Come to think of it, Ye Zhibai realized something.
This time, Lin Zihan hadn’t stirred up any trouble?!
Well, of course not.
Lin Zihan knew how to read the room and prioritize accordingly.
Now wasn’t the time for jokes.
Besides, she understood gratitude.
From now on, she’d do her best to avoid putting Little Bai’er in a tough spot.
But Ye Zhiyun wasn’t about to buy that so easily!
“Using that nickname again… Calling my sister ‘Little Bai’er’… Sigh! Lin Zihan, do you really think your words carry any weight?”
A cold glint flashed in Ye Zhiyun’s eyes.
Her argument rang with unassailable logic, each word sharp and deliberate, spat out through gritted teeth.
Most importantly, it was backed by solid reasoning.
“In a dark alley like this… under those circumstances… I don’t think you could have resisted my sister’s beauty. You dare say you wouldn’t have done what just happened?”
Yun’er!
Don’t impose your own values on others!
Even if you’re a lesbian, that doesn’t mean everyone else is!
Woo, as heartbreaking as it is to admit, I’m a girl now, and what Lin Zihan felt was just friendship. How could she be like you, getting those naughty thoughts now and then!
Right, Lin Zihan!
My new friend!
“……”
Huh?
Had Lin Zihan suddenly gone quiet?
Cough…!
As a matter of fact, the righteous Lin Zihan felt a twinge of guilt when Ye Zhiyun put it like that!
Little Bai’er’s beauty…
Yeah… yeah, that was true.
When she’d held Little Bai’er earlier—holding the little angel in her heart—Lin Zihan’s own heart had pounded erratically, throwing off its rhythm.
And it still hadn’t settled down.
But!
No matter how many times Ye Zhiyun asked, Lin Zihan’s answer wouldn’t change.
She hadn’t done it, so she hadn’t done it!
She wasn’t someone without morals!
Words alone lacked conviction.
Lin Zihan decided to prove it with actions.
“Little Bai’er, come here for a sec.”
“Oh, sure.”
“Sister?!”
Little Zhibai, who had casually strolled over to Ye Zhiyun’s side moments ago, now casually trotted right back to Lin Zihan!
Yun’er’s source of confidence and conviction—utterly crushed!!
Lin Zihan glanced at Ye Zhiyun, then fixed her determined gaze on Ye Zhibai.
She smiled and made a suggestion.
“Little Bai’er, since Zhiyun doesn’t believe us, we’ll just have to recreate the scene~ Let her see exactly what we were doing.”
After a moment’s thought, Lin Zihan continued.
“Hmm… but if I initiate it, she’ll probably say it’s some spur-of-the-moment excuse. So, Little Bai’er, I’ll stand still. You recreate what I did. That way, it’ll be convincing! Come on~ Just do exactly what I did, and Zhiyun won’t have any doubts, right?”
Huh?!
Lin Zihan, you’re clever!
This was the perfect way to prove something so hard to verify!
Of course, Ye Zhibai wanted to clear up the misunderstanding as soon as possible.
She recalled the moment and approached Lin Zihan.
Lin Zihan stood motionless, hands clasped behind her back.
The scene left Ye Zhiyun utterly dumbfounded.
“Ah!
“Sister!! Don’t… don’t! You’re falling for her trap—she just wants another chance to take advantage of you!!”
Come on, it wasn’t about taking advantage.
Even if it was, it was definitely her at the disadvantage (absolutely).
Little Zhibai never lost out!
Under Ye Zhiyun’s anguished gaze, Ye Zhibai approached Lin Zihan with a hint of apology.
Of course, she was only recreating the exact motions as instructed.
Foreheads touched, noses brushed.
Their lips remained a small distance apart.
The moment the pose was struck, Ye Zhiyun shot to their side!
She had to confirm with her own eyes that this wasn’t a kiss!
Ye Zhiyun practically wanted to whip out a ruler and measure the distance between their lips—make sure it was more than two centimeters. Otherwise… wouldn’t Sister’s breath have reached her?!
Woo woo, it wasn’t a kiss, sure, but at that range, Lin Zihan was profiting big time! Unable to bear her sister being taken advantage of again, Ye Zhiyun immediately wrapped her arms around Ye Zhibai’s waist from behind and pulled her back to safety!
“Okay… okay, Sister! The proof is done! I believe you!”
“Huh? You believe it… but to recreate it properly, there was also a hug earlier that we haven’t…”
“No need!! That’s enough!!”
“……”
Tch, your recreation is half-baked. Doing things halfway isn’t a good attitude!
Guang Yu had already settled back on the stone steps.
She pulled out her drink again—too bad there was no watermelon.
This annual drama was truly spectacular!
—Three women, one show!
Way more exciting than those cartoons she’d watched lately!
Oh right, no watermelon, but she had sunflower seeds.
Guang Yu grabbed her big sunflower and noticed that some of the seeds in the middle were edible.
A sip of her drink, a crunch of seeds.
Hee hee, this was fun!
The little fox’s fluffy tail was wagging away.
Seeing that Ye Zhiyun now understood the truth and the misunderstanding was cleared, Lin Zihan spread her hands with a smile.
“See? Zhiyun, you almost misunderstood Little Bai’er again. So~ you have to stay calm about everything, right?”
“I’ve been tolerating you all afternoon, you harpy…”
“？!”
Losing her temper and straight-up cursing now, huh!
She was mad, she was mad!
Yun’er wasn’t mad!
She’d just… felt a billionth of discomfort watching her sister press her forehead against Lin Zihan’s, that’s all!
“Sister!”
“Here.”
What?!
Why was she yelling so loud?!
Ye Zhiyun hadn’t meant to shout.
She was just trying to intimidate Lin Zihan!
The intimidation didn’t faze Lin Zihan much, but it startled Ye Zhibai!
When Ye Zhibai turned to her little sister, she froze.
Yun’er’s current state… didn’t look good?
One could say that after the earlier events, Yun’er’s possessiveness had been fully ignited.
She clenched her teeth hard, her gaze fierce.
As she held Ye Zhibai’s waist, she tilted her head and shot Lin Zihan a glare.
She was like a cat guarding her food—adorably fierce.
But Lin Zihan wasn’t scared.
Lin Zihan, who wasn’t afraid of life itself, was hardly scared of a “kitty.”
Suddenly, Ye Zhiyun’s voice—soft yet resolute—echoed unexpectedly.
“Sister… let’s prove it together. The love between us leaves no room for a third party.”
“Huh… uh?!”
That was the biggest gulp of drink Guang Yu had taken all night.
The little fox couldn’t help but point a thumbs-up toward the moon.
The thumbs-up wasn’t for the moon.
It was for Ye Zhiyun.
Ye Zhiyun—true to her feelings!
Under the night sky, black hair intertwined with silver, outshining the moonlight in holy radiance.
Her trench coat flared like a cloak of scattered starlight over Ye Zhibai’s dress.
Ye Zhiyun lunged forward suddenly, pressing her lips to Ye Zhibai’s soft ones.
—This time, there was no distance at all.
The kiss didn’t last long.
As if unwilling to let Lin Zihan see more of her sister’s kissing face, Ye Zhiyun delivered only a dragonfly’s touch before gently pulling away.
In that moment, under the moonlight, she was the fearless war goddess.
This was the true proof.
Lin Zihan was genuinely startled.
She, who had never been scared by life…
This time, she really was!
Ye Zhiyun was ruthless!
But…
Watching Little Bai’er steady herself, her eyes flashing from shock to surprise as she covered her lips…
Lin Zihan licked her lips involuntarily.
In her heart, she quietly planted a seed.
Ahh… so strange. After this whole day, why did impossibly beautiful Little Bai’er seem even more beautiful?
Truly so strange.
