When Zhong Jiayi released Xiao Anman, her expression seemed a little incredulous.

How could I be holding that silly little thing's hand?

Did I hold his hand like this the whole night?

"Good morning, Sparkling!"

A very polite greeting from the well-behaved little dragon.

Because the wardrobe was so big, even when the two of them were asleep, it didn't feel crowded. Zhong Jiayi looked at Xiao Anman, who had a little tuft of hair sticking up and a question mark on his face, and some images flashed through his mind.

Last night, it seems that... I was the one who held onto that silly girl's hand and wouldn't let her leave?

Oh, what has he done? He's sure to be laughed at by that silly girl, and it might even get back to Little Raindrop's class...

The thought that his fear of thunder might spread to others, just as he suspected, made Zhong Jiayi's gaze toward Xiao Anman turn somewhat fierce.

Good morning, it's time for you to get up.

Just as the two children were staring blankly at each other, Zhong Jiarui spoke up, breaking the delicate balance between them.

Then, with his muscular arms, he pulled out two little glutinous rice balls that had just woken up from the closet.

Zhong Jiarui carried one in each arm effortlessly.

"Brother~" Xiao Anman called out happily as the altitude suddenly increased.

"Brother, older brother?"

Zhong Jiarui, who was suddenly hugged by Zhong Jiarui, froze as if someone had struck his pressure points.

"Hmm, why did you sleep in the closet last night?"

The two little ones still sleep together in the closet.

Zhong Jiayi, who was already stiff, seemed to have stopped breathing. He didn't dare to look into his brother's eyes, not wanting Zhong Jiarui to think he was a useless coward.

I'm also afraid that Xiao An will reveal what happened last night.

Therefore, he was unable to answer Zhong Jiarui's question.

"Where's An'an? Why were you in Jia Yi's room last night?"

Zhong Jiarui, who attributed Zhong Jiayi's silence to her not wanting to talk to him, turned to ask Xiao Anman.

At this moment, the three of them were actually very close, and they could clearly see the expressions on each other's faces.

The little tuft of hair is like an antenna, slowly receiving information from the outside world.

Upon hearing Zhong Jiarui's question, Xiao Anman instinctively thought of Liang Jingjing's pale face, which had been trembling uncontrollably as she held his hand the previous night.

Perhaps, maybe, this is the secret of the sparkly one.

Just like when she asked her father why Helian would choose to hurt himself when he was in pain and didn't want anyone to know, Gu Tingxiao's answer to her at that time was that everyone has their own secrets. If they themselves are unwilling to talk about it, then even if you accidentally find out about these things, you should keep the secret.

After all, all secrets stop at being shared.

"Because I want to be with Liangjingjing~"

She didn't reveal the real answer based on her intuition, since she was willingly staying with Liang Jingjing anyway.

Otherwise, after Zhong Jiayi fell asleep before her last night, she wouldn't have patted his chest like her father does.

Sweet dreams, my dear child.

Children's ideas are always strange and unusual. If Zhong Jiayi hadn't been a little nervous and alert, Zhong Jiarui wouldn't have continued to ask.

But Xiao Anman's words made Zhong Jiarui wonder if his younger brother really had that much charm.

Surprisingly, Xiao Anman didn't want to be separated from him and slept with him in the closet.

But whatever their motives, the closet is not a proper place to sleep.

So Zhong Jiarui gave them a good talking-to and told them they couldn't sleep in the closet next time.

Xiao An didn't reveal his true intentions, and Zhong Jiayi, who had been stiff, gradually relaxed.

Fortunately, the little fool didn't say anything, otherwise he wouldn't know how to face Zhong Jiarui.

Because he usually acts as if he's fearless, he doesn't want the people he cares about and admires to think he's useless.

The Zhong family's breakfast is more Chinese-style, unlike the Gu family's breakfast which combines Chinese and Western styles and has everything.

Perhaps the only surprise at the dinner table was that the two Zhong brothers were actually fans of sweet bean curd.

Yes, it's not contradictory for Xiao Anman to be a sweet tooth and a carnivore to be a food-neutral person.

In other words, besides liking desserts and meat, she doesn't stick to sweet or savory flavors when it comes to delicious food.

However, the Zhong family servants seemed to be used to it, and served each of the Zhong brothers, Jiayi and Jiarui, a bowl of sweet bean pudding.

Xiao Anman held her small bowl, glanced at Zhong Jiarui on her left who was drinking half a bowl of sweet bean pudding in one gulp, and then glanced at Liang Jingjing, who would look at her every time she took a bite of sweet bean pudding.

They look so alike.

The little dragon thought sweetly as he took a sip of the warm, sweet bean curd.

"for you."

The pleats of the shumai resembled the pattern of a fan encircling a city, and the aroma wafted irresistibly into her nose. Xiao Anman followed the hand holding the shumai and saw that it belonged to Zhong Jiayi.

It seemed a little strange for Zhong Jiayi to offer Xiao Anman something; she felt a bit awkward under his gaze: "Hurry up and take it, what are you looking at?"

"Thank you, Sparkling~"

Xiao An smiled as she received the shumai, her eyes crinkling with a bright, sparkling light.

Zhong Jiayi is already immune to the nickname "Sparkling," so she just lets him call her whatever he wants.

But he didn't give her the food because he was in a good mood; he gave it to her because she had behaved well earlier and hadn't told her brother that she was afraid of thunder.

It wasn't that he wanted to share his favorite food with this silly boy; it wasn't.

These two little ones are surprisingly harmonious.

Zhong Jiarui, who finished a bowl of soy milk in three bites, raised an eyebrow. Due to his environment, he always ate very quickly. Who knew what would happen next?

When there is an emergency mission, every second counts.

After breakfast, it was time for Xiao Anman to go home.

At this moment, there was only one person sitting in the Gu family's living room; it was neither Gu Tingxiao nor Helian Min.

Xiao Anman, who was holding the penguin bag to prevent the candies stuffed inside by the Zhong brothers from falling out, spotted the person at a glance.

Grandpa Doubao, who had been stood up by his pet owner all day, ran straight to Xiao Anman's side.

"Woof~"

Human, where have you been if you're not coming back?

Do you know I missed a whole bite of food yesterday because you didn't come home?

Taking the muttering of Grandpa Doubao as a welcome to Xiao Anman, he happily picked up the little snowball Doubao bouncing beside his legs.

"Doubao, I'm back!"

Human, you finally know to come back? Grandpa Doubao is super fierce, okay?

However, his naturally angelic face makes it impossible for him to truly become fierce.

Instead, Xiao Anman was even more delighted and rubbed his face against Grandpa Doubao's furry body.

The person on the sofa who heard the noise turned around and looked over.

"An'an~"