53.Found it!
This thing needed to be found.
But it definitely shouldn’t have been found by Zhiyun!
The cover of that book wasn’t explosive enough to detonate on the spot, it just showed two cute girls kissing lip-to-lip, a friendly exchange…
It’s already very explosive, ahhh!
If this thing was discovered, it surely wouldn’t be related to the current Ye Zhibai, but it was still incredibly embarrassing!
Ye Zhiyun held this sacred object in her hands, and besides confusion, there was clearly a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
Seeing that she was about to open the book, Ye Zhibai quickly got up to stop her.
Little sister, I can’t let this thing taint your eyes.
If anyone’s eyes are to be tainted, let it be mine!
Ye Zhibai stretched out her pitiful little hand, slightly stained with oil, trembling as she reached out to Ye Zhiyun.
“Zhiyun… let me take a look at that.”
“Eh…? But sister… this book is…”
“Be a good girl.”
“…”
Surprisingly, Ye Zhiyun didn’t immediately hand the book to Ye Zhibai, contrary to her usual behavior.
Zhiyun, you’re a young lady from a wealthy family, you don’t understand.
Even if you’re curious, you absolutely shouldn’t be curious about this thing!
Ye Zhibai, out of a strange sense of responsibility (embarrassment), decided to directly step forward and take the book.
If nothing unexpected happened, something unexpected was about to happen.
Ye Zhibai walked forward hastily, not noticing a thin string extending from the sack at her feet.
She only felt her ankle being caught, and then suddenly lost her balance and lurched forward!
“Ugh…” — An emotionless exclamation.
“Sister?!”
Ye Zhiyun no longer cared about the unimportant book in her hand.
She was anxious and suddenly threw the book aside carelessly.
The book flew over the railing and fell from the second floor!
All of this was seen by Ye Zhibai as she was about to hit the ground.
The book!!!
As Ye Zhibai fell, she felt incredibly heartbroken.
And at the moment of falling, the sensation was soft and fluffy.
Ye Zhiyun tightly cradled Ye Zhibai’s head against her chest with both arms. Seeing that she couldn’t keep her balance, Ye Zhiyun simply let herself fall backward, using her own back to cushion the ground, giving Ye Zhibai the maximum buffer!
Thud — This was the sound of the two falling, one on top of the other.
Boing boing~ — This was the sound Ye Zhibai heard from in front of her face.
It was as bouncy as jelly.
“Ah, ow ow ow… Sister, are you okay?”
“…”
Overwhelmed with shame, unable to express herself.
Ye Zhibai silently cursed her carelessness, burying her head in Zhiyun’s chest.
Still maintaining this position, she reached out her small hand and patted Zhiyun’s back.
This gesture silently conveyed “I’m fine” and also expressed apology for causing Zhiyun to fall.
Oh… there’s still oil on my hand, it seems I’ve stained your school uniform.
Wuu, I’m even more sorry!!
The Head Maid was trembling with fright, but she had already given up trying to manage the situation!
You two sisters, how can you be so mischievous?! So troublesome!
Ye Zhiyun didn’t rush to urge Ye Zhibai to get off her.
Instead, she continued lying there, raising both arms to embrace Ye Zhibai’s waist, and lovingly blew a puff of air near Ye Zhibai’s ear.
“?!”
Ye Zhibai’s delicate body trembled.
Then she heard Zhiyun’s soft whisper.
“Sister… don’t blame me for not giving you that book earlier~ Because I know, that thing is called ‘doujinshi’, and the content inside… well, although it’s quite good, it’s a bit too extreme. Isn’t it too early for you to see that, sister?”
~Doujinshi (a type of fan-made manga)~
Who are you looking down on! Those are old stuff that I’ve already read through!
No, wait… you actually know about doujinshi?!
Well, of course.
Ye Zhiyun had accidentally found some citrus-flavored doujinshi online before.
In the internet age, who can’t find some treasures!
The interactions between various cute girls in those books, stories of courage and wisdom, had a great impact on Ye Zhiyun.
After seeing them, she quietly clicked save.
Saving them had a purpose.
— There were many different poses and techniques in these doujinshi. When sister wakes up from her coma, she wants to apply all of these to her sister!
Study materials, for others, are study materials.
But for Ye Zhiyun, they really are study materials!
Ye Zhiyun couldn’t help it, holding her sister made her heart flutter.
So… with uncontrollable tenderness, she said one more thing.
“Sister… Zhiyun is actually more lewd than you imagine. These two years… no, since birth, I’ve been waiting and waiting for you… When your body gets better… I’ll let you see those doujinshi too, okay?”
“!”
Ye Zhibai knew she was in danger!
Don’t ask what to do, there’s nothing that can be done about this.
Nothing can be done… so let’s worry about it later.
At least, Ye Zhibai knew that if she continued to bury her face in Zhiyun’s chest, she would soon suffocate!
It’s so stuffy!
Ye Zhiyun also realized that she had been hugging her sister for too long, so she loosened her arms, allowing Ye Zhibai to climb off her.
Ye Zhibai took a deep breath of air, her heart filled with mixed emotions as she averted her gaze.
Then she extended her hand, meaning that Zhiyun could hold it to stand up.
Ah… I forgot again! There’s oil on my hand!
However, Zhiyun didn’t care about this at all. She grabbed that little hand without a second thought.
After standing up, her face was full of happiness.
Damn, this little sister is so sweet!
Ye Zhibai shook her head, her silver hair swaying, and thanked Zhiyun, though it wasn’t clear what she was thanking her for. Then she returned to rummaging through the sacks.
This time, she also dragged Guang Yu along.
Unlike Ye Zhiyun, Guang Yu looked at the oil stains Ye Zhibai left on her arm with disgust!!
“Hey… what are you doing! You’re not going to make me help you search, are you? Don’t! Looking for your own things yourself is a virtue!”
“As if I need you to help me search… Even if you voluntarily offered to help, I wouldn’t want you to. I’m afraid you might break my things.”
“Here we go again… you, sooner or later you’ll anger a god to death…”
Ye Zhibai didn’t need her help to find things, but she needed her help with something else.
“Guang Yu… did you see a book fall down earlier? Go downstairs, find it, and then…”
“And then bring it back?”
“No, then tear it up and throw it in the trash can.”
“?”
Don’t ask, just go tear it up!
Otherwise, I might hesitate and change my mind!
Heaven knows what kind of determination Ye Zhibai had to muster… to make such a “heartless” decision.
That doujinshi… had accompanied Ye Zhibai for so long.
But! She was now more afraid that Zhiyun might pick it up later!
If she kept seeing the doujinshi she used to read in her new home, Ye Zhibai felt she would die of embarrassment!
So, doujinshi, for the sake of letting me live more freely, you must be sacrificed.
Guang Yu pouted, holding the back of her head with her brown hair, and grumbled.
“Eh… I don’t want to, it’s so far… too tiring.”
It’s only two floors!
No choice, Ye Zhibai gritted her teeth and held up one finger: “I’ll give you one cup… of Mixue ice cream.”
“Oh…”
“Two cups…”
“Deal!!”
The mischievous fox beamed with joy, trotting down the stairs with small steps to find and destroy the book!
Everything’s fine as long as there are drinks!
Ye Zhibai mentally gave Guang Yu the middle finger, then crouched down again to search through the sacks.
Why can’t I find it…
It’s not really gone, is it…
The things Ye Zhiyun had taken out didn’t have it either.
The Head Maid directly emptied out the contents of the bags, but apart from junk, she didn’t find anything.
Just when Ye Zhibai was starting to lose hope…
In her own bag.
She saw the edge of an elegant dark red box!
Found…
Found it!!
This is it!
Ye Zhibai carefully moved aside the debris surrounding the box and cautiously pulled it out.
It was a square box wrapped with a golden ribbon tied in a butterfly knot.
Feeling the weight in her palm, a ripple appeared in Ye Zhibai’s lifeless eyes.
— The sunlight made her squint, damn it.
Ye Zhiyun noticed the situation and came closer to ask.
“Sister, did you find it?”
“Mm… This box was by the chessboard in the dream… That deceased person said it was important.”
“Can we open it?”
“Yes, we can…”
Ye Zhibai gently lifted the lid of the box.
Inside lay a fountain pen, entirely black with gold rings.
Compared to the pile of junk in the sack, this pen stood out as particularly special.
But to Ye Zhiyun, who was used to seeing all kinds of high-end pens… this one seemed quite ordinary.
She was just confused: “A fountain pen…? Sister, does this have some special meaning too?”
“No.”
Ye Zhibai took the pen out of the box, checked that it was intact, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
She put the pen back in the box and said one thing to Zhiyun.
“This pen… the person in the dream said to keep it safe, that’s all. Now that we’ve found it, everything’s fine.”
“Is that so… That’s good then.”
Ye Zhiyun wasn’t particularly concerned about any deeper meaning.
Seeing her sister’s expression relax, she felt relieved too.
However… except for Ye Zhibai, probably no one would carefully observe.
The line of extremely small text engraved on the back of the pen just now.
Just now, Ye Zhibai was looking at that line of text again.
— “To Xiao Bai, Happy Birthday.”
