She was both angry and amused.
"Then Iāll tell you now, what Iām angry about."
Gu Shengyin spoke slowly, "First, your guard is too weak. What if today Qin Chuan wasnāt just joking, but wanted to lead you into saying something more serious? What if it wasnāt me who walked over today, what kind of misunderstanding would others have about you upon hearing your words? Have you thought about that?"
Shen Nian wanted to speak, "I wouldnāt..."
Gu Shengyin glared at him, and Shen Nian obediently shut his mouth.
"Second, you shouldnāt harm yourself."
Talking about this made Gu Shengyin distressed, "Just how big of a deal was it? You tell me! Doesnāt it hurt with your nails digging into your flesh? If you ever did something truly wrong and I found out, would you resort to self-harm to apologize?"
Shen Nian stared blankly at the chattering Gu Shengyin.
This was a sister he had never seen before.
The sister in his memory always had a gentle smile, treated everyone and everything with kindness and courtesy, and never showed any excess emotion.
It was like... she was a picture-perfect character from an image.
Though he knew, his sister was like this mostly because her health couldnāt withstand too much emotional fluctuation.
But today she made an exception for him.
Looking at this person whose face was slightly flushed with anger, seemingly stepping out of a painting, Shen Nian felt as if a little seed in his heart had slowly begun to sprout.
This seed was still very small, but it was tenacious and persistent.
One day, it would grow into a towering tree, unstoppable by anything.
Gu Shengyin felt herself being gently embraced, not like the strong hug from before, this one was so light it seemed afraid of hurting her with the slightest bit of force.
From it, Gu Shengyin sensed something called cherish.
Her anger suddenly disappeared without a trace in this embrace.
But the lesson still needed to be taught.
She stubbornly said, "Xiao Nian, donāt act spoiled. Iām telling you, acting spoiled is useless. If you make a mistake, you have to accept the punishment."
Shen Nian hugged her waist, rubbed his head against her shoulder, and couldnāt help but laugh, "Okay, Xiao Nian will obediently accept the punishment."
Gu Shengyin sighed and pulled him away.
"Also, just because I didnāt say anything in front of others, doesnāt mean I donāt mind."
Gu Shengyin looked at him seriously, "Where did you learn to be so petty, huh? And even planning to lie and tattle?"
Shen Nianās eyes flickered for a moment, but he ultimately decided to be honest.
He said earnestly, "I just donāt like that Qin Chuan. I hate the way he looks at you, sister. Sister is mine alone, being good to me alone is enough, I donāt need anyone else."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Gu Shengyin with some nervousness.
At fourteen, Shen Nian was no longer an age of complete ignorance.
He knew very well how domineering and selfish his words were.
But he clearly knew it shouldnāt be like this, yet he couldnāt help it.
He even wasnāt willing to hide from Gu Shengyin his possessiveness towards her.
Gu Shengyin was startled for a moment.
Unlike Shen Nianās worries, Gu Shengyin didnāt feel there was anything wrong with his strong possessiveness towards her.
She showed a helpless smile and reached out to roughly tousle Shen Nianās hair.
"What are you thinking about? Thereās no one else, Xiao Nian is the most important person to sister."
Eighth of the five night watch periods. In the coming two weeks, Kawu Zhi will be particularly busy with all sorts of messy things, and the update schedules may not be very stable, but Iāll try my best to write 8,000 words every day. If itās truly impossible, Iāll take a leave of absence in advance and make it up later. Goodnight everyone, mwah~