Chapter 86

The sky in summer darkened slowly.

The seaside was even darker.

Even though it was already evening, the sunset was still dazzling.

Raina Nan leaned over the balcony of the hotel lobby.

She watched the occasional cars passing by the hotel entrance and the people returning from the beach.

"Are you angry?"

Samson Nan walked to her side, leaned in, and looked at her.

"..."

She ignored him, turned her head, and looked aside.

"You're ignoring me again, aren't you~"

He laughed and nudged her with his shoulder.

"Isn't it just a small matter~ Besides, it's not intentional..."

"I was seen by others, are you happy?"

She turned around and stared at him.

"You weren't naked..."

"Huh?!"

"OKOK, I apologize, alright?"

"Hmph..."

She lightly hummed, the expression on her face seemed to relax a bit.

...

Ding ding ding

At this moment, her phone suddenly rang.

"Oh, it's Mom."

Samson Nan leaned in, looking at her screen.

Ding ding ding

"..."

"Little one, answer it."

Seeing that she didn't answer for a while, he spoke again.

"You answer..."

She said, handing him the phone.

"Huh? Why?"

"If I ask you to answer, just answer!"

"..."

He was speechless and pressed the answer button.

"Hello."

...

"It's me."

...

"Ah, Yu Yu? Um..."

He said, glancing at Raina Nan beside him.

She nervously gulped and looked at him.

"She went to the bathroom... Is there something?"

"..."

Hearing him say this, she seemed relieved.

"Oh, okay, I'll tell her later."

...

"It's alright, I'm here~"

...

"Yeah, don't worry, bye-bye~"

He finished speaking and hung up the phone.

"...What did she say?"

"My mom asked why you haven't gone back."

"Oh..."

"How many days did you tell her?"

"Two days..."

"Hey..."

He paused for a moment, lowered his eyes, and looked at her.

"Little one, have you learned to deceive military intelligence now?"

He said, poking her forehead with his finger.

Even though it was a four-day trip, she only told her mom half of it.

"If not, she wouldn't have agreed..."

She pouted and muttered softly.

"But you can't lie to her, otherwise, she'll never let you go out to play next time."

"..."

She admitted her fault and decided to keep quiet.

"My mom even asked if you are used to the food and sleeping on time... Look at you, thinking ill of others?"

"Is that so..."

She said, grabbing her hair in front, feeling a bit ashamed and hanging her head.

"Yeah, she also said if you're afraid of the dark at night, you can sleep with your brother."

"..."

She froze for a moment.

Then she realized something and her face suddenly heated up.

"No, don't talk nonsense!"

She angrily kicked his shins.

"Ow... it hurts!"

But she seemed to have forgotten that she was still wearing slippers.

Her toes hit his shins, and she ended up crouching on the ground in pain...

"Are you stupid or what..."

He was speechless, looking down at her.

"Ugh..."

"Get up, sit here."

He had her sit on the chair on the balcony, then went to the front desk and found an ice pack.

It's time to show his real massage skills.

He held her feet and took a look.

The area around her big toe had turned slightly purple...

"How hard did you kick...?"

"Who asked you to talk nonsense..."

"Can't we talk things out? Why resort to using force?"

As he spoke softly, he gently massaged the joints of her toes.

Then he covered them with the ice pack.

"Is this okay?"

"It's... alright... Brother, this is somewhat useful..."

"You're saying something nice, right...?"

He was speechless and continued rubbing.

Just imagining if this girl brought these behaviors to school, it would be odd if she wasn't isolated...

The teachers at school always spoke highly of her, why was she a different person at home? He didn't understand...

"Brother."

"Yeah?"

He didn't raise his head but responded.

"I..."

She looked down at him, hesitated for a moment, and then softly spoke again.

"Am I really unlikeable?"

"..."

He paused. Was she able to read minds?

"Why do you ask that?"

"I just feel..."

So she was really reflecting on herself...

But of course, he couldn't say it like that...

"No, you're great. Didn't a guy at your school even write you a love letter recently?"

"But..."

She hesitated and lightly fidgeted her toes.

"What about you, brother...? How do you see me... about myself..."

Her gaze wandered, cheeks starting to blush.

Although she spoke softly, he heard her quite clearly.

"As for me..."

He held her foot with his hand and paused for a moment.

"Whether it's your strengths or weaknesses... I love them all~"

He didn't raise his head to look at her as he spoke softly.

His voice was not loud but lacked hesitation.

The surroundings fell quiet, occasionally hearing laughter from tourists downstairs.

She fell silent, looked down but couldn't see his face.

What kind of expression did he have right now?

"Sister complex."

A while later, she muttered quietly.

"Close enough."

This time, he surprisingly didn't retort.

Forced to smile, he glanced at her.

"But... it sounds weird coming from your mouth~"

"Right~"

She smiled lightly and wiggled her feet.

"It hurts...!"

"Don't move."

"Oh..."

He said, then placed a new ice pack on her.

"Brother."

"What?"

"Do you know what wish I made at the lighthouse that day?"

She covered her mouth slightly, a playful glint in her eyes.

"I don't know. Do you want to tell me?"

"No, if I say it out loud, it won't come true."

"That's just superstition, you know?"

He glared at her unkindly.

"Maybe... but because... it's a wish I can never fulfill no matter how hard I try...so I put my hope in the gods."

Her words permeated the air.

He looked up.

The setting sun's warm glow shone through behind her, outlining her silhouette with a faint golden edge.

Her face was against the light, a bit dazzling, and her expression couldn't be seen clearly.

"..."

His slightly open mouth seemed like he wanted to say something.

His Adam's apple subtly swallowed.

"Gods will get angry with such greedy wishes, you know."

In the end, he said.

"But I'm not afraid."

The sea breeze blew.

She reached out and pinned her windblown hair behind her ear.

"I'm not afraid at all..."

Although her voice was soft, there wasn't much hesitation.

She smiled lightly like this, staring intently at him.

"Is that so..."

He lost focus, lowered his head again after a moment.

Feeling like his face was about to burn, he dared not lift his head to look at her.

...

What is going on...?

...

"You're here."

At this moment, Bell Tong walked over.

"Huh...?"

She suddenly froze.

The current situation was Samson Nan sitting on the ground, holding Raina Nan's foot in his hands...

"What kind of play is this that you guys are doing?"

"..."

The two of them remained silent, their eyes fixed on her.

"Did I... come at the wrong time?"

She spoke and quickly covered her eyes.

"Sorry, I didn't see anything!"

"What's wrong?"

Samson Nan was speechless and asked her.

"I came to call you guys for dinner."

"Then let's go."

He said, standing up and reaching out to pull Raina Nan off the chair.

They walked downstairs.

"..."

She lowered her head slightly and realized that he didn't seem to have any intention of letting go of the hand he was holding.

The two of them walked together.

...

Does this count as taking a step closer?

...

"Seems like I forgot something..."

He paused, seemingly remembering something.

"What is it?"

"Forget it, I can't remember..."

...

...

"Little brother, come again next time!"

"Samson Nan, save me..."

On the other side, someone supported themselves against the wall, limping and moving their feet.