Chapter 113

"Brother...?"

She snapped out of her thoughts.

Her eyes widened and she had a hint of redness in the corners of her eyes.

"..."

The surrounding sounds seemed to disappear, and suddenly it became quiet.

"I found you~"

Samson Nan squinted his eyes and looked down at her.

"..."

...

Even though it was close to 0 degrees Celsius.

There were beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Why?"

Her lips trembled slightly.

Her voice seemed to come from her throat.

"You would be here..."

"Why~"

He sat next to her, looking ahead.

With a hint of a smile, he spoke softly.

"I just felt like you would be here."

He didn't look at her, but reached out and placed his hand on her head.

"Hmm... is this what people call telepathy~?"

...

"You're lying..."

Her voice trembled as she buried her face in the scarf.

"When have I lied to you?"

"And you said you didn't..."

"Is that so~"

He didn't answer, smiling nonchalantly as he looked ahead.

"..."

"Besides, it's not difficult to find you~"

He said and laughed.

"Just look at you, you don't have any friends, do you? Where else can you go? Ah! Ouch, that hurts!"

Before he finished speaking, she stomped on his foot.

"Hmph..."

She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, biting her lip and looking away.

"Hey, to your big brother who came from far away to find you, is this the kind of attitude you have?"

"It's not like I asked you to come..."

"..."

He didn't say anything, turning his face slightly to glance at her with the corner of his eye.

"What about Xiaoyu..."

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"Even though I don't really think that way in my heart, I always end up saying things that I regret, things that go against my true feelings..."

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"Surprisingly, you're quite clumsy."

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A moment of silence.

"Well, as for me..."

He muttered to himself, speaking softly.

"But even your hypocritical words, I like them all the same..."

"What...!"

Her mind went blank for a moment. She was about to speak but realized something.

Her voice choked in her throat and she swallowed it back.

...

"By the way, Little One, where did you buy your apple?"

"..."

"Little One!"

"Huh?"

She shook her head, raising it.

"No, why are you sitting so far away? I won't eat you..."

"What... what are you saying!"

Her face turned red from her cheeks to her ears in an instant.

She grabbed the apple and threw it at him.

"Whoa!"

Luckily, he reacted quickly and caught the apple.

"Why are you being so generous today..."

He paused for a moment, looking at her in suspicion, then used his hand to wipe the apple.

Then he opened his mouth.

"Wait..."

She put her hand on her chest, hesitated, and averted her gaze.

"What's wrong?"

"The... the apple... I took a bite..."

"...?"

He was momentarily stunned.

He moved it slightly, took a glance.

There was indeed a small bite mark on it.

...

"Is that so, lick lick lick..."

"You...? Aren't you disgusted by this?"

She became flustered, stomping her feet, wanting to snatch the apple back.

"Oh? That earlier..."

He raised the apple high while pressing his finger against his lips.

"Does it count as indirect...?"

"It doesn't!"

Her face turned bright red, almost on the verge of tears. She stumbled and pounced on him.

"Then..."

He lowered his head, looking at Raina Nan in his arms.

Hesitating, he slightly bent down.

He reached out and moved aside her bangs.

Without any warning,

He kissed her forehead.

"Does this count as one?"

"......"

In an instant, her mind went blank.

She slightly opened her mouth, widening her eyes.

Samson Nan's expression on his face didn't change much, and he just stared into her eyes from a close distance.

"......"

"Ah! Those two people are kissing!"

At this moment, a passing child grabbed his mother's hand and pointed over here, exclaiming.

"......!"

She was startled, quickly covered her forehead with her hand, and stepped back.

Her face turned as red as a ripe peach.

"Why are you shouting!"

The mother quickly slapped his hand.

With some apologetic gestures, she bowed to them.

"Sorry, this child is very impolite..."

"It's alright~"

He didn't say much, just smiled lightly and waved his hand.

...

The annoying child was pulled away.

But her heart couldn't help but beat fast.

...

As midnight approached, the crowd of revelers in the park began to gradually disperse.

Little by little, people started passing by them.

She buried her face in her scarf, carefully using the corner of her eye to glance at his profile.

He didn't seem to want to say anything, propping up his chin and watching the crowd in the distance.

Calmly, just like all the Christmases they had spent together in the past...

But why...

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"That person just now..."

After a moment of silence, she spoke softly.

"It was..."

"What was it~"

He interrupted her.

Turned his head and looked at her like that.

"......"

She was stunned for a moment, lowered her head slightly.

"...a prank?"

She muttered softly, feeling a bit uneasy, avoiding his gaze.

"Hmm..."

He scratched his cheek, pondering something.

"A feeling of going with the flow?"

"What does that mean..."

"Take it seriously~"

He turned his face, getting closer to her ear.

"If I were to say..."

He paused for two seconds as he spoke.

"Would you be scared?"

"......"

She was dazed, looking at the ground.

The voice still lingered in her ears, not dispersing.

Scared...?

"I don't know..."

"Right?"

He smiled with narrowed eyes.

After a while, he pointed at his lips.

"So, this is our secret..."

"......"

A secret...

She fell silent.

But is this kind of secret really what she wants...

At this moment, she couldn't be sure.

...

"Let's go, let's take a walk~

He held her hand and stood up.

"......"

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Brother, what are you thinking...

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"Yuyu, your hands are so cold."

He pinched her small hand and said.

"Maybe we've been sitting here for too long..."

She whispered, sniffing her nose.

"Snot got into my mouth..."

"......"

She paused for a moment.

Grabbed his arm.

Pressed her face against his clothes and rubbed it.

"You came back again, didn't you? So dirty!"

"I learned from you..."

"......"

He was speechless, lowering his head to look at her slightly flushed side face.

After a while, he raised the corners of his mouth and looked to the side.

"What are you smiling at?"

"Nothing..."

"Hmph!"

"Why did you kick me!"

"I like..."

"You like me?"

"I like kicking you! Kick you to death!"

"I'm impressed! The inherited Foshan Shadowless Kick!"

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...

For him, as an older brother, he didn't miss any of his sister's Christmases.

This is probably one of the few things he can be proud of...

Although he didn't know if next year, the year after, or whenever, this scene in front of him would suddenly come to an end...

But before that...

He didn't want to let go of her hand...

......

......

"Xiaoyu, your classmate is here!"

Mom shouted upstairs.

"Coming."

After a while, Raina Nan came down wearing slippers.

"Come in."

"Sorry to disturb..."

Roxie Lin poked her head out and looked inside.

"Could you move your butt please? You're blocking me."

Bell Tong stood behind her and patted her butt.

"Annoying..."

Roxie Lin pouted and bent down to change her shoes.

"Xiaoyu, ask your classmate to come in and sit down."

Dad greeted them as he saw that there were guests.

In his memory, Raina Nan had never had a classmate come to their house before.

This made him a bit nervous too...

"Hello, uncle..."

"Hello, uncle~"

"Haha, come in quickly. Must be freezing outside."

The heater was on in the house, so he invited them in.

"My room is upstairs."

"Oh..."

Roxie Lin was a bit reserved, and followed Raina Nan upstairs.

......

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"Oh Nan..."

Mom came out of the kitchen when she saw that they had gone upstairs.

"Is this how students are nowadays? They have to review their lessons together?"

"What's wrong with that? It's good to ask each other if there's anything you don't understand."

"Hmph..."

Mom glanced at him.

"That's what you say. But who knows if they're having fun up there? And I heard that short girl, what's her name, Bell Tong or something... she's not a good student."

"Why are you talking nonsense?"

Dad didn't want to bother her and sat on the sofa, picking up the newspaper.

"I'm telling you seriously, but you don't take it seriously!"

"Oh, why do you have so many thoughts!"

Dad said and patted the coffee table.

"Don't worry about what they're doing. It's progress that Xiaoyu has friends coming to our house now!"

"Well, you seem to have a positive attitude..."

......

Mom hummed and didn't say anything more.

Perhaps on this point, the couple had come to a similar understanding...

......

"Xiaoyu's dad is really kind."

Roxie Lin sat on her bed and smiled.

"Really..."

"Yeah, my dad rarely smiles. If others don't know him, they would think he's angry all the time. Hehe."

"My dad is quite similar. I don't know if it's because of his bad temper or his fierce appearance, but he feels completely different from Xiaoyu's dad..."

Bell Tong said, taking out a few books from her school bag.

She put them on the small round table in the room.

"Alright, let's get down to business."

"You're so serious today?"

"Hmph~ I don't want to be left behind by you guys all the time..."

She opened a book, covering her face with it.

Speaking softly.

"~~"

Raina Nan squinted, looking at her.

She remembered Bell Tong saying before that she wanted to go to college with them.

Originally, she thought it was just a joke for the carefree Bell Tong.

But it seemed like she was really making an effort...

"Well, you better remember it well. I won't repeat it."

"Ah..."

Bell Tong used the book to half cover her face, revealing her two eyes as she looked at Raina Nan.

"Xiaoyu, you seem to be in a good mood?"

"Huh?"

She paused for a moment, then lowered her head slightly.

"Do I...?"

"Something good happened?"

"No, nothing..."

"Is that so..."

Bell Tong propped up her chin and looked at her.

She felt like they were completely different from a while ago...

"~"

"......"

Only then did Bell Tong turn her head and notice that Roxie Lin was also leaning on the table beside her.

With a smile on her face and narrow eyes, she said, "Hey, do you know something?"

As she spoke, she nudged her with her elbow.

"Well..."

Roxie Lin paused and turned her head, speaking softly.

"I won't tell you~"

"Huh?"

She reached under the table and pinched her thigh.

"Hahaha! It tickles!"

"You two, if you don't want to study, leave..."

"Tsk..."

Bell Tong clicked her tongue and looked at Roxie Lin, who had a smug expression, feeling slightly irritated.

"..."

She always felt like this person was hiding something...

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