The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

As the story unfolds, the other youths also realize something is wrong and are terrified, trying to escape.

In the end, only George's girlfriend and the injured girl escaped the cabin.

But the final shot focuses on the depths of a dark forest, where the trees behind them begin to twist and turn.

Immediately afterwards, a new mural appeared out of nowhere next to the existing one.

It was those two girls, and a strange-looking big tree.

As the movie ended, Xu Xi clung to her brother, burying her head in his arms, her small body trembling, her eyes tightly closed.

"Okay, okay, the movie's over, come down now."

Xu Nian patted her back, both amused and exasperated, and stood up to take the fruit plate and milk glass to the kitchen.

Even after he finished washing the dishes and cups, the girl still clung to him like a little tree moth, occasionally letting out soft whimpers.

The horror movie operation was a complete failure; not only did it fail to scare the brother, it scared the brother half to death.

Now she's completely become her brother's little accessory, not daring to leave his side for even a moment.

The shadows in the corridor, the quiet room—everywhere felt dangerous. Only when my brother was there was I truly safe.

"Waaah... Brother, why aren't you scared at all?"

Whenever Xu Xi recalls the hideous face beneath that demon mask, she can't help but feel a chill run down her spine.

"Don't worry, such a monster doesn't exist in reality."

Xu Nian pinched her rosy cheeks and smiled.

Compared to the loneliness and despair he faced when living alone, these fictional supernatural events did nothing to stir his emotions.

What could be more terrifying than having to struggle for a meal when you're just a child?

Ten years of wandering and hardship had already forged his heart into an indestructible one.

"Waaah..."

The girl buried her head in her brother's arms again, her tuft of hair hanging down limply and clinging to the boy's chest.

Xu Nian found a clean set of clothes and shook the tree stinger on her body at the bathroom door.

"Come down quickly, I'm going to take a shower."

Xu Xi shuddered, raised her head uneasily, and looked into her brother's eyes with a pitiful expression.

Those teary eyes and tightly clenched pink lips seemed to be saying: Brother... can I stay inside too...?

"No, get down right now."

Xu Nian refused without hesitation, and reached out to scratch her sister's armpit.

"Hahaha! Brother, don't tickle me!"

The squirrel fell to the ground, pouting pitifully, and looked resentfully at the cold and heartless man in front of it.

"It's not like I haven't seen it before..."

She muttered to herself.

Xu Nian didn't hear those words. He went into the bathroom and locked the door.

Before long, the sound of running water could be heard from the bathroom.

He still has a sense of boundaries and can't let his sister do whatever she wants.

Without the warmth of her brother, Xu Xi began to tremble with unease again.

Every pore on her body was opened wide, and she was terrified.

Scenes from the movie kept replaying in her mind.

A rhythmic knocking sound came from behind, like the footsteps of something.

She crouched down, leaning against the faint light filtering through the crack in the door, and hugged herself tightly.

Just then, on the floor, in front of her long, eerie shadow cast by the narrow lamplight, another eerie, slender black figure appeared.

"Aaaaaaah!!!"

Xu Xi was so frightened that she burst into tears, and goosebumps covered her body.

She turned around and frantically pounded on the bathroom door.

The sparrows perched outside the window were startled by the scream and quickly flapped their wings to fly into the night sky.

The shadows cast on the floor by the cool moonlight also disappeared.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Wrapped in a bath towel and with her hair covered in soap, Xu Nian anxiously opened the bathroom door.

The girl quickly darted into the bathroom and squatted in the corner, trembling.

"Brother! Waaaaah... A ghost is coming to get me!"

"Where did this ghost come from?"

Xu Nian peeked out and looked outside.

There was nothing there except for the ticking clock on the wall and the sparrows flying outside the window.

"There are no ghosts, don't worry, those are things that don't exist in reality."

Xu Nian tugged at the girl's arm, trying to get her out of the bathroom.

I was only halfway through my shower when the soap suds on my head were almost falling to the floor.

But Xu Xi seemed to be embedded in the ground, no matter how much he pulled and tugged, she resolutely refused to move.

"Waaaah... Brother, please let me stay by your side... I'm so scared..."

Xu Xi choked back tears, buried her head between her legs, and her delicate body trembled uncontrollably.

Her mind was filled with fear, and she saw danger in everything she did.

Only when I'm by my brother's side can I feel even the slightest bit of security.

"You..."

Xu Nian frowned, somewhat perplexed.

He was taking a shower, how could he let his sister, a girl, stay in the bathroom with him?

Xu Xi quickly covered her eyes completely with her little hands.

"Waaah... Brother, you go ahead and wash, I won't peek!"

Xu Nian hesitated for a long time before finally sighing.

"Then turn around."

The girl obediently did as she was told, moving her little feet and slowly turning her body to the other side.

Xu Nian returned to the bathroom and turned on the shower to rinse the foam off her head.

Being in the same space as my brother increases my sense of security by 10.

Xu Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, calming her heart, which was about to leap out of her chest.

The sound of rushing water filled her ears, and the girl blushed unconsciously.

She quietly parted her fingertips a crack, revealing a large, watery eye.

Huh? From this angle, I can see my brother taking a shower in the mirror.

She swallowed hard and quickly closed her fingers.

After a while, it quietly opened again.

Well...

He's a whole size bigger than the male protagonist in the study materials I saw a couple of days ago...

A blush rose to the girl's cheeks.

The surface of the mirror slowly became fogged up, gradually blurring.

After a while, I couldn't see anything anymore.

Xu Xi pouted in disappointment.

As the sound of running water faded, Xu Nian dried herself with a towel and turned to look at her younger sister who was squatting in the corner.

Seeing that she was still covering her eyes and facing away from her, Xu Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

After he finished dressing, he patted the girl on the shoulder.

"I'm done washing up. Get up and go to bed."

Xu Xi opened her eyes and rubbed her flushed cheeks.

She stood up slightly, and a tingling sensation came over her.

"Waaah... Brother... my legs are numb..."

The girl bit her pink lips, opened her arms, and looked at her brother with a pleading expression.

"Sigh, I just can't do anything with you."

Xu Nian sighed, squatted down, and gently picked up her younger sister.

Xu Xi took the opportunity to hug her brother's shoulders tightly, burying her head in his neck and greedily inhaling his scent.

Back in the room, after lying on the bed, the sloth still clung tightly to the boy.

Xu Nian shook her head helplessly and silently turned the air conditioner down one degree.

Thankfully, we have air conditioning now.

Otherwise, on a hot summer night, if you cover yourself with a heat-generating blanket, you'll probably wake up the next day with a sweat stain on the bed.

Sleep well, little stream, goodnight.

Goodnight, brother!