"Brother, this is an order!"
Hua Jinyue stood on Ye Qingliu's bed, her little feet buried in the fluffy goose down quilt, waving a pink puffy skirt decorated with lace and bows in her hand.
That was a gift from a relative who was trying to curry favor with the Ye family on Hua Jinyue's birthday. The sequins on the hem of her skirt sparkled in the sun, stinging Ye Qingliu's eyes.
Ye Qingliu huddled in the corner, his back pressed against the cold wall, his teddy bear tightly clasped in his arms. He pursed his lips, his eyes filled with resistance: "Jinyue, this skirt..."
"It's what the princess wears!" Hua Jinyue jumped out of bed and ran to him barefoot, "dong dong dong", looking up with tears in her eyes, "Brother, don't you want to be Jinyue's princess?"
Ye Qingliu opened his mouth, wanting to say that he didn't want to wear a skirt, let alone be a princess. But Hua Jinyue's eyes had already begun to redden, and the corners of her mouth were slightly turned down - a sign that she was about to cry.
He sighed slightly.
"...just wear it for once."
Hua Jinyue's expression changed instantly. She cheered and rushed over to pull the buttons of his pajamas: "Brother is the best!"
Ye Qingliu was manipulated like a doll by her into putting on the tutu skirt. The lace collar rubbed his neck and the bustle was digging into his waist, but he still stood obediently, letting his sister tiptoe to put a small hairpin on his head.
"And this!" Hua Jinyue pulled out a sparkling necklace from her pocket. It was a diamond necklace that she had found in Yi An's jewelry box at some point. "Even princesses have to wear gems!"
Ye Qingliu looked at the necklace, his face tense: "Jinyue, you can't take this..."
"Just wear it for a while, brother!" Hua Jinyue was already tiptoeing to put it around his neck, "It won't be discovered!"
Ye Qingliu wanted to retort, but when he looked down at himself covered in lace and sequins, and saw his sister's eyes sparkling with excitement, he finally just sighed and reached out to straighten the crooked bow on his head.
When Chen Chunhua pushed open the door of the children's room with the freshly baked soufflé in her hand, the sweet creamy fragrance wafted in before her.
"Young Master, Miss, afternoon tea——"
Chen Chunhua's voice stopped abruptly.
The porcelain plate on the tray made a soft "click" sound, and the soufflé trembled slightly, just like Chen Chunhua's trembling fingers at the moment.
——Ye Qingliu was wearing a white puffy skirt embellished with pearls, lace stockings showing off her chubby calves, a sparkling diamond choker hanging around her neck, and an exaggerated bow hairpin on her head.
Hua Jinyue was standing on tiptoe, applying Yi An's limited edition lipstick on his lips.
The air froze for three seconds.
"...I didn't see anything." Chen Chunhua turned around decisively.
"Auntie Chen!" Hua Jinyue's voice was as sweet as a honey trap. "Where are you going?"
Chen Chunhua suddenly felt a chill on her back.
She knew this smile too well - the last time Hua Jinyue smiled like this, Yi An's most expensive silk scarf appeared in the doghouse.
"I, I suddenly remembered that the oven is still on..."
"Aunt Chen, I remember you accidentally broke Aunt Yi An's vase..."
Chen Chunhua suddenly felt a chill down her spine.
But the next second...
Hua Jinyue blinked her big eyes and suddenly put on a pitiful expression: "Aunt Chen... doesn't she like playing with us?"
Chen Chunhua watched the little devil's face instantly change into an angel's, and then looked at Ye Qingliu who was beside her and looked like he had lost all hope in life - although Ye Qingliu's face was full of "help", his eyes were filled with indulgence and compromise.
Chen Chunhua took a deep breath.
"...What do you want to play?"
Hua Jinyue's expression changed immediately, and she tugged at her apron with a smile, "Dress-up game! Aunt Chunhua will be the queen, brother will be the princess, and I'll be the knight!"
Chen Chunhua: “…………”
Ye Qingliu just held his forehead silently without saying a word.
Five minutes later—
Chen Chunhua was forced to wear Yi An's silk nightgown as a "queen's dress", with a "crown" made of a towel rolled up by Hua Jinyue on her head, and a mop stuffed in her hand as a scepter.
Is it too late for her to resign now?
"Just bear with it, she'll be fine once she gets tired of playing."
Hearing how Ye Qingliu was comforting her even though his ears were red with shame, she suddenly felt a little soft-hearted.
The game officially begins………………
Sunlight streamed in from the floor-to-ceiling windows like melted honey, outlining the patterns of the window lattices on the "land" covered with puzzle mats.
Ye Qingliu was leaning against the rainbow bookshelf, flipping through a hardcover collection of fairy tales. The pearls on his cuffs swayed gently as he turned the pages, gleaming charmingly in the sunlight.
Suddenly, there was a loud "bang"! !
Hua Jinyue kicked open the lid of the toy box and jumped out. The metal knight sword (actually the curtain rod) made a crisp echo on the wooden floor.
As she knelt on one knee, the glitter scarf tied around her waist (taken from Chen Chunhua's wardrobe) fluttered like a battle flag.
Hua Jinyue (right fist pressed against left chest, voice trembling slightly from deliberately lowering): "Emergency military report! Her Royal Highness—" Suddenly, a tactical roll approached, and his jam-stained face rubbed three red marks on Ye Qingliu's sleeve. "Your Royal Teddy has been hijacked by the Lava Dragon!"
Ye Qingliu's fingertips hovered over the Sleeping Beauty illustration, his eyelashes casting a subtle shadow on his cheek): "Hmm?"
He looked in the direction of Hua Jinyue's trembling fingertips - the teddy bear wearing a mini crown was leaning on the top of the building block castle, its claws entangled in the "chains" made of socks, and its black button eyes reflected a strange light.
Chen Chunhua (standing frozen at the door with a gilded fruit plate in her hand, crystal grapes rolling off the fork): "Miss, this..." Before she could finish her words, Hua Jinyue had already passed by like a whirlwind, and snatched the banana from the fruit plate away in mid-air.
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