Su Xiaoxiao was very happy.
She was happy that Big Sister actually gave her the room key.
This didn’t just mean she’d have work and get paid.
It also meant she could come and go from Sister..’s house as she pleased.
‘You agreed just like that?’
Yu Xueqin kept her hand in front of her chest.
‘Then let’s call it a day. By the way, you’re not afraid to walk the stairs alone, right?’
‘How could I be afraid? Not a chance!’
Su Xiaoxiao replied firmly.
She’d walked so many night roads, so what was there to fear about a staircase?
‘Then let’s keep in touch by phone.’
‘Okay.’
After a brief farewell, Su Xiaoxiao left Big Sister’s house and went down the stairs to the second floor.
‘?!’
Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure.
A figure that made people feel uneasy.
‘Why is it you?’
The girl also noticed Su Xiaoxiao and paused on her way back to her room.
‘It’s me…is something wrong?’
She had just finished working at Pretty Sister’s house.
‘Nothing, it’s just odd.’
Xia Bingrou’s cool gaze fell on her.
‘I haven’t seen you here before.’
She was someone who had been brought back, so of course she hadn’t seen her before…
‘Oh, today I…’
Before Su Xiaoxiao could finish, that girl radiating coldness had already walked away.
What the heck, just leaving without a word like that.
She didn’t even take her seriously!
Su Xiaoxiao felt a bit angry, but the feeling faded quickly.
After all, how would a cool, aloof girl like that want to chat with her?
‘My Yu Jie is still the best, hey…’
Su Xiaoxiao recalled what had happened upstairs and couldn’t help but start to daydream.
No, not daydream—she had seen the real thing, so it was just a memory.
‘I have to work hard from now on too!’
Su Xiaoxiao cheered herself on.
For rent, for food, for life, she had to obediently listen to Yu Jie and was willing to do anything.
Then, thinking about how to sweep and mop properly, Su Xiaoxiao wandered onto the street.
Since it wasn’t far, she quickly found her way.
She also stopped at a roadside restaurant and packed a serving of Meat Eggplant—a daily essential.
On the way home, in a small alley, she saw some Wild Cats meowing pitifully.
She sacrificed some eggplant for them.
‘No matter how many times I eat this, I never get tired of it. Hic~’
Su Xiaoxiao sat on the floor of her tiny room, having just finished a delicious dinner.
‘Ding~’
Her phone on the bed kept making sounds.
The first thing Su Xiaoxiao did when she got back was eat, then get ready to check her phone.
She was a bit of a neat freak; if she played while eating, there’d be oil on the screen.
[ Xin: Why hasn’t Xiaomeimei replied yet? Did you sneak off to play alone, hiding from your sister? ]
20:32
When she opened the homepage, at the top was Senior Xin, a message from a few minutes ago.
[ Xiaoxiao: I wasn’t out playing. ]
[ Xin: Then what were you doing? ]
Senior replied quickly, which surprised Su Xiaoxiao.
It felt good to get an instant reply.
[ Xiaoxiao: I was working, earning money. ]
She had gone to Pretty Big Sister’s house to work—500 for the night.
[ Xin: Ah, so Xiaoxiao is working while studying, that’s tough. ]
[ Xin: By the way, the job isn’t like what was mentioned in that previous post, right…? ]
What post?
Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, then remembered and her face darkened.
Those paparazzi, not even human!
They’d made her good Senior misunderstand too.
[ Xiaoxiao: Of course not. If you keep making stuff up, I won’t talk to you anymore. ]
[ Xin: No, no, just kidding. I actually came to talk about something important. ]
Oh, something important?
[ Xiaoxiao: Tell me. ]
[ Xin: It’s about today’s club performance—the video got a lot of views. ]
[ Xiaoxiao: Of course! Xin Jie’s dancing is amazing! ]
Su Xiaoxiao swore that was the best she’d ever seen.
But what did that have to do with her?
[ Xin: Hey, actually Xiaoxiao contributed too. You even appeared in a video called ‘Appendix Video of “Cute Audience”’. ]
[ Xiaoxiao: Me? ]
[ Xin: Yup, and a lot of people liked and commented on it. Xiaomeimei, want to check it out? ]
Su Xiaoxiao was stunned.
How could she end up being filmed just by sitting in the audience—and even go viral?
[ Xiaoxiao: No need. Thank you, Xin Jie. ]
[ Xin: Okay. ]
Finally, they chatted a bit about next week’s Comic Convention and plans for tomorrow.
‘Xiao Li accepted my QQ request!’
On the chat page, Su Xiaoxiao was surprised to see someone marked as Goddess.
That was a note she’d added herself when adding the friend.
Should she say something?
It was rare to get accepted.
[ Xiaoxiao: I was really happy this afternoon. ]
Su Xiaoxiao sent a casual message, then put down her handheld and walked to the cabinet, taking out a set of school uniforms before heading to the bathroom to wash up.
The person in the mirror was still so cute today.
Compared to usual, Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes were filled with a feeling called Hope.
Because Big Sister had taken her in.
***
‘Whew~ All done, that feels nice.’
Su Xiaoxiao blew her hair a bit, climbed into bed after finishing the laundry, and continued looking at her phone.
Today, Liu Yun and the others had also added her on QQ.
Su Xiaoxiao labeled them with their real names, making it easier to recognize them.
[ Guo’er: Xiaoxiao, did you know you appeared in today’s performance video? If you feel uncomfortable, I can delete it right away. ]
Society President also sent a message.
[ Xiaoxiao: No, no, I didn’t do anything, but ended up in the video with the Seniors. I’m actually happy. ]
A bit of a perfunctory reply, but that was all she could say.
After replying, Su Xiaoxiao exited QQ and opened her contacts.
She stared at a newly added number labeled ‘Yu Xueqin’.
‘Her phone number.’
Su Xiaoxiao lay on the bed, recalling the first time she’d seen Big Sister.
Back then, just seeing Yu Xueqin from afar made her heart skip.
She thought they’d never meet again, but ended up seeing her at work the next day.
It really was a coincidence.
And today, she’d even been saved…
‘Hehe, thank you.’
Su Xiaoxiao smiled warmly.
She stared at the phone number on her screen, her vision slowly becoming blurry.
She’d been helped so much—yet what had she been thinking just now?
About xx.
‘I’m sorry.’
Su Xiaoxiao regretted it and decided she wouldn’t look at Big Sister with naughty thoughts anymore.
Never again!
She still had self-control… probably.
Finally, Su Xiaoxiao scrolled through her phone a few more times, found nothing else to reply to, and lay down to sleep.
She usually slept at one, but since she finished work early today, sleeping early felt nice.
Zzzz
She fell asleep in no time, exhausted from the day.
Some people sleep soundly; others can’t sleep no matter what.
Still at the north side of the school.
In the center of a large bed lay a slim young woman.
Her long black hair spread out like tree roots.
‘Aha…’
The girl parted her pink lips, let out one last soft moan, then slumped on the bed, motionless.
After that little girl left, Yu Xueqin didn’t know why she couldn’t get her out of her mind.
She even played some games, but just thinking about the girl’s gentle personality, adorable face, and that soft, sweet way of talking made her restless.
So, she ended up back on the bed, reaching out her hand.
This was already the second time today.