As dusk approached, the crowd in the University Student Activity Center gradually thinned.
After being busy for quite a while, Miss Volunteer finally had a moment to rest.
She let out a weary breath, took out her phone to scroll through the group chat, and yet felt a strange unease in her heart.
‘I wonder how that little girl who went to the Music Department is doing. Did she manage to join? And did that weirdo named Ling Xiao bully her?’
Thinking of Jiang Cheng’s adorable face, Miss Volunteer sighed.
‘I really don’t want to see such a cute girl looking all weepy.’
‘Mm, though… actually, that might be pretty nice too? No, no—w-what am I thinking? That’s way too perverted…’
“Goodbye, Miss Volunteer~”
The one greeting her was none other than Jiang Cheng.
“Oh, oh, oh. Goodbye.”
Seeing the girl looking refreshed, as if she’d just done something very pleasant, Miss Volunteer smiled.
‘Great. Looks like that weirdo didn’t bully this young lady.’
But right after, her smile froze.
A red-haired little loli was standing beside Jiang Cheng, hand in hand with her, looking very close.
—Ling Xiao was simply too short.
Miss Volunteer’s line of sight had been blocked by the counter just now, so she hadn’t seen her.
‘Th-this… isn’t that the weirdo?’
‘How come they seem so familiar with each other?’
‘She must have dropped dead from overwork. Otherwise, why would she be seeing such an absurd scene?’
Miss Volunteer was a bit bewildered, feeling certain she was dreaming.
‘Or maybe this is Ling Xiao’s twin sister?’
“Hey!”
Just as Miss Volunteer was reeling in shock, the red-haired girl shouted at her.
“Who do you think you are? What’s that look supposed to mean? Do you think I’m short?!”
It was unmistakably Ling Xiao herself.
“No arguing, or I won’t teach you.”
Before Miss Volunteer could react, Jiang Cheng gave Ling Xiao a light tap on the head.
This made Miss Volunteer nervous.
She thought that, given Ling Xiao’s temperament, she’d fly into a rage no matter what.
But unexpectedly, Ling Xiao immediately switched to a fawning—one might even say sycophantic—smile.
“Sister, my dear sister, it’s Ling Xiao’s fault. Please don’t take it to heart…”
Ling Xiao’s expression left Miss Volunteer dumbfounded, making her wonder if Jiang Cheng had caught Ling Xiao by the little tail… I mean, gotten some leverage on her.
“Alright, let’s go~”
Waving goodbye to Miss Volunteer, the two little ones walked out of the main entrance of the Activity Center hand in hand.
Jiang Cheng turned around.
“This is far enough,” she said.
“And don’t worry, I’ll definitely come teach you tomorrow. I’m not petty enough to stand you up.
“If you really want to find me, come to the Psychological Counseling Room—the one in the former Sleep Department.
The lounge there has some spare space, so we can fit a piano for you to use.
Just be careful not to play anything too rousing; everyone still needs to rest.”
“Okay!”
Ling Xiao nodded, replying in a loud voice.
Hearing how full of energy she sounded, Jiang Cheng suddenly felt a little uneasy.
‘Is it really a good idea to bring someone this noisy into the Treatment Room?’
Then she heard Ling Xiao say:
“Sister Jiang Cheng, I’ve already memorized your face!”
This took the girl by surprise.
“You, with your face blindness, can remember what I look like?”
“I can’t!”
She puffed out her chest and proclaimed with complete confidence:
“But you have white hair! I remembered that!”
‘Seriously… so she identifies people by hair color after all…’
Jiang Cheng was a bit speechless, but on second thought, it made sense.
‘Oh well.’
“See you tomorrow.”
The girl waved her hand, then turned and left without looking back.
“See you tomorrow~”
Ling Xiao also waved her hand vigorously to say goodbye to Jiang Cheng.
A sincere smile spread across her lips.
‘She didn’t look down on me, and she’s even willing to teach me the score. How wonderful.’
‘Mm, she’s someone with potential.’
‘When I become the Piano Heavenly King in the future, I’ll graciously hire her as my violin accompaniment assistant~’
At night, Jiang Cheng arrived at Ye Xiqiu’s bedroom.
“Welcome back~”
The girl greeted her out of habit.
“Good evening,” Jiang Cheng answered.
Dongxue said casually, “Tonight’s a wonderful night—the moon is dark and the wind is high, so dark you can’t see your hand in front of your face. It’s the perfect time to do something private, something strange that absolutely mustn’t be discovered~”
Ye Xiqiu wanted to retort—since when was moonless and windy considered wonderful weather?
Besides, the sun hadn’t even set yet.
How could it be so dark you couldn’t see your hand?
But when she heard Dongxue say she wanted to do something strange, the girl immediately blushed.
She suddenly felt that it really was quite late by now.
If they drew the curtains and didn’t turn on the lights, it would count as pitch black, right?
“S-so, what does Dongxue want to do…? Mm, I’m not interrogating you, I just mean… Dongxue can do anything she wants…”
Seeing the girl droop her little head like a mimosa, Dongxue let out a “pfft” laugh.
The teasing implication in that playful laugh made the girl even more bashful, even more stirred.
Dongxue leaned down and quietly moved close to Ye Xiqiu’s ear.
Moist breath fell on her neck, bringing a trace of warmth.
With Dongxue’s movements, her pure white hair grazed the sensitive soft skin of the girl’s face, intentionally or not, carrying a faint tickle—and her heart felt itchy, too.
Then, she heard Dongxue speak teasingly, in a tone that could only be described as doting:
“Such a little dummy, still needing me to say it out loud…
Mm-hm… of course… going to the Piano Room to play piano together~”
“Huh?”
The girl was stunned for a moment, then heard Dongxue’s laughter.
“Pfft—Xiao Xiqiu, what’s with that expression? Haha—you weren’t thinking something strange, were you, hm? Or were you already prepared and just waiting for me to say it?”
“Dongxue, you!”
Ye Xiqiu flushed hot all over, her entire little face turning redder than ever before from shame and indignation.
If a blush was a girl’s most moving love confession, then this girl was absolutely “deep in love”—of course, this “love” was the kind that made her want to pin Dongxue down and give her a sound beating.
“If it’s just piano lessons, then why did Dongxue have to use such weird wording, huh?! And making those weird sounds—those wouldn’t even pass internet review, you know!”
“I just like teasing Xiao Xiqiu. I just like seeing Xiao Xiqiu all shy and angry, hehehe.”
“What did you say?!”
“Nyah nyah nyah~”
Dongxue made a face.
“You can’t tell me what to do.”
‘Likes teasing me… likes seeing me angry…’
‘Isn’t that basically a confession?!’
“You… you shameless pervert!”
Ye Xiqiu grabbed the pillow beside her and, pursing her lips, whacked Dongxue with it again and again.
As she hit her, she muttered things like “I’ll beat you to death,” “You pest,” “You rascal,” and so on.
—Hmm, didn’t one of those feel a bit out of place?
But despite her fierce demeanor, she didn’t dare put any real force into her hits, even though all she held was a soft pillow.
After all, if she accidentally hurt Dongxue…
‘What would happen to her happiness for the rest of her life?’
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