"Is that so," Qin Xin was indeed a bit surprised, "It seems the hot spring was opened early at my sister's request, she really knows how to have fun."
Si Youxue thought for a moment and suddenly said, "They must know how to have fun in daily life too."
"What?"
"I mean, your sister and Bai Ningning must be quite fun in their daily lives," Si Youxue said lightly, "I heard you live together, so you must run into them often."
Qin Xin frowned.
Why is she suddenly saying this? Could it be that her straight identity is being questioned?
"Not really, although I do run into them occasionally," Qin Xin feigned calmness, "But it doesn't really affect me."
After all, I'm straight, right?
Si Youxue just smiled and didn't say anything more.
As they reached the end of the wooden path and pushed open the door to the house, the floor heating gradually warmed their feet.
They had arrived.
The two of them each chose a locker, took off their clothes, wrapped themselves in towels, and almost simultaneously came out holding their wooden basins, as if they had agreed to do so together.
However, this time neither of them spoke, and Qin Xin subconsciously glanced at Si Youxue.
Si Youxue was truly straight; her slender figure, due to being somewhat flat in the chest area, made her look straight, like a utility pole by the roadside.
A real straight woman, even physically straight.
Since they had run into each other here, it wouldn't be good to walk alone, so they both approached the door and pushed open the wooden door to the hot spring at the same time—
"Let's eat, Yueyue, have you been hungry lately? On the first day back home, you can't get enough to eat. Should I tell Uncle and Auntie to serve you more next meal?"
"Mmhm, mmhm (sounds of eating)."
"Is this triggering baby memories? How old are you still acting like this? Is it a compensatory effect? I need to ask Auntie if you had an unhappy childhood and grew up on formula?"
"Mmhm, mmhm."
Qin Xin and Si Youxue stood at the door, both of them... both of them were stunned.
"What are you... doing?" Qin Xin couldn't help but remind them.
From her angle, she could see a beautiful view, like camping at the foot of a mountain by a lake, with the stunning snow-capped mountains in the sunlight at sunrise.
But today was not the day to indulge in it; standing next to her was someone who had doubts about her identity, and if she stared too long, she would be exposed!
Thinking this, Qin Xin tried to suppress her emotions. Thankfully, Bai Ningning often walked around in pajamas at home in front of Qin Xin, giving her a bit of resistance.
Even a little is still resilience, it can help control the time!
But Qin Xin didn't know that Si Youxue was not much better off; her gaze was also held for several seconds before she just came back to her senses.
"We're not doing anything," Qin Yue let out a breath and released her hand, saying lightly, "Just soaking in the hot spring."
With two straight women here, what's there to be afraid of? It's just a bit awkward at most.
Qin Xin secretly rolled her eyes, thinking, is that soaking in the hot spring? It looks like you're soaking with your mouth!
At this moment, Si Youxue finally came back to her senses and slightly nodded to Qin Yue: "Sister Qin Yue, Bai Ningning, Auntie Qin said the hot spring is open, and if we're interested, we can come and try it."
In this hot spring, she was soaking with her direct supervisor and immediate boss; no matter what, she had to explain first, indicating that she didn't mean to.
As for why she had been staring at her direct supervisor's pillow for several seconds earlier,
Let's think about this matter slowly later; anyway, no one has found out.
"Since you're here, let's go soak in the hot spring," Qin Yue said.
She felt a bit flustered at being caught in a good situation, but quickly displayed the demeanor of the eldest daughter of the Qin family.
The two girls chose a nearby pool, not too close and not too far, and slowly sank down. Qin Yue then left the hot spring, wrapped herself in a towel, and walked out.
"You guys enjoy, I'm going out first."
Bai Ningning tilted her head, "Then I should...?"
"No need, you enjoy yours," Qin Yue said, "I have something to do outside, you can continue to have fun."
"But," Bai Ningning blinked innocently, "Aren't we still in the middle of something?"
Still in the middle, referring to...
Qin Yue felt a moment of daze, almost pulling her along, but at a critical moment, a slight ache in her waist brought her back to her senses.
"No, that's enough for today; we can save the rest for next time."
After saying that, she didn't give Bai Ningning a chance to respond and turned to leave, quickly exiting the hot spring.
Bai Ningning tilted her head in confusion, wow, you can save your progress in a game and continue next time, like a time-space rift, right?
"Ningning, senior," Qin Xin asked, "What were you two doing just now?"
Although she had been watching for a long time, she was so shocked that she didn't really see what was happening.
"Nothing much, your sister was just hungry," Bai Ningning said casually, "Just eating hot spring buns."
She thought to herself that Qin Xin was a good straight girl; even if she said it, she wouldn't understand the meaning, so it was fine to say it.
Qin Xin fell silent.
So, her sister was doing that kind of thing just now, tsk, really enviable.
Is there any way she could try it herself? This isn't something that can be achieved by just "applying medicine."
Among the three girls soaking in the hot spring, aside from Bai Ningning, who was carefree and enjoying herself, the other two had complicated feelings.
Especially Si Youxue, who had a cold expression, looking like an ice princess; at this moment, she was experiencing the most important self-questioning of her twenty-something years.
Why was she attracted to the scenery of the snow-capped mountains just now? This doesn't feel right, not right at all.
Just like when explaining to her parents, back in college when living in a dorm, her roommates often moved around in front of her. But Si Youxue not only didn't want to look, she even found it annoying.
She was a solid straight girl; although she had never been in a relationship and didn't have a crush on any boys, she could be sure of this. How could she be sure? Because Si Youxue had never used materials related to girls to satisfy herself.
Once in college, her roommates were playing around and pulled everyone to watch a yuri comic. As a result, everyone else had some feelings about it, even the roommates who had boyfriends felt a little something.
Only Si Youxue remained completely unmoved.
Her roommates said that having feelings was a normal phenomenon and had nothing to do with liking someone. As for Si Youxue's reaction, her roommates expressed concern—
"Ah Xue, you're not just a straight girl; you're... cold, right?"
But today, her gaze was held for several seconds... wait, right, she just looked a few more times, there was no physical sensation.
Right, don't doubt yourself so easily; it was just that the scene was too shocking, so she looked a bit longer. Isn't there a meme online that says, "So strange, fine, I'll take another look"?
This is human nature; it doesn't mean there's something wrong with her.
Si Youxue found her argument and evidence, gradually convincing herself.
As long as her body didn't feel anything, there was no need to worry about her identity...
Suddenly, with a splash, Bai Ningning jumped into the water beside her.
"Si Youxue, are you free?" the girl said, leaning closer, "Can we talk about work?"