Han Di didn't understand why his daughter had suddenly changed, but he never refused Eva's requests.

He simply held her hand and watched her walk slowly, step by step. Because she rarely walked on her own, her legs trembled slightly. Several times, Han Di became anxious and wanted to pick up his daughter and stride to the bedside, but he suppressed the thought.

It took me more than five times longer than usual to walk from the study through the door connecting to the bedroom to get to my bed.

Watching his daughter lie down on the bed, pull the blanket up to her chin, and smile at him with her little face—Han Di's heart melted instantly.

How can my daughter be so adorable?

Eva covered her mouth with her hand and tilted her head to yawn.

"I wonder what will happen after that businessman bought the crown prince? Daddy, what do you think will happen next?"

"I had no idea either. This is the first time I've heard this story. The crown prince can bet on something—"

As Han Di spoke, his mind suddenly returned to the reason why he had come to find his daughter in the first place.

Recalling how pleasantly the two had been chatting just moments before, he hesitated for a few seconds before cautiously probing.

“Eva, what do you think…”

"…………Um?"

What do you think of Mr. Bai?

Looking at his innocent and naive daughter, Han Di felt that he had already anticipated the answer.

A vague sense of unease welled up in my chest.

Right? Who wouldn't like a benefactor who is upright and honest?

"I hate him the most!"

"…………!?"

The gray-eyed girl pulled down the blanket and gently stroked the non-existent wrinkles on it.

Her large eyes narrowed, revealing a cunning look.

Even if what he said was right, even if he was very polite, even if he didn't really abandon her.

But I'm just not happy!

“I hate him the most,” Eva repeated, her tone resolute.

"...If I find anything that might bother him, I will definitely do it without hesitation!"

She changed her strategy.

There's no chance of winning if she goes head-to-head with him. She needs to get close to him, greedily steal his knowledge without hesitation, drain him dry, and then find his weaknesses and crush them.

Han Di looked at his daughter's smile and remained silent. That evening, he called the housekeeper, Monkey, over again.

"Monkey, if my daughter smiles and says she's going to bully someone, but then actively approaches that person, what does that mean?"

The old housekeeper had already gone to bed, but he was dug up. He was still wearing his nightcap and shrugged at Han Di's question with an ambiguous expression.

"Sir, ask yourself, what does it mean that you used to bully girls?"

Han Di: …………

He buried his face in his hands.

Xx

When Bai Weiran returned to his home in the real world, Bai Shimo was sitting alone on the sofa with a fan in front of her. Bai Shimo was opening her mouth wide and making noises at the fan, but the fan was spinning and shredding her voice.

Bai Shimo has enjoyed doing these childish things since she was a child.

The fan lifted her hair, and strands of her hair, a gradient of starry gray-purple, floated behind her.

When Bai Shimo saw him, she turned off the fan and smiled at him.

"...Brother's back? Was it tiring?"

"Would you like me to massage your shoulders?"

"...So kind of you today?"

Bai Shimo chuckled, revealing two small dimples on her face.

"Not necessarily, maybe I'm in a good mood today? So, would you like a shoulder massage?"

What if I said I wanted it?

"Hey~~ I won't give it to you!!!" Bai Shimo immediately stuck out her tongue and made a face at him.

Bai Weiran sat down and looked around at the quiet surroundings.

“I kicked them all out,” Bai Shimo said, sitting up abruptly from the sofa.

"I've kicked everyone out, so this house is all mine now."

Bai Weiran didn't take it seriously and responded with a nonchalant tone.

Bai Shimo has been like this since she was a child; she can say things that make people's blood pressure rise without even trying.

She usually talks like that when there's nothing wrong with her words, but when it comes to serious matters, she doesn't joke around like that.

Seeing that he was unmoved, Bai Shimo chuckled and placed her snow-white little feet on Bai Weiran's lap, who had just sat down.

"Brother, give me a foot massage."

Bai Shimo would put her legs on Bai Weiran's legs whenever her calves ached, asking him to massage them.

Every time she finished running at the school sports meet, she would run over to the high school section and do this.

Bai Weiran believes this is the main reason why he has maintained his reputation as a sister-obsessed person to this day.

“You’re not a child anymore, mold it yourself!” He pushed her away without any mercy.

Starting today, I'm not going to be a sister-obsessed person anymore.

Bai Shimo's leg slipped and fell, but she didn't give up and climbed back up again.

"Brother, you are my only brother, isn't that enough reason for you to massage my feet?"

"You're my only sister, why won't you massage my shoulders?"

“It’s different. There are many people who can massage my shoulders, like Mengmeng and Nana. They’re all happy to do it,” Bai Shimo said confidently.

"But I'm different. I just want my brother to massage my feet."

"...So, giving me a foot massage is some kind of favor?"

Bai Shimo laughed and kicked him.

The atmosphere was warm and natural.

Bai Weiran casually pinched his arm a couple of times, then got up to leave. Bai Shimo leaned over again, grabbed his arm, and gently shook it.

"elder brother."

"Ok?"

"...Would you still like to see your grandmother?"

"...?"

This is an unbelievable story.

In fact, Bai Weiran had never met his maternal grandmother.

He met his grandmother when he was a child.

After Bai Shimo was born, when she reached the age to start kindergarten, her mother suddenly suggested taking her back to see her maternal grandmother.

This startled Bai Weiran.

I actually have a maternal grandmother?

He had never mentioned it; he thought his grandmother had already passed away.

That was also the first time his mother had mentioned relatives.

The Bai family has very few relatives. During holidays, while other families are bustling with activity, their family doesn't visit each other. Apart from their grandmother, they usually live a quiet, secluded life. Bai Weiran's understanding of visiting relatives during the New Year comes from television dramas.

He had asked before, but his father just shrugged and gave him a dismissive answer.

"If you don't get along, you'll fall out and never speak to each other again."

Bai Weiran didn't investigate further, as the response was perfunctory.

So much so that Bai Weiran was shocked when her mother suggested taking Bai Shimo back to see her grandmother.

Bai Weiran was worried about the mother who kept losing her child, so he said he would go with her.

It wasn't that I had any expectations of my grandmother, but rather that I was overly wary of my mother's irresponsibility.

Bai's mother's casual refusal, followed by a glass of juice the night before, caused him to lose consciousness.

When I woke up, my younger sister had already been taken away by my mother.

The mother and daughter disappeared for three months.

He was extremely nervous when he first came back, and he grabbed Bai Shimo and questioned her relentlessly.

"What happened, Shimo?"

Little Bai Shimo sighed and looked at him with a sympathetic gaze.

"Brother, just stay like this."

"...You don't need to know how cruel this world is."

"You should know that your peaceful life is because someone is bearing the burden for you."

Bai Weiran: ………………?

After that, every winter and summer vacation, Bai Shimo would make a fixed trip to her maternal grandmother's house.

Sometimes she would go for a short time, sometimes for a long time, and when she came back, she would always lie on the bed like a dead fish and sleep for a long time.

Bai Shimo visits every year, but Bai Weiran has never seen her grandmother.

However, Bai Weiran was used to it and didn't find anything strange about it.

If you never had something to begin with, there's nothing to lose.

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