Chapter 381. Neighbor Xiao Xi
Aside from the wallpaper, it seemed my brother’s rental room had no other sensitive items.
Provided I didn’t open the computer folders, cloud drive, or gaming platforms.
Ning Chu sat on the living room sofa, looking up at the roughly four or five-meter-high ceiling, curiously asking, “Why is only a third of the second floor done? With this height, couldn’t it be fully utilized?”
“Probably too oppressive?”
Ning Yuan, still flushed, sat expressionlessly in front of the computer, frantically tidying up the indecent items on his desktop.
“I thought I’d see something strange.”
Ning Chu sighed a bit disappointedly.
Doesn’t that earlier lewd picture count as strange?
Ning Yuan’s mouth twitched, glancing at his sister. When he noticed the slight bulge behind her, he suddenly realized she was a succubus.
For a succubus, it certainly wasn’t strange, was it?
He tried to strip away the stereotype of succubus from his sister; otherwise, it would be hard to look his family in the eye later.
Ning Chu took off her coat, her white fitted turtleneck sweater accentuating her curves perfectly. Unknowingly, she had grown from a little bun to a big meat bun; even winter clothes couldn’t hide it.
She propped her legs up on the coffee table, took a few pictures of her brother’s rental house, and sent them to their mother.
That was her mother’s task.
“Bro, what are we having for lunch?”
It had taken over an hour on the road, and it was close to noon.
“Let’s order takeout later; it’s up to you.”
Ning Yuan finally hid the study materials on the computer, wiped nonexistent sweat from his forehead, and asked, “When are you leaving?”
“I just got here, okay? Trying to kick me out already?”
“I need to take a nap this afternoon.”
“Well, at least have some lunch before leaving, right?”
Ning Yuan helplessly tossed his phone at her, and it landed perfectly on the sofa: “Order whatever you want.”
“Alrighty!”
Ning Chu casually ordered a few dozens of yuan worth of takeout and then continued excitedly exploring her brother’s little pad.
This apartment had once been her idea of the perfect home, two stories, small and easy to clean—a perfect place for one person to live.
But now that she was actually living there, she realized her previous imagination was a bit too idealistic.
The height of the second-floor bedroom was only about 1.8 meters, and if Wen Yang were here, he would have to duck. There was no bathroom upstairs, so going to the toilet meant running up and down stairs. The point is! She was no longer all alone.
Two people definitely needed a more spacious place to live~
After wandering around the apartment, there was a knock at the door.
“What did you order? That was fast?”
“I’ll go get it!”
Ning Chu hurriedly ran down from the second-floor bedroom, almost twisting her ankle, and stumbled against the wall.
She jogged to the door, opened it, and saw a girl with a high ponytail, dressed in comfy cotton pajamas.
Instinctively reaching to grab the takeout, she quickly realized the girl was empty-handed.
“Who are you?”
But it was the girl who questioned first, her expression confused before suddenly turning alarmed, stepping back with intense vigilance, like a protective cat.
Ning Chu was stunned, observing the girl’s alert demeanor, feeling a sense of familiarity.
When she saw other girls trying to flirt with Wen Yang, she usually wore the same expression…
Interesting~
She turned her head, deliberately swallowing the term for her brother: “Seems like a friend of yours has arrived.”
“Who?”
Ning Yuan got up from the computer and walked directly to the door. Taller than Ning Chu, he immediately recognized the girl outside, smiling as he greeted her: “Xiao Xi, I just got back from the New Year.”
At the sight of him, the girl named Xiao Xi instantly softened her expression, revealing a warm smile: “So did I.”
“Noticed there are two extra pairs of shoes on the shoe rack at the door…” Xiao Xi tilted her head slightly, cutely confused, and asked, “Who’s she?”
Ning Chu sharply noticed the girl’s hand clenching her sleeve.
Veins were popping!
“She’s my sister.”
Instantly, the girl’s smile became even sweeter, her vigilance completely dissipated: “Ah, your sister~ I happened to buy too many vegetables today. How about we share?”
“This… why do you always buy too many vegetables? I already ordered takeout.”
Ning Yuan scratched his head, muttering, but Ning Chu secretly kicked her brother’s calf in frustration.
This girl clearly likes you! Can’t you be less of a dense guy!
She’s already making a move! You’ve already heard her say—?
“If you don’t mind…” Ning Chu quickly covered up her brother’s blunder, smiling cheerfully, “Let’s treat the takeout as an extra dish.”
“I live next door! I’ll go cook now! I’ll call you when it’s ready!”
Xiao Xi happily nodded, standing on her tiptoes before skipping back to her room next door.
As she closed the door, Ning Chu turned to her troubled-looking brother, asking earnestly, “Bro, can’t you see something?”
“See what?”
“She obviously likes you!” She was anxious, “She’s practically throwing herself at you! Just nod, and she could be your girlfriend! I even gave you Lily’s contact!”
“And she’s not bad looking! At least no worse than you; if she put on some makeup, she’d be pretty!”
Ning Yuan frowned, “No way, she just wants to poison me.”
“???“
“You really are clueless about eating out.” He sighed in worry, “I’m scared.”
“Ah?”
Ning Yuan rubbed his belly, plopping down on the sofa, and grumbled, “That girl can’t cook. It’s either burnt or over-salted. I went once and never dared again.”
“That’s a heartfelt lunch…”
“Heartfelt my foot, she probably just wants to use me as a guinea pig for her cooking experiments.”
“Can you not be so anxious? I’m not worried at all.” He shot Ning Chu a glare, “Xiao Xi is my university classmate. She teased me all the time in college; it would be weird if she liked me.”
“Teased you?”
Although it felt inappropriate to say this in front of his sister, Ning Yuan still sheepishly replied in a low voice, “She bullied me…”
“Wow~”
Ning Chu sat beside Ning Yuan, falling silent.
But that earlier expression from Xiao Xi clearly showed her strong possessiveness towards Ning Yuan. When she saw him, it was like a vinegar jar had been tipped over, looking as though the main wife had caught the mistress, similar to Hei Dou, who was robbed of her food, seeing Wen Yang being flirted with by another woman.
But according to Ning Yuan, this girl often bullied his brother since university.
Can’t understand…
Ning Chu furrowed her brows in frustration. Though she had been a girl for a while, she only had a few female friends and had never encountered such a twisted girl.
A clueless bro and a former clueless bro, the two sat in silence on the sofa, the atmosphere becoming somewhat awkward.
Ning Chu decided to focus on the issue at hand: “Bro, is it really that bad?”
“Luck may be my saving grace; at least it’s edible.”
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