Shen Qingqing saw Chen Xiaoyan fall silent and crossed her arms with a hint of displeasure on her face.
“What? Disappointed?”
The latter didn’t hide it. She raised her right hand and made a “finger universe” gesture.
“Just a little bit.”
However, this answer made Shen Qingqing’s face instantly turn cold.
“Disappointed in your big sister, huh? Fine then. I won’t waste my effort upgrading your magic artifacts either. If you have nothing else, you may leave.”
After saying that, Shen Qingqing turned around and waved her hand, ready to shoo them away.
Chen Xiaoyan naturally wouldn’t be so foolish as to leave just like that. She knew that this “golden thigh” was sulking again. Ignoring the others present, she immediately activated her clingy mode.
But because Shen Qingqing was standing in a somewhat special position, she couldn’t make physical contact, so the effect of her coquettish act was not as good as before.
“Ah, Sister Shen, I’m telling you the truth. Why are you still angry?”
Shen Qingqing remained silent. She closed her eyes and stood on the eaves, quietly feeling the cool breeze, vowing to be a woman without feelings.
“Sister Shen, you wouldn’t want to see me in front of you from now on only flattering you without a single sincere word, would you?”
Shen Qingqing continued to remain silent.
Chen Xiaoyan also fell silent.
The other three women also fell silent, but their silence was because they were so shocked by someone’s current sweet and coquettish manner that they had nothing to say.
Among them, the most shocked was A Curtain of Dreams.
Who is Chen Xiaoyan? She is the First Disciple of Heavenly Fragrance, the true number one among the one hundred Heavenly Fragrance players, and her—A Curtain of Dreams’s—big sister. Usually treating her gently, A Curtain of Dreams greatly acknowledged this caring big sister.
But now you were telling her that her own big sister at this moment was exactly like a little girl seeking affection, acting cute and spoiled for someone else? And even an NPC?
A Curtain of Dreams’s worldview was about to collapse. She really wanted to go up, grab Chen Xiaoyan by the collar and shake her hard, trying to make her sober up.
But she dared not. On the other hand, Xianyun and Chong Chong were not surprised; instead, their eyes seemed to be expecting, longing for something, shining brightly.
“Sister Shen, you’ve changed.”
Chen Xiaoyan lowered her head in dismay, as if she had suffered a great grievance. She was there alone, feeling sad.
Chong Chong’s pupils contracted upon hearing this.
‘Holy crap, isn’t that her own catchphrase? Good one, learning and using it right away, huh?’
Xianyun thought for a moment and immediately understood that Chen Xiaoyan was acting, and that their presence would only hinder her actions.
“Youmeng dear, don’t the three of us have a mission to do?”
“Huh? Do we have a mission?”
A Curtain of Dreams didn’t catch the meaning and looked at Xianyun with confusion.
Xianyun quickly winked at her.
A Curtain of Dreams was stunned for a moment, then instantly caught on, hurriedly chimed in: “Right, right, right. I almost forgot. Thanks for reminding me, Sister Xianyun.”
Xianyun showed a relieved smile and shook her head: “It’s nothing. Chong Chong, shall we go do it now?”
Chong Chong saw their little gestures, but she was somewhat reluctant to leave just like that. But she also knew that she shouldn’t disturb Chen Xiaoyan now, so she could only find a reason to use as an excuse to leave. That is, her sister Xiaoyan was doing this to help them get benefits, with no other intentions. This thought indeed made her feel a lot better, so she nodded and pretended to agree.
“Sister Shen, disciple takes leave.”
The three of them saluted Shen Qingqing with cupped fists.
However, the latter gave no response.
They exchanged glances, quietly jumped off the roof, and quickly left the backyard.
“Hmph!”
As soon as they left Tianxin Pavilion, Chong Chong threw a small tantrum and snorted coldly.
Chen Xiaoyan’s acts of being cute to Shen Qingqing were somewhat similar to her own, both in actions and tone, and even the catchphrase was exactly the same. This made her extremely uncomfortable.
Why uncomfortable? It was like the goddess you’ve been trying to please turns around and pleases someone else. The feeling of falling was indescribable. Anyway, she just felt blue.
“Big sister is not just doing it for herself, but also for us. If we make that person unhappy, we’ll have to find someone else to upgrade our equipment in the future,” Xianyun comforted.
“I know that, that’s why I left. But I’m still unhappy,” Chong Chong pouted. Her chubby little face was oddly cute when angry.
“Sister Chong Chong, you’ve known Sister Xiaoyan for the shortest time. Did you know she can act cute? Looking at her movements and tone, she’s clearly very skilled. She must do this often.”
These words from A Curtain of Dreams were like a knife stabbing into Chong Chong’s heart.
Chong Chong’s face darkened. She glared coldly at A Curtain of Dreams and said through gritted teeth, “You sure talk a lot.”
“Uh, what did I do?”
A Curtain of Dreams saw Chong Chong’s ugly expression, was a bit confused, and looked innocent.
“Nothing. I don’t know about this. Go ask her yourself.”
After that, Chong Chong turned and left.
“Ah, this…”
A Curtain of Dreams stared at her back, blinked dumbly, turned to look at Xianyun with a frustrated face.
“Sister Xianyun, did I say something wrong?”
Xianyun covered her mouth slightly and couldn’t help but laugh.
“Sister Xianyun, what are you laughing at?”
“Nothing. You know how Chong Chong is, she’s jealous every day. Take it easy.”
“Jealous?”
“Mm-hmm.”
Xianyun had long seen that this Chong Chong was a tsundere kid and a jealousy jar.
As for Chen Xiaoyan, the moment she thought about her earlier performance, she couldn’t help but curl her lips.
‘Since I’ve known her, I never discovered she could act cute. How should I put it… a little cute. I love that kind of contrast moe. I don’t know if I’ll ever have a chance to have her treat me like that. Hmm, I’m somehow a little expectant.’
Inner room. 00:08
As soon as Chong Chong and the others left, Shen Qingqing returned to the room, and Chen Xiaoyan naturally followed. Seeing the girl shamelessly following her, Shen Qingqing didn’t drive her away again. Before, there were outsiders, so she couldn’t let down her face and had to maintain dignity at all times. Now that there were only the two of them, she could do whatever she wanted without caring about others’ gazes.
“You’re already disappointed in your big sister, why haven’t you left?”
“Come on, Sister Shen, there’s no outsider anymore. Why are you still putting on that face?”
Chen Xiaoyan didn’t care at all about Shen Qingqing’s coldness. Returning to the inner room, she sat casually on the bed as if it were her own home. Then, with a smile as beautiful as a flower, she patted the edge of the bed beside her: “Sister Shen, come sit.”
Shen Qingqing rolled her eyes at her and then sat over.
“Hehe.”
As soon as Shen Qingqing sat down, Chen Xiaoyan immediately grabbed her left arm and giggled foolishly.
“I knew it. Sister Shen won’t be angry with me.”