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

"Well... that's true under normal circumstances, but Aunt Asi can waive our franchise fee, and she'll have someone come and help us with the rest."

Thinking back to what Aunt Ami had mentioned about joining one of the brands under her family business, Mio couldn't help but admire Aunt Ami's capabilities.

After listening to what Xi Ling said, Ya Zi was a little undecided for a moment, after all, she knew nothing about doing business.

She sat down on the edge of the bed and asked softly.

"what about me?"

"Eh?"

"If I can't help with the work, how can I stay in your house, Mio? I'm just an outsider after all, nothing more than..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xi Ling suddenly covered her mouth with her hand, preventing her from continuing.

Xi Miao now understands why Sister Ba Zi would rather be busy to death than hire one or two part-time workers to help alleviate her work pressure.

It turns out that she had always thought this way: she and herself were never truly equal, and she felt like she was living under someone else's roof...

Then, as if she had made up her mind, Xi Ling suddenly exerted force with both hands and pushed Yashiro down onto the soft bed.

Those pale blue eyes were fixed on the pretty face of the woman in front of him, as if trying to imprint her appearance into his memory.

Meanwhile, Hachiko, who had no idea what Mio was up to, looked puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Mio? What are you going to do...?"

Just then, there was another knock on Sister Ba's door, which immediately destroyed the strange atmosphere between the two people on the bed.

No longer able to maintain her composure, Xi Ling's fair face instantly flushed red.

Both of them were a little puzzled. Who would come here looking for Ba Zi so late at night?

What's worse is that Ximiao is now sitting on the soft bed of Yashiro with his clothes disheveled. Who knows if other people will see him and misunderstand something, even if it's just his pajamas.

"Ahem...who is it?"

After clearing her throat slightly and managing to calm herself down, Sister Ba called out towards the door.

result……

"It's me, Arisa... I have something I'd like to ask you."

Upon hearing Arisa's voice, Nozomi, who had been relatively calm, immediately became restless.

"W-what am I going to do! Hachiko-nee, if Arisa sees me here, I'm dead!"

He tried to keep his voice down so that Arisa outside the door wouldn't hear him, his eyes showing extreme nervousness.

Then, on Sister Ba's advice, I hid in her closet, curled up among the pile of clothes, and dared not make a sound.

After settling Xi Ling in, she leisurely walked to the door, opened it, and looked outside, where the girl who had been waiting for a long time was waiting.

"Excuse me, is there something you need from me so late?"

Instead of immediately answering Yashiro's question, Arisa's delicate nose twitched slightly, as if she had smelled something familiar. She then suddenly poked her head into the room and looked around.

Not seeing the figure she had imagined, Arisa didn't dwell on it and instead turned her gaze to Hachiko in front of her.

Although she didn't want to admit it, the woman in front of her was tall and slender, and her breasts were a size larger than hers, which made her feel a little annoyed in a certain place.

However, Arisa did not show it too obviously, and simply responded softly.

"I'd like to talk to you about something concerning Hiyo, is that alright?"

"Oh? This... Of course."

She said with a slightly unfocused look in her eyes, hoping that Arisa wouldn't say anything too outrageous that would be overheard by Nozomi inside the wardrobe.

Otherwise, things could get complicated...

Ba Zi couldn't help but think this way.

Chapter Thirty-Three: The Wardrobe

Unbeknownst to Arisa, the wardrobe quietly opened a crack, and a pair of light blue eyes were peeking through the gap at the two people inside.

Because Arisa and Hachi-nee were speaking softly, and because he was hiding inside the closet, he could only vaguely hear their conversation, which seemed to be about himself.

This further piqued Mio's curiosity, making her want to know what they were talking about.

Unfortunately, it seemed that Sister Ya didn't want him to hear their conversation, so she deliberately led Arisa to sit far away from the wardrobe.

Seeing this, Ximiao couldn't help but sigh, and she pulled herself back to her senses, beginning to look around at the situation.

The wardrobe was filled with Sister Ba's clothes. Even though he didn't care to smell them, Sister Ba's unique scent still enveloped him unreasonably.

In addition, the closet was stuffy and hot, and the air conditioner was completely ineffective. Fine beads of sweat appeared on Ximiao's smooth, fair thighs, slowly sliding down her calves and thighs.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Yasuie, who was talking to Arisa about something she couldn't understand, kept glancing at the wardrobe next to her, intentionally or unintentionally.

She was conflicted, both worried about Mio's situation and not wanting him to hear her conversation with Arisa.

Completely unaware of the strangeness of the eight figures in front of her, Arisa asked softly after settling down.

"You said you tampered with Mio's memories before, there shouldn't be any side effects, right?"

"Hmm? Why would you say that?"

After regaining her senses, Yashiro was taken aback when she heard Arisa's question clearly.

She remembered explaining why she did this before. Could it be that Arisa came here this time to settle scores later?

Ba Chi couldn't help but speculate.

But Arisa didn't pick a fight with her without saying a word, as she had imagined. Instead, she asked her questions very patiently.

"So, are there any side effects? I saw Mio's expression today, and she looked a little off, like she had a headache."

"...So this is probably because he wanted to recall things from the past, but I stopped him with my little tricks. Did something happen today?"

Logically speaking, this kind of thing shouldn't happen if nothing is going on normally. Presumably, something must have triggered Himo, causing him to subconsciously try to recall past events.

then.

Upon hearing Yasuyu's answer, Arisa thought of today's uninvited guest, Kyoko Nishiyama.

Presumably, it was the words spoken by this dark-skinned girl that provoked Ximiao, causing him to subconsciously recall the events from before.

In an instant, with the truth revealed, Arisa lost all reason to stay, but there was another thing that concerned her...

The moment she stepped inside, she caught a whiff of a familiar scent, and she could tell that he had probably only been gone a short while.

Arisa looked around again, and after confirming that Nozomi was not there, she subconsciously focused her gaze on the only place where someone could hide: the wardrobe.

Unfortunately, she knew that if she were to rummage through other people's closets, she might be disliked, so she silently dismissed the idea.

After saying goodbye to Yashiro, as if afraid that she would rummage through things, Yashiro followed closely behind Arisa until Arisa left the room and she closed the door again, only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Then she looked at the wardrobe, which always had a gap, and said with some helplessness.

"You can come out now. Arisa has already left."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Xi Ling, who had been hiding in the stuffy wardrobe, kicked open the door and rushed out to take a deep breath of fresh air.

It was clear that, perhaps because he was so uncomfortable in the closet, the thin white shirt that Ximiao was wearing was soaked with sweat, clinging to his fair skin and adding a touch of allure.

Her fair and smooth thighs looked even more alluring under the light, causing Ba Zi, who witnessed this scene, to freeze in place, momentarily at a loss for words.

After calming down for a while, Nozomi couldn't contain her curiosity and asked Hachiko-nee.

What were you all talking about just now?

"Huh? No, it's nothing. It's just that Arisa came over and asked me if I wanted to go to the beach together tomorrow."

After hearing Xi Ling's curiosity about their conversation, she lied without even blinking.

"Why all the secrecy about going to the beach? Why come over in the middle of the night to invite you?"

Seeing that Nozomi wasn't buying it, Hachiko quickly changed the subject.

"Hey~ Mio, do you know how awful you look right now?"

"Eh?"

Then, following the direction that Sister Ba pointed, he looked down and saw that the state of his clothes was quite terrible.

The white shirt, soaked with sweat, offered almost no protection whatsoever, let alone the thin fabric he wore underneath.

then.

The situation in the room suddenly became somewhat delicate. Although he wanted to go back to his room, Arisa was still very likely lying in ambush outside.

He had absolutely no doubt that Arisa was capable of doing such a thing.

But if he stays here, things will get even worse... in every sense of the word.

"Why don't you take off your clothes? You'll catch a cold if you're dressed like this, Mio... Go under my blanket and take off your clothes, then wrap yourself in the blanket. That should be fine, right?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, he seemed to agree with Sister Ba's suggestion. He silently walked to the bedside, first taking off his soaking wet shirt and throwing it aside.

After making sure he wouldn't soil Sister Ba's bed, he didn't hesitate to crawl into the covers.

A soft rustling sound came from inside, and soon a fair, delicate arm emerged from under the covers, holding a piece of cloth.

Meanwhile, Ba Zi, who had been standing by and watching the whole thing, also felt her mouth go dry. The lamb was hiding under the covers without any warning.

All she had to do was make up her mind and pull back the blanket, and even if Xi Ling didn't want to, there was nothing she could do.

But she felt she just couldn't make up her mind. If she failed, it wouldn't just be a matter of losing Nozomi.

Even though someone was already in the bathroom, actively making advances towards him...

Thinking of this, Ba Zi couldn't help but sigh, and silently took out another quilt from the wardrobe and spread it on the floor.

We'll just have to make do for tonight. Tomorrow morning, when no one's around, I'll wake Himo up early and let him go back to his room to change his clothes.

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The next day.

While eating breakfast, a blush appeared on Nozomi's fair face and lingered for a long time.

"Mio, do you know we're going to the beach today?"

Seeing that Hiyo had her head down and was eating her breakfast, Arisa tentatively asked.