“Sister Xia, I’m ready,” Ruo Xiaoxi said, peeking her little head out of the room.

“Really? Then let’s—” Xia Zhibai caught her breath.

Xia Zhibai had been flipping through a manga on the living-room sofa. She set it down and looked up—only to find a stunning, delicate-looking beauty standing shyly before her.

The girl was as pure and lovely as a white lily, like a little flower fairy from some Western fantasy tale.

When she heard Xia Zhibai gasp in admiration, Ruo Xiaoxi secretly beamed. She really was pretty, after all. This was one of the outfits she felt especially confident in.

“Xiaoxi, you’re so, so pretty… How can there be a girl as adorable as you in this world?!” Xia Zhibai rushed over, wrapped her in a hug, and spun around with her in her arms.

Growing up, Xia Zhibai had always thought her orientation was perfectly ordinary. She liked handsome guys, got excited when she saw them, and had never imagined she might fall for a girl.

But ever since she met Ruo Xiaoxi, it was as if she no longer understood herself.

This girl was so beautiful that even other girls could be utterly captivated by her. She was like a fairy who’d descended to earth! Xia Zhibai was sure of it. And for the first time, she realized she might actually have feelings for a girl!

Thinking about it, it was only natural that Ruo Xiaoxi was so popular.

“Sister Xia, you’re getting a little lost staring at me, aren’t you~?” Ruo Xiaoxi teased, giving her a playful wink. When it came to charming older girls, she had it down to a science.

Looking at Ruo Xiaoxi, Xia Zhibai felt her throat go dry. She hurriedly found a glass of water and drank it.

“Th-then, should we head out and have some fun?”

“Whatever you say, Sister Xia,” Ruo Xiaoxi replied sweetly.

Xia Zhibai’s heart was pounding. She’d found that same feeling she’d had the first time she went out with Ruo Xiaoxi—and it was what had changed her attitude toward the girl from cold to warm.

Actually… maybe spending Qixi at home today wouldn’t be so bad?

As they left the house, Ruo Xiaoxi put on a pair of white sneakers with slightly raised soles. They made her legs look longer, helping a petite girl look tall and slender.

Ruo Xiaoxi wore a white shoulder bag around her waist. It didn’t look particularly well-made, but it suited her. She’d put her keys and phone inside, along with a lipstick Xia Zhibai had given her.

“Xiaoxi, did you use the lipstick I gave you today?”

“Huh? The lipstick…” Ruo Xiaoxi lightly touched her lips with a fingertip, then remembered. “Y-yeah, I tried a little of your lipstick, Sister Xia. Does it look nice?”

“Yeah. It makes you look even prettier. I hardly ever see you wearing makeup, not even a little. Have I just never noticed, or do you not like wearing it?”

“I… I don’t know how to do makeup,” Ruo Xiaoxi said helplessly. It wasn’t as if she knew anything about it.

“Has no one ever shown you? It might be a little early, but you’re in high school now. You could try a little natural makeup when you go out. You can save the complicated stuff for college.”

“No one has. Sister Xia, do you think I’d look prettier with makeup? Then… even though I don’t know how yet, I can learn.” If she was going to learn, though, Ruo Xiaoxi would have to start thinking about how much makeup cost.

Ahhh, this adorable girl really knew what to say! She was so sweet!

Xia Zhibai could barely keep from leaning in to hug her again.

Ruo Xiaoxi looked at Xia Zhibai’s cheeks, which had turned pink all on their own, and suddenly felt a little confused.

What was going on? They hadn’t even gone out yet, and she hadn’t even gotten started. So why did Sister Xia already look like she was getting carried away with her feelings? Or was it just the heat?

No, surely not… It was probably the latter. The sun really was strong today, and it was pretty hot.

“I actually prepared a little tip for you today, Sister Xia. Want to see?”

“A little tip? What is it…?”

“Hehe.” Ruo Xiaoxi took hold of one side of her skirt and lifted it just enough to show off a pretty detail of her outfit.

Th-those stockings! Xia Zhibai was startled and swallowed. They looked so nice. She really wanted to tell Xiaoxi how cute they were…

And she’d said she’d picked them out just for her. Did that mean…? But—

“Xiaoxi, my parents are home today… Um, what about yours?”

Xia Zhibai asked, her face turning a little red. This time, Ruo Xiaoxi was the one who’d started teasing her! It wasn’t as if Xia Zhibai had any embarrassing ideas—she’d just been swept up by how pretty Xiaoxi was!

“There are people at my place too.”

“Oh… Then, what a shame…”

Ruo Xiaoxi pretended not to understand Xia Zhibai’s hint, playing the part of a pure and innocent little white lotus.

Keep all those impulses in check, miss! If Xia Zhibai could withstand her cute charms today, then she was pretty tough to win over. But if she couldn’t—

Well, Ruo Xiaoxi already had her lines ready.

“You just want to date me. You don’t really love me, so we can’t be together!”

Or she could use another classic: “I only wanted us to be really good friends, but you wanted us to be a couple!”

That way, she’d seize the moral high ground and leave with her innocence intact. The other person wouldn’t have any grounds to argue and could only stand there, dumbfounded, watching her go.

Perfect! Then Little Green Tea could go find another big sister to hang out with.

Pretty decisive, right? Ruo Xiaoxi gave herself a cute little thumbs-up in her heart.

She’d dealt with a few girls before, though they’d mostly been close friends. When one of them said she wanted to date, Ruo Xiaoxi had politely turned her down.

Xia Zhibai was an exception. She’d been so hard to approach at first that Ruo Xiaoxi had decided to act like her little girlfriend and win her over—just have some fun dating for a while. But somehow, things had turned real.

Once she’d won Xia Zhibai’s heart, the next thing waiting for her was a chase! When she saw Xia Zhibai yesterday, she’d been so scared she ran for it.

If this rich beauty’s blood hadn’t looked so delicious—and, as it turned out, tasted better than any she’d ever tried—Ruo Xiaoxi might not have been so persistent. But then—

She’d tried to steal a girl and ended up losing herself instead.

The two girls went downstairs and got ready to take a taxi to the central shopping district.

A special Qixi-themed amusement park was open there today, and the shops were holding all kinds of holiday events. Even that morning, they’d already seen lots of couples heading out together.

As they waited by the roadside for a car, Ruo Xiaoxi noticed that Xia Zhibai seemed to want to hold her hand.

So before Xia Zhibai could say anything, Ruo Xiaoxi shyly slipped her little hand into the older girl’s palm. Xia Zhibai held it warmly.

“Sister Xia, make sure you hold my hand tight, okay? Otherwise…”

She looked like a delicate little bird entrusting herself to Xia Zhibai’s care. A girl this sweet and fragile made anyone want to protect her. How could Xia Zhibai not be moved?

Ruo Xiaoxi smiled sweetly. Her clear eyes were full of heart-fluttering flirtation, yet she looked so naturally innocent. It was the same irresistible, top-tier Green Tea look Xia Zhibai had once mentioned.

“Otherwise, I’m so tiny that I might get lost in the crowd if we’re not careful~”

And if she wasn’t careful, she might just get lost in Sister Xia’s heart and never find her way back~

Sister Xia, can you handle this little cup of Green Tea? Hehe~