Tan Xingwei didn’t know what was on Su Xu’s phone screen at that moment, nor did she know what Su Xu could have seen to be so certain. All she could see was Su Xu, looking as composed as ever, saying unhurriedly, “What should I do? I think I’ve discovered your secret.”
Tan Xingwei’s mind went blank, but even at a time like this, she could still be stubborn. “What?”
Su Xu was a little surprised, a little puzzled, and a little incredulous. She wasn’t probing; she was already looking for details based on this answer. “Sister Teacher,” she repeated the nickname Little Scissors had for her, looking as if she understood everything. “So that’s what it means.”
Tan Xingwei wasn’t sure if she was still being stubborn. It seemed the only thing she could say was, “What?”
Su Xu propped her head on her hand and picked up her phone, tapping it a few times. “AXXX725919.”
After saying that, she turned her phone over, the screen facing Tan Xingwei.
Tan Xingwei closed her eyes in defeat.
From such a distance, Tan Xingwei couldn’t actually see clearly, but there was no need to confirm. The ID had already been read aloud; there was no other possibility.
Tan Xingwei gave Su Xu a smile that wouldn’t come, moved the throw pillow off her lap, stood up with great composure, calmly left the living room, opened her bedroom door, went in, and shut it.
She was dying a little inside.
Tan Xingwei started to think about many things. When did Su Xu find out? Was it just now? Or had she known for a long time?
It must have been just now, right? How did she find out? What did she see? And why was she so sure it was Tan Xingwei right away? So certain.
Could it be that she’s already read it? How could she be so sure if she hadn’t?
So all that cringey, girlish writing, those late-night melancholic moods, that immature writing style from four years ago—Su Xu knew it all?
This was just the worst.
She also thought, if she had known, she would have told Su Xu sooner. Confessing herself would have been far, far, far better than Su Xu finding out on her own. Why didn’t she say something earlier? Why, why? She had clearly been thinking about it for a while, so why didn’t she do it?
So awkward.
So embarrassing.
Tan Xingwei was still holding the doorknob, her body slowly slumping until she was kneeling at the door, burying her face in her arms.
Ah!
After an unknown amount of time, Tan Xingwei heard a knock on the door.
Tan Xingwei thought she had more or less recovered, but her body was pressed firmly against the door.
She made a weak sound to show the person inside was still alive. “Ah.”
“Your phone,” Su Xu said from outside.
Only then did Tan Xingwei open a crack in the door.
Su Xu really was just there to deliver the phone. She only stuck an arm in, handed over the phone, and left.
Tan Xingwei was just this contrary. She was the one who hid out of embarrassment, but she was also the one who felt reluctant and unwilling to see Su Xu just come and go.
But Su Xu must have had a reason for bringing the phone. Sure enough, when she tapped the screen, there was a message from Su Xu.
Big Sister Baby: “I haven’t read it yet”
Tan Xingwei took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.
The feeling of embarrassment seemed to dissipate a little. Tan Xingwei unlocked her phone and replied to Su Xu: 【Crying】
Tan Xingwei: 【So embarrassing】
Big Sister Baby: “Not embarrassing, not embarrassing”
Big Sister Baby: “How are you so cute”
Tan Xingwei: “This is cute?”
Big Sister Baby: “Very cute”
Tan Xingwei: “Stop it, you love me”
Big Sister Baby: “Yes, yes”
Speechless. She was so good at coaxing people. One second, Tan Xingwei was mortified because of her Weibo, and the next, she was being coaxed into a pouty smile.
Better ask clearly.
Tan Xingwei: “How did you find out?”
Big Sister Baby: “A blogger I follow, she follows you too”
Big Sister Baby: “She actually posted something related not long after I returned to the country, but I didn’t know what it meant back then, so I ignored it”
Big Sister Baby: “She just posted again”
Big Sister Baby: 【Image】
Big Sister Baby: 【Image】
Both images were Weibo screenshots. As soon as she opened them, Tan Xingwei knew who Su Xu was talking about; she followed this blogger too. This blogger often commented on current events, reposted interesting things, and occasionally talked about her own life. She was a very interesting lesbian with many followers.
The first image Su Xu sent was time-stamped last month. The content read, “Wow wow wow Little X actually updated, and Sister A is back! I don’t know if you guys know them, but two years ago I stayed up all night reading their story. I hadn’t seen any news in so long, I thought it wouldn’t be updated anymore. Late at night, I literally screamed.”
This must have been the post Su Xu said she saw shortly after returning to the country.
The second image was from eight minutes ago.
“From now on, ship them with me. Little X and Sister A are together, the record is verifiable 【Proud】【Proud】.” Below this post was a screenshot of the post Little X had just made about them getting together.
Let’s thank this lesbian big sister, hahaha.
Tan Xingwei closed the images and sent Su Xu an emoji: 【Sigh】
She sighed herself.
Weibo’s damn algorithm. Tan Xingwei had never once come across this blogger’s posts.
Whatever. Even if she had seen it, it wouldn’t have changed anything. She would have just thought, “Wow, she follows Little X too,” and then gone about her business without it having any effect.
Su Xu’s “I haven’t read it yet” gave Tan Xingwei a lot of breathing room. Once the initial shock subsided, Tan Xingwei realized that locking herself in her room was pointless.
With this time, she might as well go and act cute with Su Xu.
Yep, she went.
She opened the bedroom door, looking pitiful, and made a beeline for Su Xu. When she reached her, she tossed her phone aside, squeezed past Su Xu’s arms, and threw herself into her embrace.
All in one go, incredibly smooth.
Su Xu laughed at once. “Oh my.”
But before Tan Xingwei could say anything, Su Xu’s next question was, “Can I read it?”
Tan Xingwei immediately lifted her head, the little drama paused. “Huh?”
Su Xu: “Hm?”
Tan Xingwei thought for a moment. “I suggest you don’t.”
Su Xu: “Why?”
Tan Xingwei thought again, but still said, “Let’s not.”
“Alright, alright,” Su Xu’s voice was low. “I get it. Everyone else can read it, but I can’t. All the other sisters have read it, but I haven’t.” She sighed again. “That’s right, it’s normal for you to have secrets…”
“That’s not…” Tan Xingwei laughed and covered Su Xu’s mouth. “That’s not what I mean.”
Su Xu’s mouth was covered, but her eyes were still full of drama. She first lowered her gaze, then slowly lifted her eyelids, her brows furrowed slightly, her eyes looking at Tan Xingwei with a watery gaze.
Although it wasn’t the same thing, Tan Xingwei was immediately reminded of the night she kissed Su Xu after drinking. Su Xu’s eyes had been very dramatic that night too.
Even though now wasn’t the time to talk about this, Tan Xingwei had to interject. She strongly suspected that Su Xu had seduced her that day!
Just like now, Tan Xingwei was completely powerless. “Aiya, fine,” Tan Xingwei let go of her hand. “You can read it.”
Su Xu tilted her head. “Really?”
Tan Xingwei: “Really.”
Su Xu: “I’m not forcing you. You’re letting me see it willingly.”
Tan Xingwei nodded. “It’s of my own free will. I’m dying for you to read it. You’d better memorize the whole thing, I’ll quiz you after.”
Su Xu started laughing. She cupped Tan Xingwei’s cheeks. “Alright, I won’t make it hard for you. You can show me when you feel ready.”
“Now is a pretty good time,” Tan Xingwei had already thought it through. “You’ll see it sooner or later, so you might as well read it now in front of me. My Weibo gets reposted a lot, who knows when you might stumble upon it.”
Su Xu gently pinched Tan Xingwei’s chin. “Really?”
Tan Xingwei huffed. “Little X is very popular.”
Su Xu: “Of course, she’s a celebrity.”
Tan Xingwei’s tail perked up again.
Besides, Su Xu was absolutely right. If other girls could read it freely, why couldn’t Su Xu?
Read!
Tan Xingwei teleported to the corner of the sofa where she had been sitting, grabbing a throw pillow and curling up to hide half of her face.
Su Xu was amused by Tan Xingwei. She picked up her phone too. “I’m reading it.”
Tan Xingwei: “Please.”
The two were very close, so Tan Xingwei could clearly follow Su Xu’s movements. She opened the search bar and typed with familiarity.
“Ah Xu Xingxing,” Su Xu asked as she searched, “Is it an abbreviation of this?”
Tan Xingwei pulled the pillow up a little higher to cover herself. “Mhm.”
She must have found it, as the corners of Su Xu’s mouth curved up slightly.
“You registered this Weibo during your freshman year, October 21st,” Su Xu asked, “Is it a special day?”
Tan Xingwei shook her head. “It’s not a special day, just a sudden whim.”
Su Xu nodded.
Tan Xingwei: “Big Sister, you’re looking so closely.”
Su Xu hummed in agreement. “I’m curious about everything about you.”
Tan Xingwei giggled foolishly again. “Hehe.”
Su Xu’s next actions were easy to guess. Her thumb swiped down quickly, again and again, and again, then stopped.
She must have reached the first post.
While Su Xu was reading, Tan Xingwei hugged her pillow and carefully observed Su Xu’s expression, also searching her memory for the words she had written back then.
The variety show on TV had been paused by Su Xu when Tan Xingwei went back to her room. The living room was very quiet now. The balcony window blocked out the hot summer wind, but it couldn’t block out the noisy environment.
On such a pleasant afternoon, Tan Xingwei was being judged.
In the first five minutes of the judgment, Su Xu showed her first expression. She smiled.
Tan Xingwei hugged the pillow tighter. “Huh? What is it?”
Su Xu placed the hand propping up her head to her mouth, looking a little embarrassed. “It’s a little sweet.”
Tan Xingwei asked, “Where?”
Su Xu seemed to hesitate for a moment before reading the text out loud: “‘Little Sister Xingxing, if I say this, will you ignore me?’ Did I talk like that?”
Tan Xingwei said aggrievedly, “Just tell me if it’s something you would say or not.”
“It’s not something I would normally say,” she seemed to concede, “but it is something I would say to you.”
Tan Xingwei huffed.
It was no injustice that Tan Xingwei liked Su Xu so much; Su Xu bore a great deal of the responsibility.
“Oh my god,” after a while, Su Xu gasped lightly again. “I’m so awful.”
Tan Xingwei asked, “What did you read now?”
Su Xu imitated again: “‘Big Sister Yinqing is no good, Big Sister Ah Xu is good, right?'” She lowered her head and covered her eyes. “What was I doing.”
Tan Xingwei seized the opportunity. “See? See? In that case, I’ll borrow a phrase from the big sisters: ‘You’re just flirty when you talk to me.'”
Little X had written a lot, enough to keep Su Xu busy for a long time. After observing for a while, Tan Xingwei took out her own phone and logged into Weibo.
Little Scissors had sent a new message today, sharing with Little X where she went and what she ate.
Tan Xingwei first replied with a generic sticker, then continued: “You can’t imagine what Big Sister and I are doing right now”
Little Scissors, who knows what she was doing at that moment, replied instantly: “You two, are you…?”
Tan Xingwei: “Big Sister is reading my Weibo”
Little Scissors: “Oh…”
Little Scissors: “Huh?”
Little Scissors: “Huh? Huh? Huh? This Weibo?”
Little X: “Yes, my cover’s been blown”
Little Scissors: “Ah?! How did this happen? Is it because of me? I called out to you yesterday”
Little X: “Not entirely, Big Sister found out on her own”
Little X: “It’s a long story, but long story short, it’s super embarrassing”
Little Scissors: “Oh my god, oh my god!”
Little Scissors: “What’s the progress?”
Little X: “She’s been reading for a while”
Little Scissors: “How is it? What does Big Sister think, seeing your story from your perspective?”
Little X: “She said she’s awful”
Little X: “That she speaks without thinking”
Little Scissors: “She’s just super flirty!”
Little Scissors: “No, I have to read it again when I get back this time. I need to picture your faces while reading it again, it’ll definitely hit different”
Little Scissors: “You two are too beautiful sob sob sob, so good to ship”
Little Scissors: “So when’s the next chapter update?”
Little X thought for a moment: “Life has been too fulfilling lately, I need to find some time”
Little Scissors: “Understandable, understandable, you’re in the sweet honeymoon phase”
Little Scissors: “But don’t forget about us who are eagerly waiting!”
Little X: “Definitely, when I have time!”
Little Scissors: “Okay!”
“A Little Scissor.”
Just as Tan Xingwei was chatting, Su Xu suddenly read the ID out loud. If they weren’t so far apart, Tan Xingwei would have suspected she’d been caught again.
Tan Xingwei looked up, puzzled. “Huh?”
Su Xu asked, “Is that the friend we met yesterday?”
Tan Xingwei was confused. “How did you know?”
Su Xu said, “She’s very active in your comment section, and her style is very much like our friend from yesterday.”
Tan Xingwei nodded. “Big Sister is smart.”
Su Xu looked at her phone again and said, “Ah, she wrote fanfiction about us.”
Tan Xingwei practically shot to her feet.
Su Xu was startled by Tan Xingwei. “What’s wrong?”
Tan Xingwei sat down again. “Oh, nothing.”
That one wasn’t easy to find. It was on Little Scissors’ other, side account. Many new fans didn’t even know about it. She probably saw it in some comment section. It should be fine.
Just as Tan Xingwei relaxed, Su Xu said, “I’ve never read fanfiction before, and it’s about us.”
Tan Xingwei was confused again. “Huh? What do you mean?”
Su Xu turned her phone over. “I’m reading it.”
This time, Tan Xingwei sat up straight. “You found it?”
Su Xu: “Was it hard? It came up with one search.”
Tan Xingwei: “…”
Su Xu asked, “What’s wrong?”
Tan Xingwei sat down again. “Nothing, go ahead and read.”
Alright, it should be fine. The one that comes up with a search is the clean version. Little Scissors deleted that chapter a long time ago. It’s fine.
Little Scissors’ continuation wasn’t long. Compared to Little X’s main Weibo, it was very short. Su Xu should be able to finish it quickly.
But things gradually seemed to be going wrong. As Su Xu read, her eyebrows raised. Then, as she continued reading, her brows furrowed.
As she frowned, she put down her phone.
In the subtle and strange atmosphere, Su Xu and Tan Xingwei’s eyes met.
“Wha-what’s wrong?” Tan Xingwei had a bad feeling.
Su Xu tilted her head, her expression utterly puzzled. “I’m the 0?”
