Shen Huahua had planned to drag her new bestie to meet An Yu right after the next class, but it never happened.
The moment the bell rang, An Yu vanished like smoke.
Shen Huahua couldn’t find her anywhere.
An Yu was way too free-spirited.
By the time school was finally over, Shen Huahua was frantically pulling her friend along to search for An Yu.
If they didn’t hurry, An Yu would disappear again.
“Why the rush? Who is it?”
The girl’s cool voice reached Shen Huahua’s ears.
“Hehe, it’s An Yu, of course!”
Shen Huahua stopped teasing.
“I kept noticing you staring at her, so I figured you definitely wanted to get to know her.”
What Shen Huahua didn’t notice was the way her friend’s expression froze the instant she said An Yu’s name.
“Come to think of it, I only found out today—she looks cold, but she’s actually super easy to talk to.”
Shen Huahua declared confidently, completely missing how strange her friend’s face had become.
“I talked to her and she answered me! So you’ll definitely be fine!”
She dragged the girl over and stopped in front of An Yu’s desk.
An Yu was still packing her little bag and hadn’t left yet.
“An Yu classmate, An Yu classmate! Hehe, I’m back!”
Shen Huahua lightly tapped An Yu’s desk.
“I have a friend who wants to meet you. Funny thing—you two even share the same surname, An!”
An Yu, in the middle of zipping her bag, froze instinctively.
She looked up and saw Shen Huahua… and standing beside her, looking somewhat stunned, An Qing.
In that moment, the air turned to ice.
An Yu: ?
Perfect.
Now I’ve found the traitor in class that An Qing turned—random candy girl I don’t even know!
Both An Yu and An Qing stayed silent. Shen Huahua blinked in confusion.
Her gaze darted between the two of them, but she still couldn’t figure out why nobody was talking.
“Why’s everyone so quiet?”
Shen Huahua tugged An Qing’s sleeve, bewildered.
“An Qing, what’s wrong?”
An Qing ignored her.
Her crimson eyes were locked on An Yu.
She never expected the person Shen Huahua wanted to introduce would be An Yu.
Why did it have to be like this?
Shen Huahua was just some random classmate she had picked because she seemed tolerable—a meaningless “friend” made only to hide her true nature.
Yet this very “friend” had already made contact with An Yu and was now trying to introduce them?
While An Qing was lost in thought, An Yu finished packing her bag, stood up, and without a single glance back, walked straight toward Ning Wanciu.
That side looked much safer.
Besides, she could just go play with Ning Wanciu.
Last time she had followed them and nobody said anything, so this time she could be more direct.
An Yu turned expressionlessly, not sparing An Qing a single look.
If she was destined to be locked up and imprisoned by An Qing later, she should stay far away now.
Smart An Yu thought so.
“Mm?”
An Yu couldn’t leave.
An Qing had grabbed her hand.
That doesn’t make sense.
According to the system, it shouldn’t be time for direct revenge yet.
Why is she suddenly touching me?
An Yu turned back and frowned at An Qing.
She could feel An Qing’s hand trembling.
Was it because touching her enemy disgusted her so much?
Then just let go!
“Where are you going?”
An Qing asked calmly.
As if worried An Yu would misunderstand, she added, “School’s over. Shouldn’t we go home together?”
Her question sounded perfectly reasonable.
Two sisters living together going home after school—completely normal.
If only it weren’t An Qing and An Yu.
From An Qing’s perspective, at least on the surface they were still normal sisters, aside from the lack of blood relation.
But An Yu didn’t see it that way at all.
An Yu lifted her head and met those crimson eyes.
“Don’t touch me.”
Her hand was cold.
Holding it felt awful—nowhere near as nice as Ning Wanciu’s.
An Qing could go home by herself.
An Yu would go play with Ning Wanciu.
Everyone would have a bright future.
Nobody should interfere with anyone else274.
She hadn’t noticed before, but An Qing’s red eyes were actually quite pretty.
It was a shame they were kind of creepy, like they could suck your blood.
Mm, so scary.
Maybe it’s some kind of illness.
I should remind her.
And the reason she was reminding someone who wanted to harm her?
Because An Yu was kind!
“Your eyes are red. You’re sick. Go get them treated. Bye.”
Shaking off An Qing’s hand, An Yu trotted over to Ning Wanciu’s side.
The corners of her lips lifted slightly—a completely different expression from the rejection she had just shown.
Like a kitten that had finally found its home, gentle, adorable…
An Qing stood frozen, staring blankly at her empty hand.
The lingering warmth from moments ago still remained.
Ever since An Yu had stopped pretending around her, it had been a long, long time since she felt it.
She had thought she could force An Yu to comply by acting normal.
She had thought An Yu wouldn’t act strange in front of others.
But reality was different from imagination.
An Yu had no intention of acknowledging her at all. She had even said her eyes were red from jealousy…
Jealous of what, exactly?
Watching An Yu voluntarily take Ning Wanciu’s hand, her little mouth moving as she seemed to say something.
What was it—where they would go, what they would do?
Whatever it was, it had nothing to do with An Qing.
She lowered her hand, put on an expression as if nothing had happened, slung her bag over her shoulder, and shook her head lightly.
“Let’s go…”
An Qing softly called out to Shen Huahua, snapping the dazed girl out of her stupor.
“Oh, oh!”
Shen Huahua’s face was pure awkwardness.
She had just realized—she had completely screwed up, and in the worst way possible.
She had meant well, yet somehow made everything worse.
These two clearly already knew each other, and their relationship seemed… weird.
Otherwise An Yu wouldn’t have bolted the moment she saw An Qing.
As for An Qing…
On the surface she looked fine, but Shen Huahua could feel a simmering anger inside her.
Ahhh!!
She should’ve just said the name earlier instead of trying to be mysterious!
Shen Huahua screamed internally.
She silently followed An Qing out of the school building.
When they reached the fork in the road, she spoke awkwardly, “Well… An Qing, see you tomorrow.”
An Qing looked at her and smiled the same gentle, kind smile as always—only this time it looked far more hollow than usual.
“Mm. See you.”
After the greeting, An Qing got into the car home. Once again, she was alone.
Unconsciously, she recalled what Shen Huahua had excitedly told her before dismissal.
“Come to think of it, I only found out today—An Yu looks cold, but she’s actually super easy to talk to! I talked to her and she answered me!”
An Qing’s fists slowly clenched.
Her gaze gradually turned empty.
Shes so paranoiac