"Little kouhai, you're pretty good at this. Do you do this sort of thing to other people all the time?" Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile.
Although Yukinoshita Haruno's expression and tone were both perfectly gentle, Shirai Mio still sensed danger. She immediately shook her head. "Of course not. How could I casually do something like that with other people?"
Shirai Mio actually felt a little guilty as she said it.
But her skill as an actress kept the guilt from showing on her face.
Yukinoshita Haruno merely glanced at Shirai Mio. She did not show whether she believed or doubted her and simply asked calmly, "So what are they saying now?"
"They've started guessing what kind of relationship we have."
Hearing Shirai Mio's answer, Yukinoshita Haruno chuckled, clearly quite satisfied with it.
"Little kouhai seems to know Chinese really well. Did you teach yourself?"
"Mm."
At this point, self-study was the only excuse she could use. She could hardly say that she was a Transmigrator.
Since they still had some time before boarding, Shirai Mio taught Yukinoshita Haruno a little Chinese. Whenever Haruno spoke her awkward Chinese, the corners of Shirai Mio's lips curved into an amused smile.
Yukinoshita Haruno naturally knew that Shirai Mio was laughing at her, but she did not mind. What she cared about more was Shirai Mio's level of Chinese.
She had never seen any Chinese study materials in Shirai Mio's room, yet Mio's Chinese was unexpectedly fluent.
Had she taught herself before transferring schools?
A thoughtful look flashed through Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes.
Half an hour passed quickly. When the boarding announcement sounded, the two boarded the plane.
Shirai Mio started catching up on sleep before the plane had even taken off, leaning against Yukinoshita Haruno and falling asleep.
Yukinoshita Haruno casually tidied Shirai Mio's hair, then let Mio rest against her shoulder as she quietly waited for them to reach their destination.
After an unknown amount of time, Shirai Mio slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Yukinoshita Haruno's beautiful face.
Shirai Mio blinked. It took her quite a while to remember where she was.
After yawning lazily, Shirai Mio asked Yukinoshita Haruno, "Senpai, how long was I asleep?"
"Not long. Less than two hours."
"Less than two hours? So that means we're almost there?"
"Mm."
Hearing Yukinoshita Haruno's answer, Shirai Mio turned her gaze toward the scenery outside the window.
The first stop on their trip was S City in China, one of the country's first-tier cities and also the city where Shirai Mio had lived before transmigrating.
Since she had a rare chance to return, of course she wanted to take a proper look at the city she once lived in.
She wondered just how different this world was from her original one.
Shirai Mio was looking forward to finding out.
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At 2:10 p.m., the two got into a taxi and headed directly to the hotel they had booked in advance.
Although both of them were hungry, Shirai Mio still wanted to go to the hotel first, put down their luggage, and then head back out to find food.
While they were in the car, Yukinoshita Haruno finally saw Shirai Mio's true level of Chinese.
She could not understand what Shirai Mio was saying, but the effortless way Mio chatted with the driver made it obvious that her Chinese was extremely good.
Of course, Shirai Mio did not forget Yukinoshita Haruno was there. While chatting with the driver, she would also translate some of the conversation for Haruno.
Nearly another hour passed before the two finally arrived in front of the hotel.
After checking in, they took their key card and went straight to the room they had reserved.
Shirai Mio had originally wanted to book two rooms, but Yukinoshita Haruno firmly insisted that one room was enough.
Unable to win the argument, Shirai Mio ultimately booked only one room.
And just as Yukinoshita Haruno had said, one room was certainly enough for two people. The only problem was that the room had a single double bed, which made Shirai Mio a little worried that this bad woman Yukinoshita Haruno might try something.
"Little kouhai, I'm hungry."
After putting down the luggage, Yukinoshita Haruno immediately moved close to Shirai Mio and said, putting on a pitiful look.
She had to admit, Yukinoshita Haruno looked rather cute when she put on that pitiful act.
Shirai Mio chuckled. "Then let's go out and find somewhere to eat."
"Yay~"
Yukinoshita Haruno cheered, grabbed Shirai Mio's hand, and pulled her straight out of the room.
After leaving the hotel, the two took another taxi and went to a beef hotpot restaurant.
Since Yukinoshita Haruno still could not read Chinese, the task of ordering naturally fell entirely to Shirai Mio.
Watching how practiced Shirai Mio looked, Yukinoshita Haruno could not help asking, "Little kouhai, did you travel to China often before?"
"System, how should I answer this?" Instead of answering Yukinoshita Haruno directly, Shirai Mio first asked the System.
After all, she was a Transmigrator, and one without a past at that. To avoid anything going wrong, it was better to check with the System first.
"Just nod. I'll take care of the rest for you," the System's lazy voice sounded in Shirai Mio's ear.
When there was no mission involved, the System was actually quite reliable.
With the System's assurance, Shirai Mio nodded lightly and said, "I used to come here often with my family."
Yukinoshita Haruno naturally knew about Shirai Mio's family circumstances. To avoid making Mio remember painful things, she decisively changed the subject. "Um, can I ask why you chose this city?"
"Because it's close. It only takes two hours to get here, and I came here with my family before, so I thought we could look around."
Noticing Yukinoshita Haruno's slightly helpless expression, Shirai Mio smiled. "Senpai, you don't need to be so careful about it. I've already moved on, and besides, I have you here with me, don't I~"
"Then, do you have any ideas for what we should do after we finish eating?"
Because Yukinoshita Haruno did not know much about China, she had basically left the travel itinerary to Shirai Mio. At the moment, she truly had no idea where they should go after the meal.
But as long as she was with Shirai Mio, Yukinoshita Haruno did not particularly care where they went.
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