The night was deep.
But the villa was brightly lit.
In the courtyard, Yang Feilong and Yang Qingqing stood facing each other silently, Yang Feilong not daring to look his sister in the eye.
"Brother, didn't you say Auntie wouldn't be healed until tomorrow? Why did you suddenly act today?" Yang Qingqing looked at Yang Feilong seriously.
"Didn't they deliver the medicinal herbs? And if she's healed a day earlier, they suffer one day less, right?" Yang Feilong shrugged.
In fact, according to the plan, it would have been best to heal tomorrow, giving a buffer period. But since the medicinal herbs had arrived, it wasn't a big problem to treat her early, it would just consume him more. However, compared to the headache of emotional issues, a little more consumption was acceptable. Healing her a day earlier meant she could become stronger a day earlier, and this would also lessen the suffering of Huo Ting's relatives by a day.
"Is that really the case?" Yang Qingqing looked unconvinced.
"It really is." Yang Feilong's gaze was steady.
He naturally wouldn't reveal the real reason, as he worried Yang Qingqing's state of mind would collapse.
"Brother, did you ask me to apply to Huaqing University to avoid any romantic entanglement with me?" Yang Qingqing suddenly asked.
"......" Yang Feilong's expression froze slightly. "Why do you think that?"
"Before, I thought you were doing it for my own good. Hmph, but today I realized. You must have been afraid I would disturb your life, afraid I would cling to you." As Yang Qingqing spoke, her little mouth pouted, and she looked like she was about to cry again.
"No, how could I have that intention?" Seeing his sister on the verge of tears, Yang Feilong smiled wryly, "I truly believed Huaqing was a better choice. After all, whether it's teaching staff or future prospects after graduation, Huaqing University is superior!"
"I don't believe you. You definitely wanted to push me far away, afraid I would disturb your blissful romantic life!" Yang Qingqing started crying.
"Sister, you, I..." In that moment, Yang Feilong felt distressed. He reached out and hugged Yang Qingqing, gently patting her shoulder, wanting to comfort her.
But for a moment, he didn't know how to comfort her.
"Brother, can you break up with those women?" Yang Qingqing asked pitifully. "I want to be your girlfriend."
"This... how can that be," Yang Feilong said helplessly. "You're my sister!"
"We're not related by blood!" Yang Qingqing cried. "Don't you like me?"
Yang Feilong's breath hitched. It was good that they weren't related by blood, but his feelings for her were truly those of a brother for his sister!
"Of course, I like you as my sister," Yang Feilong said helplessly.
"I'm talking about liking someone as a lover, not the familial affection between siblings," Yang Qingqing looked at Yang Feilong with her beautiful, tear-filled eyes.
"......" Yang Feilong gave a wry smile. Just when he thought his sister had given up, she came out with this.
Alas!
He had already indirectly rejected his sister, making her so sad. Now, if he rejected her directly, he truly feared she would do something foolish.
"Am I not beautiful enough?" Yang Qingqing stared intently at Yang Feilong.
"Beautiful." Yang Feilong looked at his sister's fair, delicate, oval face. She was pure, cute, and beautiful. Coupled with the lingering tears on her cheeks, she was utterly đáng yêu (dǎrén), making it hard for him to say anything harsh.
"Am I not outstanding?" Yang Qingqing asked again.
"Outstanding, my sister is extremely, incredibly outstanding! And she will be even more so in the future!" Yang Feilong stated with certainty.
This was certainly not meant to placate his sister.
Yang Qingqing might have minor flaws, such as her naivete or occasional rebelliousness, but overall, she was truly outstanding. She was intelligent, talented, beautiful, and kind-hearted. For a girl to possess so many virtues, it would be disingenuous to say she wasn't outstanding!
"Then, since I'm so outstanding, why don't you have any feelings for me?" Yang Qingqing pressed relentlessly.
At this moment, Yang Feilong was speechless.
"We..."
"Don't use the excuse that we're siblings."
"I'm not a good person, I have many girlfriends," Yang Feilong said helplessly.
"Everyone makes mistakes, and I believe you've made mistakes too. As long as you can correct them, in my heart, you are still outstanding!"
Yang Feilong stared blankly at his righteous sister, as if he were meeting her for the first time.
He asked dazedly, "How can I correct them?"
"Break up with all of them. They are with you for your wealth or for other selfish reasons; they don't truly love you. But I am different. For you, I can give up my life!" Yang Qingqing looked at Yang Feilong with a serious and solemn expression.
Yang Feilong's eyes widened.
"Sister, you..."
"Call me Qingqing!" Yang Qingqing stared intently at Yang Feilong.
At this moment, she seemed to deeply dislike Yang Feilong calling her "sister."
This left Yang Feilong bewildered. He couldn't look at Yang Qingqing's eyes. To be honest, he was greatly shocked. In his perception, his sister Yang Qingqing had always been well-behaved, and playful and cute in front of him.
But he never imagined she would suddenly become so assertive.
This made Yang Feilong, who feared nothing, no matter the danger or difficulty, a little flustered.
"Sister, there are plenty of good men out there, you..." Yang Feilong's attempt to comfort her was interrupted by Yang Qingqing.
"No matter how many good men there are, none of them compare to you in my heart!" Yang Qingqing looked at Yang Feilong with deep affection. "Do you know, ever since I learned you weren't my biological brother when I was little, I fell in love with you!"
"......" Yang Feilong stared blankly at his sister.
"That time, when you were beaten black and blue protecting me, I secretly vowed in my heart that when I grew up, I would marry you!" Yang Qingqing said earnestly.
Her expression was serious and sincere, not hysterical. But her demeanor at this moment was strange.
This made Yang Feilong somewhat fearful, afraid that his firm rejection would lead Yang Qingqing to do something foolish.
Because although Yang Qingqing was often timid and well-behaved, she could be impulsive at times. For example, that time she took a part-time job at a bar because she wanted a mobile phone. She went for it without regard for any unforeseen dangers!
How similar was she now to that time?
"Sister... Qingqing, I think you need to calm down." Yang Feilong originally intended to say "sister," but seeing a flash of pain in her eyes, he changed his address to her name.
At this moment, he felt deeply depressed.
"I am very calm. Right now, I just want to be your girlfriend. Either you break up with those women and be my boyfriend, or you'll forever have no sister. You choose!" Yang Qingqing looked at Yang Feilong, her tone full of resolve.
Yang Feilong: "......"