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

After their lovemaking, Xu Nian left the bathroom with a flushed face.

After all, men shower very quickly; they only need to wash the hairy parts of their body.

For girls, it's not so simple. Just washing their hair can take almost an hour, especially for girls with thick hair, where the time spent washing their hair increases exponentially.

Xu Nian spent most of her time in the bathroom washing Xu Xi's hair.

After getting dressed, he went to the sofa on the first floor and picked up Xu Xi's dirty clothes.

He threw the wet shirt and the fluffy cat pajamas into the washing machine together.

Hmm, what is this?

Just as Xu Nian was about to turn around and leave, her hand accidentally touched the pocket of her pajamas and felt something soft inside.

He stopped, reached in, and pulled out a pair of Xu Xi's white gloves. They were thin, still warm to the touch, and had a delicate feel.

Today, Xu Xi wore tall boots when she went out. The boots were stuffy and not breathable. She had also danced outside. After the high-intensity exercise, her gloves were covered with sweat from her palms. Her palms were stained a light dark color, and you could vaguely see the delicate lines.

Xu Nian's fingers tightened slightly as she gripped the glove, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside her.

Ever since Xu Xi became Xu Xi, she has never let him touch her delicate little hands again.

Xu Nian shook her head, her eyes filled with helplessness.

Xiaoxi is great in every way, except that she respects him too much and can't satisfy his strange little quirks.

Huh? That's right!

Xu Nian pricked up her ears and glanced towards the bathroom.

In the bathroom, the hairdryer was still whirring.

A bold idea formed in Xu Nian's mind.

He held the glove in his hands, looked down at it for a while, gently stroking the dark area with his fingertips, then slowly brought it to his nose and took a gentle sniff.

There was no sweaty smell as expected, only a faint floral scent from the girl, mixed with a hint of shower gel—very subtle, yet very distinct.

Xu Nian closed his eyes, pressed the gloves tightly against his nose, and took a deep breath. The unique scent instantly filled his nasal cavity, making him feel completely relaxed.

An epic experience!

He became addicted to it and couldn't extricate himself.

He didn't even notice the girl wrapped in a bath towel drying her hair who had come up behind him.

Xu Xi's hair was still dripping wet, and water droplets fell on her shoulders, sliding down the edge of the bath towel. She looked down and saw the stockings in Xu Nian's hand, as well as his absorbed expression. She froze instantly.

"Aaaaaaaahh ...

A scream echoed through the villa.

Xu Nian was startled and became so nervous that she didn't know what to do.

The gloves in his hands suddenly became a hot potato, and he hurriedly hid the stockings behind his back.

"Xiaoxi, let me explain! It's not what you think, I..."

"Ah!!! Brother!!! You pervert!!! You lecher!!! You hentai!!!"

The girl's cheeks flushed red, she was both ashamed and angry, and her eyes welled up with tears.

She waved her little fists, hitting the man repeatedly with light force, but with a lot of coquettishness and dissatisfaction.

She smashed things while backing away, her eyes full of disgust.

"You...you've misunderstood, Xiaoxi. I just wanted to wash your gloves. I just took them out of your pocket and haven't had time to put them in the washing machine yet."

"I won't listen! Brother, you're disgusting! How could you do such a thing?"

The girl chased the man from the first floor to the rooftop, muttering "pervert" all the while.

He ran back down from the rooftop to the ground floor, and then chased after her out of the house, all the way to the pavilion by the lake in the community.

Xu Nian was too exhausted to run any further, and her pace gradually slowed down.

"Oh dear, I was wrong... I was wrong! Little Creek, I'll never do it again!"

Exhausted, Xu Nian slumped onto a bench in the pavilion, panting heavily.

"snort!"

Xu Xi walked up to the man, sat on his lap, and raised her small pink fist to pound on his chest.

Xu Nian let her be hit, begging for mercy repeatedly, her face full of helplessness, yet she dared not resist.

"Brother, you really can't do this again next time."

She pouted and pointed at the man's nose.

"The gloves are full of bacteria and fungi, how dirty! What if they get into my brother's lungs and he has to go to the hospital!"

"I won't smell it anymore, I won't smell it anymore, I'll never smell it again."

"I don't believe you! Let's pinky swear!"

Xu Xi stretched out her soft little finger, hooked the man's finger, and waved it in the air.

"Pinky promise, for a hundred years, never to be broken!"

Xu Nian sighed, her eyes filled with unconcealed helplessness.

That's it, there's no chance now. After all, a pinky promise is a promise that can't be broken.

After making the pinky promise, Xu Xi hummed contentedly, as if she had forgiven her brother.

She reached out her small hand and wiped the man's nose, blushing as she whispered.

"Really... if you like my little hands so much, then next time... next time after I wash them clean, I can let you touch them."

"real???"

Xu Nian's eyes immediately lit up.

Xu Xi hummed softly and nodded, her face flushing even more.

"That's wonderful, Xiaoxi! I love you so much!"

Xu Nian excitedly hugged the girl tightly, wanting to kiss her cheek.

"No, no! Let go of me!"

Xu Xi pushed the man away with a look of disgust.

"Your brother smelled someone else's gloves on his mouth, so you're not allowed to kiss him. It's filthy."

Xu Nian scratched his head awkwardly and chuckled.

Just then, a soft, sweet meow interrupted the two who were flirting.

Meow~

"Hey, Little Creek, can you hear a cat meowing?"

Xu Nian took the opportunity to change the subject.

"It's normal to have kittens. There are quite a few families in the neighborhood who keep cats. Maybe one of their kittens ran out to play."

Xu Xi pursed her lips and stood up from the man.

Meow~

Another meow.

"wrong."

The girl's brows furrowed slightly.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Nian stood up and ruffled the girl's still-damp silver hair.

"The cat's meow sounds like a newborn baby crying, it sounds...like a kitten."

Xu Xi frowned, shook her little head from side to side, and looked around.

Sure enough, a kitten was found curled up in a puddle of dirty water next to a trash can.

It was filthy, soaked in sewage, its small body curled up in a ball, and its eyes were not even open.

Xu Nian came to its side, bent down, and gently poked it.

"Meow...meow..."

The kitten meowed weakly, seemingly sensing the warmth, and trembled as it stood up and crawled toward the man's slippers.

Xu Nian took out the cat treat the driver had given him from her pocket, preparing to tear open the packaging and feed it to the kitten.

"No! You can't feed him!"

Xu Xi quickly snatched the cat tag from the man's hand.

"This kitten is obviously very young and shouldn't be fed cat treats."

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Yes, newborn babies can't eat rice either."

Xu Nian scratched his head and gave a silly smile.

He looked down at the kitten struggling weakly in the puddle, his eyes filled with pity.

"Were you also abandoned by your parents?"

The kitten let out a weak meow, as if in response to the man's words.

Xu Xi squatted down, reached her fair little hands into the dirty puddle, and gently lifted the kitten.

"It's so pitiful."

She looked at her brother beside her.

"Brother, how about... we adopt it?"

"Adoption?"

Xu Nian thought about it seriously for a while.

This newborn kitten, appearing in a stinky puddle next to a trash can, certainly didn't run away on its own while playing.

It was probably abandoned here by its mother cat.

Just like him.

If left unattended, it probably won't last until tonight.

"it is good."