Chapter 181: Matters of Principle Cannot Be Relaxed!

“Wenwen, I’m on my period, it’s not very appropriate…”

“Trying to trick me again! You already left yesterday.”

“But the after-effects are still there… as soon as I get excited, I easily bleed…”

“Impossible!” Qi Wen pouted and immediately grabbed Miss Jiang’s arm.

“Oh, Jiangjiang, just wear it for me to see, please…”

“We’ve known each other for so long, and I’ve never seen you wear a skirt…”

Heh.

Sorry.

I’ve known myself for over thirty years, and I’ve never seen myself wear a skirt either.

Old Man Jiang stubbornly pushed away the dress.

“Not wearing it.”

“Oh, just wear it for me to see, please…”

Qi Wen sat next to Jiang Ning, tugging at her arm, full of a coaxing charm.

Normally.

Miss Jiang would definitely feel a flutter in her heart.

Delighted beyond measure.

But not now.

This kind of principle issue, as soon as there’s any slack.

If there’s a first time, there’ll be a second.

What if one day I really get used to this thing…

Miss Jiang glanced at the light pink, waist-cinching dress next to her hand.

It did look quite nice.

But if she really wore it herself.

Jiang Ning instantly had the illusion of her blood pressure rising.

No, no.

Old Man Jiang vigorously shook her head.

No matter how Little Miss Qi next to her tried both soft and hard tactics, she wouldn’t agree.

At this moment.

Luo Shanshan changed into an orange sleeveless top and wore a pair of coffee-colored straight-leg pants on the bottom.

She came smiling cheerfully before the two of them.

“How is it? Does it look good?”

“It’s alright, it’s just…”

Jiang Ning pointed at the neckline of the sleeveless top.

“It’s a bit too open, what do you do when you bend over?”

Bend over?

One sentence.

Made the young girl blush, cover her collar, and run to the changing room.

Seeing this.

Miss Jiang looked back at the passersby outside the store and shook her head.

Indeed.

If this thing is too big, even if you dress conservatively, it will still give people a suggestive feeling.

“Jiangjiang.”

“Why don’t you wear skirts?”

“No sense of security.” Miss Jiang casually pulled out an excuse.

But this didn’t seem to convince Qi Wen.

She then gently lifted a corner of her knee-length skirt.

Revealing a pair of small black shorts underneath.

“You can wear safety shorts.”

“It’s not like you’re going without anything underneath…”

Safety shorts?

Jiang Ning reached out and touched the material of the item.

It was quite fluffy and breathable.

She didn’t know how to evaluate this thing.

But looking at Qi Wen’s expectant gaze.

Jiang Ning blinked, frowning, but still shook her head.

“I’m still not used to it…”

Seeing that Miss Jiang was unyielding, Qi Wen could only pout, angrily grab the clothes, and go look for clothes herself.

At this moment, Luo Yong returned to the store.

He scanned around and saw Miss Jiang sitting on a chair, lost in thought.

Her long hair draped over her shoulders, her profile was beautiful, and her bright eyes seemed to be able to penetrate people’s hearts, making Luo Yong unable to help but feel a little dazed.

He took a deep breath.

Walked over.

Handed over a cup of milk tea he was holding.

“It’s hot.”

“Shanshan said it’s not convenient for you to drink cold things these past few days.”

“Oh… thank you…”

Jiang Ning momentarily didn’t know how to address Luo Shanshan’s older brother, and after thinking, decided not to use any address.

Regarding this.

Luo Yong didn’t mind.

In his opinion.

For a girl as beautiful as Jiang Ning, it was already enough that she was so gentle with him.

And then thinking of those female classmates in their class who thought they were very beautiful.

Compared to his sister’s deskmate in front of him.

The difference was like heaven and earth.

However, the girl in front of him seemed to have something on her mind.

Her gaze was clear but vacant.

The straw she held in her hand was merely fiddled with, rubbed back and forth.

“Do you want me to help you?”

“Oh, no, no, thank you…”

Jiang Ning declined Luo Shanshan’s brother’s kind offer, snapped out of her thoughts, and politely smiled back.

Then she inserted the straw.

While drinking milk tea, she pondered her inner issues.

Indeed.

Her current appearance was that of a grown girl.

She had what she should have, and didn’t have what she shouldn’t.

But after all, she had been a young man for over thirty years.

She had only been a young girl for a year.

To make her fully accept a young girl’s attire, she still felt awkward psychologically.

And it wasn’t just skirts.

In fact, many things in her room had been changed quite a bit to suit her habits as a young man in her previous life.

For example, curtains, bed sheets, pillowcases.

All the overly pink ones from before had been stuffed into her closet.

What she used now were all more neutral.

As for clothes.

She wore her school uniform whenever possible.

In situations where she absolutely couldn’t wear it, she would still wear some neutral-style clothes.

Of course.

The colors weren’t as particular.

If it should be red, it was red; if it should be yellow, it was yellow.

It was just the style.

It was much simpler.

In fact, Jiang Ning sometimes tried to get some unique feminine accessories for herself.

She even clumsily applied her mother’s lipstick at home.

But as soon as she looked in the mirror.

That strange, enchanting feeling scared her so much that she wiped it off immediately.

It was too damn scary.

It was too damn terrifying.

The most crucial thing.

Those incredibly clear eyes, paired with rose-red lips…

This extremely strong contrast.

It was too damn…

Soul-stirring.

It made Old Man Jiang’s little heart pound wildly.

So, after that time, Miss Jiang maintained a respectful distance from such cosmetics.

Even for skincare, she would at most use soap or Dabao.

Just as she was lost in thought.

The girls came out empty-handed?

This made Miss Jiang look puzzled.

“How come…?”

“Doesn’t look good, let’s try another store.” Luo Shanshan snatched the milk tea from Luo Yong’s hand, and as she was about to drink it.

She unexpectedly found that Miss Jiang also held a cup.

She stepped forward and touched it.

Then she let out a cold laugh.

“Luo Yong, oh, you’re something.”

“You even know that my deskmate can’t drink cold things these days.”

These words made Luo Yong look surprised.

“Didn’t you say it yourself?”

As a result, saying this made Luo Shanshan even angrier.

“What about what I said! I also said I wanted 70% sugar! Look what you bought!”

“100% sugar! You just want to sweeten me to death!”

Seeing the siblings start bickering like this again.

Miss Jiang sighed, shook her head, and walked out of the store with the two girls beside her.

“Didn’t you just try on a lot of clothes?”

“How come you didn’t like any of them?”

“Too expensive.” Zhu Hui said softly, then pointed at the clothes rack next to them.

“Even a casual short-sleeved shirt here costs over 50.”

Qi Wen, who was next to her, put her arm around Jiang Ning’s arm, responded with a sound, and echoed:

“Yeah, it’s not worth the price.”

“Let’s browse a few more stores first.”

Over 50…

Expensive…

Alright.

In fact.

The entire afternoon.

These girls were all enthusiastically browsing but not buying.

Especially in the accessories store.

One moment trying on this clip.

The next, taking down that hair flower and trying it on.

In the end, Miss Jiang couldn’t quite stand the sales assistant’s resentful gaze.

She paid for a few hair ties and a few pairs of socks herself.

Only then did that resentful gaze lessen considerably.

Later.

Zhu Hui had to leave first because she had a painting class to attend.

And the Luo siblings also needed to attend tutoring, so the two reluctantly said goodbye to them.

The group of five was finally left with just Jiang Ning and Qi Wen.

“We…”

“Let’s go eat something first.”

“Alright.”

And so.

Jiang Ning and Qi Wen came to the food court on the fourth floor.

From skewers to barbecue, and from durian pancakes to tiger skin egg tarts…

Just as Jiang Ning was considering whether to get another bowl of red bean tangyuan to balance the flavors.

A figure very familiar to her.

Was standing on the escalator not far away.

Moving from the fourth floor to the fifth floor.

Seeing this.

Miss Jiang’s eyebrow twitched.

She abruptly stopped.

“What’s wrong?” Qi Wen asked, puzzled.

Miss Jiang didn’t answer, but only watched that figure enter the arcade’s main entrance.

Her lips suddenly curved upwards.

“I need to go up for a bit.”

“Play arcade games?” Qi Wen was stunned for a moment, then, carrying the food in her hand, followed her.

“Then let’s go.”

Hearing this.

Miss Jiang’s steps suddenly paused.

She turned her head and gently shook her head at Qi Wen.

“I’m not playing arcade games.”

“It’s just to help a lost youth get back on the right path.”

“??? Wh-what do you mean?” Qi Wen asked blankly.

“Oh.”

“Seeing the neighbor’s kid go play arcade games, I just couldn’t stand it, so I’m just going over to give him a beating…”

Qi Wen: “…”