Am I dreaming?

After who knows how long, Ye Hao slowly regained his senses and immediately sat up to look around.

He just had a terrifying dream.

He dreamed that his most beloved older sister had forced herself on him.

“What kind of dream is that? Don’t tell me I really… feel that way about Yao Yao-jie…”

No way, even if I, Ye Hao, were starving for love, I could not possibly lay my hands on Luo Yao, that tigress.

The more he thought about it, the scarier it got.

Dreams are usually the opposite of reality, right?

So that means… I didn’t get forced.

It was just a dream. Fake. Opposite of real life.

Yes! That must be it!

Hahaha, I knew it! There’s no way I’d ever get force-kissed by that she-devil.

Scared me to death! I knew it!

Just as Ye Hao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, the previously closed door suddenly opened.

“Yao… Yao Yao-jie?”

Because of what happened in the dream, Ye Hao looked at Luo Yao like he was seeing a ghost.

“Hao Hao, big sister made some late-night snacks.”

The moment late-night snacks were mentioned, Ye Hao realized his stomach felt empty.

“Perfect timing, I was getting hungry. Thanks.”

See? It was just a dream. All an illusion.

I knew it. The gentle and caring Yao Yao-jie would never do something like that.

Hahaha~

“Hao Hao, tonight we’re sleeping together again~”

“Huh?”

Ye Hao, still chewing, stared at her blankly.

What?

Why are we sleeping together again?

“Eh? Hao Hao forgot? Hao Hao belongs to big sister, remember?”

She sat naturally beside him and gently patted his head.

Huh?

Huh???

No way.

No way no way NO WAY!

I wasn’t dreaming!??

The delicious meal instantly didn’t smell so delicious anymore.

He quickly scooped out the food in his mouth and stared at the bowl like it was poisoned.

This… this food isn’t drugged… right…?

To be honest, he was scared now.

What should he do? Run?

But where would he run? This was his house.

Where could he even go?

“Jie, um, uh… you wouldn’t… right…?”

His hand holding the bowl trembled slightly.

“Hehehe~ Really, you’re just too cute~ Eat up, this was made just for Hao Hao~”

Watching Luo Yao gently take the bowl out of his hands, Ye Hao felt danger rising.

“Uh, Jie, I can feed myself… can you give me back the bowl?”

Sometimes, humans live just for that one second of pride.

But if you can’t even live, then what’s the point of pride?

“Don’t you trust me? Did you forget what I told you? I will take care of you. Remember, in this world, only big sister truly cares about you. Other girls just want to play with your feelings. Never fall for it.”

No!

Ye Hao was stunned.

How did this turn into psychological brainwashing???

So in the future I’m supposed to marry a guy or something?!

No, officer, help!

“I know what you’re thinking. But you still have big sister. We can go somewhere new, where no one knows us, and start over. I can’t live without you.”

“Jie… this isn’t good… you’re my sister…”

For some reason, he couldn’t stand firm in front of Luo Yao at all.

Like a proud antelope pinned under a lion.

“So what? We aren’t blood related. And can you honestly say you don’t like big sister?”

“I…”

I only see you as my sister! If you weren’t my sister, I would’ve already punched you—just kidding—because even if she stabbed him, he’d never hit back.

Reason. He had to use reason.

But reasoning with a woman?

Impossible. No solution. Undefined.

“Hao Hao, here, eat first.”

“Actually, Hao Hao, your parents gave me the house keys because they trusted me to take care of you. And also~ they knew I liked you. I really, truly love you.”

Oh no.

My sister is a yandere little-brother-obsessed maniac.

I’m doomed.

“Y-yes yes yes, I also like… like Yao Yao-jie.”

“Eh? Hao Hao, that’s not the kind of ‘like’ I meant~”

“Ah?”

No way, she saw through me?!

Looking at her soft pink lips, he felt his heart tighten.

“Hao Hao can think of big sister as a wife raised since childhood. Remember? Dad even joked about pairing us when we were little?”

Ye Hao: …

No! That was clearly a joke!

I was a child! YOU WERE ALREADY SO MUCH OLDER!

You seriously believed that!? And childhood fiancée?? Really??

It’s 2020!! Wake up!!!

“That was clearly a joke! How could you take that seriously! And that was so long ago!”

Luo Yao only smiled faintly.

“But if it’s about Hao Hao, no matter how long ago, I will never forget~”

stab (heart breaks)

No way.

For one second just now, I was actually moved!?

No. No. Ye Hao, calm down.

She’s your sister. Even if she has those thoughts about you, you must not falter.

One mistake, and it will ruin everything.

“Hao Hao…”

Her tone suddenly turned serious.

“What is it, Yao Yao-jie?”

“Hao Hao, how about tomorrow we go get that four yuan fifty certificate together?”

Ye Hao: ?!

Four yuan fifty!!

He suddenly remembered a marriage license only cost that much.

“Jie… maybe… that’s not a great idea…”

Please don’t make emotional decisions! It’s not worth it!

“What’s wrong? This is to make sure no girl steals you from me. Any objections?”

“It’s just… too sudden…”

“Hmm? So you do like another girl?”

Feeling her intense killing aura, Ye Hao swallowed hard.

No way…

“N-no! I don’t like any girl! And no girl likes me!”

This part he said sincerely.

Question: What kind of girl likes a guy with nothing to offer?

Answer: None.

That’s it. He, Ye Hao, is just a plain face with some muscles and nothing else.

“Who said so? I like Hao Hao.”

Her face moved closer.

Ye Hao shrank back in the blanket.

He scooted back.

She scooted forward.

Until he hit the headboard and had nowhere to go.

“Jie… we can only kiss. Nothing else is allowed.”

This was compromise. If he slipped even once, he’d be done.

“Only kissing? That’s fine~ but I have one condition~”

No way. More conditions!?

What now, I have to move out??

“W-what condition…?”

Deep inside, he had a very bad feeling.

“I~ want~ Hao~ Hao~ to~ kiss~ big~ sister~ first~♡”

Ye Hao: “…”

NO WAY!! This isn’t fair!!

This forced melon might be edible but it is NOT SWEET!!

“No way, Jie…”

“Aww, is Hao Hao shy? So cute~”

Of course he was shy.

She came in wearing see-through lingerie, who wouldn’t be!?

If his self-control were any weaker this would have become an R-rated scene already!

“Tonight Hao Hao can hold big sister while sleeping~” she said, poking his cheek with her finger, eyes overflowing with love.

But this love… was twisted.

While being fed by her, Ye Hao thought:

She’s always the one holding me when we sleep!

I haven’t slept properly in forever because she clings like an octopus!

“Jie… is this really okay?”

“It’s perfect. I’ve loved Hao Hao from the very start. Ever since you were a little troublemaker. I already loved you back then~”

That love is way too heavy.

No…

I need to help Yao Yao-jie wake up to reality.

I need to get a girlfriend.

Let her calm down.

It’s not that he didn’t love her.

He did.

But it was the love of family.

The love of someone who has been with him forever.

He wanted a sister.

Not… this.

If they start dating and one day fight… then what?

If even his only family stops being family… then what?

He couldn’t risk it.

“Okay, I’ll go wash the dishes~ Hao Hao rest~ Big sister will come soon~♡”

…

By the way, she’s wearing see-through pajamas.

Walking around like that at night.

What if she catches a cold?

This is such a worrying but impossible-to-stop sort of stupid big sister…

Lying on the bed, thinking about everything, Ye Hao sighed deeply.

What should he do from now on?

He liked Luo Yao — that was undeniable.

But he was trapped by the role she had in his life.

“Feels like something invisible is binding my heart…”

He took out his phone from his clothes and sent a message to a group chat.

Far away, in another country, a man holding a firearm finished a gunfight and waved to the people behind him.

“Hurry up, once we take this territory we split the profits!”

At that moment, an old phone in his pocket vibrated.

Ye Hao: “Brothers, if nothing goes wrong… you all might have a sister-in-law soon…”

The man: “…”