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“Do you think I’ll always be a child?” he asked.
“No, that’s not what I meant. I just think you have more masculine beauty now.” But after saying this, her face suddenly turned red.
What was she even saying!
“Masculine beauty?” He stared at her. “So you think I didn’t look like a man before?”
“No, no!” She denied it repeatedly. “You looked good before too, just…um, more androgynous. Now you’re more masculine…”
“That’s true. You used to always want to see me in women’s clothing,” he said.
“That’s because you were cute and pretty like a doll before. I thought you would look good in women’s clothing…”
Her voice grew smaller and smaller. Oh my god, what was she even saying? Veronica lamented in her heart, feeling like she was making things worse.
“No boyfriend would want his girlfriend to say that he looks good in women’s clothing,” he said. “Also, do you really think I look like a doll?”
She hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
In the next moment, his lips met hers. She was stunned and completely frozen, as the kiss was too sudden and unexpected.
After a moment, the kiss ended and his cold whisper sounded in her ear, “Do you think a doll would kiss you like this?”
She was sweating profusely. Did he kiss her just because she said he looked like a doll?
“Mason, you…”
“And also…” His fingertips lightly touched her rosy lips. “Do you still think of me as your ‘little brother’?
Did you let me kiss you because you wanted a family member like a little brother? Or is it because you really have feelings for me as a man and a woman?”
Veronica stared at the person in front of her in a daze. Little brother?!
Come to think of it, how long had it been since she last thought of the word “little brother” in her mind?!
Back when they were young, when he first kissed her, the shame in her heart almost overwhelmed her.
At that time, she was only thinking over and over again, how could her little brother kiss his sister?!
At that time, she just wanted to escape, to hide, and didn’t want to break the facade of brother and sister. Looking back now, she had become accustomed to that kind of life and didn’t want to change it.
Was it possible that she was also moved at that time?
When she found out the truth about her breakup with Daniel, she was more angry with him than with
Daniel, because his place in her heart was much more important than Daniel’s.
Even after breaking up with Daniel, her sadness only lasted for a short time, and she rarely thought of him afterwards.
But she would always think of him, even in her dreams, she would constantly dream of him.
At that time, if his kiss was shameful, then besides shame, what else did this “shame” represent?
“Now, I don’t see you as a little brother!” She stared at him firmly, and their “attempt at a relationship”
was a bold step they took together. So now, let her take the second step boldly.
“Mason, I think I really like you, and this liking is not for a little brother.” She said, this was the first time she didn’t use the title she had been calling him since childhood.
Because to her, he was no longer a little brother!
A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, as if he didn’t expect her to say that.
“And also…” She paused, reached out and held his face, “You said you wanted to truly be in a relationship with me, I’m actually very happy, really.”
As she finished speaking, she took the initiative to tiptoe and kissed his lips.
She thought that her greatest hope was to become a family with him, not as siblings, but in a more intimate relationship, to become a family and then…be together forever!
His eyelashes trembled slightly, his half-closed eyes looking at the face so close to him.
Is he happy? Is he really happy to be in a relationship with her?
Then what is this wave of emotions in his heart? Is he also happy like her when he heard her say this and kissed him like this?
Her kiss seemed to be slowly smoothing out the pain he had forgotten from the past.
Even, he couldn’t help but wonder, if he hadn’t chosen to have his memories hypnotized back then, would the time they spent apart have been much shorter?
So, could they have been like this a few years earlier?
He used to have feelings for her… If he hasn’t forgotten, how would he feel hearing her say this now?
At this moment, he suddenly had this curiosity.
Shirley never expected to have dinner with the rumored Mason from the Reed family.
Although Shirley had already seen Mason at school that day, sitting face to face with him made her see him more clearly.
“Mason, this is my good friend from college, Shirley.” Veronica made a simple introduction. “Shirley, he is…”
“I know, Mason Reed, your boyfriend!” Shirley smiled and said. She only said this because she wanted to have dinner with Mason. She and Veronica had agreed that if they both had boyfriends, they would bring them along for a meal to “evaluate” them.
She didn’t really expect to actually have dinner with Mason, but it became a reality.
“Hello, I’m Shirley.” Shirley said to Mason.
“Hello.” Mason replied.
“Are you really dating Veronica? I heard you’ve been together since childhood, but then you didn’t contact each other for several years?” Shirley asked. After all, she had known Veronica for three years, but before that, Veronica had never mentioned Mason’s name.
Mason stared at Shirley with a slightly darkened face and didn’t seem to have any intention of answering.
The scene was awkward and suffocating for a moment.
Veronica was about to intervene, but Shirley had already spoken first, “Are you and Veronica serious about your relationship?”
Mason squinted his eyes, and Shirley suddenly felt a chill run through her body. However, she still widened her eyes, waiting for his answer.
She was afraid that her friend would get hurt. Although Veronica seemed very strong, Shirley had seen her friend secretly cry before. Sometimes, the stronger a person appears, the more fragile they are when they encounter something.
Veronica lightly nudged Mason’s elbow, afraid that he would scare her friend. She said, “Shirley, let’s change the topic. What do you want to eat…”
“I’m serious,” Mason’s voice suddenly sounded.
Shirley breathed a sigh of relief at his words and smiled, “That’s good. I rarely come to such a good restaurant. There are so many things I want to eat! I won’t be polite and order a lot!”
Veronica looked at Mason in surprise. She didn’t expect him to actually answer. Because of his response, she felt a sweet feeling in her heart.
After finishing their meal, Shirley took the initiative to leave first, saying that her job as a third wheel was over.
“What about you? Are you going home now or doing something else?” Mason asked.
“Go home? It seems a bit early now.” Veronica looked at the time and said, “How about we take a walk and digest a bit?”
“Okay.” He agreed without any objection.
The two walked along the road, and the gentle night breeze brushed their cheeks, making her feel very comfortable.
Walking with him like this, it felt like a kind of comfort.
“By the way, your school’s campus festival is in two days, right? What time should I come to find you?”
She asked. She had previously said that she would go to Stanford University to see their campus festival.
“Anytime after 9am. I’ll come to pick you up and we’ll go together.” He said.
“Oh, okay.” She smiled, realizing it had been years since she had attended a campus festival with him.
She felt a bit nostalgic.
As they walked, they unconsciously strolled to the pedestrian street in the city center.
The pedestrian street was crowded at night. Veronica saw a stall selling cotton candy and said, “Wait here, I’ll buy some cotton candy. Do you want some?”
“No, it’s too sweet,” he replied.
She couldn’t help but laugh. “But you used to like it when we were kids. Every time I bought cotton candy, you always wanted to share it with me.”
However, at that time, she had very little pocket money, so they only bought one stick of cotton candy and shared it.
Suddenly, she remembered something and said, “Oh, but you were hypnotized. The feeling of liking cotton candy when we were kids should also…”
“I was hypnotized only for my feelings towards you, and it only faded, not forgotten. I remember everything from before,” Mason said. “But liking something as a child doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll like it when you grow up.”
“Yeah,” she murmured.
He liked her when they were kids, and he continued to like her until he was 14. But now, he’s grown up, he’s 18, and he may not necessarily like her anymore.
Even though they are officially dating now, why does she still feel uneasy?
After buying the cotton candy, Veronica took a bite. The soft cotton candy tasted delicious when she was a child, but now that she’s grown up, it doesn’t seem as tasty.
“What’s wrong? Are you lost in thought looking at the cotton candy?” he asked, his voice ringing in her ear.
“I just feel that things I liked as a child may not necessarily be liked when I grow up,” she said softly, with a hint of worry between her eyebrows.
He frowned, not liking to see her expression like this, as if she was thinking about something but keeping him out of it.
“Mommy…” Suddenly, Veronica felt something tugging at her skirt. When she looked down, she saw a little girl pulling on her skirt.
As she met the little girl’s gaze, the girl seemed to be startled and then let go of her hand, “You…you’re not my mommy…Mommy, I want my mommy!”
Veronica looked at the little girl, who was probably only 4 or 5 years old and must have gotten separated from her family.
“Don’t cry! Do you want me to help you find your mommy?” Veronica quickly crouched down and comforted the little girl.
“Will you really help me find my mommy?” The little girl choked out.
“Of course!” Veronica quickly assured her.
