!!!
Su Ling said she specifically finished her work early just to play with me!!!
Ruan Zhixian suddenly stood up and dashed out like she was running away.
“Su Ling, w-wait for me! I’m just going to the bathroom first!”
The bedroom was left with only Su Ling, standing there dumbfounded, still holding the game controller in her hand, seemingly confused by Ruan Zhixian’s sudden behavior.
***
In the bathroom.
Ruan Zhixian kept splashing cold water on her face. After a while, she looked up at her reflection in the mirror:
The girl in the mirror was slightly out of breath, her wet blonde hair sticking messily to her cheeks and forehead.
Despite splashing cold water several times, the pale face still bore large patches of blush. Her cyan eyes were wide open, and in those pupils, besides shyness, there was also confusion and surprise.
So Su Ling really did finish her work early just to play with me…
The blonde girl silently repeated this sentence in her mind. After calming down, instead of just shyness, what filled her heart more was confusion.
Why is Su Ling being so good to me?
Not only did she take me in when trouble happened at home, but she also comes up with different ways every day to make me happy. Now, she even finished her work early just to keep me company…
Even if Mom and Su Ling reached some kind of agreement for Su Ling to protect me during this period, she wouldn’t need to go this far, right…?
This almost feels like… like Su Ling is courting me during the time she’s protecting me…
Though I really want to remind myself not to be naive, Ruan Zhixian, oh Ruan Zhixian, can’t you see it? Su Ling’s behavior is exactly like a girl in love!
The moment trouble happened at home, she took me in to protect me; she knew my preferences and prepared games I hadn’t been able to play for a long time.
When she came home and didn’t see me, she immediately panicked; she brings me my favorite little cakes or small gifts every day; she comes home early just because she misses me, and today, she’s working from home to be with me…
Counting all these days’ events, Ruan Zhixian finally had an epiphany!
What the heck! Su Ling, you’re still saying you don’t like me! All these days, you’ve been chasing me!
If I can’t figure this out, then all these years of being a girl have been for nothing!
So, Su Ling is a girl, huh? I didn’t expect I’d be this popular…
I don’t even know when Su Ling started liking me, hehe…
Now the girl in the mirror had completely lost her shyness and was grinning foolishly, looking like a golden little fool deer.
So, what about me? Should I accept Su Ling’s feelings?
Ruan Zhixian began to ponder, and soon she arrived at an answer:
Of course! Why wouldn’t I?
Besides, Su Ling and I get along really well~ And I don’t know why, but ever since I first met Su Ling, we just clicked?
Ne!
That must mean we’re meant to be together!
The blonde girl cherished this innocent fantasy about a love she had never had before.
She just didn’t expect it took her so long to figure out Su Ling’s feelings, and she wondered if Su Ling had been waiting a long time…
Ah~ Really, if only Su Ling had been bolder and said it outright, I probably would have accepted right away…
Hmph, luckily Su Ling ran into me, Ruan Zhixian! I caught on to her intentions immediately! If it were someone else, who knows how long they’d be kept in the dark.
The golden-haired girl was feeling very pleased with herself.
Okay, it’s decided—I’m going to find a way to make Su Ling confess soon! Once she does, I’ll be with her!
The blonde girl clenched her tiny fists and excitedly encouraged herself.
It was a pity that the once-clever Zhixian hadn’t considered that if she wanted to be with Su Ling, she could confess first…
As for us being yuri or something, only Mom at home has a say…
Which means, as long as Mom’s not around now, we can just do what we need to do! That solves everything!
The girl in the mirror put her hands on her hips, proud of her own cleverness.
“Su Ling~ I’m back~”
“Oh, Zhixian, you’re back…?”
For some reason, Su Ling felt the blonde girl before her was radiating joy, completely free of the strange emotions she’d shown before going to the bathroom.
“Zhixian, did something good happen?”
The black-haired girl looked a little puzzled.
“Huh? Why are you asking that, Su Ling?”
The blonde girl seemed quite surprised.
“Because the moment Zhixian came out of the bathroom, she looked really happy.”
Su Ling answered honestly.
“Eh! Really? Well, actually, it’s nothing much, I just figured some things out while I was in the bathroom~”
Ruan Zhixian first looked a bit flustered, then pretended to cough twice. She glanced meaningfully at Su Ling with her big cyan eyes, then turned away.
Now the surprised and flustered one was Su Ling.
What’s going on! Did Zhixian discover something? Does she want to leave me?! Where did I slip up just now!
No way! As long as I’m here! Zhixian, don’t even think about leaving me! Absolutely not!
The black-haired girl’s thoughts grew darker and more terrifying, but then the blonde girl suddenly turned her head:
“Su Ling, what are you standing there for~ Didn’t you say you wanted to play games together?”
“Come on, stop daydreaming, hurry up~”
Ruan Zhixian grabbed Su Ling’s small hand and pressed her down into the wide gaming chair, then squeezed herself in right beside her.
The cramped gaming chair held their soft bodies tightly pressed together, black and blonde hair spilling onto the cushioned backrest, intertwining.
“All right, let’s start the game like this~”
Zhixian’s voice was close to Su Ling’s ear, her sweet milky scent flowing with her warm breath, gently brushing against Su Ling’s earlobe.
The chair was wide enough to envelop them both, yet felt so small that it forced them close together.