My sister, whom I raised, has turned evil after faking her death for three years.

At 11:30 a.m., Su Qing stood up from her chair, picked up the bag of slightly deformed buns from the bedside table, said "Wait here," and turned to leave the ward.

Jiang Ran leaned against the bed, her eyes fixed on the doorway. The movie channel on TV was showing an old martial arts film, with flashing swords and clanging sounds, but she couldn't concentrate on a single word.

Su Qing returned in less than ten minutes, carrying steamed buns that had been heated in the microwave at the nurses' station. The plastic bag had been replaced with a disposable paper plate, and the two small steamed buns were steaming again. The bun skins were slightly translucent from the heat, and the meat filling inside could be vaguely seen.

In her other hand, she was carrying a bulging plastic bag, the contents of which were unknown.

"Here you go." Su Qing placed the paper plate on the small table.

Jiang Ran looked down at the two steaming hot buns, then looked up at Su Qing.

She cautiously touched the bun skin with her finger, and recoiled from the heat, but instead of pulling her hand back, she touched it again, as if to confirm that the temperature was real.

It's really hot. My sister actually used it to heat up.

Su Qing didn't notice her little actions and was taking things out of the plastic bag one by one.

A box of stir-fried broccoli, a box of steamed egg custard, a box of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and a bowl of rice.

She borrowed a tray from the nurses' station, neatly arranged the items on it, then took out a carton of strawberry milk from the bag, inserted the straw, and placed it next to Jiang Ran.

"We finished yesterday's drink, this is a new one."

Jiang Ran looked at the box of strawberry milk, her eyes widening slightly.

The pink box has a big strawberry drawn on it, just like the one from yesterday.

Yesterday, she held each sip in her mouth for a long time before swallowing, because it was the first time she had ever tasted strawberry-flavored milk, and she wanted the flavor to linger on her tongue a little longer.

She thought she would only get to drink that once in her life.

But now her sister gave her another box.

Su Qing pushed the tray towards her: "Don't just stare at the milk, eat your food. The doctor said you're malnourished. Just drinking porridge and eating steamed buns won't be enough. You need to supplement your diet with vegetables and protein."

She pointed to the box of steamed egg custard, "You have to finish this. And this," she pointed to the broccoli, "I'll eat that too."

[Host,] the system's voice rang out, [The dishes you ordered are well-balanced. Steamed egg custard provides high-quality protein and fat-soluble vitamins, broccoli is rich in dietary fiber and vitamin C, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes replenish lycopene and—]

"Could you please shut up while I'm eating?"

[You're not eating; she is.]

"I was watching her eat."

  

[……OK.]

Jiang Ran picked up her chopsticks, first taking a small steamed bun, and then biting into it in small bites.

The hot buns tasted better than the cold ones. The broth from the meat filling flowed out, making her gasp. But instead of spitting it out, she opened her mouth and breathed out a few breaths before continuing to chew.

Then she took a bite of the steamed egg custard.

The pale yellow steamed egg custard trembled slightly on the spoon, melting in the mouth with a hint of salt and sesame oil.

She took another bite of the broccoli; it was crunchy and unlike anything she had ever eaten before.

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes are sweet and sour, and when mixed with rice, the rice becomes even more delicious.

She ate very quickly, her chopsticks moving constantly, her cheeks bulging.

But he was still very careful with his movements, glancing quickly at Su Qing before each bite to make sure she didn't look displeased before continuing to eat.

Su Qing leaned back in her chair, crossed her legs, and held the coffee that the nurse station had refilled with hot water for her. It was instant, a three-in-one coffee, and cloyingly sweet, but at least it was hot.

She watched Jiang Ran shoveling rice into her mouth with shining eyes, and her lips twitched, revealing a faint, somewhat helpless smile.

Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you.

She held back the words, but didn't say them.

Because she suddenly realized that in Jiang Ran's past life, there had probably always been people competing with her for food, or rather, people taking the food away from her, making her ineligible to sit at the table.

So she simply said, "Is there enough food? If not, I'll go to the cafeteria and get another serving."

Jiang Ran looked up from her bowl, a grain of rice still clinging to the corner of her mouth. She quickly shook her head, then hesitated for a moment before whispering, "...That's enough."

Su Qing hummed in agreement and continued drinking her sweet coffee.

After Jiang Ran swept all the dishes off the tray.

The rice was all gone, the steamed egg custard was scraped clean to the bottom of the bowl, not a single floret of broccoli was left, and the juice from the tomato and egg stir-fry was mixed into the last bite of rice.

Su Qing stood up and cleared away the dishes, then took out a small transparent plastic box from the bottom of the plastic bag.

She placed the box in front of Jiang Ran.

It contains strawberries.

There were about ten fruits, each one thoroughly washed. The green stems had been removed, revealing fresh flesh at the cut surfaces, with a few water droplets still clinging to them.

The aroma of strawberries was very strong; it wafted out as soon as the plastic box was opened, and the sweet and sour smell overpowered the disinfectant smell in the ward.

Jiang Ran stared at the box of strawberries, her eyes even wider than when she had seen the milk earlier.

She had never seen a real strawberry before.

She had seen pictures of strawberries before; they would occasionally flash on TV, bright red, glistening with dewdrops, with expensive price tags next to them.

But she had never actually seen, touched, or eaten a real strawberry.

She had never smelled this scent before.

Sweet and sour, refreshing, it's as if the essence of all delicious things has been concentrated in a small fruit; just smelling it makes your mouth water.

"Fruits," Su Qing said succinctly, "to replenish vitamins."

Jiang Ran reached out and picked up a strawberry from the box.

The moment her fingertips touched the fruit, she was stunned... It was cool, soft, and had tiny granules on the surface, completely different from what she had imagined.

She brought the strawberry to her nose and smelled it; the sweet and sour aroma became even stronger, and she couldn't help but swallow.

Then she took a small bite.

The juice exploded in her mouth.

Sour and sweet flavors surged up at the same time, intertwining and neither overpowering the other.

The pulp melts on the tongue, leaving a refreshing aroma.

Jiang Ran froze for a second, then her eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up a little.

She had never eaten anything so delicious in her life.

Su Qing smiled again at the way she squinted, then lowered her head to continue drinking her coffee.

The system spoke in her mind: [Host, the target's serotonin levels have increased significantly, and dopamine secretion has increased by thirty-four percent compared to baseline. The effect of consuming one strawberry is equivalent to—]

"Alright, alright," Su Qing interrupted in her mind, "Let her eat in peace."

The system went silent.

Jiang Ran ate strawberries one after another, taking small bites and holding them in her mouth for a long time before swallowing, as if trying to remember the taste.

She stopped after eating the fifth strawberry, looked down at the remaining strawberries in the box, and then looked at Su Qing.

"Not eating?" Su Qing asked.

Jiang Ran hesitated for a moment, then pushed the box towards Su Qing: "...Sister, you should eat too."

Su Qing was taken aback.

She looked down at the box of strawberries that had been pushed towards her, then glanced at Jiang Ran.

The little guy's eyes were still cautious, but it was different from the fearful fawning look he had before.

She wasn't afraid; she was sharing.

Share half of what you consider the best with the people you value.

Su Qing reached into the box, took a strawberry, and popped it into her mouth.

"Hmm," she chewed twice and swallowed, "it's quite sweet."

She pushed the box back in front of Jiang Ran: "You can eat the rest."

Jiang Ran looked at her to make sure she really only ate one and didn't take any more before reaching out to take another one.

This time she ate the strawberries a little faster than before, and the slight upturn at the corners of her mouth didn't disappear.