Chapter 12: A Late Night Heart-to-Heart

Cheng Yiyi had eaten until she was completely full. If she lay down right now, she definitely would not be able to fall asleep.

“Do you do this every day?” Cheng Yiyi asked, but her hand never loosened, still tightly wrapped around Shen Anyue’s arm.

There was no special reason. It simply felt too nice in her hand.

…Or was there?

“Eating right after dinner and going straight to sleep is bad for your stomach, isn’t it?”

“Ah…?” Shen Anyue was at a loss from the sudden concern.

She could not understand why her sister, who had been so aggressive just a moment ago, had suddenly softened so much.

She had already prepared herself to be a punching bag!

In Shen Anyue’s own eyes, she was simply someone who, through a twist of fate, had taken away another person’s comfortable and wealthy life.

It was not deliberate, but she knew exactly who she was.

She was not the Shen family’s young lady.

She had never thought about staying in a nest that was not hers and holding on to the position of Shen family heiress. All she wanted was to give it back.

And beyond that, she genuinely wanted to compensate Cheng Yiyi. Even if the true heiress treated her like a maid, she would accept it.

So when Cheng Yiyi suddenly changed her attitude, Shen Anyue did not know why, but she was happy from the bottom of her heart.

Rather than being endlessly blamed and bullied, she would much rather have a good, sincere talk with the person in front of her.

Besides, Shen Anyue’s expectations were very, very low.

She was not a money-hungry girl. In matters of the Shen family inheritance or property, she could give in without any limit.

In short, Shen Anyue could be pushed around beyond all bounds.

Of course, only Cheng Yiyi had the right to push her around. If anyone else tried, her three older brothers would beat them to death.

“I’m not going to sleep right now anyway. I’m not sleepy, so I want to play on the computer a little longer.

“During the holidays, my body clock shifts. I wake up at around noon, eat lunch, then as time passes, I eat dinner. At night, which is now, I eat another midnight snack.

“I’ll play for a little while and then go to sleep. I usually skip breakfast.”

“Wouldn’t that be bad for your health?”

Cheng Yiyi had a very regular routine.

During high school winter and summer breaks, she had to stay on an early-to-bed, early-to-rise schedule and work small jobs to help support her family.

Sometimes as a waitress, sometimes as a delivery rider.

Day after day, her body clock had long been set. Even on school days, she did not need an alarm. The moment she opened her eyes, she knew what time it was.

“Probably… not?” Shen Anyue was not sure either. “Anyway, I sleep when I’m sleepy, eat when I’m hungry, and play when I’m free. Heehee~”

“You rarely go out?”

“Mm, I’m a homebody.” Shen Anyue nodded. “Going out is so tiring. When I’m tired, there’s nowhere to lie down, and strangers bother me from time to time.”

Naturally, the strangers Shen Anyue mentioned were not ordinary civilians. Most people knew their limits, and very few thought they deserved the Shen family’s young lady.

So those who came up to talk to her were mostly direct-line descendants of big families, and they did not look bad either.

But Shen Anyue had never bothered to learn which family had which handsome young master. She knew none of them.

To her, weren’t those guys just strangers?

“So you just stay home playing games all day?”

“Mm…”

Shen Anyue thought Cheng Yiyi was questioning her. Instinctively, she hugged what she was holding tight for a sense of security.

What she was holding was Cheng Yiyi’s arm, which got pressed into her chest.

Cheng Yiyi did not say anything, only assessed it silently in her heart: ‘A little smaller than mine, but so soft…’

When they reached Shen Anyue’s door, Cheng Yiyi was about to return to her own room. As soon as she loosened her arm, Shen Anyue grabbed the hem of her clothes.

“Sister…”

The other party’s voice was soft, carrying a plea.

“Do you have any photos of your mom and dad?”

“Yes, lots.” Cheng Yiyi’s family was not well-off, but they had a wonderful atmosphere, so many pictures had been kept.

“Can I see them?”

“There are videos too. Let me find them…”

Cheng Yiyi’s phone had plenty of such videos and pictures. The more Shen Anyue watched, the more she began to open up.

She actually cared a lot about her biological parents.

It was just that Cheng Yiyi had come sooner. Otherwise, Shen Anyue would have gone to look for her birth family herself.

“Your family was not well off…” Shen Anyue’s tone carried a sense of pity, yet it was not disgust. Instead, her guilt toward Cheng Yiyi increased a little more.

In her eyes, the hardship she should have endured had instead been borne by this beautiful sister.

“Actually, it wasn’t as bad as you think. It’s just my paternal grandparents who made trouble. They didn’t support my schooling and came to ask Mom and Dad for money on a regular basis.

“Those two pests were easy to handle. Once they got the money, they went away.

“Besides, they didn’t affect me much. To be honest, I’ve only met my paternal and maternal grandparents a few times since I was born.

“All their attacks were taken by Mom and Dad.”

“Mom and Dad are really gentle…”

At this thought, Shen Anyue’s lips curved into a slight smile, and her eyes were filled with a tenderness that could not dissipate.

Whenever she was silent, she would stare blankly at Cheng Yiyi’s eyes.

Because of the subtle height difference, Shen Anyue had to lift her head slightly, looking exactly like a well-behaved cat.

She also paid close attention to Cheng Yiyi’s matters.

Because only by understanding her past could Shen Anyue be ready to make up for it.

But those things definitely could not be covered in a short while.

Coincidentally, neither of them was sleepy at the moment.

So Shen Anyue simply pulled Cheng Yiyi into her room and shut the door.

“Wow, your room…”

Shen Anyue’s room was extremely delicate, filled with a light fragrance.

There was a gaming sofa, a top-tier panoramic PC case, and a high-refresh-rate monitor.

The walls were covered with anime characters.

Clearly, Shen Anyue was into anime.

Looking closely, all of those anime characters were female.

Elaina, Saber the King of Knights, Violet, some blue-haired airheaded goddess…

While Cheng Yiyi’s eyes wandered all over the room, Shen Anyue’s heart was filled with unease.

Perhaps some boys could not figure out the logic.

Think of it this way: your bro is staring at the handsome guy posters all over your room, lost in thought.

But Cheng Yiyi did not realize there was anything wrong, because she also thought those posters looked great.

All in all, the two of them seemed to share the same symptom?

Eh, misery loves company.

Shen Anyue’s gaming sofa was placed right next to her bed, so when she got tired of playing, she could turn around and immediately fall asleep.

The computer was on. The standby wallpaper was also quite classy, clearly from Aper!

She gently moved the mouse, and the homepage appeared.

The screen was filled with a dazzling array of games!

Some people would definitely ask, doesn’t Shen Anyue get tired of playing these things every day?

That’s a joke. If you can get bored of games, then why even live?

The author has personally tested this as well. Having played for over ten to twenty years, if the symptoms of boredom appear, just switch to a new game and you’ll be cured.

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