“Big bro~”
“What do you want.”
Xia Xi, holding onto Luo Xinyu’s soft little hand, shot Xia Yue a displeased glare.
“You’re acting even more like a little kid than Xia Cha right now.”
Xia Yue didn’t care at all about Xia Xi’s angry glare. After all, her big brother couldn’t really stay mad at her. So what if he gets a little grumpy?
“What the heck are you talking about!”
Xia Xi’s mood instantly flared up at Xia Yue’s words.
He pulled the lollipop out of his mouth, gripped its stick, and pointed it at Xia Yue, whose face was full of playful mockery.
Are you kidding me? How could a tough guy like him possibly act like a little kid? And besides, Bai Xiaocha, who was currently wearing Xia Yue’s appearance, was obviously way more childish, okay!
Shifting the focus to Bai Xiaocha, she was holding a box of popcorn she’d gotten from who-knows-where, munching away happily while watching the scene between Xia Xi and Xia Yue like it was some kind of drama.
Xia Yue’s appearance wasn’t as young as Bai Xiaocha’s, so Bai Xiaocha’s current look didn’t really come off as a little kid—at most, she seemed like a lively, cute teenage girl.
But Xia Xi, on the other hand…
“Stupid big bro, don’t throw false accusations around. I’m not talking nonsense.”
Xia Yue pouted.
“See, little kids usually hold their parent’s hand so they don’t get lost. And you, ever since we entered the amusement park, you’ve been holding Sister Xinyu’s hand. That’s point one.”
Hearing Xia Yue say that, Xia Xi quickly pulled his hand out of Luo Xinyu’s grasp.
“Luo Xinyu was the one who grabbed my hand! It’s not like I wanted to hold it!”
Xia Xi, the blame-shifter.
For the sake of his glorious reputation, he didn’t mind throwing the slightly young lady under the bus a little. She was so gentle, surely she wouldn’t mind~
And indeed, Luo Xinyu didn’t explain anything. Just as Xia Xi had claimed, she simply took his little hand back into hers.
“Hmph~”
Watching the doting expression on her sister Xinyu’s face, and then looking at her stubborn, silly brother, Xia Yue let out a light snort.
“Alright, let’s not talk about that. But… what about the lollipop in your hand? I saw you looking like you were really enjoying it earlier~
That expression—head slightly tilted up, corners of your mouth gently lifted, eyes half-closed, like a little kitten—was even more like a little loli than Xia Cha ever was, you know~”
“That’s… that’s total crap!”
Xia Xi froze for a moment, then looked at the half-eaten lollipop in his hand, his cheeks flushing a bit.
Had he really made an expression like that? No way… There was no chance he’d make such a kitten-like face as Xia Yue described…
But when he looked at Luo Xinyu and saw her nodding in agreement, he instantly resigned himself to it.
It had to be the influence of this Bai Xiaocha body!!! It must be because Bai Xiaocha loves sweets that he found the lollipop so delicious! And it must be because Bai Xiaocha looked too young that his expression came off so adorable!
Everything is Bai Xiaocha’s fault!
“Hey, why are you looking at me?”
Bai Xiaocha had been happily eating popcorn and enjoying the show, but when Xia Xi suddenly glared at her fiercely, she shivered and ran behind Xia Yue to hide.
Gotta say, seeing Bai Xiaocha acting all weak and helpless while wearing Xia Yue’s appearance was quite a unique sight.
A timid Xia Yue is pretty cute too~
“It’s okay, Xia Cha. Even if you seem like a little kid, it’s no big deal. You’re adorable, you know~”
“What the heck is ‘Xia Cha’?!”
“Xia Cha is just Xia Cha, you know~”
Wearing Xia Xi’s face, Xia Yue made the same cheeky, bratty expression and gestures she usually did as the “little rascal girl.” It looked kind of girly, but more than feminine, it just had this irritating vibe that made people want to punch her.
Luckily, most of the people at the amusement park were just there to have fun, not to pay attention to what others were doing or what faces they were making. Otherwise, Xia Yue would definitely have gotten some dirty looks.
“Okay, okay, stop arguing. I see a carousel over there. Let’s go play on that.”
Seeing Xia Xi clenching his little fist tightly, the lollipop in his hand trembling, Luo Xinyu quickly stepped in to mediate.
But instead of calming him down, her suggestion earned her a resentful glare from Xia Xi.
A carousel? Who rides carousels? Isn’t that still just for little kids?!
Of course, girls with a bit of childlike wonder also have a special love for carousels.
Boys, too, actually. But because of that whole masculine pride thing, guys usually don’t willingly go on something like a carousel.
“I’m not going.”
Xia Xi flatly refused Luo Xinyu’s suggestion.
Then…
“Xia Yue, come give me a hand. I can’t get up there by myself.”
Normally, carousels have a little stirrup to step on, so riders can easily climb onto the horse. But this one was different—there was no stirrup, and the horses were made quite tall. Probably because most of the visitors here were adults—after all, few kids like horror-themed stuff.
But exactly because of that, Xia Xi couldn’t easily get onto the horse by himself.
As for why he, who had been so against riding the carousel earlier, was now suddenly so eager… well, it was obviously because…
This carousel was way too cool!
Thick smoke kept billowing from the sides of the tall horse, and under the colorful lights, it looked like flames were engulfing its entire body.
What guy could resist a flaming warhorse?
“Outside, you have to call me big brother!”
Xia Yue stood behind Xia Xi, striking a pose that said, “If you don’t call me big brother, I’m not helping you up.”
She was really starting to appreciate the perks of being tall.
Though Xia Xi was a bit reluctant, his desire to ride that awesome flaming warhorse won out, and he reluctantly muttered a quiet, “Big brother.”
“Hehe, that’s a good kid~ Have fun, little sister Xia Cha~”
Feeling satisfied, Xia Yue put both hands under Xia Xi’s armpits, hoisted him onto the horse, and even reached out to ruffle his soft blue hair before leaving.
“Get lost already!”
Why on earth did he ever agree to swap bodies with Bai Xiaocha and Xia Yue?!
When he was little, he’d sometimes thought, “It must be nice to be a little sister, always doted on by your big brother.” But now that he actually was the little sister, he realized just how embarrassing it was!
Of course, that was only because he’d gone from being the strong big brother to the fragile little sister. Someone like Xia Yue, who had always been the pampered younger sibling, would never feel that kind of shame.
Xia Xi slumped over the horse, letting out a deep sigh to calm himself down.
Oh well. At least I’ve got this flaming warhorse to comfort my fragile little heart~
