He raised his head and glanced at his mother, but he saw a trace of reliance and trust in his mother's eyes.
It felt as if he was already an adult and his mother was talking to him in the same way as an adult.
After Su Mu was silent for a moment, he finally nodded.
Su Mu's mother breathed a long sigh of relief, reached out and patted his shoulder, her tone full of relief: "Since you had a sister, you seem to have grown up a lot."
Su Mu rolled his eyes at her, turned around and went upstairs without looking back.
While taking a shower, Su Mu had been thinking about how to speak, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of any good words.
When his mother started knocking on the door outside the bathroom to urge him, he slowly put on his pajamas and came out.
"Go, it's up to you." Su Mu's mother stood outside the bathroom and made a cheering gesture towards Su Mu.
"..." Su Mu felt a little speechless.
When he returned to his room, the ceiling light in the room had been turned off, leaving only a desk lamp on the bedside table emitting a soft light orange light.
Su Mu lifted up his quilt and climbed into bed, glanced at Su Xiaoli who was lying next to him obediently, and reluctantly smiled at her.
Su Xiaoli blinked and looked at him without saying anything.
"Um..." Su Mu cleared his throat and said to Su Xiaoli: "Are you ready to turn off the lights and go to bed?"
"Okay." Su Xiaoli nodded, hugging the doll in his hand, and responded with a crisp voice.
Su Mu looked at her, hesitated, and reached out to turn off the lamp on the bedside table.
The whole room suddenly fell into darkness.
Su Mu lay on the pillow, pulled up the quilt, and listened to Su Xiaoli's even breathing in his ears. After all, he couldn't help but shout: "Xiao Li."
"Huh?" Su Xiaoli raised his head and looked at his brother in the darkness.
Su Mu turned around, lying on his side on the bed, facing Su Xiaoli, looking into Su Xiaoli's eyes through the faint moonlight outside the window, and said in a low voice: "Why don't you want to go to kindergarten?"
"..." Su Xiaoli looked at his brother and said nothing.
"Xiao Li." Su Mu stretched out his arms, hugged her neck, and said in a gentle voice involuntarily: "No matter what happens, no matter if someone bullies you or not, my brother will protect you, you know?"
"..."
"Not only brother, but also mother." Su Mu hugged Su Xiaoli into his arms, patted her furry head gently with the other hand and said: "We will protect you, you are not alone.
Human, so don’t be afraid, brother will always be on your side.”
"Brother..." Su Xiaoli was held in Su Mu's arms, her fair little face pressed against his soft pajamas. Listening to his words, her nose felt sore for some reason.
"So, tell me brother, why don't you want to go to kindergarten? Is it because the teacher or classmate is not treating you well?" Su Mu hugged her and asked very patiently.
"None of them." Su Xiaoli shook his head, hugged him with his backhand, bit his lip hard with his white teeth and said: "I...I...I dare not say..."
"Why don't you dare to say it?" Su Mu hugged her tightly and said seriously: "Don't be afraid, my brother will protect you."
