I have bound two systems.

Suzumiya Chisato was silent for a moment, then continued,

"Come here, do mom and dad know?"

Yukino knew what Suzumiya Chisato meant by this, so she did not answer immediately this time.

"…This isn't something very important. There's no need to let them know."

"Thank you so much for taking so long, Yukino."

"Don't say that. I like Xiao Qianxue very much. I should be the one to thank you for your hard work over the years. After all, my sister... It's okay. Go to bed early. Good night."

"Well, good night..."

[…This night, at Chiyuki’s request, you and Yukinoshita Yukino rested in the same room for the first time. The relationship between you two was changing silently.]

……

Chapter 36: I'm Sorry, Sister (Three in One)

[Yukinoshita Haruno left without saying goodbye, and no one knew when she would return, leaving the once thriving Yukinoshita family with a wound that is difficult to heal.]

[And the Yukinoshita Chiyuki and you who were left behind by her were given extra care and attention by the rest of the Yukinoshita family. 】

[They think that it is because Yang No was too willful and did not fulfill her responsibilities as a mother and wife, which made Xiao Qianxue, especially you, have such a hard life. ]

[Even the father-in-law who loves his daughter, after this incident, can no longer stand on the side of his eldest daughter and say anything good for her, and the same is true for the mother-in-law and Yukino. ]

[The former began to ask her husband to support you more, and after considering for a long time, her mother-in-law began to transfer some of the assets of the Yukinoshita family that did not require extra care but could bring long-term stable and rich returns to your name, just as some insignificant compensation. ]

【As for Yukinoshita Yukino, her compensation is even more obvious. 】

[Everything is just as Yukinoshita Haruno had predicted many years ago. 】

[Yukinoshita Yukino's belief in absolute justice, after encountering the current situation, she simply cannot choose to ignore it. 】

[Not to mention, Xiao Qianxue still regards her as her mother, likes her so much, and is so attached to her. ]

[The fact that Yukinoshita Yukino promised to sleep with you on the night Chiyuki had a fever was like a fuse.]

[Once the fuse is lit, it is not so easy to extinguish. Everything that develops after this begins to move in a direction she never expected.]

【A week later, the kindergarten launched a parent-child camping activity. 】

[The kindergarten teachers require that the children must be accompanied by a guardian to ensure their safety. Of course, parents can also come together, but they will need to pay an additional adult fee.]

[After the last experience, Chiyuki went home this time and directly pestered you and Yukino. Since she had not received your consent, she resorted to the tearful offensive.]

[The grandfather beside him saw her and picked her up with heartache. You and Yukino looked at each other and could see the heartache in each other's eyes. In the end, you reluctantly agreed.]

[On the day you and Yukino went camping, you stayed by Chiyuki's side, and in the eyes of outsiders, you two seemed close and loving. ]

[The kindergarten teacher took a lot of photos along the way. After returning, the photo of your "family of three" was hung in the center of the kindergarten photo wall. ]

[That night, Yukino also agreed to Chiyuki's request to sleep together while she was taking a bath with her. ]

[Yukino herself didn't realize that her sense of control over the distance between you and her has become increasingly blurred because of Chiyuki's existence.]

[That night, my mother-in-law got up to talk to Yukino, but she found that she was not in her room, and thus discovered that you two were resting in the same room.]

[She acted very casual afterwards and asked Yukino the reason. After hearing that it was for Chiyuki's sake, she didn't say anything more.]

[In the days that followed, your mother-in-law continued to pretend she didn't know about this matter in front of you, not to mention taking any action to stop it.]

[She seemed to agree with her younger daughter's decision, or perhaps she chose to stand aside and watch for other reasons.]

[As Chiyuki grows up, Yukino takes the place of Haruno and becomes closer and closer to her as a "mother". ]

[You take her to the aquarium to see all kinds of marine life, take her to the children's playground to laugh freely, and take her to the parent-child craft workshop to make all kinds of handicrafts. ]

[You smile and watch the heartwarming moment when this “mother and daughter” apply paint on each other’s faces, and record it with your camera.]

[After the outdoor camping activity held by the kindergarten, Xiao Qianxue fell in love with looking up at the stars in the sky. ]

[For this purpose, you bought the top floor of a tower in the city center. In the room prepared for Xiao Qianxue, the ceiling on one side is made of completely transparent special glass. She only needs to press the electric switch to open the curtain, and she can enjoy the beautiful and mysterious starry sky while lying on the bed.]

[You also took this opportunity to move out of the Yukinoshita household. ]

[As for Yukinoshita Yukino, she was naturally moved out as well. 】

[She bought a new apartment downstairs from your new residence.]

[But in fact, she spends almost every night with you. ]

[You don't know whether Yukinoshita Yukino is a good wife, because you don't have experience in many aspects and it's hard to comment, but there is no doubt that she must be a good mother. ]

[When she first moved into the new apartment, everything in the house was very messy. She immediately chose to tidy up Xiao Qianxue's room and neatly arranged the dolls and toys she brought with her to ensure that she would get used to living in her new home.]

[After Chiyuki entered the senior class of kindergarten, Yukino gave herself an extra task. In her daily companionship with Chiyuki, she began to teach her some extra knowledge that she would not learn in kindergarten.]

[Xiao Qianxue not only inherited Yang No's beauty, but also her intelligence. ]

[When it comes to studying, she learns things quickly and is very self-disciplined.]

[Most children of her age can't sit still at their desks, but she can quietly finish her homework, practice foreign language speaking with her mother Xue No, and even spread out rice-grid rice paper to practice calligraphy attentively.]

【Therefore, Yukinoshita Yukino didn't worry that much about her studies. 】

[In your home, every room begins to be filled with traces of Yukinoshita Yukino's presence. ]

[From the beginning, she looked blushing and her eyes were dodging and wet because you saw her underwear hanging on the balcony after washing.]

[Now, when you are taking a shower, she can take your underwear outside the bathroom door, along with her and Xiao Qianxue's underwear, and wash them by hand, and then put them on the balcony to dry.]

[While doing this, she would just blush a little. ]

[The changes that can be made by dripping water wear away a stone are not noticed by the people involved.]

[This daily routine continued until Chiyuki entered the first grade of elementary school, when it once again ushered in a turning point. ]

[Xiao Qianxue has an excellent learning ability because of her intelligence, and her ability to accept various information from the outside world is also outstanding. 】

[This also led to the fact that she matured particularly early. ]

[While other children like to gather in the park on Sundays, play house and build sandcastles, she has mastered basic computer skills and explored all the information she is interested in through the Internet.]

[She also knows that staring at the computer screen for a long time is not good for her eyesight during her developmental period, so every time she browses the computer, she wears blue light blocking glasses to protect her eyesight, and she also strictly controls the time she spends on the computer.]

[Now, she no longer needs to pester Yukino's mother and you to sleep with her. However, the longer she lives with you, the more uncomfortable she feels. ]

[It happened too long ago, from a very young age, Xiao Qianxue can no longer remember it clearly.]

[But at least since Xiao Qianxue noticed it, she found that you and Yukino's mother went back to your rooms to rest every day, and occasionally one of you would not go home. ]

[In this case, most of the time you don't go home, about ten days a month... There are no other exceptions.]

[She was puzzled by this, because in her understanding, in the illustrated storybooks or cartoons she read, the family, the father and mother, would rest in the same room at night.]

[In response to this doubt, she calmly asked other classmates in the class and came to the conclusion that she was right.]

[Other people's parents all sleep together, only my parents are the odd ones out! ]

[Xiao Qianxue started to associate this with the two of you, and wondered if this was because you had a fight. She had seen classmates in her class ignore each other for several days after a fight.]

[She was not sure about her guess, so she took the initiative to post on the Internet to seek help.]

[After one night, she received many replies from netizens, and most of them were consistent with her original guess, believing that they had a conflict and slept in separate rooms.]

[Now that she knew the reason, Xiao Qianxue immediately had an idea and took action. ]

[That night, she was a little shy. After all, she was already in the first grade and still doing this kind of thing was a little childish. But no matter what, it was all for the good of her parents! ]

[With such an unyielding belief, she wore cute cartoon pajamas, hugged a small pink pillow, and knocked on the door of Yukino's mother. ]

[When you were about to turn off the lights and go to bed, there was a knock on the door. ]

[When you open the door, you see Yukino in cool pajamas. In her arms is little Chiyuki, who is burying her head in her chest, with her two little hands tightly grasping her collar.]

[Yukinoshita Yukino explained the reason. Chiyuki had a nightmare and was afraid to sleep alone at night. She had to let you two hold her before she dared to close her eyes. ]

[So tonight, your two-meter by two-meter bed in your room can finally show its large size for the first time.]

[After turning off the lights, Chiyuki slept between the two of you. ]

[You and Yukino are unable to refuse her and slowly move closer to the center. ]

[You two obey her wishes and reach out your hands to hold her in your arms.]

[During this process, your body and Yukino's body inevitably touch each other. ]

[You noticed that Yukino's body was abnormally hot, but you were the same. ]

[That night, you and Yukino didn't fall asleep until very late. ]

[The next morning, you both woke up almost at the same time. You felt the fullness of your outstretched arms, and it took you a while to realize that you were not hugging Chiyuki, but each other.]

[You both hurriedly separated, and Xiao Qianxue, who had gotten up at some point and had already changed her clothes, looked at you and smiled happily. She was happy about your reconciliation.]

[After the initial panic, you and Yukino belatedly understood Chiyuki's good intentions. Although her understanding was wrong, it did not prevent Yukino from being moved by her understanding.]

[After sending your little Chiyuki to school that day, at Yukino's suggestion, the two of you did not rush to work immediately, but found a cafe to discuss. ]

[Yukino took the initiative to say that because Chiyuki is beginning to understand things, the relationship between you two as a couple should be more realistic. You can’t let her notice anything, and you can’t let her worry about things that she shouldn’t worry about at her age. This is not good for her growth.]

[You agreed with her, and Yukino made three rules with you. ]

[Yukino has decided that from now on, unless there are special circumstances, she will rest with you in your room every day, but this is just an illusion for Chiyuki. There must be a pillow between you when you sleep, and you cannot touch each other, and it is impossible for anything to really happen.]

[Also in front of outsiders, you also need to show the way a couple should get along, holding hands, hugging... but that's all, and that's enough.]

[Of course you nodded to show that you understood, and agreed.]

[The reason why Yukinoshita Yukino made such a suggestion is naturally because she has her own ideas. 】

[It has been almost three years since my sister went abroad to study. Yukino doesn’t know the course schedule of foreign universities, but she thinks it won’t be much different from that in China.]

【Yukino can therefore conclude that she and Chisato Suzumiya only need to maintain this state of relationship for about two years at most.】

[As long as she can endure for about two years, her sister will come back, and she can slowly extricate herself from this incorrect but unavoidable relationship, and everything will be back on track.]

[From today on, you and Yukinoshita Yukino will not only live together, but also rest and sleep in the same bed. 】

[It’s just that Yukinoshita Yukino thought the problem was too simple. 】

[Love can grow over time and make two people who originally had no feelings for each other gradually move their hearts and come together, not to mention that she and Chisato Suzumiya both have a good impression of each other. 】

[Initially, the proposal for the two of you to sleep on the same bed was really just for Chiyuki's sake. Yukino was embarrassed and shy about sleeping on the same bed with you, and she would try to push herself into the corner of the bed when sleeping.]

[But humans' adaptability and endurance are among the best among all creatures. As time goes by, she becomes more and more accustomed to this.]

[Xue Noi began to get used to having you by her side at night. Occasionally, when you had to come home late due to overtime or other things, she would lean against the bed and read a book. After you came home, washed up and went to bed, they would turn off the lights and rest together.]

【With the arrival of winter, the cold weather provides additional assistance. 】

[Yukishita Yuki has a cold body constitution. Even if she covers herself tightly with a blanket at night, it is difficult for her feet to warm up completely.]

[You notice this, and when you go to sleep at night you will quietly stretch your legs over to warm up the quilt on her side.]

[Yukino remained silent in response to your behavior.]

【And in your understanding, silence represents acquiescence. 】

[You start to act slowly and in a planned way, bringing yourself and her closer every few days, and then share interesting things that happened at work every few days to bring you closer to each other.]

[During this period, your behavior is like that of a predator on the grassland, approaching its prey slowly and carefully.]

[Until the two of you two were shoulder to shoulder, and Yukino could clearly feel your body heat from behind as she lay on her side and fell asleep, she didn't realize that there was anything wrong with this.]

[Everything seems to be ready, but you haven't taken action yet on the last step.]

[Because you can't predict how Yukino will react after you really reveal that meaning. ]

[The person you think about day and night is now sleeping next to you. You can feel that she is within your reach, but the distance between you and her heart seems as far as the sea. ]

[For this seemingly final step, you will definitely...]

[1. Yukino’s birthday is coming soon. Maybe on that day, after celebrating her birthday, she will be in a good mood and choose to accept me...]

[2. It's decided to be you, Chiyuki! ]

[3. Perhaps Yang Nai can give me better advice]

It seems like... the finishing touch.

If we ignore those conspiracy theories, this should be the most obvious clue.

Suzumiya Chisato took a sip of water to moisten her throat.

He didn't want to involve Xiao Qianxue, who was only in elementary school, in such things, even though her previous unintentional behavior had given him a great assist.