A Moment Too Late [GL] by cat喵

Chapter 4

Shu Yubai's approach didn’t last long.

Only two seconds.

Her proximity stopped an inch or two above Nan Xue's nose, her warm breath spreading out.

The sound of her heartbeat, steady in the snowy night.

Her eyelashes were still.

Her chest rose and fell slightly. She wanted to straighten up but suddenly stopped. A warm touch on her cheek, warm and gentle, was Nan Xue's hand holding her face, her fingertips soft.

She slowly woke up from her pillow, as if only then realizing who it was.

"Sister."

Her voice was soft, light. Like a kitten, it instantly struck the softest part of Shu Yubai's heart.

She held Shu Yubai's wrist, pulling it down.

Pulling it to her cheek, gently placing it there. She nuzzled against Shu Yubai's palm, her voice very light, like a cat.

Shu Yubai's heart skipped a beat.

Nan Xue's eyes were slightly hazy, looking at her as if she were on the verge of waking up but not fully awake.

"Did I wake you?"

Shu Yubai asked, "Did I disturb you?"

Sister.

Nan Xue rarely called her that.

The first time they met, the adults introduced her: "This is your sister Shu, she's one year older than you."

Back then, standing in the large courtyard with bluestone bricks and tiles, Nan Xue timidly called her sister.

After that, she never did again.

Nan Xue huddled under the blanket, her black, soft hair spread out, her little face porcelain white, her lips crimson. They looked at each other for a while, and Shu Yubai’s heart suddenly raced, out of sync.

"Why didn’t you turn off the light?"

Shu Yubai sat by the bed, pulling the blanket up, asking casually.

"Waiting for you. Waited a long time."

Nan Xue lifted the blanket, sat up, and picked up her phone from the pillow to check the time: "It's almost midnight."

But the moment the screen lit up, Shu Yubai caught a glimpse of a chat window. The avatar was a man's.

[Are you asleep?]

[Goodnight.]

Nan Xue saw it too.

She instantly turned off the screen.

Shu Yubai's fingertips turned white, all color draining from her face.

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Translator's note: Sigh... It hurts seeing your crush chatting with a man🥲.

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To Be Continued...