Chapter 227: Stay by My Side

When she saw the photos of herself with Ning Dongli, what kind of feeling did the others have?

But no one’s feelings could reach An Yu.

No matter what they saw about An Yu, they probably would not understand.

She only knew that she was having quite a lot of fun.

“Slow down, slow down, An Yu!”

After a series of group photos, she and Ning Dongli had finally broken free from the crowd.

Now that they had regained their freedom, the two of them were originally strolling leisurely while sipping their drinks.

But An Yu’s attention was quickly drawn elsewhere.

She saw many game peripherals from titles she had played before.

Curiosity filled An Yu with energy.

She grabbed Ning Dongli’s hand and began dashing from stall to stall.

At first Ning Dongli was quite happy because from An Yu’s reaction it was obvious she was excited.

As long as An Yu was happy, she was happy too.

Unfortunately, she had terrible stamina.

A shut-in who rarely left her room could never keep up with a curious little kitten in terms of physical energy.

Even though the System had never given An Yu any rewards in this area, her physical fitness was still far superior to Ning Dongli’s.

This resulted in Ning Dongli being dragged around by An Yu, panting heavily the entire time.

“Mm… let’s go check that out.”

An Yu’s eyes lit up. Clearly she had spotted something new that interested her.

However, stamina-deficient Ning Dongli was obviously struggling to keep up.

She tugged Ning Dongli along and suddenly stopped, staring curiously at something in the distance.

Over there… was…

Looking at the stall with a long queue not far away, An Yu blinked.

She narrowed her eyes and finally saw clearly.

However, the items sold at this stall looked extremely familiar no matter how she looked…

“Hm?”

An Yu blinked expressionlessly, looking somewhat puzzled.

Where had she seen this before…?

She looked at the character figures displayed on the stall, then at Ning Dongli beside her who was gasping for breath.

“Oh…”

This stall was selling merchandise of the exact characters they had cosplayed as.

“Ah, so this is where they sell them!”

Ning Dongli had been completely out of breath, but her eyes brightened the moment she saw what the stall was selling.

These were the things she had originally wanted to ask Ning Wanciu to buy for her.

Ning Dongli took a deep breath and forced herself to stand straight beside An Yu.

She hadn’t expected An Yu to wander all the way here.

“An Yu, do you want to buy something?”

She then reached out and poked An Yu’s cheek.

Ever since An Yu started liking to poke her cheeks, she had grown fond of doing the same.

An Yu’s cheeks were soft and felt wonderful to touch, and she never resisted.

“Hm?”

An Yu tilted her head expressionlessly, staring straight at Ning Dongli.

“I’ll pay!”

Seeing this, Ning Dongli confidently pulled out her phone and showed her balance.

She had earned quite a sum from doing boosting jobs online before.

Buying things for An Yu barely counted as spending money for her.

Not to mention just a few stall items.

But what she didn’t expect was that An Yu ignored her balance and instead looked at her eyes with slight confusion.

“Um… An-An Yu?”

Ning Dongli suddenly felt guilty, feeling as if nothing could be hidden under those beautiful eyes.

Even with the purple colored contacts, they still looked so sharp.

So…

Was it okay?

Just as Ning Dongli was about to say something, An Yu interrupted her.

No one knew what An Yu was thinking inside, but Ning Dongli felt relieved because it seemed An Yu had no intention of refusing her kindness.

She breathed a sigh of relief and became excited. “Of course! I’ll buy anything An Yu wants!”

Ning Dongli was not lying. She truly meant it.

As long as it was An Yu’s request, she would fulfill it no matter what.

After all, this was her… first time liking someone.

Even if they could never truly be together, she should at least create some memories, right?

Thinking of this, a trace of bitterness crept into Ning Dongli’s smile.

“Then… this one.”

An Yu expressionlessly pointed her finger—straight at Ning Dongli herself.

“Ah, m-me?!”

Ning Dongli was stunned. Her whole body began to heat up.

She looked at the An Yu in front of her.

The other party acted as if nothing was out of the ordinary, blinking coldly while staring into her eyes, lost in thought.

What did that mean…?

Why would An Yu want to “buy” her?

A single casual action from An Yu could make Ning Dongli overthink for an entire day.

There… weren’t there some over there?

Ning Dongli paused. “There are… hm?”

An Yu tilted her head, clearly not understanding what Ning Dongli was panicking about.

As she slowly recovered from her overheated state, she seemed to finally realize something.

The stall was selling figures of the character she had cosplayed.

So An Yu had never meant that she wanted to buy her.

So that was what she meant?

While Ning Dongli felt relieved, for some reason she also felt a little disappointed.

“Hm?”

An Yu poked Ning Dongli in confusion, wondering what had suddenly come over her.

Ning Dongli quickly shook her head.

“N-nothing!”

“Anyway, An Yu wants this one, right!”

Ning Dongli pointed at herself with a blushing face, her eyes full of seriousness as if confirming something.

“Mm… yeah.”

An Yu nodded without denying it.

“Great!”

Ning Dongli nodded as well, looking somewhat excited for some reason.

The reason she had pointed at herself instead of the character figure on the stall was Ning Dongli’s own little scheme.

Even though they would never develop any special relationship no matter what, at least… she wanted to see An Yu wanting her.

Even a little psychological comfort was good enough.

Ning Dongli had already placed herself in a very humble position.

Even so, she was satisfied.

“Then I’ll go queue up. An Yu, you… wait over there for a bit!”

Ning Dongli smiled and prepared to queue by herself.

Queuing was boring.

Such a boring task, she could handle it alone.

She hoped An Yu would only have happy memories for the entire day.

So that even when An Yu thought of Ning Dongli in the future, she would only feel happy.

That would be enough for her.

After all, she was just… a little sister.

Ning Dongli was about to leave when An Yu grabbed the corner of her clothes.

“Ning Dongli, together.”

An Yu’s gaze was serious. She would not let Ning Dongli queue alone.

“You’ve already proven that you’re great.”

An Yu spoke softly.

She had not realized Ning Dongli’s true intention and thought the other girl wanted to prove herself by queuing alone.

So there was no need to separate.

An Yu parted her cherry lips, her voice carrying a tone that left no room for refusal.

In her opinion, Ning Dongli really was doing great, so they should not—

Stay by my side.