After dinner, Lin Wei put down her napkin and simply said, “I’m done eating. I’m going back to my room,” then got up and left the dining room with a decisive, brisk stride.
Su Nuannuan let out a long breath, intending to slip away herself, but was gently held back by Su Mama.
“Nuannuan,” Su Mama pulled her aside, lowering her voice with a coaxing tone, “today… you really didn’t take good care of your sister, did you?”
Su Nuannuan bit her lip, staying silent and fidgeting with her fingers.
“Mom knows you’re a good girl,” Su Mama patted her hand, softening her tone even more.
“So how about this—you go apologize to your sister, okay? You need to be more proactive. Mom cut up some fruit for you; you take this plate to your sister and tell her you saved it just for her.”
As she spoke, Su Mama brought over an exquisite fruit platter with neatly cut fruit and firmly placed it into Su Nuannuan’s hands, leaving no room for refusal.
“Nuannuan is the best, I’m sure you can do this well, right?” Su Mama smiled encouragingly, her eyes full of expectation.
Su Nuannuan stared at the heavy fruit plate in her hands, feeling uneasy.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say, “Lin Wei probably doesn’t want to see me,” but under her mother’s encouraging and trusting gaze, the words of refusal wouldn’t come out.
“Go on, go on. Your sister’s room is right next to yours. Just knock and go in,” Su Mama gently pushed her back.
Su Nuannuan obediently turned around and took slow, hesitant steps toward the stairs.
Watching her daughter’s slow ascent, Su Mama’s smile faded as she sighed softly, quietly saying to the approaching Su Papa, “Sigh, this child… her courage is just too little. Will Weiwei think she’s too timid and hard to get along with?”
Su Papa put an arm around his wife’s shoulders in comfort. “It’s okay, my dear. From what I see of Weiwei, although she’s a bit cold by nature, she doesn’t seem like the type to bully others on purpose. Just give them some time.”
“Hopefully…” Su Mama leaned into her husband’s embrace, gazing toward the stairs with some worry. “I’m really hoping they can become good sisters…”
Upstairs.
Su Nuannuan finally reached Lin Wei’s door. She stood there, feeling lost. It was so quiet inside—no sound at all.
Her heart pounded loudly. She could almost picture Lin Wei opening the door with that cold, icy expression, maybe even a mocking look.
Apologize? Say what? “Sorry, sister, I didn’t take good care of you today.”
But would Lin Wei coldly retort, “Did you ever take care of me?”
Or say, “It’s okay, you’re still young.” Just thinking about it made Su Nuannuan’s face flush red again.
Finally, she cleared her throat twice. Her small hand trembled but she still knocked on the door.
Knock knock knock.
There was no response. Seconds ticked by, and Su Nuannuan’s heart sank little by little.
Was she deliberately not opening the door? Did she really not want to see her? Just as her hands holding the fruit plate began to shake, footsteps approached.
The door was pulled open.
A scent of shower gel filled the air. Su Nuannuan instinctively looked up and was instantly stunned.
Lin Wei stood inside, her jet-black hair dripping wet and loose, water droplets still clinging to her strands. She was casually drying herself with a white towel.
She wore a soft, pale bathrobe, the neckline slightly open to reveal graceful collarbones and a small patch of fair skin.
Below the bathrobe’s hem were straight, slender calves, bare feet resting on the carpet.
Lin Wei carried an aura of lazy ease and casual elegance—definitely the air of a wealthy young lady!
Su Nuannuan’s face immediately flushed deep red. She truly was the impostor.
She closed her eyes, stepped forward, and extended the fruit platter with both hands, her words tumbling out awkwardly, “Sorry, sister! I didn’t take good care of you today! I…”
Before she could finish, Lin Wei interrupted.
“Come in.” Lin Wei’s voice was slightly softer than usual, with a faint huskiness from her recent bath.
She stepped aside to open the doorway wider, ignoring the stunned Su Nuannuan standing there, and casually walked over to the bed to sit down, continuing to dry her hair at a leisurely pace.
Su Nuannuan still held the fruit platter with closed eyes, standing at the door unsure of what to do.
Lin Wei dried her hair a few more times, then tossed the towel onto the bedside table. Only then did she glance at the hesitant “little sister” at the door.
Her gaze swept over Su Nuannuan’s flushed cheeks and tightly closed eyes, finally resting on the fruit plate in her hands.
Isn’t it always like this in novels? The villainess serving tea and snacks always slips something in—laxatives are the most common.
This dumpling… could she really be trying that trick?
Her eyes flicked back to Su Nuannuan, but the small suspicion that had risen was quickly pushed down by another feeling.
Her? Poison someone? Not a chance—even if she had a hundred guts, she probably wouldn’t dare. Lin Wei almost laughed at her own thought—what kind of trouble could she stir up?
“What were you about to say?” Lin Wei’s voice was calm, as if her earlier imagination had never happened.
Still lost in her shame and self-reproach, Su Nuannuan opened her eyes upon hearing the question, seeing Lin Wei already sitting on the bed.
She quickly lowered her head again, staring at her toes and murmuring, “I… I just wanted to apologize to you, sister… today…”
Lin Wei didn’t reply, her gaze lingering on the fruit platter before raising her chin slightly with a deliberately stern expression and a commanding tone:
“Come here.”
The sudden coldness in her voice startled Su Nuannuan, making her body shiver involuntarily.
She didn’t dare hesitate any longer and slowly moved to the edge of Lin Wei’s bed, still bowing her head like a schoolgirl.
Seeing her like this, Lin Wei’s little mischievous urge to scare her was satisfied. She glanced around her room and muttered, “Tsk, is this a den of wolves or what?”
Once Su Nuannuan stood still at the bedside, Lin Wei reached out and casually picked a small piece of mango from the fruit platter she held.
Her movements were natural, her fingers long and clean as she brought the mango piece to her mouth.
Lin Wei slowly swallowed the mango, the sweet and sour flavor melting on her tongue.
She said nothing, her gaze returning to Su Nuannuan standing beside her. The room was very quiet.
Lin Wei raised her hand and lightly patted the soft bed next to her.
“Sit down.”
The command was still brief.
Su Nuannuan shuddered all over, nervously looking at Lin Wei’s bed. “No… that’s not necessary, sister! Um… my bed might be missing me, so I should go back now! Good night, sister!”
She spoke quickly and tried to turn and slip away.
However, she had barely moved half a step when a cold hand grabbed her wrist.
Su Nuannuan felt as if she’d been acupointed—instantly frozen in place, her heart nearly leaping out of her throat.
Lin Wei applied a little force, and Su Nuannuan tumbled back onto the soft bed.
“Sister…” Su Nuannuan’s voice was a little hoarse, panic creeping in.
She didn’t understand what Lin Wei wanted. She’d apologized, eaten the fruit—why wouldn’t she let her go? Was this settling the score?
Lin Wei ignored her subtle panic and settled herself beside her.
The two sat side by side on the edge of the bed, a little closer than before.
Su Nuannuan could even smell the clean fragrance of Lin Wei’s shower gel.
She was so nervous she didn’t know where to put her hands and feet, her fingers instinctively clutching the bedsheet tightly.
Her lowered eyelashes trembled anxiously, unable to look at Lin Wei beside her.
Lin Wei turned her head slightly, her gaze falling on Su Nuannuan’s lips pressed tight with nervousness.
She looked at this little “glutinous rice ball” curled up like a frightened animal, and that strange feeling stirred again inside her.
Slowly, she reached out her hand.
Her slender fingers gently touched Su Nuannuan’s chin.
Su Nuannuan’s breath instantly stopped.
Lin Wei’s movement was soft but carried an undeniable force, slightly lifting Su Nuannuan’s bowed chin.
Forced to look up, Su Nuannuan could only meet Lin Wei’s eyes.
They were very close. Lin Wei’s gaze carefully scanned Su Nuannuan’s instantly flushed cheeks, her eyes widened slightly in panic, and her trembling lips.
Su Nuannuan felt a bit dizzy.
Lin Wei watched her look completely stunned, like a dumbfounded hamster.
Hmm, she’d seen that before when they were kids—she looked just like this.
Only the uneven breathing of the two remained in the room.