"I wanted you to come back early, but I didn't expect you to return this early," Qin Yue said, both surprised and delighted. "Have you eaten lunch?"
Bai Ningning shook her head. "No, I came back to eat."
It's good to eat at home; once full, she could just go to sleep.
Qin Yue called Aunt Zou to arrange lunch, then turned around and saw the small box Bai Ningning was holding.
"What's that? Did you receive a gift?"
She knew Bai Ningning had a departmental meeting today, and the game project was about to start.
"It's nothing, just a piece of clothing," Bai Ningning casually replied. "I brought it back."
There was no helping it; Si Youxue said she wasn't suited to wear office attire, at least not in public, and kindly packed it up for her to take home.
It made it seem like it was more appropriate to wear at home.
As they sat down at the dining table, Qin Yue unusually showed concern.
"What did you do this morning? Are you tired?"
"I didn't do much," Bai Ningning replied with a stiff face, "Which is why I came back so early."
What she originally wanted to do was to showcase her ambitions at the meeting. However, upon arriving, she realized she understood nothing, and her social anxiety kicked in.
So, the only thing she accomplished this morning was to make Si Youxue feel like one of her own.
"How do you feel now?" Qin Yue continued to ask. "Not tired, right?"
Bai Ningning blinked. "Not particularly tired, but why do you care about this?"
The biggest physical exertion of the morning was changing clothes twice; there was nothing else. But even though Bai Ningning was lazy, her physical limits were still there, especially with the Water Dragon Soul accompanying her, so there was no pressure.
"I care about you, is that not, okay?" Qin Yue shot her a glance. "Is it not allowed?"
It wasn't that it wasn't allowed, but it was a bit unusual today, quite mushy.
"I'm going back to my room," Bai Ningning couldn't take it anymore, stood up after finishing her meal, and said, "I need to rest for a bit."
At the dining table, the two sisters faced each other, and finally, Qin Xin spoke the first sentence: "Are you ready to start?"
"Of course," Qin Yue said lightly. "The earlier we start, the earlier we finish. After it's done, we can take a nap, and we can still get up for dinner."
Qin Xin almost couldn't hold back her laughter.
"What if you can't get up?" she asked delicately.
"Impossible. Lying down and doing nothing isn't tiring," Qin Yue firmly denied. "We'll have dinner together; I will get up."
If Bai Ningning could sleep and get up, why couldn't Qin Yue?
Qin Xin looked at her confident sister and sighed helplessly.
How does that saying go? Kind words can't persuade a doomed soul. If Qin Yue wants to go, let her go.
Unfortunately, Senior Ningning was injured again this week, and she had no buns to eat herself.
...
Bai Ningning returned to her bedroom. Instead of lying down to play on her phone as usual, she opened the small box and laid out the outfit on the bed, examining it closely.
Si Youxue said she wasn't suited to wear it, so she brought it home, but was it really unsuitable?
Bai Ningning felt a bit unconvinced, picked it up, and tried it on again in front of the mirror.
Hmm, it really is cute... wait, this is a proper uniform; it should feel serious when worn.
Moreover, as Si Youxue said, the collar was indeed too tight, making it a bit uncomfortable.
Sigh, better take it off.
At that moment, Qin Yue happened to walk in and was taken aback by Bai Ningning in her office attire.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Trying on clothes," Bai Ningning said. "I found it doesn't fit well, so I'm going to take it off."
"Don't, don't take it off," Qin Yue quickly stopped her. "Just like this... it has to be like this."
Bai Ningning paused, blinking in confusion.
What do you mean "just like this" and "It has to be like this"? What's going on?
Qin Yue approached her, looking her up and down, becoming more and more satisfied. This outfit really gave off a bit of an office secretary vibe. Later, the "CEO and Secretary" scene could be considered a natural performance.
Bai Ningning noticed her gaze and seemed to understand something. Not that she needed to—Qin Yue had already mentioned last night that today, under the broad daylight, they were going to have a grand and righteous showdown.
It meant they were preparing for something now.
Bai Ningning looked at herself and moved her thigh a bit, feeling the fabric constricting, and worriedly said, "Then I need to change into something else; anything would be better than this."
Still, as Si Youxue said, this outfit was indeed a bit constricting. If they really got into action later, not only would the skirt be tight, but the buttons on her chest might pop off like stray bullets on the battlefield, who knows where they would end up.
"It's okay; normally, you would need to worry, but today is different."
After saying this, Qin Yue changed into her pajamas, climbed onto the bed, and patted the space beside her. "You come up first."
Bai Ningning hesitated but eventually climbed up.
"Different? How is it different?"
Qin Yue didn't answer, just took Bai Ningning's small hand and picked up a small nail clipper that had been prepared on the bedside table.
"You're a student; why do you have such long nails?" she scolded in an older sister tone. "You should trim them when you have time; don't let them grow."
Bai Ningning looked confused: "But college doesn't care about these things."
It's only middle school students who care about this. Just because her face looks like a middle schooler's doesn't mean she is one.
If Bai Ningning were really a middle school student, Qin Yue would have long been living a life with a judge.
"Don't talk," Qin Yue grabbed her small hand, "Let me trim your nails quietly."
...
The afternoon was so lazy that even the birds outside were too lazy to chirp; I wonder if they have fallen asleep too.
Qin Xin put down the book in her hand and sighed silently.
How could she focus on reading at this moment?
Senior Ningning had gone back to her bedroom right after lunch, and her sister had also gone in for a little while. She didn't know how far they had progressed by now.
Thinking of this, Qin Xin couldn't help but sigh again.
Sister, why don't you just use your Hextech properly? Why are you always thinking about those strange things? Recently, you've even come up with various tricks, even wanting to try a counterattack.
You say you haven't even figured out how to attack proactively; do you think you can handle a counterattack?
Buzz—! Buzz—!
Her phone vibrated, indicating a new message. She picked it up to see it was from the group of girls who had taken her out to dinner last time. After that meal, Su Le and Lin Yi organized a "Best Friends Group" and added Qin Xin to it.
Qin Xin understood their intentions, but she had her own little plans, so she agreed.
[Su Le]: Qin Xin, we want to come to your house tomorrow morning to visit you and thank Sister Qin Yue for arranging work for us. Is that okay?