Love from the Male Protagonist’s Harem - Chapter 33-1

Chapter 33- Golden Twin Dan Part 1

Translated by Snowfall77

When Xia Ge opened her eyes, it wasn’t steamed buns that she beheld, but a stoic and elegant young lady.

The lady’s silk Danfeng clothes were dazzling, her red ribbon accentuating her red lips and black eyes like jade.  But now those dark eyes were reflected the sight of Xia Ge laying down on a book, with half her face exposed……

Her face……

Wait, her face……

Xia Ge abruptly jerked her head up: “Senior Sister!”

However, the ink on the pages had completely dried.  So when Xia Ge violently lifted her head, there was a ‘rip’ as the book’s soft pages were torn.

Thump.

The sound of the book falling back down was unmistakable.

Xia Ge, with a half a page still pasted to her cheek: “……”

……could the ground just open up and swallow her please?  Cause it was already too late to dig a hole for herself, wasn’t it?

Hiding her face behind a hand, Xia Ge pulled the half page off her face, muttering in embarrassment: “Senior Sister sure came early……”

Gu Peijiu noted the bright sunlight pouring through the opened window and said nothing.

Xia Ge’s face remained flushed: “Senior Sister, the weather today is nice, isn’t it……haha.”

Her little laugh at the end only adding to the exceptional awkwardness Xia Ge felt.

Covering the steamed buns back up, Gu Peijiu glanced at the half page still in Xia Ge’s hand: “You should go wash your face.”

“Go, go, go, right now.”

Booking it to the stream outside, Xia Ge used the flowing water as a mirror.

……who was that?!  Who was the person with black characters all over their face?  Was it her?  No, no, it definitely wasn’t her!!

Where was her incomparably handsome self?  Who was this clown-face?

It definitely wasn’t the person who’d just been in front of Senior Sister!  That person wasn’t Xia Ge!  That ugly face covered in black ink wasn’t her!  Couldn’t be her!

System: [……Have You Woken Up Now?]

Xia Ge: “……”

Finally facing reality, Xia Ge silently washed her face in the cool water, the ink coming off her skin gradually.

She stared stonily as the black ink made gray streaks in the clear stream and drifted away.  Yes, she’d woken up now.

To find that her notes that she’d written from memory, her whole reason for going to Suxi Pavilion early, were ruined.

How unbelievably irritating……

“Why did I fall asleep……”

The pain in her heart like torture during interrogation.

The system offered veiled criticism via an unnecessary answer: [Host, You Dug Enough For 20 Sanitary Napkins Last Night On The Back Mountain.]

Xia Ge: “……”

Yeah, yeah, she got it, so stop talking!

Straightening her clothes, Xia Ge felt the person reflected in the water looked human again, so she quietly went back to the pavilion.

The second she stepped foot in the pavilion, Xia Ge was pokerfaced, but her eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, went straight to the basket of buns sitting by Gu Peijiu’s side: “Senior Sister.”

Unmoving, Gu Peijiu simply looked at Xia Ge and uttered not a word.

Xia Ge: “……”

Senior Sister, sometimes between people a little tactful communication is needed.  You can even call it an art……

……do you not notice my longing gaze at the steamed buns beside you?

However, Gu Peijiu acted oblivious to Xia Ge’s hungry stare.  She merely gave Xia Ge a sideways glance, as if wondering why Xia Ge kept standing in the doorway instead of coming in.

Soft beams of sun shone on the young lady’s pale skin, her long black eyelashes, her obsidian eyes reflecting the person hesitating at the door……cold, otherworldly eyes, but for the reflected red of her dress that gave them a trace of warmth.

——Little Xia, people are different from each other.  Some are like millstones, you have to push them, put in some effort.  Only when you say it clearly, will you get what you want.  Not everyone is like you, some don’t like to gossip and prefer their deeds done in silence.  They’re not talkers who brag of their smarts, all their pride out on the surface.  And when they quietly do something for you, don’t point it out……but still show them that you’re aware of it.

——-Xia Wuyin, if you’re hungry, you’re going to have to say it.

“Senior Sister, I’m starving.”

Apparently supernatural powers were at work, for Xia Ge unexpectedly said the words Gu Peijiu wanted to hear.

……Xia Ge wouldn’t feel ashamed, naturally she should acknowledge some things.

After all, Senior Sister was a ‘millstone’ kind of person.  She’d even smiled slightly at Xia Ge’s declaration.

“Then come and eat.”

“Hehe.”

By the buns in an instant, Xia Ge prattled: “Thank you for the food, Senior Sister.  I will certainly study hard and improve daily to make myself an excellent disciple of Danfeng!”

The system: [Hehe.  You’ve Gone To The Back Mountain Twice, The Least Your Senior Could Do Is Provide You Some Snacks.]

Xia Ge delicately nibbled a steamed bun.  {shut the fuck up.}

Lightly frowning as she noted the way Xia Ge was eating, Gu Peijiu chided: “Xia Wuyin, that’s not the way to eat steamed buns.”

Xia Ge was slowly pecking at her bun, like a child savoring their last candy, and also very carefully, like an easily-startled bird.

“……oh, sorry, it’s a habit, I’ll do better.”  Xia Ge sped up her chewing.

“Just go a little faster, no harm done.”  Finished with that topic, Gu Peijiu swept a glance over the bandage on Xia Ge’s left hand, “How’s your injury healing?”

“Almost back to new……”  Most of Xia Ge’s concentration was on the pace of her eating.

“Mmm,” Gu Peijiu’s attention next turned to the danshu with half a page missing, torn off by Xia Ge’s face, “Very good.”

“……huh?”  Xia stopped nibbling at her half-eaten bun to give Gu Peijiu a blank stare.

“You are doing quite well,” Gu Peijiu said, “Your notes are very detailed and show diligence.”

System: [Personally, I Think Your Senior Sister Should Be Asking How Your Character Suddenly And Miraculously Improved……]

But Xia Ge only cared for the main point, personally agreeing with Senior Sister’s assessment of her conscientiousness.  And it showed on Xia Ge’s face.

Someone was little happy over being praised for the first time.

“Finish eating and we’ll continue with the liandan.”

“Alright!”