However, he still didn't give up and asked, "You really don't have any feelings for me?"
Tang Wan's eyes curved as she caressed his hair. "Of course not. You're my brother. Could it be...our A-Yu, you're thinking of getting married? If there's a young lady you're interested in, I can help you arrange it."
Chi Yu usually respected her and had no temper, but this time, for some reason, he felt as if a stone was blocking his heart. He just said, "No need," and walked home with the basket on his back.
He was tall and had long legs, and he walked even faster because he was angry. When he got home, he sat on a stool and sulked, touching his face from time to time. Could it be that he really didn't act like a man?
That's why she treated him as her younger brother. However, in Xuanli Country, men are considered adults when they are eighteen years old. In a few months, he will be eighteen years old, so he is not young at all.
He lowered his head and picked at his nails, feeling regretful. If he hadn't called her sister that day, would everything be different?
…………
Tang Wan arrived home half an hour after he did. "Why were you walking so fast just now? I couldn't catch up with you."
Chi Yu's voice was a little muffled: "Nothing, sister, it's just...um..."
"Just say what you want to say. Why are you hesitating like that?!" Tang Wan pretended to be angry, glaring at him with her hands on her hips.
Chi Yu said aggrievedly: "I will be an adult in a few months, can you please stop treating me like a child?"
Seeing him like this, Tang Wan was startled at first, and then she smiled: "Okay, okay, you are a big boy now." Her tone was casual, and anyone could hear the perfunctory meaning in it.
Chi Yu: “…………?”
Okay, I’m a little angry. I won’t say anything and let my sister guess it herself.
When Chi Yu heard this, he turned around and left angrily without even eating dinner.
"Really not eating? I'll make your favorite chestnut chicken."
"don't want."
"And this sweet syrup, since you don't want to drink it, I'll pour it out."
"No!" Chi Yu rushed out angrily. Although he was a tall and strong man, he acted like a bullied young wife. He held the small bowl and drank up all the sugar water.
Tang Wan propped up her chin and looked at him with a smile, pulling at his sleeve with her hand: "Okay, I shouldn't have said that, but I'm half your sister, why are you so eager to prove to me that you are a man?"
Chi Yu's jade-like face was slightly pink, but his ears were already red and about to bleed. His eyes were clear, and he mustered up the courage to look her in the eye: "What if I say, I like you?"
Tang Wan still had the veil on her face, but even if you only looked at her eyes, you could sense her astonishment at the moment: "What did you say?"
"I say, if, if I like you." In the end, he still didn't dare to say it directly, so he could only add if.
Hearing the word "if", she visibly relaxed: "What's there for me to like? It's boring and dull, and I spend the whole day with herbs. And..."
She suddenly moved closer, the distance between them was only a few inches, and her sweet breath penetrated Chi Yu's nostrils: "Besides, I'm ugly. I'm afraid... taking off the veil will scare you to death!"
Chi Yu shook his head firmly: "No, no matter what you look like under your veil, I will never be scared."
Tang Wan distanced herself from him. Chi Yu didn't come back to her senses for a moment and stared at her. Tang Wan smiled and said, "You are really sweet-mouthed. With your pretty face, I wonder how many girls will fall for you in the future."
This was a compliment to him. Chi Yu's heartbeat quickened, and in a fit of excitement, he spoke his mind without hesitation: "What about you? Can you do it too?"
Tang Wan really couldn't follow his words. This was too straightforward. Didn't they agree that he was a pure-hearted puppy?
He regretted it as soon as he said it. He shouldn't have been so anxious. He lowered his head, feeling regretful in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. His face was tense, as if Tang Wan had done something wrong.
He waited for a long time, awaiting his beloved's judgment, but Tang Wan simply said, "You're still a minor. I remember you told me you didn't receive much love when you were young. Perhaps it's because I've been paying more attention to you lately that you've developed a sense of dependence on me."
Chi Yu knew that she understood what he meant. He had never liked anyone before. Ever since what happened when he was twelve years old, he didn't even have a palace maid by his side. Could it be... that he really had misunderstood this feeling?
Before he could think about it, Tang Wan took the oil lamp from the table and said, "It's getting late. You should go to bed early."
Chi Yu suddenly felt like a deflated ball, completely limp. He returned to his room and lay on the bed, Tang Wan's words echoing in his mind, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
He tried to figure out whether his feelings for Tang Wan were really just because of dependence and family affection as she said.
He recalled every moment he spent with Tang Wan, from the simple gratitude at the beginning to now when he discovered that he had developed unusual feelings for her.
Thinking of this, Chi Yu's heart began to beat wildly again. He couldn't help but turn over and sit up, looking towards Tang Wan's room. The moonlight shone on her window, outlining her figure even softer. His eyes couldn't help but linger on her, as if he wanted to engrave her appearance in his heart.
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, walked to the desk, picked up a pen and paper, and began to write down his feelings. What was in his heart would not lie, so he wanted to write it down so that when he was more mature, he might understand this feeling.
Chi Yu folded the letter, put it in an envelope, and placed it under his pillow.
He hoped that once he could truly understand this relationship, he could personally hand the letter to Tang Wan.
It was already late at night when Chi Yu finished writing the letter, but he was still lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep no matter how hard he tried.
In the end, I covered my face with the quilt and barely fell asleep.
On the other hand, although Tang Wan said that she treated him as her younger brother, he was her target. It was just talk, how could she really treat him as her younger brother.
"Xiaobai, get ready. Let your brother feel the power of dreams today."
"Okay, leave it to me."
Tang Wan covered herself with the quilt and slowly closed her eyes. Xiao Bai was about to jump away and go to Chi Yu's room, but Tang Wan suddenly opened her eyes and gave Xiao Bai a fake smile: "You are still a minor. I know you can't decide the dream. Please let the Lord God take it easy."
Xiaobai's eyes were clear and stupid. Although he didn't understand what she meant, he nodded. Tang Wan closed her eyes contentedly again, and this time she really fell asleep.
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