Chapter 402: To Hell with Abandonment

Chapter 402: To Hell with Abandonment

This sentence made Hikaru's heart skip a beat. What was this, was his senior sister trying to steal him away?

But Xue Nai's next words immediately dispelled this thought.

She recounted her conversation with Sakura (Xiao Ye) that day to Hikaru, almost verbatim. Then she bit her lip, looking at him nervously. Seeing his stunned expression, her eyes dimmed.

Was this still the result after all her efforts?

And having said these words, honestly, she no longer had the face to continue staying by Hikaru's side.

A sad smile bloomed on her face, "I'm sorry... it was me..."

She wanted to say, 'It was me who was greedy,' and then flee this place. But halfway through her words, her right hand was firmly grasped.

Looking down, a large hand had already covered her fair wrist.

Xue Nai thought he was going to apologize again, so she said first, "It's okay, you don't need to say sorry..."

Hikaru's grip was strong. He gently pulled his senior sister, who wanted to get up, to sit beside him. Looking at her astonished expression, he scratched his head, a little embarrassed, "I was a bit out of it just now, but... how should I put it... this way... it always makes me seem like a scumbag, but I still..."

His current state was like he was talking nonsense, but Xue Nai beside him started to laugh, clear tears trickling down her bright, clear cheeks.

The price of abandoning her pride, at least it hadn't disappointed her.

"If it's possible, Senior Sister, please don't leave either... You know, I'm not good with words..."

To hell with abandonment.

How could life have so many regrets?

Hikaru couldn't imagine how much courage Xue Nai had mustered to say these words to him.

And a few days ago, Sakura's (Xiao Ye) intention in letting him and his senior sister be alone was also very clear.

He had been thinking about these things just now, so he hadn't come back to his senses.

After thinking this through, he pulled his senior sister's hand with almost no hesitation.

But now, he couldn't even utter a complete sentence. Seeing the tears on Xue Nai's face, he fumbled to grab a tissue and held it out to her.

This directly worsened her just-improved mood, "You want me to wipe it myself?"

"Oh, oh..."

Hikaru came back to his senses, cursing himself inwardly.

When coaxing Sakura (Xiao Ye) before, he always felt he was very smart. How did he become so clumsy now? So he gently wiped the tears from the girl's face, then didn't know what to do again, just sitting there dazed, not knowing what he was thinking.

In his relationship with his senior sister, he had always been passive. Now, it seemed he had also gotten used to passively accepting.

And Xue Nai, whose mood had been on a rollercoaster all day, sighed inwardly upon seeing Hikaru like this.

Why is he so dense?

At the very least, he should be holding a girl's hand now, right?

After the momentary rush of hot-bloodedness, Hikaru was already thinking about how he would face the subsequent pressure under such circumstances.

He had Sakura (Xiao Ye), and now his senior sister too.

The first hurdle would be Sakura's (Xiao Ye) family. It wasn't that the matter was resolved just because Sakura (Xiao Ye) agreed. Sakura's (Xiao Ye) father, her brother, those were insurmountable barriers.

At the same time, he felt sorry for Sakura (Xiao Ye) and also for his senior sister. He could only think of ways to compensate them doubly in the future.

These were all problems, but the thought of escaping never appeared in Hikaru's mind.

He randomly thought of what Ghost Uncle (Gengar) had said back then—as long as you have strength, you make the rules....

What words, what kind of words were those...

He still had a match tomorrow...

...

Thoughts swirled.

When Sakura (Xiao Ye) saw her senior sister, her eyes a little red, following Hikaru back step by step, she had pretty much understood their development.

This also made her more vigilant. Hikaru was actually a fickle person. Not to mention the past, in the future, he absolutely couldn't be allowed to get close to other girls.

And on Hikaru's side, although Sakura (Xiao Ye) had agreed with his idea, when the two of them were actually in front of him, he still couldn't avoid feeling a pang of anxiety.

Sakura (Xiao Ye), however, proactively took Xue Nai's hand and called out to Hikaru, "I'm hungry."

Hikaru knew he was essentially being sent away; the two of them had things to talk about. He didn't dawdle and went to the kitchen.

The two girls sat on the bed, facing each other.

"Senior Sister..."

Xue Nai, for a moment, didn't know what to call her. Fortunately, Sakura (Xiao Ye) immediately noticed her predicament, "Senior Sister, you can call me Xiao Ye, or Xiao Xue is fine too. Bro likes to call me Xiao Xue. Both our names have the character 'Xue' (Snow) in them, huh."

"Mhm, Xiao Xue."

Xue Nai felt a little flustered. Although the opportunity was given by Ye Qingxue (Sakura), it was precisely this giving that meant she would always feel a sense of guilt when facing Sakura (Xiao Ye).

"Don't be afraid, Senior Sister. I remember you being very brave."

Sakura (Xiao Ye) could also guess Xue Nai's current emotions. But from the moment Xue Nai walked in, she already knew that the two of them were actually on the same side now, so there was no need to be too reserved when speaking.

She then told Xue Nai her thoughts.

Things like, Bro is very popular with women; if I'm not around him, Senior Sister, please help keep an eye out, don't let other girls get close.

He's actually a very good person; whatever he has, you won't be short-changed, and he's also very capable. If you encounter problems, you can also ask him for help.

Although it sounded very childish and even a bit outrageous, Xue Nai listened with great interest.

Because these things indeed matched Hikaru's characteristics.

The relationship between the two also began to thaw during this chat.

But Xue Nai knew very clearly that this was still Sakura (Xiao Ye) in front of her making concessions.

With things having developed to this point, Sakura (Xiao Ye) also knew that if the two of them didn't get along harmoniously, Hikaru would be in a state of anxiety every day. So she now refrained from mentioning that she was the one who proactively let Xue Nai find Hikaru; this would only deepen Xue Nai's sense of guilt.

So much so that when Hikaru came out, the two were already talking and laughing.

The two of them got along well, but that didn't mean the three of them would. Hikaru sat at the table and began to bury his head and eat. But halfway through, even without using Aura power, he could sense two gazes fixed on him.

He looked up. The two of them had both moved closer to him, put down his chopsticks, and then both linked their arms with his.

"Junior Brother~"

"Bro~"

Soft, slightly drawn-out voices emerged. Hikaru shivered all over.

"You... what are you two doing..."

"Bro, aren't you going to say something? With two such beautiful young girls by your side, aren't you going to say something?"

Sakura (Xiao Ye) on his right shook his arm, her touch light.

Hikaru tried hard to look left and right, finally unable to hold back anymore, "What do you two want to say?"

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