Chapter 662 442: Apple and Pineapple

"You two haven't seen each other for days. Why are you bickering the moment you meet? Both of you, settle down. Change your clothes and go upstairs to shower and rest," Chen Yuan said, a little exasperated.

"Chen, look at what she just did, and you're still spoiling her," Jiangg Ning frowned. Seeing Jiangg Yao sticking her tongue out from behind Chen Yuan's back made her blood boil. "The more you spoil her, the more undisciplined she becomes."

"What's wrong with my boyfriend spoiling me? He's even protecting me. Are you jealous?" Jiangg Yao said cheekily, pressing her advantage.

"You—" Jiangg Ning was instantly on the verge of losing her cool.

"That's enough. Any more of this, and I'm done with you," Chen Yuan threatened Jiangg Yao in a low voice, tempering his earlier support with a warning.

He couldn't be too biased, either.

Otherwise, the conflict between the two sisters would become an internal conflict among the three of them.

Besides, it was getting late. If this endless bickering continued, it would be another torturous, sleepless night.

Being caught between the two sisters was sometimes just like this—a real headache with no easy solution.

"Get changed!"

Jiangg Ning snorted coldly. Heeding Chen Yuan's words, she stopped hassling her sister. She opened up the large boxes and started picking out outfits.

Yaoyao pouted.

As she came around from behind Chen Yuan, she didn't forget to stand on her tiptoes and plant a soft kiss on his cheek.

"Good job protecting me. Such a good boy... This is your reward," she whispered, her lips close to his ear.

It had to be said, Yaoyao was a little pest you couldn't help but love and hate.

Even though he'd been familiar with her deliberate teasing for so long, that light kiss on his cheek still made his heart skip a beat.

However.

The flutter in his heart didn't last long. His attention was soon captured by the rustling sound of Jiangg Ning beginning to change.

He clutched the pajama pants in his hand, frozen to the spot.

He watched her cautious movements.

Perhaps because she was aware that, unlike usual, Chen Yuan was in the walk-in closet with her, Jiangg Ning's movements were very restrained, as if she were afraid of making any sound.

Her elegant, fair arms traced graceful arcs, and the very delicacy of her movements, meant to conceal, only added to her allure. Her skin, normally like fine cream, was now tinged with a rosy blush of shyness, and her trembling eyelashes betrayed her inner turmoil.

Yet on the surface, Jiangg Ning feigned an air of indifference.

But it was this forced composure that, on top of her usual cool demeanor, added a touch of cuteness.

"Why are you staring at me?" Jiangg Ning finally couldn't stand his unblinking gaze any longer and said with a hint of pouting charm, "Change your own clothes."

"Oh... oh, right."

Chen Yuan finally snapped out of it.

'This was the first time she and Jiangg Yao were changing for Chen Yuan like this.' Ningning was a little embarrassed at first, but after a moment to adjust, she felt it wasn't so bad. At least her heart wasn't pounding as fiercely as it had been initially.

'Yaoyao was actually right about one thing.'

'How are you supposed to date, anyway?'

'Isn't it just like this?'

'A boyfriend and girlfriend don't need to be so reserved and shy. There should be a bit of playful intimacy. Take dressing up, for example. If you get all dolled up, who are you going to show if not the person you love?'

With this thought, Jiangg Ning relaxed.

"How does it look from the back?"

She was wearing a shirt layered with a knit, grayish-brown vest and a pair of loose-fitting jeans. As she gathered her shoulder-length hair into a ponytail with her fingers, she lifted it up and asked, turning her head slightly.

"Not bad. You kind of look like a high school student."

For a moment, Chen Yuan was in a daze, as if he were seeing a version of Jiangg Ning who was seven or eight years younger.

It was a very youthful, school-girl style, reminiscent of one's first love.

However, the image had less to do with a Huaxian campus and more of the vibrant, full-of-life feel of a heroine from a Shunji Iwai film.

It was rather artistic.

This was a different side of Jiangg Ning.

But compared to her usual sophisticated, mature style, this outfit was too simple, its charm falling a bit short.

"High school student is a bit of an exaggeration. I don't think this outfit really suits me."

After rummaging for a while, Jiangg Yao finally found the Lolita dress she wanted to wear and began to change.

She had used different shipping companies and sent her things in batches, which was why she had gotten the boxes mixed up and her memory had failed her.

As if by tacit agreement, the two sisters both found an outfit they liked at the same time and began to undress together.

Meanwhile, Chen Yuan had already found a spot to sit cross-legged, propping his chin on his hands and beginning to enjoy the show with great patience.

'Is this a dream?'

he couldn't help but wonder dazedly as he watched the two sisters.

The scene unfolding before him was something he had only ever dreamed of, so much so that he couldn't believe it was real.

Suddenly.

Jiangg Yao tilted her head, a smile playing on her lips as she looked at him.

"Young Master, what's the difference between an apple and a pineapple?"

"The difference?" he mused.

"That's right. An apple," Jiangg Yao said, her gaze drifting for a moment before she added with mock solemnity, "and a pineapple!"

"They're not even in the same category. There are way too many differences," Chen Yuan said, a confused look on his face.

He failed to notice.

that beside him, Jiangg Ning had already stopped moving, her beautiful eyes narrowing instantly.

"Then tell me the most obvious, most easily seen difference," Jiangg Yao said with a giggle, not sparing Jiangg Ning a single glance, her expression exceptionally smug.

"Well, one is small and one is big?"

"Wow, Young Master, you're so smart!"

Jiangg Yao immediately showered him with praise, clapping her hands. She happily began to hum a little tune as she continued changing her clothes.

Chen Yuan was still stunned, unsure what she was up to.

"Hmph," Jiangg Ning scoffed, pointedly ignoring her.

"Wait, what's wrong now?" Chen Yuan muttered.

He glanced at Ningning's reaction and realized Jiangg Yao's question must have been a trap, but what was the trap?

'Has the battle between the sisters escalated to a level he can't even perceive?'

"A certain someone's superficiality is beyond my imagination. Gloating as if she's won something... to get hung up on such a trivial thing is truly breathtaking," Jiangg Ning said softly, shaking her head.

"Why would we talk about winning and losing in true love? Sigh... It's just about changing for the one you love. And who can blame him for liking it? Sigh... I just happen to have the right assets, what can I do?" Jiangg Yao said, sighing after every other sentence.

'What on earth are they talking about?'

Chen Yuan didn't understand.

"Do you really like it?"

Suddenly, Jiangg Ning turned on Chen Yuan, biting her lip as she asked in a cold voice.

"Like what?"

"What do you think he likes, Young Master?" Jiangg Yao said, crossing her arms. She winked one eye, her luscious lips curving into a breathtaking arc as she blew him a kiss. "Mwah~"

In an instant.

Chen Yuan's face turned bright red.

"Don't you dare look anymore!" This time, Jiangg Ning was truly jealous, her voice a mixture of shame and anger.

"If the Young Master likes to look, then just let him. Why are you so controlling? It's not like you have any, so he can only look at mine. C'mon, you have to be more generous. Sister, you're the one who taught me that."

He understood now.

He understood the difference between an apple and a pineapple.

And the difference was huge.