It was already eight o'clock after dinner.

Jiang Sui sat on the sofa, holding the cat in one hand and looking at his phone in the other.

When Si Nian finished washing the dishes and came over, Jiang Sui put down his phone, put the cream aside, and opened his arms to Si Nian for a hug.

Si Nian smiled and sat down beside her and hugged her.

She threw herself half into his arms, resting her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes and smelling the pleasant pine scent on his body.

He rested his chin on the top of her head, suppressed his smile and asked her softly, "Sui Sui, why didn't I realize that you are so good at acting like a spoiled child and so clingy before?"

Jiang Sui still had her eyes closed in his arms, enjoying the time being held in his arms.

"Because before you were just the older brother."

Her voice was soft and her index finger was drawing circles dishonestly on his chest.

It turned out that because he was just her brother, she could only act coquettishly towards him to a limited extent and could only stick to him with great restraint.

He is the same.

Si Nian suddenly grabbed Jiang Sui's restless little hand and rubbed her with his thumb.

He said, "Sui Sui, you don't have to restrain yourself anymore. If you want to act like a spoiled child, act like a spoiled child to me. If you want to cling to me, cling to me as much as you want. I am your brother and also your boyfriend!"

When Jiang Sui heard Si Nian say the word "boyfriend", his heart felt as sweet as if it were covered with honey.

Her beloved brother Nian Nian now has a new identity: her boyfriend.

Thinking of this, Jiang Sui couldn't help but smile more deeply.

"Brother, I won't go home tonight, okay?"

Hearing Jiang Sui ask this, Si Nian was suddenly stunned.

She didn't wait for him to respond and continued, "No one needs to sleep on the sofa. We can sleep on the bed together. It's also convenient..."

"Convenient for what? Huh?"

She hadn't even finished her words when she was stunned by Si Nian's obviously teasing question.

She opened her eyes, looked up at Si Nian, and saw that Si Nian was also smiling at her with his lips slightly raised.

She suddenly realized what was happening, patted Si Nian's chest a little embarrassedly, and said in a somewhat reproachful tone, "What are you thinking about!"

The blow was neither light nor heavy, and her hand was just caught by Si Nian.

He stroked the back of her hand with his fingers, smiling seriously, "I didn't think anything, it was just a simple question, it seems like you are overthinking it."

Cough cough!

Jiang Sui was a little embarrassed. Why did Si Nian become a bad person after they opened their hearts tonight?

"I didn't!" Jiang Sui tried to argue, "I just wanted to say it so that we can have a good chat."

"Just chatting?" Si Nian asked Jiang Sui with a sly smile.

Oh, this guy is so bad!

Did his wild nature come out after he confirmed the relationship?

Why do you always say such suggestive things?

Unable to continue talking to him, Jiang Sui buried his face in Si Nian's arms.

Then she felt that he was laughing because his chest was shaking.

"You can't stand being teased? Are you shy?" Si Nian put his hand on the back of Jiang Sui's head and asked her in a very gentle tone.

Jiang Sui didn't say anything, but just pinched Si Nian's waist lightly with his fingers.

He smiled and lowered his head, put his thin lips close to Jiang Sui's ear, and whispered in Jiang Sui's ear in a very low voice.

He said, "You are so shy but you still want to stay and sleep in the same bed with me. Aren't you afraid of me..."

Si Nian's words were drawn out, and before he finished, Jiang Sui suddenly raised his head from his arms and looked at him seriously.

She asked him, "Will you?"

Seeing that her expression suddenly became serious, Si Nian stopped teasing her.

He answered her seriously, "Yes! Because you are my girlfriend now, it is normal for me to have some thoughts about you!"

When Jiang Sui heard him say this, his face fell with nervousness.

She thought, men are really beasts!

She and Si Nian had just confirmed their relationship, and it had not been more than three hours, but he had already begun to tell her his desires bluntly.

Is this still her brother Nian Nian who always restrains and endures everything?

Si Nian saw Jiang Sui’s expression and suddenly smiled.

He took her hand and whispered to her, "What's wrong? Are you scared? Or do you feel like you don't recognize me anymore?"

Jiang Sui said nothing, not knowing how to answer him.

It seemed like there was a little bit of it, she hadn't known Si Nian had such a side to him before.

Si Nian put his arm around her shoulders and let her lean against his chest again.

He patiently explained to her, "Boyfriends and brothers may be a little different. As a brother, I can care about you, love you, and take care of you, but as a boyfriend, in addition to these, I may have a side that you haven't seen. Maybe you will find this side of me a little strange, or even a little scary, but this is the truest me as a man."

Si Nian said this and looked down at the person in his arms.

Jiang Sui frowned slightly, as if pondering what he had just said.

He kneaded her earlobe with one hand and continued, "The brother who looked righteous and treated you selflessly may disappear, and be replaced by a boyfriend who will love you wholeheartedly but occasionally want to ask for something from you. In this case, will you regret turning your brother into a boyfriend?"

Si Nian's words were very gentle, and Jiang Sui understood. He was explaining to her the difference between a brother and a boyfriend. He wanted her to finally confirm her feelings and think clearly about whether she loved him as a brother or a boyfriend.

If it was a boyfriend, he would tell her that he would also demand to exercise his boyfriend's rights and no longer treat her as a sister.

If that's the case, she won't avoid this issue.

Jiang Sui sat up straight and turned around to face Si Nian.

She looked into his dark eyes and shook her head at him firmly.

"I do not regret!"

After getting her answer, Si Nian's face broke into a huge smile and dimples appeared.

He hugged Jiang Sui and whispered happily in her ear, "It's a deal. I won't give you a chance to regret it in the future."

Jiang Sui nodded vigorously in his arms.

At this moment, both of them had smiles on their faces, greedily enjoying each other's embrace.

Little Cream suddenly meowed, jumped to Si Nian's feet, and gently grabbed his slippers, but Si Nian ignored it.

Jiang Sui found it amusing, so he leaned in Si Nian's arms and stretched out a hand to tease it.

"But Sui Sui, you can rest assured. This matter is sacred in my heart. It represents love and responsibility. I love you and naturally want to be close to you, but I will also fully respect your wishes. It should happen naturally based on our deep love for each other."

Si Nian scratched Jiang Sui's nose with his finger and said, "So, don't be nervous when you see me. I am willing to wait for you, no matter how long it takes, understand?"

Jiang Sui smiled slightly and nodded at him.

He analyzed everything so thoroughly and was so frank, so of course she had nothing to be nervous about.

"Then shall we stay here tonight?" Si Nian asked her again.

Jiang Sui nodded, "Yeah."

Si Nian asked Jiang Sui for his opinion again, "Then I'll make the bed and you take a shower? Then I'll find you some of my clothes to wear for the night?"

Jiang Sui still smiled and nodded at Si Nian.

Si Nian rubbed Jiang Sui's hair with his hand with a rather doting expression, and said after a moment of contemplation, "It seems that I have to take some time to go to the supermarket again in the next two days. I will prepare some daily necessities for you here."

Jiang Sui winked at him and smiled.

In fact, he had already bought her basic daily necessities when she stayed at his place last time.

But later when she returned to school, he helped her put them away and took them all back with her.

Since the relationship between the two of them is different now, and she will stay overnight more and more often in the future, it is reasonable to buy another set and put it here.

Si Nian's thoughts are always so meticulous and thoughtful. When Jiang Sui thinks of this, he feels sweet in his heart.

After taking a shower, Jiang Sui took Si Nian's towel, wiped his hair half dry, and walked out.

The lights on the first floor were on, and Si Nian was sitting in front of the operating table, fiddling with a wooden box in his hands.

Noticing Jiang Sui's footsteps, Si Nian put the box on the operating table and turned to look at Jiang Sui.

"Why did you come down too?" Jiang Sui asked him.

He stood up and pulled her over, letting her sit in his original position. He took the towel from her hand and continued to wipe her hair.

"I'm afraid you'll be scared when you come out."

Hearing Si Nian say this, Jiang Sui pursed his lips and smiled.

She thought that her boyfriend was really different from her brother.

When they were almost done, Si Nian took the hair dryer and blew her hair dry. His fingertips shuttled through her hair, and she closed her eyes comfortably again.

She didn't open her eyes until the sound of the hair dryer stopped.

Si Nian put away the hair dryer and was about to call her, but she heard her say, "Brother, this is the second time you've blow-dried my hair."

"Yeah." Si Nian answered her softly from behind her, and then said, "If there are no special circumstances, I will help you blow it as long as I am by your side in the future."

Jiang Sui opened his eyes with a smile, turned around, took Si Nian's hand and said, "Really? Then I have to grow my hair long in the future. I always cut my hair short before because I thought it was troublesome to blow dry my hair. I don't like blow drying my hair."

Si Nian scratched his forehead with one hand and smiled, "Actually, I don't like it either."

Jiang Sui was a little stunned. It seemed that he was. He didn't blow dry his hair that time in Tongli's inn. When he was video chatting with her, his hair was still dripping with water, making him look seductive and charming.

Before Jiang Sui could react, he added, "But you will like it in the future. Keep your hair long. You will look better with long hair."

For you, I am willing to turn things I don’t like into things I like, and I never get tired of it.

Hearing Si Nian say this, the smile on Jiang Sui's face deepened.

She rubbed her face against the back of Si Nian's hand, and her heart felt soft.

Suddenly, the wooden box that Si Nian had been fiddling with appeared in front of Jiang Sui and shook.

Jiang Sui raised his head and looked at Si Nian with a questioning look.

"What's this?"

Si Nian held it in front of her again and said, "Open it and take a look!"

Jiang Sui took it, looked at Si Nian, and carefully opened the box.

Inside was a thin gold chain with an exquisite jade comb hanging in the middle.

Jiang Sui looked at Si Nian again, and Si Nian raised his eyebrows at her, motioning her to take it out and have a look.

So Jiang Sui picked it up gently with his hands. The jade comb felt warm in his hands. When he turned it over, he found that there was a red bean on it.

Although Jiang Sui didn't understand these, he knew that this thing was not simple and was of great value.

Jiang Sui looked at Si Nian doubtfully.

Si Nian asked her in a low voice, "Do you like it?"

Jiang Sui nodded somewhat dully.

"This is for you." Si Nian looked at her and smiled.

"But..." Jiang Sui was not very happy. She hesitated and still expressed her thoughts.

"It doesn't look like an ordinary ornament. Although I don't understand it, I can vaguely tell that it is very valuable. I can't..."

Before Jiang Sui finished her words, Si Nian took the pendant from her and held it in his hand.

“This is my mother’s legacy.”

Jiang Sui guessed correctly that the pendant was of considerable value, but because it was his mother's relic, he never thought of selling it no matter how difficult the situation was.

Jiang Sui was a little shocked. He didn't expect it to be like this.

Si Nian seemed to be lost in memories.

He said, "This is a token of love that my father gave to my mother. When my father and mother had an accident in La Country, only this red bean jade comb was transported back with their bodies. The staff who handed over the remains said that the pendant was always held in my mother's hand, so it was preserved intact. I don't know where the original necklace is now, it may have turned into ashes in the explosion."

Si Nian gently stroked the red beans on the pendant with his fingers and looked at Jiang Sui.

He asked her, "I bought the chain later, but the pendant was picked up from my mother's body. Do you mind it?"

Jiang Sui looked at Si Nian steadily and shook his head at him.

He gave her such a precious thing, how could she despise it?

Si Nian pursed his lips and smiled, "Then I'll help you bring it?"

Jiang Sui's eyes were misty, but he still smiled and nodded at him.

Si Nian lightly hooked the chain with his fingers and helped Jiang Sui put it around her neck.

Jiang Sui held the warm jade comb in his hand and said silently in his heart: Mother Si, please bless us in heaven, and live with us year after year until we grow old.