Chapter 174: Why Aren't You Looking at Me?

Ultimately, after Ning Wanciu’s explanation, An Yu still let her off and believed what she said.

However, this nearly made Ning Wanciu explode on the spot.

She subconsciously glanced at the now-calm An Yu beside her, her heartbeat constantly speeding up.

Really, when facing her, one truly couldn’t let their guard down.

Otherwise, at any moment, a surprise attack might come.

If no one else was around, it would still be okay…

But with others watching, Ning Wanciu really felt ashamed.

Moreover, she had always been the one comforting others; being comforted by someone else was a first.

Honestly, the feeling wasn’t bad at all.

Every day spent with An Yu, she could feel how much An Yu cared about her.

Although Ning Wanciu felt a bit despicable for thinking this way, she was still very happy.

Clearly, she was supposed to be the one taking care of everyone.

But she actually really liked this feeling of being cared for.

The gentler a person was, the easier their needs were overlooked.

Although a little embarrassed, Ning Wanciu still showed a faint smile.

Holding An Yu’s hand, she quickly arrived downstairs at her own building.

“We’re here. Then we’ll head off first.”

Ning Wanciu waved at the red-and-green duo, then pulled An Yu away.

Just as Cheng Shimumeng had thought, Ning Wanciu herself hadn’t realized at all that she subconsciously believed she was a special existence to An Yu.

This also gave her enough courage not to face her own heart.

“Ah, we’re already here!”

Huai Xiang still looked puffed up with anger.

Ning Wanciu must have given herself special treatment without calling her!

This time she’d let it slide, but next time… she would definitely beg her to teach her the secret.

Otherwise, what else could Huai Xiang do?

She just wanted to get closer to the cute creature; what was wrong with that!

“Tsk tsk.”

Cheng Shimumeng gave the red-haired idiot beside her a contemptuous look.

Just how dense was this fool to still not notice anything unusual?

Clearly they were always together, yet she would rather suspect Ning Wanciu had become a time management master than consider anything else.

Cheng Shimumeng even suspected Huai Xiang might one day really go ask Ning Wanciu for advice.

She couldn’t be bothered to complain; no point arguing with an idiot.

While others were getting all flushed and heart-racing, the idiot redhead should stay out of it.

Cheng Shimumeng shook her head, then left without another word; they weren’t going the same way anyway.

“Ah? What do you mean?!”

Huai Xiang shouted, but receiving no reply from Cheng Shimumeng, she could only stomp off angrily.

“Damn it! Once I learn Wanciu’s ultimate move, I definitely won’t teach you, you bad woman!”

With that, she left too.

On the other side, An Yu had already followed Ning Wanciu upstairs.

Ning Wanciu was now taking out her keys to open the door. Honestly, she was really a little nervous.

Not because of herself, but because of Ning Dongli.

Even now, Ning Wanciu still felt a bit uneasy inside.

Because last time, when she brought two good sisters home, Ning Dongli’s reaction had been huge…

In a sense, as the older sister, she was even more panicked than her socially anxious little sister.

She was afraid that even if it was An Yu, Ning Dongli might still have some special reaction.

After all, Ning Dongli really hadn’t seen other people for a very long time.

But they had already reached this point; any more fear was meaningless.

Ning Wanciu took out the key, inserted it into the lock, and nervously opened the security door.

“Whew… We’re here. Come in.”

Ning Wanciu took An Yu’s hand and pulled her inside.

An Yu followed behind her, expressionlessly scanning the house.

A very ordinary home, much smaller than the An family villa, much larger than where she had lived in her previous life.

Ordinary, but very warm.

Sleeping here would probably feel very comfortable, right?

At least, compared to the An family, it gave a bit more sense of security.

The two of them walked hand in hand into the living room, where a petite girl was sitting on the sofa.

Although only her back was visible, one could feel how nervous she was.

“…Dongli.”

Ning Wanciu pulled An Yu forward somewhat speechlessly, then reached out and poked Ning Dongli.

Although she knew Ning Dongli would be nervous, she hadn’t expected her to be this nervous.

The moment she reached the sofa, she noticed: Ning Dongli was sitting perfectly upright like a model student.

Ning Dongli was sitting formally!

Moreover, Ning Dongli didn’t even know what time they would arrive, yet she was already like this the second they got home.

Just how long had she been holding that posture?

“!”

Suddenly poked, Ning Dongli’s whole body trembled, then she let out a panicked cry.

But she still didn’t turn around.

“Dongli, An Yu is here~?”

Ning Wanciu reminded her somewhat helplessly, appearing very calm.

In front of her little sister, she was the reliable older sister.

So she couldn’t be nervous.

“A-An Yu.”

The moment An Yu’s name was mentioned, Ning Dongli reacted like a robot receiving a command, finally showing a slightly normal response.

An Yu blinked expressionlessly, took small steps past Ning Wanciu, and moved to Ning Dongli’s side.

“Hello, Ning Dongli.”

The person in front of her was the pillow little sister.

“Ah… um… h-hello!”

Ning Dongli nervously turned around, her words stuttering as she barely pieced together a full sentence.

Although she had turned, she still kept her head lowered, not daring to look at An Yu.

“Hm.”

An Yu tilted her head, feeling a bit puzzled.

Ning Dongli kept her head lowered the whole time; it was strange.

“Why aren’t you looking at me? Keeping your head down is strange.”

If she had something to say, she said it; An Yu asked directly.

“!”

But she hadn’t expected Ning Dongli’s reaction to be like a stress response.

The anticipation toward An Yu and the fear of strangers clashed at the same time.

Ning Dongli wanted to run, but couldn’t take a step.

Because right in front of her was the An Yu she had been longing for.

Moreover, the real voice was even more pleasant than what she heard through headphones.

She was about to drool…

“Ning Dongli!” An Yu’s voice rose a bit as she reached out toward her.

“H-Here!”

Under An Yu’s voice, Ning Dongli finally lifted her head in a fluster, facing the girl in front of her.

But at the same time, she felt a hand gently pinching and rubbing her cheek.

“Wu…”

That was An Yu reaching out and lightly pinching Ning Dongli’s cheek.

Ning Wanciu usually liked doing this to her; sure enough, there was a reason.

Hm, nice texture.

Looking at her shy appearance.

But they finally made eye contact.