XYLFTL Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Seeing Shen Xiaoyou approaching, Jiang Shixue nudged Lin Anping, who snapped out of her daze and looked at Jiang Shixue, uttering a questioning “Huh?”

Jiang Shixue, puzzled, whispered, “Senior Shen is here.”

She wondered why Lin Anping was acting so strangely today.

Lin Anping, realizing, quickly responded with a few “Ohs” and greeted Shen Xiaoyou, “Hello, Senior!”

Shen Xiaoyou, noticing her absent-mindedness, playfully teased, “Hello, Junior! Daydreaming about what? Inspecting my place?”

Lin Anping quickly waved her hands, “No, no, just curious.”

Shen Xiaoyou’s lips curved into a smile, her eyes twinkling as she said, “Come with me!” Shen Xiaoyou turned and led them towards a private room.

Su Zixuan and Xia Xing exchanged glances and giggled, while Lin Anping looked puzzled. Jiang Shixue stepped forward and playfully punched each of them, her eyes seemingly saying: “It’s not confirmed yet, don’t make it too obvious.”

The two then behaved themselves, and the four obediently followed behind.

“I’m taking you to my private KTV room, which isn’t open to the public, but I thought you’d like to relax a bit on the weekend,” Shen Xiaoyou said as she led the way.

Su Zixuan cheered happily, “Yay, that’s great! Senior, you’re so thoughtful.”

Shen Xiaoyou smiled slightly at her. Su Zixuan thought to herself: “Oh, mother! This is such a beauty overload. If she’s a good person, I’ll allow her to be with Anping. Hmm… no, it still depends on Anping’s opinion.”

“We’re here. Xiao Zhou, come and take care of them,” Shen Xiaoyou instructed.

The four said in unison, “Thank you, Senior.”

Shen Xiaoyou waved her hand, “You can call me whatever you like outside, whatever you feel comfortable with.”

“Little friend, come with me for a moment, I have something to ask you,” Shen Xiaoyou said to Lin Anping gently.

Lin Anping was stunned for a few seconds before saying, “Me? Okay!” She then got up and walked outside.

As Lin Anping went out and closed the door behind her, the three in the room couldn’t help but exclaim, “Seriously, does Senior Shen really like Lin Anping?” Su Zixuan said.

“Probably not, maybe she really has something to ask,” Xia Xing said calmly.

“But the way she called her ‘little friend’ was too doting, wasn’t it?” Su Zixuan retorted.

“We’ll know when Anping comes back and we ask her,” Jiang Shixue said casually while looking at the drink menu.

Su Zixuan looked at the waiter in front of her and asked, “Um… do you have anything to eat here?”

Xiao Zhou immediately replied, “Yes, we do! Here you are!” and handed her a menu.

“Ah! I want to eat this, this, and this,” Su Zixuan looked at Xia Xing and Jiang Shixue expectantly.

Jiang Shixue and Xia Xing couldn’t stand her gaze and said, “Order, order, order.”

“Let’s order some spicy things too, for Lin Anping. Let’s not order her any alcohol, she’s on her period,” Jiang Shixue said while looking at the menu.

Lin Anping and Shen Xiaoyou arrived at the bar, and Shen Xiaoyou said to Lin Anping, “Sit!”

Lin Anping sat down, and Shen Xiaoyou went behind the bar and said to Lin Anping, “What would you like to drink?”

“Anything is fine,” Lin Anping replied.

Shen Xiaoyou nodded and skillfully began to prepare a drink. After a while, she brought over a slightly decorated glass of orange juice.

Orange juice… does she really think of me as a kid? Lin Anping wondered, but didn’t dare to say it.

“Thank you, Senior,” Lin Anping said and drank the orange juice.

Shen Xiaoyou wanted to ask Lin Anping what she was staring at every time she looked at her, but suddenly felt that she couldn’t ask that. What if she was just daydreaming?

So she chose to stare back, looking directly at Lin Anping.

Lin Anping was sweating under Shen Xiaoyou’s gaze, feeling nervous and uneasy.

Then, wanting to break the gaze, she blurted out, “I saw you in my past life.”

Shen Xiaoyou wasn’t surprised, but smiled even more charmingly, “Oh? So we have such a deep connection.”

“Um… maybe,” Lin Anping really wanted to slap herself, what was she saying?

Shen Xiaoyou found it amusing and walked outside the bar, sitting next to Lin Anping, resting her hand on her face as she continued to look at Lin Anping.

Lin Anping stammered, “Se… Senior, why are you staring at me like that?”

“Because I like you, you’re pretty. Has anyone ever told you you’re pretty?” Shen Xiaoyou said, playing with a strand of Lin Anping’s hair.

Shen Xiaoyou thought to herself: “So cute, so easily teased, so interesting.”

This scene was caught by Jiang Shixue, who had just come out to use the restroom. She immediately returned to the room and screamed.

Su Zixuan covered her ears and said, “Ahhh, Jiang Shixue, are you possessed?”

Jiang Shixue rushed to Su Zixuan and said, “I saw Lin Anping and Senior Shen sitting very close together, and Senior Shen was playing with Lin Anping’s hair!!!”

“I knew it!” Su Zixuan immediately peeked out to observe.

“Oh, is Lin Anping even coming back to play with us today? What’s the relationship between them?” Su Zixuan deliberately sighed loudly.

“Is there? It’s okay if you don’t want to say, I was just asking,” Shen Xiaoyou thought that she was speaking inappropriately.

Lin Anping nodded shyly.

“What’s there to be shy about?” Shen Xiaoyou found it more and more amusing to tease Lin Anping.

At this moment, Lin Anping’s face was as red as an apple.

Shen Xiaoyou didn’t expect Lin Anping to be so shy.

Lin Anping was also stubborn, “I’m not shy, it’s too hot.”

Shen Xiaoyou raised her eyebrows and smiled, but thought to herself: “Easily shy but still stubborn, and it’s clearly air-conditioned in here.”

“Um… it is a bit hot, Xiaomi, add some ice to the orange juice,” Shen Xiaoyou said to Xiaomi.

Lin Anping wanted to stop her but it was too late. Shen Xiaoyou saw that she wanted to say something but hesitated, so she asked, “What’s wrong?”

“I can’t drink cold things right now.”

Shen Xiaoyou understood immediately, but then quickly asked, “Why didn’t you say so earlier? You can’t drink anything cold either?”

Lin Anping shook her head, indicating that it was okay, “I took medicine before coming, it’s okay if it’s cold.”

“Xiaomi, don’t add ice,” Shen Xiaoyou instructed.

Xiaomi put the orange juice back, and Lin Anping reached out to take it.

“No way!” Shen Xiaoyou refused sternly, then finished the orange juice using the same straw that Lin Anping had used.

Lin Anping stared blankly, thinking: “But Senior didn’t even change the straw?”

The next second, Shen Xiaoyou took Lin Anping’s hand and walked upstairs.

Xiaomi, who witnessed everything, thought to herself: “Ahhhhh, what’s the relationship between Sister Xiaoyou and this girl!”

After arriving at the office upstairs, Shen Xiaoyou said, “Girls must love themselves, and don’t always take medicine.”

“Okay, Senior, thank you,” Lin Anping responded politely.

Shen Xiaoyou found some brown sugar ginger tea, mixed it with hot water, and gave it to Lin Anping.

“Thank you, Senior.”

Shen Xiaoyou touched Lin Anping’s head, “It’s okay! How many times are you going to thank me in one night?”

“Not that many times, I should thank you, Senior,” Lin Anping said obediently.

Shen Xiaoyou pretended to cross her arms and said angrily, “Senior, Senior, how many Seniors in one night.”

“Ah? Then what do you want me to call you?” Lin Anping asked seriously.

Shen Xiaoyou’s long and narrow eyes curved into crescent moons, and she smiled gently, “Call me ‘sister’, let me hear it!”

Lin Anping obediently complied, “Sister~”

Shen Xiaoyou’s whole body went numb from being called “sister”. She didn’t think Lin Anping would say it, but not only did she say it, but it sounded so sweet.

Shen Xiaoyou pretended to push up her glasses and said, “Okay, there’s nothing else, if you’re not feeling well, go find your friends, if you’re not feeling well, call me anytime.”

“Okay, thank you, Sister~” Lin Anping got up and thanked her.

Shen Xiaoyou waved her hand to indicate that it was okay, and watched Lin Anping leave.

As soon as Lin Anping left, Shen Xiaoyou quickly went to her bathroom, turned on the faucet, and washed her face.

How could being called “sister” by a little girl cause her to have a physiological reaction? It seems that she really is getting old.

Shen Xiaoyou quickly changed her underwear and washed the soiled pair, then took a small box from the bathroom cabinet, returned to the small lounge in the office, lay down on the bed, and pressed the remote control.

After a series of gasps, Shen Xiaoyou slowly sat up from the bed and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Meanwhile, as soon as Lin Anping returned to the KTV room, the three of them immediately gathered around her, “Okay, confess honestly.”

“Ah???” Lin Anping’s face was full of question marks.

Jiang Shixue said with a sly smile, “What did Senior Shen say to you? Hmm?”

Su Zixuan chimed in, “You better tell the truth~”

“She didn’t say anything, what’s wrong with you guys?” Lin Anping was very puzzled.

Lin Anping’s eyes were as firm as if she was joining the Party, which made Jiang Shixue and Su Zixuan begin to doubt her.

Xia Xing finally spoke up, “They just want to know what Senior Shen wanted to talk to you about.”

“I don’t know either, she didn’t say anything. Then she found out that I was on my period, so she took me upstairs and made me a cup of brown sugar ginger tea.”

Lin Anping didn’t dare to say anything else, she didn’t know why.

“Okay then!” Jiang Shixue said regretfully.

After that, the four continued to order songs. Su Zixuan suddenly thought of something and said to Lin Anping, “Lin Anping, Senior Shen is alone too, why don’t you ask her to come and sing with us? It’s not like there’s a big age difference.”

Lin Anping thought it made sense and immediately sent Shen Xiaoyou a message on WeChat, “Sister, come down and play with us!”

Shen Xiaoyou, who was drying her hair, saw the message and replied, “Of course, I’m happy to.”

After a while, Shen Xiaoyou knocked on the door and came in. Lin Anping saw that she had changed into a more comfortable set of clothes.

She immediately asked, “Were you already asleep?”

“No? I just change into these when it’s time. It’s still early for sleeping!” Shen Xiaoyou shook her head.

Lin Anping was relieved. She was afraid that Shen Xiaoyou was already asleep and she had called her down to play with them.

As soon as Shen Xiaoyou sat down, Su Zixuan asked from afar, “Senior Shen, can you sing a song?”

“I’d rather not, I’m tone-deaf,” Shen Xiaoyou declined.

“Just sing one song, you and Lin Anping together. Lin Anping always says she’s tone-deaf too, treat us like we’re your own people,” Jiang Shixue said from the side.

Shen Xiaoyou didn’t refuse, “Then Lin Anping, pick a song.” Shen Xiaoyou stared at Lin Anping.

“Just pick a random one,” Lin Anping said lazily from where she was sitting.

As soon as Su Zixuan heard this, she immediately rushed over to find a song, and then handed the microphone to Shen Xiaoyou and Lin Anping.

Shen Xiaoyou glanced at the song and said, “Lin Anping, can you start?”

Lin Anping nodded obediently, her starry eyes staring at her.

Shen Xiaoyou had never seen anyone so obedient in her life.

As the prelude was about to end, Lin Anping opened her mouth and sang, “There are always some words that I didn’t get to say…”

Shen Xiaoyou felt like her ears were pregnant and thought to herself: “She’s not tone-deaf? She sings so well.”

“If love is forgotten…” Shen Xiaoyou started off-key with her first line, and was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the floor to crawl into.

“The price of a promise, can’t be given…” suddenly a voice appeared, Shen Xiaoyou realized that Lin Anping was bringing her back on key, and sang along with her.

After the song was finished, Jiang Shixue and Su Zixuan snuggled together and said, “It was so nice to hear! What a treat for the ears.”

Shen Xiaoyou pretended to complain, “You sing so well and still say you’re tone-deaf. I lost face in front of you guys.”

“No way, your timbre is still very good, you’ll be good if you practice,” Lin Anping thought that Shen Xiaoyou was angry.

Shen Xiaoyou laughed out loud, “I always felt like you were afraid of me.”

“Ah? No way?” Lin Anping denied.

“Really?” Shen Xiaoyou pressed.

“Really, what am I afraid of?” Lin Anping retorted.

“Not afraid, then you’re just nervous, charmed by my beauty?” Shen Xiaoyou crossed her legs and leaned back.

Lin Anping didn’t hear this sentence and stared straight at Shen Xiaoyou, thinking: “She has such a good figure, ahhh no, what am I doing!”

Then she averted her gaze, but Shen Xiaoyou still saw it. Shen Xiaoyou looked herself over from head to toe, but couldn’t figure it out.

She must ask the little friend where she was looking next time.

“Senior, maybe it’s not just Lin Anping, we’re all charmed by your beauty,” Jiang Shixue said as she saw Lin Anping staring blankly at Shen Xiaoyou and not speaking.

“Thank you, you’re all very pretty,” Shen Xiaoyou smiled.

“Don’t just sing, Su Zixuan, didn’t you vow to drink until you’re drunk?” Xia Xing said to Su Zixuan, pointing to a table full of alcohol.

“Okay, okay, here I come,” Su Zixuan ran over happily.

She just picked up a glass and was slowly drinking when she saw Senior Shen and asked, “Senior, do you want to drink with us?”

“Sure, I can mix drinks for you guys. Xiao Zhou, get me the bartending tools, and bring over a bottle of sparkling water and some ice,” Shen Xiaoyou said.

“Yes, Shen,” Xiao Zhou responded and left.

“Wow, Senior, this whole bar is yours, that’s amazing. How old are you, Senior?” Su Zixuan asked a series of questions.

Shen Xiaoyou smiled slightly, “23 years old, it’s been a year since I graduated.” After that, the bartending tools came up, and the four of them all watched as Shen Xiaoyou started bartending.

“Too bad for Lin Anping, you can’t drink this time,” Jiang Shixue said as she watched Lin Anping staring straight ahead.

Shen Xiaoyou looked at Lin Anping, “It’s okay, come again next time.”

Lin Anping hesitated for a moment and said, “I want to try too.”

“Sure,” Shen Xiaoyou moved over a little, and Lin Anping leaned in.

Lin Anping was already struggling just to cut the ice. Shen Xiaoyou saw this and stepped forward, holding Lin Anping’s hands and teaching her step by step.

Su Zixuan was about to tear Jiang Shixue’s clothes next to her.

Jiang Shixue was as excited as Su Zixuan, but she wasn’t as obvious about it. She decided to question Lin Anping when they returned to school.

After the ice was done, Shen Xiaoyou was saying one thing while Lin Anping was doing the actions. Shen Xiaoyou unknowingly went deep, and had to admit that she was very attracted to Lin Anping’s face.