Chapter 106 Love, Brother, Brother.
A slight, heavy force came from my wrist.
Jiang Yingxu quickly looked away, his jawline unconsciously tightening, and his voice becoming excessively low.
"Don't call me that."
Shi Miao had only found it amusing, but when he refused, the little cat's rebellious streak instantly kicked in.
"elder brother."
"Brother, brother."
"elder brother--"
Calling for Brother Cat from all directions, left and right.
Seeing Jiang Yingxu's thin lips pressed tightly together, her long eyelashes lowered, and the faint blush on her earlobes beneath her dark hair, it was hard to tell whether it was from the taillights of passing cars or from being angered by her rebellious behavior.
Shi Miao shook his hand that was holding hers again, her eyes crinkling, and asked knowingly, "Why aren't you looking at me?"
Is the term "brother" an interesting word for humans?
With each shout, the pressure on the fingers increases slightly.
If you lean in close, she'll quickly pull away, as if afraid she'll see the emotions in your eyes.
The kitten, in a playful mood, called out in an even sweeter voice, "Brother Jiang~"
Can't I shout?
Jiang Yingxu's breathing rate changed slightly, but he didn't say anything.
The system couldn't take it anymore.
If you call it a few more times, even if it detects no virus, it will still throw one onto itself, thus becoming the only system in the God Space that is both deaf and blind.
"I'm begging you," the system pleaded, "can you please not reward him?"
Shi Miao: [?]
A slight tremor suddenly came from her wrist, drawing Shi Miao's attention back to her.
Jiang Yingxu finally looked at her again. His dark eyes were no longer calm as before; instead, they were turbulent, like the surface of a lake touched by a spring breeze.
"Can."
His Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and his voice was inexplicably a little hoarse, as if he was suppressing some deeper, darker emotion.
He repeated, "You can shout."
The sudden illumination of the streetlights cast dappled light into his eyes, and his long, downy eyelashes were also covered with a hazy glow. When he looked straight at them, there was a sense of almost devout pleading.
Jiang Yingxu said in a low voice:
"Just call me, okay?"
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On the way to the square, we passed a beautifully decorated little jewelry shop.
Xia Hui sent a few boys to the milk tea shop next door to order, and then took a few girls inside to wander around aimlessly.
The wall is covered with a dazzling array of earrings, necklaces, and bracelets.
It refracts a bright, sparkling light under specially adjusted lighting.
"I got my ears pierced just so I could wear these pretty earrings!"
Kang Shishi picked out a few she liked, held them up to her ear, and then turned to show them to the others, asking, "Are they suitable for me?"
Xia Hui and the others exclaimed that it looked good.
Zou Yuanyuan took off an orange crackle-patterned bracelet, pulled Shi Miao's hand over to compare it, and put it on her wrist. "No wonder you like this color, it suits you so well."
The bracelet feels a little cool.
It rolled onto my warm wrist, which was sticking out of the thick, warm cuffs, and gave me a shiver.
Shi Miao rotated her wrist, staring at the bracelet, but half of her thoughts were still lingering on what had just happened.
"Yuan Yuan, what exactly did you mean by that sentence you said before?"
She suddenly asked, "Is it that man who can... what... float around?"
Zou Yuanyuan thought for a moment.
"Men can be charming, and women can be captivated?"
Shi Miao: "Yes, that's it!"
She finally understood what she had just felt.
It's like inhaling a full dose of catnip.
My whole body felt light and tingly, and I wanted to let my ears and tail twitch freely.
I want some more.
Kittens that have been inhaling catnip have no principles; they spread their bellies out and become completely infatuated.
Shi Miao, who was being looked at like that by Jiang Yingxu, felt the same way.
Before her mind could process the sentence, she heard his low, cold voice ask if she was alright, and she nodded without hesitation.
Zou Yuanyuan stopped looking at the jewelry and stared longingly at Shi Miao, a shallow dimple appearing on her cheek when she smiled. "Hmm... a boy is being affectionate with you?"
Who is it? It's so hard to guess.
Zou Yuanyuan tried to hold back, but couldn't suppress her curiosity any longer. She tilted her head and leaned on Shi Miao's shoulder, speaking softly and gently.
"Hey Miaomiao, can you tell me a little bit about how Jiang Shen will act cute?"
"I can hardly imagine it."
Jiang Yingxu, who is usually aloof and like an ice sculpture, can actually act cute?
It even made Shi Miao so infatuated that she still reminisces about it to this day.
The two of them suddenly stopped on the street. What were they talking about?
They were afraid of disturbing them, so they didn't dare to get too close.
Right now, I'm itching with desire.
I should have pretended to approach him casually, even if it meant enduring Jiang Yingxu's cold stares.
Zou Yuanyuan sighed deeply and said pitifully, "If I don't hear what happened, I probably won't be able to sleep tonight. Miaomiao, please save me."
Shi Miao: "."
Shi Miao scratched her cheek, met Zou Yuanyuan's bright eyes, and mumbled, "No... I just called him 'brother' a few times."
Zou Yuanyuan: "Ah!"
Shi Miao: "?"
A smile appeared on Zou Yuanyuan's face that the cat couldn't understand; it was sweet, yet it seemed like she wasn't being sweet to herself.
Her tone was a little strange, "You call him brother?"
Shi Miao didn't know why she was rushing to explain.
“It was the owner of the shop by the roadside. He thought Jiang Yingxu was my older brother who came to pick me up from school. I thought it was funny, so I wanted to tease him.”
"Who knows..."
Who knew Jiang Yingxu would make such a request?
The cat agreed without any principles.
It's all Jiang Yingxu's fault for looking at her that way!
Jiang Yingxu was acting cute, yes, that's exactly how he acted cute towards the cat, how could the cat possibly refuse!
Several gasps suddenly came from behind.
Shi Miao turned her head in a daze and realized that Xia Hui and the others had put down their jewelry at some point and were all listening intently, much more attentively than during class.
Their eyes gleamed furtively.
It was accompanied by ambiguous chuckles.
Xia Hui: "Brother, hehe."
Kang Shishi: "Brother~"
Ge Sitong: "...cough."
Shi Miao vaguely felt that something was wrong.
"What's wrong?" the kitten asked suspiciously, her eyes full of confusion. "Isn't 'brother' a term of address for someone older than you?"
"Nonono."
Xia Hui raised a finger and shook it, determined to teach this simple-minded fool a lesson.
"I don't know about your customs in other places, but in Ningcheng, unless they are biological brothers, we would call each other 'brother'..."
Kang Shishi, who actually does have an older brother, quickly raised her hand to add, "No, no, if it's a biological brother, I'd either call him by his full name or just call him 'brother,' but I would never call him 'older brother'!"
Xia Hui immediately corrected herself by snapping her fingers.
"Yes, we don't call him 'brother,' so generally speaking, calling someone 'brother' is just a way of being affectionate and flirtatious."
"If the person you are not related to by blood."
We generally refer to it as—
"Brother, brother."
"..."
The kitten's pupils dilated!
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