10. Ruo Xiaoxi, the Little White Foal of Jiangnan
“Hello, Uncle and Auntie, I’m Xiaoxi’s classmate. I wanted to come over and play with her…”
“No, no, that’s lying. She’s just starting her first year of high school after the summer break, and I’m already in my second year.”
“Then… Hello, Uncle and Auntie, I’m Xiaoxi’s friend. Today is Qixi Festival, and I wanted to…”
“Ah, no, visiting a girl on Qixi Festival would make the parents suspicious! But what other reason can I use? Hmm, I’ll just say I’m here to play…”
Standing in front of Ruo Xiaoxi’s door, a girl in a dignified, dark blue, cinched-waist dress held a small fist to her mouth, nervously rehearsing, her fingers fidgeting.
She knew where Ruo Xiaoxi lived, but she had never been there before and didn’t know the situation. This was her first time visiting Ruo Xiaoxi’s home, and the thought of meeting her parents made Xia Zhibai nervous.
“Knock, knock, knock… Knock, knock, knock…”
“Hm? Someone’s knocking. At my house?” Ruo Xiaoxi, who was about to start playing games in her bedroom, heard the knocking.
Who would come to her house? Was it the little girl from upstairs who sometimes brought her green jujubes?
Well, green jujubes were delicious, but they couldn’t fill her stomach.
If only she could bring her blood instead. However, the little girl was only in her first year of middle school, much too young. Ruo Xiaoxi… couldn’t bring herself to do it, for various reasons.
Such a young girl… she might not even need to develop a relationship to get close, but could her body handle losing blood? Until she knew the answer to that question, Ruo Xiaoxi wouldn’t consider taking the little girl’s blood.
“Excuse me, is this Ruo Xiaoxi’s home? Is anyone there?”
After knocking for a while without any response, Xia Zhibai grew puzzled.
Ruo Xiaoxi had just come out of her bedroom. Hearing Xia Zhibai’s voice, she quickly darted back inside to put on a dress. Why was she here!?
Oh no, would she be pestered by this older sister now? Could they break up? (said with emotionless monotone)
She wasn’t suffering. She just loved her freedom~
“Um… Sister Xia.” Ruo Xiaoxi opened the door, looking obedient in her little slippers.
“I didn’t go to the wrong place after all. Huh? Xiaoxi, it’s so quiet in your house. Where are your parents?” Xia Zhibai, unaware that Ruo Xiaoxi lived alone, assumed her parents were home.
Ruo Xiaoxi froze for a moment, then quickly replied, “Ah, they, they went out early to celebrate Qixi Festival.”
“Pfft, going out so early to celebrate Qixi? They’re such a loving couple.”
Yes, yes, you’re right. Ruo Xiaoxi nodded vigorously.
If Xia Zhibai knew she lived alone, things would be bad. She would come over every day to generate electricity, and Ruo Xiaoxi wouldn’t be able to walk for the rest of the summer break.
It was better to lie. Although one lie would require countless more to cover it up, a slippery slope, as everyone knows, Ruo Xiaoxi was different.
She lied like she breathed, a little con artist.
She called every older sister “my favorite” and “I love you” without batting an eye. Every sister was her favorite. Hmph, she didn’t think she was lying. “Favorite” didn’t have to be limited to just one person.
Weren’t there always phrases like “one of the hottest topics” or “one of the most talented people”? “One of”!
Her logic was airtight, perfectly self-consistent. Even if she was a green tea, she was a refreshingly unique green tea.
“Sister Xia, is there something you need?”
“Today is Qixi Festival. I was planning to ask you out. Are you free?”
“Eh, Sister Xia wants to spend Qixi Festival with me!? With me? Is that really okay?”
Ruo Xiaoxi asked timidly, with a pitiful expression, looking so innocent that no one would think she was a bad girl.
Yes, that’s how Xia Zhibai had been fooled before.
What an act, little green tea! You obviously want to go out with me! Xia Zhibai had learned a bit. Now, Ruo Xiaoxi’s “no” meant “yes,” and her “yes” also meant “yes.”
And what was even more frustrating was that, despite resenting Ruo Xiaoxi’s flirting with other girls, Xia Zhibai realized Ruo Xiaoxi had never actually agreed to be her girlfriend.
Ruo Xiaoxi was free to do whatever she wanted. Xia Zhibai couldn’t control her.
To borrow a phrase from the senior sister at the tea house, “What’s it to you~?”
Of course, Xia Zhibai had an ulterior motive today. She wanted to ask Ruo Xiaoxi out for Qixi Festival and confess her feelings at the end of the day, making her her girlfriend, locking down their relationship!
Ruo Xiaoxi understood immediately.
Roar~ It seems Sister Xia wanted to use Qixi Festival as an opportunity to capture her.
But she, the little white foal of Jiangnan, could not be bound by reins. She still had vast grasslands to gallop across, all the way to the ocean, to live a carefree life without worries about food or drink.
So today, she would find a way to make Xia Zhibai realize that she wasn’t a suitable older sister, that she wasn’t Ruo Xiaoxi’s type, and they could break up peacefully!
Although her D-cups were indeed impressive, sometimes one had to make sacrifices at a crossroads in life!
While thinking this, Ruo Xiaoxi couldn’t help but steal another glance at Xia Zhibai’s ample bosom before reluctantly looking away. No, Ruo Xiaoxi, you can’t stop here.
The cooldown on drinking her blood was at least two months, and one drink only lasted ten, maybe fifteen days at most. Did she want to starve for the remaining month and a half? No, she’d be dead!
Could even the deepest love withstand the pressure of basic necessities? Tears welled up.
It was just opening the door, just three or four lines of dialogue.
But in this moment, both sides seemed to engage in a complex game of mental chess.
One thinking about how to avoid being tied down and continue charming older sisters to survive…
The other thinking about how to lock her down and make her hers alone…
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