Given how these two siblings got along, never mind sneaking a look at each other's phone screens-even throwing dirty socks in each other's faces for fun wouldn't have been surprising.
Yes, that was a sign of a close sibling relationship.
With that thought,
Xia Shuran propped her chin on one hand, turned her pretty face toward Gu Qing, and said enviously,
"You're so close with your sister, senior."
"You're both so grown up, but you can still bicker however you like."
"I've seen lots of siblings online who barely talk after growing up. They're so distant, they're like two strangers who don't know each other."
As she spoke,
the envy in Xia Shuran's eyes deepened.
"If only I had a younger sister I was that close with. It'd be like having a best friend living under the same roof, with endless things to talk about every day. Being an only child really gets so lonely sometimes."
"If you're envious of my relationship with my sister, shouldn't you want an older brother?"
Gu Qing asked with a smile.
The moment she heard the words "older brother," Xia Shuran felt utterly unsettled.
What did Senior mean by that?
Was he about to offer to be my older brother?
Please, no.
I don't want to be Senior's little sister.
I only want to be Senior's girlfriend!
The more Xia Shuran thought about it, the more anxious she made herself, and she hurriedly said,
"An older brother would be great too, of course."
"But how should I put it? I'd rather have a younger sister I could talk to about anything."
"Yes, I just want to be an older sister."
"..."
Gu Qing smiled. "That's easy. I'll just pack my sister up and send her to your house. Then you'll have a younger sister