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

[Just in case some longtime readers are confused, the protagonist's initial age has been changed from nine to eleven (see previous chapters for details). Therefore, the protagonist is considered to have moved into Lin Chunu's house at age eleven. This is to avoid any accusations of a chronological error.]

"Okay."

Shen Ye readily agreed.

Since we're already full, instead of just sitting here staring blankly, we might as well go outside for some fresh air and digest our food.

He stood up and greeted the two elders who were still seated.

"Uncle and Auntie, Nuannuan and I are going out for a walk. You two enjoy your meal."

"Go on, go on, young people should have more fun." Lin Jianye waved his hand, his attitude very relaxed.

Lin Chunuan leaped up, picked up her small bag, and walked with a light step as if she were stepping on a spring.

"Bye-bye, Mom and Dad!"

The door to the private room closed.

Xu Muwan stared at the door, her eyes narrowing.

"You mean... Nuannuan was really just taking a walk?"

"Did you find an excuse to ask Xiaoye out alone?"

"Who knows?"

Lin Jianye shrugged, picked up another piece of beef tongue, and slowly flipped it over.

"...How come I didn't know you could eat so much?"

...........

This barbecue meal took more than an hour to eat.

It was completely dark when the brother and sister came out of the mall.

The summer night breeze carried the lingering warmth of the day, making my face feel cozy. A giant screen at the mall entrance scrolled through GG's name, and neon lights illuminated half the street.

"Brother, let's go to the pedestrian street!"

Lin Chunuan tugged at his sleeve, her eyes sparkling.

"I'd like to buy some snacks!"

Shen Ye was momentarily ashamed.

I just finished a huge table of barbecue, stuffed so much beef tongue and pork belly into my stomach, and I'm still not full?

Is your stomach a bottomless pit?

"No, that's not true!"

The young woman immediately launched into her twisted logic, all in a serious tone.

"Brother, you don't understand. Staple food is staple food, and snacks are snacks. They don't go in the same stomach."

"...What kind of twisted logic and heresy is this?"

"This is Lin's science!"

Shen Ye was too lazy to argue with her.

Anyway, this girl is a complete glutton, and she hasn't changed since she was a child. But she also has an infuriating constitution; no matter how much she eats, she never gains weight. All her fat goes to the right places, with slender arms and long legs, and she has all the curves she should have.

When the Creator created humankind, He probably showed some favoritism.

The pedestrian street was packed with people at night.

Having just finished the college entrance examination, a large number of liberated senior high school students poured out, some arm in arm with their parents, others in groups of three or five, their arms around each other's shoulders, filling the whole street with youthful exuberance.

The brother and sister slowly moved forward with the flow of people.

After eating the barbecue, Shen Ye felt a little thirsty, so he turned to his sister and asked if she wanted to buy a cup of milk tea.

Lin Chunu nodded rapidly.

There was a long queue in front of the milk tea shop.

It took more than ten minutes for both drinks to be made. The waiter's hands were practically blurring as he sealed each drink one by one, his voice hoarse from calling out the numbers.

Shen Ye wanted a cup of fruit tea, something refreshing and not greasy.

Lin Chunuan, on the other hand, had a cup of bubble tea.

However, her drink was less like milk tea and more like a topping mix with a little milk tea.

Crème brûlée, succulents, milk puffs, coconut jelly, pearls... she added almost everything on the menu, and the solids and liquids in the cup were almost evenly split.

Shen Ye weighed the cup in his hand and clicked his tongue in amazement.

He'd be stuffed to death if he drank that cup.

After getting the milk tea, Lin Chunuan also ordered a skewer of spicy squid, on the way, and chose medium spicy.

As a result, her eyebrows twisted into a pretzel after the first bite.

The second bite brought tears to my eyes from the spiciness.

"Huff... huff..."

The little girl shoved the remaining half of the squid into Shen Ye's hand, then picked up her milk tea and slurped it down, her cheeks bulging and her tongue sticking out.

"It's so spicy... I knew it..."

"You can't handle spicy food, yet you ordered medium spicy. What are you trying to prove?" Shen Ye took the squid and took a bite with a sigh.

It does smell really good.

He was enjoying his food and didn't notice a gaze fixed on his fruit tea.

Lin Chunuan pursed her lips around her straw, but her eyes kept glancing at the cup of tea, scanning it back and forth several times.

The orange fruit tea is infused with lemon slices and passion fruit seeds, and the ice cubes jingle and sparkle, making it look refreshingly cool.

Looking at my own cup, it was all solid, and my cheeks ached from sucking it.

"elder brother."

She blinked her eyes, her voice soft and sweet.

"May I have a sip of yours?"

"cannot."

Shen Ye refused decisively.

"I bought it myself, so I can drink it myself."

"Just one bite..."

"You still have half of your condiment left, eat the condiment first."

Lin Chunuan's cheeks immediately puffed up, looking like a little pufferfish, all puffed up in anger.

Humph.

stingy person.

She held her milk tea, pretending to sip it silently, but her eyes kept glancing sideways. She saw Shen Ye engrossed in the skewer of squid, his attention completely focused on the sauce.

The time has come.

The little head suddenly stretched out!

He took the straw from Shen Ye's fruit tea into his mouth, puffing out his cheeks as he sucked on it greedily.

"Ugh—you!"

Shen Ye sensed something was wrong and reached out to stop him, but it was too late.

The liquid level of the fruit tea dropped at a visible rate.

Lin Chunuan sipped quickly and forcefully, downing almost half a cup before finally releasing her mouth with satisfaction.

As the lips left the straw, a long, shimmering silver thread was stretched out, flashed under the light, and then broke.

She squinted, her face full of satisfaction.

Shen Ye looked down at his fruit tea.

The straw was bitten flat, and the tip was still stained with a little bright red chili oil.

Looking at the rim of the cup, I couldn't tell if the water stains were from the fruit tea or saliva.

"..."

He rubbed his forehead, looking utterly helpless.

"Even if you're going to drink it, at least wipe the chili oil off your mouth, okay?"

"And besides, the straw is bitten like that, leaving so much saliva, how am I supposed to drink from it?"

"whee."

Lin Chunuan hid on his other side, shaking his arm with a self-righteous air.

"I'm your sister."

"How can a brother dislike his sister?"

"A brother who dislikes his sister is not a good brother."

A series of fluid and graceful moves, conveying the power of truth through fallacy.

Shen Ye was speechless, choked by her words.

That's enough.

He held the cup of fruit tea to her lips, resignedly raising it.

"Drink it all, I'm not thirsty at all."

"My brother is the best!"

The young girl didn't stand on ceremony and took two big gulps before finally retreating, satisfied, and hugging her bubble tea again, chewing the toppings with a crunching sound.

......

After strolling through the night market, it was getting late.

The two turned into a road along the river.

A long sightseeing belt has been built along both banks of the river.

The wooden boardwalk stretches along the water's surface, with a ground lamp every few steps, casting a warm yellow glow on the stone railings. The river flows gently, reflecting the shadows of buildings and lights on the opposite bank, and occasionally a gentle evening breeze ripples across the water, creating shimmering fragments of light.

Shen Ye and Lin Chunu strolled among them.

Taking a walk to aid digestion is just right.

Shen Ye had his hands in his pockets, walking at a leisurely pace, looking completely indifferent.

And Lin Chunuan...

The little girl lowered her head slightly, her gaze fixed on the toes of her shoes as she walked forward, counting the paving stones as she went.

Neither of them spoke.

Quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

The excitement I had been feeling while chatting away on the pedestrian street had completely vanished, leaving only the soft sound of my shoes tapping against the boardwalk.

The river flowed at her feet, and the evening breeze lifted the ends of her hair before letting it fall back down.

Shen Ye walked slowly.

He didn't urge him, nor did he break the silence.

From the moment they stepped out of the pedestrian street, he noticed that the girl was acting a bit strange tonight.

Head bowed, lost in thought, as if he had a lot to say and was rehearsing his words one by one.

The road ahead was under repair, and several stone boulders lay across the side of the road, taking up half of the walkway.

Shen Ye took a step across.

Lin Chunuan was still in a daze, not even lifting her head. Just as her shoe was about to hit the stone edge, she fell forward: "Watch out!"

Shen Ye reacted quickly, reaching back to grab her arm.

The force was just right, and the person stopped steadily in place without falling.

Lin Chunuan snapped back to reality instantly.

She blinked, stared blankly down at the pebbles at her feet, then looked up at the hand gripping her arm.

"Watch where you're going."

Shen Ye released his grip, his tone indifferent.

"What are you thinking about? Your soul is practically flying away."

Lin Chunuan said "Oh".

But her attention was still not on her feet.

The girl looked up.

Under the dim light of the riverside lamps, she stared at her brother's face in front of her, remaining motionless for a long time.

The light fell on his profile, outlining his defined jawline.

The eighteen-year-old boy's brow bone contours had fully developed, his nose was straight, and his lips were sharp. He had grown from the childlike face he was used to seeing in his childhood into the appearance that made her heart race.

Seven years.

Enough for a girl to grow into a young woman, and enough for a mind to grow from naivety to deep-rooted understanding.

She had been preparing for this night for many years.

Before tonight, she had been a coward for many years.

But it's different now.

She's an adult now, the college entrance exam is over, and all those excuses like "we'll talk about it after the exam" or "we'll talk about it when she's older" are gone.

If we don't speak up now, we'll miss the best opportunity.

Lin Chunuan's eyelashes trembled slightly.

She clenched her fists, her palms slightly sweaty, took a deep breath, and her chest heaved.

Finally, she spoke.

"elder brother......"

"I want to talk to you about an anime that I really like..."