86: Chapter 86 What kind of brother treats his sister like that?

"Alright, I'm just joking. Senior, don't be so nervous. I'm a girl, you know."

Seeing Jiang Che looking at her with slight astonishment, Tang Xinwei suddenly chuckled and explained.

"It's precisely because you're a girl that I'm nervous," Jiang Che said. "You kids, honestly, you're so bold."

Hearing this, Tang Xinwei's face was full of smiles, appearing somewhat unconvinced, so she puffed out her chest slightly and said, "How am I like a kid?"

"If you're a few years younger than me, you're a kid."

"Then... Senior, can I change how I address you later?"

Jiang Che looked at her curiously. "What?"

"How about I call you Uncle?"

"Uncle?" Jiang Che couldn't help but laugh. "Do I look that old?"

"It's a nickname," Tang Xinwei explained with a smile.

Just as she finished speaking, her phone suddenly rang. After taking one look at it, Tang Xinwei smiled and looked at Jiang Che.

Seeing her expression, Jiang Che's scalp tingled. It couldn't be Stinky Girl calling, could it?

Sure enough, the next second, Tang Xinwei answered the phone. "Ningning, did you miss me~"

Jiang Ning said something on the phone, and then Tang Xinwei looked up at Jiang Che. "I... will be back in a while."

"Right now? I'm at... an uncle's house right now."

Saying this, a hint of playfulness flashed in Tang Xinwei's eyes.

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and then, after hanging up, Tang Xinwei looked at Jiang Che and said, "Uncle, see, I didn't sell you out. But I have to go back now."

Seeing Tang Xinwei call him 'Uncle' so naturally, Jiang Che felt speechless. "You are not allowed to call me Uncle in the future."

After seeing Tang Xinwei to the door, the girl turned around again. "Uncle, no, it should be Senior. Remember to eat the dessert I gave you."

"Alright." Jiang Che nodded.

"Also, the fact that I came to your house today is a secret."

Jiang Che hesitated slightly, but agreed.

"Then I'm heading back to the dorm. I'll come back next time to find you to... have... a... drink... of... water."

Whether intentional or unintentional, Tang Xinwei deliberately emphasized the last three words, and then ran away with a playful face.

After she left, Jiang Che closed the door and frowned slightly. This little girl Tang Xinwei... why does she feel even naughtier than Jiang Ning?

Could it be that she's starting to have romantic feelings and has taken a liking to me?

Just as this thought crossed his mind, Jiang Che shook his head. Forget it, young girls nowadays have wild imaginations anyway; perhaps he was overthinking it.

Jiang Che had just walked over to the sofa and sat down when he suddenly heard a crisp "click" sound.

Turning his head to look, he discovered a lipstick on the sofa, but... it was already broken.

Just then, his phone rang with a voice call. He looked, and it was Tang Xinwei.

"Senior, help me check if I left something in the bag that held the dessert."

"Are you talking about... a pink lipstick?"

"Yes! That's the one! It really is with you. I've already walked so far away, I'll come pick it up when I have time!"

Jiang Che felt speechless. This unlucky kid, why did she have to leave a lipstick behind for no reason.

Hesitating for a moment, Jiang Che said, "It's broken."

"Broken?"

"Yeah."

"Did you snap it?"

"No, I accidentally sat on it and broke it. It wasn't in the bag, it was on the sofa, and I didn't notice."

"Oh."

Tang Xinwei's 'Oh' made Jiang Che feel a bit awkward. "How much was it? I'll compensate you."

"No need, but next time you have to treat me to a meal!"

"Sure, that's easy."

"I mean treat only me."

Hearing this, Jiang Che hesitated for two seconds and then asked directly, "Student Tang Xinwei, you wouldn't happen to..."

"What? Senior, are you going to ask me if I've taken a liking to you?"

Jiang Che was speechless. How did she guess that again?

Seeing that Jiang Che didn't speak, Tang Xinwei huffed twice. "I just turned eighteen, Senior, you're a bit narcissistic."

"..."

Seeing that Jiang Che was silent, Tang Xinwei on the phone immediately laughed crisply. "Senior, are you blushing?"

"No."

"Hahaha, if you say no, then it definitely means yes. Senior, you're so cute! I'm at the school gate now, I won't talk anymore, bye!"

Hearing Tang Xinwei call him cute, Jiang Che almost fainted.

Young girls these days are really quirky.

Tang Xinwei had good intentions, and Jiang Che naturally wouldn't let her kindness go to waste. Even though he had eaten dinner half an hour ago, a small dessert was nothing.

After eating, Jiang Che chatted with An Ran for half an hour, but soon, An Ran said she had work to do and hung up the phone.

After Jiang Che comfortably took a hot shower and returned to his room, he finally saw two missed calls on his phone.

One was from his mom, and the other was from Stinky Girl.

Jiang Che called his mom back first, chatted for ten minutes or so, and after hanging up, he called Jiang Ning back.

"Were you busy just now?"

"I was just taking a shower, my phone was in the room."

"Oh, Mom called you just now and you didn't answer, so she called me instead."

"What did she say?"

"She was just concerned about us being over here, worrying that we wouldn't take good care of ourselves." Stinky Girl said in a rare, gentle tone.

When it came to Jiang Ning, she had played and fought with him since childhood, and she also often cried, but when it came to their parents, Stinky Girl was truly very well-behaved and obedient.

After talking for a while, Jiang Ning suddenly became hesitant. After hesitating for a few seconds, she lowered her voice and said, "Mom also said, since you're close by, I should go back home to stay often when I'm free, so we can take care of each other better."

Jiang Che gave a soft grunt of acknowledgment, but immediately felt something was wrong.

When he called just now, Mom had also asked about his recent situation, but regarding Jiang Ning, she only told him to take good care of his sister; why didn't she mention the matter of staying at home?

Strange as it was, Jiang Che didn't refuse. Although with An Ran around, the situation from last night might happen again, but... he could always go to her place.

"You can come back whenever you want."

"Hmph, that's more like it. If you're unwilling or try to kick me out, I'll complain to Mom and Dad."

Jiang Che was speechless. "Complain about what?"

"I'll say you bully me all day."

"Bully you? All day?" Jiang Che was on the verge of tears. "Did I? Why don't I remember?"

"Hmph, how could you not? That morning, your hand..."

As Jiang Ning spoke, her voice became quieter, and upon hearing those words, Jiang Che broke into a cold sweat.

He had always thought this girl had long forgotten, but it turned out... she hadn't forgotten at all?

If she remembered it so clearly, how come she usually acted like nothing had happened?

"You girl, let me clarify, that morning was an accident!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning muttered in a low voice:

"Hmph, I was sleeping so soundly, who knows if you did it on purpose or by accident."

Jiang Che was speechless. "I'm your brother, how could a brother do that to a sister... cough cough, like that."

"Why couldn't they?" Jiang Ning's tone was somewhat unconvinced, and then, her momentum faded, and she said in a voice as soft as a mosquito:

"Aren't you just..."