I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

As it turned out, these methods didn't seem to work very well for Hio, who was already fast asleep. Seeing this, Arisa had no choice but to slowly move her hand down and place it on Hio's waist, then twist it hard.

"hiss--"

The sharp pain in her side jolted Xi Miao awake, and she gasped for breath.

"Mio, you're awake~"

"If you know I'm awake, then let go right now!" Hio roared through her tears, showing just how hard Arisa had pinched her.

When the two finally got stuck at the last moment and stepped off the tram, on the platform, Ximiao lifted her clothes to check if the spot where she had been pinched was still bruised.

Even now, that place still aches faintly, making him glare fiercely at Arisa, who had been so rough with her.

"I'm sorry~ Mio, please don't look at me like that, it's creepy..."

"This apology has absolutely no sincerity whatsoever!"

He completely failed to notice that Arisa had any intention of sincerely apologizing to him; she was still grinning and joking, which was infuriating to look at.

Along the way, Arisa bought drinks and ice cream, trying to apologize to Himo, but Himo ignored her until they returned to the apartment.

Of course, they accepted all the benefits without hesitation.

After parting ways with Arisa, Himo stood in front of the door, skillfully took out her key from her pocket, and then opened the door and walked into the entryway.

"Fanxia-nee, I'm back!"

"Huh? Mio, you're back way too early today!"

As she spoke, there was a hint of panic in her voice; it was unclear what Fanxia was doing in the living room...

After taking off her shoes, Ximiao walked towards the living room out of curiosity. Turning her head, she saw Fanxia on the sofa, still wearing a large, pure white T-shirt.

On her fair face, there was still a faint blush that had not yet faded, making her look quite strange.

"Fanxia-neechan, are you feeling unwell? Why is your face so red?"

Xi Ling asked with some concern, and made a move to step forward and touch her forehead to see if she had a fever.

However, I could vaguely hear Fanxia muttering to herself.

"It's more accurate to say it was too comfortable..."

"what?"

"No! It's nothing! I'm fine~ By the way, Mio, why are you back so early today?"

She quickly changed the subject and asked Ximiao, but her shifty eyes really bothered Ximiao.

then.

Ignoring Fanxia's objections, Ximiao forcefully placed her soft, boneless little hand on her forehead.

Although, as usual, Honoka's body temperature was not like that of a normal person at all, and it felt very cool to the touch, Nozomi could still barely tell that Honoka's body temperature had risen slightly.

Just as he was about to say something more, he noticed that his socks suddenly felt icy cold.

Looking down, he noticed a puddle of water on the once-clean wooden floor, where Fanxia had apparently spilled her water glass. He only realized this now.

Seemingly noticing that Xi Ling had realized the situation on the floor, Fan Xia quickly reached out, grabbed Xi Ling's arm, and pulled him onto the sofa with a sudden force, then vigorously squeezed his face.

"Honestly~ I'm not going to get sick or have a fever. Mio, instead of worrying about my health, you should worry about what to make for dinner tonight!"

"Hey—but, Fanxia-nee, your body temperature..."

"I said I'm fine, and I mean I'm fine!"

"……All right."

Seeing that she couldn't resist Fanxia's insistence, Ximiao broke free from her embrace. With Fanxia's commotion, Ximiao's attention was successfully diverted from the water stain on the floor to dinner.

After bending down and cleaning up the water stains on the floor with a towel, he slowly went back to his room, intending to take off his sweat-soaked school uniform and change into a clean casual outfit.

After a while, Xi Ling, who was now wearing a T-shirt just like Fan Xia, with her fair, toned thighs exposed to the air, walked out of her bedroom.

For some reason, he felt that Fanxia's gaze was even more intense than usual today.

Unfortunately, because of Arisa, he is not in the mood to cooperate with Honoka and do shameless things.

After quickly checking the refrigerator and confirming the ingredients needed for tonight, Ximiao realized that she was missing a few things. She pondered for a moment whether she should take advantage of the early hour and go to the supermarket.

Meanwhile, after seeing Himiko walk into the kitchen, Honoka, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, suddenly reached behind the pillow next to her, took out a thin pair of panties, and put them back on.

After finishing this task, Fanxia, ​​who had been on edge the whole time, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thankfully... Mio didn't find out."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Xi Ling come out of the kitchen with an unhappy look on her face, which made her curious and ask.

"What's wrong? Mio, you don't look too well."

He was perfectly fine just before he went into the kitchen, how come he changed his expression so suddenly?

All that could be heard was Xi Ling speaking softly.

"It's nothing... I just have to go out again, and it's so hot outside, so I'm feeling a little annoyed."

"Eh?"

Seeing that Fanxia still didn't understand what she was saying, Ximiao patiently told Fanxia that there wasn't enough food in the refrigerator to make dinner that night.

In the end, all he had was someone to accompany him on his way to the supermarket. Since he was going out anyway, why not eat dinner outside?

Nozomi couldn't help but think this.

Seeing that Fanxia only wanted to accompany him for a walk, just like a stroll, Ximiao didn't want to say anything to spoil the mood.

After all, his idea was just to slack off. As someone living under someone else's roof, he still needed to be aware of his situation.

then.

Nozomi returned to her room, changed into clothes for going out, and walked out the door with Honoka, who was also dressed in a suspicious outfit.

"Ah, as expected, it's still so hot..."

As soon as he stepped outside, he felt a gust of hot air hit him, and the thought of returning to the air-conditioned room behind him kept popping into his mind.

But just then, a slightly cool little hand naturally took his hand, and whether it was an illusion or not, the heat on Ximiao's body dissipated a lot.

Chapter Ninety-Five: The Afternoon After the Exam

"Hey~ Fanxia-nee, why are your hands always so cold? Is it because you've been in air conditioning for too long?"

On the way to the supermarket, Fanxia held his little hand the whole time, and the cold touch of her hand made Ximiao unable to suppress her doubts, so she asked her.

"Well... it's a matter of constitution. Everyone's constitution is different. Some people are born with a higher body temperature, and there must be people like me with a lower body temperature. There are people who are not afraid of the cold but are afraid of the heat."

Although she had prepared this excuse long ago to answer Xi Miao's question about her constitution, she still lacked confidence that she could fool Xi Miao when it came time to tell the truth.

So when she said these words, her beautiful, pale blue eyes, even more aloof than Xi Ling's, were fixed on the boy's face, as if afraid of missing the slightest detail.

However, Nozomi, who clearly didn't think too deeply about it, naturally accepted Honoka's statement.

This surprised Fanxia, ​​who had prepared several different explanations.

Soon, the two arrived at a chain supermarket not too far from the apartment.

Although the ingredients here aren't as fresh as those at the wet market, the advantage is that the two of them don't have to walk too far; they can just grab a quick bite and buy some ingredients.

As for the remaining ingredients, which are to be used as a backup, Xi Ling still wants to wait until the weekend to go to the market to buy them.

As soon as the automatic glass door opened, Xi Ling and Fan Xia entered the supermarket. Since it was a weekday and it was already afternoon, they were seen walking in.

There weren't too many people in the supermarket, and Fanxia's social anxiety wasn't too severe. At least, after Ximiao took off her sunglasses and mask, she didn't seem too flustered.

She even followed Ximiao with great curiosity, watching the boy carefully select vegetables and fruits, and took the opportunity to ask questions.

"Mio, what are you doing?"

"Hmm? I'm checking if these cabbages are fresh, if they've gone bad, and if the fruit is sweet..."

He answered without turning his head, as if this was something he was used to, but it was the first time Fanxia had paid close attention to this, and she found it very novel.

then.

In the following time, whenever Ximiao picked up an ingredient and examined it carefully, Fanxia would come over and ask Ximiao, like a curious child, how to judge the quality of these ingredients.

Once the shopping cart was filled with all sorts of ingredients, Xi Ling quickly checked it and realized that she had prepared most of the ingredients up to the weekend.

Just when he thought the shopping trip was over, his arm was suddenly grabbed by a cool little hand, which startled him.

Looking up, I saw that Fanxia was staring intently at the snack shelf not far away, her face clearly showing that she wanted to go over and take a look.

Left with no other choice, he had to go along with her wishes, pushing the shopping cart in front of him and accompanying Sister Fanxia to the snack section.

Fanxia's eyes widened at the sight of the shelves full of different flavors of potato chips and other snacks.

After an unknown amount of time, as the shopping cart was once again filled to the brim with a huge pile of snacks, Fanxia finally took the shopping cart from Ximiao with satisfaction and walked towards the checkout counter.

"Seriously, buying so many snacks, aren't you afraid of gaining weight, Fanxia-nee?"

Nozomi couldn't help but complain, but then again, Honoka's slightly chubby figure seems pretty good too.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously glanced at the plump, fair thighs of the girl beside him under her shorts.

The soft, yielding feel was immediately apparent; after all, he was intimately familiar with it, not even including other areas.

a long time.

Each of them carried a full plastic bag. After returning to the apartment, even Fanxia was already drenched in sweat in just a short while.

There was no way around it; even if she was a snow woman, she couldn't withstand being roasted by the scorching sun for so long, it was hard not to sweat.

As soon as Xi Ling took out her key and opened the door, the cold air from the still-open room rushed out, instantly making both of them perk up a bit.

"Phew~ I'm finally alive."

She abruptly put down what she was holding, took off her shoes, and rushed into the kitchen. She took a bottle of ice-cold juice from the refrigerator and started chugging it down her throat.

"Ah! How cunning! Fanxia-nee, come over and tidy up your things too! Don't drink all the juice!"

Despite Nozomi's protest, Honoka, who still had some conscience, left him half a bottle of juice. Only then did the boy stop throwing a tantrum. After tidying up the things he had bought, he sat on the sofa, drinking the juice that Honoka had just drunk, and resting.

Fanxia was leisurely watching TV, occasionally glancing at Ximiao sitting next to her, as if she was plotting something naughty.