Chapter 13

I stood on the street, gripping my phone tightly in my hand, and even had the urge to throw it across the street.

“Beep beep! Beep beep!” I looked up and saw a taxi honking beside me. I waved habitually, and the taxi sped away, leaving me with a fading sound.

“Damn it!” I cursed, but the problem remained.

To go or not to go?

If before Zhao Chenyu was someone I wouldn’t even glance at, someone from a completely different world, then now, this guy Zhao Chenyu is really about to enter my world.

Damn! Damn! Damn!

Why did I take him directly to Aunt Ouyang’s place? Couldn’t I have just found someone to deal with him?

So annoying!

Forget it… I’ll go anyway and try to get some information out of him. What exactly does Zhao Chenyu want?

I had just put down my phone when I received a voice call notification; it was from Chu Yun.

“Hello? Young Master Lin?” As soon as I answered, I heard a burst of upbeat music.

“Chu Yun, where are you?” I asked.

“Zhao Chenyu drove back to school to pick us up, but you weren’t there. Where are you now?” he asked.

I then realized that I was still near Aunt Ouyang’s company building, and I stammered out a name for a shopping mall nearby.

“OK, we’re coming right away.” Chu Yun hung up the phone, and I quickly put my phone away and headed towards the mall.

After looking around for a while, a black BMW slowly stopped in front of me. The back window rolled down, and Chu Yun’s chubby face appeared in my wide-eyed surprise.

“What’s wrong, Young Master Lin? Get in the car…” Chu Yun deliberately scooted closer, and the car shook as he moved.

At this moment, the driver’s side window rolled down, and Zhao Chenyu’s grumpy face popped out: “Senior, get in the car quickly, we can’t stop here for long, so I have to get in quickly.”

“Where are we going?” Chu Yun asked after the car started moving.

“Let’s go eat hot pot, senior, you don’t mind, do you? It’s too much trouble for you,” Zhao Chenyu said as he drove.

“Whatever, but isn’t this Aunt Ouyang’s company car? Why are you using it for personal purposes?” I frowned, gripping the driver’s seat, and asked Zhao Chenyu seriously.

“Ah… I’ve had the car keys with me the whole time. I told Aunt Ouyang that I was picking up my senior for dinner, and she let me drive it.” Zhao Chenyu glanced at the rearview mirror and said calmly while turning the steering wheel.

Upon hearing this, I was speechless and could only slump back in my chair, cross my arms, and twist my chin from side to side, looking indignant.

But then I thought, if I act like this, he’ll easily see through me. Oh well, I’d better stay calm.

As I looked out the window and started thinking, I suddenly laughed. But then a pair of hands appeared in front of me, and when I dodged and looked, it was Chu Yun.

“Why are you being soft?” I grumbled.

“No… Young Master Lin, are you alright? You were both angry and laughing just now, are you out of your mind? Should we turn around and go to the hospital?” Chu Yun tugged at my arm and asked tentatively.

“Go to hell! Think of something good! Stay put!” I shoved him away and looked out the window again, speechless.

A dozen minutes later, at a traditional-style hot pot restaurant, at a table for four, I sat on one side, while Chu Yun, I don’t know if he really wanted to ask Zhao Chenyu for advice or what, quickly sat down on the opposite side of me and let Zhao Chenyu sit next to him.

Zhao Chenyu asked me a question first, but I didn’t want to talk to him. I just said “whatever” and looked down at my phone. He then started clicking on the screen very skillfully.

“Hey, Chenyu, you’ve been here quite often, haven’t you?” Chu Yun teased.

“No, no, I only came once in advance because I was going to invite you two. Hehe, hehe…” Zhao Chenyu squinted his eyes and smiled innocently, but the more I looked at his honest appearance, the more fake it seemed to me.

Just over half an hour ago, he was kneeling by Aunt Ouyang’s bedside like a slave, but now he’s chatting calmly with Chu Yun.

Is this guy mentally resilient? Or… is he that cunning? After ordering, while waiting for the food…

“Chenyu~” Chu Yun called out to Zhao Chenyu with a hint of flattery.

“What’s wrong, senior?” Zhao Chenyu also put down his phone.

“Hehe, I can’t seem to strike up a conversation with Mu Qianning again. How about it? Teach me a couple of tricks? Last time I tried talking to her the way you suggested, I felt like she was in a good mood, but she’s not doing so these past few days.” Chu Yun scratched the back of his head in frustration.

“Great! It’s a great achievement that you’ve paired up two seniors. Can I see what you two are talking about?” Zhao Chenyu asked.

“Uh, well… anyway, there’s nothing wrong with it.” Chu Yun took out his phone, tapped a few times, and placed it between himself and Zhao Chenyu on the table.

“Let me see what you and your senior were talking about…” Zhao Chenyu muttered as he flipped through the pages.

Good morning… Good afternoon… Good night… Uh…

“Keeb’s Weight Loss Strategy Plan for Overweight Individuals…”

W-site video: Female college student’s guide to buying a computer??

“This is a photo of you and your senior… It’s not bad, look, your senior even praised you… praised you… for blocking the wind?!”

Upon hearing the words “windbreak,” I couldn’t hold back any longer and spat out my hot water with a “pfft.”

The two people opposite me looked at me at the same time, and Zhao Chenyu and I looked at Chu Yun at the same time. Chu Yun glanced at the two of us and then scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

“Seriously, Chu Yun, are you chasing after a girl or handling business? Even Fei Yangyang is better at getting things done than you…” I couldn’t help but complain.

“Oh, I’m also… oh…” Chu Yun couldn’t explain what was wrong, and he scratched even faster in his anxiety.

“Senior Chu, Senior Lin is right, you are indeed a bit too… straightforward…” Zhao Chenyu echoed me.

“Then what should I do?” Chu Yun asked.

“Um… do you have any suggestions, senior?” Zhao Chenyu asked me instead, while Chu Yun’s eager gaze slowly fell on me.

“You tell me, he asked you… I pushed it back to him, and Chu Yun slowly turned his head, his eager gaze falling on Zhao Chenyu.”

“Okay, Senior Chu, didn’t my previous conversation with the senior go well? Just follow that approach. For example, the other day she said she was so tired from playing today, she definitely needs to vent or be comforted. At that time, you can’t say things like, ‘We’re going to such and such tomorrow,’ that will only make her feel annoyed…”

“First, go along with her and say you’re tired too, then share some fun things you did together. Next, jokingly ask if she wants a massage, just to cheer her up. If she doesn’t agree, then she’ll be in a better mood…”

“What if she gives in? What then?” Chu Yun asked quickly.

“If she agrees, then just give her a massage.”

“Huh? I don’t know how?”

“Whether it’s good or bad doesn’t matter. Women are all about emotions and attitudes. Besides, a beauty like Sister Qianning is lying in bed letting you touch her all you want. What, you think you’re at a disadvantage? Hehe!” As Zhao Chenyu spoke, his previously honest and well-behaved demeanor became increasingly lewd. As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed me staring at him and quickly straightened his expression.

“Aww! I think I understand a bit now! Thanks, junior Chenyu, haha!” I don’t know if Chu Yun actually understood, but his excited look really left me speechless.

The dishes had five flavors…

“Wow, this restaurant’s secret dipping sauce is really delicious!” Chu Yun patted his belly and cooked another slice of meat.

“If Senior Chu thinks it’s delicious, that’s fine. What about Senior Lin? I don’t see you’re eating much…” Zhao Chenyu asked.

“I think it’s pretty good, but I don’t have much of an appetite…” I said, but in my heart I was thinking, “How come I’ve never been to this restaurant before? It’s not in a remote location. I’ll bring Jingyan to try it another day.”

“As long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters! Hehe!”

“Zhao Chenyu, why did you come here in my Aunt Ouyang’s company car today? You even went back to the company?” When you’re full, your brain doesn’t work, which is why I didn’t eat much.

“Ah… yes, I asked Aunt Ouyang for permission. Since I’m picking up my senior, I felt that taking a taxi wouldn’t be very formal.” Zhao Chenyu stammered for a moment, but still managed to answer.

Damn! This kid keeps using Aunt Ouyang as a shield, I really can’t do anything about it.

“Okay, I think you should be more careful in the future, after all, you’re just a new employee…” I emphasized the last two words, thinking that he was just an employee.

“Oh! Right! I also think you should be more careful. Although Aunt Ouyang didn’t say anything, it’s not good to keep crossing the line like this. You’re not like Young Master Lin, who has known Aunt Ouyang since childhood…” Hearing Chu Yun’s words, I breathed a sigh of relief. This guy finally got one thing right.

“Yes, yes, I will definitely remember it, hehehehe.”

Zhao Chenyu reverted to his usual obedient demeanor, then suddenly filled his cup with cola and held it up to me with both hands.

“Thank you so much for giving me such an important opportunity and such a wonderful job. I will definitely serve Aunt Ouyang wholeheartedly from now on. And please, senior, don’t hesitate to ask me anything!” As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Chenyu handed me a cup full of cola, indicating that he wanted to clink glasses with me.

I glanced at the bubbling black liquid in the glass, then looked up at Zhao Chenyu’s ugly smile, exactly the same as when he knelt at Aunt Ouyang’s feet. I felt those bubbles were like the anger I was suppressing, constantly surging out, but I had to control myself and not let it overflow.

Damn it! I’m starting to regret this more and more!

What could I do? I still raised my half-full glass of orange juice and clinked glasses with him, though of course, he held his glass very low.

“Hehe!” Zhao Chenyu chuckled as he finished his cola, while I only took a sip.

“It’s not really about giving orders. Just keep it in mind. Be careful with some people and things. If you cross the line, no one can save you then.” I left it at that.

“Yes, yes, yes! I definitely will, I definitely will!” Zhao Chenyu still looked obedient, which disgusted me.

“Hey, hey, hey, what are you saying, Young Master Lin? It’s all so confusing! Chenyu! What about me?!” Chu Yun, we were both drinking beverages, but he insisted on bragging that he had mixed some liquor with him. Now his round face is redder than a monkey’s bottom.

“Great! And there’s Senior Chu too, hehe!”

“Oh right, take another look!” Chu Yun, still half asleep, pulled out her phone and started chatting with Zhao Chenyu. I lost interest in eating and began looking around.

Just then, I saw a girl in a white dress at a table diagonally opposite ours. She gently tossed her long, black hair, and her eyes met mine.

“Sizzle—”

In that instant, I felt an electric current surge through the air between us, mingling with our heartbeats.

The girl had delicate eyebrows and peach-like eyes, a fine nose and pink lips, soft, milky skin, and an elegant demeanor. She was sweet yet gentle, possessing a charm reminiscent of my mother mixed with youthful energy. It was like lying on a carpet spread out in a vast grassland, bringing warmth and endless comfort.

The girl was also gazing at me, her hand brushing her hair aside, still resting by her ear.

“Hey! What’s wrong?” Across from the girl, a girl with light blonde wavy hair waved her hand in front of her face, which brought her back to her senses. She lowered her hand, and her dark hair fell loose again.

“Oh~~ So you saw a handsome guy!” The girl with wavy hair found me immediately, following the direction she had been looking.

“Wow, he’s actually quite handsome!”

“Yeah yeah!”

The two girls next to her also started to lean over the boiling pot and whisper among themselves.

Unfortunately, her beautiful hair had already covered her face, so I couldn’t see her expression.

“Hey! Young Master Lin! What are you looking at?” Chu Yun’s shout brought me back to my senses.

“Oh! It’s that beautiful girl at the next table! Xiaoxiao owes Zhao Chenyu, you should take a look too.” Chu Yun also looked in the direction I was looking.

Zhao Chenyu also turned to look, then turned back and said, “Only that girl in the white dress is worthy of the senior…”

“Really? I think so too. I think Young Master Lin was looking at her just now, hehe!” Chu Yun joked.

“Don’t talk nonsense! I have a girlfriend!” I quickly interrupted their increasingly intense gossip.

“Don’t worry, senior, it’s okay. It’s normal for a lot of girls to like someone as handsome and dashing as you! We all understand, we all understand! Don’t worry, I won’t say anything, I didn’t see anything!” Zhao Chenyu pretended to swear.

“Me too! Me too! I didn’t see anything!” Chu Yun is even worse than Zhao Chenyu. He even closed his eyes. Why don’t you just gouge your own eyes out!

Just as the three of us were chatting, I suddenly saw the girl with wavy hair from the table diagonally opposite us walk out and head straight for our table.

As she got closer, my eyes widened until she plopped down next to me without any hesitation.

“Hello, senior!” She greeted me generously, accompanied by a very strong perfume scent, completely ignoring the two boys opposite me.

“Hello!” I wasn’t awkward at all. Holding my cup, I greeted him normally.

“I checked my horoscope before I went out today, and it said I’d have good luck with love today. I didn’t expect it to be a really handsome guy. Hehe!” After she finished speaking, she touched her light yellow hair that was curled up like a straw.

“Cough cough! Cough…” I was drinking when she spoke, and after hearing her, I almost choked. I thought to myself, “Girl, that’s such an old pickup line, and what you’re saying is just too…”

“Uh, these seem to be two separate things,” I said calmly. To avoid looking at her, I could only look at Zhao Chenyu and Chu Yun in front of me. But these two… Chu Yun was poking Zhao Chenyu, and the two of them were laughing and whispering to each other. They kept glancing at me out of the corner of their eyes, as if they knew my stocks had dropped. They looked excited but dared not retaliate. They were really asking for a beating.

“Oh, it’s nothing, senior. Can I add you on social media?” She held up her phone, its case covered with colorful, cheap-looking toys.

“Uh, sorry, I have a girlfriend… I’m telling the truth.”

“Oh well, that’s what they say, it’s okay, just consider it getting to know each other.” She handed me her phone, which had something hanging on it that was making a loud, annoying noise.

“Sorry, sorry, I really do have a girlfriend, so never mind. You should go back, your friends are waiting for you…” I said, pointing to their table.

But she seemed unwilling to give up, and even moved her bottom closer to me.

“Hey! My senior already said he has a girlfriend, how can you be so rude? Go back now…” Zhao Chenyu advised bluntly.

“What’s it to you! Honestly! Humph!” The girl with wavy hair glared at Zhao Chenyu, stomped her foot, and walked away angrily.

“Thank you, Zhao Chenyu…” I said to him, but that wasn’t what I really meant. I was originally planning to get some information out of him, but I ended up thanking him instead.

“It’s nothing, just a little brat, daring to bother her senior. Look at her makeup, it looks like she’s applied putty—it’s not even smoothed out, there are wrinkles on both sides of her nose… Zhao Chenyu’s words are really harsh. But his description made me glad I hadn’t looked closely at the girl with the wavy hair.”

What I find strange is that the girl in the white dress and the girl with the wavy hair don’t seem to be from the same group, so how did they end up together?

I turned my head again to look in the direction of the girl in the white dress. I saw that her hair was already tied into a high ponytail. She was pouting and blowing on the meat slices covered with seasoning on her chopsticks. Then she opened her mouth slightly and slowly put the meat slices into her mouth. Her jade lips were tightly closed, her pink cheeks moved slightly, and she chewed and swallowed slowly.

They’re really not compatible… really not… or rather, does every quiet girl have a volatile best friend like this? Jingyan’s friend Mu Qianning is the same, but Mu Qianning doesn’t seem so cheap.

We chatted for a while longer, and just as we were chatting, I noticed that the people at the table diagonally opposite me had already gotten up and were preparing to leave.

I took a closer look and realized it was the girl in the white dress who paid the bill. As she passed by us, the girl with the wavy hair gave a loud snort, which made me frown.

“Even if this guy were chasing after me, I wouldn’t take him.” Zhao Chenyu said after they had walked away.

“Haha, but Chenyu, do you have a target? I see you and Lingze are getting quite close.” Chu Yun blushed and slurred, starting to talk nonsense.

However, his words made me nervous. Aunt Ouyang had already been taken advantage of by him, what if Lingze…? If Lingze really had a relationship with Zhao Chenyu, what would Aunt Ouyang do if she found out? Would she kick Zhao Chenyu out?

I think this is the most appropriate way to handle it.

“How could that be? Senior Lingze is so beautiful, gentle and capable, I’m not good enough for her, it’s just…” He said, then suddenly stopped, staring at what was behind me.

I was also puzzled by his actions. Just as I turned my head, a white figure suddenly appeared in front of me.

“Hello, I’m sorry to interrupt your enjoyment. May I ask if it’s convenient for us to say a few words?” The gentle yet firm voice carried a faint fragrance of flowers, soothing and refreshing.

“It’s that girl in the white dress,” Chu Yun and Zhao Chenyu said, and then they both looked at me in unison.

“Hmm, I won’t bother you. What’s wrong?” I turned to look at her. Her fair skin was adorned with light makeup, and her jet-black hair was loose. Combined with her white dress, she gave off a feeling of first seeing Xiaolongnu.

“Hello, my name is Zhao Qingjun. My friends apologized for disturbing you earlier. They’ve already taken a taxi and left. I came back specifically to apologize. I’m so sorry.” She nodded slightly, a sweet, apologetic smile playing on her lips. Chu Yun and Zhao Chenyu both turned to look at Zhao Qingjun.

“It’s nothing, it’s nothing. Honestly, it wasn’t your fault, why are you apologizing?” I said with a smile, waving my hand. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the gazes of the two people opposite me shift back to me.

“In short… I’ve made you uncomfortable. Although we’ve only met by chance, it’s still good to build good relationships…” Zhao Qingjun’s pink lips fluttered as she spoke quite elegantly. At the same time, she once again attracted the attention of the two people opposite her, who turned their heads left and right like a rattle-drum.

“That’s true. Since you put it that way, let me ask you something too. Your friend, you’re not very familiar with him, are you?” I asked curiously. Before Zhao Qingjun could answer, I turned to look at the person opposite me.

“Hey, are you two wound up in the neck? Do you only look at whoever’s talking?”

“No, no, no…” Chu Yun said with a simple smile, and Zhao Qingjun nodded apologetically to him.

“Um…Chu-senior, let’s go to the restroom together. I don’t have any toilet paper, but you do. Let’s go together!” Zhao Chenyu tugged at Chu Yun’s arm.

“Aren’t there some on the table…?” Chu Yunmeng pointed to the three packs of tissues on the table.

“Hey, hurry up and leave! I can’t hold back anymore!” Zhao Chenyu winked at Chu Yun blatantly in front of me and Zhao Qingjun.

“Ah—yeah, yeah… I can’t hold back either, let’s go!” Chu Yun walked away nonchalantly, pulled by Zhao Chenyu.

Zhao Qingjun and I watched the two disappear around the corner. I naturally turned my head and saw that she had also turned her head to look at me.

“Pfft—” Zhao Qingjun covered her mouth and chuckled.

“Those two—” I cursed aloud.

“Your friend is really interesting…” Zhao Qingjun said.

“And you, you haven’t said anything yet… I’ll go back to the previous question.”

“Me? I’m a graduate student at T University of Technology. Those guys are all my high school classmates, and they all work in T City. I only found out they were all in T City a few days ago when I was chatting in the class group, so we had a meal together…” She rested her elbows on the table, rested her chin on her hands, faced me, and began to tell me her story.

“I knew it! That girl with the wavy hair just didn’t seem like you…”

“And what about you?” she asked, her eyes sparkling.

I am a first-year graduate student at N University. My name is Lin Xuanyu.

“I’m a second-year graduate student, I’m a senior!” She pointed at me with her finger in a rather cute way.

“Great, great, Senior Zhao! It’s a pleasure to meet you!”

“It’s nice to meet you too! Okay, I’ll be going now!” After saying this, Zhao Qingjun stood up.

“Laughing?” Now it was my turn to be stunned. Shouldn’t the next step be to exchange contact information? Why did this person just leave?

“I just wanted to apologize to you guys. Junior, please tell your friend for me. Bye-bye, see you again sometime!” She waved to me.

“Okay, goodbye senior,” I waved, thinking that maybe it was because I told the woman with the wavy hair that I had a girlfriend that she wouldn’t add me on social media. But actually, this is a plus.

I looked up again and waved towards the corner. Then, two figures, one strong and one tall, appeared at the corner.

“Hey, senior, did you exchange contact information?” Zhao Chenyu asked with a grin.

“You’re talking nonsense. I’ll tell Aunt Ouyang to kick you out tomorrow!” I said, pretending to be serious.

“No, no, no… I was wrong, I was wrong…”

“He added it, he definitely added it, otherwise why would he threaten you like this, right, Junior Chenyu?” Chu Yun grinned mischievously, but his smile vanished the moment he turned and saw my gaze.

“I was wrong, I was wrong… I won’t talk nonsense, I won’t talk nonsense…” Chu Yun murmured sheepishly.

“I knew you two were spying!” I said righteously.

“Ah—what do you mean by spying? That’s called being concerned.”

Chu Yun said, drawing out her words.

“Go away, let’s go, let’s leave too…” I said to him dismissively.

“Okay, check please!” Zhao Chenyu called out to the waiter.

Zhao Chenyu saw Chu Yun off first, and since I was planning to go home anyway, it was perfect, as I wouldn’t have to listen to Chu Yun’s alcohol-smelling snoring.

Halfway there, Zhao Chenyu suddenly stopped at a cake shop and bought a large bag of cakes and desserts. I didn’t suspect anything, assuming he was going to have them as a late-night snack.

When I got to my building, my sister was waiting for me at the entrance.

“Xuanman, what are you doing here so late…” I called out to her after getting off the bus.

“Brother! Brother Chenyu!” My sister’s shout made me notice that Zhao Chenyu had also gotten out of the car, carrying the snacks he bought, and then… handed them to Xuanman?!

What’s going on?

“Give!,,

“Hehe! Thanks, Brother Chenyu!”

“Haha, whatever makes you happy. I’m off now, senior!” Zhao Chenyu drove away before I could ask any questions.

“Hehe! Ta-da! So many delicious things… Wow! And they’re not cheap either!” Xuanman opened the bag in her hand.

“What’s wrong!” I gently tapped Xuanman’s head.

“Ouch! Bad brother, that hurts!” Xuanman retorted lightly, but then handed the bag in her hand back to me.

“Brother, you take it!”

“Tell me what happened first?” I asked, dodging slightly.

“Didn’t Brother Chenyu invite you to dinner today? I made a bet with him about whether you’d go or not, and he lost, so he bought me some delicious food. Hehe!” My sister laughed as she handed me the bag.

“Okay! I see…” I muttered to myself, looking down at the bag in my hand.

What kind of nonsense is this? It’s absurd!

“Mom, I’m home!” I changed my shoes as I entered, walked through the entryway, and put the bag aside. At a glance, I saw my mother, dressed in a loose silk robe, sitting gracefully on the sofa under the warm living room light, like a water lily in the moonlight, quiet and elegant. But the robe, stretched taut without a single wrinkle, rose and fell slightly with her breathing, and not just me, anyone’s gaze would involuntarily be drawn to her full, voluptuous breasts.

It’s a pity, why doesn’t my younger sister have one…?

My mother held her phone up to her face, looking at something.

“I said, beautiful Ms. Liu Wanyi, your posture is so strange, it ruins your elegance…” I walked over to my mother and joked with her.

“Go away, you brat, what do you know? Mom is just being mindful of your posture. You too, don’t keep your head down looking at your phone all day or crane your neck to look at the computer, or you might become the 58th ethnic group one day…” Mom saw me leaning against her shoulder and gently put her free hand around me.

“The fifty-eighth? What… Mother Yi?” I asked curiously.

“You’re always looking at your phone!” Mom said gently, ruffling my hair.

“Then how come it’s the fifty-eighth… the fifty-seventh?” Xuanman also moved closer to her mother’s other side, snuggled under her mother’s arm, hugged her mother’s waist, and rested her head on her mother’s full and proud breasts.

“The fifty-seventh one is an office worker…” Mom said with a smile, pinching Xuanman’s fair and tender face.

“Pfft, haha…”

I smiled and buried my face in my mother’s shoulder. The soft, fleshy, and warm feeling brought me immense peace.

“Haha…Mom, why are you telling such lame jokes now?” Xuanman laughed, her body trembling, and her mother’s full breasts trembled along with her.

“I said, my dear sister, when you start working, you’ll see this isn’t a joke… I also quietly nuzzled my head against my mother’s chest.”

“Go away, you’re studying too, why are you pretending to be mature with me, hmph!” Xuanman pouted and tightened her arms around her mother’s waist.

“Hey! You naughty boy, if you don’t behave, I’ll…” I hesitated, resting my head on my mother’s incredibly soft and full breasts. It felt so good.

“I was wrong, I was wrong, brother! Good brother! Hehehehe!” Xuanman begged for mercy, but her hand reached out to my waist and playfully tickled my skin.

“Hey, you little rascal!” My brother and I sandwiched our mother between us and started playfully fighting.

“Alright, alright! You two stop fooling around and lie down properly!” Mom told us to both rest our heads on her chest.

“Don’t move, let me adjust it.” I watched my mother’s slender, fair fingers adjust the camera settings on the screen.

“Don’t move, three, two, one!” With the screen freezing for a moment, another beautiful moment of me, my mother, and my sister Xuanman was recorded.

“Let me see! Let me see!” Xuanman pressed the screen impatiently.

The photo popped up, and in the picture, my mother’s beautiful and mature face smiled gently, radiating an immaculate maternal glow. Xuanman and I leaned close to my mother, smiling sweetly, just like when we were little and snuggled up next to her. Everything was so beautiful.

“Oh, this is wonderful! Such a beautiful moment, I can’t capture it all…” Mom tilted her head slightly from side to side, like a little girl overflowing with happiness after receiving roses.

“No way! Look at my brother, his face is all dark, and his smile doesn’t look natural at all, humph!” Xuanman said, pointing at the photo.

“Hmm, a little. Wait a minute!” Mom leaned closer to me and sniffed carefully.

“Why do you smell of alcohol? Have you been drinking?” my mother asked, pointing at me.

“No, my roommate drank alcohol, and I drank a beverage from a beverage factory,” I quickly explained.

“It’s okay, just drink as long as you don’t drink too much.” My mother didn’t interfere much.

“Hmph, why can’t I drink…” Xuan Man muttered.

“You naughty child, why do you always compare yourself to your brother? You haven’t even graduated from high school yet!” Mom gently tugged at Xuanman’s ear and scolded her tenderly.

“Hmm—then I’ll drink it after I graduate, I’ll drink a whole case!” Xuanman pouted and buried her face in her mother’s chest again.

“How dare you! You’re a girl, who’s going to protect you if you get drunk all by yourself!” This time, Mom couldn’t pinch her ear, but when she turned her head, she saw her younger sister’s pert bottom sticking out, and she raised her hand and gently slapped it.

“Ah…” Even though Mom didn’t hit her hard at all, my sister’s scream was like a pig being slaughtered—she did it on purpose.

“You naughty girl, you’re nothing like me!” Mom complained.

“Hehehe…mua!” Xuanman stuck her tongue out at her mother, but then kissed her mother’s cheek. Her mother pinched her cheek, looking at her with a doting expression.

“Alright, you two go back to your rooms. I’m going to look at my phone for a bit…” Mom picked up her phone, and a pop-up window immediately appeared on it.

It’s from the Douyin app: “You’ve received a new message.”

It looks like Mom is still sorting through private messages.

“I’m going back to my room! Brother, you go back to your room too! Come on!” Xuanman pulled me towards the door. This girl, she really can’t forget her favorite treats.

We tiptoed and carefully made our way into the house, but we still had to pass through the living room.

“Soft? Where did that big bag of snacks come from?” Mom asked, pointing to the bag in my hand.

“My brother bought it!” Xuanman realized she had been discovered and quickly pulled me into the house.

“Really…” The last thing that flashed through my mind was my mother’s gentle, helpless expression as she shook her head with a smile.

“I was so scared! I was so scared! Did Mom come with us?” Xuanman stared through the crack in the door.

I put the bag on the table and looked back at Xuanman.

She was bent over, her head pressed against the crack in the door, which caused her buttocks to stick out. For some reason, my gaze suddenly lingered on this familiar, delicate body.

My adorable younger sister has a slender yet slightly curvy figure. Her fair skin exudes youthful innocence, and her messy, black bob haircut reveals her pure cuteness. Below her slender waist, her pert little bottom sways playfully from side to side. Needless to say, she’s a beauty in the making. Although she’s not a mature, curvy woman like my mother, she’s still a youthful and delicate version of Aunt Ouyang.

Sigh, I wonder which young man will benefit from this.

“Bang!” The sound of the door slamming shut woke me up.

“Hehe! Mom didn’t come with us. Let me see what Chenyu bought!” Xuanman happily dumped everything from the bag onto the table. My attention was completely focused on her calling “Chenyu” several times.

When did she and Zhao Chenyu get along so well? The image of Zhao Chenyu riding on Aunt Ouyang and sprinting forward instantly reappeared in my mind, turning into a surge of angry red and sorrowful blue that converged within me, leaving me momentarily confused.

Who would have thought that this happened just a few hours ago?

“Brother—what’s wrong?” While I was lost in thought, a warm sensation on my forehead woke me up; it was Xuanman’s soft little hand.

“Brother, do you have a fever…? No? Your temperature is normal… Then you’re just stupid!” Xuanman held a small cake in her hand, opened the box, and took a bite.

“Mmm—delicious!”

“You’re the one who’s stupid!” I pinched her arm.

“Huh? You’re not stupid? Good thing you’re not stupid, otherwise no one would take the blame for me! Ugh… delicious!” Xuanman blinked her big round eyes at me with schadenfreude.

“Oh, you! Are you my real sister? Huh? Did Mom pick you up?” I grabbed her arm and threw her onto the bed.

“Ah… Brother! Lin Xuanyu! Watch out for the cake falling on the bed, Mom will kill us! Ah!” My sister shouted loudly as she pushed the cake at me.

Oh, this little rascal is trying to get me into trouble! I grabbed her wrist, opened my mouth wide, and stuffed the small cake into my mouth.

“Ah! You bad brother! You ate it all!” Xuanman squeezed my face with both hands, trying to stop me from chewing. But I still swallowed it.

“Wow! Things taste better when you steal them!” I said with a wicked grin as I lay to the side.

“Hmph!” Xuanman turned over, her back to me.

“Xuanman? Xuanman?” I shook her arm, but she decisively shook me off.

“Oh dear, there’s still so much left~ a whole table full!”

“Oh!” I moved closer to her side, and she was very obedient, not avoiding me.

“Hmph! You’re bullying me! Not a little bit.”

Hmph! That little girl still has a temper.

“No, no, don’t be angry~ I’ll buy it for you next time, okay?” I said, mimicking that coaxing tone.

“Hmph! That’s more like it!” She turned around, and our bodies were so close that we could hear each other’s breaths. Her slightly protruding chest was almost touching my chest.

“Wait a minute, don’t move, brother!” She stared at my face and suddenly told me to stay still.

I was frozen in place, my eyes fixed on Xuanman’s fingers as they drew closer and closer to me, until I felt a warm sensation on the corner of my mouth… a touch from her fingers. When I looked at her hand again, there were bits of cream and breadcrumbs on her fingertips.

Just when I thought she would playfully rub against me, she suddenly put her fingers in her mouth.

“No… Xuanman!” I hurriedly called out to her.

“What’s wrong, bro?” Xuanman asked, sucking on her finger and looking at me with a blank expression. She looked incredibly cute.

“There are so many over there, why are you wiping my mouth?” I said, pretending to accuse him.

“What, you’re disgusted with me?”

“How is that possible!”

“This is terrible…”

“You silly girl, really…”

Before I could finish speaking, my adorable little sister, who was right next to me, suddenly pounced on me, and I found myself holding a soft, delicate body in my arms.

“Brother…” Xuanman rested her face on my shoulder, her voice heavy with emotion.

“What’s wrong, Xuanman?” I gently hugged her and stroked her back.

“Will you leave me?” she asked, then buried her head deeply in my chest.

This question left me frozen in place, even longer than when I had deliberately frozen myself in place earlier.

“Silly sister, how could I leave you! It’s more like you might leave me, right?” I remembered the scene of Xuanman’s future wedding that I had imagined when I was staring at her butt earlier.

“No! I don’t want to! I don’t want to leave my brother, my parents, my sister Jingyan, my aunt Ouyang, and my uncle Qin! I don’t want to leave you, I don’t want to…” Xuanman buried her head even deeper, her voice already filled with obvious sobs.

I then realized that I might have said something wrong.

“Okay, okay, you haven’t even finished high school yet, don’t think about these messy things, sweetie…” I patted the back of her head, comforting her.

“Don’t leave me!” Xuanman’s voice suddenly became loud. I looked down and realized that she had raised her head, and her big round eyes were surrounded by a layer of red.

“Hey, don’t overthink it, you…”

“Brother—don’t leave me…” As Xuanman spoke, I felt an even tighter binding around my waist.

“Okay, okay, your brother won’t leave you. He’ll even bring you a beautiful sister-in-law he’s known for a long time. Alright?” I gently stroked the back of her head, trying to calm her sudden outburst of emotion.

“Hmm—” my little sister hummed, pouted, and buried her face in my chest again.

“Okay, okay, stop thinking about all this nonsense. Think about it first: how did all the snacks I bought end up on your table?” I got up, ruffled her hair, and ran away in a flash.

“Brother—ah…you big bad guy!” My sister’s shout came from behind me, but she couldn’t catch up with me.