Chapter 27: Midnight Feeling 3

I still stood by the window watching him, hesitated then said: "It's late, go back first, okay?" Regarding his actions, I was still a little moved, not knowing if what he said was true, but I was indeed moved by his small gesture.

"I want to see you, can you come down?" His voice carried a plea; I should have refused him, but for some reason I couldn't bear to.

"It's late, you should go back." But I still refused.

The other end of the phone fell silent; in the darkness I saw a tiny spark—he must be smoking now.

"Just let me take a look, I really want to see you." He spoke again, his low voice tinged with hoarseness.

I eventually gave in and said: "Just look up, and you'll see me."

Sure enough he looked up, but because the distance was too far, I couldn't see his expression; vaguely I only saw him looking up.

"Xuanxuan, come down and look nice." He pleaded with me again.

I too lost myself; aside from the times he previously did those foolish things for me, I had never before, like him, run downstairs to my house in the middle of the night just to see me once, and I was truly moved—it's that girls encountering love lose their reason and become foolish; perhaps tonight I'll become foolish again.

"Then wait a moment." After saying that I hung up the phone, without changing into pajamas I ran to my younger brother's room, pulled him along and we went downstairs together; my younger brother, half‑eyed, reluctantly said: "What's up? It's midnight—if you want to eat my night snack, do it tomorrow."

"Younger brother, it's an emergency in the jianghu—this time you must help me, considering all the times I've helped you before." I said, pressing my palms together to my younger brother.

"What's the matter?"

"Come with me and you'll find out." Having said that, I pulled him away.

When we reached downstairs, Shangguan Yun was smoking; as we approached him, I smelled the strong scent of alcohol on him.

"Shangguan Yun?" I didn't expect my younger brother to recognize him and actually call out his name.

Shangguan Yun merely smiled at Liu Xi.

"You two know each other?" I asked.

"I know him, but I guess he doesn't know me—everyone knows Shangguan Yun, older sister, do you know him?" Liu Xi then started gossiping.