Mom, did you need something from me?

Because it was already 11 PM, by the time Zhou Yining and Jiang Xizhi finished showering and got into bed, it was past 12 AM.

Fortunately, they had slept all afternoon, so it wasn’t too late to sleep.

On the other side, Jiang Yueyi couldn’t sleep, her mind filled with the thought that her sister was gay.

What was even more frustrating was that she was the only one who knew about it, and she couldn’t find anyone to confide in in the middle of the night, making her feel even more suffocated.

Of course, Zhou Yining and Jiang Xizhi, who were already asleep, were completely unaware of this.

Because they went to bed late, Zhou Yining and Jiang Xizhi hadn’t woken up by 7 AM.

Jiang Xizhi’s bed was so soft that when you lay on it, it felt like sinking into cotton candy, making it impossible to open your eyes.

Jiang Yueyi, on the other hand, came out with dark circles under her eyes.

Before going to work, she had to use concealer to cover them up.

Liang Jing was eating breakfast, and when she saw her daughter’s dark circles, it was clear that she hadn’t slept well.

She asked with a smile, “What’s wrong with you? Didn’t you sleep well last night?”

Jiang Yueyi looked around to make sure no one was there, then sat down next to Liang Jing and whispered, “Mom, something’s wrong. Zhizhi and Zhou Yining are acting strange.”

“Weren’t they in the room all night? What’s wrong?” Liang Jing asked.

“Last night, I went out to pour water and saw Zhou Yining carrying Zhizhi back to her room, like a princess carry. Is that something normal friends would do?” Jiang Yueyi finally said what was on her mind.

“What? Are you sure you didn’t see it wrong?” Liang Jing asked.

“I couldn’t have seen it wrong, it’s definitely true. I saw it with my own eyes when I went out to pour water!” Jiang Yueyi quickly said.

Liang Jing frowned slightly. “That does sound a bit strange. Is your sister gay?”

“I don’t know, should we find a chance to ask her?” Jiang Yueyi was also puzzled.

“How do we ask? What if they don’t have those feelings for each other? If we ask, wouldn’t we be forcing them to admit it?” Liang Jing didn’t think they should directly ask Jiang Xizhi about it.

“Then what should we do?” Jiang Yueyi sighed and asked.

“Let’s just pretend we don’t know for now, and I’ll try to test Zhizhi when I get the chance. Anyway, they shouldn’t have made much progress yet. You only saw them hugging, you didn’t see them kissing.” Liang Jing comforted herself, trying to reassure herself that her daughter wasn’t a lesbian.

What Jiang Yueyi was thinking was, she hadn’t seen her sister and Zhou Yining kissing, but wouldn’t they go into the room to kiss? Would they let her see them?

However, Jiang Yueyi didn’t say it. She and her mom both held onto a sliver of hope.

As they were talking, Zhou Yining led a groggy Jiang Xizhi downstairs.

Zhou Yining greeted them cheerfully, “Auntie, Jiang-jiejie, good morning.”

Liang Jing forced a smile. “Good morning.”

Jiang Yueyi looked at the two of them, her gaze landing on their intertwined hands.

Great, in the morning, they were holding hands, fingers interlocked.

Her sister looked like she hadn’t woken up yet, leaning against Zhou Yining’s shoulder.

“Good morning.” Jiang Yueyi replied politely, then reminded her sister, “Zhizhi, wake up. Xiao Zhou is a guest, you shouldn’t make her take care of you.”

“It’s okay, she wants to take care of me.” Jiang Xizhi raised her head proudly.

Seeing Zhou Yining smile at her, she reluctantly put some distance between herself and Zhou Yining.

“Come sit down, breakfast is ready, see what you want to eat.” Liang Jing quickly changed the subject.

“I’ll have whatever.” Zhou Yining smiled politely.

“I want the same as you.” Jiang Xizhi said to Zhou Yining with a smile.

Jiang Yueyi watched from the side, feeling uncomfortable.

Were they even eating the same breakfast?

She felt that something was off no matter how she looked at her sister and Zhou Yining.

After breakfast, Zhou Yining looked at Jiang Xizhi. “Let’s go, Zhizhi, it’s time to study.”

“Study again?” Jiang Xizhi wanted to cry.

What kind of hard life was she living?

It was only the second day of her vacation, and she had been forced to do two papers in the morning and study until after 11 PM at night.

“Of course, you’ll continue to do papers today, you can rest in the afternoon, and I’ll continue to go over the problems with you at night.” Zhou Yining said matter-of-factly.

“Am I really on vacation? Why is it more tiring than when I’m at school?” Jiang Xizhi looked at Zhou Yining pitifully, wanting Zhou Yining to give her a day off.

However, how could a study maniac give her a day off?

“Hang in there, studying is like sailing against the current, we only have one year left, after we graduate, I definitely won’t let you study like this.”

Zhou Yining said with a smile.

Jiang Xizhi sniffed, not wanting to talk to Zhou Yining.

Seeing the little fox acting up, Zhou Yining didn’t get angry, but her smile became even brighter.

She looked at Liang Jing and Jiang Yueyi, “Auntie, Jiang-jiejie, it’s about time, we’re going upstairs to study, otherwise Zhizhi won’t be able to finish two sets of papers this morning.”

“Oh, okay, then you should go quickly.” Liang Jing smiled.

Zhou Yining tugged on Jiang Xizhi’s wrist, and Jiang Xizhi tried to resist a little, but Zhou Yining pulled her up, and she reluctantly went upstairs to study.

After the two of them went upstairs, Liang Jing spoke, “It’s not easy to have Zhou Yining watching over Zhizhi’s studying, look at Zhizhi, she doesn’t even want to go.”

“Mom, studying is studying, but can you get a princess carry after studying?” Jiang Yueyi couldn’t help but say.

“That’s true, I’ll find a chance to ask Zhizhi tonight.” Liang Jing sighed.

After Zhou Yining took Jiang Xizhi back to the room, she made her continue to do papers.

The papers were summer homework, so doing papers could consolidate her knowledge and complete her homework.

Jiang Xizhi looked at Zhou Yining, and when she saw Zhou Yining’s eyes shining as she stared at the papers, Jiang Xizhi pouted, her mind full of incomprehension.

Was there really someone who loved studying that much? She was crying.

The young lady who didn’t want to study still obediently sat down and started doing the papers, and soon the table was filled with scratch paper again.

It wasn’t until lunchtime that Zhou Yining had a moment of conscience and let the young lady off the hook.

The exhausted young lady didn’t even have the strength to act spoiled.

After changing into a nightgown at noon, she obediently went to bed.

Zhou Yining looked at the young lady in her arms with a smile, her eyes curving.

Was it really that exaggerated to do two sets of math papers in the morning?

She had also done four sets of papers, and she felt very relaxed.

Zhou Yining showed the confusion of a top student, reaching out and gently patting the little fox in her arms, signaling comfort.

Because she had used her brain too much, Jiang Xizhi slept for a long time, waking up at 4 PM.

However, in order to avoid being dragged off to study, she decided to continue lying down.

Jiang Xizhi nestled in Zhou Yining’s arms and reached for her phone, then started playing on it while snuggling in Zhou Yining’s embrace.

Zhou Yining was woken up by the movement in her arms.

She rubbed her eyes, planning to get up and pour a glass of water, but before she could get up, Jiang Xizhi hugged her.

“Where are you going?”

“Going to pour water, I’ll pour one for you too.”

“Then go, you scared me, I thought you were going to make me study again.”

Zhou Yining was amused. “I’ll let you rest this afternoon, we’ll continue to study at night.”

Jiang Xizhi hummed a few times, not feeling comforted at all.

Around 6 PM, the two went downstairs to eat.

Liang Jing and Jiang Yueyi had also come back.

Liang Jing looked at her younger daughter. “Zhizhi, come to my room for a bit.”

“What is it, Mom?” Jiang Xizhi was too lazy to move, but she still followed Liang Jing.

Zhou Yining sat at the dining table and waited, since the mother and daughter were going to have a private conversation, and it had nothing to do with her.

She took out her phone and fiddled with it, only to find that she had been added to a summer training camp group chat.

There were three students from Nanchuan City No. 1 High School, as well as students from other schools participating in the training, and of course, the teachers leading the group.

The teacher sent the address where they would meet in three days, as well as the license plate number of the bus, to avoid students not being able to find the bus.

Just as Zhou Yining was about to close WeChat, she received a friend request.

She glanced at the profile picture and rejected it directly.

A few minutes later, that person sent another friend request, and filled in a note.

[I’m Zhang Ye, quickly accept the friend request.]

Zhou Yining didn’t accept it and replied with two words.

[Crazy.]

Zhang Ye didn’t expect to be rejected when he added Zhou Yining.

He was furious at home.

He had asked Zhong Yumeng for Zhou Yining’s contact information before, but Zhong Yumeng wouldn’t tell him.

This time, they happened to be in the same group, so Zhang Ye simply added Zhou Yining.

He had a total score of 705 on the final exam, but he only scored 134 in math, while Zhou Yining had a perfect score in math.

He really wanted to know where Zhou Yining had gotten tutoring in math, but Zhou Yining not only didn’t add him, but also cursed him?

Zhang Ye was furious, but thinking that he would see Zhou Yining in a few days, his mood improved a lot.

Anyway, he would be able to catch her then, and he wasn’t afraid that he wouldn’t be able to find out.

Jiang Xizhi was called into the room by her mother, and she asked with some doubts, “Mom, did you need me for something?”

Liang Jing smiled at her, “It’s nothing much, it’s just that, you and Xiao Zhou seem to have a pretty good relationship?”

Jiang Xizhi nodded, wasn’t that obvious?

“Yeah, I really like her, she’s different from Li Yuanyuan and Si Yaqing.” Jiang Xizhi said, her eyes curving into crescents as she talked about Zhou Yining.

Liang Jing’s heart skipped a beat. “How is she different?”

“I don’t know, I just like being with her, it would be great if she didn’t love studying so much.” Jiang Xizhi was still upset about being forced to study for two days in a row.

“Then, does that mean you two are good friends?” Liang Jing deliberately guided her.

“Friends? I don’t think we’re friends, I can’t really explain it. What’s wrong, Mom? Why are you suddenly so interested in me and Zhou Zhou?” Jiang Xizhi asked, puzzled.

“It’s nothing, I’m just asking, it’s just that you suddenly don’t like Zhang Ye anymore, I’m pretty surprised.” As Liang Jing spoke, she observed her daughter’s expression.

“I didn’t realize he was so annoying before. Like Zhou Zhou said, he’s a classic example of a ‘PUA man’. I don’t know how I could have liked someone like that before. I don’t understand.” Jiang Xizhi said with a look of disgust.

Liang Jing sighed.

Although she hadn’t found out anything, she had observed her daughter’s expression.

Her daughter and Zhou Yining shouldn’t be in a romantic relationship.

Her Zhizhi was clueless about those things, so she was relieved.

“Alright, I’ll change my clothes, and we’ll go down to eat together.” Liang Jing confirmed that her daughter wasn’t a lesbian, and she felt relieved as she went to change her clothes.

As she changed, she said, “Are you two still studying tonight? That’s too hard-working, right?”

“Yeah, she’s going to go over all the problems I got wrong during the day.” Jiang Xizhi said, and wanted to cry again.