From the way my brother’s been acting lately, Nuonuo’s sensitive heart could feel that my brother was different with her than before, but exactly how, she couldn’t quite explain.
So, even though Da Bao very clearly said that her matters were important to him, Nuonuo didn’t truly take it to heart.
She vaguely beca self-aware and cultivated self-discipline. In the future, she’d better not bother Brother Dabao with her trivial matters.
The cream puff was quickly devoured halfway by her and Little Treasure, and her level of awareness unknowingly rose to a new level.
"In the future, you must tell Brother if anything happens, alright?"
Da Bao couldn’t stand being ignored, even less being slowly squeezed out of her life.
"Mm! I understand!" Nuonuo obediently agreed, but agreeing verbally was one thing; what she thought in her heart was another.
In his heart, Da Bao was happy. Gently, he wiped away the crumbs at the corner of her mouth, thinking maybe he was overthinking. This little girl couldn’t possibly be so deceitful; when she said she forgot, perhaps she really did forget.
Da Bao never expected that he, always firm-willed, would one day be caught in the anxiety of gains and losses because of a little girl. Watching her, hungry like a little glutton cat licking her tongue while eating cream puffs, Da Bao chuckled at himself and couldn’t tear his eyes away from the little girl’s face.
"Brother, you eat too!" The little girl wasn’t soone who hogged food; she grabbed one and held it to his mouth.
Da Bao naturally opened his mouth to catch it, his lips touched her fingertips, and without thinking, he stuck out his tongue and licked it.
But that girl, Nuonuo, didn’t notice that her brother, whom she was unwittingly making shy, had acted playfully. She saw so crumbs on her fingertips and childishly stuck out her tongue to lick them, her little eyes focusing intently on her fingertips.
This childish look, Da Bao had seen many tis before, but today, watching her, he found it especially enticing. His gaze darkened, his body tightened sowhere, breath caught; the almost uncontrollable impulse left him flustered, making him turn abruptly to stare intensely out the car window...
Da Bao silently cried out "not good!" in his heart!
As he got stirred up more and more often, his emotions surfacing frequently, Da Bao finally couldn’t deceive himself any longer.
Regarding his feelings for Nuonuo, he was utterly certain—his affection for Nuonuo was that of a man for a woman, not sibling-like!
Now that Da Bao had a definite answer, he thought he really needed to consider how to handle this affection from here on out.
On Da Bao’s side, he finally recognized and decided to face his own feelings.
But he didn’t know that Nuonuo’s feelings had also shifted over the past few days.
That night, Nuonuo suggested that Little Treasure accompany her to do her howork. Da Bao didn’t think much about it, took his computer into the living room, planning to have a good talk with her after she finished her howork, worried that the little girl might still be brooding over what happened a couple of days ago.
Nuonuo finished her howork just as the clock struck nine.
Da Bao didn’t have ti to keep her there; Nuonuo had already packed her bag, said goodnight, and dashed back to her bedroom like a stick of oil on her feet, slamming the door shut, even skipping the usual goodnight kiss.
Da Bao felt a bit defeated, stood up to follow, only to hear Little Treasure say, "Sister is probably just tired; she was yawning while doing her howork earlier."
Upon hearing this, Da Bao thought it better not to disturb her—there’s always tomorrow, right?
Besides, given the little girl’s strong allure on him, and his self-control so weak it could crumble at a touch, he dared not rashly intrude into her bedroom.
Just a little finger-sucking scene let his imagination run wild; if he saw her in a princess nightgown with white calves on display while lying on her bed, he wasn’t entirely confident he could control himself.
Da Bao had indeed confird his feelings, but he equally understood that in the upcoming years, no matter how much he endured until his blood vessels were about to burst, he absolutely couldn’t lay a finger on Nuonuo.
Da Bao thoughtfully stared at Nuonuo’s bedroom door for a while, then turned and walked back to the back hall, kissed Little Treasure’s forehead, said goodnight, and left Little Treasure in the back hall, returning to his room.
Little Treasure watched his brother’s back, feeling that his brother and sister had been acting strangely lately, but where exactly, he couldn’t say.
Nuonuo returned to her bedroom so punctually because she needed to call Si Jun.
Si Jun had said that from 9:00 to 9:30 in the evening was their free ti for activities, during which they could watch TV, surf the internet, or make calls.
Originally, she didn’t need to make the call in her room, but after the scolding she received from her brother over Si Jun’s call the other night, even dim-witted she knew that her brother didn’t like Si Jun.
But even knowing that her brother didn’t like Si Jun, she couldn’t help but want to know—after receiving the violin yesterday, did he follow the instructional videos she sent him and practice?
The call was to the orphanage’s landline; the voice answering was very young. After Nuonuo said she was looking for Si Jun, the voice shouted loudly, "Brother Jun, it’s your call."
Soon, a slightly winded voice ca on the line, "Hello, this is Si Jun."
"Si Jun, this is Ji Sihan. Did you receive the violin?"
The courier who picked it up yesterday had told her that local deliveries could arrive the sa afternoon, so he should have received the violin yesterday.
"Yes, I got it. Thank you! I was tutoring Xiao Hui last night, so I didn’t have ti to call and thank you. Sorry."
On the phone, Si Jun kept apologizing, but clearly, he’s no longer as reserved as when they first t.
"No problem, I just wanted to ask if you’re used to the violin?"
Nuonuo, experiencing a so-called friendship for the first ti, was especially attentive and concerned.
"It’s great! I love it! Oh! I t my idol today; not only is he a good student, but he’s also very nice. He donated a lot of money and supplies to our orphanage and introduced several teachers to us. Starting tomorrow, I can also learn violin from a teacher."
Nuonuo was happy for Si Jun upon hearing this.
"Really? That’s wonderful. Having a teacher will definitely make it easier than learning from videos."
"Yes, but the videos you sent were very professional; I’ve watched the beginner one a few tis already."
Knowing she had been helpful made Nuonuo feel delighted.
"Si Han, I’ll send your violin back to you tomorrow."
"Ah, why? I don’t lack a violin; you can keep it for now!" Nuonuo got a bit anxious.
"That person I ntioned donated a lot of items to our orphanage, including a violin," Si Jun replied in an unhurried manner.
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