His sudden anger when he dragged her out, and stuttering concern had Xuan Mo very confused as to what Lu Yu Chen had going on in his head . Hence, she didnât reply and allowed him to pull her along as they walked slowly .
Lu Yu Chenâd thought that Xuan Mo was angry . At that, he became even more anxious, and quickly took off his coat, wrapped it around her and rubbed her hands, saying in concern: âIâm sorry, I, I didnât think, aye, you head home first, letâs talk tomorrow instead, ok?â
Xuan Mo almost laughed: âIâm not cold . â She let Lu Yu Chen rub her hands, saying softly: âMy mother just divorced, I might not have the time to meet you tomorrow . If you have anything to say, say it now . You might not be able to find the time to say it later . â
Lu Yu Chen paused . His worry was once again replaced by sadness . Once their parents divorced, Xuan Mo would no longer be his little sister, and he would no longer have any reason to be good to her like how heâs done before, nor did he have any right to warn the other guys not to have ideas about her . And when she were to do something shocking, heâd have no reason nor right to feel proud of her .
Heâs never paid much attention to this little sister . Other than the fact that sheâs pretty, sheâs so plain itâs almost annoying . All of a sudden, however, she changed, and he liked things the way it was right now, being just a piece of leaf beside his majestic sister . He liked Xuan Moâs tolerance and impatience when he dragged and pulled her along to go shopping, he liked it when his friends were envious when they spoke of his sister . What he liked the most was the look of confusion and daze when Xuan Mo asked him strange questionsâŠ
Not long after becoming a sis-con, her temperament became so grand and majestic it made him upgrade himself to a sis-slave instead . Before heâs even had the time to enjoy this new position, itâs time for him to rescind his throne and become a spectator instead .
Heâs her brother, thatâs why Xuan Moâs treated him differently . If he wasnât her brother anymore, how would she treat him?
He was incredibly glum . When he noticed Xuan Moâs calm, he became even more dismayed,
Xuan Mo on the other hand found the situation amusing . It wasnât very often that she got to see Lu Yu Chen so down with such a crunched expression . He was usually loud and extremely casual; she found this look particularly joy-inducing .
âMo Mo, cough, mom and dadâs divorced, what, what are you plans?â
ââŠâ What sort of question was this .
Lu Yu Chen tried to see things from her perspective and realised that this wasnât a question he could answer himself either . It not as thought Xuan Mo was the one that divorced⊠at that, he instantly changed the subject: âThen, what about us in the future?â
ââŠâ Xuan Mo knew that her brotherâs mind worked in a very strange way . She thought for a moment before replying earnestly: âIâll give you two days to cool down . Ask a proper question after that . â
Lu Yu Chen was currently dying of embarrassment and awkwardness from his dumb second question . When he heard what sheâd said, he became even more anxious . Even the chilly winter wind couldnât extinguish the heat scorching his face: âI, Iâll find you again later tonight then . â
Xuan Mo hummed in reply . The two of them walked for a bit before Lu Yu Chen awkwardly realised they couldnât get a taxi . Not only so, the last bus had already left too .
He felt that today was simply tragic . Heâs completely trampled on his image in front of his lil sis .
If they couldnât get a taxi, theyâll have to walk back . It was cold, dark and eerie, he couldnât possibly let them walk in silence . Even if Xuan Mo wasnât speaking, he still felt guilty enough to jump into a river .
âCough, Mo Mo . â
âEnh . â
âAre you cold?â
ââŠâ
âAre you hungry?â
âIâm not hungry⊠Iâm not thirsty either . â
Lu Yu Chenâs subsequent question was answered . He walked slowly, before suddenly asking: âMo Mo, do you get along well with your friends?â
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ââŠI donât know how to explain, just like, whether youâre happy I guess . â
âDonât feel much . â
Then that meant she didnât get along with them well â was this sis-conâs first reaction . And so, Lu Yu Chen started worrying: âMo Mo, I know this doesnât matter much to you, but as a girl, you should still take note of how other people see you . Do you know, even though people donât dare to speak poorly of you in front of me, I still hear some unpleasant things . â
âOh . â
âDonât look so unbothered . The shot hits the bird that pokes its head out, youâre good in academics, and youâre independent, nonconforming, always hang around delinquents like us, get into fights and skip classes, youâll just add to the amount of things they can gossip about you . â
âLike what?â
âEh . â Lu Yu Chenâs didnât want to say, ânothing good, I wonât wet the blanket now . But Mo Mo, I have nothing to say about whatever you do, but I canât not say this â donât be so cold, be a little warmer to the people around you . Youâre not very likeable to people who donât know you, donât let that bite you in the ass in the future . â
ââŠâ Xuan Mo suddenly figured that after sheâd lost a father by legal definition, she seemed to gain an unofficial one .
âMo Mo?â
âEnh?â
âAm I very naggy?â
âEnh . â
Lu Yu Chen sobbed internally . She didnât even hesitate . How cruel . This brought him to another grave topic: âMo Mo, itâs fine if youâre like this to me, but if itâs someone else, even if you canât lie, at least pause a little, donât put them in a spot*, alright?â
* the chinese saying directly translated is âleave them a step to get off the stageâ, meaning donât put them in a spot/make things difficult for others
Xuan Mo was silent .
The two walked a bit . When the green light flickered on and the two of them were about to cross the road, they walked down the steps to the zebra crossing .
Xuan Mo suddenly said: âYou walked down the steps* . â
* wordplay, they literally walked down a step, but Lu Yu Chen was referring to steps figuratively
âEnh?â
âSo whether I pause or not doesnât seem to be related to whether you can find a step to descend?â
Lu Yu Chen staggered, almost collapsing right there and then in the middle of the road .