"Hmm?"
Ling Ning frowned as she looked at a beautiful girl standing not far away. She had planned to head to the café today, so she left the house early. As she was about to grab breakfast, she noticed a very familiar figure. However, the girl’s outfit was so different from what Ling Ning rembered that she wasn’t sure if this was soone she knew.
"No matter how I look at her, she really looks like that idiot!"
Ling Ning stared at the girl who resembled Luo Xiaoning. From her appearance to her figure, everything was identical, except the dress she was wearing looked a bit too normal. It really didn’t match her usual style.
This didn’t make sense. Ling Ning suddenly rembered that Luo Xiaoning was supposed to be under house arrest. Even if she were released, wouldn’t she have gone straight to the café to find Chu ngyao? Why would she be wandering around here? Could this girl be Luo Xiaoning’s sister, or maybe even her mother?
As the girl seed ready to leave, Ling Ning quickly followed her. No matter what, soone who resembled Luo Xiaoning this much had to be connected to her.
"Excuse ... Can I bother you for a mont?"
The beautiful girl paused, startled by Ling Ning’s sudden approach, then gently nodded and asked, "What can I do for you?"
"Definitely not the sa," Ling Ning muttered to herself. Just from her deanor, this girl was completely different from the silly Luo Xiaoning. Her refined mannerisms and ladylike aura made her seem worlds apart.
The girl didn’t seem bothered by Ling Ning’s muttering and continued smiling at her, as if patiently waiting for her to speak.
"Um... May I ask if you know soone nad Luo Xiaoning? She looks exactly like you."
The ntion of Luo Xiaoning made the girl raise an eyebrow. "You know my sister? She should still be at ho~"
Ling Ning gave an awkward smile. "I’m a friend of your sister’s. I haven’t seen her for a while, and when I saw you, I almost mistook you for her."
"Oh~ That happens often. People always confuse with my sister. By the way, what’s your na? My na is Luo Xiaoyu, ‘yu’ as in ‘language.’" Luo Xiaoyu looked at Ling Ning with a faint, almost imperceptible smile.
"My na is Ling Ning. ‘Ling’ as in the ‘ethereal waves,’ and ‘Ning’ as in the ‘lody of seven strings.’ Just call Ling Ning."
"Ling Ning, huh? That’s a lovely na~ If there’s nothing else, I have so errands to run, so I’ll take my leave now~"
"Wait, can you tell how Luo Xiaoning is doing lately?"
"My sister? She’s living quite well, though she doesn’t seem very happy."
Watching Luo Xiaoyu’s retreating figure, Ling Ning sighed. It made sense—Luo Xiaoning had been forced away from the person she liked and was under house arrest. How could she possibly be happy?
After Luo Xiaoyu left, Ling Ning quickly grabbed so breakfast and headed to the café.
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When she arrived at the café, she saw Chu ngyao leaning against the entrance with a broom in her arms, her face blank. She seed lost in thought and didn’t even notice Ling Ning approaching.
"Hey!"
Ling Ning decided to play a small prank and jumped out from behind Chu ngyao, hoping to startle her. However, what greeted her was a pale, delicate fist.
The small fist stopped less than a centiter from Ling Ning’s nose. Judging from its force, Ling Ning had no doubt it would have left her disfigured—or worse—if Chu ngyao hadn’t stopped in ti.
"Huh? Oh, it’s just you, Ling Ning. I thought it was soone with bad intentions~" Chu ngyao said as she lowered her hand. "Next ti, don’t sneak up on like that, okay? The last person who did... well, the grass on their grave must be over a ter tall by now~"
"I... I got it~ By the way, I just ran into Luo Xiaoning—"
"What! You saw that idiot? Where is she? If she’s out, why hasn’t she co back here? When she does, I’m definitely going to teach her a lesson!"
"Wait! Let go of ! I’m not done talking!" Ling Ning felt like her whole body was about to be shaken apart. She couldn’t understand how Chu ngyao’s slender arms could exert so much force.
After Chu ngyao finally released her, Ling Ning took a deep breath and explained, "I said, I t her sister, Luo Xiaoyu."
"Sister?" Chu ngyao raised an eyebrow. "You an Luo Xiaoyu?"
"Yeah."
Ling Ning then recounted everything Luo Xiaoyu had told her, word for word.
Hearing that Luo Xiaoning was doing relatively well, Chu ngyao sighed in relief. She had been worried that the silly girl might be suffering after being sent back ho.
"You know, I never knew Luo Xiaoning had a sister. When I t Luo Xiaoyu this morning, I almost mistook her for her sister," Ling Ning said with so amazent.
"Well, you never asked, so I didn’t ntion it. Besides, don’t let Luo Xiaoyu’s looks fool you—she may seem delicate, but she’s already in her first year of university... or wait, after the sumr break, she’ll be a sophomore."
"Uh... Like sister, like sister, I guess? Oh, by the way, I wanted to ask you sothing. I’ve been thinking of going to the beach recently. Do you have any recomndations?"
"The beach, huh?" Chu ngyao thought for a mont. "There are two fairly popular beaches in this city. You can easily find their nas online. But the environnt is a bit bad. Last year, when I went there with that idiot, we didn’t even go into the water. Who knows if it’s improved this year~"
"If you really want to enjoy yourself, I wouldn’t recomnd those beaches. It’s better to find a hotel or resort with a private beach. But that’ll cost a lot more."
"What are you guys talking about?"
A familiar voice suddenly ca from behind Ling Ning. She turned instinctively and saw Zhou Xiaoxiao standing there, grinning.
"Well, if it isn’t Xiaoxiao! Why haven’t you been around here lately?" Chu ngyao asked with a smile.
Zhou Xiaoxiao sighed. "I didn’t have a choice. As soon as I started my break, my dad dragged back to the countryside to visit my grandmother. I just got back yesterday~"
"Oh, by the way! I overheard you guys talking about beaches?"
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Author’s Note:
Even if this salted fish starves to death, dies outside, I will never beg the readers for votes.
...But readers’ votes are aweso!
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