Chapter 13: A Name from the Past and a Tail Exposed
Jiang Ning propped her chin,
Her gaze unconsciously following Luo Su’s every move. The little one ate so earnestly and delicately, her bare face more captivating than any makeup.
The steak’s glossy sheen clung to her pink lips, glistening temptingly under the light…
“I wonder…”
She suddenly turned her flushed face away, only to swing back confidently, her fingers absentmindedly tracing the rim of her glass. “Would a kiss in reality… be sweeter than in a dream?”
“!!!”
Luo Su heard every word, and the steak in her mouth instantly lost its flavor. Being bullied in a dream? She could console herself. But if this bad woman… oppressed her in reality,
She’d have nowhere to cry!
“Ugh…”
“Gotta find a way to escape.”
Luo Su guiltily swallowed the last bite of steak. She hadn’t eaten this well in ages—her little tummy was so full it puffed out, lifting her skirt in a cute arc.
“So embarrassing…”
Her face flushed, but her hand sneaked toward her backpack strap… If she ran fast enough, this bad woman couldn’t drag her back to be a cuddle pillow!
“Luo Su…”
Jiang Ning smiled suddenly. “Your chicken legs are here.”
“Eh?”
Luo Su tilted her head, looking around. “Who’s Luo Su?” She played dumb, even glancing dramatically at the empty space behind her, her tuft of hair screaming “I’m innocent.”
“Oh… my mistake~”
Jiang Ning leisurely stirred her juice, glancing at Luo Su’s cute face. She still had that jacket at home—the one with the kaleidoscope pattern, undeniable “evidence.”
(This little liar can’t escape…)
(Plenty of time to play~)
“Hmph…”
Jiang Cha let out a resentful hum. Her sneaky sister wasn’t openly dating someone while secretly seeing another, was she? They say the sweeter the girl, the bigger the player… Sure, she looked sweet too,
But she’d never be a player!
“I-I need to go home…”
Luo Su hung her head, mumbling weakly. She finally realized why this bad woman told her to sit further in…
No way to escape.
“But your chicken legs… you haven’t eaten them yet?” Jiang Ning said with mock regret, her body firmly blocking Luo Su’s only path.
“I-I’m full…”
Luo Su patted her puffed tummy, saying regretfully, “R-really can’t fit more…”
Jiang Ning’s eyes lit up, her finger poking Luo Su’s soft belly. “Stay a bit longer~”
Such a nice feel!
“I-I actually have plans with someone…”
Luo Su’s eyes darted as she lied, her post-meal desire fading with digestion—now she was scared. If she got dragged home… she might not get out of bed tomorrow!
“Guy or girl?!”
Jiang Cha spoke, but Jiang Ning’s gaze locked onto Luo Su, intense.
“G-guy?”
Luo Su tugged her skirt, mumbling, but seeing their faces darken, she quickly switched, “Girl, a girl!”
Their faces darkened further.
Help, what kind of unanswerable question was this… Sob.
“Doing what?” Jiang Ning pressed.
“Doing what…”
Caught by the question, Luo Su’s tail stiffened, her mind racing—she had no idea how to answer. Meeting a friend was a random excuse.
Say eating? She already ate. Going out to play? No good—if the bad woman joined, she’d be done for…
“Gulp…”
Luo Su gave up, ears drooping, deciding to commit to the lie. No matter how absurd, she had to keep going. “I’m meeting an online friend…”
(Online friend = doesn’t exist!)
(Perfect!)
“What’s their name?” Jiang Ning asked, Jiang Cha eavesdropping.
“Name… name…”
Luo Su’s fingers traced circles on the table, feeling like a kid grilled by parents about a crush. Sure, she was eating their food, wearing their clothes…
(But this is too nosy!)
“Soft Fluffy Bunny!”
In a panic, she blurted out an old online friend’s name. Jiang Ning couldn’t verify it anyway! Hmph, she was a genius. Such a cute name, too.
Sounds super trustworthy.
Cough cough cough!
Jiang Cha choked, juice spraying everywhere, pounding her chest. That… that was her username!
“Wait…”
Jiang Cha remembered a childish kid she’d carried in a game years ago. She paused, asking cautiously, “Hoho Haha?”
“Huh?”
Luo Su froze, nodding instinctively. “How’d you know… I didn’t…” She slapped her mouth shut, but it was too late.
“It’s really you!”
Jiang Cha grabbed Luo Su, inspecting her. “I knew you were a cute girl back then, hmph, claiming to be a guy…”
Luo Su: “…”
Sob, done for. What are the odds!
Jiang Ning: “…”
I knew it! But… her sister met the little one before her? Disaster! Sneaky sister definitely had bad intentions.
“Ugh…”
Luo Su hung her head, stammering, “B-back then… I thought… being a guy… was cooler!”
Jiang Cha pinched her soft cheeks. “Is that so?”
“Y-yeah…”
Luo Su’s head spun. Was this what they meant by one lie needing a thousand more to cover it? So hard!
“Hold on!”
Jiang Ning narrowed her eyes. “Little Su Xi said she was meeting an online friend. Sis, you got plans like that?”
Luo Su shrank pitifully. Was there anything more embarrassing than getting caught in a lie on the spot?
Sob, she wasn’t going home today.
She’d already mentally built a three-bedroom apartment with her toes!
“There is, there is!”
Jiang Cha tucked Luo Su behind her. The upper hand was finally hers—she wasn’t letting it slip!
“Eh?”
Luo Su blinked, dazed. What was this now? Why was Jiang Cha helping her… No reason for it,
Wasn’t Jiang Ning her sister?
Jiang Cha quickly pinched Luo Su’s back, whispering, “Stay calm, or you’ll get caught!”
“W-wah!”
Luo Su straightened up, perking instantly.
Jiang Ning: “…”
As expected, her sneaky sister was here to sabotage. Stealing her own sister’s girlfriend—too much!
But Jiang Cha was puzzled, lightly shaking Luo Su’s pink backpack. She’d just felt something odd.
She stole a glance.
A slender, trembling black “tube” with a little heart was loosely taped to Luo Su’s back. “This, this is…”