“Zero Five Grass, Welcome Back”
An Yu stared at the seemingly dazed girl before her, her amber eyes unblinking.
So this was Huai Xiang’s request. She simply wanted to play together with her.
An Yu didn’t understand why something so simple had made Huai Xiang hold it in until now.
But she couldn’t be bothered to think about it.
Since Huai Xiang wanted to go play with her, she would agree.
However, ever since she had agreed, Huai Xiang had frozen completely, not moving an inch.
“Xiangxiang?”
An Yu parted her cherry lips lightly, reminding Huai Xiang that she should answer her question.
“Ah—”
The moment she heard An Yu call her name, Huai Xiang let out a startled cry, her eyes filled with panic.
Things had developed far beyond her expectations.
“What’s wrong?”
An Yu reached out and waved her hand expressionlessly in front of Huai Xiang’s face.
If she didn’t react, the conversation couldn’t continue.
“Uu… little An Yu…”
Just now… had little An Yu really agreed?
Huai Xiang blinked rapidly, looking as if she had just processed what happened.
It… it was that simple?
In Huai Xiang’s light purple eyes was written pure disbelief.
She had never imagined it would be this easy.
Although she knew she had to take the initiative for An Yu to respond, she hadn’t expected An Yu to agree so readily.
It was as if An Yu hadn’t noticed anything off about her words at all and had simply chosen to accept.
“Mm, I’m here.”
An Yu nodded calmly and responded softly to Huai Xiang’s call.
As long as she was here, she would always respond.
“I… I…”
Having never expected to succeed so easily, Huai Xiang hadn’t even thought about where she should invite An Yu to play.
Or rather, there were too many places she wanted to go, and she couldn’t pick the best option right away.
Huai Xiang subconsciously turned to look at the more experienced Ning Wanciu, hoping to get an answer from her.
However, all she received from Ning Wanciu was a somewhat strange look, nothing else.
What was going on…
Ah… that’s right!
“Little An Yu… would you like to come stay at my house for a day?”
As if suddenly remembering something, Huai Xiang turned back to An Yu, her eyes full of expectation.
Since An Yu had stayed at Ning Wanciu’s house, she could just invite An Yu to her house too!
That way it would be fair~
An Yu tilted her head with an expressionless face. It was impossible to read any emotion from her eyes.
Every time she did this, it made Huai Xiang feel a little panicked.
It felt like being scrutinized.
However, An Yu didn’t stay silent for long. She spoke softly, “Okay, got it.”
There was nothing to hesitate about. It was just staying at Huai Xiang’s house for a day.
“Y-Yes! Awesome!”
Huai Xiang jumped up excitedly, instinctively raising both hands high like a victor.
An Yu blinked quickly twice. She couldn’t quite understand what Huai Xiang was so excited about.
Besides being excited, Huai Xiang was also thinking about something else.
That was… should she invite her two good sisters along this time too?
She only wanted more time with An Yu, but she had no intention of abandoning her good friends!
She wasn’t like Ning Wanciu who hogged everything!
Besides… if she were alone with An Yu…
Huai Xiang subconsciously lowered her head and sneaked a glance at the expressionless An Yu. Her pretty face instantly turned red.
Being alone together… would mean it would be just the two of them the whole time.
No no no. Just thinking about it made Huai Xiang’s face heat up.
She would die from nervousness!
Thinking this, Huai Xiang felt a bit discouraged. She looked at the other two and opened her mouth to invite them.
However, before she could, Cheng Shimumeng spoke first.
“Aiya~ So Xiangxiang has learned from Ning Wanciu and is openly sneaking ahead now~”
Cheng Shimumeng narrowed her eyes slightly, a faint smile on her face.
“Actually inviting little An Yu all by yourself~”
Halfway through her sentence, as if remembering something, the corners of her mouth curved up with a hint of mockery:
“Ah~ If you’re scared or embarrassed, remember to invite us along too, okay?”
“Wha?!”
Huai Xiang’s eyes widened. She swallowed the words she was about to say and turned them into pure anger instead:
“Who’s scared… No! What’s there to be scared of?!
I wasn’t thinking anything like that at all! This is a private date between me and little An Yu. You bad woman can just be jealous!”
Huai Xiang completely dropped her previous fear and replaced it with a tone of showing off.
She couldn’t show any weakness in front of Cheng Shimumeng! She would prove it all to her.
She wasn’t scared at all, and she definitely wasn’t embarrassed!
“Oh?”
Cheng Shimumeng nodded slightly with a condescending look. “Doesn’t look like it to me. Someone was practically shaking earlier~”
Huai Xiang fired back instantly:
“Your eyes must be bad then! And even if I was, it’s only because little An Yu agreed to play with me. I was excited!”
“Unlike you, bad woman. No one even invited you. Idiot, idiot!”
Perhaps because she had been teased too many times, or because of the suppressed atmosphere, Huai Xiang started mocking her boldly.
This actually made Cheng Shimumeng genuinely a little annoyed.
Her earlier mockery and disdain had all been an act.
She had long seen through this dumb redhead as a total coward.
If she waited for her to put on a good show by herself, who knew how long it would take.
So Cheng Shimumeng had deliberately used mockery to force Huai Xiang into making a choice.
The strategy had worked perfectly—the red-haired idiot had fallen for it immediately.
But… this idiot not only wasn’t grateful, she kept calling her “bad woman” nonstop…
A vein bulged on Cheng Shimumeng’s forehead, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.
This girl… always trampled on her good intentions. She was acting, but Huai Xiang was being completely serious.
Cheng Shimumeng narrowed her eyes, her hands clenched so tightly they creaked.
“Who are you calling a bad woman?”
“J-Just you…”
Sensing the bad atmosphere, Huai Xiang subconsciously took a step back.
But it was obviously too late.
“I’ll make you call me that!”
Cheng Shimumeng left her seat and chased after her. Seeing this, Huai Xiang immediately turned and ran.
“Don’t… don’t chase me… Wait, no—whether you chase or not, you’re still a bad woman!”
Huai Xiang used her last bit of stubbornness.
“Very good. You called me that again. This time I have to teach this idiot a lesson!”
Cheng Shimumeng finally lost her patience and dashed after her.
The two of them started roughhousing like that.
On the other side, Ning Wanciu watched the two of them with a somewhat helpless smile.
But within that helplessness was a faint trace of joy.
She… liked this simple, unadorned daily life.
That’s why she didn’t want it to change.
“Ning Wanciu.”
An Yu had somehow returned to her side.
“Mm.”
Ning Wanciu nodded with a gentle smile.
“I’m back.”