No? Can I read the mind of my mortal enemy?

Pei Jingnian has a secret he has kept hidden in his heart since childhood.

He wanted to become a family with Shi Qiao.

really want.

But his status is definitely not that of a casual older brother.

His patience was waning, or perhaps his greed was growing stronger.

After he first obtained her permission, the mask he wore on his face cracked.

So much so that now, even though she's just using her sister's identity as a shield in front of outsiders again, he can't help but want to clarify this relationship.

What am I going to do with you, my wife?

I only want to be your husband.

You can only call him "brother" in bed.

The kiss began on the lower lip, the warm tip of the tongue licking and nibbling, tinged with the sweetness of mint.

He held her chin firmly with his fingertips, preventing her from looking down or dodging.

A fierce attack suddenly erupted, its canine teeth biting down on the fleeing little tongue, leaving Shi Qiao only able to let out whimpering moans.

She unconsciously hooked her arms around the man's neck, her nails digging into his flesh, leaving weak red marks.

She floated on her waist, her body flowing into the scalding palms, her toes barely touching the ground.

It was even more suffocating than the first time.

Her almond-shaped eyes were misty with tears welling up from lack of oxygen.

In the blur, the man's features were visible in the shadows, with only his outline being traced by the white light.

His dark eyes were unfathomable, like a ferocious beast locking her in its grip.

The initiative always rests with Pei Jingnian.

What kind of man only talks those things in his heart?

With a hardened heart, she grabbed the invader and bit down hard.

In an instant, the taste of blood filled my entire mouth.

Taking advantage of the situation, Shi Qiao grabbed Pei Jingnian's collar and parted their lips, their breaths mingling together, hot air mingling.

Her delicate eyebrows were slightly lowered, her rosy eyes filled with the stubbornness of her childhood, and her knuckles were red from the effort.

"Pei Jingnian, what kind of relationship do we have that allows us to kiss so casually?"

"The first time was just a trial, but what about now? Are you trying to solidify your understanding?"

Shi Qiao curled the corners of her lips.

"You wouldn't have been pretending to hate me all these years, and actually liked me to death, would you?"

She stood on tiptoe. "What? Did I guess right?"

"What a lame fellow, Pei Jingnian."

Pei Jingnian's breath hitched, the words Shi Qiao had once spoken echoing in his ears.

I like aloof people, I like sarcastic people, I like people who say one thing but mean another, and I like people I can't have.

He was terrified that Shi Qiao would find him disgusting if she knew his true thoughts.

Deep down, he felt inferior to Shi Qiao.

He's a coward.

He slightly raised his body, his breathing still erratic, and used two fingers to push her away from his brow.

"No... I like you."

"But every time you use my sister's name, nothing good ever comes of it."

Shi Qiao's lips twitched, momentarily distracted, causing her to overlook the hesitation that was barely concealed in the man's eyes.

She practically spat out the three words through gritted teeth, "Where would I find that!"

Pei Jingnian gently poked Shi Qiao's forehead. "From childhood to adulthood, I've never accepted gifts from others, but someone else is always eager to be a messenger."

"How much junk food and chocolate did they give you to please my dear 'sister'?"

He gently flicked his fingertips, quietly brushing away the stray hairs that were pricking her eyelashes from her forehead.

"As a result, I kept getting nosebleeds and fevers every few days, and in the end, I was the one who got scolded."

Pei Jingnian seemed to have remembered something again.

"Also, when you were in elementary school, Aunt Bai was worried that you would spend money recklessly, so she kept an eye on you."

"Have you forgotten everything you did to buy a physical book, get it signed, and all that?"

He pressed forward relentlessly, turning the tide of the battle. His face darkened, and his phoenix eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Take my photos and sell them for money."

"Ten yuan for a side profile, twenty yuan for a front view."

"I should be glad you had some sense and didn't sell my contact information."

"You heartless little brat."

Pei Jingnian braced himself with one hand on Shi Qiao's ear, completely regaining his home-field advantage.

"What would I do with a sister like that?"

"I don't want you to be my sister."

Shi Qiao blinked guiltily, her hard-won arrogance fading away time and time again.

She used to seem a bit obnoxious, didn't she?

She was starting to wonder how Pei Jingnian had come to like her.

Could it be that she made him so angry that his chest hurt, and he mistook it for falling in love?

Her gaze drifted away. "Hmm... I was young and naive back then... I haven't sold them since..."

"But you gave me permission to take every single photo!"

"I...I also wrote you an apology letter, two whole A4 pages! You haven't forgotten, have you!"

"I... I handed over all the money to you."

Pei Jingnian almost couldn't suppress his laughter when he heard this.

How could I forget?

Strictly speaking, that letter wasn't even entirely written.

Instead, Xiao Qiao painstakingly drew a letter from the dictionary, using obscure and difficult words, and it was full of grammatical errors.

So incredibly cute.

I'll keep it safe; I'll never lose it in my lifetime.

Shi Qiao suddenly realized, "Wait, don't bring up the past!"

"Getting back to the point!" Her face flushed red. "Pei Jingnian, if you're so sure you don't like me, how about we make a bet?"

"bet?"

"Yes! Since you're so sure you don't like me, you'd better never fall for me!"

"If you can keep pursuing me for a whole semester without doing the slightest thing to me, then you've won."

If you want this damn man to kneel down and beg for her in the future, you have to play the little kitten first and then become the boss.

Let's see if she can pry open that stubborn mouth without using sweet talk! He'd better be able to keep it to himself for a lifetime.

We'll force him to stop hiding it, and make him regret his actions!

He knelt down and begged his master to love him again!

Pei Jingnian's eyes churned with emotion, and he quickly turned away, his broad shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

I was shaking from trying so hard not to laugh.

Shi Qiao still doesn't play by the rules, just like before. Sometimes he really wants to pat her head to see what she's thinking.

"Pei Jingnian, answer me!"

Pei Jingnian smiled. "Alright, what's the bet?"

Shi Qiao took out her phone to record, "Whoever loses, is at the other's mercy, how about that?"

Pei Jingnian leaned down, gently grasped her hand holding the phone with his five fingers, and pinched the edge of the phone at the same time.

"Fine, whoever goes back on their word is a little dog."

He stared at Shi Qiao without any attempt to conceal his gaze, his eyes brimming with uncontrollable laughter, clear and bright, like beautiful obsidian beads, with a hint of glimmer.

Shi Qiao froze, hurriedly pulled her hand away, and sat back down on the chair in the changing room.

"Well... you can go out first, I'll put my shoes back on..."

"You're too slow."

Pei Jingnian interrupted her, squatted down on one knee, and held her unfitted sneakers against his thigh with his palm.

His fingers brushed unintentionally against his fair ankle, the shoelaces wrapped around his distinct knuckles, adjusting their tightness little by little.

From this angle, one can only see Pei Jingnian's distinct lashes, with the upper and lower lashes overlapping, making it impossible to discern his emotions.

"Lift your foot."

Shi Qiao often sighed, "No matter how handsome a person is, it's impossible for him to be perfect from every angle, right?"

But Pei Jingnian is one of them.

Even her hands are so beautiful.

The blue veins on the back of the hand made the skin appear cold and white. The ten fingers were long and clean, and the nails were neatly trimmed and slightly square, but the fingertips had a semi-circular arc. The nail bed was pink, which showed that the blood and energy were abundant.

"Ouch!" Shi Qiao snapped back to reality, only to be flicked on the forehead.

Pei Jingnian had already stood up, pulled back the curtain, and said, "Idiot, let's go."

Shi Qiao lifted her bangs and rubbed her forehead, where there was a small red mark.

"knew!"

She rushed out of the dressing room first and disappeared from Pei Jingnian's sight in a flash.

She moved too fast and her heart was pounding too wildly, so much so that she ignored Pei Jingnian's inner thoughts.

This hardly qualifies as gambling.

[Purely a reward.]

My wife is so good.