20. “♪♪♪~”
“Let’s try the Shimakaze cosplay first.”
“Poi!”
“Try this princess dress too.”
“Ooh! So gorgeous!”
In the room, Xia Zhibai pulled out pretty dresses from the closet one after another, while Ruo Xiaoxi put them on, posing for photos, letting Xia Zhibai take as many as she wanted.
Take them, take them, Ruo Xiaoxi wasn’t stingy with photos.
But this poor, unsuspecting girl, completely engrossed in the dresses, had let her guard down, failing to notice Xia Zhibai’s slow and steady seduction, like a frog being boiled in gradually warming water.
It started with a sailor uniform, then a miniskirt. After a few cosplays, the amount of fabric gradually decreased, until she was wearing a succubus outfit, and she finally realized something was amiss.
“Sister Xia, am I, am I showing too much skin? I don’t think we can… we can’t take pictures anymore! These are dangerous photos! Wait, let me cover my southern hemisphere!” Ruo Xiaoxi cried out in alarm and embarrassment.
Xia Zhibai, sitting elegantly in a long, dark blue dress, continued snapping photos with her phone.
She captured every flustered attempt by Ruo Xiaoxi to cover herself, the flash going off repeatedly as Ruo Xiaoxi yelled and tried to grab the phone.
“No way,” Xia Zhibai stood up, holding the phone high above her head, unable to help but laugh at the little girl’s futile attempts to reach it. She wasn’t giving it back.
“Fine, I’m not playing anymore. I’ve tried on all the dresses. Well… they’re all very pretty, and they look expensive,” Ruo Xiaoxi said, gathering the dresses hanging on the chair.
Trying on clothes was always fun; time flew by unnoticed.
Glancing at the clock, she realized it was already 8:40 pm, quite late. Ruo Xiaoxi decided to change out of the succubus outfit and head home.
“Are you going home?” Xia Zhibai asked, watching her pack up.
“Yeah, it’s almost nine o’clock. I should go.”
“It’s almost nine already. There are no buses at this hour. Why don’t you just stay the night? You don’t even have to change; this outfit is fine.”
“Eh, n-no need, I can walk home.”
“It’s not safe for a girl to walk alone at night. Just stay here and go back tomorrow.”
“No, no, no, it’s too much trouble for Sister Xia…”
“It’s no trouble at all. My bed is big enough for two.”
“I’m really troublesome. I, I toss and turn in my sleep, and I get up to pee in the middle of the night. Sometimes I even wet the bed, so I don’t sleep with other people.”
“If I hold you, you won’t toss and turn. I can turn on the light for you when you need to pee, and if you wet the bed, I’ll wash the sheets. Problem solved.” Xia Zhibai countered every excuse, showing the magnanimity of a gracious hostess.
“Really, no, it’s still too much trouble. I’ll take my leave now. We can play again another time!” Ruo Xiaoxi said politely. Both of them displayed an unprecedented level of courtesy and deference.
It was like the scene during Chinese New Year when relatives exchanged red envelopes.
Of course she had to be polite; otherwise, she would be trapped by Xia Zhibai!
As expected, before she could reach the door, Xia Zhibai blocked her path.
“Is it really that bad? Are you that reluctant to stay at my place?” Xia Zhibai glanced outside. Someone as physically weak as Ruo Xiaoxi walking alone at night was worrying.
If she insisted on leaving, Xia Zhibai would have to call a taxi for her.
But wasn’t there a better solution, a less troublesome one? Staying the night.
Ruo Xiaoxi looked up at Xia Zhibai with a slightly aggrieved expression. “You just want to sleep with me…”
“I don’t. I’m just thinking that I’ve been thoroughly teased by a certain pretty little girl today, and she must be feeling quite eager. It would be rude of me not to respond to her hints.”
“Who’s eager? Don’t talk nonsense!”
“If you didn’t want anything, why did you tease me like that? You tempted me, so now you have to pay the piper! Fair enough?”
Before Ruo Xiaoxi could protest, Xia Zhibai scooped her up into her arms, her little feet dangling in the air. Being short had its disadvantages; she could be easily picked up and carried away for nefarious purposes.
“No, no…”
“When a woman says no, she means yes.”
“Ahhh, I’m not being tsundere, I really don’t want to!” Ruo Xiaoxi shook her head with a “>_<” expression, but Xia Zhibai, with a knowing look, carried her away.
“Wait, wait, the phone, there’s a call!”
Just as Xia Zhibai was about to have her way with Ruo Xiaoxi, her phone rang. She ignored it the first time, but it rang again, so Xia Zhibai retrieved the phone.
“Internet-addicted girl…? What kind of contact name is that? Here, answer it.”
Ruo Xiaoxi, lying on the pillow, took the phone. “Hello? Nuonuo.”
Hmph, another girl, and she even used such a cutesy nickname.
She would make Ruo Xiaoxi forget about all those other girls tonight and think only of her.
“Xiaoxi, why didn’t you come? Didn’t we agree to play games at your place? I have my laptop all charged up and ready. Where are you?” A pleasant female voice came from the other end of the line.
“Ah, I… Mmm… I, I’m at my grandma’s. For now… ha… for now…” Ruo Xiaoxi glared at Xia Zhibai, who was tickling her.
“Eh? When did you go to your grandma’s? You forgot about our plans. Oh well, next time then… Hmm? Why are you panting?”
“Ah? D-do I? I’m, I’m out jogging…”
“Oh, you’re jogging… Mmm, somehow it sounds a little… Xiaoxi, your voice sounds a bit husky… are you okay?” The girl on the other end sounded a little embarrassed.
“I’m fine, just jogging. I’m a bit weak, so I’m trying to exercise… Yaaah!”
“Eh!? What happened? Why did you scream?”
“N-nothing! I just tripped.” Ruo Xiaoxi stammered.
“Be careful. I won’t keep you from your jogging. It’s dark out, so watch your step. I’ll go do some studying. I’ll come over to your place tomorrow. Good night.”
“Okay. Good night…”
“♪♪♪~” “♪♪~”
“♪♪♪♪~” (Ruo Xiaoxi singing.jpg)
The call ended. The girl on the other end of the line put down her phone, a relieved expression on her face.
“Maybe I’ll join her for a jog next time.”
She hadn’t known Xiaoxi had taken up jogging. Such a delicate girl was actually trying to exercise… She had misjudged her.
She had been worried that Xiaoxi might be spending Qixi Festival with another girl, but she was at her grandma’s. It made sense, after all, Xiaoxi had said she… liked her.
Since Xiaoxi was at her grandma’s, she couldn’t do anything tonight. They could play together tomorrow.
She picked up her politics textbook and started studying diligently…
“…By addressing these two points, we can plug the loopholes below and strengthen preventative measures for key internal areas and valuable assets. The principle of internal security is ‘Whoever is in charge is responsible’…”
Leave a Reply