The school beauty is aloof? Whatever, she has a younger sister.

Chapter 212 Bathing Together

"Xixi, did you attend No. 4 Middle School for junior high?" Wang Shishi asked, tilting her head as she drank her juice.

"Yes, it's No. 4 Middle School."

"I attend the Third Middle School. But I often go to the bookstore near the Fourth Middle School to buy novels."

"Are you talking about that shop near the entrance? I go there often; I go there to buy comics."

“Hehe,” Wang Shishi’s eyes lit up. “I thought you looked familiar. We might have met before.”

"Really?" Xu Ranxi gently covered the corner of her mouth, a hint of surprise in her voice.

“Of course it’s fake.” Zhang Muchen glanced at it. “There’s a bookstore near No. 3 Middle School, much bigger than No. 4 Middle School. Bro, do you really need to come to No. 4 Middle School?”

"Ugh, you're so annoying." Wang Shishi pouted. "I'm just trying to get closer to a pretty girl, can you please not call me out on that?"

"Yeah, it's so annoying." Xu Ranxi glanced at Zhang Muchen as well. "Can't you see we were having a great chat?"

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Zhang Muchen sighed silently, raised his glass and looked at Liu Wuyang beside him: "Sister Yang, let's have a drink."

Liu Wuyang's eyes were slightly red. After gently clinking glasses with him, she tilted her fair neck back and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhang Muchen also toasted with him.

At the dinner table, Wang Shishi, the queen of warming up the atmosphere, kept chatting with Xu Ranxi.

He chatted and laughed with a girl he had just met, without any awkwardness whatsoever.

Zhang Muchen chewed her food while glancing at her sisters sitting opposite her.

They became much quieter.

Chu Jiuli's expression was indifferent, while Xiao Youzi kept her head down, eating small bites. Occasionally, she would respond to someone's words, but her voice was very soft and sweet.

One is like a lake, the other is like a cotton candy.

Zhang Muchen glanced at them silently for a few moments, then stood up, lifted the chair, and walked outside.

"Hey buddy, where are you going?" Wang Shishi asked, looking up as he stood up.

"I've had too much to drink, I need to go to the bathroom."

"I'm going too." Wang Shishi put down her chopsticks, stood up with a smile, and quickly followed.

The two pushed open the door and left, leaving the rest of the table to continue eating.

Xu Ranxi looked at the closed door, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

She didn't say anything, but picked up the juice and took a small sip, her little hand unconsciously gripping the glass tightly.

A dozen seconds later, she slowly stood up and whispered, "I'm going to the restroom too."

Inside the restroom, men are on the left and women on the right, separated by a row of brightly lit washbasins.

Zhang Muchen stood in front of the tap, squeezed out hand sanitizer, and slowly rubbed his hands together.

At this moment, Wang Shishi came out of the women's restroom and came to the seat next to him.

As she rinsed the water, she smiled and looked at Zhang Muchen in the mirror: "Dude, your childhood sweetheart is really pretty."

"What do you want to say?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Muchen knew that Wang Shishi was hiding something.

"Hehe, such a beautiful childhood sweetheart, aren't you even a little bit tempted?"

"No."

"Tch." Wang Shishi curled her lip, turned her face to face him, "Dude, don't pretend in front of me."

Zhang Muchen paused, shrugged, and smiled with his hands spread wide: "Okay, then I admit... I'm tempted."

"Hmph, buddy, you're such a jerk."

"Count how many girls are surrounding you? There's a childhood sweetheart, a school beauty, a soft and sweet girl, a cool and aloof older sister, and me, this invincible beauty."

"When the time comes, they'll all swarm around you and drain you dry. Let's see if you can handle it."

Zhang Muchen turned to look at her with a serious expression: "Even if you can't stand it, you can die with a smile on your face."

"Hmph, I don't care how you deal with it, just don't let things capsize one day."

As she spoke, her eyes lit up, and she grabbed Zhang Muchen's wrist with a grin: "Dude, where should we go for the next game?"

"The next game?" Zhang Muchen was taken aback. There was no next game. After this meal, everyone should go home.

Seeing his expression, Wang Shishi immediately understood, and pouted: "You want to go home after the dinner?"

She suddenly took a step closer, looked up at him, and said, "Dude, my parents aren't home tonight. I can stay out all night, you know."

Her breath brushed gently against Zhang Muchen's ear, carrying a hint of sweet fruit juice.

Zhang Muchen raised an eyebrow: "So...we're going to a hotel?"

"Go to hell, buddy." Wang Shishi punched his arm, her face slightly red. "I'm talking about serious places, like escape rooms or murder mystery games."

"You can't stay in a place like that all night, you have to find a place to rest, right?"

Wang Shishi's eyes flickered slightly, as if she had suddenly thought of a novel idea. Just as she was about to speak, footsteps came from the doorway.

She reacted as if she'd been electrocuted, immediately letting go and taking a small step back.

Then, Xu Ranxi appeared in front of the toilet door.

"Xixi, you're here to use the restroom too?" Wang Shishi greeted her with a forced smile.

"Yeah, I drank too much soda."

She stopped in front of the sink, her gaze subtly sweeping between the two men.

The two of them were a little close together.

Xu Ranxi took a breath and stepped into the women's restroom.

"Xixi, we're waiting for you outside," Wang Shishi called out.

After saying that, she turned to look at Zhang Muchen and mouthed "That was close."

Zhang Muchen couldn't help but find her cautious demeanor amusing.

This should have been his concern: how to maintain a balance among multiple girls without giving himself away.

However, Wang Shishi covered for him first, and even acted more cautiously than him.

"Oh, right." Zhang Muchen remembered the conversation that had been interrupted earlier and moved closer to her, "Were you thinking about something just now?"

"Hehe." Wang Shishi's eyes lit up, and she lowered her voice mysteriously, "I've thought of a place you'll definitely like."

She suddenly tiptoed and whispered in Zhang Muchen's ear, "Let's go soak in the hot springs."

Zhang Muchen raised an eyebrow, about to ask for details, when she added softly, "You can play with my feet there."

What?

Zhang Muchen paused for a moment.

Is there such a good thing?
He stared at the smiling Wang Shishi, the words "soaking in a hot spring" and "playing with feet" flashing through his mind.

"Are you serious?" Zhang Muchen asked with a hint of doubt.

"Hehe, yeah." Wang Shishi took a step back and winked at him. "Dude, want to try something new?"

Zhang Muchen took a breath, just about to speak.

"What are you two talking about?" A calm voice interrupted their interaction.

Xu Ranxi walked out of the women's restroom, her gaze falling directly between the two of them.

“We’re discussing where to go for the next event,” Wang Shishi answered without hesitation.

"The next match?" Xu Ranxi was slightly taken aback.

“Yeah, it’s not the weekend,” Wang Shishi tilted her head. “Wouldn’t it be boring to just leave after dinner?”

"So...where are you planning to go?"

"It's not 'you guys,' it's 'us.'" Wang Shishi suddenly grabbed her hand, her smile widening. "Xixi, you come too!"

Xu Ranxi was caught off guard when she was grabbed, and she was stunned for a moment.

"So...where are we going?" Xu Ranxi asked in a low voice.

Wang Shishi leaned closer: "Let's go soak in the hot springs and bathe together."

Xu Ranxi's eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes widened, and her pupils quivered.

(End of this chapter)