Always by my side

Dark clouds shrouded the entire world. The construction of the S City base was still moving forward steadily.

The various armed departments of the S City base were all absorbing fresh blood, preparing for a major operation to A City.

(TL note: Fresh blood – New recruits)

Three days later, they would go to A City to establish a front line.

Ping Chengcheng stood in front of the villa’s door, her slender, fair hands trembling slightly as she gently supported the red wooden door.

Although she tried her best to find a way to deceive her, it was obvious that she had nowhere to turn.

Song Ning must have seen her monstrous appearance last night.

Dong dong!

She knocked on the wooden door.

Not long after, with a creak, Song Ning opened the door with an indifferent expression, looking at the girl in front of her.

“Chengcheng, you’re back.”

Her voice was flat, her aura a little oppressive.

Ping Chengcheng hummed in agreement, looking at Song Ning with some trepidation.

Song Ning turned and walked towards the master bedroom on the second floor.

The girl hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and timidly followed behind Song Ning.

She hoped that her sister could still accept her…

If not…

They entered the master bedroom, neither of them speaking.

Ping Chengcheng gently closed the door.

Song Ning was already sitting on the edge of the bed. She was still as expressionless as before.

The girl now realized that there were tear stains at the corners of her eyes, as if she had just cried.

“Sister,” Ping Chengcheng revealed a cute smile.

Her voice was a little hoarse. From her pocket, she took out the gift she had just bought.

‘A monster.’

Her two small hands held the hairpin from the left and right, offering it like a treasure before the girl.

“Sister, happy birthday~ This is the birthday gift I just bought for you outside.”

Song Ning did not speak.

“Look… we can use this as a couple’s token…”

Ping Chengcheng said to herself.

“Sister, there’s no cake, what a pity. Next time, for your birthday, I’ll bake you a cake myself.”

“Let’s bake two, how about it?”

She raised her head, her ruby-like eyes shining with a hint of anticipation as she looked at Song Ning.

“Chengcheng,” Song Ning took a deep breath.

“Yes! Sister, what’s wrong?” The girl tilted her head cutely.

Song Ning shook her head, “Chengcheng… are you still acting…”

“Have you… been lying to me all along?”

She felt that the girl in front of her was revealing a fake, cute appearance everywhere. Was this all a lie?

“Sister, what are you talking about… I, how come I don’t understand?”

Ping Chengcheng forced a smile, but she felt her eyes stinging, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

“Sister… today is my sister’s birthday, I’m singing you a happy birthday.”

“Happy birthday to you…”

“Happy… birthday, happy… birthday~”

“Happy birthday to you…”

“Happy birthday…”

In the quiet room, the girl’s ethereal and trembling singing echoed.

‘So sad…’

‘Sister…’

Song Ning snorted.

“So, it was you and Wu Sheng who acted, just to toy with me?”

Ping Chengcheng parted her lips. After a long while, she took a deep breath, her voice trembling, “Yes.”

“But Sister… he, he’s just a weak and cowardly guy!”

“If he’s dead, he’s dead. How could he be like this!”

“With him around, he would have definitely harmed my sister! Definitely!”

“Chengcheng!”

“You… you! Don’t I know how weak he is?” The girl paused, her eyes staring at the girl.

Song Ning suppressed her emotions, “Weak and what… he’s a friend I grew up with, I won’t abandon him.”

“Chengcheng, what kind of feelings do you have for a friend you just met?”

“Sister… you… if he’s by your side, he’ll only…”

Hearing the girl’s words, Song Ning couldn’t bear it anymore. “Enough of this cow’s affection!”

She didn’t want to get entangled in this anymore.

“Chengcheng, during this time, were your feelings for me fake?”

The girl shook her head decisively.

Song Ning sighed, “I’m a little tired. You saved my life, and you saved Ping Yan, so let’s just leave it at that.”

“No! Actually…” ‘Actually, she is Ping Yan…’

These words were on the tip of her tongue, but the girl couldn’t say them. She didn’t want to admit that she was once that weak guy.

She didn’t want to admit that she was once the weak Ping Yan!

Even if that was a matter of a previous life, Ping Chengcheng was unwilling to accept it.

Song Ning looked at the girl with suspicion. “Actually? Actually what?”

“Sister, my feelings for you are absolutely real!”

“Sister… are you planning to leave me?”

“Sister, are you planning to leave me?” The girl suddenly smiled, her charming red pupils making Song Ning’s heart palpitate.

“Sister?”

Song Ning paused for a moment, “A relationship like this… built on deception, there’s no need to continue it.”

“Sister!”

“But…”

“You said it yourself, you want to be with me forever!”

At this moment, Ping Chengcheng felt a string in her mind snap.

Uncontrollable thoughts filled her mind!

‘Sister… Sister! You can never leave me, never!’

Song Ning said coldly, “Chengcheng, but you lied to me.”

“Since you lied to me, why can’t I take back my words?”

“I… I don’t care…”

“I did it for a reason!”

“I was scared, I was scared that my sister would know I’m a monster and won’t like me…”

“And Ping Yan would really harm you!”

Song Ning wrinkled her brow in annoyance, “Don’t mention him Chengcheng.”

She stood up and walked towards the door in the girl’s shimmering gaze, pausing for a moment.

“Moving into this villa, I didn’t rely on anyone, so I’ll leave.”

She opened the door, one foot already out, but suddenly a fierce wind came from behind.

A small figure clung to her back, hugging Song Ning tightly.

“Sister… don’t! You can’t leave me.”

Song Ning’s pupils dilated slightly. To say that she had no feelings for the girl was a lie.

It was just that she really couldn’t accept, couldn’t accept this kind of deception!

“Let me go, Chengcheng.”

“No!”

A powerful force came from her back. Song Ning felt the world spin. When she came back to her senses, she found that she had been pushed down onto the bed.

At this moment, the girl had completely changed into another person!

Her eyes flashed with blood-red light, her brows were full of madness, and the smile on her lips actually looked a little sinister.

“Sister, don’t worry, you can never escape from my grasp!”

The girl had an inexplicable aura, terrifying yet seductive, making Song Ning’s heart palpitate.

“Chengcheng, is this your true form?”

“Huh?”

The girl sneered, “Sister~ even if you don’t like the real me, it doesn’t matter!”

“Hahahahahaha~ because, I will keep my sister by my side forever!”

Something called reason disappeared!

Song Ning stared in disbelief at the girl pressing down on her, her eyes terrified.

“Chengcheng! Let go of me! You’re not right, do you know that!?”

“Chengcheng!”

But the girl only pressed Song Ning down hard, making Song Ning completely unable to struggle free from her grasp. Then, the girl took out a communicator and found Shen Mengyuan’s frequency.

“What’s wrong? What’s the matter?” At this moment, Shen Mengyuan was about to take a bath. She yawned lazily, holding a small skull in her arms, and looked at it carefully.

“Is there a chain in the base to restrain variants?”