Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, in Ye Qiu's former residence.
Two figures, one blue and one green, were chasing and playing in the yard.
"Xiao Lan! Why did you secretly drink again! I'm going to tell Ye Qiu to teach you a good lesson!"
Ning Rongrong, panting, put her hands on her hips and glared at Xiao Lan, who was standing on the stone table in the pavilion.
She had clearly promised Ye Qiu not to let Xiao Lan touch alcohol again, but she didn't expect this glutton to follow the scent to the wine cellar.
"Sister Rongrong! If you dare tell Brother, Xiao Lan will tell everyone about you wetting the bed when you sleep!"
Xiao Lan's face was flushed, and she was still holding a flask of bright red fruit wine. Faced with Ning Rongrong's threat, she refused to be outdone.
"Ah~! You, you dare! That's not me... Anyway, anyway! You're not allowed to tell Ye Qiu!"
Hearing Xiao Lan's words, a blush spread across Ning Rongrong's fair skin, and she spoke incoherently.
She should have known better than to let Xiao Lan sleep with her!
If Ye Qiu found out that she dreamed of doing embarrassing things with him, how could she face him? Even now, recalling the dream, her face burned crimson!
"Ah! Brother!"
Xiao Lan, who had been smug moments before, suddenly shrieked in panic, and the wine bottle in her hand arced through the air, landing in a flower bed.
"Hmm?" Ning Rongrong hadn't fully recovered.
Then, the voice she had longed for came from behind her.
"Rongrong~ What are you two doing there?"
"Ye Qiu!" Ning Rongrong whirled around. The figure that often appeared in her dreams overlapped with the person in front of her.
He was still dressed in his familiar attire: a close-fitting suit, blue, medium-length messy hair, and a faint smile on his fair, handsome face.
"Ah~ Ye Qiu! You finally came to see me again!"
With a surprised cry, Ning Rongrong rushed over, throwing herself into Ye Qiu's arms and burying her face in his chest, inhaling his faint, refreshing scent.
Reality was so much better than dreams!
"Ye Qiu~ I missed you so much~"
"Mm, I missed you too..."
Ye Qiu returned the embrace, gently wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Brother~" Xiao Lan also ran to Ye Qiu's side, but her outstretched hands dropped, and she looked at him somewhat guiltily, pressing her lips tightly together.
She didn't dare to speak again.
Ning Rongrong, in Ye Qiu's arms, sniffed and sniffed, then suddenly caught a scent that didn't belong to him.
She looked up, frowning and glaring at Ye Qiu.
"You really missed me?"
"Of course!" Ye Qiu nodded without hesitation.
"Then why do you have that woman's scent on you again...?" She sniffed. "No, there's also a fainter scent!"
"Uh, well, I met Miss Ling Ling when I was sending off Miss Dugu..." Holding her slender waist, Ye Qiu looked down at her and confessed truthfully.
"Hmph, I don't care! You clearly said before that when you came to see me, you shouldn't have the scent of other girls on you..."
"You keep saying you miss me, so why don't you take what I say to heart...?"
Ning Rongrong wrapped her arms around his neck, looking at Ye Qiu with a resentful gaze, her cheeks slightly puffed out.
"I, I just wanted to see you sooner... Haha!" Ye Qiu's mind raced, and he finally found a passable answer.
The truth was, he didn't have the habit of showering first thing in the morning.
"You..."
Seeing that Ning Rongrong was about to say something more, Ye Qiu, somewhat afraid of this sourness, decided to speak first.
"By the way, what were you and Xiao Lan doing earlier?"
"Ah?!" At this, Ning Rongrong's face immediately flushed, and she remembered Xiao Lan's earlier threat.
"And you, why are you standing so far away from me this time?" Ye Qiu looked at Xiao Lan, strangely observing this person who was completely different from the clingy one she usually was.
He suddenly frowned. "Did you do something bad?"
"Ah! Xiao Lan didn't, I didn't do anything bad... Sister Rongrong can vouch for Xiao Lan!"
Xiao Lan waved her hands frantically, looking at Ning Rongrong with pleading eyes, filled with a hint of pity and begging.
"Sister Rongrong~"
"Rongrong! Is what she said true?" Ye Qiu released Ning Rongrong from his arms and looked at her with an inquiring gaze.
Ning Rongrong and Xiao Lan exchanged glances.
Xiao Lan's eyes held a threat and a hint of fear.
Ning Rongrong's eyes, however, showed determination. She didn't want Ye Qiu to blame her after the fact.
Both understood the meaning in each other's eyes, and so, the two girls spoke almost simultaneously.
"Brother! When Sister Rongrong sleeps..."
"Ah! Xiao Lan, I'll never buy you anything to eat again!"
Ning Rongrong's face was crimson, her anxious voice speaking faster than Xiao Lan's, crushing Xiao Lan's idea of mutual destruction before it could even begin.
Having been outmaneuvered by Ning Rongrong, Xiao Lan's expression fell, and she glared at her resentfully.
'Sister Rongrong is too cunning!'
"Hmph hmph~" Ning Rongrong glanced triumphantly at Xiao Lan, then began to tell on her to Ye Qiu.
"Ah! Brother~ Xiao Lan won't dare again!"
"Ah~"
Finally, amidst Xiao Lan's few cries of agony, the farce came to an end.
...
Ye Qiu and Xiao Lan sat under the pavilion.
Xiao Lan was still covering her red forehead, a few tears squeezed from the corners of her eyes, and she sat aside sulkily.
"Alright, stop pretending. Brother didn't use much strength!" Ye Qiu looked at her, amused.
"I'll rub it for you, alright!"
Ye Qiu reached out, and a green glow appeared in his hand. The redness on Xiao Lan's forehead disappeared in an instant.
Seeing that she was still sullen, Ye Qiu spoke again.
"How about this, you tell Brother what you didn't finish saying just now? What happened when Sister Rongrong was sleeping?"
"Hmm?" Hearing Ye Qiu's words, Xiao Lan's eyes lit up. Her eyes darted to both sides, and not seeing Ning Rongrong, she nodded happily.
She leaned close to Ye Qiu's ear and whispered secretly.
"Brother~ Xiao Lan will tell you! When Sister Rongrong sleeps..." She stopped halfway through, her voice suddenly becoming a little guilty.
She forced a smile as she spoke, and her leaning head moved away. "Ah haha~ When Sister Rongrong sleeps, she calls Brother's name!"
"Ye Qiu, what are you two talking about?"
It turned out that Ning Rongrong had already arrived nearby, holding a small plate, looking at Xiao Lan with a half-smile.
"Nothing, I was just comforting her!" Ye Qiu patted Xiao Lan's head.
"Hmph! It better be..." Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with strong threat towards Xiao Lan.
Then, she looked at Ye Qiu with a radiant smile.
"Here! Quickly try the pastries I just learned to make! Xiao Lan, you eat too!"
"Thank you, Sister Rongrong..." Feeling Ning Rongrong's care for her, she felt a little guilty inside.
"Ah wuu~" She swallowed a piece of pastry in one bite, her eyes narrowing into crescent moons.
All the unhappiness in her heart vanished.
"So delicious!"
"Of course!" Ning Rongrong smiled proudly. She had been learning this for a long time.
She looked at Ye Qiu, showing an expectant expression.
"Ye Qiu, how do you like it?"
"It's indeed very delicious!"
He hadn't expected that the young lady who used to make candied hawthorns look like grilled sausages could make such delicious pastries.
"That's great, as long as you like it, hee hee!"
Ning Rongrong happily squeezed into Ye Qiu's arms, sitting on his lap and pressing her face against his.
"Ah~" A wail came from Xiao Lan nearby, "Sister Rongrong~ You already hugged Brother, it's Xiao Lan's turn to hug him!"
"By the way, how has the self-created Spirit Ability I taught you been coming along?"
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