Chapter 102 - Ye Rou Who Craves Love (1)

Chapter 102 - Ye Rou Who Craves Love (1)

"Hmm? Y-you… you little girl, where did you hear all that? And you even know what those 'dirty things' are?" Ye Chen looked at his younger sister in shock. His body instinctively tensed, and he pushed her out of his embrace, sitting up on the bed as he stared at the sister who had depended on him since childhood, disbelief filling his eyes.

In his impression, his sister had always been as pure as a blank sheet of paper, knowing nothing, needing her older brother to take care of everything. But suddenly hearing such words from his innocent little sister, Ye Chen felt as if the entire world had flipped upside down—his understanding couldn't keep up anymore.

"Hmph? Of course I know. Did you really think I was a child? I may only be sixteen, but I understand everything, you know? And a lot of my classmates are already dating. They secretly sleep together and watch dirty movies. My girlfriends often tell me about boys bullying girls like that. Quite a few boys even tried to show me porn—do they think I'm stupid? Of course I know they're trying to tempt me so they can take advantage of me." Ye Rou blinked her bright eyes, looking innocent and naïve on the surface, yet a sly glint occasionally flashed deep within them. "Hehe… but I just pretend I don't understand anything and watch them act like fools in front of me. Isn't that fun? Seeing them come up with all kinds of ways to chase me, I just laugh secretly. Those self-important little brats actually think they can be my boyfriend? Dream on. I still like big brother the most!"

As she spoke, her eyes flickered, seemingly pure and clueless, yet that hidden cunning made Ye Chen realize for the first time that his younger sister might actually be the smartest one of all.

Using an innocent facade to observe all kinds of people around her—who's foolish and who's sharp becomes obvious at a glance.

Ye Rou had fooled everyone, including him. Ye Chen didn't know whether their mother and older sister had noticed, but he himself had only just realized—had he been completely mistaken all along? Could their mother's daughter really be that naïve?

Looking at Ye Qing, who said little but understood everything, and then at Ye Rou—pure and sweet on the surface, yet hiding a cunning, almost monstrous genius beneath that façade.

Staring at his still seemingly adorable and clueless little sister, Ye Chen suddenly gave a bitter smile. "Am I that stupid? That easy to fool? I had no idea my little sister was this terrifyingly clever. I kept thinking you were blank and innocent, doing everything I could to protect you."

Seeing her brother's bitter smile, the cunning in Ye Rou's eyes instantly disappeared, hidden deep again. Like before, she threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly as she murmured, "In Rou Rou's heart, big brother is the smartest. With you around, I don't need to show myself. I can just hide behind you and let you protect me—that makes me so happy. And the reason you didn't notice isn't because you're easy to fool, it's because I know you truly love me. You love me so much that it doesn't matter whether I understand things or not. Even if I know everything, I still want to be protected by you."

She murmured softly, tightening her arms around him. Ye Chen felt warmth in his chest. Thinking about it, what did it matter whether his sister was a genius or not? What mattered was that she was his sister. Did a brother need any other reason to love and protect her?

And the fact that Ye Rou had maintained this innocent act for so many years just to satisfy his desire to protect her—it showed just how much she cared about him.

After figuring this out, Ye Chen felt much better. He rubbed her little head and asked, "Then… does Mom and sister know?"

"Mom and sister are smarter than me. How could I possibly hide it from them?" Ye Rou stuck out her small tongue playfully, looking extremely cute. "You're the only one who didn't notice, because you were too busy worrying about me and loving me. You never thought too much about it. I even hinted at it before, but you seemed to really like having a little sister to protect, so you didn't care. I saw that Mom and sister could already take care of you and do so much for you. I'm the youngest, so the only thing I could do for you was let you satisfy your protective instinct."

Ye Rou narrowed her eyes with a smile as she looked at him. Ye Chen, however, gave a bitter laugh. "You hinted at me?"

"Of course! If I hadn't tried to hint at you, how would Mom and sister have noticed? I even managed to fool them for a while! Hehe…!" Ye Rou lifted her chin proudly. Though she was incredibly intelligent, she was still a young girl at heart, unable to escape her childish nature.

Looking at his adorable sister, what troubled Ye Chen most now was their mother and older sister. Because of Ye Rou, he suddenly realized just how terrifyingly intelligent the women in his family were. Wouldn't Mom and sister have seen through his little dirty thoughts long ago?

Maybe they had already understood, just choosing not to expose it. Or perhaps they simply didn't know how to deal with it.

"What should I do…?"

Ye Chen felt helpless.

"Big brother…"

While he was lost in thought, Ye Rou called out to him.

"Hmm?" He looked at her. "What is it?"

"Nothing. I just wanted to call you. It's so nice having you around." Ye Rou snuggled in his arms, rubbing her body lightly against him, enjoying his scent.

Though she was young, she understood everything. Perhaps because she was the youngest, even with her genius intellect, she never overthought things like their mother and sister. She didn't have so many concerns. She only knew that her brother's love was important to her, and she deeply enjoyed this kind of intimate closeness with him.

That was also why, despite their mother's strict boundaries between siblings, she secretly lowered her guard around him. Because she was young, she dared to act freely.

Her soft, delicate body wriggled in his arms, the friction making Ye Chen lose focus slightly. The strange feelings that had just faded because of his earlier shock began to resurface once again.

But now, Ye Chen hesitated—because his sister was too smart.

After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Little sister… you hid this from me for so many years. Why tell me now?"

As soon as he asked, he saw her shoulders tremble slightly—it seemed like she was crying.

"Little sister, you…?"

Ye Chen placed his hands on her shoulders gently and said softly, "Why are you crying all of a sudden? Did I say something wrong?"

"Big brother…"

His sister suddenly threw herself into his arms again, hugging him tightly, filled with grievance.

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