"Enough with the this and that. I'll give you a chance to pursue me, but you'll have to work hard. I'm not that easy to win over."
Yu Shengan abruptly turned his head and stared at her with shining eyes. "R-Really... really?"
Could he really stop being his sister's little brother and become her... her boyfriend, or even her husband?
He had thought he would never have such an opportunity in this lifetime.
"You don't want this chance?" Su Qiao was a little tired, so she simply lay back down.
"I do!"
Afraid she would take it back, the boy could no longer worry about being shy and hurried forward to hug her.
"I do!"
"I want it a thousand times over, ten thousand times over!"
"Thank you, thank you for coming back. Thank you for accepting me. I thought... I thought it would be impossible for me to ever..."
As he spoke, his eyes reddened again.
Su Qiao helplessly reached out and wiped his tears. "You're a boy. How can you cry at the drop of a hat?"
"I... I just can't stop. I'm crying because I'm happy, not because I'm sad."
The boy turned his face away in embarrassment and messily wiped away his tears with his sleeve.
"All right, you're happy. I'll let you cry this once."
He had truly suffered during this period. It was good to let him vent a little.
Yu Shengan wiped away his tears and turned to look at her resolutely. "I won't cry anymore. I'll be strong. I'll treat you well for the rest of my life and protect you for the rest of my life. I can't be weak."
Su Qiao smiled and encouraged him. "That's more like it. A real man should stand tall and firm beneath the heavens."