“By the way, do you think I should buy a couple of decent outfits for myself, so I can wear them when we go home to see my mom?”
“No need. My mom isn’t that old-fashioned. Just dress how you normally do when we go back.”
Although Xiaoxi said this, Ye Xinglan still noticed the slight stiffness on the side of Xiaoxi’s face, and immediately realized something.
“Xiaoxi, don’t tell me you still haven’t told your mom that you’re back in North Blossom City?”
Xiaoxi’s silence said it all. She’d been planning to find a chance to chat with her mom, maybe hint that she’d been getting along really well with a girl lately, so that when she brought Ye Xinglan home and said, “This is my new girlfriend,” it wouldn’t seem so sudden.
But she’d been busy with The Association lately and hadn’t found a good reason to chat with her mom, so this matter kept getting delayed.
Ye Xinglan frowned. “Xiaoxi, could it be you don’t want to take me home to see your mom?”
She thought again of Xiaoxi’s strange behavior these past couple of days and seriously suspected that Xiaoxi was still hesitating because of her Blood Moon Witch identity.
Honestly, “Afraid mom will find out I’m dating and didn’t tell her” really wasn’t much of an excuse, was it?
Xiaoxi was an adult now, not a little kid. If she secretly found a partner, even if her mom got angry, how angry could she get?
“No! Why would you think that, Xinglan?”
“Really? Are you sure you’re not disgusted by me? Including my Touch or whatever?”
Ye Xinglan immediately stretched out a slender Touch. After Xiaoxi repeatedly promised her, and with no concrete evidence, Ye Xinglan reluctantly dropped the subject.
“Really, I’m not! Xinglan, you just don’t know what my mom’s like. If she finds out I found a partner outside and didn’t tell her, she’ll kill me!”
After putting Rich Girl’s mind at ease, Xiaoxi thought the whole shopping-for-clothes ordeal was finally over.
But who would have guessed that Ye Xinglan would suddenly drag her straight into the lingerie section.
“Xiaoxi, Xiaoxi, look at this one! Isn’t it cute? White lace trim—you’ll definitely look adorable in it~”
Xiaoxi: “……”
Looking at the bra held up to her chest, obviously two or three sizes too big, Xiaoxi felt the challenge in Ye Xinglan’s eyes.
“Oh, sorry,” Ye Xinglan pulled her hand back, “I subconsciously grabbed my own size. I forgot you aren’t that big. I’ll go get you a smaller one~”
“Get back here!” Xiaoxi grabbed Ye Xinglan. “Put that down! When did I ever say I wanted to buy that sort of thing? Put it back!”
“No~ Since we’re here, might as well get a few more! You always wear such plain styles. Let me pick out a few cute ones for you to wear at home~”
As she spoke, Ye Xinglan quickly grabbed several racy, various types of intimate wear and started holding them up against Xiaoxi, comparing and contrasting.
Watching Ye Xinglan lick her lips, a huge “井” character practically popped out of Xiaoxi’s head.
She usually only wore simple, basic styles. For Xiaoxi, who’d only been a girl for less than a year, picking out this kind of thing for herself was truly embarrassing.
Besides, nobody else was going to see them—what was the point of wearing such flashy stuff?
But Ye Xinglan was totally dissatisfied with Xiaoxi’s thinking… Who says nobody will see? She looks every day! She’d been wanting to buy Xiaoxi a whole variety to rotate for ages!
“Hey, don’t walk away!” Ye Xinglan grabbed Xiaoxi, who was trying to leave. “Let’s just get two, okay? No, three—let’s make it three!”
Xiaoxi suddenly froze.
“You never want to wear anything nice. Just try one on for me, will you? Please?”
Ye Xinglan, not noticing Xiaoxi’s odd reaction, shook Xiaoxi’s arm energetically, trying to use her usual whining tactics to persuade her.
“Shh, stop talking, stop talking…”
“I just want to see what you look like in this! Go try it on, please, please~”
“Shh! Shh!”
Xiaoxi’s gaze went past Ye Xinglan and looked behind her, lips barely moving as she hurriedly tried to warn Ye Xinglan in a voice only the two of them could hear.
Unfortunately, Rich Girl had no intention of stopping at all.
“No way! If you don’t agree to try it on for me, I’ll just keep talking!”
“Isn’t that Xiaoxi? When did you come back? Why didn’t you tell me?”
A gentle voice sounded from behind them. Ye Xinglan turned to see a well-dressed woman walking over in confusion.
She was about the same height as Xiaoxi, her light gray hair tied in a low ponytail and draped casually over her chest—a hairstyle that made people say, “Miss, your hair is too dangerous!”
She looked only a few years older than Xiaoxi, with delicate features and smiling, crescent eyes that gave off a gentle, housewife vibe… Ye Xinglan tilted her head.
Who was this? She seemed awfully familiar with Xiaoxi?
At this moment, Xiaoxi was completely frozen, her expression awkward as she tried desperately to pull her arm out of Ye Xinglan’s embrace.
But Rich Girl, lacking any sense of the situation, just clung to her tightly and refused to let go!
Ye Xinglan shook her arm. “Xiaoxi, is this your sister? Why aren’t you saying anything?”
“Goodness, such a sweet-talking girl. Do I really look that young to you?”
The woman who’d been a bit confused just now was clearly delighted by Ye Xinglan’s words and swayed with a smile.
“What a, what a coincidence, Mom. You’re out shopping too?”
Xiaoxi spoke, nervous and stuttering. How unlucky could she get! The smiling big sister in front of her—who else could it be but her mom, Su Yuening!
Ye Xinglan: “?”
Rich Girl’s eyes widened… This is our mom? You just said that beautiful woman who looks only a few years older than you is our mom?!
“That’s right, your little sister came back, so I’m out to buy her something. Didn’t expect to run into you, too. Are you… here buying undergarments? For women?”
Su Yuening looked over the two who’d just been clinging together, her gaze sweeping over the shopping bags and the bra in Ye Xinglan’s hand.
She’d heard every word Ye Xinglan had said just now, loud and clear.
Oh no! Cold sweat broke out on Xiaoxi’s forehead.
Of all things, Xinglan had chosen all couple sets, and her mom had seen everything! And right here in a women’s lingerie shop, too… She hadn’t even told her mom about becoming a girl yet!
“Xiaoxi, this girl… could she be your girlfriend? Why didn’t you tell your mom you found someone?”
Su Yuening’s eyes narrowed ever so slightly, her smile still gentle, but even Ye Xinglan felt a chilling air sweep through at that moment.
Ye Xinglan couldn’t help but straighten up. Crap, Xiaoxi wasn’t lying to her after all!
“Well, Mom, let me introduce you—Ye Xinglan, she’s… um…”
Xiaoxi forced a strained smile, close to tears.
Now, if she told her mom Ye Xinglan was just a normal friend, would her mom even believe it?
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