Ah Qing stood on the stage, gently pinching the corner of her skirt with her thumb and index finger. The thought of performing a seductive act to catch Miss Yunâs eye made her feel as if she was living a different life.
The Holy Sectâs lady now has a second chance at life.
Her new pursuitâbeing a good courtesan.
Click.
"Ms. Qing, you... lower your skirt a little." HuangâEr opened her fingers to cover her eyes, her face slightly reddened.
She didnât know where to look.
Ah Qing tilted her head.
"There are two layers of lining underneath, didnât you pick it for me?"
"Thatâs what I said, but the way you look... forget it." HuangâEr pouted, "Anyway, once you start dancing on stage, the skirt wonât cover much."
Upon hearing this, Ah Qing blinked and then asked with a smile.
"Jealous?"
"Yes."
HuangâEr didnât deny it, yet Ah Qing smiled even more happily.
After all, sheâs just a young girl, a jar of jealousy.
"Ms. Qing, youâre the strange one. Itâs your first time on stage... how come youâre not shy?" HuangâEr asked.
"Shy?" Ah Qing waved her hand, "What are you talking about, I still get shy. Wasnât I just recently?"
At that time, she was so flustered she almost forgot how to breathe.
"No way." HuangâEr shook her head vigorously, "Iâve never seen it, when do you get shy, sister?"
"When I hold hands with Miss Yun." Ah Qing said earnestly.
HuangâEr: "..."
The atmosphere was silent for a moment.
HuangâEr was stunned for quite a while, staring blankly at the matter-of-fact Ah Qing, and after a while... she covered her face and burst into laughter.
"Ms. Qing, you are indeed an interesting person."
"Isnât it interesting? If I werenât a Half-Demon, I would be worried about holding Miss Yunâs hand... would it sweat?" Ah Qing praised, "Being a Half-Demon is really nice."
"Sister thinks itâs good, then I am relieved." HuangâEr thought, and suddenly held Ah Qingâs hand, and in Ah Qingâs momentary dazed look, she seriously said, "Can you feel it, sister?"
"Mm... mm." Ah Qing responded, she could feel the wet sweat in HuangâErâs palm.
"Ms. Qing, youâre going on stage, and Iâm very worried." HuangâEr suddenly referred to herself as "I," leaving Ah Qing momentarily speechless, only to look somewhat stunned at this suddenly mature Ni Zi, hesitatingly saying:
"You..."
"Itâs okay, I truly want to be a concubine." The yellow-clothed girl let go of Ah Qingâs hand, then took a handkerchief and carefully wiped Ah Qingâs palm, smiling warmly, "See, Iâm not bothered by the sweat in my palm, and sister doesnât dislike me either."
"What do you mean?" Ah Qing didnât understand.
The yellow-clothed girl raised her eyebrows with a smile, and then somewhat embarrassed, yet still responded to Ah Qingâs curiosity.
She blushed, nodded, and softly said, "I feel like âIâ and Ms. Qing... are more intimate than sister and Miss Yun."
Her jealousy was real.
The nervousness was real.
The feeling of joy and sweetness in her heart was real too.
Ah Qing: "..."
Listening to the girlâs words about âI,â at this moment, Ah Qing suddenly realized that she actually hadnât understood the Ni Zi in front of her.
She was just enjoying being called âMs. Qing,â but wasnât really Ah Zi.
"Ms. Qing, donât look at me like that." The yellow-clothed girl tilted her head, then said, "Do you miss it, sister? When we first met... wasnât I always referring to myself as âIâ? Why now, have you become unaccustomed to it?"
"Thatâs true." Ah Qing remembered something and nodded.
When she first came to the Flower Moon Building, due to a minor incident she met this child for quite a long time, the girl always used âIâ when facing her, until they became thoroughly familiar, only then did she start referring to herself as âI.â
Perhaps this is a path of strategy.
Ah Qing realized something, pretending to be angry, she tapped the girlâs head: "Who are you angry with?"
This Ni Zi, returning to the term âI,â was she trying to say that the two are no longer as close as before?
"No." The yellow-clothed girl shook her head, then said, "I... just want to tell sister, donât forget me... even if sister really wants to be a concubine for another man, donât forget me."
At that time, she was willing to be Ah Qingâs younger sister,
As for Ah Qingâs husband, that man, she didnât care at all.
She just saw it as buying Ah Qing, with herself included.
The girlâs eyes were sly and lively, "Then, Iâll still be sisterâs younger sister, so donât misunderstand, transitioning from âIâ to âIâ was when we became closer, transitioning from âIâ to âIâ wouldnât bring the relationship back to the original point... instead, itâs a step closer."
She was not joking.
She thought carefully for a long time, for Ah Qingâs character, forming a bond of sisterhood was impossible, so when the two already had a very good relationship, if she wanted to get closer to Ah Qing, the simplest way... seemed to be to become her sister like this?
Especially after knowing Ah Qing hadnât given up on men, this thought hadnât been put away.
"You, this Ni Zi..." Ah Qing looked at her with a somewhat dangerous gaze.
Looking for trouble, huh.
And saying something about being a concubine while bringing her along...
Who would marry a man to become a concubine?