"Big Sister, Big Sister?"
The nearly ten-year-old boy called out to her, making Xiao Xiao space out for a moment.
"Hmm—what is it?"
Xiao Xiao came back to her senses, as though waking from a dream.
"It's just that Big Sister seems absentminded. When Big Sister goes to sleep this time, I don't know how long it will be before you wake again."
Xiao Se lowered his dim golden eyes slightly. Although his sister had never said anything about his growth whenever she woke up, some things could be sensed even without being spoken aloud.
His sister's perception of time differed from his own. To her, he was growing every day, almost seeming to go from a baby to his current appearance in the blink of an eye.
His sister had never mentioned this to him, but it was something he had noticed long ago.
"Ah, have I been too distracted? Well, sometimes it's easy to get like this without noticing—"
Xiao Xiao scratched her head, but she could not possibly tell him what she was really thinking. If this little fool misunderstood something, who knew what foolish thing he might do.
The concern in Xiao Se's eyes did not lessen, and Xiao Xiao could not help clearing her throat softly. "Or is Xiao Se a little reluctant to part with Big Sister?"
"Rather than reluctant, it's more like I'm worried?"
"Hmm... worried?"
Xiao Xiao could not resist pinching Xiao Se's cheek, letting out a soft snort. "Do you really understand what worrying means at such a young age?"
"It's just what Big Sister taught me."
Xiao Se did not think there was anything wrong with what he had said. With his cheek being kneaded by her, he replied somewhat indistinctly.
"Then that means you don't really understand, right?"
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