Si Youxue pressed her temples, feeling a headache coming on.
"Got it, you mean you're worried about me," she gritted her teeth, "Is it because I have a small chest?"
"How could that be, Ah Xue, look at what you're saying," Si's mother laughed, "You're flat, not small."
Si's father silently pulled her back, silly girl, how could you say such a blunt truth in front of people!
"Forget it, I must tell you what a straight girl is," Si Youxue moved a chair and sat down, "A straight girl is someone who, even when seeing a female body, feels no waves in her heart and has no thoughts at all."
Si's mother was shocked: "You've seen a girl's body?"
"I lived in a dorm in college, and I often saw it, okay," Si Youxue clicked her tongue, "My roommates either walked around in just their underwear or wore nothing at all. When I saw them like that, I just thought they were uncouth and annoying, nothing else."
Si's father finally understood: "I see, we misunderstood you."
Si's mother thought for a moment and said softly, "Is it possible that your roommates' bodies weren't good-looking, or didn't reach that level of attractiveness, not exceeding the aesthetic threshold…"
"Alright, alright, stop talking," Si's father interrupted her, "Don't you believe our Ah Xue?"
After saying that, he changed the topic and genuinely asked, "Ah Xue, how's your job over there? Is it going well?"
"Not bad…"
...
In the afternoon, Bai Ningning finally got up and found Qin Yue sitting next to her.
"Awake?"
"Mm."
Although she wasn't fully awake yet, that was normal; people usually take a little time to wake up after sleeping, so it wasn't a big deal.
"Now that you're awake, let's go," Qin Yue handed her a small wooden basin. "Take this."
Huh, what is this?
Bai Ningning looked closely and saw a towel inside the small wooden basin.
"What is this, a gift?" she picked it up and felt it, "The texture is really good, thank you, I like it a lot."
But isn't a gift supposed to be in a gift box? Why is it just a small wooden basin? The Qin family is at least a wealthy family… Oh right, wealthy family, could it be a golden nanmu basin?
Bai Ningning held the small wooden basin and examined it closely.
"What are you looking at? Put the towel back," Qin Yue said to her, "Come with me."
Only then did she notice that Qin Yue was also holding a small wooden basin.
She was wearing girls' slippers and hadn't changed out of her pajamas. Fortunately, it was a loose and baggy pajama set from her hometown, with a high neckline, so she didn't have to worry about exposing herself while walking.
"Yueyue, where are we going?"
"Don't rush, you'll know when we get there."
They walked out of the house, along the long corridor under the eaves, past the back mountain, and arrived at a special building. Stepping on the floor, she could faintly feel the warmth of the ground and a few wisps of steam leaking out from inside.
"Here, the hot spring you wanted," Qin Yue said, "I brought it for you."
Time flashed back to the morning when Qin Yue was chatting with Qin Dad and Qin Mom, asking if the facilities of the hot spring in the back mountain could be used.
"It can be used, but isn't it still early? It's not even winter yet," Qin Dad asked her.
"Why did you suddenly bring this up?"
"Ningning was talking to me today, wanting to experience that."
"Alright, then let's go heat up a pot later."
So, the hot spring in the back mountain of the Qin family was opened early. The weather today was also accommodating; it was a bit cold outside, with gusts of chilly wind, making the steam in the hot spring room feel especially warm.
"How is it?" Qin Yue placed the wooden basin aside. "Do you like it?"
I like it, I like it so much. I just mentioned it yesterday, and I didn't expect you to really...
Bai Ningning was very touched, a series of thoughts like "She is really so gentle, I'm going to cry" flashed through her mind, and she expressed her gratitude well: "Not bad, it's quite good."
Well, I guess this is a relatively good performance from her cherry lips.
It seemed like she needed to change into a bath towel before entering the hot spring. Bai Ningning put down the small wooden basin, picked up the towel, and unfolded it, feeling a bit troubled: "Sister Yue, isn't this... a bit small?"
Not to mention wrapping around her body, it was a bit tight even for a pillow.
"That's for wrapping your hair," Qin Yue pointed to the cabinet nearby, "The bath towel is here, I've prepared it for you."
"...Oh."
The bath towel in the cabinet fit perfectly, just right from the middle of her pillow to the top of her thighs. After changing, Bai Ningning held the small wooden basin and pushed the door to enter the hot spring.
"Ah~"
The water surface rippled, the warm spring water flowed over her ankles, over her thighs, over her waist, finally stopping at the middle of the snowy mountain, exactly the same position as the towel.
Qin Yue was quite familiar with the process, so she got in a step ahead and soaked next to Bai Ningning. The series of actions just now was like a perfect "aircraft carrier launching scene," a feast for the eyes.
This pot of water was worth it.
"How is it, the hot spring you've been talking about every day?" Qin Yue asked her, "Is it comfortable?"
Bai Ningning couldn't respond, nodding repeatedly, the warm spring water made her mouth corners tremble with delight.
So, refreshing.
"By the way, why have you been thinking about soaking in this?" Qin Yue asked curiously, "You don't seem like someone who's been to a hot spring before."
"Just because I haven't been, that's why I think about it," Bai Ningning tilted her little head, watching the white steam rise little by little, "There are still many things in life I haven't tried, many sceneries I haven't seen. If I have the chance, I want to try and see."
Her mindset was a bit complex; having died once and come back to life, she developed these thoughts.
But Qin Yue didn't know this and instead had other thoughts. She wondered if Bai Ningning's life ideals were like this, and if their breakup before was because she thought that if she married into the Qin family, she would have to be a wealthy lady, making it hard to go out and play, with many restrictions in daily life, which is why she ran away?
"If you think like this, you could have told me earlier," Qin Yue said with a hint of helplessness, "I wouldn't restrict you. On the contrary, just like this time, if you want to do something, I can take you to try."
Bai Ningning turned her head, blinked her eyes, her delicate little face expressionless, quietly looking at her.
Why is she suddenly saying this? It's so strange.
"In the future, whatever you want to do, I will try my best to take you," Qin Yue couldn't help but soften her tone, "So, can you not leave in the future?"
Leave? Leave what? Why would I want to leave?
Bai Ningning felt confused, thinking there might be some misunderstanding between them. Could it be that she was clumsy with her words earlier and didn't express her touched feelings clearly?
Hmm, that could be possible. Forget it, since I can't express it clearly with words, I'll use actions instead.
"Okay, I won't leave."
Bai Ningning responded first, then, under Qin Yue's delighted gaze, slowly stood up from the water, moving closer face to face.
In the next second, the pillow pressed against her.
Qin Yue was a bit excited: "You..."
"Your gift is very nice, now it's my turn to give you one."