After fleeing back to the bedroom in a rather sorry state, Qingque slammed the door shut with a bang, then leaned against it and slowly slid down.
"Wuuu…! So embarrassing… That guy Yun Fan… It's all his fault, wuu…"
After covering her burning cheeks in embarrassment for a while, Qingque finally lowered her soft hands from her little face.
"Let me see… I remember when I had my birthday last year, the Master Diviner gave me a scarf woven from celestial silkworm silk. Where did I put it… Oh! Found it!"
After rummaging through the wardrobe for a moment, Qingque finally pulled out a snow-white scarf from a pile of somewhat messy clothes.
The scarf was woven from celestial silkworm silk—light, soft, and smooth to the touch. Because celestial silkworms themselves possessed ice-attribute power, the silk they produced also had a cooling and heat-relieving effect, capable of resisting summer heat. But in winter…
She gently stroked the scarf in her hands, then wrapped it around her neck several times. After putting it on, the girl checked herself in the mirror to ensure it completely covered the two embarrassing kiss marks.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Miss Yunli. That was really embarrassing just now."
Returning to the living room and seeing Yunli's cheeks still carrying a faint blush, Qingque rubbed her nose somewhat sheepishly.
"N-no, it's nothing… I'm the one who rudely intruded."
Yunli replied awkwardly. Truthfully, although she had long known about the relationship between Yun Fan and Qingque, actually seeing the kiss marks on Qingque's neck still made the girl feel a bit lost and sad. Of course, Yunli didn't show any of this.
"Pfft—!"
Watching Qingque's behavior, Mr. Yun Fan, who had been watching the show from the side, couldn't help laughing. This was the first time he had seen Qingque make such an expression. So this carefree little girl could also show such a cute, maidenly side.
"Y-you're not allowed to laugh! It's all your fault, hmph!"
"Hahaha, my fault, my fault. Qingque, you and little Yunli chat first. I'll go check on the dishes in the kitchen."
Yun Fan shook his head with a helpless smile, then stood up and headed toward the kitchen, giving the two girls no chance to stop or respond.
"...…"
"...…"
After the youth left, only Qingque and Yunli remained in the spacious living room.
The two who had chatted happily yesterday suddenly didn't know what to say. They looked at each other in silence, and the atmosphere instantly became awkward.
This awkward atmosphere was like an invisible pressure hanging over the entire living room, making Yunli feel suffocated and uneasy. It felt as if time had frozen, and every second became unbearably long.
The girl's eyes wandered, trying to find a topic or action to break the deadlock, but she didn't dare speak or move rashly for fear of making things even more awkward.
After about half a minute of this, Yunli, who could no longer endure the atmosphere, finally chose to take the initiative to break the suffocating tension.
"Miss Qingque, good morning…"
She opened with a bomb. Hearing Yunli's words, Qingque was slightly stunned, then looked somewhat strangely out the window—at the sun outside, to be precise.
The sun was high in the sky, shining brightly under a clear blue expanse. It was probably already noon, right?
"Uh…"
Yunli also realized the inappropriateness of her words. Her heart was full of embarrassment and awkwardness. What kind of topic had she picked…?
"Haha, actually Yunli, you don't need to be so reserved. Just treat this place as your own home."
The perceptive and considerate Qingque naturally noticed Yunli's embarrassment. She proactively spoke up to ease the girl's mood.
"Mhm…"
Hearing Qingque, Yunli nodded absentmindedly. Clearly, she had taken Qingque's comfort as nothing more than polite formality.
"Sigh~"
Seeing Yunli's distracted, almost daydreaming state, our Miss Qingque sighed helplessly.
"Ali, can I call you that?"
"Ah? Mhm, yes."
Qingque's request slightly stunned the girl, but she nodded in agreement.
"Ali, I can actually tell some things. You… you have feelings for Fan, right?"
Straight to the point, without giving Yunli any chance to deny it, Qingque directly brought the matter concerning Yun Fan out into the open.
"Miss Qingque! I-I…!"
Yunli's mouth opened slightly. She hadn't expected Qingque to be so direct and decisive, leaving her no room to react before laying everything on the table.
"Alright, alright, Ali. You don't need to mind it too much. Some things are just like this. If you really like Yun Fan, just say it out loud. I won't object."
"Won't object…?"
Qingque's words left Yunli completely stunned. What did this mean? Did Miss Qingque saying she wouldn't object mean she was willing to give Yun Fan to her? Or…
Throughout the entire universe, and even within the systems of the Quantum Sea and the Imaginary Tree, the strong reign supreme—this was an eternal, unchanging truth.
The strong could have more partners. This didn't just apply to men; it applied to women as well. In other words, if men could have a harem of three thousand beauties, why couldn't women?
'Could it be that Qingque wants to share Fan's love together?'
Yunli's heart pounded.
"Mhm, exactly what you're thinking."
Gazing at Yunli's somewhat evasive eyes, Qingque nodded slightly.
"Eh?"
Yunli was stunned. She hadn't said anything yet—how did Qingque know? Did she have mind-reading abilities?
"I don't have mind-reading abilities. It's just that, Ali, you've already written all your thoughts on your face."
"Haha… is that so?"
Yunli awkwardly scratched her head. She had already lost count of how many times she had felt embarrassed today. It was as if her embarrassment had never stopped since arriving at Qingque's house.
But speaking of which… the meaning of that sentence was that Qingque really intended to let her join her in… Wu! So embarrassing…!
Qingque: "...…"
Silently watching Yunli's expression change constantly like clouds on a sunny day—sometimes surging, sometimes dim, sometimes turbulent, sometimes calm—Qingque finally sighed softly after a long while.
'Sigh, I didn't expect Ali to be such a love-brain…'