The Male Lead's Sister Reborn (GL) - Chapter 15

Shen Bo stared at Jiang Qian with a scrutinizing gaze for a few seconds.

The Madame, in the wine-red dress who had followed him in, was gracefully chatting and laughing with the surrounding guests. She turned and called out to Shen Bo: “Honey, come here and see. This is President Zhang’s son…”

Shen Bo nodded casually at Jiang Qian, offered an apologetic smile, glanced at Shen Xiruo, and then turned to walk toward the Madame.

Shen Xiruo frowned, openly displaying her discomfort.

She looked at Jiang Qian, who appeared bewildered, not knowing what was happening.

Shen Xiruo came to Jiang Qian’s side and whispered: “Let’s go.”

Jiang Qian was confused: “Aren’t you hosting the gala anymore?”

Shen Xiruo said: “Since the hosts have returned, there’s no need for me, an outsider… heh, to stay.”

Jiang Qian looked into her eyes, and her heart suddenly softened.

Such a capable person was not as tough as she presented herself to outsiders.

On the contrary, she also had moments of vulnerability, sadness, and pain.

In that case… Jiang Qian took Shen Xiruo’s hand: “Then let’s change clothes. I’ll take you out to relax!”

Shen Xiruo nodded, and she and Jiang Qian quietly slipped out through a crack in the door while no one was watching.

The two returned to Shen Xiruo’s room and changed clothes. Jiang Qian put her T-shirt and long pants back on, feeling an unprecedented sense of comfort in these clothes!

Shen Xiruo wore a fitted wool dress, outlining her beautiful curves and accentuating her beautiful face. Just standing there, she was captivating and hard to look away from.

The two went downstairs, got into Shen Xiruo’s car, and were driven by her exclusive driver to the address Jiang Qian provided.

They got out of the car in front of an ordinary shopping mall.

Shen Xiruo was a little surprised: “Here?” She rarely visited this kind of mall. Her clothes were all custom-made or new-season items delivered to her home, and she only went to high-end restaurants for food and drinks.

Jiang Qian grinned and pulled her inside, saying as they walked: “No, no! I want you to play things that ordinary girls play, and experience the life of ordinary people!”

It was late, but the mall was still bustling with people. It was the weekend, and everyone’s faces were excited and happy.

The warm atmosphere, the colorful twinkling lights, the noisy music in every shop, and the flashing lights of the claw machines on the side of the road created a sense of human connection, a feeling that the busy Shen Xiruo rarely experienced.

Jiang Qian watched Shen Xiruo’s expression with amusement, feeling sorry for her. She was only twenty-five, the age for having fun, but she restricted herself daily like a forty-year-old successful entrepreneur.

What was the point of youth without milk tea, grilled skewers, and claw machines!

Jiang Qian led Shen Xiruo to a large arcade that occupied an entire floor. She bought a hundred tokens and grandly declared with a wave of her hand: “Let’s go, let’s go! We’re not leaving today until we break a machine!”

At first, Shen Xiruo only stood behind Jiang Qian to watch her play. Jiang Qian explained the operations as she played and then let her try it herself.

Shen Xiruo’s intelligence was evident then. She mastered every game after watching Jiang Qian play once. When she took over, she could score very high, which excited Jiang Qian, who shouted encouragement for her.

There were many customers in the arcade, mostly young couples, and many people who looked like students.

Jiang Qian and Shen Xiruo were playing a shooting game when a boy who looked like a university student in a shirt walked up to Jiang Qian and shyly said: “Hello, can I play with you?”

Jiang Qian spread her hands, but before she could speak, Shen Xiruo spoke coldly: “Compete with me. Whoever wins plays with her.”

The shirted boy smiled, stood in front of the machine next to them, and positioned himself.

Jiang Qian tugged at Shen Xiruo’s sleeve: “Maybe you shouldn’t. You just watched me play this game once; you haven’t even had hands-on experience…”

Shen Xiruo glanced at her, her eyes deep: “Don’t you have faith in me?”

Jiang Qian: “It’s not that…”

Shen Xiruo smiled slightly: “Then wait to be won by me.”

Jiang Qian: “…” She felt something was off, but she didn’t know how to complain.

This woman has been talking a little “yuri-like” recently.

The shirted boy was probably with his classmates. A group of young boys and girls surrounded them, making noise and cheering them on.

The shirted boy and Shen Xiruo started the game at the same time, choosing the two-player battle mode.

Shen Xiruo had a slim waist and long legs. She stood still, cocked the toy gun, and rested the barrel on her shoulder. Her posture was very beautiful. The surrounding spectators all stared intently, pointing and whispering.

Jiang Qian glared at those people, making them behave.

“Game start!” With the command from the arcade machine, the shirted boy immediately started shooting vigorously.

“Wow! You’re going to win, the beauty is waiting for you!”

“Haha, girl, are you not very good? Why don’t you just put down the gun and surrender!”

“The girl doesn’t even know how to use a gun! Just surrender!”

Shen Xiruo indeed struggled to keep up with the rhythm initially, leading to some jeers and boos from the crowd.

Jiang Qian was a little worried. It would be funny if she took the CEO out to play, only for the CEO to lose the game.

However, she quickly realized that her worry was unnecessary.

“Bang bang bang bang…” Once Shen Xiruo got the hang of it, the enemy members on the screen weren’t enough for her to shoot. She scored continuous headshots over a large area, with every shot being the highest score. The golden word “PERFECT” constantly burst onto the screen.

The surrounding spectators who had been jeering were instantly silenced, staring at her rapidly climbing score, completely unable to speak.

Jiang Qian became proud. She immediately waved her little fists and shouted loudly: “Go go go! Xiruo go go go, Xiruo is the best, Xiruo is so handsome, so beautiful, so cool! Awoo awoo awoo Xiruo is a sure winner!”

Soon, the round ended. Shen Xiruo won without suspense, scoring tens of thousands of points more than her opponent.

The shirted boy was sweating profusely from the effort. Seeing the final score, he smiled helplessly, then turned to Shen Xiruo, pulled out his phone, and showed his WeChat page: “Your skill is very high. Let’s add each other as friends and play games together in the future.”

Spectators: “Yo~~~~”

Shen Xiruo said coolly: “No need.”

After speaking, she took Jiang Qian’s hand and walked toward another machine.

The spectators suddenly burst into laughter and cheers. The sight of the two beauties walking away together was too beautiful, and everyone stared.

Jiang Qian cautiously turned her face to look at Shen Xiruo. She saw that Shen Xiruo’s face was flushed, her eyes were slightly bright, and a hint of a smile lingered on her lips. She was clearly in a very good mood.

Jiang Qian breathed a sigh of relief: “You’re not angry, are you?”

Shen Xiruo turned her face in confusion: “Why would I be angry?”

Jiang Qian stuck out her tongue: “You, a dignified CEO, are competing with someone in a place like this…”

Shen Xiruo chuckled: “What’s the big deal? I think it’s quite fun. And I also gained a lot.”

Jiang Qian: “What did you gain?”

Shen Xiruo: “I won you.”

Jiang Qian: “…” She felt like something was wrong, but she didn’t know where to start complaining.

This woman’s words have been a little ‘yuri-like’ recently.

The two of them played until they ran out of tokens at the arcade. Then they went outside, where Jiang Qian ordered two large cups of milk tea.

“Large red bean roasted milk tea, full sugar, extra red beans and pudding!”

Holding the two large cups of warm milk tea, they sat on the high stools in the milk tea shop, smiling at each other.

Shen Xiruo took a sip of the milk tea, frowned, and said: “This taste is too sweet.”

Jiang Qian laughed heartily: “I love drinking this. I come here to drink a large cup whenever I’m in a bad mood.”

Shen Xiruo looked at her sharply: “Are you in a bad mood now?”

Jiang Qian giggled: “How is that possible? I’m so happy! The CEO is playing games with me and even won dolls for me!”

She knew that Shen Xiruo, a “European” (lucky person in gaming slang), would be an absolute expert at claw machines. Sure enough, in the arcade this time, Shen Xiruo single-handedly won several stuffed toys for her.

She had them in a plastic bag—fluffy little yellow ducks, bunnies, and tigers—sitting right next to them.

Watching Shen Xiruo sip the milk tea one mouthful at a time, frowning and cautious, Jiang Qian suddenly felt a sense of emotion.

Under the warm yellow light, Shen Xiruo looked like an elf descended into the human world, so beautiful, yet with a certain distance.

She wondered how Shen Xiruo had developed this personality. In truth, it must be very difficult for a person like her to relax usually… Coupled with the look she gave her father, Jiang Qian could probably guess what her family background was like. It must not have been a happy one.

Not much about Shen Xiruo’s story was written in the original book; she was only a functional supporting female character.

But now, in front of the transmigrated Jiang Qian, Shen Xiruo was a living person, a real and distinctive beauty, and a friend with countless interactions with Jiang Qian.

She sincerely hoped Shen Xiruo could relax more and be happier.

Jiang Qian pondered for a moment and pulled out a small plush toy from the bag.

It was a white unicorn with a horn made of rainbow colors. Colorful little stars were scattered on the unicorn’s white body.

It had its eyes closed, positioned like a praying maiden.

Jiang Qian handed the unicorn to Shen Xiruo and said cheerfully: “This is for you!”

Shen Xiruo raised her eyes. Jiang Qian’s radiant smile suddenly occupied her entire field of vision. A surge of warmth hit her soul, warmer than the milk tea she just drank.

She took the unicorn, gently stroked its tiny, soft body, and said in surprise: “Why are you giving this to me?”

Jiang Qian rested her chin on her hands, blinking her eyes: “The unicorn represents good luck. I’m giving it to you, hoping you have good luck every day from now on and that all bad things disappear from your side!”

She swung her hands, making a paddling motion like swimming, pretending to sweep all the bad things away. She smiled at Shen Xiruo, sweeping the air as she spoke: “Just like this, disappear! Disappear! Disappear!”

Shen Xiruo smiled, hugged the unicorn, and nodded seriously: “Mmm, I will cherish it.”

It was good luck, a treasure sent by Jiang Qian.

It would definitely be effective.

The two didn’t finish their milk tea. The milk tea shop closed, and the mall began playing a repeated announcement, reminding customers to leave.

Jiang Qian looked at the time and gasped: “Oh my god, it’s already 11:30! My dorm door is long closed!”

Shen Xiruo hesitated to speak until they walked into the parking lot. Then she tugged at Jiang Qian’s sleeve.

Jiang Qian looked back at her, anxious and confused.

Shen Xiruo said: “I have a property nearby. Only I ever stay there.”

Jiang Qian felt the atmosphere gradually becoming strange.

Shen Xiruo’s eyes were bright and dark. She tugged at Jiang Qian’s sleeve and gently shook it like a girl: “Tonight, stay at my place, okay?”

Seeing Jiang Qian look stunned, Shen Xiruo added: “I won’t do anything bad.”

Jiang Qian: Holy crap, what kind of nuclear-level temptation from a maiden is this! Who can resist this! Ahhh~ I’m dead!

“Stay! Why wouldn’t I stay! Let’s go, let’s go, we’re going right now!”