When Hua Jinyue opened the door, the sensor light in the entrance hall lit up silently, and the warm yellow light gently covered her shoulders like a layer of gauze.
She took off her high heels and stepped barefoot on the soft carpet. The boxes of refreshments in the shopping bag made a slight rustling sound as she moved.
The living room was very quiet, with only the second hand of the grandfather clock ticking gently.
———Ye Qingliu fell asleep.
He leaned on the sofa, holding an open academic journal in his hand, his glasses slipped slightly to the bridge of his nose, and his breathing was even and long.
The twilight coming in from the window enveloped him in a gentle shadow, and his usually stern outline seemed particularly soft at this moment.
Hua Jinyue blinked, and the corners of her lips unconsciously rose.
She quietly put down the shopping bag, tiptoed to his side, squatted down, and looked at his sleeping face carefully with her chin in her hand.
——So this is what my brother looks like when he sleeps.
His eyelashes were very long, casting a small shadow under his eyes. His thin lips were slightly pursed and his brows were relaxed. He looked less sharp than usual and more gentle, which was a rare feature.
Hua Jinyue couldn't help but reach out her hand, gently brushed the loose hair on his forehead with her fingertips, and then quietly poked his cheek.
———Not awake.
She tilted her head and thought for a while, then suddenly an idea came to her and she took out a pearl hairpin from her hair.
———Give him one try?
She carefully grasped the hairpin, held her breath, and gently pinned it to Ye Qingliu's bangs. The pearl shone brightly in the warm light, making his sleeping face even softer.
---puff.
Hua Jinyue covered her mouth, her shoulders trembling slightly, afraid that her laughter would wake him. She took out her phone, quietly took a photo, and then admired her masterpiece with satisfaction.
——Isn’t my brother so cute when he wears a hairpin?
She was about to take another picture when Ye Qingliu suddenly stirred slightly, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was about to wake up. Hua Jinyue immediately held her breath, not daring to move.
However, he just tilted his head unconsciously and fell into deep sleep again.
Hua Jinyue breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but want to laugh. She reached out and gently touched the hairpin. The coolness of the pearl passed through her fingertips, while Ye Qingliu's breath was warm. The cold and warm created a strange sense of harmony.
———What would his expression be if he woke up and found himself wearing this?
She imagined Ye Qingliu taking off his hairpin expressionlessly and then glancing at her indifferently, and couldn't help laughing again.
At this moment, Ye Qingliu suddenly opened his eyes slightly. His eyes were still a little hazy, but they quickly focused on her face.
"……What are you doing?"
Hua Jinyue blinked and said innocently, "I didn't do anything."
Ye Qingliu raised his hand, his fingertips touched the hairpin on his forehead, and his brows furrowed: "..."
Hua Jinyue immediately took two steps back and looked at him with a smile: "Brother, it suits you very well."
Ye Qingliu took off his pearl hairpin expressionlessly, stared at her for two seconds, and suddenly reached out and pinched her cheek: "You're quite brave."
Hua Jinyue smiled with her eyebrows curved, and leaned into his arms like a spoiled cat: "Brother, I met Chen Rui at the mall today."
Ye Qingliu's fingers were still pinching her face. He raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this: "What did he say again?"
Hua Jinyue curled her lips and told him everything that happened at TWG Tea in the afternoon. When she mentioned Chen Rui's furious look, she deliberately imitated his jumping expression, which made Ye Qingliu's lips curl up slightly.
"...Then I said, 'Remember to fix your watch before you say anything harsh'"—she shook her head triumphantly, "and his face turned green!"
After listening to this, Ye Qingliu hummed softly, and slid his fingers from her cheek to her hair, pinning the pearl hairpin back into her hair. His movements were so gentle as if he was treating some precious experimental sample.
"Well done." He said lightly, but there was a hint of indulgence in his eyes.
Hua Jinyue's eyes lit up, and she immediately moved closer and asked, "Is there a reward?"
Ye Qingliu glanced at her and reached out to take out an exquisite box from the paper bag beside the sofa: "Black Forest, 30% reduced sugar."
Hua Jinyue cheered and rushed over to hug his arms: "Brother is the best!"
Ye Qingliu let her make a fuss, and gently combed her messy hair with his fingers, his tone still light: "... childish."
But his eyes were unspeakably gentle.
Hua Jinyue took a bite of the cake, and the cream stained the corner of her lips. Ye Qingliu naturally reached out and gently wiped it off with his thumb.
"Next time," he paused, "remember to record the video."
Hua Jinyue was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud: "Brother, you've learned bad things!"
Ye Qingliu didn't comment, but just rubbed her hair, and the smile in his eyes deepened.
Hua Jinyue bit her fork and thought -
As expected, the best brother in the world is hers.
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Jiang Zhiran's home is a silent battlefield.
The day Cheng Hong and Cheng Xiao moved in, the air in the living room seemed frozen. The woman, wearing a vibrant red dress and high heels, had a smile as sharp as a knife coated in honey. The young man standing behind her, Cheng Xiao, was as quiet as a shadow.
Jiang Zhiran remembered that she had smiled at him before. Back then, she thought he was just an innocent child brought home by his father, so she bought him ice cream, helped him with his homework, and even secretly gave him fever-reducing medicine when he had a fever at night.
It was not until she was fourteen years old that she found a yellowed photo in her father's study. In the photo, Cheng Hong was hugging her father's arm, and the date of the photo was printed three months before her mother's death.
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