After arriving at the center of Summer’s End Plaza, Su Yun and the others got off the car.
She had already seen from the window that the plaza was packed with people, but once she actually stepped out, the scene was even more overwhelming. Even the area near the parking lot was packed with both people and cars.
“Sister Xiaoyun, you're still doing okay, huh?”
As soon as Su Yun got off the car, she saw a girl from the car ahead running over to her.
The next second, her head was once again buried between two soft mounds.
Although they weren’t quite on Qin Xue’s level, they were still plenty nice.
“Ah?” Su Yun was still in a daze, not reacting in time.
“You really scared me yesterday. We were all planning to visit you at the hospital. But then Sister Xue said you were fine. Thank goodness.”
The girl hugged Su Yun tightly, unwilling to let go.
Soon, the other girls from the club gathered around, expressing their concern and affection.
Su Yun gave a simple explanation—that she got lucky and landed on a big cushion, so she wasn’t hurt.
But thinking back on it now, Su Yun suddenly realized that right before she fell yesterday, her body had felt strangely light, without the usual sense of falling.
Still, there was no time to dwell on that.
Her body was now being rubbed and pressed from all directions by the other girls.
Since Su Yun was the smallest and shortest in the club, and after yesterday’s adorable singing, she had become the club’s collective little sister.
Surrounded by the girls, Su Yun was enveloped in the various fragrances girls naturally carried.
Her back, her chest, her legs, her butt, even her head—every part was being softly touched.
“Sister Xiaoyun’s clothes are so thick, she feels super soft to touch.”
“Her head feels so nice to pet, come try it...”
It was like she had become a toy for the girls to play with—constantly poked and stroked.
And just when the girls were having the most fun, Qin Xue’s face turned black.
“Let her go, can’t you see she doesn’t like being touched?”
Her voice was cold as she walked slowly into the group, eyes fixed on the girl being passed around like a doll.
“Eh, Sister Xiaoyun, do you not like us touching you?”
The girl holding Su Yun finally let go.
The soft sensation on her face vanished. Su Yun looked up at her.
She was a gentle and beautiful long-haired older girl. Also quite well-endowed.
Hating it? No way I hated it.
Su Yun sneaked a glance at Qin Xue.
Yikes—why did it feel like Qin Xue was about to beat me up?
“Just... not used to being touched...”
“Oh, is that so? Sorry.”
The girl quickly apologized and stepped away. The others got the message and stopped touching Su Yun too.
Just as Su Yun was feeling the air around her suddenly turn cold and lonely, a hand took hers.
“Alright, wherever you all want to go, just say it—I’ll pay for everything.”
“Yay!”
The awkward silence instantly vanished thanks to Qin Xue’s generous offer.
The club had a total of 8 girls. With Qin Xue, that made 9 (the maid had stayed in the car and wasn’t coming out to play).
With the nine of them walking together through the bustling plaza, they drew tons of attention.
Su Yun could feel countless hot gazes brushing past her face.
After entering the mall, the girls’ energetic nature truly kicked in.
They entered every shop they saw, and when they reached clothing stores, they’d try on pretty clothes one after another.
Su Yun had planned to just enjoy the show on the sidelines, but halfway through, Qin Xue forced her to become a dress-up doll.
Not that she was complaining, but constantly changing clothes was seriously tiring.
...
Su Yun had no idea how long she’d been walking that morning. Her legs were going numb.
Even with her decent physical condition, she still felt exhausted.
Why did the other girls seem to get more energized the more they walked?
She couldn’t figure it out.
“Couples get half off! We’ve got 10 people, so that’s 5 pairs. That’ll save Sister Xue some money.”
Around noon, the girls were getting a little thirsty after all that walking, and they were now standing outside a bubble tea shop.
There was a sign at the entrance: Couples promotion: second cup half price.
They were all girls. How were they supposed to be couples?
Su Yun stood behind Qin Xue, totally lost about what they were going to do next.
“Um, the sign says couples get a discount. Can we do that?”
Zhou Yiyi, holding hands with a close friend, walked straight up to the counter.
“Uh... but you’re both girls...”
The male employee looked at the two pretty girls in front of him, giving a slightly awkward smile.
But he didn’t outright say no.
“What’s wrong with being girls? Babe, give me a kiss.”
Zhou Yiyi instantly wrapped an arm around the other girl’s waist and pressed herself against her, looking incredibly flirtatious.
The girl was clearly caught off guard, but quickly gave Zhou Yiyi a kiss on the cheek.
“How about now? We’re totally a couple, little brother.”
“Alright, alright...”
The staff member was stunned for a moment.
He knew they were faking it, but still gave in.
Two pretty girls were hard to turn down, and it was definitely eye candy.
Besides, the boss never said it had to be male-female. It should be fine.
Once the staff gave the go-ahead, the rest of the girls followed suit and easily passed off as “couples” for the discount.
Until it was Su Yun’s turn.
She was holding onto Qin Xue’s hand, refusing to move forward.
“Hm? What’s wrong?”
Qin Xue looked at the hesitant girl beside her, slightly puzzled.
She didn’t actually care about the money—it was just for fun.
She mostly just wanted a kiss from her Little Sister Xiaoyun
Didn’t expect Sister Xiaoyun to be this shy... oh well.
“Let’s go...”
Just as Qin Xue was about to act on her own, Su Yun tugged at her sleeve.
“Oh? Alright then.”
And so, they went ahead with the “couple verification.”
Su Yun stood on her toes and gently placed a soft kiss on Qin Xue’s right cheek.
The moment it was done, Su Yun darted off like she was running from a crime scene.
“Sister Xiaoyun...”
Qin Xue turned to look, only to find the girl had already run off to the club girls.
She couldn’t help but smile helplessly.
She reached up to gently touch the spot where Su Yun had kissed her.
Her heart felt warm and fuzzy.
“Ah, miss—what would you like to order?”
Even the staff member stared at Qin Xue, a little stunned.
He’d seen the earlier four “couples” and could tell most of them were acting, but this one... he actually sensed a hint of real intimacy.
Could it be... this girl is into girls?
Meanwhile, not far away at the other table, Zhou Yiyi was still watching the fleeing Su Yun.
Seeing Su Yun blushing face, she immediately sensed something was off.
“Sister Xiaoyun, do you like girls?”
Zhou Yiyi didn’t beat around the bush and asked in front of everyone.
“I...”
Su Yun looked up and saw everyone staring at her.
She stammered, unsure what to say.
Of course she liked girls—what, did they expect her to like guys?
But normal girls should like boys... right?
If she said it, would they all hate her?
“N—”
Su Yun made up her mind to lie and say she didn’t like girls.
But just then, Qin Xue walked over, having finished ordering.
“What are you all staring at Sister Xiaoyun for? You bullying her again?”
Qin Xue immediately pulled Su Yun behind her like a protective mama bear.
“No, no, we weren’t.”
Zhou Yiyi awkwardly waved her hands.
Once the milk teas arrived, the eight club girls automatically moved to a different table.
Each table could seat eight.
They could’ve done 5-5 or 2-8, but clearly, 2-8 was the better choice here.
“Sister Xiaoyun, if they bully you, just tell me and I’ll go scold them.”
“No one’s bullying me...”
Su Yun sat next to Qin Xue, face bright red.
Her mind was still playing back the scene of her kissing Qin Xue earlier.
That had been... My first kiss.
“Alright then.”
“By the way, my older sister’s probably coming this weekend. Make sure you bring your books.”
“Mm, I know.”
Su Yun nodded.
But after hearing Qin Xue mention it again, she realized something was off.
If it were just a normal sister, why keep reminding her like that?
It gave off a weird sense of pressure. Shouldn’t it be something to look forward to?
Seems like... if she didn’t bring her books, she might really get kicked out.
And if that happened, she wouldn’t be able to see Qin Xue anymore.
“Um... what kind of person is your sister?”
Wanting to be prepared in advance, Su Yun asked.
“You want to know?”
“...”
Qin Xue went silent for a moment. Then her expression turned unpleasant as she spoke:
“She’s a machine.”
“?”