"No, that's not it."
Chu Xinghui had rarely seen Pei Hanmo cry. He pulled his hand free and wiped the tears from his face:
"I think we should really think this through. I'm your older brother. How can you confess your feelings to your older brother?"
Although Pei Hanmo had barely had any contact with girls before, Chu Xinghui had never imagined that he was gay.
Besides, there weren't any boys around Pei Hanmo either, were there?
He was always alone at school.
At every parent-teacher meeting, all Chu Xinghui ever saw was Pei Hanmo sitting alone at his desk, working on problems.
"You are my older brother,"
As Chu Xinghui wiped his tears away, fresh ones welled up. The fat drops landed on Chu Xinghui's face and struck his heart even harder:
"But we're not related by blood. Why can't we be together?"
Pei Hanmo's voice was filled with hurt, as though Chu Xinghui had done something to wrong him.
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll say yes, I'll say yes..."
Chu Xinghui reached out and pulled Pei Hanmo into his arms, gently patting his back:
"Stop crying. You know I can't bear to see you cry."
Pei Hanmo's trembling voice sounded beside Chu Xinghui's ear. He sniffled and hugged Chu Xinghui tightly around the waist:
"You can't leave me."
"Okay, okay, okay. I won't leave. Just get off me first."
Chu Xinghui pushed at Pei Hanmo with both hands, trying to get him off.
This brat, sticking his leg between mine even while he's crying. What's he trying to do?
Pei Hanmo nodded and slowly climbed up from the couch, staring at Chu Xinghui with round, reddened eyes.
"Stop crying, stop crying. Haven't I already said yes?"
Chu Xinghui took a tissue from the box on the table and stepped