Chapter 604

Train station platform.

The morning light shone obliquely through the gaps in the roof.

Natsume Ruri looked sleepy, as if she hadn't completely broken free from her dream.

She reached out from behind Natsume Chikage, gently hugged his waist, and then rested her forehead on his warm back, murmuring vaguely:

"Brother... let me lean for a while... just a while... Ruri is so sleepy..."

Natsume Chikage turned his head slightly, caught a glimpse of his sister's eyes that were about to close, and asked softly:

"Ruri, didn't you sleep well last night?"

Natsume Ruri buried her face in his uniform jacket, her voice muffled:

"No... just... didn't sleep enough..."

Natsume Chikage seemed to have sensed something; he gently pulled away his sister's hugging arms, turned around, examined her face carefully, and looked at the top of her head again.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he smiled:

"Ruri, you seem... a bit taller than before."

"It seems you've reached the growth spurt."

Hearing this, Natsume Ruri's sleepiness dissipated by more than half, and she raised her small face, her eyes shining: