Chapter 1731 - 1726: Nervous

Feeling like a thief, she snuck a guilty glance at Xiaobei. Very quickly, she looked over at Xinxin and shyly muttered, "What are you talking about! Being that forward isn’t good, right?"

Hearing how unbearably shy Shangguan Xue sounded, Lv Xinxin knew she really was embarrassed...

With a light laugh, Lv Xinxin spoke casually, "Not good? We’re talking about the invincible little Xiaobei over there. You’ve seen his halo yourself. If you don’t hurry up a bit, he really will get snatched away by someone else."

"This..."

Shangguan Xue narrowed her eyes.

She knew Lv Xinxin was right. Hu Xiaobei really did have countless halos on him, so he could attract girls’ attention at any moment. If she didn’t act a little quicker, she might really regret it in the future.

Seeing Shangguan Xue so torn, Lv Xinxin laughed and said decisively, "Then it’s settled. After we close up later, come to my room and find me!"

"Mm! Got it!"

Shangguan Xue thought about it, and finally agreed. She knew sometimes you really did have to take the initiative, or you might really regret it later...

"Then I’m heading out first!"

Seeing her nod, Lv Xinxin chuckled and left.

Watching Lv Xinxin walk farther and farther away, she turned her head and glanced at Hu Xiaobei. Very quickly, she turned back again and started doing the accounts.

...

"I wonder when this surprise is actually going to show up!"

Half an hour later, Hu Xiaobei grumbled, a bit depressed.

Twenty minutes ago, Hu Xiaobei, Shangguan Xue, and Lv Xinxin had closed up the shop together.

After they finished, Hu Xiaobei heard them say that he should wait in his room, and they would come bring him a surprise.

At the time, Hu Xiaobei was really looking forward to it, so he quickly went back up to the second floor, to the room he was temporarily staying in.

And then he waited twenty minutes and still didn’t see any surprise, which left Hu Xiaobei feeling a little frustrated.

On the other side, Shangguan Xue had gone to Lv Xinxin’s room early, but right now she still didn’t know what to decide.

In front of her were two almost identical uniforms, only the colors were different—one black, one white.

"Wow, how did I never notice you have decision-making issues? It’s just two outfits, either one is fine."

Lv Xinxin was honestly speechless...

Because Shangguan Xue had been staring at them for quite a while and still couldn’t make up her mind.

Hearing Lv Xinxin’s somewhat helpless tone, she gently bit her soft lips and said, "It’s not that I have decision-making issues, it’s that these two outfits are way too stingy with fabric. How am I supposed to wear these out?"

Shangguan Xue felt like she was already the careless, easygoing type.

Usually she wasn’t picky about clothes, and she had worn plenty of outfits that didn’t use much fabric, but she had never worn anything this fabric-saving before, so she really was stunned.

"Idiot, you’re not supposed to wear them out. How could you wear something like this outside!"

Hearing Lv Xinxin’s helpless retort, Shangguan Xue looked at her in surprise. "Then why did you take them out? For me to look at?"

"Aren’t you usually pretty smart? How come now you’re as dumb as a pig—no, actually, I think you’re even dumber than a pig."

"Quit with the useless stuff and just tell me what you’re actually thinking!"

Realizing Shangguan Xue really couldn’t figure out her intention, Lv Xinxin stopped being mysterious and directly said what she really had in mind. "What I mean is, we both put them on and go find little Xiaobei together, and then have a proper celebration."

"This... wear them for little Xiaobei to see?"

"Can’t we?"

Hearing that soft counter-question, Shangguan Xue’s brows twitched.

If it was for someone else to see, she would definitely refuse on the spot. But since it was Hu Xiaobei, she didn’t plan to refuse, because she really did have a special fondness for him.

Seeing Shangguan Xue looking tempted, Lv Xinxin knew she’d clearly agreed to her suggestion.

"Alright, hurry up and pick one!"

"I still haven’t decided yet!"

"In that case, I’ll choose first. Once I’m dressed, I’ll go see little Xiaobei right away."

With that, Lv Xinxin quickly reached out her hand.

Seeing Lv Xinxin reach out, Shangguan Xue panicked.

"Why do you get to pick first? I have to pick first!"

With that, she hurriedly made her choice...

Very soon, she picked the black tight-fitting uniform. She felt that black was more slimming and would make her look even more mysterious.

"I knew you’d pick that one!"

Lv Xinxin knew Shangguan Xue extremely well, so she wasn’t surprised at all.

After saying that, Lv Xinxin picked up the other pure white uniform. Once she had it in hand, she was ready to change right in front of Shangguan Xue.

"You’re changing right here?"

"Yeah, what, are you shy?"

"I am not shy!"

"If you’re not shy, then get started. Little Xiaobei’s already been waiting a long time. If we keep him waiting, he’s probably really going to get mad."

"True!"

...

"They’re still not here? Don’t tell me the so-called surprise is that they disappeared?"

After another ten minutes of waiting with no movement at all, Hu Xiaobei complained in frustration.

Right after complaining, Hu Xiaobei was about to go see what was going on when, just as he stood up, the corners of his mouth curved into a faint smile.

He heard footsteps...

Hu Xiaobei knew it had to be them, which meant his surprise had arrived...

"They took so long getting ready, it had better be worth the wait."

Murmuring to himself, Hu Xiaobei sat back down where he had been sitting.

Outside, Lv Xinxin glanced at Shangguan Xue beside her and said helplessly, "Do you have to be this nervous? It’s just you and me here, no one else at all. There’s really no reason to be this nervous."

Lv Xinxin really didn’t want to say it, but she had no choice, because Shangguan Xue was just too nervous.

So nervous her whole body was tense...

Hearing that helpless remark, Shangguan Xue gently bit her soft lips. She knew there was no need to be nervous, but she still was.

"Alright, we’re almost at little Xiaobei’s room. In a minute, you’d better stay calm, or it’ll really be embarrassing, got it?"

"Okay!"

Hearing that somewhat tense reply, Lv Xinxin took a deep breath, and very soon she stopped in front of Hu Xiaobei’s door.

She glanced at her own outfit, made sure there were no issues at all, then raised her hand and gently knocked on the door.

"She knocked. She really knocked!"

Hearing the sound of Lv Xinxin’s light knock, Shangguan Xue, who had just barely calmed down a bit, was suddenly nervous to the extreme again.

If she weren’t so nervous that she couldn’t move her legs, she’d really want to spin around and run for it right now...

"Who is it?"

Hearing the soft question from inside the room, Lv Xinxin snapped back in annoyance, "You’re just asking for the sake of asking. Other than us, who else would come looking for you at this hour?"