Glacier sister, don't want to be a sandwich

She suddenly realized the reason, pursed her lips, and a secret smile flashed across her eyes.

"It's okay." She tried to maintain a calm expression, suppressed her smile and walked back to the dining table, her tone indifferent, "It will... get better slowly."

"Eh? What are you talking about?" Yue Ge blinked her emerald green eyes, completely confused. She followed Su Shi to the dining table with her trouser legs dragging over her long legs.

"Nothing, come and have some French fries." Su Shi pushed the plate covered with ketchup in front of her, with an unconcealable smile still in his eyes.

Yue Ge, still looking confused, pulled at her sleeves: "What...it's so confusing."

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After simply whetting his appetite with some French fries, Su Shi turned back to the kitchen and brought out the main courses one by one.

Their dinner tonight was a homely Japanese combination: a bowl of steaming miso soup with shredded tofu and seaweed floating on the surface; next to it was a seared hamburger patty, the surface glistening with sauce, dotted with crisp lettuce and a few cherry tomatoes; and finally a bowl of hot white rice, as white as snow, soft and plump.

Su Shi set the tableware, placed his portion in front of him, and clapped his hands: "Okay, we can prepare to eat."

Yue Ge's eyes lit up at the smell, and she was about to pick up her chopsticks when she suddenly paused. She tilted her head and asked, "Huh? Aren't uncle and aunt coming back to eat?"

Su Shi sat down, his expression calm as if he was used to it. "As for them, the company is promoting a new project recently, and they have to work overtime until very late almost every day. They don't come back until after ten o'clock in the evening."

Yue Ge was about to pick up her chopsticks, but stopped when she heard Su Shi's words. The gleam in her eyes gradually softened. She tilted her head, a hint of genuine worry in her emerald eyes.

"Hey..." She lowered her head slightly and said softly, "I'm so busy every day..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly raised her head, her eyes showing a bit more seriousness and distress: "Then... Su Shi, won't you feel lonely at home alone?"

Her voice was not loud, but it seemed to fall gently into Su Shi's heart.

Su Shi was slightly startled, her hand holding the miso soup paused, then she gently put the bowl down and looked up at Yue Ge. Her pale blue eyes looked particularly clear under the light, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, but she did not answer immediately.

"I..." She paused, as if trying to organize her words. "I was a little uncomfortable at first, but I gradually got used to it. Besides, I'm not completely alone."

"But... no matter what, I always feel empty inside when I eat alone."

Yue Ge whispered, her eyes unconsciously looking at the other person's bowl, "Even if it's just a simple dinner, it will become more delicious if someone is eating with you."

Yue Ge has experienced this countless times with her sisters.

Su Shi was stunned for a moment, his eyes wavering.

"Su Shi." Yue Ge spoke again, her tone more serious and gentle than before, "If you ever feel lonely in the future, I can always come and have dinner with you."

When she said this, she didn't act too pretentiously or coquettishly, but instead seemed more serious than usual.

The gentleness and determination that were revealed inadvertently softened Su Shi's eyes.

The corners of Su Shi's mouth also curled up slightly.

"...idiot." She uttered the word softly, like a smile, but also like anger.

"Huh? What did you say?" Yue Ge blinked, moved closer, and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Su Shi turned away and shook her head slightly, as if she wanted to hide something, or as if she didn't want her emotions to be seen through. "Nothing... Let's eat quickly. If you don't eat now, the food will be blown cold by the air conditioner."

She lowered her head and picked up the chopsticks again, but a faint blush quietly appeared on the tip of her ears.

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"thanks for treatment……"

Yue Ge let out a long sigh, leaned back in the chair, and his whole body collapsed like a deflated ball, but a satisfied smile was on his face.

The bowl in front of her was completely empty, without even a grain of rice left, and the hamburger patties and side dishes that were originally piled high on her plate had long been cleared out.

Su Shi sat opposite, his chopsticks resting lightly on the edge of the bowl. He glanced at Yue Ge's slightly bulging belly with a hint of surprise, then looked at the rice cooker in the kitchen.

She had originally left some rice to make sushi for the next day, but now it was all gone.

"...Yue Ge." Her tone was light, but with a meaningful smile.

Noticing Su Shi's gaze, Yue Ge's cheeks flushed slightly. She subconsciously covered her stomach with her hands and muttered softly, "Today, I'm just too tired...so I ate a little bit more..."

Seeing the look of a child who had done something wrong and was anxious to explain, Su Shi couldn't help but cover the corner of her mouth and let out a low laugh.

"I didn't say you ate too much~"

Her tone was soft, but her eyes held a playful tenderness, as if she were admiring the adorable reaction of some small animal.

Yue Ge was stunned for a moment, her emerald eyes blinked, and the blush on her face deepened.

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After cleaning up the dishes, Su Shi walked out of the kitchen, but Yue Ge was no longer in the living room.

She looked around and was about to call for help when she suddenly noticed the faint light coming through the floor-to-ceiling window and a familiar figure leaning against the railing.

"Moon Song?"

Su Shi gently pushed open the glass door of the balcony, and the night breeze instantly blew in with a hint of coolness, blowing her long chestnut hair slightly up.

Yue Ge was looking up at the night sky. When she heard the voice, she didn't turn around. She just stretched out a hand and waved it in the air, shouting with a smile: "Su Shi! Come here quickly!"

"what the hell……"

Although Su Shi complained, he followed unconsciously and walked to Yue Ge's side.

She looked up in the direction of Yue Ge's finger, and saw that the late summer night sky was unusually clear, with stars dotted in the deep blue sky, as if someone had quietly sprinkled a handful of fine light.

"Look, we can see stars today!"

Yue Ge's voice was filled with unconcealable surprise and joy, and her emerald green eyes reflected the glimmer of the Milky Way, like a lake sparkling with stars.

Su Shi said "hmm" softly and stood beside Yue Ge.

"Every time I see the stars, I feel..." Yue Ge paused, a soft smile on her lips, "Even if I didn't do anything, I still feel like today was great."

Su Shi turned his head and glanced at her.

Yue Ge tilted her head back, her green hair fluttering gently in the night breeze, as if blending into one with the starlight.

"Well...it's really great." Ichinose Suyo said to Tsukoke.

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Chapter 154: The Su Family's Night (Part 2) (Revised)

In the room of the Ichinose family, the curtains were lightly drawn, and the moonlight was gently blocked outside the window, leaving only the quiet and subtle atmosphere in the house slowly flowing.

"Su Shi...is this really necessary?"

Yue Ge's voice came from the other side of the quilt, a little hesitant and a little shy.

"Well...there's no other choice for now."

Su Shi was lying on the other side of the bed. Her voice sounded much softer than usual. Her tone sounded like a compromise after careful consideration, but there was also a hint of nervousness hidden in it.

"This is... my first time doing this," Su Shi added softly, staring at the ceiling as if trying to ignore the pace of her heartbeat.

"Eh? Sushi, is this your first time?"

Yue Ge seemed unaware of the weight of this sentence, and her tone became natural and relaxed instead.

"Yue Ge... Have you tried this with other people before?" Su Shi turned his head and asked cautiously.

"Yeah! I've tried it with my sisters." Yue Ge answered without hesitation, "Last time, it was with Xiao Deng. The four of us were squeezed side by side. It was so crowded!"

"Eh? So many people?" Su Shi widened his eyes slightly, and his voice involuntarily rose a little.

"Su Shi, are you nervous? Why does your voice seem to have changed?" Yue Ge noticed something was wrong and looked over in confusion.

"Let's turn on the light first." She said as she fumbled with the switch on the bedside.

"Don't..." Su Shi didn't have time to stop him.

"Snapped."

The incandescent light softly lit up, illuminating the entire room——

Yue Ge and Su Shi were lying side by side on Su Shi's big bed, which was much more spacious than Yue Ge had imagined.

There was a whole person's distance between the two of them, as if no one dared to cross the line.

Su Shi curled up on one side of the bed, his head resting on the pillow, his hands tightly clutching the corners of the quilt.

Her face flushed slightly, and her gaze was fixed stiffly on a non-existent point on the ceiling, as if only this could conceal the inexplicable tension in her heart.

"...It's just a bed, why are you so nervous, Sushi?"

Yue Ge muttered and turned over, her green hair gently falling on the pillow, her emerald green eyes shining in the dim light.

"I... This is the first time I've slept in the same bed with someone other than my parents..."

Su Shi turned around gently, her face so red that it almost bled, and spoke in a low voice, her eyes wandering but still falling on Yue Ge's face.

Yue Ge suddenly laughed, her eyes curved into crescents, and her voice was as brisk as wind chimes ringing in the night: "Come on, Su Shi, let's chat! This way you won't be nervous!"

Su Shi gently loosened the corner of the quilt he was clutching tightly, turned around and faced her. His pale blue eyes shone slightly under the soft light, and his tone still carried a hint of shyness that had just faded away: "...So, what do you want to talk about?"

Yue Ge blinked, her eyes scanning for topics like a tiny radar. She poked her finger at the edge of her pillow, pondering for a moment. Then, an idea struck her: "Hmm... let's start with summer vacation! Su Shi, what did you do during your summer vacation?"

Su Shi pursed her lips, her tone calm but with a hint of reminiscence: "Well... I moved during the summer vacation, and then I played dungeons with you guys in NFO for a few days. The rest of the time was probably... doing summer homework."

"It sounds really ordinary!" Yue Ge said with a smile, her voice soft, as if she was joking, but also as if she was envious.

She subconsciously prepared to share her summer vacation life - but as soon as the words came to her lips, she froze.

The emerald green eyes froze for a moment, then blinked, and the expression froze visibly for a few seconds.

"Ah... I seem to..." Her tone suddenly became a little guilty, "I've been playing games all summer... and I haven't finished my summer homework yet..."

"Huh?" Su Shi chuckled, as if he suddenly felt superior. "Then you are more ordinary than me."

"No, no! I'm seriously leveling up!" Yue Ge immediately defended herself, gesturing wildly with her hands. "I just defeated a super rare hidden boss yesterday, and it dropped some super cool gear!"

"But what about the homework?" Su Shi's tone was as calm as ever, even with a hint of teasing.

"Wow..." Yue Ge immediately huddled under the covers when she heard the word "homework", leaving only her eyes exposed as she stared at Su Shi. "I'll start writing seriously tomorrow...really..."

Su Shi turned sideways, resting her head on one arm, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, but her tone was still calm: "Really?"

"Really, really!" Yue Ge nodded immediately, and even her tone became particularly forceful.

Su Shi didn't ask any further questions. She looked at the ceiling, as if she suddenly remembered something: "Come to think of it...after the summer vacation is over, there will only be one and a half years of elementary school left."

Yue Ge's eyes froze for a moment, and she turned to look at the ceiling, whispering, "Hmm... time flies so fast. I'm about to enter junior high school."

The room suddenly became quiet, with only the occasional sound of wind outside the window and the low hum of the city in the distance.

Su Shi's voice rang out again, with a subtle softness: "Yue Ge... have you decided which junior high school you want to go to? I remember you... have been troubled by this issue before."

Yue Ge was stunned. She curled up in the quilt and tilted her head slightly. Her emerald green eyes looked particularly soft in the night. She muttered softly, "Hmm... I haven't thought it through completely yet. I have considered a few places, but they all seem to be missing something."

She turned to look at Su Shi: "What about Su Shi? Have you made up your mind?"

Su Shi nodded lightly, her voice so soft that it was almost swallowed by the pillow: "Well... Dad and Mom want me to go to Moon Forest."

"Moon Forest?" Yue Ge widened her eyes slightly and repeated in surprise, "Is that the...super famous school for young ladies?"

"Yeah." Su Shi's response remained calm, but there was a slightly complex luster in the depths of his eyes.

Yue Ge didn't notice anything unusual about her. She just looked at her seriously and said with a smile, "Su Shi has always had that kind of ladylike temperament! Going to Moon Forest is really not surprising at all. It suits you perfectly!"

As she spoke, Yue Ge suddenly seemed to think of something and sighed softly, "I want to go too...but the tuition there is really too expensive."

Her small hands gently grasped the corner of the quilt, and there was a hint of regret in her tone.

Sushi listened and asked softly, "Are you really not considering going to Yugaoka or Hana-jo with your sisters?"

"Hmm..." Yue Ge paused, her voice lowering a bit. "Although I feel safe with my sisters... I always get compared to them. They're all so outstanding, I... always feel like I'll be overshadowed."

Her hand unconsciously pinched the corner of the quilt, her knuckles turning white. Although she said it lightly, what she was actually thinking was unknown to Su Shi.

Her sisters have always been the people closest to her, and she really loves and depends on them.

However, under such a dazzling light, I always can't help but doubt: no matter how hard I try, I am just an insignificant shadow on the edge of their light?

The sun's light is so dazzling that it is impossible to look directly at it.

Hikawa Japanese cuisine always becomes the focus wherever it goes.

She always exudes her own warmth in a relaxed and cheerful manner, attracting everyone around her.

Just like the midday sun, only a little light shining on the earth can illuminate the entire sky.