A god-level beauty system? But I'm already a god-level beauty!

Shen Ye lowered his head and replied to Mu Jingyan's message.

Shen Ye: [I will go back.]

Shen Ye: [However, it will take a few more days; there are still some things to take care of at home.]

The other end replied quickly.

Mu Jingyan: [Hmm, no rush.]

Mu Jingyan: [Huanhuan and I are waiting for you.]

Shen Ye stared at the two simple lines of text for two seconds before putting his phone back in his pocket.

He definitely wants to go back, but he can't leave here.

You can't just leave after the exam and leave your parents stranded at home.

This seems a bit like forgetting one's roots.

I'll go back in a few days, once things calm down here.

Shen Ye just regained his composure:

"Knock knock knock! Knock knock knock!"

The door was then pounded on loudly.

Without even asking, Shen Ye knew it must be Lin Chunuan.

No one but this girl would do that.

Shen Ye got up and went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, a pink figure rushed in.

No, to be precise, they pounced in.

Lin Chunuan leaped into the air, wrapped her arms around Shen Ye, and hooked her legs around his waist, using both hands and feet like a koala.

"elder brother!"

She smiled, her eyes crinkling, her cheeks flushed, and her messy hair brushing against his neck.

"I'm back!"

Shen Ye was knocked back half a step and had to grab the door frame to steady himself.

"...Are you a kangaroo?"

"hey-hey."

The girl buried her face in his shoulder, hanging there without any intention of coming down.

This girl seems a little too excited.

That makes sense.

After enduring three years of hellish life, being finally freed in one day—who wouldn't go crazy?

When I left home in the morning, I was a listless patient suffering from pre-exam syndrome. But after finishing the last exam, I immediately revived and was back to full health.

Considering the special circumstances of today, Shen Ye did not reprimand her.

He closed the door behind him, lifted her up by her legs, and carried her to the living room, intending to put her on the sofa.

"Get down."

"don't want."

Lin Chunuan shook her head rapidly, wrapped her arms around his neck, and simply sat cross-legged on his lap, settling herself securely on his legs.

"I want my brother to hold me."

"The exam is over, there's a reward! I want a hug!"

"...Where did this reward rule come from?"

"I made the order."

The little girl spoke with conviction, even reaching out to hook her arm around his neck and shaking it, "Quick, say congratulations to my dear sister on finishing the college entrance exam."

Shen Ye: "..."

Okay, this girl's logic has never failed her.

He reached out helplessly and rubbed the back of her head.

"Congratulations to my dear sister Lin Chunuan on graduating from high school."

"That's more like it!"

A soft cough came from the other end of the sofa.

Shen Ye looked up and saw Lin Jianye sitting on a single sofa, holding a mobile phone in his hand, but his gaze was looking over from above the screen, his expression complicated.

Seeing Shen Ye looking over, he coughed lightly and looked down at his phone again.

The screen was lit, but he didn't swipe it once for a long time.

Lin Jianye's mind was in turmoil.

Xu Muwan had already discussed with Xiao Ye the possibility that her precious Nuan Nuan might have some different feelings for him.

My daughter... likes Xiaoye?

He was confused at first.

How could a daughter raised for eighteen years develop such feelings for another boy she'd raised for many years?

But then I thought about it again and realized it wasn't so surprising.

The two children grew up together, eating from the same pot and sleeping under the same roof.

And most importantly, Nuannuan and Xiaoye are not related by blood...

It would be strange if this relationship were truly a pure brother-sister bond.

As for the final result...

No results found.

The couple discussed it for half the night and reached an agreement—they would not get involved.

As parents, we should let things take their natural course between the two children.

If it works out, that would be a good thing.

Putting aside the fact that Shen Ye's deceased parents were old friends with them, just considering Shen Ye himself, they were all family, knew each other inside and out, and couldn't find a single fault with him.

I feel at ease entrusting my daughter to him.

It's a hundred times more reassuring than entrusting it to some greenhorn whose background I don't even know.

If it doesn't work out, that's the fate of the two children themselves, and it can't be forced.

That's what they say, and I understand the logic behind it.

But I could only watch helplessly as my precious daughter straddled another man's lap, clinging to his neck and refusing to let me down...

A sense of melancholy welled up in Lin Jianye's heart.

Before I knew it, my daughter had grown up so much.

It's gotten so big that even he, as the father, can't get involved anymore.

"well......"

He sighed silently, put down his phone, picked up the teacup on the coffee table, and downed half a cup of cold tea in one gulp.

Just then, the sound of a key turning came from the entryway.

Xu Muwan pushed open the door, changed her shoes, and walked into the living room with her bag.

As soon as she entered the door, she stopped in her tracks.

On the sofa, the daughter sat cross-legged on Xiaoye's lap, her arms wrapped around the boy's neck, their faces very close, chattering away.

Xiaoye gently supported her daughter's waist with one hand and used the other to gather her long hair behind her back.

Xu Muwan was slightly taken aback.

He quickly returned to normal, a smile spreading across his face, and walked over to put down his bag.

"They're all back."

But I was having some doubts.

It seems like Nuannuan has become a bit bolder since finishing the college entrance exam...

She used to be close to her brother, but she always avoided them.

Now look what's happened.

It's now completely open and aboveboard.

He dared to sit on their laps and refuse to get down, right in front of them.

Not only Lin Jianye and his wife had this feeling, but Shen Ye also noticed some of the subtle changes in Lin Chunuan.

However, unlike Lin Jianye and his wife, he noticed it much earlier.

Not long ago, after Nuannuan's eighteenth birthday, things started to change.

It's become bolder and more direct.

In the past, if I wanted to sleep with him, I would make up an excuse: I was afraid of the dark, I had nightmares, there was thunder, the bed was too cold, and I never tired of it.

After my eighteenth birthday, all my excuses are gone.

Without saying a word, she grabbed her pillow, went into his room, crawled under the covers, and announced, "I'm going to sleep with my brother!"

Even sometimes...

In the morning, when he opened the bedroom door, he would see the little girl sitting on the edge of the bed, having just changed into her pajamas. Her tank top was hanging loosely on her shoulders, and she said to him, "Good morning, brother."

He couldn't possibly have missed this change.

Actually, he could probably guess what Lin Chunuan meant.

A girl, she lets down her guard with a boy, no longer hiding anything, laying her dependence on him openly, and offering him her tests...

If he still can't understand this, then he's lived in vain.

But......

Knowing is one thing, but deciding how to choose is another.

Nuannuan is his younger sister.

This relationship was a mixture of kinship, dependence, habit, and things he himself dared not think about deeply.

What the outcome will be after we get past that is anyone's guess.

If it doesn't cross, it will remain suspended there, neither rising nor falling.

Shen Ye lowered his eyes, his fingertips gently tapping Lin Chunuan's back, his thoughts drifting a little far away.

"Alright, alright, Nuannuan, come down now."

Xu Muwan put the keys on the table, walked over with a smile, and patted her daughter's arm.

"Your brother is tired of carrying you."

"It won't be tiring to hold my little sister."

Lin Chunu muttered a rebuttal, tightening her grip on Shen Ye's neck, resting her chin on Shen Ye's shoulder, and making a face at her mother.

Xu Muwan couldn't help but chuckle.

"Alright, stop hugging."

She waved her hand.

"Get ready, change your clothes, and let's go out to eat."

"The college entrance exams are over, let's treat you to a big meal!"

"A grand feast?!"

When it comes to food, Lin Chunuan gets really excited.

She jumped off Shen Ye's lap with a whoosh, her eyes wide open.

"What to eat? What to eat?"

"Barbecued meat."

Xu Muwan smiled and revealed the answer, "That restaurant you've been longing for, your dad booked it last week."

"Barbecued meat—!!"

The little girl jumped up on the spot, raised her arms above her head, and cheered.

Her long hair flew in the air, and the chandelier in the living room shone down, making the cheers shine brightly.

"I want two servings of beef tongue! Three servings of pork belly! And cheese rice cakes!"

"Alright, alright, whatever you say." Lin Jianye stood up with a smile.

"Okay!"