Chapter 2

"That's the way to go! It's good to see that you can admit your mistakes and change. I have high hopes for you, Xu Ke." Xu Lin had a smug look on his face.

The beautiful woman looked at her daughter strangely, then at her son. It seemed like her daughter had something on her brother, but after observing for a while, she couldn't figure out what it was. She shook her head and continued eating.

"Oh, the spinach is too far away, I can't reach it." Xu Lin exaggeratedly smacked his lips and winked at his sister.

Xu Ke looked at the spinach about 20 centimeters away from him, forced a smile, picked up a piece of spinach and put it in his bowl, and awkwardly said, "Hehe, here, have some more."

Xu Lin gently rubbed his sister's foot with the palm of his hand, put the food in his mouth, and mumbled, "Mmm, it's really smooth, no, I mean, it's really good." He accidentally let slip, and Xu Lin's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, his sister's gaze became unusually cold.

"Well, sis, you should eat more too. The college entrance exam is coming soon, hehe." Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Xu Lin quickly picked up a piece of meat and put it in his sister's bowl, lightly patting her foot and releasing his grip on her knee.

After finishing her meal, the beautiful woman saw the situation and gave her son a glare. Although she didn't know why the situation had reversed again, she was certain that he had done something stupid again. Annoyed and amused, she scolded, "Hurry up and eat. After you finish, bring the dishes in. I need to wash them."

The beautiful woman was about to get up, and Xu Lin, seeing the terrifying gaze in front of him, hurriedly stuffed the last bite of food into his mouth, stood up to clean the dishes, and mumbled, "Mom, I'll help you."

The beautiful woman shook her head and ignored him, gracefully walking towards the kitchen. Xu Lin followed his mother's footsteps, feeling a chilling sensation shooting towards him from behind.

"Mom, let me wash them!" Xu Lin rubbed his hands together eagerly, ready to give it a try.

Sneer…. "You? Forget it, you'll only make things worse. Last time I let you wash, it was as if you didn't wash at all. In the end, I had to wash them again."

"But it's getting better each time, right? Trust me."

"Alright, stop bothering me. If you make your sister angry, go apologize to her yourself. Begging me won't work."

"I'm just trying to help you because I see how hard you work."

"Alright, I know you're filial, but you don't need to worry about these things. Just focus on studying well for now. You can take care of me when I'm old."

"Mom will never get old. In my eyes, she will always be eighteen."

The beautiful woman seemed to think of something and looked at her son seriously, saying, "You have such a sweet mouth. Let me warn you, no dating in high school, at least wait until college."

Xu Lin patted his chest and said, "Mom, don't worry. Unless I meet a woman as outstanding as you, I won't be moved."

"Alright, stop saying sweet words. Think about how to appease your sister."

Xu Lin looked at his mother's perfect profile, her skilled and endearing gestures, and was somewhat fascinated for a moment. Then, a hint of heartache flashed through him. He had never had the concept of a father since he was young. Other children sometimes had their fathers pick them up from school, sometimes their mothers, and sometimes their grandparents.

But he only had his mother. Regardless if it is windy or rainy, that figure emitting the radiance of maternal love would always appear at the school gate in the first moment. He remembered asking his mother once, "Mom, why don't I have a father or grandparents picking me up from school like other kids?"

Xu Lin's memory of that time was already very vague. He only remembered a look on his mother's face that he couldn't understand, and then she gently patted his head and said, "Dad went very far away. He'll come back when you grow up, so can you grow up quickly?"

"Okay." He still remembered that at that time, his young and naive self thought that he would be able to see his father when he grew up. It wasn't until he grew up that he understood the meaning behind those words, "very far away" usually meant that he would never come back…

So the siblings matured earlier than children from other families. They would play around on normal days, but they never made their real mother angry.

"Go out, I still need to clean the kitchen." Xu Lin snapped out of his memories and softly said, "Mom, let me help you."

"I said no, you're just a hindrance to me here." The beautiful woman pushed her son out.

"Mom, you're hurting my self-esteem. I don't want to live anymore."

"Whether you can live through tonight or not, you have to ask your sister."

Yeah, Xu Lin suddenly realized that there was still a mother tiger outside. Thinking of this, he didn't want to go out even more. He clung to the door frame and struggled, saying, "Please believe me, I can do it."

"Go, do your homework."

"I don't have any homework. I finished it at school."

"If you don't, then review your lessons."

"Mom, Mom, I know the meaning of your name now." Xu Lin suddenly remembered the question he had asked his teacher today.

"Hmm? Tell me, what does it mean?" The beautiful woman put down her hand that was pushing her son and asked with some curiosity.

"Hehe, today I specifically asked our history teacher, he knows a lot about Xinjiang." Xu Lin had a proud look on his face, "Mom's name is Aliya, which means noble! Isn't that right?"

Aliya smiled and nodded, indicating that her son was correct.

"Noble, it suits your temperament, and your work as a prosecutor adds a touch of dignity and authority to you. Noble, dignified, and authoritative. Do those criminals get scared and speechless when they see you in court?"

"Hey, are you praising me or mocking me? Am I really that scary?" Aliya pretended to glare at her son in anger.

"No, when I went to your office that time, I felt your strong presence. No one dared to approach within a three-meter radius."

"Haha, stop it, you're exaggerating too much."

"No wonder Aunt Qin said that other women are at most thorny roses, but you are definitely a noble and elegant lotus flower on the snowy mountain."

"You're being disrespectful, do you want to be punished? Get out."

"Mom, let me stay a little longer." This was the last sentence Xu Lin shouted before being kicked out.

Looking at the closed kitchen door, Xu Lin knocked on it unwillingly, but there was no response. He turned his head, had lost hope and said, "If you want to kill or torture me, go ahead."

'Huh? Where is she? Is she showing mercy and letting me go? That shouldn't be right?'

Xu Lin cautiously looked around, afraid that his sister would suddenly appear from some corner.

Carefully walking through the not-so-big living room, he quickly rushed into his room and leaned against the door. Just as he was about to relax, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't locked the door yet, so he locked it again, feeling uneasy.

"Phew… hehehe," Xu Lin finally let out a sigh of relief and leaned against the door, laughing foolishly for a while. He couldn't help but recall the smooth and soft little feet of his sister, and couldn't resist putting his hand under his nose and sniffing like a pervert, muttering to himself, "It smells good!"

Suddenly, Xu Lin felt a substantial killing intent enveloping him, and this killing intent was so familiar. He stiffly turned his head and saw his sister clenching her hands, her face filled with anger mixed with a hint of strangeness, her big beautiful eyes full of murderous intent.

"Heh, sis, why are you here?" Xu Lin forced a laugh, feeling a chill down his spine, reaching back to feel for the doorknob.

"If I wasn't here, I wouldn't have known that you're a pervert!" Xu Ke said with disdain on her face.

Thinking about how his sister had seen his creepy actions just now, Xu Lin felt embarrassed and couldn't find a place to hide. He instinctively touched his nose and stammered, "Sis, wh-what, per-pervert?"

"And you're still sniffing!" Xu Ke looked at her brother putting his hand back on his nose, her pretty face instantly turning red, thinking that he was smelling the odor on her feet again.

"No, no, I'm not–" Xu Lin's hand dropped as if he had been electrocuted. Normally, when he was nervous or embarrassed, he would habitually touch his nose. But now, it had become a sleazy gesture, and he didn't know where to put his hand.

"You still deny it? I just saw it, you pervert, you sicko!" Xu Ke exclaimed with disgust.

"Sis, lower your voice. Can't I just admit my mistake?" Xu Lin was terrified by his sister's increasingly loud voice, afraid that their mother would hear.

"Hmph, you dare to do it but not admit it? You pervert."

"Lower your voice, what if Mom hears? Please, I'm begging you."

"Huh, you're afraid of being found out? You pervert!"

Being called a pervert repeatedly made Xu Lin annoyed. He blushed and argued, "How am I a pervert? Did I do something to you?"

"You, you, you're shameless. I'm going to tell Mom." Xu Ke couldn't believe he would dare to defy her like this, and she was so angry that she was about to leave.

"You, you can't go," Xu Lin panicked and reached out to stop his sister.

"I'm going."

"I won't let you go."

"Move!"

"I won't!"

The siblings stared at each other, and the room fell silent, with only their heavy breathing.

Xu Lin secretly glanced at his sister and realized that she seemed to be just bluffing. What would she say if she told their mother? That he had molested her? Would their mother believe it? And if she did, what would happen? Several thoughts flashed through his mind.

Forget it, Xu Lin decided to give in first. "Sis, you may have misunderstood me. Can we talk about it?"

"I have nothing to talk about with a pervert."

Xu Lin looked at his sister's stern face and pursed lips, but she didn't move. He reached out and gently pulled her hand, whispering, "Isn't communication the best way to resolve misunderstandings?"

Xu Ke disdainfully shook off his hand, took a step back, rolled her eyes, and said, "You've already been caught red-handed. What is there to talk about?"

"That's not what you said earlier. How come it sounds like you want to send me to jail for two years?" Xu Lin persisted, taking a step forward and grabbing his sister's hand.

"Don't touch me. If you have something to say, say it." Xu Ke's expression of disgust never wavered.

"Well, didn't you hear me out earlier?" Xu Lin said.

"Hmph," Xu Ke snorted and turned her head away.

"Sis, please sit down. Your feet must be tired, right?" Xu Lin said in a submissive and obsequious manner.

"Traitor!"

"Yes, I'm a traitor. Please sit first."

"Lapdog!"

"Yes, I'm a lapdog. You can say whatever you want."

"Pfft…" Xu Ke couldn't help but laugh, but then realized that she should be angry at this moment. She quickly stopped, but once emotions are broken, it is difficult to restore the previous state. Xu Ke gave him a glance and scolded, "Tell me, dog!"

"That's too much, why am I a dog again?" Xu Lin frowned.

"Hmm?" Xu Ke elongated her voice.

"Heh, heh, sister, sit tight and listen to me slowly."

"Pfft… Don't tell others that you are my brother when we go out, it's embarrassing."

"That won't do, with such an amazing sister, not showing off to others would be foolish, right?"

"Hmph, don't flatter me, speak up or I'll leave."

"What are you talking about? Hmm, right, just now my nose was a bit itchy, so I touched it. And on my hand, I forgot to wash it. There was a little bit of vegetable juice left when I served the dishes, it had a smell. I thought the smell was nice, so I said it smelled good. That's the situation!"

Xu Ke stared at him in disbelief, and then, after a moment, she nodded in admiration and said, "Okay."

"Right? I told you, my sister is a reasonable person." Xu Lin looked at his sister with a look of a well-behaved child.

"I must say, your skin is thick enough, it should be more than enough to be a traitor."

"Heh heh, is everything okay now? If it is, go to sleep, it's late, and the college entrance exam is coming soon. You have a lot of academic pressure, don't delay."

"Heh, quite filial."

"Of course, you're like a mother to me." Xu Lin looked obedient, thinking that he had finally fooled her and gained some verbal advantage.

"Not bad, but how do you explain under the dining table? Why does it sound like someone said it was smooth?"

Xu Lin's mind was spinning wildly, organizing his thoughts while saying, "Uh, uh, didn't I say it was delicious? Did you mishear? How can you describe food as smooth? It doesn't make sense."

"Is that so? It's not smooth? "

"Not smooth, uh, no, what I mean is, it definitely wasn't saying it was smooth!"

"Okay then, I'm leaving." Xu Ke stood up and walked towards the door.

Xu Lin wiped the sweat off his forehead and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Ke walked to the door and casually turned her head to ask, "Are my feet really not smooth?"

"Who said that? Yes, they are!" Xu Lin said, but his mind suddenly went blank. Before he could react, he saw his sister pouncing on him.

"Sis, no, I, um, you, listen to me, explain." Xu Lin was pressed onto the bed by his sister, his entire head sinking into the pillow, and he spoke intermittently.

"You're a dead meat! I am your sister, and yet you… you pervert, you sicko!" Xu Ke gritted her teeth and slapped him on the head.

"What the hell, one can kill but not humiliate, you hit my head? Hit me again if you dare!"

"'What the hell'? Huh, huh, You're making me so angry! Let me show you what it feels like!" Xu Ke was so angry that smoke seemed to come out of her head, and she unleashed a flurry of punches.

"No, ow, I mean, I didn't mean 'what the hell', I mean 'what the hell', no, that's not right, it hurts, I can't explain it clearly."

(TN: "What the hell" and "what the hell (I rely on)" have different meanings but same Chinese character '我靠')

"You dare say it again."

"If you hit me again, I'll resist!"

"Huh, huh, you dare resist. You're pissing me off."

Although Xu Lin's head was not too painful from the beating, being covered by a pillow for so long was quite uncomfortable. Holding his breath, he exerted force secretly and suddenly lifted his butt.

"Ah!" Xu Ke exclaimed, as she was thrown onto the bed, before she could react, she saw her younger brother forcefully pinning her down.

"Get off!" Xu Ke struggled hard.

"Hmph, just because the tiger hasn't shown its strength, you think I'm that HELLO cat?"

"It's called HELLO KITTY, you stupid dog."

"I know, no need to tell me. I said that HELLO cat on purpose. Are you going to bite me?"

"Hehehe… HELLO cat, hahaha." Xu Ke laughed uncontrollably, her hand that was entangled with her brother also weakly dropped down.

"Squeak–" Xu Lin made a terrified sound that didn't sound human, only to see his hand, after losing the support of his sister, landing directly on her ample chest. Xu Lin stared blankly at his own hand, then at his sister.

"Does it feel good?" Xu Ke stopped her giggling, her big eyes becoming incredibly deep, calmly looking at her brother, and softly asked.

Xu Lin dumbly nodded, losing his ability to think.

"Why don't you give it a squeeze? See if it's elastic."

Xu Lin instinctively squeezed, feeling his palm sink into a soft embrace, but it immediately bounced back with astonishing elasticity.

"Mmm, how is it?" Xu Ke bit her lip and let out a sweet moan, asking.

Xu Lin finally snapped out of his daze, panicked and released his hand, stuttering, "Sis, sis, I, I didn't mean to."

Giggle… Xu Ke let out a sweet laugh and asked, "You didn't mean to? Then why were you still on top of me?"

The more his sister acted like this, the more panicked Xu Lin became. This was the calm before the storm, something he had experienced countless times since childhood. He knew that the calmer his sister was now, the more violent she would be later.

As Xu Lin got off his sister, he cautiously said, "Sis, I really didn't mean to, hehe, trust me."

Xu Ke sat up and pulled at her messy T-shirt. She muttered to herself in a soft voice, "Hehe, I believe you… I'm your sister, you bastard…"

Xu Lin curled up in bed, holding his head, allowing his sister to punch and kick him. He just shouted, "Sis, I'm your only younger brother. If you kill me, you won't have anyone left."

"Kill you? Good idea, so I won't have to deal with you every day, you pervert."

"I'm not… Ouch, be gentle… Don't hit my head…"

Xu Ke straddled her brother, pinching, hammering, and slapping him. After a while, she finally stopped, panting heavily.

"Hah… Hah… Hah…"

Xu Lin felt his sister stop and released her hands from the back of his head. He secretly turned his head and saw his sister squatting on top of him, breathing heavily. Her long legs were spread wide open, and a pair of cotton panties with embroidered roses were fully exposed in front of him.

Xu Lin stared blankly at the scene in front of him. Suddenly, he felt a warm stream flowing out of his nose and instinctively wiped it away.

Seeing her brother turn his head and blood flowing from his nose, Xu Ke panicked, thinking she had been too rough. She trembled and said, "What's wrong with you, you dog? Don't scare me."

After Xu Ke finished speaking and didn't hear her brother's response, she saw his vacant expression. She thought, "Could I have hit him so hard that he became dumb?" The thought made her so anxious that tears almost fell.

Author's Note:

It seems that the title of the book has sparked everyone's imagination. Some have made wild guesses, some have guessed correctly, but I won't reveal it for now. In any case, my goal of keeping the suspense has been achieved. Just treat it like scratching a lottery ticket. Hehe, in the next few chapters, I will give some hints, and you will understand as you continue reading! I also want to mention that the theme of this book is the growth of a young person. Since it is about growth, it definitely starts from small steps. It will go through stages of ignorance, confusion, and uncertainty, until maturity and stability. No one is born a love expert or someone who handles everything calmly.