Chapter 374: I Shall Bear This All
After hanging up the video call.
Lin Wan Ning hummed a little tune happily, opened her wardrobe, and started rummaging for clothes.
Squatting down, she retrieved a pair of stockings from a box and slowly slipped them onto her beautiful legs.
Sitting on the bed, her two long legs wrapped tightly in sheer silk, she kicked them cheerfully, gazing at her legs and the stockings. Even now, Lin Wan Ning still couldn’t figure out why her brother liked tearing stockings so much.
But fortunately, she had plenty of extras.
Today she had a big class, so she took a deep breath and lay down on her bed.
……
A big university, lunchtime at the cafeteria.
Li Qing Xue placed her tray in front of Hu Yu Ying, her face beaming with happiness that refused to fade.
Today, Wan Ning’s slap was basically a blessing in disguise for herself, finally venting some of her suppressed anger.
Hu Yu Ying affectionately rubbed Li Qing Xue’s cheek: “Qing Xue, how can you be this adorable?”
Having known Li Qing Xue for so long, from the initial awkwardness to casually pinching each other’s ticklish spots, to showering together and playfully grabbing each other’s adorable little parts, they’re so accustomed to such intimacy that it’s routine now.
“It’s happiness,” Li Qing Xue happily said, sitting beside Hu Yu Ying.
“You wouldn’t believe it,” she continued. “When I saw Wan Ning slap Ye Liang Chen across the face, I was just wishing I had that person’s face! I’d slap him right now!”
She clenched her tiny fists and made a slapping motion into the air.
“All right, at this rate, I’m worried you’ll turn into a mini violent demon,” Hu Yu Ying joked. “Come on, when you get home I need to tell Wan Ning she’s lucky this time she ran away after hitting him. If she got hurt, I’d be worried sick.”
The difference in strength between boys and girls was huge—like how Brother Long could easily pick her up. This time, she’d taken advantage, but next time, Wan Ning better not do this again.
Li Qing Xue suspiciously looked at Hu Yu Ying. Honestly, she’d noticed that sometimes Wan Ning really listened to Ah Ying’s words.
Not quite like how she did when she was messing around with her or Li Qing Xue—those times she was so unruly.
But now, who in their right mind would call her a sister? It just slipped out naturally.
“Why do you think Wan Ning calls you ‘big sister’?”
“Tell me, I want Wan Ning to call me ‘big sister,’ too.”
Hu Yu Ying shrugged lightly and chuckled softly: “That probably won’t happen. Only I get to be her big sister.”
Seeing the pretty smile on Hu Yu Ying’s face, Li Qing Xue pressed her lips and sighed inwardly.
Wan Ning, look at how kind Ah Ying is—how could you do something to betray her? Good thing I noticed it, I’ll bring everything back to peace at the start.
Thinking about this, Li Qing Xue suddenly asked, “Ah Ying, do you have a big class this afternoon?”
“Mm, at 8 o’clock tonight,” Hu Yu Ying sighed, visibly deflated.
College life seemed easy, but in truth, it’s all about self-control.
Controlling oneself meant happiness and pain.
Losing control meant happiness mixed with the pain of failing a course.
Li Qing Xue nodded secretly; last time, it was Ah Ying’s big class, and she saw Wan Ning’s little secret.
Will she catch them again this time?
“What are you thinking about? You stare so fixedly,” Hu Yu Ying waved her hand in front of her absent-minded friend with a smile.
Li Qing Xue hurriedly shook her head: “Nothing. After we eat, go with me to the sports field?”
“Sure, but hurry up and eat. I’m almost done too.”
She gently embraced Hu Yu Ying’s slim waist. “You always eat more than me, why do you never gain weight? Your waist is still so thin.”
Hu Yu Ying picked up a piece of meat, made a little ‘awooo’ sound, and happily ate it, smiling confidently. “Ah Ying is so awesome, no matter how much I eat, I don’t get fat.”
Li Qing Xue suddenly looked twisted: “Ah~ That’s not fair… I want to be able to eat everything and not gain weight too…”
Hu Yu Ying picked up a piece of rib and fed it to Li Qing Xue’s mouth: “You have no idea how jealous Wan Ning and I are of your figure. It’s perfect—golden ratio. Be content…”
With the rib in her mouth, Li Qing Xue proudly displayed her figure from top to bottom: “Of course. I’ve been keeping up with jogging every day.”
But now it was cold, she was dressed thickly. No matter how she wanted to show off, all she saw was bulky clothing.
After a lap around the sports field and digestion, the two were about to part ways.
Suddenly, Li Qing Xue called out to Hu Yu Ying who was about to leave, and solemnly patted her shoulder: “Don’t worry!”
Hu Yu Ying looked confused: “What?”
Li Qing Xue mysteriously shook her head: “Nothing.” Then she silently muttered in her heart, If everything goes well today, everything will return to normal!
After all that, Li Qing Xue jogged away: “I’m leaving now!”
Watching Li Qing Xue’s small figure run off, Hu Yu Ying couldn’t help but cover her mouth and smile: “Run a little slower.”
Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly wondered if Qing Xue had turned the wrong way—that wasn’t the route for her big class, was it?
She wanted to call out to stop Li Qing Xue, but by the time she turned around, Qing Xue was no longer in sight.
Back at the dorm, Li Qing Xue changed into another outfit, tied up her short hair, put on a knit hat, wrapped a scarf around her neck to hide half her face, looked in the mirror to make sure she wouldn’t be recognized, then stepped out.
“Wan Ning, even though you helped me take revenge, I can’t just let you all keep doing this. I’ll end it myself this time!”
She rode her little bike toward the music academy.
Today she deliberately came early, just in case she couldn’t stop them.
Li Qing Xue strolled through the shopping street, keeping an eye on the inn where Wan Ning and Long Ao Tian had been earlier.
In her left hand was a hot milk tea, in her right a steaming roasted sweet potato.
She didn’t know if Wan Ning and Long Ao Tian would come today, but she enjoyed herself—eating, drinking, and having fun.
Always restless, she just loved lively places and laughter.
Just when she was about to buy some fried skewers, she suddenly saw Lin Wan Ning.
She grinned mischievously, gave up on the skewers, and stared at Lin Wan Ning as she entered a small inn.
Adjusting her scarf so only her eyes peeked out, she quickly followed.
Watching Lin Wan Ning climb upstairs, Li Qing Xue followed inside, entering the room she entered earlier: “Please get me a room, next to the person I just saw.”
“The neighboring single is already booked,” the front desk checked and replied. “Are you okay with an adjoining room?”
“Yes,” Li Qing Xue answered.
After receiving the room key, she hurried up to the second floor.
As soon as she reached the corridor, she saw Lin Wan Ning looking around at the end of the hall, then walking into the inn’s innermost room.
Seeing her go inside, Li Qing Xue couldn’t help but show a triumphant look. She followed the path of the key and approached the right room: “The label’s crooked, no wonder I couldn’t find her for a while.”
She opened the door, closed it behind her, and flopped lazily onto the bed, twisting her body comfortably: “All fed and rested, so nice…”
And so, her plan was set in motion—until she could get to the bottom of everything.
