Hmph, hmph, um, ah... not at all.
As a high-cold little beauty, no matter the situation, even when faced with the fiercest output, she would only hum, never say "ah."
That would be very unladylike.
Stretch! The longer you stretch, the more you earn!
Although she didn't really know what she was earning...
After a fierce battle, Qin Yue stopped, panting heavily.
Even though she had rested for several days, two rounds of team fights in half a day still put a strain on her endurance.
And more importantly—
"What's wrong with you today? You're still not giving in after all this?"
What's going on? Twenty minutes stuck on the high ground, letting the jungle be guarded while only defending the minion line, fighting one wave, buying back, and waiting for people to come up to push, but refusing to call GG.
Is this the TI finals life-and-death match? Is there really such a strong desire not to lose?
"I've always been like this," Bai Ningning said coldly, "there's no such thing as giving in."
Staying true to herself, she was still that girl, without a hint of change.
Qin Yue laughed: "So what were you meowing about before you even got to bed? Were you singing 'Learn to Meow Like a Cat'?"
That's not impossible; I quite like singing.
Bai Ningning carefully thought of an excuse, but unexpectedly, Qin Yue spoke first: "I know, it's because my sister is here, right?"
The back of the girl's hand felt cold, and her heart raced.
Could it be that the big sister discovered that her sister is the black long-sock junior she has been thinking about?
But how did she know?
"I know, your character is like this," Qin Yue said with a cold smile, "as long as there are people you know around, you must maintain your high-cold persona, right? So, you'd rather endure more intense (pain) than admit defeat."
Bai Ningning blinked, a bit dazed.
Although it was indeed quite close to the truth—she didn't want to ruin her image in front of the junior, and her previous image was indeed high-cold, but more importantly, in front of the junior, she was a reliable senior.
If she meowed in front of the junior, her life as a reliable senior would come to an end. So, she had to hold it in.
Stretch, the longer you stretch, the more you earn; in the end, it would be the big sister herself who would be exhausted and lying beside her!
"Don't worry about it," Bai Ningning said firmly, "anyway, I won't surrender."
Qin Yue raised an eyebrow: "Of course, you can choose not to surrender."
Then just suffer.
......
"Speaking of Miss Ningning, she's actually a pitiful person, alone without family," Aunt Zou paused, "I'm not insulting anyone; Miss Ningning is truly an orphan."
"...."
It seemed that no matter how she said it, it didn't sound right, but that was indeed the case.
Qin Xin nodded, indicating she understood, and asked her to continue.
"In short, after her parents died, they left no property behind. Before meeting the young lady, Miss Ningning lived in a rental house and even had to apply for community assistance for her tuition."
Qin Xin felt a pang in her heart.
"So, she's with her sister for money?"
"It seems to be the case, but..."
Aunt Zou sighed again: "But even so, if you give her money, can't she just be a good girlfriend to the young lady? Even if she treats it as a transaction, at least there should be some sense of contract; she shouldn't say her true thoughts out loud."
It would be one thing to say it, but the key is that she let the young lady hear it; isn't that just... asking for trouble?
"If she's unwilling in her heart, she will eventually say it," Qin Xin, however, had a different opinion, "it's understandable."
Of course, if it were someone else, she wouldn't think this way; she would just applaud her sister. Before discovering that her sister's girl was Senior Ningning, she had done just that.
But she never expected that the gossip would land on her own head—this was like eating the watermelon flesh and wearing the rind as a hat.
"But now it's better; the young lady has woken up in time and taken the most correct approach," Aunt Zou smiled, "it's much better now."
Qin Xin was slightly taken aback: "Much better?"
What does that mean?
"Yes, don't be fooled by Miss Ningning's cold face and her indifference to the young lady, often saying things that make the young lady angry," Aunt Zou said, "but in reality, Miss Ningning cares a lot about the young lady, helping her with various things, and she's even learning skills like massage."
Qin Xin's lips trembled: "Why is that?"
"Because they've... crossed that line," Aunt Zou said matter-of-factly, "there's a saying that (the act of intimacy) is the passage to a girl's heart."
"... How is such a vulgar statement elegant?"
"Don't doubt it; it was said by a famous modern female writer. Is that elegant enough for you?"
"...."
That is indeed quite high.
"But not everyone is like that," Qin Xin tried to find evidence to refute, "when the senior came out of the lounge, and when she was being hugged by her sister, she didn't look happy at all."
"That's just the modesty of a girl," Aunt Zou was very certain, "but think about it carefully; if Miss Ningning really didn't want to, why would she say those things all day to provoke the young lady?"
Qin Xin instinctively asked, "Why?"
"Because she wants it too," Aunt Zou said, "but she can't say it directly, so she uses this method to deliberately provoke the young lady, making the young lady take care of her."
Qin Xin was trembling all over: "Is that so?"
"Yes, there's no mistake," Aunt Zou stopped walking, "the bathroom is right here."
Qin Xin remained silent for a long time, struggling to squeeze out two words: "Thank you."
Thank you for telling me this.
"It's a small matter; if the second young lady has any questions, feel free to ask me or anyone else," Aunt Zou greeted her and turned to leave.
It was late; time to rest.
On the bathroom side, after preparing the bathwater, Qin Xin immersed herself, letting the steamy mist envelop her head.
Why is it like this?
After hearing about Senior Ningning's background, Qin Xin thought that Senior Ningning was a very strong person; although she had to submit to her sister for the sake of living, her heart had never yielded, and she wouldn't even want to compromise herself by speaking the truth.
But after being brought home by her sister and going through that, she completely changed.
She even took the initiative to let her sister take care of her!
Could it be that, as Aunt Zou said, her sister opened the passage to Senior Ningning's heart?
The girl hugged her knees, her gaze dim.
Pain +5, Anger +5
......
On the other side, Aunt Zou, back in her guest room, reflected on her experiences along the way and suddenly felt something was off.
The young lady was fighting in the bedroom, and the sounds seemed quite loud, audible even in the hallway. And the second young lady stood in front of the young lady's bedroom for quite a while after "taking the wrong path."
If she realized she took the wrong path, shouldn't she have changed direction immediately?
Moreover, for some reason, when she saw the second young lady, she felt that the other's gaze at that moment seemed very frightening...
Forget it, don't speculate randomly; let's see later.
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