Xiaoyan

That night, Wen Zhili secretly took Wen Yan's temperature several times while she was asleep.

Fortunately, the fever gradually subsided in the second half of the night.

Wen Yan’s summer vacation life also truly began.

Wen Zhili is busy with his final exams.

Wen Yan’s daily tasks now are to eat, sleep, play and wait for her sister to come home after class.

Ever since Wen Yan went on vacation, Wen Zhili's phone has been ringing every day.

"Sister, let me pick you up today!"

"Don't worry, the food is already cooked. We can just heat it up and eat it when we get home."

"No reply? No reply means you agree."

"Sister, I'm already waiting for you at the school gate after class!"

Wen Zhili:......

Wen Zhili typed the message "get out of class is over" in the chat box as he walked, but before he sent it, he saw two familiar figures talking in front of him - Wen Yan and her classmate, Xu Yunqian.

How do they know each other?

Also, why did my sister smile at Xu Yunqian in a somewhat... flattering way?

Wen Zhili's brows were unconsciously furrowed, but when she walked up to the two of them, the traces of frown between her brows had completely disappeared, replaced by a faint but not genuine smile.

"Yanyan, I'm done with get out of class."

Wen Yan smiled and took her hand, saying to Xu Yunqian, "Sister Yunqian, goodbye."

Wen Zhili also nodded to her and said goodbye. The other party smiled and waved to the two of them.

After getting into the car, Wen Zhili asked casually, "Yanyan, how did you and Yunqian get to know each other?"

"Oh, I saw you leaving get out of class with her a few times when I came to pick you up before. I thought you two must have a good relationship, so I wanted to get to know Sister Yun Qian."

Wen Zhili looked at her with a complicated expression, only to see Wen Yan blinking at him with her innocent big eyes.

In the end, she just pursed her lips, turned her eyes back to the road, and said nothing more.

Over the next few days, the phone was unusually quiet, and Wen Yan did not come to the school to pick up Wen Zhili after class.

Although Wen Yan was still the smiling and obedient sister after returning home, Wen Zhili was not used to the sudden quietness at school.

And she intuitively felt that this change must be related to Xu Yunqian.

But why?

Are they close enough to become good friends?

Or... Wen Yan fell in love with Xu Yunqian?

Thinking about the fact that his sister had confessed her sexual orientation to him before, Wen Zhili couldn't help but doubt this possibility. After all, Xu Yunqian was also a very outstanding person.

But even if Wen Yan fell in love with Xu Yunqian, so what?

My sister will always grow up and fall in love with someone else.

Besides, no matter what, liking someone else is better than liking her as her sister...

Finally, after returning home and seeing Wen Yan grinning foolishly at the phone screen again, Wen Zhili made up his mind to have a good chat with her after class the next day.

Even if Wen Yan really likes Xu Yunqian, he has to hear her admit it to him in person.

Unexpectedly, the next day, Wen Zhili had already organized the words to be used in the long talk later. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Wen Yan waiting for him at the entrance with a smile on his face.

Her smile was really lively and vivid.

Wen Zhili thought that if his sister was a puppy, her little tail would be wagging happily at this moment.

"What's wrong, Yanyan?"

Wen Yan took out a small white plastic cube from behind him, one side of which was a black screen.

"What's this?"

Wen Zhili took it in a daze.

Wen Yan smiled as if asking for credit, and said mysteriously: "Press and hold the small round button on the back."

Wen Zhili did as she was told. The screen lit up, revealing a blue smiling face. At the same time, a voice rang out, "Sister, give me a name!"

It was Wen Yan's voice.

Wen Zhili suddenly realized.

This is a simple version of a voice robot, which is not difficult to make, but it is obviously not something my sister can make on her own.

So, have you been tinkering with this little gadget with Xu Yunqian these days?

The moment he figured it out, Wen Zhili felt at ease, his mood improved, and he felt a little touched and happy.

"Did you ask Xu Yunqian to do this?"

"I paid her, and I also participated in the production."

Wen Zhili smiled gently and helplessly, "Why don't you ask me to do it for you? I can do it too."

Wen Yan's cheeks puffed up slightly again, as if expressing her dissatisfaction with her sister's lack of romantic understanding.

"This is for you! If I let you make it, it won't be a surprise at all."

Wen Zhili naturally understood.

So she smiled softer again. Just as she was about to say something else, the little cube, having received no answer, uttered another sound: "Sister, give me a name!"

Hearing Wen Yan's voice coming from his palm, Wen Zhili couldn't help laughing.

In fact, there were some noises mixed in the sound, and the tone was not very fresh, but it was enough to make Wen Zhili imagine the image of Yanyan with a puffy little face.

Wen Yan looked at her expectantly, "Sister, give it a name."

Wen Zhili looked at the small cube in his hand, then looked at the smiling little Wen Yan in front of him, and an idea quietly emerged in his mind.

She smiled secretly in her heart, and then whispered to the little cube: "Then I'll call you Xiaoyan."

Hearing this, Wen Yan's face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The little cube reacted very quickly.

"Okay, sister, from now on I'll call you Xiaoyan!"

The expression on the screen turned into a grin, and Wen Zhili actually thought it looked a bit like Wen Yan's usual silly smile.

Then her expression returned to that blue smile, and at the same time, a voice came: "Hello sister, I'm Xiaoyan, is there anything you want to talk to Xiaoyan?"

Wen Zhili didn't say anything. She looked at the real "Xiaoyan" beside her. The girl pouted and looked unhappy. Wen Zhili was so happy that she raised her hand and tapped her nose. "What's wrong?"

Wen Yan muttered: "You've never called me Xiaoyan..."

Wen Zhili laughed teasingly. Seeing that she seemed to be about to say something that would make him blush again, Wen Yan quickly gave up arguing with a cube and said, "Forget it, forget it. Just yell if you want."

Wen Zhili finally smiled at her and planned to study the little girl in his hand.

She called out tentatively, "Xiaoyan?"

"I'm here, sis."

"Do you know who I am?"

"You are my sister, you are Wen Zhili."

Wen Zhili raised his eyebrows and asked Wen Yan, "How does it know it's mine? What if it's someone else?"

"It's for me to accompany you. It can be you, not anyone else."

Wen Yan spoke so sincerely that warm bubbles rose in Wen Zhili's chest.

Wen Zhili raised his hand and rubbed her head, and Wen Yan squinted her eyes comfortably like a kitten again.

"Then, Xiaoyan, do you know what you are?"

"I'm Wen Yan's clone, a little robot that stays with my sister."

"Sister, no matter when or where you are, Xiaoyan will be with you."

Hearing this, Wen Zhili's cheeks actually felt hot. She raised her hand to tuck the hair behind her ear, but she could hear the throbbing sound of her pulse under her wrist, like listening to the rising tide through a conch shell.

She blinked and looked at her sister.

The other person's smile was like the dewdrops falling when the first cherry blossom blooms in early spring.

"Sister, your ears are red."