“Why don’t you let me give it a try? How many times have you tried, Sister Xia?”

“Ten times… and I haven’t won a single one.” Xia Zhibai said dejectedly.

“Oh~ Then let’s wait a little first, and after that I’ll win one for you.”

Ruo Xiaoxi shared a little secret with Xia Zhibai: most of the claw machines in arcades like this had a hidden pity system. Before it kicked in, you could try as many times as you wanted and still come up empty-handed.

So she waited for the next batch of curious players to have a go, letting their attempts count toward the pity system.

Once the number of tries seemed about right, Ruo Xiaoxi stepped in. Sure enough, in fewer than five attempts, the claw suddenly got much stronger and lifted out the rabbit plush Xia Zhibai wanted.

“Here you go, Sister Xia.” Ruo Xiaoxi held the rabbit plush against her chest and handed it over with a sweet smile.

Xia Zhibai’s cheeks turned faintly pink as she accepted the plush from Ruo Xiaoxi. She lowered her head to look closely at the rabbit resting in her hands, then softly thanked her.

When they went to the counter to redeem their prizes, Ruo Xiaoxi used her prize tickets to get a rabbit plush in the same style. Xia Zhibai’s was white, while hers was pink.

Near the arcade exit stood a machine that measured height and weight. Ruo Xiaoxi and Xia Zhibai both tried it, and each girl held a small square of white paper with her results.

With her shoes on, Ruo Xiaoxi was 153 cm tall and weighed 35 kg.

As for Xia Zhibai, when Ruo Xiaoxi curiously tried to peek at her results, she quickly hid the paper. She didn’t seem keen on letting anyone see—especially after learning that Ruo Xiaoxi weighed only 35 kg.

So light!! She was so tiny. Compared to her, Xia Zhibai felt so heavy!

“I-I might need to lose a little weight…” she said, sounding embarrassed.

“Huh? Why?” Ruo Xiaoxi asked, obediently clasping her little hands behind her back and tilting her head. “You don’t need to worry about it, Sister Xia. You’re much taller than me, and your figure’s different too, so of course your weight will be different.”

“Th-then maybe I’ll slim down my legs! If only the fat would all go to my chest!”

“Sister Xia, your lovely legs look great. A little softness can be pretty, too. I’m too thin, if anything. I’d like to put on a little weight myself.” But she couldn’t gain weight, and even getting enough to eat was a question.

Ruo Xiaoxi’s words seemed to have a little magic in them. After hearing them, Xia Zhibai suddenly felt less self-conscious.

Could legs with a little softness really look nice?

That’s right… Xia Zhibai knew she’d fallen for this utterly adorable girl. No matter how awkward a moment got, Ruo Xiaoxi could smooth it over with her sweet way of speaking. Just looking at her made Xia Zhibai’s heart melt.

There was no turning back now.

She’d fallen in love and couldn’t pull herself out.

She’d gone too far down the path of loving girls to ever turn back. She didn’t want some guy getting in the way.

She wanted this adorable girl! So what if she didn’t have what a guy had? She wanted to be with Ruo Xiaoxi—and besides, in what way was Ruo Xiaoxi not better than a man!?

A girlfriend this cute and thoughtful would be a lucky catch for anyone! So why shouldn’t Xia Zhibai be the one to get lucky?

Ruo Xiaoxi was getting tired too, especially after all the exercise on the dance machine. She tugged at her shoulder straps, loosened the collar of her top, and fanned herself with one hand.

“Xiaoxi, are you feeling a little hot? Let’s go rest under that parasol.”

“Oh, okay. It is a little hot. I should’ve known better than to dance.”

The two girls left the arcade. Ruo Xiaoxi stuffed the rabbit plush into her bag, making it bulge. There was nothing for it—she’d have to carry it in her hand for now. She didn’t want it to get dirty.

They sat at a round table in the shade of a parasol to cool off, each holding a cup of milk tea.

Ruo Xiaoxi’s feet were starting to ache. She wanted to rest them for a bit.

Then an idea suddenly came to her.

Under the table, she gently tapped the heels of her two little white shoes together and quietly slipped them off. Her two silk-clad feet slid softly out of the shoes as she scooted closer to Xia Zhibai.

Hehe. Maybe she’d tease the older girl a little.

Xia Zhibai was sipping her milk tea and checking the map on her phone when she suddenly felt Ruo Xiaoxi secretly hooking her calf with her own, two small feet clad in white stockings pressing gently against her leg, radiating a faint warmth.

Above the table, Ruo Xiaoxi propped her chin in her hands and gazed at her with bright, innocent eyes. Pretending nothing had happened, she asked, “Sister Xia, where should we go next?”

“…” Xia Zhibai could clearly feel Ruo Xiaoxi’s two little feet moving gently beneath the table, the texture of her white silk stockings teasingly rubbing against her smooth calves.

Whether it was intentional or not, it was terribly distracting.

She looked completely harmless and adorable above the table, but under it she was being such a mischievous tease! What a rare little troublemaker.jpg!

Xia Zhibai felt her heartbeat stumble.

Teasing her? Ruo Xiaoxi wouldn’t admit to that. What had she even done? Nothing at all~

If Xia Zhibai brought it up, she’d just say she was resting her feet and had scooted close to Sister Xia—any bumping was purely accidental. And if Xia Zhibai didn’t say anything, she’d just keep doing it~

“Miss Ruo Xiaoxi, please don’t fidget around under the table in public,” Xia Zhibai said, doing her best to stay composed. She knew they were out in public, after all.

“Huh? Who’s teasing you? I’m just fidgeting a little~”

Ruo Xiaoxi put on an innocent act.

Xia Zhibai felt a little ticklish, as though something were gently brushing against her leg.

Ruo Xiaoxi’s white sneakers looked as neat and delicate as a little summer treat.

Her mischievous behavior made Xia Zhibai want to give her a gentle scolding. Then Ruo Xiaoxi would learn there were consequences for being such a little show-off!

Ruo Xiaoxi’s eyes held a playful smile. For now, she was allowed to tease the older girl, but the older girl wasn’t allowed to do anything back. If she tried, Ruo Xiaoxi would put on a shocked expression and accuse her at once.

If you want me to let you get that close, Big Sister, you’ll have to try harder and make me like you as a girlfriend~ But that’s definitely not going to happen~