"What's wrong?" Pei Muzhi looked at her gently while casually playing with her hand.

He opened her palm, and his long, slender fingers silently slipped inside...

Fingers intertwined...

As he played, Pei Muzhi raised his eyebrows, a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

Pei Muzhi's favorability increased by 1, current favorability is 97.

Oh no, he caught me!

From now on, she belongs to him!

"Stay away from Jianghuai from now on," Pei Muzhi suddenly said domineeringly.

"What?" Qin Wan looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Men and women should not touch each other." Pei Muzhi made no attempt to hide his strong possessiveness.

Qin Wan: "..."

“But, Xiao San and I are siblings…” Qin Wan explained subconsciously.

"Really? Are you related by blood?" Pei Muzhi asked casually.

"..." Qin Wan fell silent.

"You and Jiang Huai are not getting any younger. Keeping some distance is better for both of you. After all, you are both adults, and it's about time you started dating."

"Your partner will be unhappy if they see you being too close."

As he spoke, Pei Muzhi squeezed Qin Wan's palm to remind her to snap out of her reverie.

Qin Wan: "..."

“But…” Qin Wan subconsciously wanted to say something, but stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.

Pei Muzhi looked at her with doting eyes, gently tugged at her slender fingers, and asked with a rising tone at the end of his voice, "Hmm? But what is it?"

Qin Wan: "..."

After a second of silence, Qin Wan looked at Pei Muzhi uneasily, her eyes showing hesitation and apprehension.

"Why are you being so formal with your elder brother?" Pei Muzhi said.

"No..." Qin Wan retorted subconsciously.

Fearing Pei Muzhi might misunderstand, she hurriedly explained, "I was afraid my brother would be unhappy..."

"Unhappy?" Pei Muzhi stared intently at her.

Meeting the unease in Qin Wan's eyes, he chuckled and lightly tapped her forehead with his knuckles.

"You."

"When has my older brother ever been angry with you?"

Qin Wan frowned, thought about it seriously, and then shook her head.

So what? Still afraid?

Qin Wan hesitated for a second, then gently shook her head.

"Good girl." Pei Muzhi chuckled.

"Go ahead and say it. I promise you, no matter what Wanwan says, I will never get angry."

As he spoke, Pei Muzhi even raised his finger to the sky, looking as if he were making an oath.

Seeing this, the unease in Qin Wan's eyes faded slightly.

"that is……"

"My older brother and I...are not related by blood..."

Upon hearing Qin Wan's words, Pei Muzhi paused in his play with her hand.

The tenderness and doting in his eyes paused for a moment.

He glanced at her indifferently, a slight smile playing on his lips, revealing a profound meaning.

"Does Wanwan want to keep her distance from her older brother as well?"

"Afraid your future partner will be jealous?"

"Afraid he'll be unhappy?"

"so……"

"Wanwan wants to stay away from her older brother?"

"For a man who hasn't even appeared yet, Wanwan is willing to abandon her brother-sister relationship of more than 20 years?"

“Wanwan…is she really that heartless…”

A faint look of hurt and dejection appeared in Pei Muzhi's eyes.

Upon seeing this, Qin Wan panicked.

The moment Pei Muzhi released her hand, she instinctively and subconsciously gripped his hand back, holding it tightly and refusing to let go.

"I don't."

"It's not what you think, brother..."

"Big brother, let me explain..." Qin Wan said, feigning anxiety.

To convince Pei Muzhi, she even responded by inserting her five fingers into his palm and interlocking them tightly.

Taking in her adorable reaction, and glancing at their hands clasped tightly again, Pei Muzhi smiled with satisfaction.

Hmm, so good.

cute.

like.

Pei Muzhi's favorability increased by 1, current favorability is 98.

There was no one else.

"There won't be anyone else."

"I would never distance myself from my brother for anyone."

"As long as... as long as my brother doesn't abandon me, I'll stick to him forever, until he gets tired of me..." Qin Wan said incoherently.

Upon hearing this, Pei Muzhi chuckled, his long, warm fingertips gently touching her red lips, stopping her from continuing.

"Big brother will never abandon Wanwan."

"And I would never look down on Wanwan."

"As long as Wanwan is willing, your older brother will stay with you forever."

Even if Wanwan is unwilling, her older brother will make her willing.

In this lifetime, Wanwan can only stay by her eldest brother's side.

No one can take you away from your elder brother.

You were raised by your eldest brother.

Over the years, your eldest brother has taken care of everything for you.

How can I entrust you to someone else?

Thinking of this, Pei Muzhi's eyebrows curved into a smile, and his slender fingers, which were pressed against Qin Wan's red lips, increased their pressure slightly.

The possessiveness in his eyes intensified to its extreme at that moment...

"Big brother, you're so kind," Qin Wan said excitedly, her expression showing great joy.

"Don't worry, big brother, I promise I'll keep my distance from other men!"

"Besides my eldest brother, I will absolutely not let any strange man get close to me!" As she spoke, Qin Wan raised her other hand as if swearing an oath to the heavens.

Seeing this, Pei Muzhi smiled with satisfaction.

So good.

like.

"Then... what will happen to Wanwan after she gets married?" Pei Muzhi suddenly asked, his question carrying a different meaning.

Upon hearing this, a hint of embarrassment appeared in Qin Wan's eyes.

"or……"

"Maybe I shouldn't get married!"

Upon hearing this, Pei Muzhi's eyes showed pleasure, mixed with a faint hint of displeasure.

Not getting married is not an option.

She just can't marry someone else.

Just as Pei Muzhi was about to say something more, Qin Wan's next words froze the smile on his lips.

"Even if I really have to get married, I want to find a man who can accept my older brother and who will treat him very, very well along with me!"

Upon hearing this, Pei Muzhi smiled...

He smiled meaningfully...

"Is that so?"

Who does Wanwan want to marry?

"Who does Wanwan want to be very, very good to her older brother with?"

“Wanwan…”

"Do you really want to get married that badly..." Pei Muzhi murmured softly.

Qin Wan shook her head, "No, I don't want to get married."

“If I could, I would like to…” She hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, as if she had mustered up great courage, “I would like to never get married.”

Upon hearing this, Pei Muzhi's expression didn't improve. Instead, with an inscrutable look, he casually replied, "Is that so?"

"Wanwan doesn't want to get married?"

"Why?"

"Or rather... who is it that Wanwan doesn't want to get married?"

"Does Wanwan already have someone she likes?"

"Let me guess who it is, brother..."

As he spoke, Pei Muzhi frowned slightly, feigning a troubled expression as if deep in thought.

Seeing this, a look of unease appeared in Qin Wan's eyes.

"Big brother..."

"I'm not..."

"I didn't..."

"It's not what you think..." Qin Wan panicked.

Taking in her reaction, Pei Muzhi's dark eyes were deep and his expression was unreadable, revealing no trace of joy or anger.

Seeing this, Qin Wan, who was already uneasy, became even more anxious... her mind was in turmoil.