My Sister Is Acting Strange

Time flew by, and the day of the school sports meet arrived. Tang Yaoyao knew that Tang Huaijin was participating today, so she slipped a few candies into his pocket to prevent low blood sugar. She then blushed and gave her brother a quick kiss on the lips, calling it “a sister’s lucky kiss.”

When Tang Huaijin couldn’t help but chuckle, Tang Yaoyao’s face turned crimson, and she shooed him out of the house in embarrassment.

On the number 9 bus, Lin Ruoxi’s eyes lit up as she saw Tang Huaijin wearing a pair of sneakers. She snuggled into his arms and said sweetly, “Jin, are you participating in an event today? What is it?”

Seeing that Tang Huaijin ignored her, Lin Ruoxi pouted and shook his arm, whining, “Tell me, tell me, what event are you in?”

Bothered by her pestering, Tang Huaijin glanced at Lin Ruoxi with a headache and said helplessly, “Men’s 5000 meters.”

“What a coincidence, hehe, I signed up for the women’s 5000 meters too.” Lin Ruoxi immediately brightened up, giggling as she hugged Tang Huaijin’s arm to her chest, saying, “One of us signed up for the women’s long-distance run, and the other for the men’s. This is what they call a perfect match; we are truly meant to be.”

After speaking, Lin Ruoxi’s face flushed a little, but she felt delighted inside, snuggling even closer into Tang Huaijin’s arms with a sweet expression.

This girl was becoming increasingly shameless. Tang Huaijin looked at the ponytail girl wriggling in his arms like a little worm and said irritably, “A perfect match? I think your face is as thick as a city wall. Xia Xinya also signed up for the women’s long-distance run. Why don’t you say I’m meant to be with her?”

…That annoying girl? Lin Ruoxi frowned, hugged his waist, and gently bumped her forehead against his chest, complaining, “In front of your girlfriend, don’t talk about other girls.”

Tang Huaijin frowned and said, “Don’t be like this. I really have someone I like, Lin Ruoxi.”

Lin Ruoxi’s body stiffened, and she mumbled, “You’re just lying to me. I don’t believe you. Besides, even if you have someone you like, you’re not together, right? Why can’t I pursue you?”

“…” After a moment of silence, Tang Huaijin said softly, “Not being together now doesn’t mean we won’t be in the future.”

Lin Ruoxi immediately looked up, her eyes fixed on Tang Huaijin, squinting as she asked, “Who is it?”

Seeing Tang Huaijin remain silent, Lin Ruoxi couldn’t find any flaws in his words, so she could only huff in dissatisfaction and lower her head, tightening her grip around Tang Huaijin’s waist.

If Tang Huaijin wasn’t lying to her, then who could he like?

There were only a few girls around him: Bai Yuerou, Xia Xinya, Shen Yiqiu.

Bai Yuerou was definitely impossible; she had always been helping her and was just friends with Tang Huaijin.

Xia Xinya? That didn’t seem likely either; at least she couldn’t see Tang Huaijin liking that annoying girl.

Shen Yiqiu…? With her serious and expressionless demeanor, she didn’t seem like someone Tang Huaijin would like, even if she had a teacher-like quality.

Who could it be? Lin Ruoxi didn’t believe Tang Huaijin would choose a mediocre girl; Yaoyao-Jie would never approve. Although she hadn’t interacted much with Tang Yaoyao, Lin Ruoxi could tell that Tang Yaoyao had high standards for choosing a sister-in-law.

Luckily, she was perfect in every aspect, barely passing Tang Yaoyao’s test.

All the way to school, the ponytail girl racked her brain but couldn’t figure it out, suspecting that Tang Huaijin was deceiving her.

Ignoring the brain-storming ponytail girl, Tang Huaijin arrived at his class. Xia Xinya was wearing a white sports outfit today, sitting at his desk and chatting cheerfully with Bai Yuerou. When she saw Tang Huaijin come in, she glared at him fiercely.

Tang Huaijin didn’t mind and casually sat down at Xia Xinya’s seat.

Since the weather was getting cold, the school arranged for the morning self-study to be followed by each class’s counselor leading the students to gather at the track.

The contestants in the class were already unable to contain their excitement. As soon as the morning self-study bell rang, they quickly followed Shen Yiqiu to the track.

The morning was for the boys’ events, and the afternoon was for the girls’. The men’s and women’s long-distance runs were scheduled for the last events in the morning and afternoon, respectively.

The first event was the long jump. In front of her class’s stands, Shen Yiqiu had the sports representative lead a few cheers before the first batch of participants headed to the staging area.

Others cheered for their friends by the track, while some took seats in the stands.

Bai Yuerou also sat down next to a girl, and Xia Xinya quickly plopped down beside her best friend, giving Tang Huaijin a smug look.

Tang Huaijin rolled his eyes at her and sat down next to Xia Xinya.

Bai Yuerou didn’t seem interested in the competition below. After watching for a while, she took out the manuscript Tang Huaijin had given her yesterday from her small bag and began to read.

Xia Xinya felt a bit bored, flipping through her phone, preparing to watch a movie. She turned to her best friend and asked, “Rou, do you want to watch a movie?”

Bai Yuerou lifted her head, shook it with a smile, and said, “I want to finish reading the book Jin wrote yesterday first. You go ahead.”

Xia Xinya pouted, seeing her best friend engrossed in reading, she didn’t want to disturb her. She stretched her leg to nudge Tang Huaijin, who was also fiddling with his phone beside her, and asked, “Hey, you want to watch a movie?”

Tang Huaijin didn’t know what else to do; the stands didn’t have tables and weren’t suitable for writing. Hearing her, he didn’t refuse, glanced at her, and asked, “What movie? Another horror film?”

Watching a horror movie in broad daylight was quite tasteless.

Xia Xinya’s expression showed some impatience as she said, “No, it’s a comedy, a new release. Do you want to watch it or not? Stop asking so many questions.”

“Alright then, do you have headphones?”

“Of course.” Xia Xinya took out her headphones from her small bag, plugged them into her phone, put one earbud in her ear, hesitated for a moment, then gently placed the other in Tang Huaijin’s ear, her cheeks slightly flushed as she said, “These are my favorite headphones, if you dare to dirty them, you’re done for.”

Tang Huaijin ignored her, focusing intently on the movie.

Xia Xinya’s hands were small, so she bought a phone with a small screen. Holding it up for a while made her tired, so she placed the phone on her lap to watch, occasionally letting out a giggle.

Tang Huaijin found it difficult to watch, especially in broad daylight with the phone’s backlight. He said irritably, “You put the phone there, so only you can see it, right?”

Xia Xinya realized that Tang Huaijin couldn’t see clearly from that angle. But holding the phone up made her arm sore quickly, so she pouted and handed the phone to Tang Huaijin, saying, “Then you hold it.”

The phone was smaller than Tang Huaijin’s palm, but he didn’t refuse, holding it at an angle where both could see clearly.

After watching for a while, Xia Xinya felt uncomfortable, too far away, so she scooted closer to Tang Huaijin, her thigh pressing against his.

Tang Huaijin didn’t mind, focusing on the movie, which was quite good with plenty of laughs.

Xia Xinya was amused, laughing non-stop. After sitting for a while, she felt tired and leaned against Tang Huaijin’s shoulder to watch. His shoulder was solid, making her feel comfortable, and she squinted her eyes contentedly.

The boy had a faint scent of laundry detergent, clean and pleasant. Xia Xinya sniffed subconsciously.

Tang Huaijin glanced at her disdainfully and said, “What are you doing, like a little puppy.”

“You’re the puppy, you smell awful.” Xia Xinya pouted in dissatisfaction.

“Then don’t lean on me.”

Xia Xinya hummed twice, proudly saying, “I will, I will, I’m tired.”

Tang Huaijin shook his head helplessly, letting her lean on him. Although she acted aloof, she was quite affectionate with friends she trusted.

But this was a good thing, indicating she started relying on him, reducing her dependence on Bai Yuerou.

So he didn’t stop her; he actually enjoyed this reliance. In his heart, Xia Xinya was like a little girl who hadn’t grown up, and being with her made him feel a sense of responsibility.

Bai Yuerou finished reading a piece, gently rubbed her slightly sore neck, and instinctively looked towards Tang Huaijin, suddenly stunned.

Seeing her best friend laughing on Tang Huaijin’s shoulder, Bai Yuerou was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, “Xinya, what are you watching?”

Xia Xinya heard Bai Yuerou’s voice, lifted her head from Tang Huaijin’s shoulder, and smiled, “We’re watching the new movie that came out the day before yesterday. Rou, have you finished reading?”

“Mm…” Bai Yuerou responded softly, saying, “Reading made my neck sore, I want to relax.”

Xia Xinya opened her mouth but didn’t speak. She originally wanted to ask Rou if she wanted to watch, but there were only two earbuds, and if Rou watched, Tang Huaijin couldn’t.

Seeing this, Tang Huaijin smiled and said, “You two watch then. In such a spacious stadium, headphones are definitely necessary. I’m a bit tired of sitting, want to go for a walk.”

At that moment, Shen Yiqiu, sitting in the front row of the stands, suddenly turned around and called, “Tang Huaijin, come over.”

“Perfect timing, the teacher’s calling me. I’ll head over first.” Tang Huaijin smiled, handed the earbuds to Xia Xinya, stood up, and walked towards the front row.

Xia Xinya silently accepted the earbuds, scooted over to sit beside Bai Yuerou, and happily watched with her best friend, though her gaze instinctively followed Tang Huaijin’s back.