In the dim light, long golden hair spread across the sofa, looking like blooming, brilliant golden fireworks.
With her eyes closed, the girl on the sofa frowned slightly, her long eyelashes trembling.
Originally, Liu Xie had wanted to dye her eyelashes golden as well, but after looking into it a bit, she found that the possibility of dyeing those things golden was less likely than simply wearing false eyelashes.
Unfortunately, Liu Xie didn’t like things that didn’t belong to her; she preferred to use her original long black eyelashes.
Fortunately, there was still something original on her body that was satisfying enough. Whenever she saw the two small cups in her dormitory, she always felt that the apprentice goddess still had some taste.
But now, waking up, Liu Xie only felt a stomachache.
She was awake, but she was too lazy to even open her eyes.
This time, it wasn’t the kind of deep sleep that followed staying up all night; she didn’t even have a blanket on her, she was simply taking a short nap on the sofa.
Because she couldn’t get into playing on her phone, nor did she have the heart for it.
She couldn’t help but think of her good brother, who was currently suffering from misunderstandings and slander; how sad he must be when there was no one to accompany him.
She knew that this decision wasn’t that difficult for her to make, but it might not be the same for Liu Anran.
Liu Anran and she hadn’t grown up in the same environment. There were no demands on her side; everything was just to make her live happily and feel comfortable.
But Liu Anran was different; he always strove for the best in every aspect, and he had indeed achieved the best.
Perhaps Liu Anran was really distressed right now and truly needed someone to be by his side.
In fact, she wasn’t as angry as she thought she was, just inevitably worried under these circumstances.
She was afraid, afraid that Liu Anran might leave because of this matter, afraid that Liu Anran might not choose her.
And so, she couldn’t help but feel angry.
After all, she felt that those two fellows who popped out of nowhere claiming to be Liu Anran’s parents couldn’t possibly compare to even a tenth of her feelings for Liu Anran.
She felt that no matter how he chose, Liu Anran should choose her side.
That was what she thought, yet she happened to respect Liu Anran’s decision.
Even if Liu Anran really chose those two fellows who made her teeth itch with hatred just looking at them, she couldn’t say anything. Just as her parents had said, that was Liu Anran’s own choice.
She was just unhappy; she just didn’t want Liu Anran to leave her.
But she couldn’t bring herself to kidnap Liu Anran.
She loved Liu Anran.
So she had to stay in this place, waiting for Liu Anran to return, and then gently hug her distressed good brother and tell him that she would support him no matter what he did.
Even if the choice he made wouldn’t bring her the slightest bit of happiness.
Liu Xie picked up the phone she had placed on the coffee table before her nap and glanced at the time.
It was eight o’clock, no wonder her stomach hurt from hunger.
But as she looked at the time, she briefly tossed her hunger aside.
Liu Anran was indeed very busy today. He was probably still distressed over this matter; otherwise, he wouldn’t have failed to arrive home even at eight o’clock.
According to the rhythm of life when she lived here before, at this time, both of them should have already finished showering and be lying on the bed playing with their respective phones.
The teddy bear that was originally placed in the middle as the 38th parallel, roughly as tall as Liu Xie, had long since been moved to the sofa as a decoration, and the two on the bed had long since huddled together while sleeping.
Liu Xie liked to rest her head on her good brother’s stomach before sleeping; she liked listening to the gurgling sounds coming from inside Liu Anran’s stomach beneath his abdominal muscles and then imitating them with her mouth.
Although every time Liu Anran would look at her with the kind of gaze one uses for a fool, it was her source of happiness.
It was much more fun than playing games by herself in bed.
The next best thing was having Liu Anran take over when she played games poorly and was mocked by her teammates.
But today, she didn’t even know if this sequence would happen.
Because right now, she still didn’t know exactly when Liu Anran would be able to return.
She glanced at her phone again; Liu Anran still hadn’t replied to her messages.
Every one of her messages was like a shout buried in an endless sea of people.
And the sea of people burying her was the constant pressure and grievances this matter was giving Liu Anran.
Liu Xie didn’t know what Liu Anran was like right now. She just felt that if it were the same thing happening to her, she would have already been crying and shouting for Liu Anran or her parents’ help when the matter broke out.
But Liu Anran, who always handled such things alone, hadn’t asked anyone for help.
She believed that Liu Anran could handle this himself. She didn’t understand those fancy methods, but she knew Liu Anran must be in pain right now; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to hide and avoid seeing her.
He hadn’t even proactively told her about this matter, simply because he didn’t want her to worry.
But how could she not worry?
Even if the decision Liu Anran made was to give her up, she still didn’t want to see Liu Anran in pain all by himself.
Even if Liu Anran was going to give her up.
As she thought about it, her mood couldn’t help but sink, as if she already knew some predetermined ending.
Liu Anran still hadn’t replied to her even now; it couldn’t be that he was still distressed over handling this matter.
He had definitely already made a choice, or rather, he had already chosen.
The reason he still wasn’t contacting her was also very simple.
Liu Anran might have already considered giving her up, or had already given her up.
She was just unhappy.
She felt that Liu Anran should at least tell her.
But that seemed too cruel; saying he didn’t want her to her face was simply too cruel.
The doorbell rang, causing Liu Xie to shudder in the somewhat extremely quiet room, and then she looked toward the door.
She didn’t think anyone would come looking for her at this time, or that anyone would knock on the door at this moment.
It was even more impossible for it to be Liu Anran; Liu Anran couldn’t possibly forget the password to his own little nest just because the daytime working hours had passed.
Inexplicably, Liu Xie became nervous.
She remembered that she was a girl right now, and one with a bit of beauty at that, staying alone in this empty room.
Previously, she hadn’t been afraid because this was her and Liu Anran’s home, and no one would come here to disturb them.
“The takeout is here.” A loud voice came from the door, right outside, “I’ve left it at the door for you.”
“Then came the sound of departing footsteps, hurried and brisk.”
Poor thing.