Teasing the Girl Next Door Is the Only Thing That Makes It Meaningful

Xia Yanchun's lips were soft, making kissing her surprisingly comfortable.

Feeling pleased with himself, Shen Nian went downstairs. He specifically wore a backpack and walked to the nearest subway station, choosing to take the train to meet Li Shiyan.

Since he had messaged her in advance, the moment Shen Nian arrived at the milk tea shop they agreed upon, he saw Li Shiyan jogging over in a hurry. Being less than 1.6 meters tall, she looked tiny as she ran, much like a middle schooler.

Wearing a simple short-sleeved shirt, long pants, and a single ponytail, she looked very well-behaved. In her hand, she carried a cloth bag stuffed with rectangular books and notebooks.

"Phew... hehe." Li Shiyan laughed awkwardly. Even though the meeting spot was right near her house, she was still a bit slow coming out, which made her feel quite embarrassed.

"H-here are the notes you wanted." She handed over the items in her hand.

"It even comes with a bag? And here I went through the trouble of bringing my backpack."

"Oh... then should I take the notes out and take the bag back?"

"...?" Shen Nian raised an eyebrow. How could this girl be so dense?

Whatever. After all, she had specifically organized these notes for him. He couldn't scold her, he just couldn't.

"Forget it, it's too much trouble. Just give it to me with the bag."

"Okay."

"Want me to treat you to a cup of milk tea?" Shen Nian pointed at the shop next to them.

"I don't really want any." Li Shiyan shook her head and asked curiously, "Did Xiao Chun not come with you?"

"No."

"Oh, oh. If there's nothing else, I'll head back first."

Li Shiyan had actually wanted to ask what major her best friend was planning to apply for.

"Go on, head back."

Li Shiyan turned around, taking slow, unhurried little steps. Only when she was further away did her pace become brisk.

This was the fiercest blood demon in all of Cinan. Would you dare lock eyes with her for ten seconds?

Haha, just kidding. If you made eye contact for even three seconds, Li Shiyan would meekly look away.

Shen Nian didn't stick around for long. After stuffing the things into his backpack, he took a trip to the wet market to buy some ribs, planning to make a refreshing, summer-heat-dispelling sweet and sour pork ribs for his little Haki-Chun.

During the late afternoon, Shen Nian stayed in his room, organizing the materials.

His own, Xia Yanchun's, and Li Shiyan's—three people's worth of materials stacked up to a substantial weight. Li Shiyan's portion was especially thick; some notebooks were filled to the brim with large, neat handwriting that clearly belonged to a girl.

When Xia Yanchun had come over to play, she had also helped him organize a bit.

Without a computer, notes could only be roughly sorted so they weren't entirely chaotic. Only with a computer could they be meticulously organized—grouping specific modules and knowledge points together. Difficult-to-understand parts needed to be underlined and annotated. Otherwise, if he just sent a massive pile of raw materials, people might not even bother looking at it.

Those published Top Student Notes books made their money doing exactly this.

"Phew, OK, I'll deal with the rest when my computer arrives." Shen Nian moved all the notes and materials to the edge of the desk and clapped his hands. "That's it for now. I'm going to take a shower."

"Mhm, mhm. I'm going to shower too. I'll come back over in a bit," Xia Yanchun nodded her little head.

Shen Nian paused, then smiled. "Are you staying in my room tonight?"

"Hmph." Xia Yanchun stood up, pacing with her hands behind her back. "That depends on your sincerity. Like calling me something sweet, for example."

"Chunbao."

"I'm already tired of hearing that."

"Then come here." Shen Nian sighed. "Honestly."

Xia Yanchun beamed with joy, sparklingly walking over to stand next to Shen Nian and snuggle against him.

Even without having showered yet, Xia Yanchun smelled wonderful. As soon as she got close, that pleasant, faint milky scent playfully invaded Shen Nian's senses, stirring his emotions and guiding his large hands to caress her.

Shen Nian gave her a gentle hug.

"Alright, go back and shower."

"You still haven't said it."

"I never said I was going to."

"You!" Xia Yanchun looked up, glaring at him angrily. "Hurry up!"

"...Sister Chun."

"That's more like it. Be more proactive next time."

Watching Xia Yanchun walk out the door, Shen Nian started looking for his clothes.

Boys shower relatively fast. Ten minutes was more than enough for Shen Nian to lather himself in body wash and scrub away the day's grime.

He waited for forty minutes before Xia Yanchun slipped back over. She sat in the living room, chatting with Shen Yue while drying her hair.

The sound of the hair dryer drowned out the TV. It was a bit loud, and Shen Nian could hear it all the way from his room.

Taking advantage of the fact that Shen Nian was staying in his room, Shen Yue started gossiping about girly secrets with Xia Yanchun.

"Shen Nian has been going to your house every day for a long time now. Do you two sleep together every night?"

"!"

She even knew about that?!

Xia Yanchun shrank her neck back, her language-processing skills kicking into overdrive. Trying her best to feign a natural demeanor, she said softly:

"No, actually, it's only been two or three times... Usually, when Shen Nian comes over, he sleeps on the sofa."

"I don't believe Shen Nian would be crazy enough to run over to your house just to sleep on the sofa. You think you can hide things from your older sister? Look who you're talking to."

"Really, Sister Shen Yue. So far, I've only slept together with Shen Nian two or three times."

"Okay, okay, I believe you."

"You don't look like you believe me at all."

"I believe you, I believe you," Shen Yue repeated.

Xia Yanchun narrowed her eyes. They really were biological siblings; interacting with them often felt exactly the same. If it had been Shen Nian, she would have already kicked him in the leg by now.

"Have you kissed on the lips?"

The blunt question made Xia Yanchun's small face flush bright red. In her bashful state, no matter how hard the girl tried to pretend, she couldn't maintain her usual calm facade.

She lowered her face, stayed silent for a moment, and gave a stiff nod.

"Ooh-ooh-ooh!" Shen Yue grew inexplicably excited. "You've already gotten that far?"

"Oh man, thinking back to when you were little and constantly huddled together, kissing this and kissing that. I never expected you two to still be kissing now."

"Sister Shen Yue, stop saying that...!"

"My, my, my, you're blushing. What's there to be shy about in front of me? I've seen exactly how close you two used to be. If you had even half the modesty back then that you do now, I wouldn't be teasing you about it."

"That was when we were little! How can you mix the two up!"

Seeing the young girl looking so shy and flustered put Shen Yue in an excellent mood.

Having a girl-next-door little sister would be completely meaningless if you didn't tease her.

"I'm ignoring you!" Flustered with embarrassment, Xia Yanchun stomped her slippers, ran into Shen Nian's room, and slammed the door shut behind her.

Saved. She was saved.

Shen Yue had already asked about kissing; Xia Yanchun was genuinely terrified that next time, she would ask if she and Shen Nian had done this and that.

How could she possibly say something like that out loud?

Sister Shen Yue was really too much. She had no sense of boundaries.

She knew Shen Yue just wanted to make fun of her. It was so infuriating! From now on, she would have to pressure Sister Shen Yue to find a boyfriend every single day.

During every holiday, she would ask Shen Yue: "Sister Shen Yue, did you bring a boyfriend home this year? Have you found a boyfriend yet? All the girls around me have boyfriends, aren't you going to try harder? The second sister from the next street over already has two kids!" She'd let her know exactly what she was capable of.

"Why aren't you watching TV anymore? And why is your face so red?" Shen Nian, who was sitting at the desk playing some egg-throwing game, just glanced back at Xia Yanchun.

"It's all your sister's fault!"

"What happened? What did she do to you?"

"I'm just really mad, anyway." Xia Yanchun stood behind Shen Nian, tugging at his hair with her fingertips until it looked like a bird's nest.

"Hey, if you got bullied by my sister, go hit her. Why are you taking it out on me? Bullying your own people, huh..."

"It's your fault for being her brother. Take that, take that."

The fuming Xia Yanchun could do absolutely nothing about Shen Yue, but she had plenty of ways to deal with Shen Nian.

"This is ridiculous," Shen Nian laughed in exasperation.

Xia Yanchun didn't say a word. One moment she was pulling Shen Nian's hair, the next she was pinching his ears and cheeks, and rubbing his lips, treating him like a stress ball.

Shen Nian wasn't annoyed. Between stopping Xia Yanchun and spamming eggs at his opponent in the game, he chose the latter.

He could stop Xia Yanchun at any time, but if he didn't throw those eggs at his opponent right now, he'd miss his chance.

Seeing that Shen Nian wasn't paying much attention to her, Xia Yanchun pouted to herself. She sat on the edge of the bed, leaned over the desk, and rested her head on her arms to watch him play.

But she couldn't understand the game, so she had to settle for staring blankly at Shen Nian instead.

"..." Shen Nian glanced up at her and smiled. "Done messing with me?"

"You're ignoring me, so I've decided to ignore you for the rest of the night."

"Who said I'm ignoring you? Once I finish this match, I'll pay attention to you a hundred times over."

"Give me your hand."

"Why?"

"I'm ignoring you," Xia Yanchun huffed. She pulled his outstretched large hand toward her, playing with his fingers and trimming his nails while she was at it.