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

"Hmm? It's rare for you to take the initiative to care about me. Has the sun risen in the west?"

As if she had witnessed something incredible, Ami sipped her juice and talked to her daughter.

But usually, he would tease Arisa within three sentences, though the girl didn't react much, seemingly already used to it.

That night.

After Xiling finished preparing dinner, Hachiko-nee also returned home right on time.

"I'm so hungry! What are we having for dinner tonight?"

As soon as she entered the living room, she asked Xi Ling, who was still busy in the kitchen, causing the boy to subconsciously turn around and focus his gaze on her.

Then, Nozomi responded.

"It's just simple seafood fried rice. I don't want to make it too complicated, it's too tiring."

Chapter Fourteen Threat

That night.

Because they were too tired from playing on the beach, Nozomi and the others went back to their rooms to sleep early today, leaving the corridor completely dark.

In one of the bedrooms, where the lights were still on, Xi Ling was wearing a thin shirt with the buttons undone, as if it were pajamas, and was sitting on the edge of her soft bed.

He glanced at the time displayed on his phone; it was already time, the time he had agreed upon with Arisa.

If he changes his mind and doesn't go to Arisa's room, she might come and raid him tonight, preventing him from getting a proper night's sleep and rest.

Thinking of this, Ximiao felt somewhat helpless. She sighed, silently got up, packed her things, opened her room door, and walked into the quiet corridor.

After briefly recalling which room Arisa was in, Nozomi walked over in the dark and gently knocked on the door to avoid disturbing the others.

As a result, a short while later, he heard hurried footsteps coming from Arisa's bedroom.

Immediately afterwards, the girl opened the door from the inside.

Even in the darkness, her beautiful wine-red eyes gleamed with a slightly frightening light. She glanced at Xi Ling's outfit and then nodded in satisfaction.

"If only I had panties instead of this shirt, that would be even better~"

"impossible."

Without any hesitation, Hio interrupted Arisa's beautiful fantasy, gently pushed her aside, and walked into the girl's room.

Although he had some impression of the rooms here, when he walked in again and looked around, he vaguely felt that many things had changed.

But he always felt that these changes were only made after Arisa moved in, so he didn't pay too much attention to them.

He silently unbuttoned his shirt, which was buttoned haphazardly, and sat down on Arisa's soft bed.

"Let's finish quickly... I'm so sleepy."

"What do you mean by 'hurry up and finish'? Mio, are you that confident that you've won tonight?!"

Upon hearing Mio's arrogant words, Arisa's competitive spirit was immediately ignited. She strode forward and pinned Mio down on the soft bed.

For a moment, even though the air conditioner was still on in the room, the air became sticky and stuffy. Sweat soaked the clean sheets, and Xi Ling was completely immersed in the softness.

The next day.

Nozomi didn't know what time she went to sleep last night. Even though Arisa forced her to get up to brush her teeth and wash up, she was still very sleepy.

You can even see faint dark circles under your light blue eyes in the mirror.

In short, after brushing his teeth and washing up in a daze, he went downstairs and entered the living room, where the breakfast that Sister Ba had prepared was already neatly placed on the table.

Upon seeing this, Ximiao was momentarily stunned, but then she roughly understood. It must be because he had gotten up too late, so the task of making breakfast naturally fell to the other person in the house who could cook, Hachiko.

As he sat on the cushion, picked up his chopsticks, and prepared to enjoy his morning omelet, Fanxia, ​​who was sitting on the other side, looking at her phone and eating breakfast, suddenly asked him a question.

"That's rare~ Mio, you actually overslept. This is the second time you've been here already."

"Hmm? Maybe it's because the feeling of being home is a little different from when I was in Xijing... but I think it's more likely that I was just too tired from playing."

Seeing that her spending the night in Arisa's room last night had not been exposed, Nozomi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She rubbed her still sore eyes while chatting with Honoka.

Just then, he felt a sudden, icy touch on his cheek, which startled Himo and made her shudder.

Then, with a hint of resentment, he turned around and glared at Arisa, who was still holding an iced orange juice that she had just taken out of the refrigerator, as if he were complaining about her.

Thanks to how well he had served Arisa the night before, the girl didn't dwell on Nozomi's resentful look. She found a place to sit down and began to eat breakfast.

Not far away, Hachiko, who had finished her work in the kitchen, also came to the living room.

Seeing that the others were quite satisfied with the breakfast she had made, she couldn't help but smile, and then she sat down in the empty seat next to Ami.

"Your skills are pretty good!"

"Absolutely. I make some snacks for customers in the shop every day, and over time I've developed a bit of an interest in studying cooking."

She didn't deny Asi's assessment, but after glancing at the clock on the wall, she focused her attention on the breakfast in front of her.

If she doesn't eat breakfast properly, she'll miss the shop's opening time and get scolded by those old men and women for a long time.

Thinking of this, Hachiko's movements with the chopsticks became even more nimble.

After a while, still wearing only a thin shirt, Xi Ling stood in front of the entrance and watched Hachiko leave. He subconsciously scratched his fair thigh.

He had simply forgotten to apply body lotion one night, and his skin went from luxurious to austere, becoming a bit dry and making Himiko feel a little itchy.

"Ha~ How about I go back to sleep for a while longer?"

Ximiao muttered to herself, pondering what she should do now. As for her summer homework, she wasn't in a hurry.

Judging from the workload, it should only take about three days to finish writing it. If we include the time to help Arisa review and consolidate her knowledge, we can allocate five days...

Standing there in a daze in the entrance hall, Xi Ling was completely unaware of the figure approaching him from behind.

In that instant, the figure's hands precisely pinched the ticklish spots on Ximiao's body.

Startled, Xi Ling shuddered and turned around. Apart from the clump of hair pressed against his face, all he saw was a strand of silver-white hair. He then realized who was playing a prank on him.

So he asked, somewhat helplessly.

"Fanxia-nee, what are you doing?"

"I'm inviting you, Mio, to come play in the yard with me~"

"Hey—it's so sunny outside, do we really want to go outside and play?"

Nozomi was still trying to go back to sleep, but Honoka's attitude this time was unusually firm.

She leaned close to Ximiao's ear and whispered a threat.

"If you want me to pretend I didn't see you go into Arisa's room last night, Mio, you'd better accept my invitation, okay?"

"..."

It's tough. Normally, dealing with them one by one is fine, but now they're all coming at him at once. Xi Ling is finding it hard to handle.

But under pressure from Sister Fanxia, ​​he had no choice but to nod and agree.

"Okay, but what's fun to do in the yard?"

Xi Ling couldn't understand why Fan Xia was so obsessed with the things in the yard. But then again, he had been back home for so long and hadn't even been to the yard yet.

Thinking this, Nozomi followed behind Honoka, put on her slippers and walked out the door, completely forgetting that she was only wearing a thin shirt.

Those two fair, perfectly toned thighs, without an ounce of excess fat, were exposed to the air and then directly exposed to the sunlight.

"Mio, come and take a look at this~"

In the overgrown yard, there were piles of odds and ends, and a bunch of things that Fanxia had probably found were casually placed aside.

Following the direction that Honoka was pointing, Nozomi saw a deflated inflatable swimming pool, which, judging by its size, seemed to be quite large.

"Wait... Sister Fanxia, ​​you don't mean you want me to help you blow air into this pool, do you?"

Ximiao couldn't help but guess, looking at Fanxia with a hint of fear in her eyes, afraid that Fanxia had called her over for this purpose.

Upon hearing the boy's question, Fanxia, ​​who hadn't expected him to think that way, was first taken aback, and then chuckled and said.

"I didn't expect that you and I could inflate this big thing together, Mio~ This type of inflatable pool is usually inflated with a pump or something similar."

As she spoke, she walked over to the pile of junk, found an air pump, and casually tossed it onto the grass.

But if Fanxia didn't call her over for this reason, then what was it for? Ximiao couldn't quite figure it out.

Then I heard Sister Fanxia squatting over there, speaking softly.

"Since we were so tired from playing yesterday, we definitely won't be going to the beach. We need to rest first, but with this, we can still enjoy some cool water fun!"

"...So, you still want me to be the laborer and set up this inflatable swimming pool."

"Hey~"

Seeing that her purpose had been seen through by Ximiao, Fanxia stopped arguing with Ximiao and took out an air pump, saying that the two of them should work together to fill the pool with air.

then.

Arisa, who was a little curious about what Honoka was doing with Hio out, went through the sliding door from the living room to the yard and saw Hio, who was wearing only a white shirt, diligently using an air pump to inflate the deflated inflatable pool.

Her pale thighs were planted on the air pump's stand, and with Hio's exaggerated movements, Arisa was completely distracted.

"Hey you two, are you planning to play in the water in the yard?"

She couldn't help but ask.

Chapter Fifteen recalls the matter of the tail.

"So tired... It's so sunny and hot, when will it be done yet!"

Inside the inflatable swimming pool, which had taken a great deal of effort to set up, a hose was slowly filling it with water, while Ximiao stood barefoot in the water, using tools to clean out the filth...

For example, he ruthlessly swept dust and dead leaves aside, filled a bucket with them, and dumped them on the open ground in the yard.

His fair thighs were already covered with glistening water droplets, and his shirt was inevitably soaked, clinging tightly to Xi Ling's skin.

"Just bear with it a little longer, it'll be done soon!"

Fanxia, ​​who was also standing on the inflatable pool, was holding a rag and wiping the surface of the pool.

As for Arisa, who originally came to the courtyard to watch the excitement, after thinking for a while about whether she should come and play, she resolutely joined the work team.