Chapter 97

"Samson Nan?!"

Mom was about to turn off the lights in the living room.

The door suddenly swung open.

"Oh, you're still awake."

Samson Nan said as he bent down to change his shoes.

"I was just about to sleep, why are you back?"

Mom glanced at the clock on the wall.

It was already half past ten.

"I... I had dinner nearby and thought I'd come back and see."

He thought for a moment and made up a random excuse.

"It's so late, why don't you stay at home and spend the night?"

"Oh? Okay..."

"The bed in your room hasn't been made yet, let me find you a blanket."

"Mom, I can do it myself later. You should go to bed soon~"

He said, waving his hand.

Older people can't stay up late, especially since she has to get up early tomorrow to make breakfast for the family.

"Then get some rest."

Mom said as she was about to leave the room, took two steps and turned back:

"By the way, did you go to Raina's school for the parent-teacher meeting today?"

She almost forgot to ask him about it.

"Huh? Um..."

It seems that Raina Nan has already told her about it.

"Why didn't you discuss it with us at home? Now no one can find you, what are you busy with all day?"

"There was something..."

"Then let me ask you, what did Raina's teacher say?"

"Mom, let me report to you about the parent-teacher meeting tomorrow, okay? It's already late, you should go to sleep. Dad also needs to sleep... Go rest, ah~"

He said, pushing Mom's shoulder towards the outside of the room.

"Oh, what about Yuyu?"

"She's in her room, I don't know if she's sleeping..."

"Oh."

"Let me tell you, she doesn't seem to be in a good mood today, don't go bother her!"

"..."

As expected...

"I understand..."

He said, and went upstairs.

The dark corridor, nothing can be seen clearly.

Her room is at the far end of the corridor, faint light can be seen under the gap of the door, she should still be awake.

He walked slowly and went over.

Standing at the door, hesitated for a moment, he reached out and knocked.

Knock, knock, knock.

...

No response from inside.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Yuyu, it's me."

...

Still no response.

"Then I'll come in."

He said, turned the door handle.

But she had already locked the door from the inside, he couldn't open it...

"Yuyu, please open the door."

...

Still no sound...

"Well, then..."

He scratched his head and sighed.

"You should go to sleep early, let's talk when you're in a better mood tomorrow..."

It's not a solution to stand here like a fool, he can only go back to his room and sleep...

When she is angry, she doesn't listen to anyone, he knows this very well.

Thinking of this, he turned around and prepared to leave.

...

At this moment, the door of her room slowly opened a little gap.

Light came out from inside and shone on the floor.

He turned back.

"What did you say..."

Raina Nan peeked through the door crack, showing only half of her face, looking at him.

Looking closely, there seemed to be some redness around her eyes.

"Well, this afternoon I didn't finish what I wanted to say and you hung up the phone..."

He said, scratching his cheek.

"I was wondering if you were angry~ hehe"

"Yes."

Her answer came without any hesitation.

She didn't seem to have the intention to play around with him, instead, she looked at him with a cold face.

"..."

This caught him off guard and he didn't know how to respond.

"Um, so I wanted to explain to you..."

He said, putting away his smile and intending to enter her room.

"Wait."

She held onto the door handle and stared at him through the door crack for two seconds.

"Did you drink?"

"Huh? Um... I had a little..."

"Then don't come in, you stink."

She lowered her eyelids and looked at him with a disgusted expression.

"I just had a little bit, and besides... it doesn't taste like anything, right?"

He quickly grabbed at the collar and took a sniff.

The smell of alcohol, probably something only someone who drinks can't smell.

"And also..."

She said, sniffing with her nose.

"The smell of perfume."

"Huh?"

He paused for a moment, then thought about it.

The smell of perfume... most likely left behind by those two drunken women...

"You're talking about that, it was just..."

"Disgusting."

She whispered, looking away.

"Disgust... no no no, little one, what do you think of your brother? Don't you know what kind of person he is?"

Staring...

"OK, OK, here's what we'll do, I'll call Wei Ge right away and you can ask him yourself! Did I just hang out with him?"

"Who knows if you guys connived together..."

"I..."

He was speechless. In her eyes, was her brother really that bad...

"Oh, and there's also Jocelyn York, she was with us too."

"Jocelyn York...?"

She paused, hesitated, and glanced at him.

"Ah, if we were really up to no good, there's no way we'd bring her along, right?"

"..."

She thought for a moment, then looked to the side.

After a while, she let go of the hand placed on the door handle.

"..."

"Hehe, that's more like it..."

He sighed with relief, reached out to touch her head, but she pushed him away.

"Don't touch me!"

"What's wrong?"

"..."

She didn't say anything, glanced at him sideways, and walked into the room.

"Why are you being mean..."

He felt confused and muttered softly, following her inside.

Looking around, her room hadn't changed much from before - the bed, the desk, the bookshelf...

But... there seemed to be something missing?

"Yuyu, where's your computer?"

"My mom put it away..."

She said softly and sat at the desk.

The desk was neatly arranging some textbooks and review materials, but apart from that, there was nothing else.

"Ah~ poor thing~"

He muttered to himself, sat on her bed without concern.

"If you don't have anything else, you can leave..."

She said, picking up a pen and starting to write in her workbook.

"I won't disturb you."

"How could you not? I can't concentrate when you're here..."

She slapped the desk and turned her head.

But she found him hugging a pillow, burying his face in it.

"The smell of Yuyu, inhale... inhale... inhale..."

"What... what are you doing?!"

Her calm face just moments ago turned crimson.

She quickly rushed forward and snatched the pillow away.

"Weirdo?!"

"Just wanted to smell it, why... you're so petty..."

He didn't seem to mind, sighed, and sat cross-legged on the bed.

"You, if you do that again, I won't let you into my room!"

Her face red, she stammered.

In her memory, this wasn't the first time he had done something like this...

"OK, OK, a definite no-no action +1, noted~ is that good enough?"

With his eyes closed, he spoke as if lost in thought.

"Hmph..."

...

...

After a brief silence, he spoke again:

"Yuyu, I want to talk to you about something..."

He said, his tone seemingly lighter than before.

He lifted his head and looked at her.

"Go ahead."

"Well, um..."

He hesitated for a moment, then continued:

"Now, isn't that thing really popular, what's it called, a graduation trip?"

"..."

She paused, turned her head to the side, and glanced at him.

"What are you up to...?"

"Well, you see, you haven't traveled far, right? I was thinking that since we have this rare opportunity, it would be nice to take you out and have a good time..."

"..."

Suspicious...

She looked at him with suspicion, thought for a moment, and said:

"You want something from me, don't you?"

"I'm telling you the truth! Think about it carefully."

"Is that so... but I already made plans with Xiaoling and the others to go on a graduation trip. How about you come with us?"

"Well, I can take you later after you guys come back..."

He said softly, looking towards the side.

"Just the two of us."

"Huh...?"

"Anyway..."

He seemed to realize that he had let slip of something he shouldn't have said.

Quickly, he continued,

"Think about it, Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia... think it over."

"Brother..."

She didn't answer immediately, instead looking at the floor.

After a while, she looked up at him and asked,

"When you went to the parent-teacher meeting today... did you hear anything?"

"..."

He hesitated for a moment.

Silently, his eyes trembled.

Intuition, sometimes a scary thing...

"I just said that... anyways, you don't have anything to do during that summer after graduation, right?"

He thought for a moment, then smiled and said.

"Is that so..."

She looked at him suspiciously for a moment, then turned her head and looked out the window.

"Let's talk about it when the time comes."

She rested her chin on her hand and spoke softly.

After all, it was about next year, and there were too many variables. It was too early to make a decision...

"Well, let me know when you decide."

"Oh, sure..."

She hesitated and responded.

It wasn't because of any other considerations, she was just curious...

Why did her clueless brother suddenly become so nice...

"..."

Despite her confusion, she didn't ask further.

Or rather, she didn't dare to ask any further...

"Alright then."

"Yeah."

Seeing her nod, he finally stretched and yawned satisfactorily.

Standing up, he walked towards the door.

Closing it gently.

But in less than two seconds, a head popped in from outside.

"Rainie."

"What's the matter again?"

"It's really dark outside."

"And then...?"

"Can I sleep in your room?"

"..."

She lowered her eyelids, looking at him.

Without saying a word, she took three or four steps to the front of the door.

With a click, she closed the door.

"Little one, be careful next time! My hand almost got caught!"

His complaints came from outside the door.

And she, with her forehead pressed against the door, stood there quietly.

Until the sound outside completely disappeared,

She spoke softly:

"Fool."