Feelings are unrelated to age; once they occur, they are a lifelong affair. The only difference lies in whether this feeling can go on for a lifetime.

Sheng Yanxiao turned over, closed his eyes lightly, and after a long time, there was finally a bit of movement as the phone beside the pillow suddenly vibrated.

In the pitch-black room, the boy’s eyes suddenly opened, and he looked at it: [Not yet.]

Sheng Yanxiao looked at the time; it was already past two in the morning. She hasn’t slept yet? Did she nap too much in the afternoon, or is she, like him, suffering insomnia?

Sheng Yanxiao pressed his lips together and typed a reply: [Why aren’t you asleep yet? Is something on your mind?]

The phone was quiet again for a long time before there was a reply: [I was kissed by someone.]

The fluorescent light from the phone shone on the boy’s handsome face, and Sheng Yanxiao’s drowsiness instantly vanished. He sat up immediately, holding the phone in both hands, his palms slightly sweaty.

Su Weiyi lay on the bed, holding the phone in her hand, her gaze calm, her body curled up.

[By someone you like?]

The phone chimed with a "ding", and looking at the text message content, Su Weiyi lowered her gaze. She doesn’t like discussing emotional issues with others, yet she now found herself in a thick fog, not knowing where the road is.

So when she received that mysterious person’s text message, she couldn’t resist sending that reply.

Now looking at his message in response, Su Weiyi bit her lip, not responding directly but saying: [Someone whom I’ll never be with.]

She doesn’t even know if the mysterious person is male or female, and really doesn’t want to discuss the topic of "liking" with them.

Sheng Yanxiao looked at the phone, his rebellious brows furrowed instantly.

What does it mean to never be together?

Why can’t they be together?

[???]

[He’s my brother.]

Su Weiyi replied very quickly this time, and Sheng Yanxiao found the words "brother" simply too glaring.

[Blood relations?]

These three words were about to be sent when Sheng Yanxiao hesitated. Saying it like this seemed to reveal too much. Thinking it over, he deleted them and rewrote: [Biological brother or cousin?]

There was a long silence from the other side of the phone before a reply came: [No, no blood relation.]

The trembling of Sheng Yanxiao’s fingers betrayed his emotion. Biting his teeth, he decisively replied: [If there’s no blood relation, why can’t you be together? As long as you like each other.]

After sending it, he hesitated for two seconds, then added: [Love can even transcend gender; what’s the issue with siblings without blood relations!]

The night gradually shed its depth; the sky unbeknownst to him began to lighten. It wasn’t many messages, yet it took over two hours. After Sheng Yanxiao sent that last message, there was complete silence from Su Weiyi.

Seeing the time pass five-thirty, Sheng Yanxiao took one last look at his phone and, unable to resist the deep sleepiness, his hand slipped and he dozed off.

Like him, Su Weiyi also nearly fell asleep at dawn.

Su Weiyi looked at the text messages on her phone, utterly stunned. She knew full well that there was no blood relation between her and Sheng Yanxiao, so there was no inherent barrier to them being together.

Yet she had never thought in that direction. After all, everyone around them knew they were siblings. She’s the eldest daughter of the Sheng Family. Although Su Weiyi doesn’t feel they are like siblings, in other people’s eyes, she is undeniably his sister. This identity has kept her from ever considering that possibility.