Nan Yu was startled, turned her head, and her expression instantly turned horrified. She forced a smile and said, "No, my friend wanted to come over to play, so he came to my house to play."

Nan Xingjian squinted. Compared to Nan Yu's delicate features, he looked more rugged. His parents were both pushovers.

The original owner actually had some potential to be a pushover.

The second child is different. He couldn't stand being bullied since he was a child. He dared to go against his grandparents. He had a fiery temper, but he was a man who didn't like to talk.

The neighbors treated them well.

One reason is that Nan Yu was admitted to university, and the village thought he was promising.

The second one is Nan Xingjian. If anyone bullies him, he will bully them back. Especially as he grows taller and older, he gradually stops doing anything excessive except for muttering a few words about how poor the Nan family is.

What are you feeling guilty about?

Nan Yu's mind raced, and she tried to cover up her bluff by saying in a fierce tone, "You suddenly appeared behind me, didn't you scare me?"

Nan Xingjian's gaze lingered between the two of them. Nan Yu didn't dare to look at him. After changing the stool, she sat down and ate noodles while holding her bowl.

"You're sleeping with me tonight."

His gaze fell on Shen Linzhou as he spoke, clearly indicating that he was referring to him.

Nan Yu looked up and frowned: "You're all tall, there's no room for you all."

“Then I’ll sleep on the floor, and he can sleep on the bed.”

Nan Xingjian stared into Nan Yu's eyes as if they were a lie detector. Although he was a few years younger, his tone of voice was even more similar to that of Shen Linzhou before.

"No need for that. My bed is bigger, and besides, you two aren't familiar with each other. Wouldn't it be awkward to sleep together?"

"Are you embarrassed?" Nanxingjian asked Shen Linzhou.

Shen Linzhou sensed the hidden meaning in the other person's words and said to Nan Yu, "It's okay, I'll sleep with him, you should get some rest."

Nan Yu was uneasy. He felt that his younger brother had discovered something. But then he thought that they weren't officially together and there seemed to be no evidence against him, so he could only nod in agreement.

The Nan family doesn't have air conditioning for heating; they only use hot water bottles to keep warm.

Nan Yu made one at night, snuggled in bed, but couldn't sleep comfortably, so he got up to listen to his younger brother's room for any sounds.

Walk quietly and gently.

It was pressed against the door panel.

What's your relationship with my brother?

"friend."

"It doesn't look like it to me."

What kind of relationship do you envision between us?

You know the answer in your heart.

"So what do you mean?"

"It doesn't mean anything."

Shen Linzhou fell silent. They shared a bed, but the floor was too far apart to make a sleeping mat. They were both in the corner, which was quite cramped for the two tall men.

A few minutes later, Nan Yu, who was listening outside, felt a chill run down her spine.

Seeing that there was no more movement, he prepared to turn around and leave.

Then I heard someone inside say, "You can't see clearly in my brother's eyes. Do you like him?"

Nan Yu gasped. His younger brother had such a sharp eye! Isn't it normal for his brother's friends to come over? Why did he notice something different, and even ask about it in front of everyone on the very first day?

Shen Linzhou heard the gasping sound outside and guessed it was Xiao Dengxin. It was so cold; if he stood outside for more than a few minutes, he would catch a cold tomorrow. He threw off the covers and got out of bed.

When putting on shoes, answer Nanxingjian:

"You're just a little kid, yet you're so nosy. So what if you like someone? So what if you don't? Does hanging out with other boys mean you like them?"

"You ran away, I guessed right."

Shen Linzhou chuckled: "How could you think about that at such a young age?"

"Something's wrong with the two of you."

Shen Linzhou: "Is it that obvious?"

"Um."

Shen Linzhou: "So you're going to report us?"

Knock knock, "Open the door!"

Nan Yu was afraid that if the two of them continued talking, they wouldn't even have their underwear left.

Shen Linzhou put on his shoes, grabbed his clothes, and went to open the door. Nan Yu barged in, her face stern, and scolded, "What nonsense are you two talking about?"

Shen Linzhou is gone, and the bed is now bigger.

Nan Xingjian moved to the middle, glanced at where her brother was standing, and said in a light voice, "Brother, it must be uncomfortable to eavesdrop outside in this cold weather."

Nan Yu felt guilty, so she snapped: "Don't talk nonsense. I was just passing by on my way to the toilet and heard you talking nonsense, so I knocked on the door."

Nanxingjian: "Oh."

His composure was too much, which made the boy look guilty and dishonest.

Shen Linzhou draped a cotton-padded coat over Dengxin and said, "You didn't even put on any clothes before coming out. Let's go back to sleep."

As Shen Linzhou led her away, she still turned her head and stubbornly said, "Don't make wild guesses, he's my friend."

It would have been better not to explain; the explanation only makes it seem more serious.

Back in the room, after closing the door, Shen Linzhou tucked Nan Yu into the blankets. He thought the blankets would be warm inside, but only the hot water bottle area was warm. He touched her cold little face, then lay down on the bed and held her in his arms.

"Your brother is quite shrewd."

Nan Yu felt increasingly uneasy and tried to sit up, but Shen Linzhou pressed her down. She tried to get up again, but still couldn't move. (Lamp wick:)

"No, we can't let him make wild guesses; it's blatant slander and defamation!"

Shen Linzhou kissed the cold little face. Nan Yu was stunned. After a couple of seconds, she heard a soft laugh in her ear, "He guessed right. I like you. Isn't that a fact?"

After saying that, he kissed her on the lips again.

Nan Yu's ears turned red, but this time she didn't push the person away, perhaps because it was too cold?

Reaching his hand into that warm chest, Shen Linzhou, being human, was suddenly struck by the cold hand and shivered slightly. He grabbed the blanket, and the two of them covered themselves up tightly.

The wick nestled in Shen Linzhou's arms, and something began to poke him. They were both men; he wasn't unaware of this. He tried to bear it, but it only grew harder…

Unable to hold back, she whispered, "What are you doing? Hold it in, my brother already has suspicions."

Shen Linzhou simply hugged the person tighter, and the bed creaked slightly as it shook. Since his room was close to his younger brother's, he spoke in a low voice, so it might not be easy to hear him clearly.

But the bed was shaking so much that his parents' room could hear it.

Nan Yu quickly hugged Shen Linzhou, her body stiffening. "Don't move, don't move, I can hear you."

Neither of them moved, but the flimsy bed still wobbled twice.

'Squeak'

Shen Linzhou was uncomfortable with his legs bent, and when he stretched them out, the bed started creaking and shaking again. They were really wronged. Nan Yu couldn't stand it anymore, so she got out of bed to find a straw mat and rummaged through drawers and cabinets.

We finally found it and laid it on the ground.

There was straw in his room, which he spread on the floor for warmth. Shen Linzhou, wrapped in a blanket, stood up and asked, "Sleep on the floor?"

As Nan Yu knelt on the ground spreading straw, she whispered, "If I turn over in bed tonight, it'll make a loud noise every time I do it, and I won't be able to face anyone tomorrow."

Shen Linzhou laughed: "We didn't do anything, why are you feeling guilty?"

Nan Yu: "Didn't you see that even my little brother is suspicious?"

Shen Linzhou corrected him: "It's not doubt, he's certain."

Nan Yu suddenly slumped onto the straw. Shen Linzhou pulled her up, moved all the bedding off the bed to the ground, and slept with the lamp wick lit. After all that commotion, the bed was cold.

The hot water bottle has gone cold.

Shen Linzhou touched his little face, feeling content.

Nan Yu felt uncomfortable against the hard surface and nudged it with her elbow, saying, "Don't push against me."

Shen Linzhou: "What can I do if it doesn't listen to me?"