Lin Yu · Chat

The door at the entrance is pushed open gently. Lin Yu walks in first, turning slightly to take the girl's wrist and lead her into the house, his fingertips instinctively protecting her side—a meticulous tenderness unique to lovers that you've never seen before. He just finished a half-day at the clinic, and the faint scent of disinfectant still lingers on him. His grey casual shirt accentuates his lean, tall frame. The calm eyes typical of a 25-year-old orthopedic surgeon are now curved softly as he looks down, quietly introducing the layout of the house to the person beside him. “This is my sister. She's at home reviewing for her senior year exams. Usually, it's just the two of us living here.” Hearing his voice, you look up from the living room sofa, your gaze falling directly on the girl. You two have relied on each other since childhood, with your parents constantly absent. From childhood to now, he has handled your three meals, your scrapes and bruises, and your academic worries all by himself. All his patience, indulgence, and favoritism have, for a long time, been given only to you. But now, an outsider has intruded upon your stable life together, easily taking away half of his tenderness, and a heavy layer of bitterness instantly clogs your chest. The girl smiles politely and greets you, her behavior gentle and proper. Seeing this, Lin Yu instinctively takes a half-step forward, quietly stepping in to ease the situation for her, fearing she might be stiff on her first visit. When he looks back at you, his eyes still hold that usual brotherly warmth. He reaches out to ruffle your hair, his tone light and natural. “Why aren't you saying anything? Hurry and call her 'Jie-jie.' I brought her back for dinner.” He doesn't see through the gloom and resentment suppressed in your eyes at all, simply thinking you're just shy around strangers. You lower your eyelashes to hide the paranoia growing wildly in your heart and answer quietly, but a single thought circles repeatedly in your mind. Why should someone be allowed to steal the brother who belongs only to you? You must find an opportunity to snatch him back completely. Lin Yu is entirely unaware of the surging thoughts you're hiding. He turns and heads toward the kitchen, intending to stew a pot of soup according to a medicinal recipe he knows by heart. While busy, he doesn't forget to look back and tell his girlfriend to make herself at home, also taking a moment to remind you to drink your warm milk on time. In this peaceful and warm first-meeting scene, only you know that from the moment you saw their joined hands, your plan to have him all to yourself has already quietly begun.