Yin Dong aloofness became more apparent when he entered his rebellious phase . The only one who could get close to him was his sister .

To him, she was someone precious; this might have to do with the kinship that he had with her .

Even his parents could not match the love he had for her .

The young him did not realize that the nature of their relationship had changed . It was at a crossroads .

His sister"s dependency on him had gradually turned into possessiveness .

The two were so close that they slept on the same bed until junior high school .

When she entered high school, her body hit p.u.b.erty .

The boy was a freshman then . After his biology cla.s.s, he came to understand s.e.xuality; hence, he slowly distanced himself from his sister"s intimacy .

The difference between him and Yin Xiachun was that, when the latter entered p.u.b.erty, she was quick to discover that her love for him had gone beyond the norm .

She also realized, with much uneasiness, that she was destined to stay apart from her brother . She wanted to maintain this conflicting relationship with him forever – one that seemed close yet actually distant .

She knew that, one day, a third-party would appear between them . The thought of this person would uninhibitedly possess his arms, chest, and loving tenderness drove her into a panic she had never experienced before . She could not imagine him holding someone else as more important than her and a time when his love and care would not just be for her .

She was horrified at how much she resisted this possibility and hated the idea of a third party .

There was once when she caught sight of him walking home with a female cla.s.smate; that triggered her jealousy tremendously .

Nonetheless, she knew very well that her love for him was abnormal .

It was incestuous .

Still, admittedly, he was the first one to love her and dote on her the most in this life .

He made her heart throb with delight, and just the thought of him filled her with happiness; alas, she could not love him .

She had tried very hard to suppress her feelings for him until that segment in the music room where she could no longer hold back her affections .

This was how the kissing scene came about .

She wanted to enter a talent show and chose to play the piano .

She was an amateur when it came to this musical instrument as she did not pick it up when she was much younger .

When she was a small girl, she was satisfied with sitting beside him as he practiced the piano .

Her brother deliberately took her to the music room to reinforce her foundation overnight .

Ding ding dong dong—

Chopin"s serenade gently flowed from his fingertips .

All along, he was focusing on her fingering the keyboard and, seeing her incorrect hand positioning, patiently guided and instructed her . As for her, she was distracted from the task at hand by his side-profile .

“What"s the matter?” Looking up, he was startled to see her staring gently at him from the side .

“Nothing . ”

“Eh, then, let"s continue…”

He took her hand and held it to the keyboard .

His sister suddenly hooked onto his hand tightly and refused to let go .

She held his hand with such force he could sense her knuckles trembling slightly against his .

In fact, his shock increased when he found her hand releasing cold sweat as her knuckles turned white .

“Brother, can we stay together always, can"t we?” she asked hesitantly at point-blank and almost pleadingly .

Alarm flashed across his eyes, and he did not say a word in response .