My girlfriend isn't as cute as me.

"I don't mean to dislike you, I just think your technique is too good, it's easy for people to like you. It would be terrible if you became obsessed with it. I can't keep bothering you to pat my head every time. I'm the senior, how can I be overly dependent on my junior? I hope you can reflect on this. Let's leave it at that for today, do as you please."

Ling Lin slowly took a sip of tea, concealing the fact that he was being touched very comfortably.

"Okay, senior."

Lin Jiu smiled and stroked Ling Lin's hair, thinking to himself... Sure enough, my hair is still better! Yu Ting is really something, saying that Ling Lin's hair is better than mine, which made me think about whether I should secretly pluck all of my senior's hair.

"Well!"

Ling Lin suddenly felt a chill and quickly drank a few more sips of tea to alleviate the sudden drop in temperature.

I don't know why, but this strange feeling lasted until I got off work before it subsided.

"Well then, I'll head off work now."

Ling Lin changed into casual clothes in the dressing room: a white T-shirt paired with a light blue semi-transparent sun-protective jacket and light blue jeans. His beautiful long hair, reaching his waist and almost touching his hips, was tied back with a ribbon, giving him an intellectual and elegant look. He carried a tote bag he had taken from the store; it was of good quality and could be reused, with a cute cat pattern as its logo on the packaging.

Judging from her back view alone, she looks exactly like a beautiful young woman out shopping on vacation.

If viewed from the front, she looks like an adorable young girl on vacation.

Although dressed in rather casual and conservative clothes, she exudes a sense of feminine charm. She resembles a girl out having fun, worried about getting a tan, and thus meticulously preparing her appearance. The semi-transparent sun-protective clothing subtly reveals her fair arms, adding an unintentional allure to the overall look.

Goodbye, senior.

Lin Jiu waved to Ling Lin.

He had changed his clothes and was ready to go home with Wang Yuting after get off work.

"Ah, Lin Jiu, thank you for the gift."

Ling Lin patted his bag. He hadn't left the chocolate cookies in the cupboard; he carefully put them in his bag, intending to take them back to the Dan family.

"You're welcome. I hope you'll like it, senior."

Lin Jiu smiled and waved.

Although Lin Jiu was jealous because Wang Yuting praised Ling Lin, he didn't tamper with the chocolate cookies. Lin Jiu would never do anything so wasteful of food; he'd rather mentally rehearse a recipe a thousand times than make a mistake while cooking and let fresh ingredients go to waste. Even if Lin Jiu became incredibly wealthy in the future, he would never waste food.

"Sister Hazuki, is my Crème Brûlée Strawberry Daifuku Milk Tea ready yet?"

Ling Lin leaned on the front desk and asked Ye Yue, who was secretly eating dessert.

"It's done."

Hazuki picked up the packing bag and handed it to Ling Lin.

Ling Lin took the bag and felt that the weight was a bit off. He looked inside the bag.

Why are there two cups?

Ling Lin asked in confusion.

According to employee benefits, each person should only be allowed one free drink per day.

"Oh, I messed up one of the cups, you can have it."

Hazuki wiped her hands and said casually, "Anyway, we can't give it to the guests, so I might as well give it to you instead of throwing it away."

"Yes, yes, thank you so much."

Ling Lin thought to himself that he wasn't some kind of garbage recycling station, but he still accepted it.

"You're welcome!"

Hazuki waved her hand casually.

Ling Lin greeted the other shop assistants and waved to a few familiar customers, saying "See you tomorrow." He walked straight for five minutes from the shop entrance, just around the corner. This place was, after all, the boundary between residential and office buildings, very close to his home… and his home wasn't small at all.

After losing contact with their parents, all that was left for Ling Lin and her sister was a large house.

Ling Lin had considered selling the house, getting a large sum of money, and running off to live elsewhere with her sister. After all, her unreliable parents hadn't been in contact for so many years, so even if they never saw each other again, she wouldn't feel heartbroken. Rather, it was more accurate to say that the two elders hadn't fulfilled their responsibilities at all, abandoning their children without a word and even stopping their living expenses, without considering their children's feelings.

The most important reason why Ling Lin didn't sell the house was... that his parents had taken all the relevant documents.

If this is supposed to help a child who has been autistic for a long time take a step towards independence, then this is going too far.

As for whether there might be an accident involving the two elders... that possibility cannot be ruled out, but since they haven't seen each other for so long, to be honest, Ling Lin doesn't have any feelings for them. After hearing the news, she might cry a little, and then continue to live her life as before.

However, there is one thing that Ling Lin is indeed quite proud of.

He saved enough money for his sister's school fees with his own hands.

Although her younger sister didn't get into university and instead went to a junior college, it was within her expectations.

That child... has never been very bright.

"I am back."

After Ling Lin returned home, he closed the door and called out to the empty room.

His voice wasn't loud; he just said it casually. But soon, footsteps came from the second floor.

"Brother, you're back!"

The younger sister rushed over and immediately took the bag from her brother's hands.

From an outsider's perspective, this might seem like a thoughtful younger sister welcoming her hard-working older brother—a touching display of sibling affection. However, the truth is that the younger sister wanted the milk tea her brother brought back from the shop. This is the harsh reality, and this is what sibling relationships are really like in real life.

Yosuga no Sora? It doesn't exist.

My sister can't possibly be this cute? No way.

Eromanga Sensei? He doesn't exist.

Even if it's an older brother, as long as there's love, that's enough, right? That's not true.

"Oh, there are two cups of milk tea!"

My sister happily raised her hands and shouted "Yay!" before carrying two cups of milk tea back to her room.

"Wait, leave my milk tea here."

Ling Lin took off his shoes, put on slippers, and stepped onto the dusty steps.

Because the house is so large, the cleanliness of the house is only enough to keep people living in it.

Ling Lin works almost six days a week, and when she gets home, the first thing she does is play video games, completely unwilling to do housework. She only makes time to clean the house on her days off, and even then, it's just a cursory cleaning. Her younger sister is even worse; she has poor grades, is lazy, doesn't want to do housework, and has a bad temper.

If there's anything good about the younger sister, it's that she looks a lot like Ling Lin, so she won't have to worry about not being able to get married in the future.

"No, no!"

The younger sister, carrying milk tea, started to whine to her older brother.

Ling Lin shook his head, picked up another bag, and gently shook it.

"Want some chocolate?"

"miss you!"

"Where's the milk tea?"

"Uuuuuuu..."

The younger sister looked quite conflicted.

With a heavy heart, she picked up the bag and said unhappily, "One cup for each person."

That's what I thought all along.

Ling Lin took the bag, picked up the cup that the shopkeeper had dropped, thought for a moment, and then picked up another cup of milk tea.

"I want this milk tea you're holding!"

As Ling Lin had expected, his younger sister asked him for the milk tea in his hand.

Because his younger sister is so stupid, Ling Lin feels that his IQ has improved a lot. Is this the theory of relativity? When two people are together, one of them will always be the smartest, which is really reassuring.

When Ling Lin worked at the store, he was often annoyed by the excellence of his colleagues, especially since the younger generation was becoming increasingly capable, making him, as a senior, feel completely powerless. Sometimes, when he tried to teach Lin Jiu about work, he discovered that Lin Jiu was even more capable than him, not at all like a newcomer.

Therefore, when Lin Jiu asked him for help, he readily agreed.

This is a clever and quick-witted junior asking him for help, how could he possibly refuse?

Ling Lin also harbored aspirations to become a qualified adult.

"for you."

Ling Lin handed the milk tea to his younger sister, keeping Ye Yue's failed attempt for himself.

"Come eat in the living room, or you won't get any."

"I wanted to go back to my room and eat while watching cartoons..."

"No, I haven't seen a single person all day. At least we can eat together when we need to."

Ling Lin said in a firm tone.

He was a homebody, and his sister was a homebody too; sometimes they wouldn't even see each other a few times a day at home. They were both in their rooms, one liked playing games, and the other liked watching anime, occasionally playing games as well. They mostly ordered takeout for meals, rarely cooking for themselves because neither of them was a good cook.

Ling Lin's best dish is fried rice with eggs, while his sister's best dish is rice with soy sauce.

They could be considered siblings.

"Good good."

The younger sister had long known that her brother was someone who was easily lonely and afraid of being alone, so she went along with his wishes.

"Waaah..."

The younger sister was stunned when she saw her brother take out a rather exquisite gift box from his handbag.

Ling Lin untied the ribbon on the gift box, and his younger sister exclaimed in surprise.

"It looks so expensive!!"

"No, it was made by the person who gave it to me."

"This... such high quality, is it actually handmade?"

The younger sister was stunned. Looking at the exquisite chocolate cookies that could be sold in high-end department stores, she suddenly felt that it was a waste to pair them with milk tea. The mere Crème Brûlée milk tea simply could not bring out the flavor of such a high-end dessert.

"Yes, that person's cooking skills are very high. Sometimes when the kitchen is too busy, the head chef will call him over to help." Ling Lin watched Lin Jiu work closely and had to admit that Lin Jiu was really amazing.

"Eh—male or female?"

"Boy."