Chapter 47: Nothing too much!
Upon the maid’s reminder, Ye Zhibai held back Guang Yu, who was clamoring to get out of the car for food and turned to look out the window.
Under the streetlight’s glow, she could see the girl stepping down steadily from the taxi onto the stone steps.
After getting out of the car, Cool Sister probably thought she was late.
She hurriedly closed the car door and quickly began walking, almost jogging towards Qile Restaurant.
Ye Zhibai was just about to call out to her, but the maid had already pressed the car horn rhythmically to signal Chi Yuliang to look back.
Cool Sister was sharp.
Hearing the sound behind her, she pressed down her long hair and gracefully turned her head.
The moment she looked back and saw Ye Zhibai through the rear window, that glance from Chi Yuliang was a work of art!
Ah… To be honest, Ye Zhibai had recently seen many incredibly beautiful girls—ones who could topple kingdoms—everyone was quite dramatic.
Oh, of course, this includes Ye Zhibai herself. When it comes to being over the top, she’s practically the queen of it.
But when it came to someone warm and approachable, it still had to be Cool Sister!
Her flowing purple hair, her eyes deep as the night, embracing everything, vast as the ocean.
The ice-blue, floral-print long dress that reached past her knees hugged her body perfectly, showing off her figure.
Even though she had a D-cup, this tasteful outfit, appeared modest and unassuming.
Sister, you’re too humble!
From the hem of her dress down to her calves, one could tell Cool Sister was wearing sheer black stockings* suitable for summer.
[*” Black stockings are seductive(黑丝显性.感, hēisī xiǎn xìnggǎn)” – A common saying that black stockings are typically associated with being sexy or alluring. However, this is humorously contrasted with Cool Sister’s appearance of innocence.]
They say black stockings are supposed to be seductive, but on Cool Sister, they just looked so pure!
On the other side of the car window, Ye Zhijun also saw Chi Yuliang from afar.
And there she was, gritting her teeth again!
She kept muttering to herself, grumbling incomprehensible things.
“Drink milk*… drink milk… tonight’s dinner is going to be milk!”
[*” Drink milk” – In this context, it’s Yun’er grumbling about something trivial, using milk as a symbolic way to express annoyance or competitiveness. It humorously reflects her frustration.]
No! Competing is fine, but you don’t have to starve yourself!
Now that Chi Yuliang had arrived, Ye Zhibai needed to go meet her.
Before getting out of the car, she said a proper goodbye to Yun’er and reminded her to have a proper dinner tonight.
No milk!
After Yun’er promised, Ye Zhibai finally felt at ease to go to her appointment.
“Second Miss, are you not worried this time?”
“What do you mean?”
The maid’s question was rhetorical.
She looked through the car window, watching Ye Zhibai and Chi Yuliang walk into the restaurant side by side.
Only after her sister’s figure had completely disappeared did Jun’er finally look away.
The maid didn’t know that Second Miss had already understood.
She thought to remind her again.
“I mean, we have no way of knowing what’s happening in the restaurant’s private room, so… aren’t you going to sneak in and keep an eye on things this time?”
“No, there’s no need for that.”
“Hm? But earlier, didn’t Miss just kiss Miss Lin in the alley…”
Yun’er said, “That was a misunderstanding!! Maid! Use your head! Just think about it for a second, would Sister really do something like that? How ridiculous!!”
Oh, right, right!!
I was just asking, no need to explode!
But wasn’t it you who first misunderstood back then?!
If anyone wasn’t using their head, you were the first, how could I dare to overstep?!
Of course, the maid didn’t dare say that out loud.
Having worked for the Ye family for almost twenty years, she knew Second Miss’s temper very well.
She couldn’t tolerate anyone saying a single bad word about her sister.
At the same time, she was always careful and never neglected anything related to her sister’s matters.
But this time…
Before the maid could ask further, Yun’er, having nothing better to do, decided to explain things clearly.
Just to avoid the maid misunderstanding and thinking her sister was flirting around!*
[*” Flirting around(拈花惹草, niān huā rě cǎo)” – An idiom meaning to flirt or be involved in romantic affairs. Yun’er is reassuring the maid that her sister wouldn’t do something like that.]
“Headmaid, I know what you’re asking.” Ye Zhijun rested her elbow on the car window’s ledge, propping her chin with her palm, her gaze slowly shifting towards the restaurant’s private room that had just lit up.
“Everything requires analyzing specific situations. You can’t just make blanket judgments. Sister is happy to see Chi Yuliang and is willing to have dinner with her. But at the same time, I can be sure that she doesn’t have those kinds of feelings for her. Head maid, you’re always good at noticing the details—didn’t you catch this? It’s clear just from Sister’s expression and her eyes.”
“……”
Are you serious? Miss’s expression? Miss’s eyes?
There wasn’t any change at all!
From start to finish, there was no difference whatsoever!
The head maid felt that sometimes, you just have to accept certain things.
Maybe it’s because the two sisters have such a deep bond that they can pick up on these subtle things.
Ye Zhijun’s tone remained calm as she continued explaining.
“They probably became friends during their previous meetings. Honestly, that’s a good thing. For Sister, this fills the emotional gap she’s had from being stuck at home all these years. After all… I can give Sister many things, but there are some things I just can’t provide—like normal friendships.”
“Second Miss…”
The head maid listened carefully to the Second Miss’s explanation, both surprised and nodding frequently.
She couldn’t help but sigh… how time flies.
Unknowingly, the Second Miss had grown from that slightly arrogant, stubborn little girl into the capable, thoughtful young lady of the Ye family she is now.
And the First Miss was also changing for the better, trying to pursue the life she deserved.
Compared to those two dreary years when Miss was in a coma, the Ye family was now… flourishing.
Things were improving every single day!
Feeling in high spirits, the head maid started the car, asking with a smile as she glanced back.
“Second Miss, shall I find a place for you to eat as well? Where would you like to go?”
“Hm? Well… let me see… Oh! Head maid, you go find a place for yourself to eat, just drop me off here. There’s a supermarket right next to us.”
“Uh… supermarket? You’re not planning to just eat bread and ham or something, are you? That wouldn’t be good for your stomach. If Miss finds out, she’ll definitely get mad.”
“I never said I’d eat that.”
“Then what are you planning to do?”
“I’m just buying some milk. I noticed Chi Yuliang seemed a bit shaken. And it’s perfect, skipping dinner can help me lose weight! I’ve gained a whole *0.5 jin* recently—that’s a disaster! Oh, wait… I think I promised Sister I’d eat something for dinner, right? So… I’ll just have a piece of compressed biscuit! I must keep my promise to Sister! Hehe… but, she didn’t specify what I had to eat, right?”
[*”0.5 jin (0.5斤, jīn)” – A traditional Chinese weight unit. 0.5 jin is roughly equal to 250 grams or about half a pound.]
“……”
The head maid had been nodding just a moment ago.
Now, all she could do was shake her head.
Girls these days… their minds sure are complicated!
Alright, alright, you’re the boss, whatever you say.
However, I have a duty—to look after the nutritional needs of the two young ladies.
Second Miss, you’re right.
Miss didn’t specify what you had to eat.
But… you didn’t specify that I couldn’t tell Miss about how you only had milk and a compressed biscuit* for dinner in the name of losing weight!
[*” Compressed biscuit (压缩饼干, yā suō bǐng gān)” – A type of dense, high-calorie snack often used as survival food. It’s filling but not particularly tasty.]
After dropping Ye Zhijun at the supermarket entrance, the head maid silently wished her luck.
Second Miss, if you face Miss’s wrath later, I can only wish you the best.
Good luck!
Awoo!!
That how wasn’t what Ye Zhibai thought it was.
It was Guang Yu, howling at the two stone lion statues on the round dining table in the private room.
Ye Zhibai: Guang Yu, stop howling at the stone lions. They won’t respond to you. Also, your telepathic howls* only echo in my head, making it buzz. I don’t want to suffer for those stone lions’ sake, I don’t deserve that.
[*” Telepathic howls” – In some Xianxia settings, characters communicate through telepathy or spiritual means, and here Guangyu’s playful “howls” are humorously sent directly into Ye Zhibai’s mind.]
Guang Yu: Tsk, tsk, tsk, I know that. I just thought, we’re here as guests, so we mustn’t lose our momentum!* We need to fire ourselves up! Awoo!!
[*” Momentum (气势, qì shì)” – Refers to maintaining energy, presence, or spirit in a situation, often used in martial arts or competitive contexts to mean not losing one’s confidence or aura.]
Ye Zhibai: Give me a break. Right now, I don’t feel like getting fired up at all.
As soon as the screen was pulled shut and they sat down in the private room, Cool Sister sat opposite her, smiling gently.
Little Zhibai, is utterly at peace with the world.
“Pfft… Ye Zhibai, look at you! Why are you so lazy, are you tired?”
“Mm… Cool Sister, don’t mind me. I just feel so relaxed right now.”
“Alright, alright, whatever you say.”
Ye Zhibai rested her chin on the table, her arms hanging loosely, sprawled out like a puddle, lazily slumping over the table.
When she was outside, or even at home, she always had to try her best to act like the dignified eldest daughter of the Ye family, making sure not to bring any shame to the family.
But today…
With Cool Sister here, just the two of them alone, surely letting loose a little wasn’t too much, right?
“Ye Zhibai, the food will take a while. Lying like that must be tiring—if you want to rest, how about lying on my lap? It might be softer and more comfortable.”
“!?”
Listen to that!!
What heavenly music is this!?
Turns out, this isn’t too much at all!
