Fell In Love With My Older Sister’s Friend - Chapter 58

Xu Luzhi’s heart tightened. Too far away, she couldn’t make out the features of the two people, only vaguely discerning their figures.

The woman was lying on a beach chair with her back to her, her long hair pinned up, draped in a gauze robe. The young girl leaned intimately against her, her figure slender, with a string of silver bells tied to her wrist.

Faintly visible, Xu Luzhi spotted a familiar black moon on the woman’s neck. The young girl, however, was smiling brilliantly, leaning in close to whisper something.

The two were exceptionally intimate in their demeanor.

Xu Luzhi maintained a calm expression, but instinctively glanced beside her. To her surprise, she saw Xu Luwei’s lips slightly parted, her face somewhat pale.

Her usually composed older sister was having such a strong reaction to this scene?

Xu Luzhi had a faint suspicion, but she gently tugged at Xu Luwei’s arm: “Sister.”

Xu Luwei snapped back to attention. Seeing her innocent sister’s eyes, she immediately composed herself and lightly shook her head: “It’s nothing.”

Xu Luzhi broke into a bright smile: “Then I’ll go find her.”

She pointed forward with her finger, her manner firm.

Xu Luwei nodded: “Okay.”

She remained rooted to the spot, watching Xu Luzhi run forward cheerfully. Xu Luzhi crept quietly around to the back of the two figures, seemingly preparing for something.

On the vast beach, only Xu Luwei stood there alone, surrounded by a few seagulls, her slender, long legs looking particularly thin.

Xu Luwei curved her lips silently, her eyes unfocused, as if looking at nothing and yet looking at everything.

Xu Luzhi walked two steps closer, then slowed her pace again. As if sensing her hesitation, the girl beside Lin Qingyue suddenly turned around, a look of sarcasm flashing across her gorgeous face.

Vivid, like a tide slowly rising and then receding.

The next second, as if in provocation, the girl bent down and hooked her arm around Lin Qingyue’s neck, pressing shamelessly against her body. She kept her back to Xu Luzhi, showing only her fox like tail and bare back.

Everyone on the beach was lightly dressed, especially the girl, whose style was almost a continuation of Lin Qingyue’s: a revealing bikini that couldn’t quite hide her ample cleavage at a glance.

And her striking phoenix eyes were even more memorable long brows meeting the temples, a very aggressive look.

Every casual action was a public display of dominance.

Xu Luzhi’s breath hitched for a moment, hot blood rushed to her head from the back of her neck, and she stood frozen, unsure of what to do.

She couldn’t believe that in such a short time, Lin Qingyue had acquired a new companion, a girl about her own age.

Didn’t she say she didn’t like kids?

It was all a lie.

Xu Luzhi couldn’t help but harbor a sliver of hope: maybe… that wasn’t Lin Qingyue?

But the moment this thought surfaced, the girl seemed to read her mind, her voice sweet and charming: “Yueyue, why aren’t you speaking? How about coconut chicken for lunch?”

Then came Lin Qingyue’s lazy, cool voice, clearly audible: “Whatever works.”

The girl leaned in with a flirtatious smile: “Mmm, I knew Yueyue loves me the most! We haven’t seen each other for a while; you haven’t gone looking for someone else, have you?”

As if deliberately to let Xu Luzhi hear, her voice was exceptionally loud. On the empty beach, Xu Luzhi heard every single word clearly.

Lin Qingyue replied leisurely, her voice low: “What other people could there be? Having you is trouble enough.”

The girl let out a drawn-out, spoiled hum, clinging to Lin Qingyue and repeatedly calling out, “Yueyue loves me the most!”

Xu Luzhi’s pupils suddenly widened. She took a deep breath. The weather on the beach was scorching, yet she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, unable to move a muscle.

“Having you is trouble enough” that simple sentence echoed endlessly in her ears, making her heart pound.

Before her was the girl’s snow white back when her hands moved, the silver bells chimed crisply, an undeniable sound.

The two were extremely close, looking perfectly matched sharing the same mysterious allure, an unrestrained beauty, and casual smiles.

Unlike her, who was just a small gardenia fresh and lovely, but always losing out in seduction.

Xu Luzhi curled her lips self-mockingly, a sense of intense irony welling up.

So Lin Qingyue had always resisted her because she already had a sweetheart she adored?

Someone completely different from her.

She couldn’t describe the feeling, only that it was as if a heavy hammer had struck her chest. All the previously cherished sweet moments flashed through her mind, but now they turned into poison taken to quench thirst.

Sister already had someone she liked.

This thought occupied Xu Luzhi’s mind, circling endlessly. She had only one desire: to rush forward and question her, but on what grounds?

What right did she have to disturb Lin Qingyue’s official girlfriend?

Xu Luzhi let out a desolate smile. She had imagined what would happen if Lin Qingyue ended up with someone else, but imagining was always detached from feeling. Seeing it for real now, she understood how painful it was so painful.

It felt like a piece of her heart was being violently wrenched, clamped by a crab’s claw. Tears involuntarily streamed down her face, falling without restraint.

She had never felt this panicked or afraid before. She had parents and family, but at this moment, she felt empty all over.

Sister didn’t want her anymore; what was the point of being alone?

Xu Luzhi took a deep breath and tried hard to raise the back of her hand to wipe away the tears. She couldn’t let the girl see her looking like a fool.

She also had her pride. No matter how much she liked her, she should offer a generous blessing at least, at least have a clear ending.

Starting well and ending well that was what her parents had always taught her.

Xu Luzhi covered her face, not wanting anyone to see her crying, but tears still spilled out between her fingers in streams, impossible to stop.

It was strange; why did her eyes burn so much? Why, after not crying for so long, had she wept several times already just for Lin Qingyue?

Xu Luzhi’s heart also felt heavy and sour. Although she spoke high-mindedly, after several attempts, her feet felt cemented in place, unable to move.

She could vaguely hear the girl’s laughter, like silver bells, mixing with the sound of the silver bells on her wrist, creating a sweet melody.

The more pleasant the sound, the more bitter it made Xu Luzhi’s mouth and heart. She vaguely watched Lin Qingyue’s back through her fingers so familiar, so yearned for but she dared not step forward and pull her into an embrace.

She let someone else seize the opportunity first.

Xu Luzhi felt a pang of regret. If she hadn’t worried about her age and confessed earlier, would Lin Qingyue already be hers?

But, but what she wanted was not just fleeting pleasure, but a lifetime.

She needed Lin Qingyue to see the best version of her, at least the adult version, not a clueless child.

Perhaps people are always humble in front of the one they love. Xu Luzhi felt a sharp pain in her chest, unconsciously recalling all her shortcomings, completely forgetting how excellent and radiant she actually was.

But in this moment, she felt inferior to that girl, and she understood why Lin Qingyue wouldn’t like her.

She didn’t even dare to give an open embrace, afraid of revealing her affection. Now, the secret in her heart could finally be buried. Buried forever on this remote yet popular island, to be taken by no one and found by no one.

Xu Luzhi collected herself. She was too sad, which paradoxically left her speechless. Her mind was chaotic and dizzying, and she walked in a daze. When she came to her senses, she had unknowingly arrived right in front of Lin Qingyue.

The distance between the two was extremely close. Fortunately, the sunglasses covered her eyes, preventing anyone from noticing the tear streaks at the corners of her eyes. Xu Luzhi quickly looked down, afraid of being discovered.

In her field of vision, there were only Lin Qingyue’s fair feet, lazily bare, reflecting the sunlight and dazzling her eyes, making it hard to look away.

Xu Luzhi steadied her nerves. Before she could decide how to speak, she heard the girl’s sharp and vigilant voice: “Who are you?”

She looked up and met the girl’s gaze calmly. Beneath the intensely oppressive beauty, she replied, “My name is Xu Luzhi.”

She paused, then inexplicably added, “My sister’s name is Xu Luwei.”

She looked at Lin Qingyue and said softly, “My… sister asked me to come find her.”

Hearing the name “Xu Luwei,” the expression on the girl’s face changed drastically. Her phoenix eyes immediately shot up, filled with eagerness yet restraint, quickly followed by a trace of alarm. However, she finally managed to hide these complex expressions. Only the silver bells on her wrist seemed to betray her inner thoughts, jingling incessantly and unusually clearly.

Yi Liang stopped Lin Qingyue from speaking and took it upon herself to answer, her voice trembling: “Then… is your sister here too?”

Xu Luzhi keenly sensed something. She smiled faintly, her cherry-red lips parting as she pointed in a direction: “She’s swimming in the sea.”

Immediately after, her own expression changed drastically, and she shouted in feigned panic: “Sister, what’s wrong with you? Don’t let anything happen to you!”

Xu Luzhi ran towards the sea, but someone was faster than her. The girl brushed past her, leaving only a clear jingle of bells.

The next second, with a splash, Yi Liang jumped into the sea and swam rapidly in the direction Xu Luzhi pointed, occasionally taking a deep breath to dive. Her entire heart was tied to Xu Luwei.

After a few minutes, she sensed something was wrong. When she reacted, she turned to look back, only seeing Xu Luzhi standing calmly on the shore, the corner of her mouth fixed in a half-smile.

Yi Liang finally realized she had been tricked! And she was tricked the moment they met!

The tinkling of the bells gradually approached. Xu Luzhi’s expression remained unchanged as she took a few steps back. Sure enough, a soaking wet girl emerged from the sea right behind her, her phoenix eyes full of anger, ready to erupt at any second.

The two women stood close together. Yi Liang was only slightly taller than Xu Luzhi, but her beauty was too aggressive. Her expression was complex at the moment, like a burning phoenix, dazzlingly bright.

Standing next to her, Xu Luzhi seemed in danger of being instantly scorched, perhaps even swallowed by the grand flames.

Before Yi Liang could start questioning, Xu Luzhi preempted her, smiling sweetly: “My sister called for you to come over.”

Yi Liang’s expression shifted, and she subconsciously started to follow, but then she realized and stared hard into Xu Luzhi’s eyes, aggressively demanding: “You’re not tricking me again, are you?”

Xu Luzhi’s eyes were clear and pure, filled with innocent moisture. Her delicate face was spotless, her demeanor noble and elegant, like a goddess or divine empress descended to the mortal realm.

Looking at her face, which bore three parts resemblance to Xu Luwei, Yi Liang unwittingly lowered her guard.

Xu Luzhi shook her head and chuckled: “How could I?”

Her voice was clear and crisp, devoid of any aggression. She pouted slightly, sounding wronged “If you don’t believe me, then forget it.”