“Dummy, are you a child or something?”
Su Yun looked at her with distress and gently raised her hand to wipe the tears from Qin Xue’s eyes.
Qin Xue slowly opened her eyes in response, her long, delicate lashes fluttering as she blinked.
“Ugh…”
But the resentful look in her eyes made Su Yun realize she might have said the wrong thing.
“You went out without telling me, and then you call me a child? Xiaoyun…”
Qin Xue let go of her tight hug and slowly straightened herself up.
“You’re younger than me, you’re the child.” She poked Su Yun in the—
“Ahh! What are you doing?!”
Su Yun instantly leapt backward, staring at Qin Xue with a mixture of fear and disbelief.
Did she just…?!
“Pfft.”
Qin Xue stifled a laugh and covered her mouth with her hand, giggling.
“So sensitive. And you still say you’re not a child~ It’s okay, Xiaoyun is still small. You’ll grow eventually. After all, you’re just a kid.”
“……”
Su Yun was speechless at the teasing.
What, just because you’re bigger, you think you’re so great? Aren’t you the one who always wants to be hugged?
Su Yun didn’t usually care about stuff like size, but if it were another girl, they’d probably have bitten Qin Xue by now.
Still…
For some reason, the word “small” echoed again in her mind, stirring a hint of unwillingness in her chest.
She definitely wasn’t going to care about that!
“Hmph, I’m not talking to you anymore.” Su Yun scooped up the jug of oil and the three bags she had dropped earlier. Without sparing Qin Xue another glance, she walked straight into the room.
“Xiaoyun, are you angry? But even when you’re angry, you’re super cute~”
Once she got into the kitchen, Su Yun began unpacking the piles of things she had bought.
She found a place for the induction cooker, figured out where to store the vegetables. She didn’t plan to eat—this was all so Qin Xue could have home-cooked meals and eat more healthily.
As Su Yun focused on the setup, bent over in concentration, Qin Xue simply stood behind her and watched—without offering to help.
Just watching the little white-haired girl from behind, Qin Xue felt full to the brim with warmth and joy.
Xiaoyun looked so tiny. Qin Xue had the sudden urge to sneak up behind her and pounce.
Such a sweet and innocent little girl… now working hard just for her.
She watched Su Yun’s small head bobbing back and forth, the little cowlick on top swaying along with it.
So diligent.
“Xiaoyun, you’re so good to me.”
“So good, you almost feel like my wife,” Qin Xue murmured from behind, unable to hold back.
“……”
Su Yun had been wondering where to plug in the extension cord—but the moment she heard that, her brain short-circuited.
She stood frozen, the plug still in her hand, as her cheeks turned red.
“Xiaoyun, why did you suddenly stop moving? And you’re not saying anything either.”
“Or… are you waiting for me to call you wifey?”
“Wife~”
Qin Xue’s teasing voice drifted from behind.
Su Yun turned bright red.
“You overgrown kid! Go back to your room and sleep! Or I’ll bite you!”
Blushing furiously, Su Yun stood up and pointed at the busty, shameless girl behind her.
“You don’t even help, and you’re just standing there teasing me! ‘Wife’ isn’t something you can just say casually!”
“Shameless, hentai!”
“Come bite me then~”
“……”
“Scram!”
—-
“Wow, it’s so late and you’re still studying. Everyone else in the dorm’s goofing off. Looks like you’re gonna ace the finals.”
“You shut up, Zhang Deyi. You already finished studying this afternoon, and you’ve got the nerve to mock me? I’m still on the intro chapters. If I don’t catch up, I’m gonna flunk.”
“You? Flunk? Heh.”
At ten o’clock at night, inside Summer End University’s dorms near the rental apartments, Zhang Deyi was joking with his roommates.
The dorm had originally housed six people, but now only four remained, making it feel somewhat empty.
Still, compared to being alone in the hospital, this was much better.
Back then, it was just him—white bed, white sheets, thick medicinal smells. Honestly, it felt like he was in a morgue.
But during that time, Zhang Deyi had a revelation. He needed to study hard, find a stable job, marry a kind and gentle wife, and live a peaceful life. Otherwise, being alone was just too boring.
Now Liu Fei had a girlfriend. It was almost 11 p.m., and he was still studying with her in the library.
Before, Liu Fei would’ve been playing CS:GO in the dorm at this hour.
Zhang Deyi wasn’t jealous, though. He was doing well himself. His studies were on track, and he had hope for the future.
As he lay on the bed, his thoughts drifted to what kind of girl his future partner might be.
But the moment he did, the image of a white-haired girl meowing on the stage flashed through his mind.
If that person really was the goddess…
Then… she said he was handsome.
Handsome…
Zhang Deyi couldn’t help but smile.
The goddess had complimented him.
Because of that, he had studied like he was on stimulants all afternoon—five or six hours of intense focus—only eating dinner after he finished.
If he could hear her praise him every day, his grades would definitely soar.
Thud.
Suddenly, he slammed his fist on the bed.
“Damn it! Why didn’t I think to ask for her WeChat?!”
“Zhang Deyi, what the hell are you doing? Did you just fap too hard?”
“Careful, man. With how small you are, you might snap something.”
The bang had drawn mocking laughter from his roommates.
“Get lost! I’m not small—and I wasn’t fapping!”
Zhang Deyi yanked his bed curtain shut and fired back, then lay back down.
He thought back to the afternoon. At this point, he was almost certain—that “Brother Yun” had been a fake.
That wasn’t Brother Yun. That was his goddess. (He didn’t believe Su Yun could’ve turned into a girl overnight.)
As for where the real Su Yun went… maybe he needed to ask the goddess.
Zhang Deyi was still worried about Su Yun’s safety, so he decided to ask during the next class meeting.
—
In a large bathroom, Qin Yuanyuan clung tightly to her older sister, giggling.
“Hehe, Sister Rou, your body is so warm~”
She nuzzled her face into the flawless snowy white softness before her.
A slender hand gently patted her head.
Xia Rou didn’t mind her sister being so clingy. She smiled warmly, watching the little girl in her arms.
Qin Yuanyuan was so sweet and innocent—just like their little orange kitten.
“Yuanyuan, you have to work hard, okay? That way, no one will dare bully you in the future.”
As she spoke, Xia Rou suddenly felt… something strange.
She furrowed her brows and looked down—only to find Qin Yuanyuan’s knees had bumped into her.
A bit…
“……”
Xia Rou bit her lip. The feeling was becoming more and more noticeable.
“Yuanyuan…”
“Yes, Sister Rou?”
Qin Yuanyuan lifted her little head, pure and innocent as ever.
“That… Yuanyuan, can you get up for a second?”
“Huh? Okay!”
Qin Yuanyuan obediently stood up in the tub—right in front of Xia Rou.
Xia Rou’s eyes widened.
Even after standing… why was…
She connected the dots. Her mind jumped from this to Yuanyaun and Sister Xue…
Xia Rou sneakily glanced at Qin Yuanyuan.
“Big Sis Rou, what are you looking at?” Yuanyuan tilted her head, still waiting for her sister to tell her to sit down again.
“N-nothing. Yuanyuan, sit back down now.”
“Mmhm!” The girl’s voice was cheerful and pure.
While they were bathing, in the living room, Qin Yao sat quietly on the sofa, petting a small orange kitten curled up in her lap.
“Meow~”
The kitten was obedient and adorable.
“If only they could be this well-behaved too,” Qin Yao muttered, glancing at the girls still bathing inside.
(End of Chapter)