Pei Shangyue listened to her and, after draping a blanket over his younger sister, went to the kitchen.
Song Fuxue did not follow after him like she usually did, nor did she hover around him chattering away while sneaking bites of food.
The kitchen was unusually quiet.
For some reason, Pei Shangyue found himself unaccustomed to it.
Dinner was prepared quickly.
Song Fuxue remained seated on the sofa the entire time, maintaining an elegant posture.
Her eyes were fixed on the television, but her thoughts had long drifted toward the kitchen.
Only when Pei Shangyue walked out did she finally react.
“May I ask if that quiet and elegant young lady would like to come eat now?”
“Hmph.”
Song Fuxue stood and walked into the dining room. The dinner was still made entirely according to her favorite tastes.
She sat down to eat, chewing gracefully while stubbornly staying silent.
It was the quietest meal the two of them had ever shared.
Song Fuxue’s face turned red from holding herself back.
She wanted so badly to talk to her older brother. She wanted to sit close to him…
Being a mute younger sister was hard enough. Being a refined and quiet lady was even harder.
If she had known, she never would have said those things carelessly.
Now look at this—she could not even enjoy the food anymore.
Song Fuxue sighed and put down her chopsticks.
“Finished eating?”
Song Fuxue nodded.
Pei Shangyue glanced at her and said nothing more.
After dinner, Song Fuxue continued sitting on the sofa, looking completely dispirited.
Then suddenly, sounds came from outside the door.
She turned around and saw Pei Shangyue putting on his coat and heading out.
Song Fuxue frowned.
It was already so late. Where was her older brother going?
She was just about to follow him when Pei Shangyue returned carrying a large box.
“Meow…”
A fluffy white calico cat poked its head out from the box and cautiously glanced at Song Fuxue.
“Ah—”
“It’s a kitten!”
Song Fuxue cried out in delight and looked at Pei Shangyue in disbelief.
“Older Brother, hurry and tell me—is this my kitten?”
“What else would it be?”
Pei Shangyue carried several more boxes inside.
They contained cat beds, cat food, and all sorts of toys.
“Ah! Older Brother! Older Brother!”
“I’m going to love you to death!”
Song Fuxue threw herself at him in excitement and kissed him on the cheek.
Pei Shangyue caught her steadily. Feeling the warmth left on his face, he froze.
“Older Brother, Aunt Xu must’ve told you that I like kittens, right?”
“I only mentioned it once, and you already got me one so quickly. It’s even the kind I like most—a cool-faced kitty with cold little eyes!”
“Wuwuwu, I was wrong. I even spent the whole day pretending to be a mute younger sister and refusing to talk to you. But actually, I like you so much. I really wanted to talk to you!”
“I’m not going to pretend to be some elegant lady anymore. I just like being noisy, and I like sticking to Older Brother. I’m going to be Older Brother’s clingy younger sister forever!”
Song Fuxue completely broke character and could not keep up the act any longer. She tossed all dignity aside, returning to calling him “Older Brother” over and over while affectionately rubbing against him and talking nonstop.
Only after a long while did Pei Shangyue recover himself. He gently pinched her cheek.
“So easy to coax?”
“Of course! With such an easy-to-please younger sister like me, you should secretly be celebrating!”
“But Older Brother, don’t get too proud. You still have to keep coaxing me and keep treating me well, got it?”
Song Fuxue deliberately put on a stern face as she emphasized it.
Only after Pei Shangyue gave a quiet acknowledgment did she finally climb out of his arms. Hugging the kitten, she lifted it high and spun around happily.
“Kitty, kitty, humanity loves you!”
“Kitty, you’re such a soft and adorable little cake! What should I name you? How about Cake?”
“Oh yay! Kitty has a name now! Welcome Little Cake to your new home! Mommy loves you!”
Cake was so overwhelmed by Song Fuxue’s enthusiasm that it kept meowing.
Song Fuxue hurriedly put the kitten down and tore open a bag of cat food from one of the boxes.
Only then did Cake cautiously approach. While munching on the cat food, the kitten coolly lifted one paw and glanced at Song Fuxue arrogantly.
Laughing nonstop, Song Fuxue snapped photos with her phone.
“Older Brother, come over here quickly! Don’t you think this cat kind of resembles you? Cold and aloof, but super domineering!”
“But its love for food is more like me. Our Little Cake really is the kitten born by me and Older Brother!”
Pei Shangyue: “…”
“Older Brother, what are you still standing there for? Hurry and assemble this cat tree!”
“And the cat beds too! Wow, Older Brother, you actually bought three cat beds!”
“Older Brother, Older Brother…”
Song Fuxue very quickly returned to being her original chatterbox younger sister.
She carried the kitten around while circling Pei Shangyue nonstop, occasionally directing him to do this and that.
At the company, Pei Shangyue was the CEO who handled contracts worth hundreds of millions and the head of the Pei Family whom everyone in Beijing’s elite circle feared.
But once night fell and he returned to Yunqi Residence, he became the older brother tirelessly obeying his younger sister’s orders while assembling cat furniture.
By the time Pei Shangyue finished assembling everything, the enormous living room had quieted down again.
Song Fuxue had already fallen asleep on the sofa together with the round little cat in her arms.
Pei Shangyue watched them for a while before taking a photo of the warm scene.
“Both able to eat and sleep. They really are alike.”
Pei Shangyue picked up his younger sister and carried her back to her bedroom.
“Meow…”
The kitten woke up, jumped down from the sofa, and followed upstairs.
Just as it was about to enter the room, Pei Shangyue picked it up by the scruff.
“Meow!”
The kitten raised its paw in protest.
Pei Shangyue directly carried it back to the cat bed.
“She’s asleep. You’re not allowed to wake her.”
“Meow…”
The kitten rolled around twice inside the bed. Seeing that it was comfortable enough, it finally settled down and sprawled out to sleep. Before falling asleep, it still did not forget to glare at him once.
Pei Shangyue: “…”