My Senior Sisters Are Not Human! - Chapter 171 - Chapter 171
“How’s your relationship with him been progressing these past few days? Didn’t I suggest last time that you occasionally let him cook, too…?”
“Yushuang, Yushuang? Yushuang!”
“Hmm?”
Seeing Xia Yushuang snap out of her daze, Zhao Yibai rolled her eyes. “Great, everything I just said was wasted.”
In between words, she stuffed a piece of cauliflower into her mouth. “You know full well how far behind you are, yet you still don’t take my advice… Just think about who he’s having lunch with right now?”
Xia Yushuang pursed her lips. “I know.”
“With whom? Jiang Shengyue?”
“Yeah,” Xia Yushuang nodded.
Zhao Yibai got even more annoyed at Xia Yushuang’s calm demeanor. “Do you feel proud or something? That he would tell you who he’s having lunch with, like you’re his wife or something? Do you think you have him so well-behaved that he reports to you about who he’s having lunch with every day?”
Suddenly, Xia Yushuang’s eyes lit up. “I never thought of it that way.”
“…”
Zhao Yibai was speechless for a moment, then looked at her angrily. “And you think there’s nothing wrong with that? Just tell me, in the past few days at school, has he had lunch with you even once?”
“You could talk about dinner.”
“At night, you’re like his mom, not his girlfriend!”
“It’s almost the same,” Xia Yushuang took a bite of food. “He’s not as ungrateful as you imagine.”
“… So, everything I’ve been telling you these past few days just went in one ear and out the other, huh?” Zhao Yibai sighed heavily. “Are you sure you don’t want to make any changes? Maybe keep a little distance on purpose…”
Xia Yushuang shook her head. “There are some things I can’t discuss with you, but I’ve taken note of everything you’ve said. At least for now, and in the near future, there won’t be a situation where he gets tired of me, like you’re suggesting.”
“Are you that sure?”
“Yeah… Otherwise, wouldn’t he be someone else’s boyfriend by now?” Xia Yushuang put down her chopsticks. “And if he really wanted to be with Jiang Shengyue, he would definitely start figuring out how to stop me from staying at his place. Wouldn’t you agree?”
“But what if he has a bad idea… like wanting both of you?” Zhao Yibai said. “A scumbag wavering between you!”
“Both? Would he have such dreams?” Xia Yushuang chuckled.
“He’s a man; of course he dares to think that way. As for whether he’d actually dare to do it…” Zhao Yibai eyed Xia Yushuang up and down, suddenly feeling uneasy. She lowered her voice and asked, “Yushuang, let me ask you, if… if he proposed something like that to you, would you agree?”
“Of course, I’d…” Xia Yushuang opened her mouth, but as the words were about to come out, she hesitated… If Su Yuchen really said that to her, what would her reaction be?
Seeing her hesitant expression, Zhao Yibai sighed. “I knew it… Yushuang, you can’t live without him!”
Xia Yushuang fell silent for a few seconds, then smiled bitterly. “That much, I know… when I was nine, I knew I couldn’t live without him.”
“So, can you talk about what made you realize you couldn’t live without him?”
Xia Yushuang shook her head. Zhao Yibai asked again, “Does he know?”
“He does,” Xia Yushuang replied softly, but he forgot…
“So, something you consider very important isn’t a big deal to him?”
“No,” Xia Yushuang looked seriously at Zhao Yibai. “He doesn’t consider it trivial.”
Zhao Yibai propped her chin up with her hand, giving up on arguing about this. Instead, she asked, “I’m really curious now, where does he get the guts to flirt around with all of you?”
“Miss Tia, Sister Jiang, and you… How dare he, especially with them? Let’s talk about just those two. Isn’t he afraid of being dealt with by both of them?”
“It’s not like he’s juggling three relationships,” Xia Yushuang corrected.
“What’s the difference?” Zhao Yibai snorted. “Indecision is just as hurtful to all of you!”
Xia Yushuang thought for a moment and replied, “I don’t feel particularly hurt because we’re still in the competition phase, not the decision phase.”
“That’s because you’re too easily satisfied. He takes one bite of the food you make, and you’re over the moon.”
“It does make me very happy…” Xia Yushuang smiled brightly. “He finishes everything every time.”
“You’re hopeless.” Zhao Yibai covered her face with her hands, not knowing what else to say.
Regarding this, Xia Yushuang’s gaze became somewhat distant. It was evident that Sylvia also had ‘ill intentions’ towards Su Yuchen, but why?
She couldn’t understand what the president of the disciplinary committee saw in Su Yuchen.
Moreover… Xia Yushuang sat up slightly straighter, recalling Sylvia’s magic from this morning, feeling a bit strange.
“Yushuang!” Zhao Yibai looked at Xia Yushuang, unsure of what was on her mind. “You’re a modern woman, don’t you dare entertain any feudal thoughts about having multiple wives!”
“Oh~” Xia Yushuang casually responded, saying no more. As for having multiple wives…
Huh?
As Xia Yushuang picked up her chopsticks again, she paused. Why did she feel indifferent to him having lunch with Jiang Shengyue? And why was she hesitating about the stance on ‘having multiple wives’?
Because… gradually getting used to it?
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“Having lunch with me every day, doesn’t your childhood friend express any opinions?” On the sloping lawn, having finished lunch, Jiang Shengyue sat with her arms around her knees, watching Su Yuchen lying down with a toothpick in his mouth, smiling.
“I did tell her about having lunch with you.”
“Then she really likes you… not making a fuss.” Jiang Shengyue reached out and took the toothpick from his mouth. “I really don’t understand what’s so good about you?”
“Hmm?” Su Yuchen glanced at her. “Does Sister Yue think I’m a scumbag?”
“At least not entirely now.” Jiang Shengyue hmphed. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t even look at you.”
“Blame it on your motorbike.” Su Yuchen patted his full stomach. After all, there was a big battle to come after afternoon sports class. “If not for ‘Little Fire,’ I wouldn’t have met you.”
“Speaking of which, Little Fire almost hitting you was your misfortune, but fortunately, you met me. So, is that lucky or unlucky for you?” Jiang Shengyue asked, poking the ground with the toothpick.
Before Su Yuchen could answer, Jiang Shengyue asked again, “Do you remember what you said before about someone else being able to eliminate your misfortunes?”
“I do.” Su Yuchen perked up. After several days, Jiang Shengyue finally addressed this matter directly.
“So… who is that person?” Jiang Shengyue turned to him and asked softly.
“Bai Raorao,” Su Yuchen replied without hesitation.
“Bai Raorao?” Jiang Shengyue wasn’t too surprised, considering he had mentioned Bai Raorao before. It seemed her possibility was the highest. Otherwise, there would have been rumors about the library shelves collapsing.
“Yeah,” Su Yuchen nodded.
“Then… Tia Yufei and you?” Jiang Shengyue didn’t press further and instead asked another question.
“If I said she could, would you believe it?”
“She can?” Jiang Shengyue sat up, looking surprised at Su Yuchen. She hadn’t thought about this possibility before.
After encountering Vivian, she had looked into Tia Yufei and Su Yuchen’s relationship. She knew they’d known each other since the start of the school year and seemed pretty close. However, after Tia Yufei took a leave of absence, Su Yuchen hadn’t shown much emotion, so she assumed they were at most close friends… Uh, they’re still considered close friends now, right?
Su Yuchen nodded and then said, “Sister Yue, please don’t overthink it. I didn’t approach you with impure intentions.”
“I know,” Jiang Shengyue said, resting her chin on her hands, her crimson eyes fixed on Hidden Heart Lake, lost in thought. After a moment of silence, she asked, “So, what do you think about all of this?”
Su Yuchen pondered for a moment and said, “If we’re talking about fate, it is indeed a factor. After all, before coming to Sky University, I never encountered anything like this, so I don’t know what to make of it… Is it a feng shui issue with Sky University? But there are so many people at the school, and not everyone has this kind of ‘fate.’”
Taking a deep breath, he calmly continued, “And even though I have this ‘fate’ with them, emotions can’t just fill up to the max all at once. So, my plan is to just follow my heart.”
Hearing Su Yuchen’s words, Jiang Shengyue felt a sense of sudden clarity. She had been thinking these past few days: if she wasn’t the only one with this ‘fate,’ and other people appeared, would Su Yuchen stop relying on her?
But now, hearing what he said, she realized her worries were unnecessary.
Indeed, Su Yuchen had such a ‘fate’ with them, but did having a ‘fate’ mean that there must be feelings involved?
Of course not. Otherwise, many people who become couples could be said to have fate, but if they don’t end up together, does that mean the fate they had before was fake?
Obviously not; it just means they were fated but not destined to be together.
And now, her relationship with Su Yuchen was on the rise, and he wasn’t the type to fall for every person he meets. His ‘following his heart’ meant a normal process of getting acquainted, understanding, and falling in love… something along those lines.
Hmm, I’m still the one with the upper hand!
Thinking this, Jiang Shengyue stretched lazily and turned to Su Yuchen with a renewed smile, “Get some sleep.”
“Aren’t you going to be tired if you don’t nap, Sister Yue?”
“No, I won’t.” Jiang Shengyue reached out and gently patted his forehead. “I’m your little heater right now; you should be grateful.”
Su Yuchen chuckled, feeling the warmth of her hand, and closed his eyes. Suddenly, he heard her ask, “What time and where are we meeting tomorrow?”
“At the amusement park entrance.”
“Okay.” Jiang Shengyue smiled. “Now sleep.”
Listening to Su Yuchen’s steady breathing as he quickly fell asleep, Jiang Shengyue withdrew her hand, gazing at his face and murmuring softly, “What a strange kind of ‘misfortune,’ only able to connect with girls? And yet…”
Jiang Shengyue thought of Xia Yushuang, “Why doesn’t his childhood friend work?”
As she said this, a realization dawned on her, “No wonder there’s hesitation… Xia Yushuang can’t help him, so he feels even more guilty about how to handle his relationship with her.”
“If it were me, I wouldn’t want to hurt a childhood friend I’ve liked for so many years either.”
Looking at Su Yuchen, Jiang Shengyue leaned over, resting her head on his chest.
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“Su Yuchen.”
During the free activity period of the afternoon PE class, Zhao Yibai went straight to Su Yuchen, “Wanna play badminton?”
“No,” Su Yuchen replied, shifting his gaze away from behind her. He didn’t see Xia Yushuang; she was probably in the restroom. Oh, today must be her time of the month.
“If Yushuang doesn’t invite you, you won’t play, huh?” Zhao Yibai grinned and asked him.
Su Yuchen smiled but didn’t respond. Zhao Yibai didn’t want to end the conversation there. “Su Yuchen, I have a question for you.”
“I don’t answer questions about feelings,” Su Yuchen stated.
“Enmm…” Zhao Yibai helplessly rolled her eyes at him. Why was this junior so guarded?
“Okay, okay…” Zhao Yibai turned her head to look at Xia Yushuang coming out of the restroom and waved, “Yushuang, over here.”
Seeing Su Yuchen beside Zhao Yibai, Xia Yushuang hurried over—worried that Zhao Yibai might say too much.
“Sister Yushuang,” Su Yuchen greeted with his hands in his pockets.
Sister Yushuang?
Xia Yushuang slowed her steps. It sounded better than ‘senior sister.’
“What are you guys talking about?” Xia Yushuang asked with a light smile.
“I asked him to play badminton, but he refused,” Zhao Yibai said, then turned to Su Yuchen again, “Now that Yushuang is here, will you play?”
“I don’t want to play today,” Xia Yushuang replied.
Zhao Yibai gave her a look and nudged her with her elbow, but Xia Yushuang remained unmoved, “I don’t feel well.”
“Time of the month?”
Xia Yushuang glanced at Su Yuchen and nodded.
“Alright then…” Zhao Yibai seemed to think about something, then looked at Su Yuchen, “Could you get a cup of hot—”
Seeing Su Yuchen already handing Xia Yushuang a thermos cup, Zhao Yibai closed her mouth. This junior wasn’t as clueless as she thought; at least he was quite thoughtful…
“If you two aren’t playing, I’ll go find someone else.” Zhao Yibai walked off with her badminton racket, not forgetting to give Xia Yushuang an encouraging “go for it” look.
“You knew,” Xia Yushuang said with a smile, holding the cup as she looked at Su Yuchen.
“Let me clarify—I didn’t deliberately spy on your secrets.” Su Yuchen tightened the jacket of his tracksuit. “It’s just that last month, around these days, you didn’t look too well…”
“So you guessed it was my period?”
“Otherwise?” Su Yuchen glanced at her. “I’m not entirely clueless about everything.”
“True, especially since you have a younger sister.” Xia Yushuang joked, “Hasn’t she ever asked you to buy things for her?”
“She has,” Su Yuchen nodded. “Many times.”
“When you go into the store, are you embarrassed?”
“Not really,” Su Yuchen shrugged. “It’s nothing shameful. Other people even envy me for being such a good brother.”
“Indeed,” Xia Yushuang unscrewed the cup lid and took a sip of the warm brown sugar water.
Su Yuchen glanced at her. Actually, Xia Yushuang was the one who was easiest to please.