Brother, Aren't You Done Yet?

While he leaned back in his chair reading, Wang Meiyu sat on the bed, glued to her phone. Then someone knocked on the dorm room door.

He went to answer it and found a sweet, pretty face waiting outside.

"Kushida, what are you doing here?"

"Can't I come by if I don't have a reason?"

Kushida walked in and shut the door behind her, peering eagerly into the room.

Anyone who didn't know better would think she was catching someone cheating.

"Stop looking. Meiyu's the only one in here."

Just then, Kushida spotted little Meiyu looking over curiously and nodded to her.

"Everything's fine. Get back to what you were doing. But I'm warning you: don't you dare take advantage of my best friend. She's a good girl."

It seemed she'd said the last part on purpose for Wang Meiyu to hear. Sure enough, as soon as she finished, little Meiyu bashfully burrowed under the covers.

"Don't worry. I won't."

Wang Meiyu: "..."

He watched Kushida leave, then closed the door and came back. As soon as he looked up, he saw Wang Meiyu staring at him. Her lips were pursed, and she looked like a scorned girl who'd been used and cast aside.

"What's wrong?" Bai Ye asked with an amused shake of his head.

"Brother really doesn't see me as a girl, does he...? I know I seem like a little kid, but..."

"What are you talking about, silly?"

He sat down beside Wang Meiyu and gently tapped her on the head. "You're so cute. How could I not like you?"

"Then... do it with me... I don't mind..." Wang Meiyu said, gathering her courage.

She'd said before that she only wanted to be his little sister, but after all the time they'd spent close together these past few days, they'd both let their guard down. Even if she was a little bolder this time, he... wouldn't be angry, right?

Ugh... She was still so embarrassed. She'd actually said something like that...

Bai Ye watched her cheeks grow redder and couldn't help laughing. "I don't mind, but... is this really what you want?"

"Hm?" Wang Meiyu looked up at him.

"Don't you think you've been a little too eager these past few days...? Are you scared? If you truly want to be intimate with me, Meiyu, I have no objections. But there must be more to it than that..."

Thinking back on how eagerly Wang Meiyu had been pursuing him lately, he guessed the reason.

It was true that people only appreciated what they had after losing it. Wang Meiyu had broken up with him once, so now that they were back together, she was eager to be close to him because she was afraid of losing him again.

To the point that she was even thinking of giving herself to him.

Looking into Wang Meiyu's misty eyes, he caressed her lovely cheek and said gently,

"Even if you did nothing at all, I still wouldn't leave you. We've slept together so many nights, and I haven't taken your first time. Doesn't that show how serious I am? All I want is your... heart."

If he'd taken Wang Meiyu's first time right away, those words would have meant nothing.

But now, with his actions to back them up, she finally believed him. She understood how much Bai Ye treasured her, and her affection for him grew even stronger.

She thought that aside from her parents, Bai Ye was probably the only person in the world who treated her so well.

"Mm. I believe you, Brother Bai Ye."

Wang Meiyu threw herself into his arms. He caught her and let her rest her head on his lap, then stroked her hair as he said,

"You're Chinese, right, Meiyu?"

"Mm."

"Can you tell me about China? I've actually been there, so I might know it even better than you do."

"I've forgotten some things, but how could you know it better than I do, Brother? You just like to tease me..."

Wang Meiyu began telling him what she knew.

The more they talked, the more astonished she looked.

Before long, he took over the conversation, telling Wang Meiyu about things she didn't know and leaving her completely dumbfounded.

By the time he started speaking Chinese, Wang Meiyu was utterly stunned.

"Brother, how do you speak Chinese so well...? That's impossible. Are you Chinese?"

"Maybe I was in my last life."

"I don't believe you!"

"Is that so?" Bai Ye smiled without explaining.

"Brother, you really are amazing. The more I get to know you, the more I feel like I'm not good enough for you..."

"You don't need to be good enough for me. You're my little sister, after all."

"I see... But..." Wang Meiyu seemed to remember something, and her eyes lit up. "Why don't I just be your little sister from now on? Then we can stay together forever."

"Would that be all right? Can you really accept that?"

"Of course. Kikyo told me that someone like you will have more than one girlfriend someday. So if I can be your little sister forever, I think I'll be happier than they are."

"Uh..."

He wasn't sure whether he should thank Kushida.

"Not even as your little sister...?"

When he didn't answer, Wang Meiyu tugged at his sleeve.

"Of course you can... All right, from now on you'll be my little sister forever. No—not just my little sister. You'll be my only little sister." He smiled and playfully tapped her nose.

"Mm-hmm."

"Well then..."

He took Wang Meiyu's hand and laid her flat on the bed. "Let's start with a little health checkup."

"Huh...? Why?"

"Don't you know, Meiyu? Looking after your little sister's health is a required part of being a big brother."

"Oh, I see... Then... go ahead and check me... Mm..." Wang Meiyu said, her face bright red. Her slender legs twisted together, and she didn't know what to do with her hands, so she grabbed his clothes instead.

Looking at the girl's shy, nervous face, he raised a hand to caress her, gently rubbing her smooth, milk-soft skin.

Wang Meiyu seemed to relax. She tilted her head and softly rubbed it against his hand, her eyes growing hazy.

He chuckled. "Why are you like a little cat?"

"Meow?"

"I heard cats like to rub themselves against their owners to leave their scent and claim them as their own."

"Ugh... Brother, you're saying things like that again... You just love teasing me, you big meanie..."

Wang Meiyu pushed his hand away bashfully and turned to face the other direction.

"We're not done with the checkup. Come here." He took Wang Meiyu by the arm and pulled her upper body into his embrace.

With her head bowed, Wang Meiyu murmured, "H-how much longer...?"

Even through her clothes, he could clearly feel the girl's heartbeat racing.

His hand moved lightly across her abdomen, following the smooth curve until it reached the spot near her heart and stopped.

Just as the girl's heart was about to leap out of her chest,

he reached beneath her arm and began tickling her.

"Wait... No... Brother, stop... Hee-hee... I can't... I'm going to die... Brother..."

Wang Meiyu struggled fiercely, but she was too weak to break free.

All she could do was let out sweet little cries and beg him helplessly to stop.

Ten minutes later.

Wang Meiyu lay weakly on the bed, flushed from head to toe and drenched in sweat.

Her lips were parted as she panted. Her loosened hair sprawled across the bed, her small chest rising and falling beneath her pale collarbones. Her legs were curled up, and her delicate feet rested against his thigh.

Bai Ye quietly admired the lovely sight. When she had finally calmed down, he said, "Go take a shower. You're covered in sweat."

"Oh."

Wang Meiyu lowered her head, cheeks flushed, and fled to the bathroom.