Chapter 138: Because We Are Family Bound by the Deepest Ties

Su Xiao Zi lightly fluttered her eyelashes and slowly lifted her head.
In her eyes shimmered something like a pool of autumn water.

Su Xiaoxiao’s gentle smile sent a warm current flowing through her heart.
She secretly took a deep breath, gathered her courage,
and managed to return a small, reluctant smile.

“Even if I have a lot of troublesome flaws…
you still think I’m the best little sister in your heart?”

“Mm.”

“I-I’m actually really bad, you know! Really, really bad!
When I see Big Brother together with other girls,
my heart hurts so much…
I don’t want any other girl to get close to you!
I just want to selfishly keep you all to myself…”

“Can you… understand someone like me…?”

Su Xiao Zi spoke in a low voice, her cheeks gradually flushing red.

“Hm~ Xiao Zi is unexpectedly quite possessive, huh?
If that makes you unhappy, I’ll try my best to avoid situations like that.”

“But… but that’s not really right, is it…?
You don’t have to spoil me like this…
If you do, I’ll… I’ll end up becoming really selfish and willful…
It’s okay to scold me a little when I deserve it…”

“No scolding.”

“You have to scold me! Bad kids need to be reprimanded so they can change!”

“No scolding.”

“Scold me, Big Brother!
Otherwise I might really start interfering with your relationships with other people…
I’ll just get worse and worse, and then there won’t even be a chance to regret it!”

“I’m not scolding you!”

“Scold me!”

“I said no! When I say no, I mean no!”

“Please scold me already! Ahh, I’m starting to forget what the word ‘scold’ even means!”

“Your request is seriously so weird!”

Unexpectedly, the two people in the room ended up bickering over this very issue —
to the point where Su Xiaoxiao looked like she was about to cry from sheer exasperation.

With a calm expression, Su Xiaoxiao opened her arms.
She knelt on the bed, straightened her back,
and gently pulled Su Xiao Zi into her embrace.
Her chin rested softly on the top of her sister’s head,
while one small hand stroked her back in soothing circles.

“No — there’s that one joke, right?
‘Little sisters are gifts from heaven to their big brothers.’
Of course I have to cherish and dote on you.
Besides, Xiao Zi is the best little sister in the world.
You haven’t done anything wrong.
There’s no need for scolding.”

Leaning against Su Xiaoxiao’s warm chest,
Su Xiao Zi suddenly realized she was crying very loudly.
All at once, she had inexplicably turned into a silly little crybaby.

Watching her sister’s tear-streaked face, Su Xiaoxiao panicked a little.
She still didn’t fully understand why Xiao Zi was crying,
but she simply stayed there — quietly being the person her little sister could cling to and cry freely in front of.

Sometimes, no matter the reason,
people just need to cry to release all the emotions they’ve bottled up inside.
But so many people lack someone who will simply listen while they cry —
and they don’t want to stare at their own reflection in the mirror like a pathetic fool pitying themselves.
So the pressure just keeps building.

Su Xiaoxiao gently stroked Su Xiao Zi’s back and said with self-deprecating humor:

“I’m really ashamed — I’m flat-chested.
No soft cushion for you to lean against.”

Su Xiao Zi shook her head, wiped away her tears,
and forced the corners of her mouth upward into a smile.

“As long as it’s Big Brother…
even if it’s hard, it’s fine.”

“Xiao Zi… are you telling dirty jokes now?”

“Ah… ah!?”

The moment Su Xiaoxiao pointed it out,
Su Xiao Zi’s brain finally caught up.
She realized she’d just said something rather indecent.
Her cheeks instantly turned as red as ripe apples —
the flush spreading all the way to her ears.

“Jeez, Big Brother, stop it already!
You’re a girl now, but your mind is still so perverted!”

“Misunderstanding!? Is this my fault?
Weren’t you the one who said something weird and made me think that?”

“If you weren’t a pervert, you wouldn’t have thought that way!”

“Yeah… fair point…”

Su Xiaoxiao scratched the back of her head,
lightly knocked her own forehead as self-punishment.
Su Xiao Zi pouted with flushed cheeks and mumbled:

“Um… anyway…
since you said I could be like this…
can I be a little selfish right now?”

“Mm, completely fine. Want to lean on me a bit longer?”

“No… um… it’s a little hard to say…”

“Want me to sleep with you tonight?”

“Ah, that sounds nice too, but… there’s something I want even more…”

Su Xiaoxiao reached over to the desk, grabbed a tissue,
and personally wiped away the tear tracks from Su Xiao Zi’s pear-blossom-in-rain face —
making sure not a single trace remained.
Otherwise she looked far too pitiful.

This scene unconsciously brought back memories of childhood —
how she used to hold her little sister just like this to comfort her.

She wondered… had she managed to be a good big brother all this time?
If she had, that would be wonderful.

Because now there was no longer a chance to be one anymore.
Their roles had reversed —
and honestly, being taken care of by her little sister felt pretty nice.

Su Xiao Zi shyly lowered her head and, after some hesitation, finally voiced her wish:

“Um… since Big Brother already kissed Evran…
could you… kiss me too…?”

“Oh?”

“Ah! Of course, if you don’t want to, it’s fine!
I won’t really be that selfish!
Because… I really don’t want Big Brother to hate me…
I want to be a good girl…”

Su Xiao Zi nervously rubbed her hands together,
placed them between her thighs,
shrank her head down,
and stared fixedly at her own lap —
too afraid to look anywhere else.

“Sure. As long as it’s not on the mouth —
and obviously not any private areas!”

“Really… okay?”

“Mm.”

In that instant, Su Xiaoxiao leaned down
and pressed a gentle kiss to her sister’s delicate, fair cheek.

Su Xiao Zi felt an electric current race through her entire body.
Her shoulders trembled slightly.
Her cheeks burned even redder.
She kept her head lowered and whispered:

“…Not enough…”

“Huh? Then—”

She leaned in again
and kissed the other cheek.
She could feel how scalding hot her sister’s face was —
yet the expression was utterly adorable.

“…Still not enough…”

Su Xiaoxiao occasionally wanted to act spoiled too —
especially at times like this.
After a brief pause, she responded energetically:

“Then! Let’s find another spot to kiss!”

After thinking for a moment,
she planted the third kiss on Su Xiao Zi’s forehead.

Su Xiao Zi felt so satisfied she might faint —
but tonight, she was determined to be selfish for once!

Because Big Brother said she could be包容 —
she said it herself!

So—

“…Still… still want more…”

Su Xiaoxiao blinked, then teased:

“Hm~ Xiao Zi is getting a little naughty, huh?”

“N-No I’m not!”

But when faced with her little sister’s coquettish pleading,
Su Xiaoxiao had almost zero resistance.
After a moment’s thought, she sneaked another kiss —
this time to the pure white skin of Su Xiao Zi’s neck.

Su Xiao Zi jolted as if struck by lightning.
She nearly leapt off the bed.
Su Xiaoxiao was startled too and instinctively pulled back a little.

“Sorry… was that too sudden?”

“No… it’s just…
kissing different places has different meanings, you know…”

“Huh!? There’s actually such a thing?
Then… did I do something wrong just now?”

“Probably… not really.
But if you kiss here…
it means 【desire】.
So the truly lewd one is Big Brother.”

“I didn’t even think about that—!”

Before she could finish,
Su Xiao Zi seized the opening and quickly returned the favor —
planting a light kiss right on Su Xiaoxiao’s ear.

Even Su Xiaoxiao’s usually composed expression faltered.
She couldn’t help but blush,
her words stumbling awkwardly:

“Th-That… um…
what does kissing the ear mean…?”

“Temptation.”

Su Xiao Zi gave her a playful, teasing wink.
Then, in a flash, she bolted out the door —
leaving behind a thoroughly flushed Su Xiaoxiao sitting alone on the bed, stunned.

Su Xiaoxiao touched her own ear,
and a genuine, heartfelt smile spread across her face.
She murmured to herself:

“Xiao Zi… is quite the mischievous prankster too, huh.”

“But…
a little sister like this —
I like her completely.
Every single bit.”