"Sister Xiaoyun, ah~" Qin Xue reached over with a cream puff and gently pressed it against Su Xiaoyun’s lips.
“Mm…”
Su Xiaoyun didn’t want to be hand-fed, but Qin Xue persistently blocked her mouth. Left with no choice, she shot a resentful glare and took a small bite.
But just as she bit into the cream puff, it burst open, and the other half was quickly taken back by Qin Xue.
“Mmm~ So good.”
Then, right in front of Su Xiaoyun, Qin Xue ate the half she had bitten into, looking quite pleased with herself.
“Uh…” Su Xiaoyun stared blankly, watching the scene in disbelief.
“Sister Xiaoyun, ah~” Qin Xue offered her another cream puff.
But this time, Su Xiaoyun stubbornly refused to open her mouth. With the puff pressed against her lips, her face slowly turned red.
Sister Xue is too much… If you're going to feed me, just do it! Why take it back halfway?
Qin Xue looked at the blushing Su Xiaoyun and smirked mischievously.
She’s already blushing—how cute~
There was no way Qin Xue would miss this opportunity to tease her. If Su Xiaoyun wouldn’t eat, she’d eat first.
She took the puff that had touched Su Xiaoyun’s lips, took a bite, then once again offered the remaining half.
“Sister Xiaoyun, ah~”
Su Xiaoyun kept her mouth tightly shut.
Qin Xue didn't budge.
The strange scene drew the attention of Su Yun’s parents and uncle.
“Hurry up and eat it, or the cream will start dripping,” Wang Haiyan urged as she saw the cream already beginning to ooze out of the pastry.
She had no idea it was Qin Xue’s leftovers.
…
Feeling the gaze of the four adults, Su Xiaoyun begrudgingly opened her mouth.
But she was just a second too late—the cream spilled out, landing right on Qin Xue’s fingers.
“Ah?”
Su Xiaoyun instinctively reached for a tissue to wipe her hands.
“Eat it, Sister Xiaoyun.”
But Qin Xue didn’t seem bothered. Instead, she used the fingers coated in cream to continue feeding the puff into Su Xiaoyun’s mouth.
“Ugh…” Helplessly, Su Xiaoyun ate it.
Looking at the girl’s slender, creamy fingers, Su Xiaoyun suddenly had a strange thought.
Sister Xue’s hands are clean anyway… maybe…
But she quickly pushed that thought away and reached into her pocket for a tissue.
“Wuh!” Suddenly, something soft slipped into her mouth—she jumped.
When she looked up, she saw Qin Xue had placed two fingers into her mouth.
Su Xiaoyun barely resisted the urge to bite down hard.
“It’s your fault for not eating sooner. Can’t waste food, or you’ll be punished~” Qin Xue’s alluring face wore a devilish smile.
“…” Su Xiaoyun sat frozen, blankly licking the cream from her lips.
“Aiya…” Su Xiaoyun’s uncle let out a noise of protest and quickly turned to look out the front windshield.
This old bachelor couldn’t take it anymore—why did he have to witness this kind of youthful flirtation?
From then on, Wang Haibin didn’t turn around again.
“Hehe, good girl, Sister Xiaoyun. No waste~” Qin Xue finally pulled her fingers away with a satisfied smile.
“Sister Xue, I don’t need anymore. You eat the rest…” Su Xiaoyun lowered her head, her cheeks burning red. She didn’t want to lift her face again.
She didn’t like that sudden intrusion!
Though she was angry, she decided to let it go.
As a 'boy,' she should be generous and forgiving toward girls.
“Hmph.” Compared to Su Xiaoyun’s embarrassment, Qin Xue looked quite pleased, humming a tune as she finished the leftover puffs and bread.
After she finished, she even licked her fingers.
Can’t waste, after all~
Whether she meant the cream or something else, who knew.
–
“So boring, so boring, SO boring!”
Qin Yuanyuan flailed her legs across the big bed, rolling around restlessly.
Xia Rou had left that morning, and Qin Yuanyuan had spent half the day alone. With no one to talk to, she was dying of boredom.
She wanted a hug—wanted a big, soft, gentle big sister to hold her.
Xia Rou was so gentle, always bringing her candy, and when they bathed together, she looked so fair and soft…
They studied together, ate together, even bathed together—waaah…
Qin Yuanyuan eventually collapsed on the bed like a dead fish, trying to think of a way to ease the loneliness.
“Big Sis… Wait, that’s it.”
Puffing her cheeks, she climbed slowly out of bed and hopped to the floor.
Click.
She locked the door behind her and made her way to the hallway across from her room.
Just around the corner were several small rooms where the maids lived.
Knock knock…
Qin Yuanyuan knocked on one of the doors.
Their household treated maids well. They had a lot of rest time—on holidays, aside from basic cleaning and cooking, they only worked around five hours a day.
“Xuanyuan, are you there?” Qin Yuanyuan called through the door.
“Yes, Miss. What do you need?”
It opened quickly, and a tall maid stepped out, bowing slightly.
“It’s nothing. I was just bored by myself.”
“Mm, come on in, Miss.”
Qin Xuanxuan bent down slightly and stepped aside. Once Qin Yuanyuan entered the room, she reached out and gently closed the door behind her.
“Xuanxuan, your clothes are torn? Should I ask my sister to get you a new one?” Qin Yuanyuan walked over to the neatly made bed and noticed a maid uniform with a small tear at the cuff.
She figured it might have been an accident.
“No, no, it’s not mine. And it’s just a small hole, once it’s mended, it won’t even show.”
“Or… do you think it looks bad, Miss? If so, I’ll change it right away. I’m sorry.”
Qin Xuanxuan quickly stepped forward and picked up the maid uniform. Her eyes remained fixed on the garment, filled with reluctance and attachment.
But even so, if her young lady didn’t like it, she’d have no choice but to get rid of it.
“It’s fine. Just patch it up. By the way, whose is it? Why are you the one fixing it?”
“Um…”
Qin Yuanyuan sat down on the edge of the bed. After Qin Xuanxuan explained, she finally understood that the maid uniform actually belonged to Qin Xin from the room next door. It had gotten caught on something while she was sweeping and tore.
As for why Qin Xin wasn’t fixing it herself and left it to Qin Xuanxuan, apparently she’d been feeling unwell these past few days and was resting.
Only then did Qin Yuanyuan suddenly realize that she hadn’t seen Qin Xin around lately. It had been Qin Xuanxuan looking after her all this time.
So Qin Xin had been lying in bed recovering, and Qin Xuanxuan had taken care of everything on her own?
Qin Yuanyuan was a little surprised, but she didn’t dwell on it for long.
(End of Chapter)