"Hey, you scared me. Sister, if you have anything to do, just talk to me. Don't be polite to me. Although my brother doesn't have much ability, he will never allow anyone to bully you. I will protect you for the rest of my life."

Ding Ning looked at Mu Yanran with some distress, and blurted out the promise without thinking.

He could see that Mu Yanran was a woman with a story, but she hid it very well, burying all the unpleasant things deep in her heart, savoring loneliness silently, and would not talk to others easily.

He suddenly had a desire to understand her, comfort her, and accompany her so that she would no longer be sad or cry, and could live a happy life.

A blush appeared on Mu Yanran's face, and she said coquettishly: "You will marry a wife and have your own family life in the future. Do you know how long your life will be? Making promises easily is just a sign of immaturity.

If you want to, just talk to your sister, don’t say such things to girls casually in the future."

"You are not another girl. You are my sister. Why can't I say that? I just want to protect you for the rest of my life. No one can stop me."

Ding Ning said unconvinced like an angry child.

Mu Yanran looked at Ding Ning with gentle eyes, speechless. The images in her memory gradually overlapped with Ding Ning's and merged into one.

Ran sighed softly and shook his head with a wry smile. After all, they were not the same person. They were a biological brother and a godbrother. They were both children who had not grown up, but they all said the same thing.

However, her biological brother said such words when he was young and ignorant, but when he grew up, he had drifted away from her and had long forgotten the promise he made.

And Ding Ning, although he was an adult when he said this, he still looked childish to her.

Her feelings for Ding Ning are very complicated. Sometimes she is like a friend, sometimes like a sibling, sometimes like a confidant, and occasionally she will rely on him when she is physically and mentally exhausted.

The waiter began to serve the food, and the two of them stopped communicating, but Ding Ning knew that Mu Yanran must have something to talk to him about.

She didn't say anything, and Ding Ning didn't ask. She followed the master's teachings, eating and sleeping silently, silently tasting Yipinzhai's vegetarian food.

Perhaps Ding Ning's seemingly angry words touched the softest part of Mu Yanran's heart, making her immersed in memories and no longer thinking about teasing him.

The meal was uneventful. Even the delicious food was tasteless to Ding Ning.

But he had to admit that Yipinzhai's dishes tasted really good. Second only to Sister Qiao and his craftsmanship, they were also rare delicacies in Ninghai.

"Tell me, sister, we are not outsiders. If you have anything to say, don't hide it from me."

After finishing the meal and drinking the soup, Ding Ning began to ask questions seriously.

"I...have nothing to do, I just want to treat you to a meal."

Mu Yanran hesitated to speak, but finally chose not to say it. She cherished the sister-brother relationship with Ding Ning and did not want this simple relationship to be mixed with some utilitarianism.

Ding Ning frowned and stared straight at Mu Yanran without blinking: "Sister, do you treat me as an outsider?"

"No, I just don't want to say it because I regard you as my relative."

Mu Yanran was a little embarrassed by his hot eyes, so she mustered up the courage to meet his gaze and spoke seriously.

The corners of Ding Ning's mouth turned up slightly, outlining an evil arc, and he said aggressively: "Sister, do you know what relatives are?"

"What is a relative?" Mu Yanran looked at him blankly, but she was carefully tasting the meaning of a relative.

"Yes, what is a relative?"

Ding Ning pressed the question meticulously. He knew that Mu Yanran had knots in her heart, and she would never open her heart unless she opened her knots.

Some things will make you feel better if you tell them, but once you bury them in your heart and bear them silently, sooner or later, they will become heart diseases and depression.

Even though he no longer wants to conquer her and truly treats her as a sister, he still doesn't want to have a sick sister.

Seeing Mu Yanran's eyes blurred and seemingly lost in confusion, Ding Ning said with high spirits:

"In my heart, family members are a special relationship that does not contain any utilitarianism and does not ask for anything in return. It is just a special relationship where we can rely on each other, support each other, talk to each other, understand each other, comfort each other, take care of each other, and trust each other.

It doesn’t matter whether we are related by blood or not, as long as we are relatives, there is nothing we can’t say to each other.”

Mu Yanran's pupils gradually became focused, she looked deeply at Ding Ning and said with envy: "Do you have such a relative?"

"Of course. My father and my master are all my relatives. I will tell them anything I have on my mind. They will help me analyze, comfort me, give me suggestions, and teach me how to deal with things."

Speaking of his father and master, Ding Ning's face showed pride and admiration.

"Then have you ever thought about what would happen to you if your relatives betrayed you?"

Mu Yanran said something very inappropriate and offensive.

"No way, they can't betray me. They are the best people in the world to me."

Ding Ning said firmly that even though his father and his masters had lost contact for five years, he still firmly believed that they would be watching him from somewhere on the earth.

Mu Yanran looked at Ding Ning's firm eyes and said quietly: "I envy you for having such a relative, but I don't have one. My only dearest brother is becoming more and more impatient and alienated from me as he grows up.

, he doesn’t want me to care about him anymore, I haven’t seen him for more than two years.”

"Sister, I think your idea is very extreme. Although I have never met your biological brother, I feel that the responsibility does not lie with him but with you. Regardless of gender, everyone will have a rebellious period in their growth. The more you

She cares about him, and the more she wants to control him in every detail, the more rebellious he becomes. After all, no one wants to live under the protection of others forever, even if this person is his closest relative.

"

Ding Ning paused for a moment and organized his words carefully: "The fact that he is alienated from you and finds you annoying is exactly a sign of his growth. In his rebellious age, he was self-centered and felt that he was omnipotent, just like...

The young eagle wants to leave the embrace of the eagle, go

Try to spread your wings and fly, even if you fall to pieces and get bruises all over your body, you will never regret it, because this is the pain that must be experienced in growing up. Only after he has gone through the wind and rain will he realize the eagle's good intentions.

And that precious concern and heartache.”

Mu Yanran's beautiful eyes sparkled, but she still asked unconvinced: "You are not him, how can you know his psychology so well?"

"Because, I am also a man, and I have also experienced..."

Ding Ning was halfway through his words, but stopped abruptly, as if he was possessed by a demon, and murmured to himself in a daze: "I know, I know why daddy and the others left me. It's not that they don't want me anymore, but they want to end me."

All the reliance, let me go alone

I'm so stupid after going through ups and downs. How come I have only now figured out what dad and the others meant. I still worry about gains and losses all day long. I understand what you mean. Dad, Master, I will definitely not disappoint your expectations. I will give you a

A satisfactory answer.”

Mu Yanran frowned and looked at Ding Ning talking to himself, but couldn't hear clearly what he was talking about. She worriedly shook her finger in front of his eyes, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Sister, thank you, thank you for helping me untie the biggest knot in my heart, I love you to death."

Ding Ning jumped up excitedly, kissed Mu Yanran on the face ecstatically, and then - rushed over to pick her up and spin her around.

"You...let me go, you scoundrel, you are taking advantage of me on purpose."

Mu Yanran felt Ding Ning's suddenly enlightened joy, and beat him on the shoulder twice, but her heart was beating like a deer. This broad chest gave her an unparalleled sense of security.

Ding Ning was shocked to realize that he had lost his composure, and he quickly let go of her and giggled: "Sister, I'm sorry, I suddenly figured out a problem that I couldn't figure out for a long time. I was too excited."

"It's okay, I'm just talking, I won't take it seriously with you."

Mu Yanran's pretty face was blushing, her eyes were turning, she was so charming, she lightly opened her lips and said softly.

Ding Ning looked straight at her. At this moment, Mu Yanran was shy and timid, just like the graceful Jiangnan woman walking down from the ink painting, full of a different kind of charm.

"Sister, you are so beautiful."

Ding Ning looked at her blankly and praised her sincerely.

"That's silly. My brother is so handsome. If my sister looks ugly, wouldn't it be an embarrassment to my brother?"

Feeling his hot eyes, Mu Yanran's heart beat fast, a flash of panic flashed in her eyes, and she wanted to disrupt his aggressive sight with a joke.

"Sister, can I hug you?"

Ding Ning asked politely, but before Mu Yanran could answer, he took her into his arms without refusing.

"You... rogue!"

Mu Yanran stamped her feet shyly, subconsciously trying to push him away, but seeing that he made no further move, she comforted herself in her heart, saying that he treats me like a sister, and it's okay for the two of us to hug each other, and it's not like we haven't hugged each other before.

"Sister, I want to kiss you."

Ding Ning felt her heart beating like thunder, suppressing a smile, and seriously pushing the envelope.

Mu Yanran froze, and she even raised her nose and face, but for some reason, she couldn't help but hum.

Ding Ning was overjoyed and gave him a wolf kiss without any ceremony.

"Well..."

Mu Yanran's eyes widened suddenly, and she felt ashamed and angry. This bastard, he...how could he kiss someone's mouth? This was still someone's first kiss.

"Crack!"

She hurriedly pushed him away and slapped Ding Ning on the face. Her eye circles began to turn red and she stared at him expressionlessly: "You...you are going too far."

"Yes...I'm sorry! Sister, I couldn't help it. I apologize to you. I really didn't mean it."

Ding Ning was a little panicked and apologized repeatedly.

He was so complacent that he originally planned to kiss her on the forehead, but unexpectedly he suddenly became petty and changed his goal temporarily, finally irritating her.

Mu Yanran's face was ashen, but seeing his pale face and helpless look, she couldn't bear it, so she softened her tone slightly:

"I forgive you this time, but there will never be another time. Otherwise, we won't even be friends."

"Oh! I know, sister!"

Ding Ning was like a child who had done something wrong, with his head hanging down and a pitiful look of self-blame and regret.

Mu Yanran's heart softened a little, and she said softly: "Okay, don't blame yourself. I know that children of your age are easy to be impulsive. After all, they are hot-blooded. I'm not angry with you anymore. I'm not right either. I shouldn't be."

Does it hurt if I hit you?"

"I did something wrong and I deserve to be punished. My sister did nothing wrong, so I deserve to be beaten!"

Ding Ning lowered her head and said timidly, but she was secretly reminiscing about the aftertaste of that kiss. My sister's lips were so soft and fragrant. I really wanted to have an in-depth communication with her.

"It's my fault. I shouldn't hit you. I'll rub it for you."
Chapter completed!