Chapter 11 - What Should I Do if My Younger Brother’s Crush Has Taken a Liking to Me?

Chapter 11 There was a momentary blank expression on Xi Ning's face. The noisy footsteps behind her drew closer and closer. The girl who had just called out hurriedly approached Kong Nianxi, "Sweetie, are you okay? That lunatic is unbelievable. I'll come back in a while..." A somewhat androgynous voice sounded in her ear, and Xi Ning felt a gaze fall upon her. She turned to see a handsome girl with a headband and a fresh, middle-parted short hair frowning at her. Although not obvious, she could sense the chill in that glance. [My friends around me all have a good impression of her.] Suddenly, Xi Ning remembered Tu Xiaoyuan's words from before. Stepping back, she separated herself from Kong Nianxi, who had her forehead buried in her shoulder. As she moved away, she noticed there were already five or six unfamiliar girls surrounding them. She was the only "outsider" pulled into this situation. The dim yellow light cast a thin shadow over her deep brows and eyes. Her long lashes fluttered slightly as Xi Ning raised her gaze and noticed a few appraising glances. Pausing for a moment, she looked at Kong Nianxi, reached out and grabbed her clothes. "The clothes from noon, thank you." Kong Nianxi turned her head and took the coat, about to speak when she saw Xi Ning politely and distantly smile before turning to leave. The girl with double ponytails looked at the retreating figure, twisted one ponytail, and suddenly said, "So she came to return your clothes." "Huh?" Seeing Kong Nianxi's questioning gaze, the girl with double ponytails brightened up, "I knew you were blocked, so I rushed back to the dorm to find someone. I only saw Xi Ning standing at the door and brought her over in a hurry." Kong Nianxi: "Oh... I see." Her response sounded a little displeased. "When did you all come?" She suddenly thought of something and asked. "Hehe, we came early," the girl with double ponytails raised a thumb, sounding complimentary, "fortunately, we arrived in time. Otherwise we would have missed the whole show. Our Nianxi is amazing! She slayed the audience, such an imposing presence!" Kong Nianxi: "..." It was the first time in her life that she felt worried about her own image in someone else's eyes. — Although she didn't understand why Xi Ning suddenly changed her attitude, she had experienced countless confessions and pursuits of both male and female admirers from a young age. She knew all these ways of showing goodwill very well. If she couldn't see the motives behind Xi Ning's behavior, then she had lived in vain all these years. However, mere goodwill was just that. She didn't know how far it would go. The beautiful image she wanted to maintain in Xi Ning's eyes had to be preserved. Her reputation at school was far from flawless. At the moment, she just wanted to establish a sweet and fresh "little sweetheart" persona in Xi Ning's eyes. Being fiercely imposing and slaying was definitely not within that scope. After all, someone like Xi Ning, a standard top student, might find some behavior over the top. Sometimes, a straight girl's feelings towards a potential friend were as fluctuating as a roller coaster. It was difficult to say that a bad impression wouldn't prematurely end a small stroke of luck before it flourished into a great spark. But a straight girl might pay special attention to the other person's bubble tea flavor preferences to make friends, but she would never deliberately pick a small umbrella when there was already a big one, just to increase physical contact. Whether it's friendship or romance, this point deserves careful consideration, and it was something she was eager to find out. On the other hand, Xi Ning, who had already returned to her dorm, was completely oblivious to Kong Nianxi's tumultuous and tangled thoughts. She didn't know that her "straight girl's integrity" was already in jeopardy. Methodically changing out of her school uniform, taking a quick shower, and finishing her evening routine, she walked into the dormitory with a basin of water. As soon as she entered, she saw two figures cuddling together. Beside the ladder leading to the upper bunk, Jiang Tong was holding her phone and watching a video, while Song Wei hung behind her, with one hand hooking around her neck and the other around her waist, chin resting on her shoulder as they watched the video together. "The main character is so sweet." "Do you think so?" "Yeah, don't you feel the same?" "Then, do you think I'm sweet?" "You—" Jiang Tong was slightly stunned, her beautiful almond eyes blinked, then she suddenly turned and locked eyes with Song Wei, and the two of them smiled at each other for quite a few seconds. These two were very good friends. They were always affectionate with each other in school, and both being extremely good-looking, they were the subject of much teasing in their class. As Xi Ning lay on the bed, she was strangely drawn to take a few more glances in their direction when she went to the balcony. Almost simultaneously, the image of Kong Nianxi leaning closer to Tu Xiaoyuan in the corridor, saying "I'm more interested in you," flashed through her mind. Her heart thumped, and after spending five minutes in the wind on the balcony, she finally lay down on her bed.