Su Yun's face was instantly filled with question marks upon hearing Qin Xue's words. She looked at the other person again in disbelief, "What did you ask me to do?"
"Dance?"
"Ah..." Su Yun was completely surprised after confirming that she really had to dance.
No, sis, do you really think I'm a genius who can learn just by watching a few times?
Su Yun really wanted to find an excuse to refuse Qin Xue right now, but seeing the other person sitting on the side with a serious look in her eyes, she couldn't bring herself to say it.
Then quickly, a flash of inspiration struck her clever mind.
Although she didn't know the dance from just now at all, she knew another kind, one she had practiced for several years and was guaranteed to be proficient in.
Qin Xue watched, originally thinking that Little Sister Xiaoyun would shyly refuse her. But the next second, she saw the person stand up straight and start moving.
She didn't want to miss this moment and immediately focused her attention, even more seriously than when she was watching just now.
She saw Su Yun raise her hands, cross them above her head and wave them a few times, then slowly lower them. And moving along with her hands were the stepping motions of her legs.
After this set of smooth little combos, Su Yun began to hold one arm out flat, while the other was also folded inwards and held out flat. Her head turned towards the fully extended arm, then she shook her head, and waved her hands...
"?" Qin Xue was instantly stunned when she saw the 'dance' Su Yun was performing.
Obviously, this was completely different from the kind of dance she understood.
Self-created?
This looked quite rhythmic. If you looked closely, it seemed to have something to it.
Are you that amazing, Little Sister Xiaoyun?
But why does it feel strangely familiar?
Qin Xue had a very good grasp of rhythm. In a short while, a rhythmic 1234, 5678, 2234, 5678... appeared in her mind.
If she wasn't mistaken, the prelude to this 'dance' was 'The 3rd National Middle School Students' Broadcast Calisthenics, Dance of Youth, now beginning.'
"..." Qin Xue was instantly speechless as she looked at Su Yun, who was diligently doing her exercises.
She had discovered that the other person was indeed different from other girls, because Little Sister Xiaoyun was an idiot.
Qin Xue didn't go up to stop her. She just sat on the mat, watching Su Yun's performance with great interest.
Finally, four minutes passed. With Su Yun's last few stretches, the dance ended.
Su Yun was quite surprised when she finished. She didn't expect to remember it so clearly after half a year.
No, wait, there was no time to do exercises in the third year of high school, so it should be a year and a half.
"How was it?" Su Yun walked up to Qin Xue and asked.
"Idiot."
But the first thing Qin Xue said when she saw her was to scold her, which made Su Yun a little stunned.
What the... if I hadn't seen you watching so seriously, I wouldn't have wanted to dance. It was so embarrassing.
Su Yun looked at Qin Xue resentfully.
"I didn't ask you to dance that kind of dance... pfft." Qin Xue covered her forehead with her hand, looking very helpless, but she couldn't help but laugh out loud after a short while.
"What are you laughing at?" Su Yun's mood worsened, her small face wrinkled.
Laugh, laugh, laugh!
I won't dance anymore.
"Alright, alright, I shouldn't have asked you to dance. It's indeed not very possible to learn just by watching a few times." Qin Xue noticed Su Yun's little mood and reached out to pat her head.
This time was no exception. The moment she was about to touch her, Su Yun dodged.
"Sigh."
"You're like a rabbit, you jump fast and you even bite." Qin Xue looked at Su Yun, who was covering her head, and said in a teasing tone.
Su Yun was not happy to hear this.
"You're the rabbit!" The girl's voice was soft and high-pitched, making her really look like a rabbit that was anxious to bite someone.
Seeing the 'rabbit' get angry, Qin Xue decided not to continue teasing her.
"Alright, you can go back first today. It's almost 4 o'clock. You won't have much time if you go to my house."
"Huh? Really?"
"Yes, yes, go back and rest."
Hearing that she was off work, Su Yun's mood brightened considerably. She had thought she would have to follow her to her house for some embarrassing play later.
In that case, she would just pretend that the laughing incident just now didn't happen. She wasn't angry, okay.
Just doing a set of broadcast calisthenics completed the task, yay.
Just as Su Yun was about to say goodbye to Qin Xue and slip away, she felt a vibration in her pocket.
She took it out and saw that it was a call from her mother.
Qin Xue, who was standing on the side preparing to tidy up the mats, also noticed the call. Then she cautiously approached Su Yun, her eyes also becoming bright.
She wanted to see if she could see the name on the phone clearly.
'Mom'
The moment she saw the name, Qin Xue instantly became concerned.
She didn't leave, just stood half a meter behind Su Yun.
Su Yun didn't notice Qin Xue behind her and picked up the phone to answer the call.
Could it be that her parents were coming to find her this afternoon? Didn't they say Sunday?
"Mom, what's the matter?" Su Yun answered the phone nervously. She wasn't hiding her voice now. After all, her parents would see her true face tomorrow, so there was nothing to hide.
Since Su Yun had also spoken to her mother in this voice yesterday and had explained her 'illness', her mother didn't suspect anything, just thinking that Su Yun was still sick.
"Baby, are you feeling unwell? Why didn't you accept the 200 I sent you at noon?" Her mother's gentle voice came from the phone.
It was just that the volume was a bit loud, and the mother's voice echoed in the room.
Ah?!
After reacting, Su Yun immediately turned off the speakerphone.
She turned to look behind her.
"Baby, pfft." Listening to Xiaoyun's mother's address for her on the phone, Qin Xue almost laughed herself silly.
How old is she, and she's still called 'baby'? I thought she was in kindergarten.
Qin Xue thought, then looked up and saw the little cutie staring at her resentfully with puffed cheeks.
She immediately covered her mouth to indicate that she wouldn't make any more noise.
"Baby, who was that female voice just now? Is that your girlfriend?" Her mother's tone on the other end of the phone sounded a little surprised, but more so, pleasantly surprised.
"No, a friend." Su Yun replied shyly in a small voice.
"You have to seize the opportunity, don't be picky. Your uncle is still single at 40 because he was too picky, and he's being laughed at. It's fine as long as you like someone enough."
"She's really just a friend..." Su Yun was also a little helpless listening to her mother's anxious voice.
She's a girl now, how could Qin Xue possibly like her? She might even dump her next week.
"It's okay, if baby can't find one, Mom will help you find one. Just prepare the money. But if baby has the ability, you can find one in university yourself, you can save some money."
"There's no rush for this kind of thing..."
This wasn't the first time Su Yun had heard her mom say these things.
But finding a girlfriend was a waste of time and money. Marriage would cost hundreds of thousands, giving all the family's money to someone else, and then facing the risk of being cheated on.
Love in reality is very cruel, not as beautiful as in anime. The bride price can make a couple who have been in love for six years turn against each other on the spot. A small matter can also make an old couple who have been married for decades argue angrily for a whole day.
So Su Yun did not long for growing old with someone. She only wanted to walk the world alone.
You could say she was escaping reality, but she wasn't harming anyone. She would take care of her parents until they were old, and then she would be alone.
And now it was just right. She had turned into a girl. She couldn't possibly like boys, so naturally, she would be alone.
(End of Chapter)