Chapter Twelve The First Night Up

  "Are you going to silence me, Ah Yao?" Cheng Qiao looked at me pitifully, "But I really didn't mean to eavesdrop on your secret with Xiao Qin, it's just that your voices were too loud."

  Can't help but say, his words are really cheesy.

  I weakly rubbed my forehead: "I'm not so perverted as to destroy the evidence, you've watched too many gunfight movies."

  "No, I've never watched a gunfight movie." Cheng Qiao paused for a moment, "A Yao, is Yueyue really your biological younger sister?"

  "Yes, she is the daughter of my elder uncle in his later years. Although she was spoiled and became a bit arrogant, she is absolutely the root of the Bai family, genuine and authentic. What's wrong?"

  "It's nothing, just what your cousin did to me and the things she said, it really got to me." He clutched at his chest, "My heart is still racing now."

  I hesitated and said: "It can't be that my cousin is eager to devote herself to you, so now you're subtly expressing the hope that I, this older female cousin, will properly educate her?"

  "No," Qiao Wan said with a gentle smile, her eyes curved like a crescent moon as she looked at me. "I just think that you and your cousin have such different styles, it would be great if your views on aesthetics and love were the same."

  She burst out laughing with a "heh".

  I furrowed my brow and thought about his words: "What do you mean... what exactly do you mean?"

  "It means you're being provoked by your cousin." Cheng Qiao thought for a moment and said seriously, "Actually, Ah Yao really wants to destroy the evidence, it's okay as long as you agree to be buried with him."

  "Hmph! Do you think you're an emperor or a crown prince? What makes you think I'd be willing to die with you?"

  A Sha patted her hand and interrupted my impassioned speech: "Alright, alright, Double Horse Tail has left, you don't need to deliberately pretend to be a couple to provoke her anymore."

  "What's with this 'two-person world'?" I glare at her, "You talk as if you and Lan Jie aren't human either."

  A Ya glared at me and said in a gloomy tone: "Bai Yao. Say it again?"

  "My spirit immediately collapsed: 'I won't say it, even if you kill me.'"

  "What I meant by 'two-person world' was just you and Xiao Qiao being oblivious to each other, and successfully driving her away. Honestly, what were you thinking? Being overly sentimental." Ah Qian coldly snorted.

  "What? Has my cousin left already?" I looked around the entire kitchen and indeed couldn't find those two conspicuous black ponytails.

  "Yes, she left in tears." Cheng Qiao smiled at me triumphantly, "A Yao, wasn't my acting skills just now pretty good?"

  "Not bad, anyway I enjoyed watching it." A shallow applause from Ah Qian as a sign of praise.

  I forced myself to say: "It's okay. If only it could be a bit more gentle."

  Actually, if the object wasn't my cousin, seeing Qiao being made to look so heartbroken and desperate by the girl who liked him would give me a kind of inexplicable pleasure. Moreover, my cousin will be staying at my place for another month, and she'll definitely come to the dessert shop less often from now on. In the future, I'll inevitably run into Qiao frequently, although it won't have any impact on Qiao himself, but I'm worried that it might leave a significant psychological shadow on my cousin.

  Qiao let out a soft sigh: "I also think that doing it like that just now might have hurt Little Sister's heart too much, but there was no other way, Ah Qian taught me. When cutting grass, one must pull up the roots; otherwise, with just one breath, it will grow again."

  "What was I just saying..." Ah Qiang paused, letting out a cold laugh. "Right, it's something I came up with, this kind of crazy thing. Only I could think of it."

  I sympathetically looked at Ah Qian: "This is also something you can't control, don't be too hard on yourself, you know. Your brain will always come up with some ideas that make us all feel a little crazy. So, it's okay, we can understand your ruthless and crazy thoughts."

  A Sha narrowed her eyes dangerously: "Bai Yao, if you say one more useless word, I'll make it a point to order the most expensive desserts here. And keep eating until you can't afford it."

  I hesitated for a moment: "Considering you just joined with such a large sum of money a few days ago, do as you please. I'll let you get your money's worth."

  She patted her waist and took a deep breath: "Alright, I can hold back for now, this time I won't settle the score with you."

  I couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Isn't it just about bowing down for five pecks of rice, yet you speak so loftily, haha..."

  Cheng Qiao suddenly tugged at my hem: "A Yao, let's stop while we're ahead."

  Without looking at Ah Qian's gloomy face, I coughed twice and said while turning around: "Whatever, I should also go up and see how my cousin is complaining to those adults. I'll leave first, Ah Qian you've already achieved great merit, feel free to stay or leave."

  Then I pretended to be worried and went upstairs, at that time my younger cousin had stopped crying, but there was an inexplicable sadness on her face, known as - a 40-minute unrequited love.

  But I don't quite understand why her eyes would flash with a warning light when she saw me, as if she had seen an enemy who was at odds with her. After thinking about the possible reasons, I judged that she should have been seriously hurt emotionally, so for now, anyone she sees is like this.

  But my uncle and aunt didn't seem to care about my cousin's suffering, because after my mom said "Xiao Qiao is just too dedicated", my uncle and aunt smiled and replied "Yueyue was the one who took the initiative to get hurt, can't blame anyone else". And with that, this unexpected event that made my cousin suffer was settled.

  After that, my uncle and aunt chatted with me again and praised the desserts I made. Then they went home with my parents to rest and get rid of their fatigue from traveling today.

  And I feel as if tonight's events are like a dream of Nanke.

  After the dessert shop closed, I was entangled all the way back because of my cousin. Although there are two empty guest rooms at home, my parents have already told me to sleep with my cousin so that I can persuade her parents to move back to B city by whispering in her ear.

  I originally agreed, but who knew it would make such a fuss, heaven knows what kind of mentality I need to have tonight to dare sleep with her?!

  "Hmm..." I let out a long sigh.

  "What's wrong?" came Auntie's soft voice from the driver's seat.

  Thinking of my cousin's angry eyes, I hugged the pillow and let out a long sigh: "I'm thinking if I can make it through tonight safely."

  Auntie smiled and said, "I also know about Xiao Qiao and Yueyue's situation. It's okay, Yueyue may be a bit spoiled, but she's still sensible and won't dislike you just because of Xiao Qiao."

  I was stunned: "Why would she dislike me because of Xiao Qiao's affair?"

  Isn't it because of that muscular guy back then that my younger cousin has been holding a grudge against me?

  "Auntie fell silent for a moment: 'It seems that when Xiao Qiao refused her, you didn't help her say a few good words.'"

  It suddenly dawned on me: "So that's it, kidding me, how could I possibly help her speak well, and I don't want Xiao Qiao to be with her either."

  "So who do you want Xiao Qiao to be with?" Aunt asked me with interest.

  "This is a tough question, it's too hard, I don't even know the answer myself." I leaned my head back against the headrest and muttered, "To this day, I still can't figure out why the big boss would be a woman..."

  Aunt didn't say anything else, and for a while, the only sound in the car was the soothing melody of Chopin's piano music echoing softly in this small space.