Volume 3 Chapter 3: Facing Off with My Little Brother!
Just as the girl’s thoughts sank into some strange mental “freeze,” she finally stopped.
A certain memory in her mind suddenly got stuck. Lin Lin knew this was likely caused by the system.
Her past memories, and the memories from when she was still a boy, didn’t fully match up.
But overall, the reason her relationship with her brother slowly grew distant was probably still the same, right?
She lowered her head and looked at the still-busy chat. By chance, she suddenly noticed a new comment.
【So, vampire girl, could it be that your brother is actually tsundere? Just like… Dog Bro’s desk mate?】
Uh…
After reading that comment, even Lin Lin felt speechless. She quickly shook her head and said, “No way, no way. If that guy were tsundere, then I’d have to be a yandere. He just plainly dislikes me, that’s all. Don’t overthink it.”
Wait—hold on.
After saying that, Lin Lin suddenly realized something and quickly looked at the sender’s ID.
【Xiao Ye official…】
Gao Ye—
You jerk!
Lin Lin was speechless for a moment and didn’t say anything, but on the other side, Gao Ye listened with interest and typed again.
【Xiao Ye official: Why don’t you try it? Or do you want me to help you test it?】
“Get lost!”
Lin Lin snapped back without holding back. Gao Ye got shut down and pouted for a bit, then typed,
【Xiao Ye official: You won’t know if you don’t try.】
【Yeah, yeah! Strongly suggest trying it. You won’t know if you don’t try!】
【Correct answer, go for it!】
【Go teach that disobedient little brother a lesson!】
【Go tie up the little brother!】
Hey…
The chat loved drama and wasn’t afraid of things getting big. With Gao Ye stirring things up, the mood went wild. Lin Lin froze for a moment, then started to seriously think about what they were saying.
Hmm… it actually made some sense.
If you don’t talk, how can you untie the knot?
If you don’t talk, how can you fix the relationship?
Deep down, besides wanting to be liked at school and in society, what she really wanted was to fix things with her family. At the very least, she didn’t want Lin Yu to keep staring at her with those dead fish eyes every day.
Oh right. Dead fish eyes might just be how he was born. That can’t be fixed. Cough, cough…
Alright. Let’s do it!
Lin Lin nodded and said to the chat, “I’m going to talk to my brother. Bye!”
With that, she immediately ended the stream.
The viewers were all stunned.
Huh? Wait, wasn’t the plan for you to rush in, then come back and tell us the story?
Why did you just disappear?
…………
Lin Lin quietly slipped out of her room and sneaked over to her brother’s door.
Her mom was sitting in the living room. When she saw Lin Lin moving around so carefully, she blinked.
Since when did there appear a silent little kitten in the house, sneaking around like it was hunting mice… pfft…
Lin Lin felt a bit embarrassed to meet her mom’s eyes, so she only lightly knocked on Lin Yu’s bedroom door from outside.
After knocking, there was no response for a long time. She got anxious and knocked again, but still no answer.
Lin Lin stood awkwardly at the door, like being punished. She really wanted to kick the door open, but her mom was sitting in the living room. Kicking things in the house in front of her mom would definitely be called rude.
After waiting for a while, Lin Lin’s knocking became more and more impatient.
When no one still opened the door, her mom smiled and shook her head, then said to Lin Lin, “Xiao Lin, just push the door open. Your brother is probably listening to music and didn’t hear you, right?”
“I really hope so…”
Lin Lin shook her head, feeling speechless. Since her mom had already said that, there was no need to hold back anymore. She coughed lightly, forced herself not to lift her leg, and pushed the door open. She easily entered her little brother’s room.
As soon as she opened the door, her brother turned his head and looked toward her.
“Hey, I didn’t say you could come in…”
His annoyed yet helpless tone made Lin Lin feel speechless. She muttered, “Well, you didn’t say I couldn’t come in either.”
After saying that, she turned around and closed the door. When she walked closer and took a look, wow, this guy wasn’t wearing headphones or listening to music at all.
He wasn’t wearing anything on his ears. He should have heard everything clearly!
“Hey, what are you doing? I knocked so many times!”
Lin Lin said unhappily, and then looked at Lin Yu’s computer screen. Lin Yu quickly switched the screen to the desktop, acting very secretive, and even rolled his eyes at her.
“Hey, hey, hey, why did you switch the screen? You’re not looking at something you shouldn’t, are you? Heh heh, it’s fine. Xiao Yu is already a high school student, I can understand! No need to hide it from me~”
“You switched screens too!” Lin Yu complained and denied it at the same time. “I wasn’t doing anything. What do you want?”
“Ahem… if you weren’t doing anything, then why didn’t you answer when I knocked? Or did I imagine that…”
Lin Lin didn’t answer his question directly. In fact, she didn’t really have a reason to come. She was just feeling a bit down and wanted to chat with Lin Yu. She sat on her brother’s bed and swung her legs, trying to find a topic.
“It’s nothing. At first, I thought it was Mom, so I planned to open the door.”
“Hmm… so what happened after that?”
“Later, when I heard that messy way of knocking, I knew it was you, so I really didn’t want to open the door at all…”
“Couldn’t you say that a little more nicely…?”
“No!”
Facing Lin Yu’s firm answer, Lin Lin finally couldn’t hold it in anymore. She stood up with a hurt look, looked at him, and said, “I… what did I do to upset you? You… can’t you just talk to me?”
Hearing her disappointed tone, Lin Yu fell silent for a moment.
After a while, he looked back at the computer screen and lightly clicked the mouse, but his eyes were unfocused. He clearly wasn’t really looking at the screen.
The atmosphere became awkward. After a long time, Lin Yu finally spoke softly.
“Don’t you… already have Gao Liang? Go find that guy. I’m not a little kid anymore. I don’t like having another woman besides Mom telling me what to do, especially when it’s you, Lin Lin…”
After hearing this, Lin Lin was silent for a moment. Then she closed her eyes and said, “Gao Liang… isn’t my family…”
“He’s willing to treat you like that. Isn’t that better than me, your family member? Isn’t it?”
Lin Yu replied, sounding like he had given up.
Lin Lin blinked. After a short pause, she sighed, then turned around and left Lin Yu’s room with her head down.
Watching her walk away, Lin Yu felt a strange, uncomfortable feeling in his heart.
Why was that…
Between him and Lin Lin, who was the one that hadn’t grown up yet?