Secret

"Your sister?"

Ye Lingling was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. "It seems this is a family trait of yours."

"If you can't see your toes when you look down, you are a peerless beauty."

Ye Lingling muttered this, then suddenly posed a question that made Zhu Zhuqing's brain stall.

"Zhuqing, can you reach yours yourself?"

"Wh-what!"

Zhu Zhuqing was completely stunned.

No way?

Ye Lingling, you are such a gentle, virtuous, kind, and sensible sister; how did you learn such bad habits from Hu Liena, Ling Yuan, and the others?

"Zhuqing?"

Seeing that she hadn't replied for a long time, Ye Lingling called out again.

Zhu Zhuqing felt flustered inside. "I, I don't know either. Sister Lingling, why are you asking this?"

Ye Lingling replied softly:

"I was just curious. We both have quiet personalities, and if we don't talk at all, it feels a bit awkward."

"Zhuqing, we can't sleep anyway, why don't you give it a try?"

Zhu Zhuqing: ???

Zhu Zhuqing was truly numb. She realized that Ye Lingling was indeed similar to her—quiet... but always capable of saying something shocking.

"Let's, let's just sleep!"

Actually, silence is the best way for us to get along, Zhu Zhuqing thought. Silence is golden.

"Oh."

Ye Lingling replied and closed her eyes, though her mind was filled with fantasies of the scene where Zhu Zhuqing was self-sufficient.

It must be beautiful!

Not long after.

Zhu Zhuqing still hadn't fallen asleep.

She noticed that Ye Lingling seemed to have secretly moved away from her, and she thought, I didn't go along with Sister Lingling; is she angry?

Thinking this, Zhu Zhuqing rolled over, wanting to say something to Ye Lingling.

To her surprise.

Under the faint light.

Zhu Zhuqing discovered that Ye Lingling was actually attempting the very question she