When Ning Chu got in the car, she suddenly noticed a girl sitting in the passenger seat.
“Sister Xiao Xi?”
“Morning.” Xiao Xi turned her head with a bright smile. “That your boyfriend?”
“Uh… yeah. Wait—why are you in the car?”
“I figured I’d co see you off too.”
“???”
That didn’t make sense at all. Her brother used to be terrified of Xiao Xi—the woman who bullied him all the way from college to adulthood. How did things change so fast in just a week? Now they seed... way too close.
Not only that—the car didn’t have its usual nasty gasoline sll. Instead, a faint perfu lingered in the air, clean and sweet but not overpowering, the kind that quietly lifted your mood.
Wen Yang, who didn’t know Xiao Xi, leaned toward Ning Chu and whispered in her ear,
“Is that your sister-in-law?”
“Hard to say. Not officially confird yet.”
Her ears imdiately turned pink as she glared at him.
“And stop breathing in my ear! You’re doing that on purpose, aren’t you?”
“Not really.”
She huffed and scooted away from him, holding onto the seat as she leaned forward to peer at her brother in the driver’s seat.
“Bro~”
“Seatbelt,” Ning Yuan said flatly, starting the car—though his cheeks had gained a bit of color.
He had no idea how to explain this.
What was he supposed to say—that Xiao Xi had taken advantage of him while he was drunk and too weak to resist? That she’d... made her move first? How humiliating would that be to admit as her brother?
Besides, even if he knew his sister was far from innocent, in the eyes of any older brother, a little sister was always “pure.”
He glanced sideways at Xiao Xi, his eyes softening despite himself.
It turned out that crossing the line from friendship to sothing more wasn’t as hard as he’d thought—especially when the woman in question was both beautiful and bold.
anwhile, in the back seat, Ning Chu kept sneaking glances at the two up front, biting back laughter as she leaned close to Wen Yang.
“That’s her—the woman who used to bully my brother every day~”
“They’re definitely together now! So fast!”
“Look at my brother’s face—totally drained. He needs to start eating goji berries or sothing to keep up!”
“Just imagine—during the day, Sister-in-law beats him up, and at night she drains him dry. My poor brother~!”
Wen Yang looked down at her puffed cheeks and barely contained giggles, chuckling softly.
“You don’t sound sad at all. You’re enjoying this.”
“I’m sympathizing! My brother’s pitiful!”
That did it—Ning Chu couldn’t hold back anymore and burst into muffled laughter, covering her mouth with both hands as a snort escaped her nose.
Hearing the noise, Xiao Xi turned around curiously. Ning Chu imdiately straightened up and, with the fakest innocent smile, called out sweetly:
“Sister-in-law~!”
To her surprise, Xiao Xi didn’t get angry at all. Her smile only widened.
“Aww~ did you eat yet? Let’s stop sowhere and grab lunch! Your brother’s paying.”
“Wait, why am I paying—”
“We already ate, maybe next ti!” Ning Chu quickly cut him off, grinning.
That settled it—the way Xiao Xi reacted left no doubt in Ning Chu’s mind.
So her brother really was dating her now.
And that was fast—way too fast.
Just last week, her brother treated Xiao Xi like a walking nightmare. Now he looked like a man who’d been... thoroughly “defeated.”
But then again, that was probably for the best.
n were creatures that needed to be kept in check—if you didn’t “drain” them enough, their minds started wandering toward all kinds of nonsense. And knowing her brother, a guy who loved reading harem novels, he definitely needed a firm hand.
Of course, that logic only worked for normal n.
Soone like Wen Yang—basically the walking embodint of a hentai protagonist—was a whole different story. She was the one barely holding herself together.
About an hour later, the small car rolled into the underground parking lot of the high-speed rail station.
The group slowly got out of the car one after another. Ning Chu glanced at the ti—still a little over forty minutes before the train arrived.
She was just about to say sothing when she noticed Xiao Xi limping slightly, holding onto her brother’s arm. Noticing her gaze, Xiao Xi blushed and gave her an embarrassed smile.
Her face had a rosy glow—the unmistakable radiance of a woman well-loved—but that walking posture...
Good grief. Looked like both sides had suffered heavy losses! Even her sister-in-law didn’t co out unscathed~
Well, at least big brother held his own~
“Bro, maybe you should stop here? Sister-in-law doesn’t look too good.”
“I’ll walk you to the waiting area,” Ning Yuan said, steadying Xiao Xi by the arm. Then he turned to Ning Chu and began his usual nagging, “Play all you want when it’s ti to relax, but when school starts, you study seriously, you hear ? Get so more certifications. Don’t think what you learn in school is useless after graduation.”
“I’ll send you living expenses directly from now on—so Mom doesn’t skim off the top as the middleman. Two thousand a month, okay?”
“One thousand’s fine. Wen Yang and I can earn so ourselves.”
Ning Yuan nodded, and the group picked up their luggage, strolling slowly toward the waiting hall entrance.
“Don’t let your writing interfere with your studies… Wen Yang, keep an eye on her, yeah? Don’t let her play gas all day.”
Wen Yang chuckled. “Relax. If she slacks, I’ll whip her into shape.”
“Yeah, she’s the type who won’t move until you hit her a few tis.”
Ning Chu quietly slipped her hand into the hem of his shirt, grabbed a handful of the soft flesh at his waist, and twisted hard.
That kind of ‘whip’ didn’t sound the least bit proper!
Wen Yang’s face went pale with pain.
Completely unaware, Ning Yuan continued lecturing, “Eat more fruits and vegetables—they’re not expensive. Since you’re renting a place, cook for yourselves when you can. Takeout’s too greasy, not healthy—”
Ning Chu was already used to her brother’s endless chatter, nodding absentmindedly to all of it.
They finally reached the waiting hall entrance before her brother stopped, turned around, and said, “Alright, go on. Don’t be late.”
“See you~”
“Bye-bye.”
Watching the two figures—one tall, one short—walk side by side toward the ticket gate, Ning Yuan sighed, murmuring under his breath, “I just hope Wen Yang’s reliable.”
Even though he’d spent so ti with the guy and found him decent enough, he still worried that Wen Yang might secretly be one of those playboy types—or worse, an abuser, or soone with a gambling problem.
When you’re dating, everything seems perfect. But once you move in together or get married… things can change.
“You should worry more about yourself,” Xiao Xi gave him a look, punching his bicep lightly. “I got you a gym mbership. You’re going today!”
“Fine, fine…”
Though her punch was soft—more like a massage than a hit—and had long lost its old force, Ning Yuan still pulled a bitter face.
Well, if working out ant he could have the upper hand at night, then gym it is~
Inside the waiting hall, Ning Chu sat on a chair, leaning her head against Wen Yang’s arm as her eyes wandered toward the digital display board.
She let out a soft sigh. “So winter break’s really over, huh~”
Wen Yang rubbed her small head gently. “Can’t bear to leave ho?”
“That’s not it. It’s just… I think I should move back into the girls’ dorm.”
If she could barely survive when they were two hours apart, then living together with no interruptions…
She’d be dood.
So much for abstinence. The more she tried to quit, the worse it got…
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