“Maybe I should just go back?”
Xing Yu waited in the room for more than half an hour.
Seeing that Elira still showed no sign of coming, she glanced at the time and felt it was about time to leave.
“I don’t even want to go back home…”
Sigh! She had no idea how her younger sister had reacted after being spoken to like that, and she didn’t know how to face Li Yun when she returned.
After some thought, she picked up her phone, intending to make a call.
“…No, forget it. Ji Yue is already busy with work as it is. It’s better not to bother her.”
By seniority, Ji Yue was her aunt, but they weren’t particularly close—they only maintained a normal relative relationship.
Consulting her about this would only cause unnecessary trouble.
Besides, Ji Yue was younger than her! How could she have the nerve to trouble her?
“Zi Ning… maybe she can give me some advice.”
Though they weren’t blood-related, Luo Zining was at least her sister.
Maybe talking to her would help…
With that in mind, Xing Yu hesitated for a moment before calling Luo Zining.
Beep—beep—
“Hello? Who’s this? Get to the point if you’ve got something to say!”
Luo Zining’s voice came through. From the background noise, it sounded like she was playing a game.
“Zi Ning, are you busy?”
“Eh? It’s Mengmeng Jie!”
Suddenly, all the background noise on the other end fell silent.
After a moment, Luo Zining spoke again, “What’s up, Mengmeng Jie?”
“Um, I’m thinking of staying over at your place for a few days. Is that okay?”
“Eh eh? Mengmeng Jie, you want to come stay at my place? Sure! Of course, you can!”
Luo Zining agreed without hesitation.
Xing Yu smiled warmly and asked, “Won’t it bother you and Youyou?”
“No worries, no worries. Youyou told me yesterday she’s going on a business trip for a week, so you can come anytime!”
At that moment, a rumbling sound came from the ceiling, accompanied by a melodious female voice playing a beautiful tune.
This time, the girl’s voice seemed louder than before.
[Upstairs again… it’s starting.]
Xing Yu frowned.
Even though they were in a hotel, couldn’t they be a bit more considerate?
She muffled the microphone a little and asked, “A business trip for a week? Didn’t you tell me she’s a coach at the gym? What’s with the business trip?”
“How would I know? She said there’s some kind of exchange event with another gym and she’ll give professional guidance to their staff… I didn’t understand much, Mengmeng Jie, just come over, okay?”
“I see… alright then.”
Boom!
Another heavy object dropped on the ceiling, as if it pierced through the floorboards, followed by even louder panting than before.
The content was enough to make Xing Yu blush furiously!
The sound was transmitted as if the ceiling was only covered by a thin layer of wood—almost zero soundproofing!
“Mengmeng Jie, it sounds like there’s something going on over there?”
Luo Zining had heard the noise too, her face reddening instantly before she seemed to realize something and her expression changed drastically.
“Mengmeng Jie, you’re not at a couple’s hotel, are you!?”
“Eh?? No, no, how could that be! Besides, with my appearance… haha, who would risk letting me in?”
“Then that noise is just too…”
“Ahem ahem, young couples burning like wildfire, I’m not in any position to interfere.”
Xing Yu couldn’t continue the call in such an environment, so after telling Luo Zining she’d come over in the afternoon, she quickly hung up.
The soundproofing in this hotel was really terrible.
She never would have guessed that a room that looked so luxurious could have such poor sound insulation.
What kind of hotel was this? Definitely a bad review!
Then she saw the acrylic hotel advertisement sign on the nightstand and fell silent.
“So it really is a couple’s hotel…” she said, holding her forehead.
Last night, she’d been led here by Elira in a daze and hadn’t even noticed what kind of place this was.
“But even if it’s a couple’s hotel, the soundproofing this bad is unacceptable!”
While she was thinking this, the battle upstairs was escalating even more fiercely!
“What exactly is going on upstairs? They’re being so inconsiderate!”
Xing Yu couldn’t help but complain.
The upstairs duo was having such a passionate time that it felt like an insult to her, the one who’d been ditched by Elira.
You all are having fun, huh? Meanwhile, I was picked up by that witch only to be stood up.
Speaking of which, where had Elira gone???
With her lustful nature, it was really unexpected for her to just abandon such an easy target.
[Heh… maybe it’s Elira upstairs, fighting passionately with another magical girl, and when she tried to come down here, someone intercepted her?]
Xing Yu chuckled bitterly at herself—jealousy was unbecoming.
Looking for excuses just because she was stood up was a bit embarrassing.
Besides, no matter how eccentric Elira was, it was unlikely she’d be so promiscuous.
If there were two magical girls at once, knowing Elira’s personality, she’d probably want a threesome, not sleep separately.
“Let’s go.”
Xing Yu shook her head and stopped waiting for Elira, deciding to leave on her own.
She’d have to figure out the Li Yun situation herself…
***
Upstairs, Xing Yue looked through the window and saw Xing Yu leaving, sighing regretfully.
Then she turned and smiled at Luo You, “Ah~ she’s gone. It’s a shame you managed to hold back and not make too much noise—my directional sound amplification spell set to ten times went to waste…”
Luo You weakly got up, legs shaky, teeth clenched, “Stop babbling… You should be thankful my hands have been rusty these seven years, or you wouldn’t last until the free-for-all!”
“Speaking of rusty, I’m the same as you, you know?”
Xing Yue laughed.
“Hmph, enough nonsense. Next up is the free-for-all, and I’m going to take you out!”
“Bring it on. (Sssslip)”
Three days later!
Luo Zining brought a cup of tea to Ji Meng and, seeing her constantly worried little face, couldn’t help but ask, “Mengmeng Jie, did something happen? You seem so down all the time.”
“Eh?! I-I-I don’t think so?”
“You see, every time I ask you this, you look so guilty. What’s going on? Did you have a fight with Auntie?”
“It’s not what you think…”
Because the matter with Li Yun shouldn’t be discussed, Ji Meng tried to ask around it.
“What if you said something too harsh to your younger sister, and it made things awkward afterward? What would you do?”
“Younger sister?”
Luo Zining was surprised.
She did have a younger sister, who was also Ji Meng’s sister.
But that sister had been adopted by another family long before Luo You took her in, so they had spent the least amount of time together and weren’t very close.
Luo Zining didn’t pry into their relationship but asked the key question, “Who was at fault?”
“The younger sister did something really unreasonable but didn’t realize it, and I lost control and yelled at her… that’s why…”
“I see. Then it’s probably okay, right?”
Luo Zining shrugged, then went behind Ji Meng, wrapping her arms around her waist and lifting the petite girl off the ground.
“Eh eh? Zi Ning?”
“Look, Mengmeng Jie, you’re so small and cute. If I got yelled at by you, I’d just think you were like a little kitten throwing a tantrum—not take it seriously.”
“…That’s a bit much. Don’t I have any sisterly dignity in front of you?”
At that moment—
The front door opened.
“I’m back… Zi Ning, make me some strong tonic tea…”