An Unexpected Proposal

[Hm… Is this okay?] After spending a long time putting on this outfit along with the little accessories Qin Haiyue had mentioned, the girl asked with her head lowered.

Qin Haiyue sat across from her, observing the effect of her attire.

The clothes fit perfectly, but the girl was far too unconfident, constantly keeping her head down. This caused the effect of the carefully designed outfit, which was meant to accentuate a girl’s figure, to be diminished. Her pink eyes were shadowed, appearing dull. Paired with her pitiful little face, it truly evoked a sense of sympathy.

“Lift your head.” She commanded.

The girl obediently raised her head, looking at her with anxious pink eyes.

To be honest, the outfit didn’t quite suit the girl.

Despite her ample chest and not-bad figure, the sight of her face made all those lascivious thoughts dissipate like wind. Because of this, the outfit seemed incongruous, like a primary school student sneaking into a bunny girl uniform.

Tch, maybe wrapping her up tightly would be better?

Originally, she thought a timid little maid would be quite exciting, but now it felt utterly boring. The little designs meant to add interest had instead become flaws. She sighed, suddenly losing interest.

“Alright, change into another one. Try that black one.”

She said, but the girl didn’t move. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke softly, “Um… how many more do I need to change…?”

Having experienced Lin Ziyan’s incident this morning, she felt resistant to this kind of situation. She hated the feeling of being stared at while changing clothes, which made her feel unsafe.

“Just one more, alright?”

Strangely, Qin Haiyue was unusually easy to talk to today, unlike herself. The girl breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed to be similar to this morning. She picked up the clothes from the bed—a black dress that looked similar to the one Lin Ziyan had made her try on that morning. But it was clearly much more expensive. The dress was very light, with many lace semi-transparent designs on the shoulders, and a waist cincher that needed to be tied manually.

The girl took off the maid outfit and clumsily put on the black dress. It was much more modest than the previous one and felt quite nice.

“Alright, wear this.” Surprisingly consistent with Lin Ziyan’s opinion, Qin Haiyue also thought the girl suited the black dress. Paired with the waist cincher, it highlighted her soft figure well, giving one the urge to hold her in their arms.

Smiling, Qin Haiyue suddenly stood up. She deliberately assumed a somewhat hollow and weary look and sat down beside the girl.

“How is it? Comfortable?” Deliberately leaning close to the girl’s face, her golden hair fell onto the girl’s shoulder, mingling with her black hair. The warm breath lazily hit the girl’s soft cheek.

“It’s… it’s okay… just a bit cold…”

“Cold? Want me to turn up the heater? You can tell me if anything feels uncomfortable, okay?”

Uncharacteristically, she put on an appearance like a caring older sister, which only made the girl more uneasy.

Watching her actually pick up the remote and raise the heater temperature, the girl didn’t know what to say for a moment.

She had felt all along that Qin Haiyue was very unusual today. She had never seen her like this. Not only did she not bring up this morning’s failed appointment, but she also started taking care of her uncharacteristically. Although she still did some very excessive things, like kicking her into the car and throwing her clothes into the trash, she still felt Qin Haiyue was extremely abnormal, off in every way.

Could it be that she had gotten used to being beaten?

She deeply doubted herself.

In fact, all her memories of Qin Haiyue were just being bullied and robbed by her at school. She didn’t really understand Qin Haiyue’s family background or personality; she always thought Qin Haiyue was just someone with a bad personality.

“Warmer now?” As if genuinely concerned about the girl, Qin Haiyue asked after adjusting the heater. She stared at the girl’s somewhat dim eyes, a strange smile on her face.

Not knowing what to say, the girl simply replied with an “Mm.”

“In that case, would you chat with me?”

“Chat…?”

“Mm.”

“Okay… go ahead…”

Her fingers gently curled around the girl’s hair strands, Qin Haiyue’s smile deepened.

“Actually, I also have a younger sister. But unlike you, she’s my biological sister. Her name is Qin Jiangmian. Do you know her?”

“No…”

“It’s okay if you don’t. She studies in Magic City, and my mother is always with her, so she rarely comes here more than a few times a year.” Qin Haiyue sighed exaggeratedly.

The girl had no interest in what Qin Haiyue was saying, but still had to pretend to listen attentively while seriously pondering a response.

“Why are you telling me this?” She asked with feigned confusion.

“Because she looks a lot like you.” Qin Haiyue looked into the girl’s eyes and smiled: “It’s not just the ‘mian’ in our names. Your temperaments, personalities, even your heights, are very similar.”

“What does that have to do with me?” The girl frowned.

“It does… Actually, I’ve had a little secret… I like her…” Qin Haiyue said seriously but nonsensically.

“Uh… what do you mean…?” The girl was stunned.

“You know, we are sisters. My parents would never agree. So I’ve kept this buried in my heart, but until recently, I met you.”

“You really look like her, and in some ways, you’re even cuter. You’re prettier and have a better figure. I was attracted to you from the start. The past bullying was my fault. Now I just want to ask you one thing.”

A premonition of something bad suddenly struck the girl. She stared blankly at Qin Haiyue and instinctively tried to move aside. But her intention was seen through by Qin Haiyue, who, leveraging her significant height advantage, grabbed her and pulled her into an embrace.

“Hey, will you be my lover?”

She said something incredibly shocking with ease.

“Wha… what…?”

Ye Xingmian thought she had misheard. Qin Haiyue’s embrace was soft and warm, but she felt as if her spirit had taken ten thousand points of critical damage. She couldn’t believe Qin Haiyue could say something like that.

She could believe that she resembled Qin Haiyue’s sister, but she didn’t want to believe a single word after that. If she liked her own sister and thought she looked like her, then why did she bully her so harshly? How absurd was that? Besides, did she really like her sister? Based on Ye Xingmian’s understanding, it would be good if she didn’t bully her sister, so how could it be love?

“What? Don’t believe me? It’s okay, I’ll prove it to you through my actions.”

No one knew how twisted the smile was on Qin Haiyue sitting behind her.