Chapter 105
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Chapter 105: Her Bed Is Actually Quite Big!
Ye Xiao walked ahead, while Qin Yunxi obediently followed behind her, like a child who had done something wrong.
Earlier, she had been walking behind that middle-aged man, but she wasn’t nearly as well-behaved as she was now.
She didn’t even know why she felt the need to act like she had done something wrong.
But seeing Ye Xiao’s earlier expression of anger and the inexplicable pressure radiating from her back, Qin Yunxi decided it was better to behave.
Ye Xiao suddenly stopped, turned around, and frowned. With a tone dripping in sarcasm, she mocked:
“Oh, my dear little troublemaker, you’re quite impressive, aren’t you? Haven’t seen you for a bit, and now you’re learning how to work in nightclubs?”
“I haven’t learned anything yet,” Qin Yunxi replied, tilting her face up to look at her.
“Hah.”
Ye Xiao laughed, though it seemed more like a laugh out of frustration.
Turning back, she continued walking, while Qin Yunxi clutched at her skirt with both hands and followed closely.
“What’s a nightclub?”
“It’s a slaughterhouse designed specifically to trick girls like you!” Ye Xiao said in an exaggeratedly frightening tone.
“Huh?” Qin Yunxi let out a squeak, like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on.
“Once they trick you in… well, take a guess what happens next.”
Qin Yunxi covered her mouth, feeling a bit nauseous.
“That’s so awful, why are they so awful?”
Qin Yunxi grabbed Ye Xiao’s arm, tears welling up in her eyes. “We can’t let them hurt people like that.”
Ye Xiao gave her a surprised look, then suddenly clutched her stomach and burst out laughing.
“Why are you holding onto me, dear troublemaker? You want me to storm the lion’s den all by myself? Wouldn’t that be serving myself up on a platter?”
Qin Yunxi loosened her grip slightly, glanced at Ye Xiao, and seemed to realize something—Ye Xiao was shorter than her and likely not as strong.
But she quickly regained her resolve and firmly said, “At least report it to the police!”
Ye Xiao stopped walking, turned around, and grabbed Qin Yunxi’s baby-fat cheeks with both hands.
Just like how she usually squished the cheeks of her ragdoll cat, Coke, she kneaded and stretched Qin Yunxi’s face a few times while saying, “My dear troublemaker, you really take everything I say at face value, don’t you? With your level of gullibility, you might as well give up on trying to function in society!”
Though, honestly, even if Qin Yunxi were less gullible, she still didn’t seem capable of living a normal life.
Realizing something, Qin Yunxi struggled to speak, her lips squished into a fish-like pout. “You tricked me?”
“Well, you’re too easy to trick.”
Qin Yunxi remained dazed. It wasn’t until they returned to the apartment complex’s entrance that she belatedly realized she had been completely fooled. She began seriously contemplating whether or not she should get angry.
Spotting the familiar noodle shop, Ye Xiao suddenly thought of something and turned to ask, “Are you hungry?”
“Very hungry,” Qin Yunxi replied.
“If you were hungry, why didn’t you say so earlier?”
Qin Yunxi took a deep breath, puffed out her belly, and patted it. “I was trying to endure it.”
Ye Xiao glanced at her. “Stop puffing up like that. Seeing you like this, I feel like if I punched you, you’d cry for a long time.”
Qin Yunxi quickly deflated her belly but puffed up her cheeks instead. “You have no compassion.”
“If you keep badmouthing me, I won’t treat you to dinner!”
Before entering the noodle shop, Qin Yunxi tugged on Ye Xiao’s sleeve and pointed to the nearby convenience store, her eyes sparkling with interest.
———
“Welcome!”
Ye Xiao walked straight in. “What do you want to eat?”
Qin Yunxi glanced around secretly and then softly said, “Instant noodles.”
If the male staff member at the noodle shop next door overheard this, who knows what his reaction would be.
Ye Xiao gave her a surprised look. “Instant noodles? That’s it?”
Qin Yunxi thought for a moment. “I’d also like a sausage.”
“Wow, my dear troublemaker, do you only know about these two things?” Ye Xiao couldn’t help but laugh and covered her face.
After thinking about it, she realized it was entirely possible.
Qin Yunxi pouted in slight protest, but when Ye Xiao picked up a cup of instant noodles from the shelf, she suddenly felt Ye Xiao was very kind.
Since Qin Yunxi wanted sausages, Ye Xiao bought her a variety of them—corn sausages, beef sausages, and even the kind wrapped in transparent packaging with “Curved Sausage” written on it.
———
Returning to Ye Xiao’s place for the second time, Qin Yunxi felt a little nervous.
It was different from yesterday.
Yesterday, she had been carried here while asleep.
Today, she had followed on her own.
This meant it was her first time voluntarily going to another girl’s house in her life.
Thinking about how this small girl had worked so hard to “carry” her home last night, Qin Yunxi felt a little touched.
After entering the apartment, Ye Xiao stretched and said, “Tonight, dear troublemaker, you’re sleeping on the couch. I slept on it last night, and my back is killing me.”
“Mmm.”
But Ye Xiao was so small—did she even have a back?
Ye Xiao stared at her face. “Letting you sleep on the couch—you’re not unhappy about that?”
“Of course not!” Qin Yunxi shook her head innocently. “I’ve never slept on one before, it looks really comfy.”
She plopped onto the couch, pressing down on it. It was indeed soft.
Ye Xiao tossed a pile of blankets and sheets beside her. “Then go wash those stockings you left in my room.”
“Ah!” Qin Yunxi covered her mouth, her face turning red as she dashed into Ye Xiao’s room. She grabbed her discarded white pantyhose and tossed them into the trash can.
Ye Xiao glanced over but didn’t see it as a big deal.
White stockings got dirty easily, and it wasn’t unusual for her to throw them away after a single wear.
Ye Xiao teased her, “Bare legs look great on you, my dear troublemaker~”
Qin Yunxi blushed slightly and nervously pulled down her skirt.
Looking at her nearly empty wardrobe, Ye Xiao felt a bit troubled. She hadn’t planned on staying here so soon, so she’d only brought two sets of bedding and pajamas in her size.
They wouldn’t fit Qin Yunxi.
Still, one step at a time.
“I don’t have clothes here that will fit you. For now, you’ll have to wear what you’re already wearing. But after dinner, we can go shopping together.”
Hearing Ye Xiao mention shopping, Qin Yunxi’s eyes sparkled with excitement. She’d never gone shopping on her own before.
In novels, girls often dragged their boyfriends around while shopping.
If she went shopping with Ye Xiao, would that count as a date?
But they were both girls!
A moment ago, she’d thought Ye Xiao was being mean. Now, her mood had completely turned around.
When Ye Xiao placed the bowl of instant noodles in front of her, along with a braised egg, Qin Yunxi felt even more that Ye Xiao was a kind person.
As Qin Yunxi ate, Ye Xiao crossed her arms and asked in an interrogative tone, “My dear troublemaker, are you absolutely sure you’re not going back?”
This was the last time Ye Xiao would ask her. She wouldn’t bring it up again after this.
“Mmm.” Qin Yunxi nodded.
“You’d rather die out there than go back?”
“I’ll manage somehow,” Qin Yunxi said, looking up. “I’ve already got a plan.”
“Let’s hear it.” Ye Xiao’s teasing smile was so charming it was almost distracting.
“I can sleep in an internet café at night. I can’t keep staying at your place—that would be too much trouble for you.” Qin Yunxi counted on her fingers.
“During the day, I can work as a café attendant. I heard they get free instant noodles.”
“…” Ye Xiao nodded along as she listened.
Finally, she opened her squinting eyes. “Finished?”
“For now, yes.”
“My evaluation: if this were a manga, you wouldn’t survive one chapter.”
Unless it was some weird, risqué manga—then, if the reviews were good, maybe it’d get a sequel.
Qin Yunxi felt indignant but couldn’t refute her.
Ye Xiao added, “With a plan like that, you’d be better off asking that guy we met at the noodle shop for help.”
Qin Yunxi’s face reddened as she thought about the earlier incident. She whispered, “How do you know about that?”
Ye Xiao didn’t answer, her lips curving into a half-smile.
“You were following me?” Qin Yunxi asked, feeling a strange mix of emotions.
“I guessed.”
“You were worried about me, so you followed me, right?” Qin Yunxi pressed.
Qin Yunxi said, “You were afraid something would happen to me, so you followed me, didn’t you?”
She cast a sideways glance at Ye Xiao, her face full of suspicion.
By now, she was starting to understand Ye Xiao.
This little girl had a sharp tongue, but a soft heart. She couldn’t go three sentences without a jab, yet she genuinely cared about others.
The more Ye Xiao remained silent, the more likely it was to be true.
“I’m right, aren’t I?” Qin Yunxi stared at her.
“What’s right? Just eat your food.”
Qin Yunxi lowered her head and resumed eating her noodles.
For some reason, knowing she’d been followed didn’t upset her at all. On the contrary, it made her heart feel warm and sweet.
Today, Ye Xiao hadn’t dunked the sausages into the soup. The corn sausage she picked up was unexpectedly sweet.
“Forget it. Big Sister, you should just sleep with me tonight! My bed’s pretty big, you know!”
Ye Xiao thought for a moment, then looked seriously at Qin Yunxi.