Chapter 62: My Younger Sister Calls Me Brother Again
Finished, finished, it actually shattered! Is Xiao An inside alright?
Generally speaking, shouldn’t these eggs be very sturdy! Why did it shatter just by bumping into the stairs!
What will happen if it shatters?
—In an instant, my mind conjured up the terrifying product known as a “live pearl embryo,” and then—thinking that Xiao An might also end up like that, my head was about to explode.
And at this moment, Xinran, of all people, grabbed my collar and pulled me over, pressing me with an angry expression.
“Juncheng An, what exactly are you up to? Why do you try to run away as soon as you see me?
Then I exploded, and without looking back, I shouted loudly.
“It’s you! Can’t you just pretend you didn’t see me! Why do you always have to chase after me! It’s the same at home, too. Every time I go out, you have to interrogate me thoroughly. I’ve really had enough! In the end, you don’t care about me at all, do you! Why do you still insist on clinging to me!”
“….”
Ah, terrible, did I overdo it?
The terrible reality of the shattered egg and Xinran, who caused it, caused my mood to rapidly deteriorate. I accidentally blurted out everything I was thinking.
This is actually very irresponsible. Although the egg shattering is related to Xinran, the main responsibility doesn’t lie with her. If anyone is to blame, it’s only myself for not being able to protect it properly. Moreover, in the end, this was just an accident.
I don’t know why I suddenly lost control. I shouldn’t have blamed my own younger sister. Perhaps it’s because my heart has changed, causing the special status my sisters used to hold in my heart to disappear. It’s also possible that because Xinran is not the Xinran who loves me, I instinctively didn’t treat her as a sister… To be honest, I don’t even understand what I’m thinking anymore.
As a result, this kind of thing happened….
I felt increasingly useless and full of regret, but words, once spoken, are like spilled water—they cannot be taken back.
Tsk, what am I doing at such a critical juncture…
“Juncheng, it’s alright.”
Xue Qing shifted from her position back-to-back with me to beside the egg, pointing at the shattered area and saying.
“Only the eggshell is cracked.”
“Huh? Really?!”
I quickly turned the egg, carefully examining the cracks. Indeed, as Xue Qing said, although spiderweb-like cracks had appeared on the eggshell, it showed no signs of breaking apart.
It was like a tempered glass screen protector on a phone; it wouldn’t shatter when dropped but would only form a pattern of cracks.
Hoo, this is truly a blessing in disguise. I let out a sigh of relief, and my heavy heart felt a little lighter.
“It seems there’s still hope…”
With my biggest worry gone, I suddenly remembered that Xinran’s issue hadn’t been resolved yet.
I had yelled at her so loudly just now; she must be very angry. I hadn’t heard her voice for a long time, and I figured she was probably so angry she couldn’t even speak.
Recalling her icy gaze, capable of killing people, whenever she was angry after we argued in the past, my neck chilled, and I felt like my end was near.
But what must be faced must be faced. I can’t just stand here frozen forever, right? I slowly turned around. Thinking that Xinran was now completely unclothed after being cut by Xue Qing, I covered my eyes with one hand and spoke in a conciliatory, gentle tone.
“Um, Xinran, I wasn’t…”
Receiving no response, I felt a bit guilty. I slowly opened the gap between my fingers to secretly observe Xinran’s reaction.
Then, the moment I saw her face, I froze.
W-what?
She’s crying?
Xinran maintained that dazed expression with her mouth slightly ajar, large tears streaming from the corners of her eyes, dripping onto her chest and then tracing the curve of her body.
I was stunned. And then, instead of pain and pity, the first emotion that surged into my brain was… excitement.
Xinran in this state possessed an intoxicating beauty…
I reached out, wiped her chin with the pad of my index finger, then gently lifted her chin and leaned my face in.
The distance grew closer, closer and closer! I was like someone possessed, wanting only to lick away her tears, to… kiss her, to possess her.
Then, as my nose brushed against hers and I looked into her teary eyes, my own reflection appeared in her pupils.
Instantly, I snapped back to reality, startled, and pulled my head back, cold sweat trickling down my forehead and back.
Dammit! Am I a scumbag! What kind of joke is this!
Seeing my younger sister cry, my first reaction wasn’t sadness, regret, or the thought of how to comfort her, but excitement? And what was I doing just now? What was I about to do!?
Am I a devil!?
I’ve never hated myself so much. This instinctive reaction made me feel disgusted. I punched myself, and one punch wasn’t enough, so I punched again. After punching both sides of my cheeks, I still couldn’t forgive myself. I turned my head and tried to slam it against the railing of the wall.
But a fair and clean hand was placed in between, stopping my self-harm.
Xinran-
I felt a surge of emotion and looked in the direction of the hand.
SF Light Novel
“Self-harm is bad.”
It wasn’t my beloved younger sister who stopped me, but Xue Qing who reached out and intervened.
This is unexpected. I thought Xue Qing would definitely be happy to see this situation, considering she’s a masochist…
“Physical pain doesn’t alleviate mental pain.”
Xue Qing, you sometimes say very profound things…
However, Xue Qing’s words do make sense. Instead of harming myself here, it’s better to pay more attention to Xinran’s condition.
She must be very confused right now. First, I yelled at her harshly, then I approached her inexplicably, my actions completely illogical.
Mentally preparing myself to be hated by Xinran to the very end, I lowered my head as far as possible and apologized to her.
“I’m sorry! Xinran! It’s all my fault, so…”
My words trailed off as my mouth was suddenly covered. This time, the hand was indeed Xinran’s.
Is she telling me not to apologize?
Her hand covered my mouth and then lifted my face to hers.
I saw that Xinran had stopped crying. Her cheeks were flushed crimson, and her tear-streaked eyes sparkled.
My heart began to race again.
What kind of emotion is this…
I clutched my chest, my expression contorting.
“Pfft, what kind of expression is that? You’re really strange today…”
Smiling through her tears, Xinran’s mood seemed to improve. I finally relaxed completely, a wry smile appearing on my lips as I responded helplessly.
“Yeah, I’m really…”
To be so easily swayed, it seems that discarding my heart has had a greater impact on me than I imagined.
In any case, as long as Xinran has stopped crying, that’s good. I need to quickly find a topic to let this matter pass.
I took off my shirt and handed it to Xinran. She didn’t refuse and put it on.
“Xinran, why are you here?”
“I just saw a button in the elevator that I hadn’t seen before, so I tried pressing it.”
It seems Xinran wasn’t sent by Ruanruan to guard this place but accidentally arrived here.
Then why did I try to flee in such a panic?
If we had talked properly from the beginning, the conflict could have been completely avoided, and the egg with Xiao An inside wouldn’t have cracked. I’m such an idiot.
Perhaps this is the influence of a guilty conscience…
“Don’t you want to ask me why I was crying?”
I was trying to avoid this topic, but Xinran brought it up first.
I really wanted to know why Xinran was crying. I thought she would be very angry, but I never expected her to cry.
I’ve rarely seen Xinran cry since I was a child, and now I’m flustered and don’t know how to react.
“Forget it, you’re probably not interested anyway.”
“No, I really want to know.”
“Even if you ask, I won’t tell you.”
…
Then why did you bother asking me in the first place!
I almost blurted it out but managed to hold back.
Xinran had just stopped crying; I couldn’t say anything foolish that would upset her again.
“Alright, my matters are not important. What about you? Why are you here? And what is that egg?”
“Hmm? Xinran, you don’t know anything?”
“Know what?”
She doesn’t seem to be faking it… Xue Qing said everyone had forgotten Xiao An’s existence, so it seems Xinran truly doesn’t know the truth.
Seeing my silence, Xinran realized there was a hidden story here and said straightforwardly.
“If you don’t want to tell me, that’s fine. But there’s one thing you must answer… Are you leaving?”
“Huh? Why… you would know.”
“I can tell from your state. The previous you was just a beast controlled by your lower body, only driven by instinct. Now you’ve finally regained a bit of your human appearance.
“Since you’re going up, take the elevator. How long will it take to get to the top if you have to carry such a big egg up the stairs?”
“Most of the maids are in a meeting on the second floor right now, but a few are still on the first floor. I’ll go up first and try to distract them. You can use this chance to take the elevator to the first floor and escape.”
“Xinran, you’re going to help me?”
“Yes. Since you’ve returned to your senses and intentionally come to this place to take that egg, it means you have a plan in mind.
You’re so calm. This is the Xinran I know.
“But if Ruanruan discovers you’re helping me…”
“…You call her such an intimate name. But don’t worry, she won’t do anything to me.”
“Just as you call her, she’s actually very soft-hearted. She initially demanded that all of us become your sex slaves, but I completely ignored her, and she didn’t force me.” “Eh?”
“As a woman, I can understand her feelings. She actually doesn’t want you to be with any other woman. She just created this decadent paradise to keep you.
“But in love, if you become passive, you’ve already lost.”
At this moment, Xue Qing also chimed in.
“The more you try to hold on, the more you’ll miss.”
“Alright, hurry up and go. The maids will be done with their meeting soon, and it won’t be so easy to leave then.”
I nodded seriously and then hugged the egg again, following Xinran towards the elevator.
“I’ll go up first. You come up three minutes later.”
Xinran went ahead and got into the elevator, pressing the floor button. As she pressed the button to close the elevator door, Xinran suddenly gave me a faint smile and said in a flat, toneless voice.
“Brother… I’ll wait for you to come back.”
The elevator door closed completely, and my eyes widened.
The last thing she said was: My dear younger sister, ah.
Ah, I will definitely come back and tell you in person, ‘I’m back!’
