“Junior, what are you looking for Sister Xue for?” One of the more outgoing girls was the first to rush over, staring into Su Yun’s eyes.
“...She asked me to come. I don’t know what for.” With all the girls staring at her, Su Yun couldn’t bring herself to lift her head. Her voice was soft and stuttering.
“Ohh, I see.” The girl picked up on her tone and figured Su Yun must be a shy underclassman, so she didn’t pry further.
Looks like this is the new junior Sister Xue just roped in?
But didn’t she just see Sister Xue holding hands with a white-haired girl a few days ago? That one was so cute—just discarded like that? Isn’t Sister Xue’s taste a little too high?
And she didn’t even leave a contact! She doesn’t have a cute little sister of her own—she really wanted a soft and huggable junior...
As she thought this, she looked back at Su Yun in front of her and suddenly realized—this outfit looked a lot like that white-haired girl from before.
“Um, junior, could you take off your hat and let me see?” The girl flashed a friendly smile and pointed at Su Yun’s black hat.
“Ah?” Su Yun blinked and lifted her head to look at the smiling girl.
She didn’t know why, but even though this girl looked like a nice person, her behavior was a bit... predatory.
“No...” Su Yun cautiously shook her head and leaned back.
Was this person one of the bad guys too? And so sharp—she noticed something was off with just one glance.
“Hehe.” The girl suddenly grabbed Su Yun’s shoulders.
“!?”
“Rawr!”
Thud!
“Ow... Junior, what are you doing...” Su Yun flinched from being grabbed, and her body reacted instinctively, toppling the strange girl to the floor.
Because of her pouncing motion, one strap of Su Yun’s mask slipped off, and her hat fell to the ground, revealing a head of silky white hair and an irresistibly adorable face.
“Knew it.” Though the girl on the ground felt the sting of the fall at first, the moment she saw the beautiful white hair, all the pain vanished, and she was secretly delighted.
A cute junior fell right into her arms... So soft.
If only she had a little sister like this.
Qin Xue’s little sister came so many times, but she never let anyone hug her. So stingy.
“I’m sorry...” Su Yun realized she messed up again after the fall.
Her heart was pounding with guilt. Qin Xue would definitely scold her later.
But just as Su Yun tried to get up and apologize, she realized—she couldn’t.
The girl beneath her was clinging tightly to her back.
“?” Su Yun gave the ponytailed girl below her a strange look.
She was wearing long blue pants and a black crop top that showed her stomach—definitely a dance outfit.
“Yiyi, what’s wrong? Did you hurt your back?”
The other girls, seeing the scene from a distance, quickly ran over, concerned for their fallen teammate.
But when they realized the girl was simply refusing to get up, they all gave her blank stares.
“I’m telling you, you better get up soon. If Sister Xue sees you like this, she’ll definitely kick you.”
“What? I’ve been practicing all morning. Can’t I rest a little?”
“...”
Su Yun looked at the girl with a bewildered expression.
She seemed like a normal senior at first, but now she was acting like a total pervert.
She was even sniffing me or something...? Wait—are there girl perverts too?
Qin Xue, where are you?! Come save me!
Su Yun’s final thought was a silent cry for help.
“Oh, she’s the one from before!”
“Now I remember—it’s been a week! Sister Xue hasn’t moved on in a whole week. Looks like she really likes this one...”
While Su Yun was still dazed, she caught wind of a strange conversation.
Once she realized it was about Qin Xue, she perked up and listened closely.
Her hearing was excellent now. As long as she wanted to listen, she could make out the words clearly, even with this many people around.
...
Sister Xue usually goes through two girls a week?
Ah... What does that even mean?
Su Yun’s face fell, her whole mood crashing as if she were about to cry.
Even though she had mentally prepared herself to be toyed with, this was still way too casual.
So this means... I'm going to dumped by Qin Xue next week?
Then she’d be all alone again.
“...”
Qin Xue walked in through the open door just then, her face cold.
Why hadn’t Su Yun returned her call for so long—did she fall asleep again?
She was a little exasperated but not angry.
If she fell asleep, then fine. Sleep’s good for her health anyway.
“?” Qin Xue walked in and saw the girls crowding around something. Curious, she walked over, and her face darkened when she saw what it was.
“What are you all doing!” she couldn’t help but shout, startling the girls who were chatting merrily and making them scatter.
“Sister Xue! We’re doomed!” The girls all backed away, leaving only the girl still clinging to Su Yun on the floor.
“U-uh, Sister Xue, I... I was just tired from practicing all morning and wanted to rest a bit...” the girl stammered, not daring to look at Qin Xue’s icy glare.
She hadn’t expected Qin Xue to actually get mad.
“...” Qin Xue took a moment to calm herself—nearly forgetting to breathe.
“It’s fine. Get up. You’ve worked hard.”
“Mm-mm.”
Very soon, only Su Yun was left on the floor.
Qin Xue hurried over and helped the dazed girl to her feet.
“Why didn’t you tell me you were coming?”
“Uu... I forgot.” Su Yun was still drowning in the sorrow of being discarded next week and didn’t feel like talking to Qin Xue.
“Sigh.” Qin Xue frowned slightly. Seeing Su Yun’s pitiful expression, she turned a sharp glare to the other girls.
“Sister Xue, we didn’t bully her. It was all Yiyi wanting to hug her.” The girls quickly threw the blame on one person.
“...” Qin Xue’s murderous gaze landed on Yiyi for a long moment before she finally looked away.
“Also, don’t talk nonsense in front of her anymore.”
“Mm-mm!” The girls quickly agreed.
It was only then that they realized—this white-haired girl was different from the others Qin Xue had brought before.
In the past, they could say whatever they wanted and Qin Xue wouldn’t care, let alone get mad.
This time even Zhou Yiyi was scared. It was the first time she’d ever been yelled at by Qin Xue.
“Alright, go again. Let me see how it looks.” Qin Xue bent down to pick up the black hat on the floor, then pulled Su Yun toward the side.
Su Yun was still totally out of it.
Was Qin Xue... angry just now?
Why?
“They won’t bully you anymore. Don’t be scared.” Once they were seated on the soft mat, Qin Xue gently patted Su Yun’s head.
“Don’t touch me!” Su Yun immediately recoiled.
“Okay, okay.” Qin Xue chuckled and handed the hat back to her.
Su Yun took it and put it back on, though she didn’t tuck in her hair this time.
Also—how could she be bullied by other girls? She just didn’t react fast enough, that’s all.
Before she could explain herself, the performance began.
With beautiful music playing and the girls dancing in perfect harmony, Su Yun quickly became absorbed in watching.
...
“On a normal day, this would be fine, but without someone strong in the center, we’ll definitely be overshadowed.” After a few rounds of rehearsal, Qin Xue spoke seriously.
“But we’ve never practiced for that kind of thing. There’s no time now.” The girls looked helpless.
To hype up the atmosphere for the school’s 50th annual sports meet, the school had invited a girl group from Summer’s End Mainland to open the event, trying to break the usual dull vibe of having only athletes present.
That meant at least a thousand people would be in attendance—maybe even fans from outside the school. It’d be a real stage.
“Sister Xue, why don’t you go on by yourself? You could definitely do it!”
“Yeah, totally!”
The dancers all agreed that Qin Xue could easily take the role. Back when they first joined the club and didn’t know anything, it was Qin Xue who helped correct their mistakes and guide their movements. She was definitely a hidden expert.
“I can’t.” Qin Xue rejected the idea without a second thought.
“You girls did well. Go home and rest.”
Though the answer disappointed them, they were too tired from the long practice to push the issue.
When only the two of them were left in the dance studio, Su Yun finally stood up.
She thought the seniors danced really well—so why did Qin Xue seem dissatisfied?
And she had just sat here watching for a couple of hours, not doing anything... though it was pretty enjoyable watching pretty girls dance.
“Um, is there anything you want me to carry?” Su Yun walked over to Qin Xue and asked, puzzled.
“Carry? Come here.” Qin Xue didn’t get what she meant but pulled her hand and led her to the middle of the room—right in front of the mirror wall.
“Alright, you’ve been watching long enough. Now dance a little for me.”
“??”
(End of Chapter)