But I don't believe in myself.
Bai Ningning hesitated for a while but decided to be honest: "I only know how to play, not how to make."
"That's fine, just think about how you feel when you're playing," Qin Yue continued gently, "It's just practice, don't feel pressured."
Since the boss said so, what else could Bai Ningning do? She could only remind her, "When you set up the studio, make sure to find the most professional people."
"Don't worry, no problem."
With the plan settled, the conversation was over; it was time to eat.
For the rest of the day, Bai Ningning behaved very well, trying to stay quiet, almost as if she wanted to sew her cute little cherry lips shut.
It wasn't that she was worried about her sister; mainly, she had only three days off during her volunteer period, and she had already used up two days, so she had to go to school tomorrow.
Plus, the junior had sent a message.
[Qin Xin]: Senior Ningning, I'm going to submit my commuting application tomorrow; can you come and help me?
Sure, sure, sure, as long as you wear black knee-high socks, anything is possible.
Wait, it seems like it's not necessary to wear them. Bai Ningning recalled the scene from yesterday's shopping trip, where the girl wore denim shorts and sneakers, and looked stunning even without knee-high socks.
To sum it up, as long as you walk over standing up, it doesn't matter what you wear; just don't sit in a wheelchair.
"Still playing on your phone," Qin Yue passed by the door and curiously asked, "Who are you messaging? You've been at it all afternoon."
Mind your own business… Bai Ningning's delicate little hand pressed hard against her mouth.
"What's wrong? Don't want to talk?"
"Um, um," Bai Ningning mumbled, "My throat doesn't feel good today."
Actually, it felt quite fine; she just didn't dare to speak, afraid of being ( ).
Plus, she had a junior to meet tomorrow, but ( ) was not allowed.
Qin Yue found it strange; why did her throat hurt?
"Not a cold, so why does your throat hurt?"
Maybe she sang too much, Bai Ningning conveyed with her eyes.
Although the eyes are the windows to the soul, Qin Yue couldn't understand her "eye language." But as night fell, it was time to sleep.
Bai Ningning turned off the light and said the last sentence of the day:
"Good night!"
Click, the light went out.
Bai Ningning slept soundly, but the older sister couldn't sleep well.
Logically speaking, the whole day today, aside from being accidentally hurt by Bai Ningning during lunch when she was "the intruder," everything else was normal chatting.
And after dinner, there was even less to say; Bai Ningning said her throat hurt, and after that, she hardly spoke a word. So, she didn't hear those words that would raise her blood pressure all day.
But for some reason, what should have been a harmonious and beautiful day made Qin Yue feel uncomfortable, as if something was missing, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
At this point, she could only empty her mind and try to fall asleep slowly.
Zzzzz
The next morning, Bai Ningning woke up, stretched a big lazy stretch against her pillow.
For some reason, today's stretch felt more comfortable than usual; could it be because she went to bed early and woke up early?
Bai Ningning looked down and saw that, oh, it turned out that the button on her collar had popped off yesterday, so there was no restriction when stretching.
Got it, the big sister said that kind of thing yesterday, ordering me not to wear collared pajamas in the future, all for my own good.
Thank you, big sister.
Bai Ningning wanted to say thank you to Qin Yue before leaving, but when she turned around, she found that Qin Yue was sleeping very soundly. The person next to her was stretching and getting dressed, making quite a bit of noise, yet there was no sign of waking up at all.
It was as if she hadn't slept all night.
Well, there was nothing to be done; she would just say thank you when she came back in the evening.
After getting dressed, Bai Ningning headed to school.
There was only one day left before military training began, and the freshmen cherished this last bit of hard-earned time. Most of them stayed in their dorms, and there were very few who felt like wandering outside.
Qin Xin was waiting for her at the agreed place.
"Senior Ningning, you're here."
"Yeah, I'm here."
Bai Ningning took a few sneaky glances; today, the junior had switched back to black knee-high socks and was wearing a short plaid skirt, giving off a youthful campus vibe.
Well, since she hadn't been caught sneaking a look, she decided to take a few more glances.
"Senior Ningning, I've already filled out the off-campus living application form," Qin Xin said to her, "Shall we submit it now?"
"Right, let's submit it."
Bai Ningning led the way and casually reminded her, "The student council will ask you where you're living off-campus. Don't say you're renting a place, and don't mention relatives or friends; it's best to say you're living with your family."
Qin Xin tugged at the corner of her mouth: "I really am living with my family."
Just that the family ties are a bit distant.
"Then that's fine, just tell the truth."
She took her to the student council office, submitted the application, and also signed in for the volunteer work.
"You've already taken two days off; there's only one day left," a student council member reminded her, "Remember that."
"Okay."
Turning back, Qin Xin had also completed the submission process, and it would take about a week to go through.
"Probably after military training, you'll be able to get it."
"Sounds good," Qin Xin nodded, "It's more convenient to stay in the dorm during military training."
With the matter settled, Qin Xin was heading back to the dorm. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly thought of something: "Does Senior Ningning also live off-campus?"
Bai Ningning nodded: "Yeah, that's right."
The pure-looking senior remained as aloof as ever.
"If there's a chance in the future, can you invite me to your home?" Qin Xin said casually, "I'd like to visit Senior Ningning's home."
"Visit?"
"Yeah, to see Senior Ningning's extracurricular life."
Hmm, well, I don't really have a home to speak of.
But directly rejecting the junior would seem too unkind. How about this: agree for now, and later when I've paid off my debts and moved out to rent a place, I can invite the junior over to play.
Bai Ningning made up her mind and happily agreed: "Sure."
"Then thank you, Senior. See you next time."
"Bye."
Qin Xin left happily.
What she just said about wanting to visit Senior Ningning's extracurricular life implied that she wanted to enter your extracurricular life.
I wonder if Senior Ningning understood that.
Speaking of which, if someone like her understood these implications, would her cute face turn red? Or would she still remain expressionless, keeping that beautiful, pure face cold?
And more importantly, what did she mean by "I can understand" the day before?
Qin Xin thought about a lot of things and unknowingly walked to the bottom of the dorm building.
Forget it, I'll just lay it all out when I go to her house later; there's no rush, military training starts tomorrow.
Military training, I need to take this opportunity to exercise my body well.
After the junior left, Bai Ningning also thought about many things.
She found a bench by the roadside, sat down, and took out her phone to browse the school forum, mainly looking at the sections related to clubs.