Still Have This Side – Chapter 66
by Little PandaXiaomin, your hand is shaking so much.
Yi Wanyue’s words are very worth savoring, making Qiu Baiyu think and think again, becoming increasingly curious.
Yi Wanyue said Jiang Shen has no time to manage other things.
This sounds very story-like.
Could it be that he’s gotten entangled in something?
“What do you mean?” Qiu Baiyu’s eyes curious, directly asked, “Did something happen to Jiang Shen?”
The first to respond to her was Yi Wanyue’s smile.
A very innocent, even can be said to be naive smile.
“I’m just guessing randomly, no need to take it to heart.”
“…”
Qiu Baiyu narrowed her eyes.
She smelled the scent of a secret.
But since Yi Wanyue didn’t want to say, she didn’t ask further.
“Alright, it’s up to you.”
Yi Wanyue chuckled lightly, her body leaning towards her direction.
Qiu Baiyu sensed her arm being hugged.
Then, some weight was added to her shoulder.
Yi Wanyue just embraced her arm like this, resting on her shoulder, unrestrained.
“Our Baiyu is still the best.”
Hearing this sentence, Qiu Baiyu couldn’t help but laugh and say: “How am I good?”
Yi Wanyue, with a little bit of cunning, hugged her arm even tighter.
“Good in every way, best when indulging me.”
Qiu Baiyu raised her head and patted her head, suddenly quite having the air of an older sister.
“The closest people around me are just you and Xiaomin, if I don’t indulge you two, who should I indulge?”
Yi Wanyue was quite happy to hear these words.
On a whim, she asked with interest: “Then between me and Xiaomin, who do you indulge more?”
Qiu Baiyu said amusingly: “How come you’re comparing yourself with a child?”
Yi Wanyue calmly: “Suddenly curious.”
Qiu Baiyu without thinking: “Then definitely you.”
Yi Wanyue raised an eyebrow in delight, sat up looking at Qiu Baiyu, and asked with a smile on her lips: “Why?”
Only to see Qiu Baiyu say seriously: “Because you’re an adult, she’s still a child.”
Yi Wanyue: “?”
Qiu Baiyu: “Children can’t be indulged too much, otherwise they’ll climb on the roof and tear off tiles (become spoiled).”
Yi Wanyue: “…”
It makes so much sense, truly irrefutable.
Yi Wanyue leaned back on her shoulder again.
The two of them, leaning on each other, watched videos and chatted.
After a while, Qiu Baiyu again actively let Yi Wanyue’s system invade.
Qiu Zimin’s 0.5% had no progress, their invasion plan couldn’t be without progress.
Now Yi Wanyue’s system could continue to invade without needing them to touch, as if a seed had been planted in her body, only needing a catalyst, and the seed would slowly grow.
Yi Wanyue’s system was this catalyst.
But she still needed to give the signal allowing system administrator access through Yi Wanyue.
Yi Wanyue was responsible for helping her contact the system.
Then, she opened her arms to her, indicating for her to lie in her embrace: “I’ll help massage your head.”
Her system was free, able to advance the invasion plan, her Baiyu was about to have a headache again.
Qiu Baiyu naturally didn’t refuse this kindness.
Originally there was still a contact point as an excuse for intimacy, now the seed has been planted, the excuse was omitted, so naturally the excuse for intimacy was also gone.
Fortunately, her friend was very kind, willing to stay by her side each time, hug her, help her massage her temples.
How lucky she was to meet her in this unfamiliar world.
“Thank you, Wanyue.”
She grabbed one of her fingers, slowly grasped her entire hand, step by step entering her spring.
“It’s good to have you by my side.”
Yi Wanyue’s gaze fell gently on their overlapping hands, her five fingers enveloped, tightly holding the other hand in her palm.
“Don’t say thank you, this is what I should do.”
As days passed one by one, Qiu Zimin’s 0.5% progress bar still remained motionless, but the “seed” inside Qiu Baiyu’s body was already slowly growing.
Yi Wanyue’s system administrator said the invasion plan was going smoothly.
She was very careful, not letting Qiu Baiyu’s system discover or counterattack, showing a very reliable side.
Although Qiu Zimin’s blackening progress bar had not been completely cleared, every day was lived freely and happily.
Play when it’s time to play, practice sanda when it’s time to practice sanda, learn piano when it’s time to learn piano.
Although she would run to her aunties’ arms to be melancholy for a while when feeling it’s too difficult or too tiring, afterwards she was still a little female warrior with great ambitions, never giving up on the interests and hobbies she chose.
This point made Qiu Baiyu deeply gratified.
Although Qiu Zimin was still young, she knew how to adjust her emotions, not hiding sadness, willing to openly express whether happy or not, and not letting negative emotions spread and interfere with her judgment.
Most importantly, her ability to persist in her choices was always better than liking to give up halfway.
The child of their Qiu family was growing up well every day.
In the blink of an eye, the wonderful summer vacation ended, and little Qiu Zimin started school.
This year she’s a second-grade little one.
The day before school started, Qiu Baiyu specially came to Qiu Zimin’s room, held her hand, and talked with her for quite a while.
“After school starts, you’ll be in second grade, you’ve grown up healthily for another year, auntie is happy for you.
“In the new semester, auntie hopes you can make more friends, have more gains and happiness, and also hopes you can remember the saying ‘treat others the way they treat you’.
“No matter what happens, if the sky falls, auntie will help you hold it up.
“No, that’s not right,” Qiu Baiyu corrected herself, “now it’s not just auntie alone who can help you hold up the sky.
“You also have Auntie Wanyue, Auntie Aiyun, and grandma.
“We will always stand behind you, so don’t be afraid of anything, just boldly grow up, okay?”
Qiu Zimin listened to her seriously, the light in her eyes always bright as stars.
Every time Qiu Baiyu said these words to her, she was very serious and meaningful.
She was not only the adult who pulled her out of the shadows, but also her eternal guardian deity.
“That’s all auntie wanted to tell you, did you remember?”
“Mm!”
Qiu Zimin hugged her tightly, happily nestling in her arms.
“I remember~”
Those who truly love her never want her to be hurt.
School started, Qiu Zimin happily welcomed her second-grade life.
It was Qiao Mingxue’s first time seeing a little kid so happy about starting school.
“How come you’re so happy about going to school?” Qiao Mingxue scratched her head in confusion.
Qiu Zimin cheerfully: “Because when school starts, I can see you all every day~”
Qiao Mingxue thought about it and felt it made sense: “That’s true.”
Qiu Zimin took out snacks from her schoolbag, smilingly sharing them: “Have some food, my auntie bought it.”
Liu Jianhui sat in his seat, his gaze secretly falling on Qiu Zimin.
He saw her smiling, her smile bright, just like the sun in the sky.
Now she’s becoming more and more cheerful, and more and more radiant.
It’s been a month since school started.
Today it’s Yi Wanyue who’s sending Qiu Zimin out to school.
She happens to have something to do at home today, so she’s taking the child along, and will pick up the child again when she returns in the afternoon.
Not having to send the child to school, Qiu Baiyu stays at home alone, happy to be relaxed and free.
Qiu Zimin’s school life today is also very peaceful.
No accidents, no one bullying her, still happy with her friends.
This kind of uneventful life continues until the afternoon PE class.
— Liu Jianhui came to find her.
Just like before, during the free time of PE class, he suddenly came in front of her, opened his mouth and called her name: “Jiang Zimin.”
Qiu Zimin instinctively stepped back two steps.
But when she heard him call her “Jiang Zimin,” the faces of Qiu Baiyu and others flashed in her mind.
— We will always stand behind you, so don’t be afraid of anything.
She suddenly generated a surge of courage, stepped forward, and corrected him with a serious face: “My surname is Qiu, not Jiang, I’m called Qiu Zimin!”
Liu Jianhui couldn’t help muttering: “Qiu Zimin and Jiang Zimin sound the same when pronounced, it doesn’t matter…”
Qiao Mingxue noticed them over here, thinking Liu Jianhui was going to bully Qiu Zimin, immediately rushed over to stand in front of Qiu Zimin, then heard the person behind her suddenly shout at Liu Jianhui: “Wu Jianhui.”
Qiao Mingxue: “?”
Liu Jianhui: “?”
Qiu Zimin shouted while stepping in front of Qiao Mingxue, facing Liu Jianhui directly: “Li Jianhui, Wang Jianhui, Chen Jianhui, Guo Jianhui… these also sound the same as Liu Jianhui when pronounced, so are you not going to be called Liu Jianhui anymore in the future?”
Liu Jianhui looked at her in surprise: “I am called Liu Jianhui!”
Qiu Zimin didn’t back down: “I am called Qiu Zimin!”
Qiao Mingxue didn’t understand, but still followed along: “She is called Qiu Zimin!”
Liu Jianhui: “…”
“Alright!”
Liu Jianhui compromised.
“This matter is not important!”
“It is important!”
Qiu Zimin’s face was full of seriousness, both hands tightly clenched into fists, looking quite imposing.
Her surname is Qiu, she is auntie’s family’s child.
This matter is very important, no one can tamper with it!
Liu Jianhui was scared by her appearance, stammering: “Okay, this is very important…”
Qiu Zimin, seeing the timidity he showed, suddenly realized that the person in front of her wasn’t actually that scary.
Even if Qiu Baiyu wasn’t here, he would be afraid of her.
She instantly had more courage to face this person who once bullied her: “What do you want from me?”
Liu Jianhui, somehow, suddenly became bashful.
“I want… I want to be friends with you.”
Qiu Zimin: “?”
Qiao Mingxue: “?”
Qiu Zimin could hardly believe her ears.
This person who had bullied her actually said he wanted to be friends with her.
Their class teacher had said so many times before that everyone should be good friends, had he finally listened?
But—
“I don’t want to,” Qiu Zimin looked at him, “I don’t want to be friends with you at all.”
Liu Jianhui didn’t understand: “Why!”
“Because you bullied me before.”
“I now know I was wrong, I won’t bully you again in the future, the teacher said knowing your mistakes and correcting them makes you a good child, I’ve already become good!”
“That still doesn’t change the fact that you bullied me before.”
Her auntie said, for anyone who has hurt her, she has the right not to forgive—never to forgive for a lifetime.
Liu Jianhui became anxious, starting to speak incoherently: “I used to, I used to bully you be-because I liked you… I bullied you because I liked you!”
The boys are always like this, they bully the girls they like.
When Qiu Zimin first came to this school, she was soft and weak, actually looking very cute.
Yes, it was because he liked her that he did this.
He told himself this in his heart.
Even though he didn’t know at all what liking someone meant.
“—Madman.”
Two unexpected words dropped to the ground.
Liu Jianhui looked with surprise at the person who said these words—Qiu Zimin.
He saw her face full of calmness, her eyes even filled with disgust and incomprehension.
“My auntie said, liking someone doesn’t hurt them, people who say they like you while bullying you are sick.”
She raised her hand, pointing at Liu Jianhui.
“You’re sick.”
“You’re insulting me!”
Liu Jianhui, exasperated, instinctively stepped forward, raising his arm.
The next second, a fist suddenly came towards his eyes, he unconsciously closed his eyes, a whooshing sound flashed by his ears!
The fist didn’t land on him.
He carefully opened his eyes.
Qiu Zimin was still maintaining her punching posture, looking quite proper, with a vastly different aura.
“I’m not afraid of you anymore now.”
After saying this, Qiu Zimin withdrew her hand, while simultaneously throwing a quick punch with her other hand—frightening Liu Jianhui so much he fell on his bottom.
Qiu Zimin looked down at him from above, just like Qiu Baiyu had looked at him in the office before.
But this time, she had dealt with the person who bullied her by herself.
“Let’s go, we won’t play with him.”
Qiu Zimin grabbed Qiao Mingxue’s hand and turned to leave, leaving behind a cold silhouette.
Liu Jianhui watched their backs, his mouth twisted, and he burst into loud sobs on the spot.
Qiao Mingxue felt Qiu Zimin’s hand shaking, and only after walking some distance did she say: “Xiaomin, your hand is shaking so much.”
Only to see Qiu Zimin look over with an excited face, exclaiming: “Wow—I was so cool just now!”
She’s now as cool as her auntie, her sanda practice wasn’t in vain!
She can protect herself now!!!
Qiao Mingxue gave a thumbs up: “You were really cool just now!”
The two little friends happily held hands and went to jump rope.
At this moment, above Qiu Zimin’s head, a long box that only Qiu Baiyu could see slowly appeared, inside it was clearly written—
【Blackening Progress Bar: 0%.】
Her blackening progress had completely reset to zero.
yayyy finally, the kids are so cute
So she wanted to be strong enough to protect herself hu?
Quite poetic really even if she’s a kid cuz there’s really nothing like having the strength to protect yourself even if you know that there’s someone holding up the sky for you, I quite liked that.
Guess the system will try to fuck up mc now and hopefully we’ll have our confession soon as well, I see it as the system taking over mc and making her almost do something horrible and when she comes back Wanyue will confess cuz she’ll realize she’s just wasting time.
A we just going to ignore the fact that they slept in the same bed, all summer, and made no progress??!
Finally! I wonder how would her moms react to the process of our little cutie Qui zimin!
Thanks for the chapter!