The gossip about her eldest brother was delicious

The Tang Family's three older brothers had returned.

Each of them carried a bouquet of flowers, along with plenty of gifts.

The servant opened the door and jumped in surprise at the sight.

"Young masters, you're back."

A petite figure suddenly threw herself at them, and the man in front caught her in his arms.

"Xueqing."

"Big brother!"

Holding the girl he had been longing to see, Tang Xuan finally felt content.

The two men behind him, however, were unhappy.

"Wow, our little sister won't even give us a hug."

"We're heartbroken."

Her cheeks flushed, Tang Xueqing shyly slipped out of Tang Xuan's arms and gave the equally handsome Tang Xiao and Tang Lin a sweet smile.

"Second brother, third brother, I missed you so much."

Then, as if remembering something, she lowered her head and began to cry again.

All three scrambled to comfort her, even placing every gift in her hands.

Looking at the mountain of presents, Tang Xueqing was secretly delighted.

She wiped her tears and asked, "Are these all for me?"

"Every one of them. Go put them away."

Tang Xueqing hesitated again. "What about my sister's?"

"Why would we buy her presents? We barely know her."

Tang Lin, the third brother, spoke with complete indifference.

Tang Shiba had disgraced the entire Tang Family, and they were supposed to buy her gifts? What a joke. Who did she think she was?

Tang Xueqing bit her lip. "But she's your sister too. Even though she didn't grow up with us, she's still..."

"Xueqing, you're too kindhearted. That troublemaker isn't our sister. You are."

For some reason, Tang Lin had a particularly strong dislike of Tang Shiba.

Tang Xueqing was happy to see it.

Their eldest brother frowned. "She's caused so much trouble. Clearly, she doesn't care about the Tang Family either. Leave her be."

Their second brother had mixed feelings. He had actually bought Tang Shiba gifts, but Tang Xueqing had taken them all.

Seeing her three sons return, Mrs. Tang happily told the servants to hurry and prepare a meal.

"Oh, my youngest has lost weight! Filming overseas must have been exhausting."

Tang Mom pinched Tang Lin's cheek, and he blushed as he pulled her hand away.

"Mom, I'm nineteen now. I'm not a little kid anymore."

Tang Mom looked a little wistful. "Yes, yes, you're nineteen. You're all grown up. But to your mother, you'll always be a child."

Tang Xueqing linked arms with Mrs. Tang and smiled. "Mom, today's a happy occasion. Let's wake my sister up. Otherwise, with all our brothers home and her still asleep, she'll regret it when she wakes up."

"She's still sleeping? As our biological sister, doesn't she even want to meet us? She's nowhere near as considerate as Xueqing."

Tang Lin immediately grew displeased.

Tang Mom's smile faded considerably. "She's exhausted and needs to rest. We can chat among ourselves for a while. She'll be awake this evening."

Their eldest brother looked disapproving. "I remember they got back last night. It's already afternoon, and she's still sleeping?"

Did she not want to see them, or was she too ashamed to face them?

"Mom, there's a press conference at five this afternoon. Both Xueqing and Tang Shiba need to attend."

Tang Mom gave her second son a helpless look. "The press conference can wait until tomorrow. What's the rush?"

Tang Xiao took a deep breath. "Mom, delaying the press conference would look bad. Besides, we've already notified all the major media outlets."

He checked the time and stood. "I'll go wake her."

Tang Lin jumped up too. "I'm coming."

Tang Mom stopped them, refusing to let them disturb Tang Shiba's sleep no matter what.

"Mom, I slept all morning, and I'm already refreshed. If my sister sleeps too much, she'll get a headache."

"Besides, our brothers rarely get to come home. If she misses them, she might even blame you."

Tang Mom hesitated.

That was true. Of her three sons, only Tang Xiao had met Tang Shiba.

The other two had only seen photographs.

But her daughter had asked to sleep. It was such a small request.

Tang Mom still refused to let them wake Tang Shiba. "You can stay longer and spend more time with Shiba."

Tang Lin was unhappy. "Mom, I only have three days this time."

Tang Xiao said nothing. He could see Tang Shiba whenever he wanted.

Their eldest brother also said coolly, "I travel for work all the time. I only have two days."

Even those two days had been granted by his father, who had told him to spend some time with his biological sister now that she was home.

But he hadn't taken that to heart. He only wanted to spend time with Tang Xueqing.

The standoff outside continued.

Tang Shiba had long since woken up.

She had known that with Tang Xueqing around, sleeping for a full day and night would be impossible.

Still, sleeping until now had been enough, though she remained drowsy.

[System: There's gossip.]

Tang Shiba instantly perked up.

[Wow! Tang Xuan likes Tang Xueqing? Romantically, at that? He even secretly kissed her in high school?]

What?!

Tang Mom's expression changed, and she shot Tang Xueqing a piercing look.

That look made Tang Xueqing panic. "Mom, wh-what's wrong?"

Who was talking?

Tang Xuan and Tang Lin were shaken.

Tang Xiao, however, was used to it. He gave his eldest brother a look filled with indescribable feelings.

The voice rang out again.

[Tsk, tsk. Good thing he only kissed her cheek. If he'd kissed her on the lips, what would that make these siblings?]

[Still, they aren't related by blood, so even a kiss on the lips would be fine. He could just marry her once she grew up. But...]

He couldn't marry her. It would cost him his life.

Tang Xuan shot to his feet, scanning the room as though he wanted to drag the speaker out.

Who on earth was spouting this nonsense?

Suddenly, Tang Xiao was in no hurry to wake Tang Shiba. Listening to gossip was pretty entertaining.

So he sat back down.

Tang Lin glanced at his eldest brother's dark expression and quietly sat down too.

His feelings were complicated.

His eldest brother liked Tang Xueqing?

That... wasn't quite right, was it...?

Seeing that they had abruptly stopped making a fuss, Mrs. Tang quickly realized what was happening and told the servants to bring some fruit so they could enjoy the gossip.

Tsk, so all three could hear her. This would be fun.

[Haha, my eldest brother even wrote Tang Xueqing a love letter. He planned to give it to her secretly after she graduated. It's still hidden in his drawer.]

What?!

He'd even written a love letter?

Their eldest brother?

Tang Lin figured it out. Could the person speaking be Tang Shiba? The voice was far too unfamiliar.

It couldn't be Tang Xueqing's.

Tang Xuan clenched his fists tightly, veins bulging.

Tang Shiba even knew something this private.

[Ooh, let me see what he wrote in that love letter.]

No, don't read it out!

Tang Xuan had already covered his face and was on the verge of crying out.

"Big brother, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Tang Xueqing asked with concern. When Tang Xuan shook his head, she left him alone.

Instead, she sat down and began unwrapping her gifts.

Her second brother would wake Tang Shiba when it was time anyway. She would unwrap the gifts now, then let Tang Shiba see just how much their brothers loved her.

[It starts with "My beloved"? Huh, what is this? An essay? Hahaha...]

An essay?

With his love letter being mocked so mercilessly, Tang Xuan's face turned bright red.

Tang Xiao, Tang Lin, and Mrs. Tang held back their laughter.

Haha...

["From the first moment I saw you, you were like a fire in winter, warming every corner of my heart"? Pfft...]

Hahaha...

["A fair maiden stands across the water, but you stand on my left, in the left chamber of my heart"? Ahem...]

Hahaha...

Please, stop.

Tang Xuan looked thoroughly cooked!

[Oh my god, my serious, composed, accomplished eldest brother actually wrote... a love letter this sappy and cheesy?]

Sappy and cheesy. Who would have thought their usually steady eldest brother would actually...

[Oh, it's too long. I'm done reading.]

Tang Mom covered her mouth, but inwardly, she was thinking that she absolutely had to find that love letter, read it, and then destroy it!

Tang Lin was laughing so hard his eyes were nearly squeezed shut. He said to his eldest brother, who still wouldn't lift his head, "Big brother, can I borrow your computer later?"

"Whatever." The reply was muffled.

Tang Xuan was questioning everything about himself.