Chapter 20: I love Sister Xin the most!

“Did you hear me? You’re still spacing out.” There was a hint of unhappiness in Jiang Mengxin’s eyes.

“I heard you…” Su Mumu was still in a daze. “Xin Xin, you shouldn’t say things like ‘I like you’… it’s easy to cause misunderstandings.”

Jiang Mengxin paused for a moment. “Then who should I say it to?”

Su Mumu answered without thinking, “To your future partner, of course.”

Jiang Mengxin looked puzzled. “Mumu, do you want to find a man?”

“I don’t,” Su Mumu muttered.

“Hmph, me neither,” Jiang Mengxin said.

“Then it’s still not quite appropriate to say such ambiguous things…” Su Mumu murmured softly. “Words like that should be saved for the person who will always be by your side in the future.”

“Then isn’t that just Mumu? Dummy.” Jiang Mengxin’s response was quite casual.

“…I’m not a dummy!” Su Mumu quickly retorted.

“Look, everyone, there’s a beautiful dummy,” Jiang Mengxin marveled.

Su Mumu scanned left and right. “Where?”

Jiang Mengxin covered her mouth and chuckled. “And you still say you aren’t a dummy?”

Coming to her senses, Su Mumu glared at her and puffed out her cheeks. “Sleep, sleep. Jiang Mengxin only knows how to take advantage of me with her words.”

With that, she pulled back the covers and lay back down, sinking into the soft warmth. Jiang Mengxin crawled under the covers as well.

“I can take advantage with my hands too—”

“A truce for tonight.” Su Mumu turned over, leaving her back to Jiang Mengxin. “I’m going to sleep.”

“Geez… Mumu is so practical. The moment she’s cheered up, she turns a cold shoulder,” Jiang Mengxin complained.

“Hmph.”

Su Mumu closed her eyes.

Her small ears, hidden beneath her hair, were already bright red. They were so hot they were hard to ignore, making one want to reach out and rub them.

‘That hateful Jiang Mengxin.’

‘Flirting in this kind of atmosphere…’

‘Someone who didn’t know better would think you’re the female lead of a novel, invisibly conquering others!’

The sound of the wind outside grew louder.

As her body gradually relaxed, drowsiness washed over her. Soon, Su Mumu fell asleep, letting out a faint snore.

Jiang Mengxin also turned to her side to sleep. Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, and then she slowly closed her eyes, murmuring softly. “Dummy Mumu.”

***

It was a long night.

Su Mumu slept until noon.

In the courtyard, the turtledoves on the banyan tree were very quiet.

Thick, heavy clouds hung in the sky, giving the impression they might collapse at any moment.

Jiang Mengxin was already sitting at the nearby table, aimlessly scrolling through her phone.

She noticed Su Mumu sitting up on the bed in a daze.

“You’re awake?”

“Mmm… yeah—” Su Mumu rubbed her eyes and yawned. “Ah— that felt so good to sleep.”

“Sure, you slept great!” Jiang Mengxin said irritably. “I almost got kicked to the moon by you!”

“Ah… ha ha.” Su Mumu scratched her head awkwardly. “My sleeping posture isn’t very good.”

“Have you considered joining a professional soccer team?” Jiang Mengxin teased.

“No, no, I’m not interested,” Su Mumu said.

As she got out of bed, Su Mumu shivered.

“The temperature dropped today.” Jiang Mengxin continued scrolling. “The weather forecast says it’s going to snow in 2 days.”

“It feels like winter came so fast this year,” Su Mumu replied while putting on her over-the-knee socks.

Jiang Mengxin glanced back. “Any plans for today?”

Su Mumu made some simple preparations to keep warm, then found an extra jacket and tossed it onto Jiang Mengxin’s head. “I don’t know.”

“Want to go out? Relax a bit.” Jiang Mengxin took the jacket off her head and draped it over her shoulders.

There was always this kind of tacit understanding between them.

“I don’t want to go out…” Su Mumu mumbled.

“Then want to duo-queue at home?” Jiang Mengxin asked.

“I don’t want to play games…” Su Mumu said.

“Then… want to play chess?”

“Not that either… It feels kind of boring.”

“Then what does Mumu want to do?”

“Whatever, I’m fine with anything…”

“Little Mumu, you’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?”

Jiang Mengxin immediately stood up, walked over to Su Mumu, and reached out both hands to pinch the latter’s cheeks. She pulled them to the sides as if she were stretching dough.

“Ow, ow, ow… My mistake, my mistake. I won’t tease you anymore.” Su Mumu raised her hands in surrender.

“If I don’t discipline you for 3 days, you’ll start tearing the roof off,” Jiang Mengxin huffed softly.

In response to that comment, Su Mumu chose to make a face.

“Bleh—!”

*Click.*

Suddenly, the sound of a phone camera flash went off. Jiang Mengxin showed a mischievous smile, having captured the moment perfectly.

“Hey! Delete that!” Su Mumu said urgently.

“Not deleting it— I’m keeping it as my lock screen.” Jiang Mengxin looked smug.

“Damn… I was careless. I didn’t dodge,” Su Mumu grumbled, clutching her head in frustration.

Breakfast?

Or maybe it should be called lunch?

Anyway, their first meal after waking up was takeout.

After eating and spending some more time chatting and playing around, it was already late afternoon as the sun began to set.

“Let’s go? Let’s check it out?” Jiang Mengxin shook her phone.

On the screen was a colorful advertisement page.

A line of large text read: Changsheng Immortal Sect Winter Dance Drama (Students half-price).

Su Mumu looked a bit distressed. “To be honest, my pocket money is almost gone…”

Jiang Mengxin immediately chimed in with a beaming smile, “It’s fine. I’ll support Mumu from now on!”

“Huh?” Su Mumu was stunned. “Am I being kept by a white, rich, and beautiful girl?”

“Remember to repay me well, okay?” Jiang Mengxin chuckled.

“No problem! My dear Sister Jiang Mengxin, please give me your orders!” Su Mumu’s expression was serious and solemn.

“Well… I haven’t thought of anything yet. I’ll tell you later—” Jiang Mengxin gave a mysterious smile.

Su Mumu blinked.

It seemed like Xin Xin was in a very good mood.

She hadn’t seen her this happy in a long time.

Was there some new program in this year’s stage play?

Ordinarily, school wouldn’t have let out yet at this time.

Therefore, there weren’t many people in the Immortal Sect.

Most of them were just shopkeepers.

But today, there were actually many villagers from the foot of the mountain walking to and fro, sightseeing, and having fun.

“There are so many tourists lately,” Jiang Mengxin remarked. “The Immortal Sect has relaxed its policies.”

“Right?” Su Mumu said. “Is there some inside story?”

“Because the annual Trial Assembly is going to be held soon. They want to attract outsiders to place bets,” Jiang Mengxin explained.

“Oh, that’s only for the Elite Class, right? I don’t know much about it…” Su Mumu said.

“Yes,” Jiang Mengxin nodded. “I heard they’re going into an ancient mighty’s legacy space to explore. It’s very exciting.”

“I see… Is Xin Xin interested?”

“I was wondering if that fox demon might take the chance to sneak in.”

‘The fox demon sneaking in?’

‘Me?’

“That’s impossible…” Su Mumu thought about it and added a questioning tone, “…?”

Jiang Mengxin glanced at Su Mumu beside her. “Hmm… indeed, it’s not very likely.”

‘No way.’

‘How could I possibly go to a place like that?’

‘Even if I, Su Mumu, jumped off a building ten times, I still wouldn’t go to a place like that…’

The location for the Winter Dance Drama was about 1 kilometer from the school.

Coincidentally, it was located in the most prosperous area of the Immortal Sect, filled with restaurants and snack streets.

“We’re here.” Jiang Mengxin stopped.

In front of them was a massive inn. The plaque read: Changsheng Inn.

“A five-star hotel?” Su Mumu was slightly surprised.

“Students are half-price,” Jiang Mengxin said. “Don’t worry, your Sister Xin has plenty of cash.”

“Yay! I love Sister Xin the most!” Su Mumu clapped her hands in praise.

Their exchange drew the attention of some nearby tourists.

Jiang Mengxin turned her face away, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear. Her voice was so quiet it was almost inaudible. “You don’t have to say it so loudly…”

‘Dummy Mumu.’

‘Why so sudden?’