This time, Yuzhe paid with his own money. After all, his two younger sisters weren’t nearly as big eaters as Little Lychee.

So he tried to avoid using the bank card Yuche had given him whenever he could. What kind of older brother had no dignity to uphold?

Winter afternoons after noon were neither too cold nor too warm. Aside from feeling a little sleepy, the weather was still perfect for shopping.

Yuzhe followed the two girls back into the mall, and they took the elevator straight up to the fourth floor.

The clothing section.

To be honest, there really weren’t many people shopping here. Most of the clothing section on the fourth floor of West City Mall was made up of high-end brands, and the prices were ridiculously expensive.

The more reasonably priced clothes were actually all on the first floor.

But Zixiao brought them straight to the fourth floor. Why? Because Yuche was here! Since she was around, of course Zixiao was going to bleed her dry!

As they passed the men’s section, Yuzhe patted Zixiao on the shoulder. “When you two are done shopping, could you come take a look around the men’s section with me? I think I might need to buy a few things, too.”

That’s right. Yuzhe had always felt that his own trench coat just wasn’t cool enough.

Yuzhe was still smiling innocently. He had no idea what kind of predicament he’d be facing just one minute later.

“There’s no need for that, big brother.”

Zixiao was telling the truth.

Yuche turned back, a meaningful smile on her face. “Exactly. By the time we’re done shopping in the women’s section, you’ll be done shopping too, big brother. There’s really no need to go to the men’s section.”

“Wha... What do you mean?”

Yuzhe was starting to panic. Whenever someone said something he didn’t understand, he panicked.

Wasn’t he supposed to help them pick out clothes? That meant he had to stay with them while they shopped in the women’s section instead of buying his own clothes. So why would he be done shopping when they were?

Unless...

The women’s section was only a dozen or so meters away, but Yuzhe’s vision suddenly blurred.

Thinking back on their earlier reactions, a wire in Yuzhe’s brain suddenly connected.

Hell lay ahead!

If he was going to run, he had to do it now.

“Um... well... I just remembered I’ve got something to do. The deadline for my manga is coming up, so I need to go... go home.”

Yuche grabbed Yuzhe’s arm as he took a step backward.

“Give it up, big brother. We’re already here. You can’t get away. What did you say you had to do? Draw manga? How dare they give you a deadline? Want me to buy the company that publishes your manga right now? Then you won’t have an excuse, will you?”

Yuche put extra emphasis on the word “excuse.” She was clearly determined not to let Yuzhe escape.

Yuzhe stopped Yuche’s hand just as she was about to make the call, then gave an awkward laugh. “Ahaha... I remembered wrong. It’s fine, there’s no deadline. But...”

Yuzhe looked at Yuche almost pleadingly. “Just this once. The women’s clothes are the one thing I really can’t do. I’ll agree to anything else, big brother’s word. Just... not the women’s clothes, okay?”

Ever since he was a child, people had half-jokingly, half-seriously called Yuzhe the “Su Family’s eldest daughter” and the “Su Family’s real princess.” He’d long since developed a psychological scar when it came to women’s clothes.

“I won’t force you to do anything you don’t like, big brother.” Yuche looked at him gently, then suddenly grew startlingly determined. “But this is the one thing I absolutely have to do! I have to see you in women’s clothes! No, with your looks, not dressing you in women’s clothes would be a crime! It’d be an insult to creation itself! Do you even know how perfect you are?! Do you know how disappointed I’d be if we came all this way and I didn’t get to see you dressed as a girl?!”

Yuche’s barrage of praise left Yuzhe stunned, but that didn’t mean he was going to give in. Wearing women’s clothes was his bottom line.

Zixiao was dumbstruck. As expected of Yuche! If they wanted to see their big brother in women’s clothes, they needed her help. Zixiao could never pull this off herself.

But Yuzhe rarely dug in his heels like this, and today he did. “I don’t care what you two say this time. I’m not wearing them! There’s absolutely no way I’m putting on women’s clothes!” He stared back at Yuche with even greater determination. “Got it? Absolutely not!”

Yuche gave the faintest smile, as if she’d expected this all along.

When your big brother digs in his heels, the only answer is to be even more stubborn!

Today, I, Su Yuche, am going to see my big brother dressed as a girl!

“Big brother, did you know men’s clothes have their limits?”

“If you want to reach a new level, you have to go beyond men’s clothes.”

Why did that sound so familiar? Yuzhe raised an eyebrow. “Yuche, what exactly are you trying to say?”

Today, Yuche was going to become a devil, all for the chance to behold the true perfection of creation.

So she took a deep breath and began her performance. “What I mean is, I don’t want to be human—ugh, no, no, I got that wrong! I mean, if you don’t wear women’s clothes for me today, I’m never going to school again!”

Using herself—the person her big brother cared about most—as leverage, Yuche knew she’d played a truly ruthless card. But today, she had to succeed!

“Th... You... I...”

Yuzhe’s thoughts were a complete mess, like a pair of earphones twisted into a hopeless knot. It was awful. There was no way out.

So he turned a pleading look on Zixiao. “Zixiao... you have to help me...”

Looking at Yuzhe like that, Zixiao almost gave in for a moment. Should they just let their big brother off the hook?

But then she imagined seeing Yuzhe dressed as a girl... That thought crashed over her like a tsunami, sweeping away the brief flicker of her “conscience.”

So she answered, “Um... I kind of want to see big brother dressed as a girl too...”

Yuzhe was miserable. Truly, utterly miserable.

Still, at least Zixiao hadn’t threatened him with herself the way Yuche had.

But Zixiao’s very next words shattered his hopes. “If big brother doesn’t dress as a girl today, I’m never going to school again either!”

“I’ll wear them! I’ll wear them, okay?!”

Yuzhe practically shouted in despair. Thankfully, there weren’t many people around. Otherwise, everyone would’ve thought he’d just suffered some kind of shock.

Yuzhe looked as if he’d turned completely gray and white, ready to drift away on the slightest breeze.

He let every last bit of strength drain from his body as Yuche and Zixiao each took one of his hands and dragged him toward the women’s section.

There wasn’t a single customer in the women’s section just then, which was at least a little considerate of Yuzhe.

The friendly sales assistant spotted the customers and hurried over to welcome them.

She didn’t even get the chance to put on her practiced, professional smile before she froze in place.

Because the three people in front of her... were just way too beautiful.

The one in the middle most of all. Even with that utterly miserable expression, teeth gritted and brows furrowed, he couldn’t hide his inborn grace. His silver hair and features seemed to rival the bright moon.

The sight left her momentarily dazed.

But she was a professional sales assistant. Though she was still stunned, she quickly pulled herself together. “Hello, you three! Are you here to look at some clothes? We’ve just received several new styles that are right on trend. You’ve come at the perfect time!”

That sounded great and all, but to Yuzhe, it was nothing but painful to hear.

What? New styles? And they’re right on trend? It’s over. It’s all over. Hold on, manly heart!

Yuche patted Yuzhe on the arm to comfort him. She felt bad for him... but she really wanted to see this...

Seeing that her big brother had all but given up resisting, Yuche looked up at the sales assistant and said, “We’re not buying clothes for ourselves. We’re shopping for our older sister today.” She pointed at Yuzhe beside her. “Please bring out anything you think would look good so she can try it on. Our older sister is very particular about clothes, after all. She’s so pretty! She deserves to wear the prettiest things!”

“Don’t worry.” The sales assistant hadn’t noticed Yuzhe’s steadily growing despair and began making promises. “This is the first time I’ve ever seen such a beautiful customer. You’re so beautiful it’s hard to believe... I’ll bring out the best clothes in my section! This is a challenge for me, too!”

Why was even the sales assistant getting so fired up?!

Yuzhe knew there was no way he’d get out of this today.

He stared at the flashy women’s clothes hanging on the wall, his face ashen.