Su Qingyu returned to the bedroom but didn’t untie Bai Xiaoya right away.
Instead, she held a Bottle of Boiled Water and fed her some.
“Drink,” the blonde loli said softly, “I just tried it, the temperature is just right.”
It wasn’t too hot or too cold, and drinking it left a warm feeling in the stomach.
Bai Xiaoya took a sip and indeed, it was just as Su Qingyu said. But—
“Why are you giving me this?”
“Of course, it’s for hydration,” Su Qingyu replied matter-of-factly.
“After what we just went through, you definitely need to replenish fluids.”
Bai Xiaoya hesitated for a moment.
“Actually, I don’t really need hydration. It was only a short while ago…”
“No! You need it!”
Su Qingyu glared at her, her watery eyes fierce.
“You really need it!”
“…Fine then.”
Bai Xiaoya obediently drank the water, and only then was the blonde loli satisfied.
“Really, you start off by calling me all sorts of things—brutal, merciless, two-faced,” Su Qingyu muttered as she put down the cup.
“I admit I’m pretty formidable, so I might come off a bit brutal, but merciless? No way.”
No, no, no. It’s not formidable or brutal either; it’s just me jumping to conclusions.
“And the two-faced stuff—I don’t want to be that way either. If my identity got exposed, a lot of troublemakers would come knocking.”
Su Qingyu sat on the edge of the bed and began to tell her story:
“The place I come from is a faction connected to Mysterious Items, a large family without blood relations. There, people fight each other over various interests, and with constant internal and external turmoil, attacks happen one after another. When I was little, I experienced several car accidents.”
At this, she couldn’t help but wave her small hand gently, patting Bai Xiaoya’s big white leg on the bed.
“That bump you gave me in the School Dorm Bathhouse was just like those car attacks I had as a kid!”
The blonde loli’s hand was small and soft, and she’d just been in the bathhouse, so she wasn’t very strong.
But Bai Xiaoya cared more about something else.
“You got hit several times as a kid? Are you that tough?”
A bit envious—if only she were that resilient, she wouldn’t have been sent to this world as a plush toy… Ah no, as a villainous young lady.
“Don’t use weird words like that.”
Su Qingyu pushed Bai Xiaoya’s leg gently with both hands and pouted.
Describing it like that might give her an even weirder nickname.
“Later, some things happened within the family. The chaos eased a bit, and attacks became much less frequent. I started putting on a fierce act in front of my subordinates, making myself look untouchable, while showing a completely opposite side to the outside world—acting like an ordinary girl.”
Su Qingyu stroked the Long Jade Flute and sighed.
“From then on, I could only pour my heart out to it, but the flute wouldn’t respond or speak back.”
After she finished speaking, she looked at Bai Xiaoya with burning eyes.
“But now, I have you!”
The big-breasted girl could talk, respond, and even bloom and bear fruit…
“Emmmm, so what exactly is a Mysterious Item,” Bai Xiaoya moved her leg a little, “and when are you going to untie me?”
Stop massaging me, it’s a bit ticklish.
Wearing white ankle socks, Su Qingyu climbed onto the bed and wobbled over to the headboard.
“The story of Mysterious Items is long. Do you want to be unbound first or listen first?”
“…Untie me first.”
The Ribbon binding her wrists wasn’t particularly tight, but the blonde loli’s small hands were weak, and it took a lot of effort to untie them.
Bai Xiaoya flexed her hands to get the blood flowing while Su Qingyu picked up the Short Skirt.
“Yours.”
After a moment, she came back carrying a small piece of fabric.
“…Also yours.”
Bai Xiaoya was embarrassed—wearing lace-up Panties was really shameful.
Putting on the skirt before the panties felt a bit out of order, but as long as she could wear them, it was fine.
“Continue. Tell me about this Mysterious Item…”
Knock knock knock.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door, interrupting their conversation.
Su Qingyu gave a glance and went to check the camera by the door.
A black long-haired girl she didn’t recognize was standing there.
She looked pretty, but her expression was cold.
“Who is it?”
Su Qingyu’s voice was soft.
“Is there something you need?”
Standing outside was Bai Xia.
She hadn’t expected the voice inside to sound so young.
But now, being shut out like this, she could only stick to the original plan.
After steadying her thoughts, Bai Xia spoke calmly, “Sorry to bother you, Management Family. I heard you’re investigating the whereabouts of the Pocket Watch, so I thought maybe we could talk.”
She knew it was risky to come here, but this was a rare lead. Plus, she was strong and skilled now; it wouldn’t hurt to try.
Inside the room, Su Qingyu quietly tucked the Melodica into her pocket.
“Alright.”
The door opened, and Bai Xia saw the person she was looking for—a pure and well-behaved-looking blonde loli.
“If you just want to provide clues, you should talk to my subordinates—they’ll pay you,” Su Qingyu said slowly.
“But since you came straight here, I guess you want more than just to give information.”
Bai Xia smiled lightly.
“Correct. I’m very interested in that transaction from back then. As the intermediary, the Management Family must have records about the deal. I want to get… wait.”
The girl frowned and sniffed.
“Why do you smell like her…”
A fragrance?
“What?”
Su Qingyu didn’t understand, but at that moment, Bai Xiaoya peeked her head from the bedroom doorway.
“Bai Xia? What are you doing here?”
“…”
Half a minute later, in the small room next to the bedroom, three girls sat in three different spots.
“Bai Xia, this is Su Qingyu, my classmate. Su Qingyu, this is Bai Xia, my… well, sister. She just started high school this year.”
Bai Xiaoya had a strange feeling in her heart, especially during the introductions.
That strange feeling appeared both times.
It felt like sneaking around and getting caught doing something naughty.
Bai Xia’s face was expressionless; Su Qingyu’s face was tense.
One was full of questions inside, the other was putting on a serious act for work.
“Yaya, I have something special to discuss with her today. Can we talk alone for a while?”
Bai Xiaoya blinked, looking at Bai Xia strangely.
Why suddenly such a familiar way of addressing?
Su Qingyu also looked at her in confusion, wondering if that was how sisters called each other.
“Alright, you two talk.”
Bai Xiaoya returned to the bedroom, giving them space.
The small room was quiet for a minute until Bai Xia spoke expressionlessly:
“I want to know who initiated that deal back then, who approached Baibai Trading, and where they are now.”
A bit direct—this wasn’t part of her planned negotiation process, but there was no choice. Her mind was in turmoil.
Su Qingyu’s face hardened as she went into work mode.
“Four and a half years ago, the Erdwin’s Pocket Watch Event happened in Baiyuan City, right?”
“Yes,” the girl remained expressionless, “but that’s not important.”
“Huh?”
Su Qingyu was stunned.
No, you came here just to ask about it, and you just said that in the last sentence!
Bai Xia’s eyelid twitched. She realized she’d just said something strange again.
This always happened recently when it involved Bai Xiaoya.
“I don’t mean it literally. I mean… never mind. Let me ask you another question first. Why is Bai Xiaoya here? What’s your relationship?”
“Hmph hmph, well~”
Su Qingyu lost her work mode momentarily, thinking since the other girl was Bai Xiaoya’s “sister”—though this sister looked tall and not like a first-year high schooler.
“It’s a long story, but you should understand—since you’re in the same circle, you must know.”
The blonde loli lifted her chin proudly, her mood lifted.
“Anyway, when I came into contact with her, words appeared before my eyes. They guided me to do some… um, things that are hard to talk about. And then, it all unfolded like that.”
No, that can’t be.
Bai Xia’s heart jolted wildly because what Su Qingyu said was exactly what she had experienced.
Her mind went blank, and she blurted out, “You did it?”
Su Qingyu was slightly taken aback.
“How do you know?”
In the bedroom, Bai Xiaoya was wiping off marks on the quilt.
It smelled fragrant but was too embarrassing.
Just then, a sharp familiar melody broke the silence.
The big-breasted girl froze in place, and the General Big White Rabbit swayed slightly with the momentum.
But after a few seconds, Bai Xiaoya resumed moving.
[Control resistance activated. Since the item level is low, the effect is significant.]
The Melodica wasn’t high-level, just an emergency backup, but the Flute’s level was much higher.
Bai Xiaoya was confused and went to the next room to ask, “Xiao Su, why did you suddenly use this?”
“Bai Xiaoya, help! Your sister is trying to kill me!”
“Huh?”
As she entered, she saw Bai Xia standing still, but holding a desk weighing dozens of pounds, looking like she was about to smash it.
With one hand!
And now, the control time was almost over.
“Hey, stop,” Bai Xiaoya quickly stepped between them.
“No fighting, no fighting. Let’s talk this out calmly!”