Jiangnanxi’s heart skipped a beat at Xia Zhiyan’s words. She steadied her expression, reaching out to try and push away the woman clinging to her like a koala, and blurted out, “No, Sister.”

“I don’t smoke,” Jiangnanxi smiled sweetly. “Smoking is bad for your health. A friend dragged me out to celebrate before I came back, maybe I picked up the smell there.”

“Sister—”

Xia Zhiyan didn’t want to be separated from Jiangnanxi. She tightened her grip on Jiangnanxi’s neck, pulling the girl back in, closer than before.

Xia Zhiyan lazily said, “If you don’t smoke, then don’t smoke. Why push your sister away?”

As she spoke, Xia Zhiyan rested her chin on the girl’s shoulder.

Jiangnanxi sighed helplessly, looking up at the ceiling.

Xia Zhiyan suddenly became alert, “Did I gain weight?”

Jiangnanxi immediately replied, “No!”

“Then why are you sighing?”

“I’m afraid the smell of smoke on me will bother you.”

Xia Zhiyan chuckled, rubbing her cheek against the girl’s neck, nonchalantly saying, “It’s a very faint smell. Besides, the person who smoked around you has good taste, it’s the lychee flavor I like.”

Jiangnanxi’s lips curved into a smile, “I’ll tell her about your compliment.”

Her hands naturally fell to her sides, not daring to reach out and hug Xia Zhiyan, afraid that a single move would betray her thoughts. Her heart was beating too fast, almost to the point of exploding.

Luckily, her body wasn’t strong. She was born with a congenital defect, suffering from heart disease. Although she had surgery when she grew up, arrhythmia was still a normal occurrence.

Jiangnanxi discreetly lowered her head and sniffed Xia Zhiyan’s hair. She really liked the smell of Xia Zhiyan. It wasn’t any artificial fragrance, but Xia Zhiyan’s own scent.

Xia Zhiyan yawned widely, her sleepiness creeping out, playing in the air, tempting her towards the bedroom.

“So sleepy,” Xia Zhiyan felt exhausted, her voice softer, “Nannan, help your sister go to sleep.”

Jiangnanxi thought these words sounded like lines from the palace intrigue drama Xia Zhiyan had acted in before, so she couldn’t help but smile secretly. She carefully held Xia Zhiyan, mimicking a gentleman, not daring to touch her waist.

Xia Zhiyan slightly lowered her eyes, leaning her weight entirely on Jiangnanxi.

As a result, Jiangnanxi had to grip Xia Zhiyan’s waist to maintain balance.

“Are you very tired?” Jiangnanxi worried.

“Tired,” Xia Zhiyan said bluntly, “I filmed all day today. The other actor was a newcomer, couldn’t catch my cues, wasting my time.”

“The investors are getting more and more insane these days, randomly stuffing people into the crew. If I wasn’t just a cameo with a friendly appearance, I would have gone after them.”

Xia Zhiyan was full of fire when she started complaining.

Jiangnanxi listened to her unreserved words, but felt sweet inside.

The Xia Zhiyan who was always gentle and graceful in front of the camera, only spoke these words to her.

This kind of Xia Zhiyan, only she knew.

Xia Zhiyan rambled for a while, never mentioning the fact that she finished filming the night scene and called the driver to drive her back. But even if she didn’t say it, Jiangnanxi knew it was the main reason for Xia Zhiyan’s exhaustion.

How could she be so good?

Jiangnanxi finally managed to put Xia Zhiyan into her bedroom, preparing to get up and help her take off her coat, but before she could stand steady, she was pulled back by Xia Zhiyan who had already collapsed onto the bed.

If Jiangnanxi hadn’t reacted quickly and used her hand to support the bed, she would have fallen directly on top of Xia Zhiyan.

Xia Zhiyan’s eyes were almost closed, but she was still questioning her, “Nannan, where are you going?”

Jiangnanxi: “To change your clothes, get you pajamas.”

“No need,” Xia Zhiyan said, refusing to let go, “Nannan, you sleep with me.”

“…”

Jiangnanxi felt sorry for herself now.

She thought, she thought about it day and night, but she didn’t dare. Because her sleep, and the sleep Xia Zhiyan was talking about, were not the same sleep.

Xia Zhiyan would never know that the girl she relied on and trusted, the girl she had watched grow up from childhood, harbored how many inappropriate fantasies for her.

Jiangnanxi changed her words, “Sister, not removing your makeup might cause pimples, it will be a problem for filming tomorrow, and it will also affect the makeup artist.”

Workaholic Xia Zhiyan was caught.

She loosened her grip, her whole body sprawled on the bed, obediently allowing Jiangnanxi to help her take off her coat.

As the coat was removed, Jiangnanxi realized what a wrong decision she had made.

The woman on the bed had already changed into a sleeping position with a doll in her arms. The red halter dress was extremely short, and the design on the chest was very revealing. She must have been in a hurry, so she came back in her custom-made costume.

Xia Zhiyan slept soundly, while Jiangnanxi endured with difficulty.

She covered Xia Zhiyan with a blanket, used makeup remover wipes to wipe her face, her movements gentle and kind, every step was done carefully.

After removing the makeup, she used a warm water-soaked washcloth to gently wipe it clean, repeating the process several times. Xia Zhiyan cherished her face, according to her, it was her “tool for eating”, it couldn’t have any problems.

So Jiangnanxi cherished it too.

But she cherished it so much, only because it was Xia Zhiyan.

Even if Xia Zhiyan’s face wasn’t her “tool for eating”, she would still be so meticulous and careful.

By the time she had finished tidying the woman up, it was half an hour later.

Jiangnanxi glanced at her watch, Xia Zhiyan still had an hour and a half before she woke up.

She didn’t do anything, just sat quietly by Xia Zhiyan’s bed. Just looking at her like this, she didn’t feel bored at all.

How could there be such a beautiful person in the world?

When she first saw her in kindergarten, Jiangnanxi thought, this must be the most beautiful person in the world.

The fairy sister in the storybook appeared.

Later, she became the fairy godmother.

But Jiangnanxi still only called her sister.

Jiangnanxi knew Xia Zhiyan was a light sleeper, so she didn’t dare to do anything, even her breathing was light. She sat quietly, her hands resting on her lap, using her gaze as a pen to sketch Xia Zhiyan’s face, while using her fingertips to quietly draw her image on her thigh.

She had drawn her countless times.

Jiangnanxi loved these quiet moments the most. Xia Zhiyan didn’t speak, sleeping like a small animal beside her. Because during these times, she could gaze at her without any restraint or concealment.

But she also feared these moments the most.

The silence between them, the too-quiet moments, the caged beast in her heart roared in suppressed anger.

Jiangnanxi considered herself to be a person with good self-control, which was reflected in her self-emotional management and desire control. But the beast named love was untamed.

According to the idol dramas Xia Zhiyan had filmed in her early years, at this moment, the protagonist would usually sneak a kiss.

Idol dramas weren’t lying.

The person you like is asleep in front of you, it’s only natural to want to sneak a kiss.

Others could, but Jiangnanxi couldn’t.

Because she knew better than anyone that all the special treatment she received from Xia Zhiyan, all the intimacy, was based on the fact that “she was the sister in Xia Zhiyan’s eyes”.

That’s all.

Once her actions crossed the boundaries of what a sister should do, then everything she had built with Xia Zhiyan over the past ten years would be easily destroyed.

She had to be a good girl.

She could only be a good girl.

Perhaps because Xia Zhiyan was beside her, Jiangnanxi felt more at ease than usual. She wasn’t sleepy, but it was too quiet around her, so she couldn’t help but change her posture. She had been sitting on the chair by the bed, then she sat on the floor, finally reaching out to grab the edge of the bed, lying on her stomach and watching her sleeping face.

As a result, she fell asleep.

When Jiangnanxi woke up, the bed was empty. She checked her watch, it was already five in the morning!

“Sister!”

Jiangnanxi got up in a panic, searching the whole room, but she couldn’t find Xia Zhiyan.

Her commotion woke up her friend Shen Dai.

Shen Dai, reeking of alcohol, swayed out like a ghost, asking dazedly, “Jiangnanxi, where are we?”

Jiangnanxi didn’t bother with her.

She started rummaging through her phone all over the room.

She had clearly set an alarm last night, she put it on the bedside table, how come she couldn’t find it?

Shen Dai followed her like a spirit from behind, “Jiangnanxi.”

“I think I saw Xia Yinghou.”

Jiangnanxi’s movements froze, “When?”

Shen Dai tilted her head and thought for a moment, “When I got up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night.”

Jiangnanxi’s breath hitched, “Shen Dai, listen to me explain…”

“Ah! Yes! That’s it!” Shen Dai pointed at a Xia Zhiyan photo in the living room, shouting, “That’s what I saw in the middle of the night!”

“Jiangnanxi, I said you’re a crazy fan of Xia Yinghou, and you still don’t admit it?! Besides fans, who else would do this! Hanging someone else’s photo in their own home! Totally insane!” Shen Dai criticized and argued.

Jiangnanxi: “…”

“You’re right, I’m a crazy fan of Xia Yinghou, I love her to the point of no return.” Jiangnanxi pushed Shen Dai into the bathroom, “Go take a shower and brush your teeth, then get out of my house.”

“Don’t come out until you’re done.”

Jiangnanxi slammed the bathroom door shut.

Shen Dai yelled, “Damn it! You little crazy woman!”

“Just because I found out you’re a crazy fan of Xia Yinghou?! Is that how you treat me?! Open the door! Open the door! Someone’s playing a confinement play here!”

Jiangnanxi coldly stared at the door, raised her hand and slammed her elbow against it, the door made a loud bang, Shen Dai quieted down.

The noisy ghost in the house shut up, Jiangnanxi finally had the energy to continue looking for her phone. Under the rabbit doll on the sofa, she found her phone, and an e-cigarette.

Jiangnanxi’s heart clenched, she grabbed her phone and opened it, sure enough, Xia Zhiyan had sent her a message.

Sister: Seeing you sleeping so soundly, I was afraid of waking you up, so I turned off the alarm. Thanks Nannan for taking care of me yesterday, muah.

Sister: Also, your friend in your bedroom bumped into me in the middle of the night. She seemed drunk. There’s also an e-cigarette on the sofa, I don’t know if it’s your friend’s.

Jiangnanxi didn’t hesitate: Yes.

Jiangnanxi: It’s hers.

Xia Zhiyan replied instantly: Although I don’t know her character, smoking and drinking are not good. I don’t interfere with your friendships, you figure out the rest yourself, baby～

A good parent’s reply.

Jiangnanxi sent a rabbit pouting emoji, saying: Okay.

But in her heart, she was thinking, if only Xia Zhiyan could be jealous.

Jiangnanxi got up and tidied the sofa. The sunlight from the balcony window shone in, reminding her that it was already daytime, she shouldn’t be dreaming anymore.