At half past seven, Minami Yuki sat on the sofa in the Asano family, watching Nao Asano preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
Among the people Minami Yuki has simulated so far, Asano Nao is the oldest, already in her early twenties. If she hadn't interrupted her studies, she would be a college student. She is a real big sister.
Nan Youxi stared at her voluptuous figure. No matter whether it was the curve of her back that was fully exposed to him, or the curve of her front that was only briefly revealed when she turned sideways to pick up something, both contained an enchanting charm that reminded people of the bright sunshine of the southern islands.
The fruits and vegetables ripened by the extremely nutritious sunshine of the south are enough to make one's mouth water just by looking at their shape and color, and the sweetness of the flesh under the skin comes to mind.
"How old is your sister this year?" Nan Youxi rested her elbows on her thighs and supported her chin with both hands.
In the kitchen, Nao Asano's hand holding the long chopsticks trembled. She shrank her neck, suspecting that Minami Yuki was disdainful of her age.
Her shrinking movements and the timid voice when she spoke diluted her charm.
"Twenty years old, and will be twenty-one in a few months." She turned her head and looked carefully at the boy in the living room, trying to get the answer from his expression.
"He's only twenty years old?" Nan Youxi was surprised.
Mature fruits need a long period of sunlight and are naturally older than unripe fruits, but he didn't expect that Nao Asano was only twenty years old.
His surprise turned the sadness in Asano Nao's heart over, and the older sister began to suspect that Minami Yuki thought she was too young.
"I want to see photos of my sister when she was sixteen or seventeen years old." Nan Youxi made a request.
He thought of Ibuki Yuko, a girl who was one year older than him but looked about the same age as his sister Xinai. He thought, maybe in addition to the time of exposure to light, it also had something to do with the talent of the fruit itself
So, he wanted to see what Nao Asano looked like when she was a girl to verify his guess.
"Huh?" Nao Asano couldn't figure out what the boy was thinking. Why was he talking about her youth again
The boy's request made her happy. In the romance comics she had read, looking at childhood photos together was a common plot. However, she could only refuse the boy because she had no photos of that time.
"It wasn't filmed at that time," she said dejectedly.
"Then the earlier ones...ah, forget it." Minami Yuxi thought of the reason why Asano Nao had no photos.
If his parents were still alive, how could there be no photos? He didn't want his older sister, who was staying at home, to think of the sad things that happened in the past.
In order to divert Asano Nao's attention, he said something provocative: "Sister is a stay-at-home mom, but she keeps the house very clean. I don't want to clean at all. I really want to tie Sister up to my house and force her to clean the house for me."
Asano Nao's face immediately turned red, a deep red, like an apple that had drunk enough sunlight. Minami Yuuki thought of the times when Nakajima Reina and Ibuki Yuko blushed, they looked like ordinary apples and unripe apples respectively.
Faced with his teasing, this stay-at-home girl who had been hiding at home for several years and had never stepped out into the open air gave Nan Youxi an answer that she had never expected.
"Sure." Nao Asano said as she transferred the tamagoyaki from the pot into a plate.
Her hands holding the long chopsticks were shaking so much that several pieces of tamagoyaki almost fell out of the plate.
After putting the last piece of tamagoyaki away safely, she walked out with the plate in her hand. She didn't dare to look into Nan Youxi's eyes, lowered her head, and stammered:
"After breakfast, go help Yuuki tidy up the apartment."
Minami Yuxi cursed herself for her mistake, forgetting that the Asano Nao in front of her was no longer the innocent older sister she used to be, but a lioness who, after tasting the deliciousness of his meat in her dream, clumsily wanted to hunt him.
However, given the ability of this lioness, he would never be successfully captured unless he gave in.
"Then I'll trouble you, sister." Nan Youxi agreed.
It’s time to tidy up the apartment. Why refuse a free cleaning
Outside the window, the street became busy. Office workers who worked shifts or overtime could not enjoy the weekend and hurried to the company or shop early in the morning.
Minami Yuxi ate very quickly, and Asano Nao also quickened her pace to catch up with him. After they both finished eating, there were still many pedestrians outside.
"Let's go, sister." Nan Youxi smiled.
If it were the Nao Asano from the past, she would have thought that this was just an ordinary urging, but now, she had understood the boy's character from her dreams and knew that the boy deliberately chose to urge her when there were many people around.
This malicious bullying made her feel embarrassed, but also made her happy.
She was not a masochist, but the scene of being bullied reminded her of the future in her dreams, when Nan Youxi always did bad things like this. The association caused by similarities also brought back the impression of love she felt in her dreams, which made her feel happy.
She put on her sports jacket and followed Nan Youxi to the entrance.
The door opened and golden sunlight suddenly shone in, like a golden tiger pouncing on her. She hurriedly took a step back and hid in the shadows.
Even though she often goes out in her dreams, she has never gone out in reality.
"What an exaggerated step back. Is sister a vampire? Will she turn into ashes when exposed to sunlight?" Nan Youxi teased her.
Nao Asano ignored the boy's verbal bullying. She encouraged herself, recalled the scene of going out in her dream, and slowly took a step forward, moving her toes from the shadows into the sunlight.
The warmth of the sun seeped through the thin fabric of the slippers and into her feet, making her feel comfortable.
It works.
She smiled, raised her lowered head, and took another step.
Her entire lower body was exposed to the warm sunshine.
She looked out the window and saw three children walking on the road. When people are young, their curiosity about the world is stronger than laziness, which makes them energetic and they go out to play early on holiday mornings.
Nao Asano felt the sunlight was dazzling at first. After a moment of dizziness, the scene in front of her eyes became distorted. The noise was like the roar of wild beasts, and the jumping was like the grinding of teeth and claws. The faces of the three children became distorted, and there seemed to be murderous intent in their eyes.
There were people riding trams speeding past, office workers in suits walking with stern faces, and housewives with sagging cheeks carrying shopping bags looking around for their targets.
Nao Asano was frightened by the scene and took a step back. Her fragile confidence and willpower collapsed. She panicked and tried to escape deeper into the corridor.
At this moment, a white hand stretched out from the golden shadow of the sun and grabbed her wrist. The spiritual reinforcements climbed up her arm along the hand, ran on the hill of her arm, leaped onto her shoulders, entered her brain through her ears, and supported her will.
"What's wrong with my sister?" Nan Youxi asked.
The warmth and strength of his palms, the care and clarity of his words, dispelled the illusions that Nao Asano had experienced due to the dazzling sunlight, and the world returned to normal.
"It's too late to regret now. Even if you tie me up, you will tie your sister to my bed." Minami Yuxi let go of Asano Nao's wrist and held her slightly cold palm.
He thought that even in the simulated future, Nao Asano had not been able to completely overcome her fear of the outside world, let alone now.
This shut-in sister is really a fool. She doesn't even know if she can do it, yet she tries rashly.
The first time is very important. If the first attempt leaves a shadow, the impression of fear will be awakened when you do it again, which will wear away your inner will and affect your state. It takes a lot of effort, many successful attempts, and many joys after success to get rid of this fear. The above is about Nao Asano going out.
In order to prevent her from being traumatized, Nan Youxi had no choice but to help her.
"Let's go quickly." He pulled Nao Asano out.
The force from the arm was irresistible. Asano Nao lost her balance and staggered out of the room, standing in the sunlight.
Minami Yuxi kicked the door, blocking Asano Nao's way back, and pulled her to the road.
Asano Nao's body tensed up, she lowered her head, not daring to look at the pedestrians around her, her eyes fixed on her toes. Her other hand also held Minami Yuki's arm, this posture was a bit weird and uncomfortable, while walking, they were like two parts of a running machine, quickly running in and ironing.
Minami Yuki's entire right arm was held in Asano Nao's arms.
The thin sportswear could not hide the softness of her body, which gave Nan Youxi a great stimulation and made him endure it with great difficulty. If he could go one step further, he would do whatever he wanted to satisfy his desires. If he could just walk away, he would pull out his arms and calm the waves in his heart.
But he was in a dilemma, unable to act recklessly or avoid the situation.
He glanced at the back of Nao Asano's lowered head and made a note of this grudge to be taken for revenge in the future.
Entering the apartment hall, there were more people, and Asano Nao pressed closer to him, until they got on the elevator. At this time, the residents were taking the elevator down, only they took the elevator up.
Entering the apartment, the closed door blocked out the toxic sunlight from outside. In the small space with only the two of them, Nao Asano finally relaxed.
She realized how close she was to the boy, so she quickly let go of his hand and stood by the wall, looking like she had done something wrong and was waiting to be punished.
"The cleaning tools are in the bathroom, you can start now." Nan Youxi opened the bathroom door and leaned against the wall.
He looked into Asano Nao's eyes, his smile threatening: "If you don't clean it up properly, I will call the police and say that your sister threatened me to take you home and even touched me on the way."
"I didn't." Nao Asano blushed and defended herself in a low voice.
"There are surveillance cameras in the apartment building! When my sister was downstairs, she wanted to suffocate me in her chest."
Asano Nao was speechless and her face was so red that it seemed like blood was about to ooze out.
She picked up the cleaning utensils and turned her shyness into strength, using it to clean.
She cleaned the bathroom first. Nan Youxi watched from the side and suddenly missed the memory of Mozi preparing bath water for her.
So, he said, "After the bathroom is cleaned up, please help me run the bath water. I want to take a bath."
"Yes." Asano Nao agreed.
Leaving her alone to work hard, Nan Youxi went to the bedroom to do her homework, as school would start tomorrow.
After an unknown amount of time, the doorbell rang. The electronic doorbell was installed on the wall next to the bedroom door. When Nan Youxi heard it, she first turned off the bell and then opened the bedroom door.
There was a sound of water coming from the bathroom. Nao Asano was still cleaning up. Perhaps because of the sound of water, she didn't hear the doorbell, otherwise, she would have run to the bedroom in a panic and hid.
Who rang the doorbell
Nan Youxi stood in front of the entrance and opened the door.
Ibuki Yuko's figure appeared behind the door. The girl was holding a lunch box in her hand. She took a step forward, walked into the entrance, and was about to speak.
"Yuuki, the bath water is ready." Nao Asano opened the bathroom door and stuck her head out.
She soon spotted Nan Youxi, and at the same time saw a girl she didn't recognize standing at the door.
The light in the narrow corridor was dim, Nao Asano stayed in the dimness, the sun was shining brightly outside the door, Yuko Ibuki stayed in the light, the light and darkness were divided at Minami Yuki's feet, the two women stared at each other.
(End of this chapter)