit her lip as she witnessed a sight she had never seen before in her life.
Ning Wanciu stood there in a daze with her head lowered. Hidden beneath her golden hair was a face flushed bright red.
After the two little ones headed to the room to play games, quite a while passed.
Ning Wanciu finally came back to her senses. She subconsciously reached up and touched her cheek.
*So hot…*
Even now, she hadn’t fully calmed down.
From An Yu’s words, she still couldn’t tell if the “like” was for a friend or mixed with other feelings.
But… perhaps for An Yu, her existence was far more special than that.
The “like” she mentioned was sincere, without any special reason. It was purely because she was Ning Wanciu.
“Hah.”
Ning Wanciu sighed. She should have been washing the dishes, but she remained frozen in place.
Seeing this, she could only set the bowl and chopsticks down and sit back in her seat.
*Seriously…*
It seemed that ever since the day they met, An Yu’s every move had tugged at her heartstrings. When exactly had she started caring so much about An Yu?
When exactly had these strange feelings developed?
Ning Wanciu slowly lay down on the table, hiding her flushed face.
*What… should I do…*
A rare look of confusion appeared in her azure eyes.
Actually, she should have realized something was wrong long ago, shouldn’t she?
It had started when she no longer dared to hug An Yu or sleep lying next to her.
Or perhaps she had realized it long ago but simply hadn’t dared to admit it.
After all… she recognized that look in Ning Dongli’s eyes very well.
The same look had once appeared on someone Ning Wanciu was extremely familiar with.
She lifted her head with effort and slowly walked over to the full-length mirror.
The girl in the mirror possessed a beauty that even Ning Wanciu herself could praise without hesitation.
She had an excellent figure and flowing golden hair. A faint blush lingered on her face. However… the look in the mirror girl’s eyes felt incredibly familiar.
Those azure eyes shimmered with a faint watery glint.
Ning Wanciu lowered her gaze slightly and subconsciously bowed her head.
The girl in the mirror did the same, looking somewhat dejected.
The girl in the mirror had exactly the same look as Ning Dongli.