Chapter 5: Sleeping Together

When Qin Luo woke up, he was woken up by hunger. To be precise, he was lured awake by the aroma of food.

“Little Puppy, come over and eat.”

Bai Jingyu untied her apron and nodded with satisfaction as she looked at the meal she had prepared. Over the last two years, she had learned quite a bit about cooking while staying with her best friend. This was the first time she was cooking for someone else; thinking of this, a hint of anticipation couldn’t help but flicker in her beautiful eyes.

“You made this?”

Qin Luo froze as he looked at the dishes on the dining table. They looked, smelled, and tasted wonderful, making his mouth water.

‘Wait, this woman never used to lift a finger in the kitchen. How does she know how to cook after not seeing her for two years?’

“You didn’t just order takeout, did you?”

“Ow!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Bai Jingyu grabbed Qin Luo’s ear.

“Little Puppy, your sister was kind enough to cook for you, and this is what you say? Hmm?”

A smile played on her face, but the narrowed look in her eyes held a hint of dangerous coldness.

“I was wrong, Sister.”

A man of the hour knows when to yield; Qin Luo decisively admitted defeat.

While eating, he nodded as he picked up food. “Good, it tastes good.”

However, he was internally complaining — ‘It’s definitely “edible,” but the taste is a bit strange.’

Nonetheless, he conscientiously ate less and “conveniently” served most of the dishes to his sister.

After the meal.

“Little Puppy, go wash the dishes.”

Bai Jingyu rubbed her belly and leaned back in her chair with satisfaction. Hearing her brother praise her cooking had put her in a great mood, and she had unconsciously eaten a bit too much.

Qin Luo looked at her lazy appearance and thought to himself: ‘If she keeps eating like this, she’s going to get fat sooner or later.’

After washing the dishes, he returned to his room.

Today was just too exhausting — picking up his sister, being suppressed, being “educated,” and then the shock of his awakening ability. A lot had happened in just one day.

After taking a shower, he collapsed directly onto the bed, not wanting to move at all.

Just then —

Suddenly, two soft weights pressed down on him.

“Hey! Bai Jingyu, what are you trying to do?”

The graceful beauty sat right on top of him and arched an eyebrow.

“Hmm? Little Puppy, what did you just call me?”

Qin Luo immediately changed his tune. “My dear Big Sister, could you please get off me?”

He felt like a human body pillow. Although she wasn’t heavy, this posture… was simply too undignified.

“Since my dear brother has put it that way, Sister can certainly leave.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Luo felt the weight lift.

In the next second —

He was grabbed by the collar and dragged directly into the blankets.

The lights went out, and the room instantly fell into darkness.

Bai Jingyu also lay down.

A faint, fresh fragrance drifted through the air, making one feel a bit restless.

“Little Puppy, are you asleep?”

She turned on her side and whispered softly into his ear. Her soft body pressed against his arm, creating a presence that was impossible to ignore.

“Already asleep, do not disturb.”

Qin Luo gave a stubborn response, but his body honestly moved aside a little.

He hadn’t seen her in two years, and this woman’s presence… was too strong.

However, in the next moment —

An elegant arm pulled him right back.

Her body, clad only in silk pajamas, pressed tightly against him. A pair of slender legs also hooked over him, locking him firmly in place.

“Don’t move. As compensation, Little Puppy can sleep while hugging Sister~”

The soft voice rang in his ear.

Surrounded by this softness, Qin Luo’s consciousness gradually began to relax.

Before he knew it, he drifted off into dreamland.

***

Bai Jingyu, however, did not sleep.

She quietly looked at the youth in her arms.

‘You’re finally back…’

After not seeing him for two years, she didn’t know if he still remembered her.

When she was young, her parents had died while on a mission. The next day, Little Aunt appeared and took her away.

One year later, Little Aunt brought back a little boy.

At that time, she was indifferent to everything, including this “brother.”

She didn’t want to get close to him; she would even hit him and tell him to stay away.

But that little boy had approached her again and again, sharing his snacks and toys with her, saying, “What belongs to Sister is Sister’s. Let’s play together.”

She had hit him more than once.

But he never held a grudge.

Until one time —

She returned home late and saw him being surrounded and beaten by a group of classmates.

That thin, small figure was knocked down again and again, but he grit his teeth and stood up every single time.

She had originally planned to turn a blind eye.

Until the moment he saw her —

He cried.

In that instant, she hugged the dirty little boy for the first time.

And for the first time, she called him —

“Brother.”

From that day on, everything changed.

She began to depend on him.

She even felt that as long as she had him, this world was enough.

***

In the darkness.

Qin Luo suddenly felt a hand reach around his neck from behind, gently pulling him into a hug.

The softness pressed closer.

He opened his eyes.

“What are you trying to do now…”

By his ear, a very soft murmur drifted over:

“Brother… sleep together… don’t leave Sister…”

The voice carried a bit of grogginess and a bit of dependence.

Qin Luo was stunned.

The image of that little girl with empty eyes from the past surfaced in his mind.

He remained silent for a long time.

In the end, he did not push her away.

He simply closed his eyes again.

It was so warm.