Chapter 5 — I Raised the President's Younger Brother

18. "And... that..." - Tieu Tri An bowed his head slightly - "That day... I didn't give them my contact number." It took me a while to react—ah, you mean that day at the square, when the girls surrounded me asking for your phone number, you didn't give it to me. I tried not to laugh. For such a cute younger brother, it would be a waste not to tease him a little. I said seriously: "Don't worry, just relax, I won't tell Tieu Lam. You're nineteen years old, falling in love is a normal thing. Next time, just be bold and give it, ah~" Hearing that, he raised his head, frowned slightly, his face full of surprise mixed with resentment. “It's not because of my sisters… I, I just… don't want to give it to them.” "Really?" – I pretended to be surprised – “Why is that?” I acted out the "I knew it but still asked" scene to perfection. The more he blushed, the deeper I saw the smile in my eyes. Looking at his red ears, I laughed, then prepared to see the guests off: "I'm about to go to sleep, you should go back to bed early too." “I never sleep early.” – He suddenly exposed – “Apparently you stay up late every night.” “You know?” – I looked at him with interest. “I heard Tieu Lam say…” Oh ho, you really care about me. I snorted softly: "Yeah, so what? Are you still planning to stay here and watch until I fall asleep?" He choked on his words, just bowed his head and left. Looking at his "suffering but unable to speak" appearance, I just felt funny - I never thought a "good puppy" could one day turn into a "wolf". 19. Maybe because of that, this boy is a bit "vindictive". These past few days, he deliberately acted cold towards me, and of course I didn't care. After all, I am the "older sister". Today's breakfast was the same as usual — he ate alone. I stayed up late all night, and didn't get up until noon. Lunch was personally cooked by Tieu Tri An. Before, I didn't even know he had such good cooking skills. Looking at his expectant eyes, I ate each bite, but absolutely did not give him a single compliment like he expected. Suddenly, my phone rang with a text message. When I opened it, it turned out to be the secretary who was forced by Tieu Lam to become WeChat friends the other day. Chu Van Tuan: "Miss Pho, are you free to have dinner with me tonight?" Me: "Tieu Lam is forcing you? If forced, press 1." The other end of the line was silent for a long time. I saw the words "entering..." appear and then disappear, repeated a few times. Finally, the message appeared: Chu Van Tuan: “1.” I laughed and replied: "Okay, see you tonight." He responded immediately: "Yes. Looking forward to meeting Ms. Pho." 20. At that moment, I have to admit I was a bit startled. Normally I still think of him as a nineteen year old boy, but when his height and physique approached, that feeling of pressure still made me catch my breath. The light in his room was always soft, but now I was pressed against the wall, backlit, so I couldn't see his eyes clearly. “Miss Du Dao had fun.” “… Well… it's okay.” – I pretended to calmly reply. "Is having dinner with him that good? Why when you eat with me, you don't even look at me once? I cooked lunch today, I seriously studied every dish, but you didn't ask a single question." He was questioning me, but his voice was full of repression and resentment. “Sigh…” I put the bag in my hand in front of him, signaling to open it. Even though his emotions were rising at the moment, he still tried to suppress them. do as I say. 21. When he saw the black jacket, Tieu Tri An looked at me bewildered: "I... didn't have dinner with him. I went to buy an apology gift for you. That person is your secretary, we don't know you at all. You forced him to invite you to dinner." Tieu Tri An froze, the anger in his eyes gradually extinguished. “Really… is that so?” “Of course.” – I smiled at him. He breathed a sigh of relief. But when I thought it was over, he stepped closer again — this time the distance between us was so close that I was pressed against the wall, still feeling the heat from his body. “So… what about you?” “You… what?” “Miss Du Dao, do you like me?” He was always timid, but today he suddenly hit the ball straight, making me unable to keep up. "…Huh?" "I like you. What about you? Do you like me?" His amber eyes looked at me seriously, not giving me any chance to escape. “I like it, Tieu Lam likes you too.” Tieu Tri An paused: "I called you 'sister', but I never really considered you my sister." His hot breath pressed close: "The 'like' you said... is like like this." I tried to back away but there was nowhere to hide. "Miss Du Dao, you said you wanted to flirt with me before, do you still keep your word?" “Back then… cough, just joking.” — Damn it, dig your own hole and jump yourself! "Don't you really like teasing me? Why don't you dare say it now?" Damn, this pressure! I wish I could immediately grow a smart mouth. "Didn't you say you like cute boys? Aren't you cute?" “Cute, cute.” “Then… I like you, okay?” Having said this, my mind suddenly regained consciousness. There's no use hiding now. Actively attacking is the best defense. I gritted my teeth, leaned over and kissed him on the lips. I felt Tieu Tri An's body suddenly stiffen. At that moment, he immediately tightened his control over the kiss, his arms hugging me became stronger and stronger, until I couldn't breathe before taking a break. Before I could catch my breath, my lips were once again captured by him. Damn, as expected of... little brother. Luckily I still had some reason left to prevent him from acting even more crazy. At the same time, on the other side, Tieu Lam is still having a headache because of her "single-hundred-year-old" best friend - the man she just hit on a few days ago, and today he asked her to climb a tree after dinner. What a nuisance. I sat in the bedroom, adjusting my breathing, when I saw my phone vibrate continuously with 99+ messages from Tieu Lam. Open it and see - it's all pictures of all kinds of handsome guys. Tieu Lam: "Did anyone catch your eye? Don't tell me you're cold?" 22. There was a "thud" in my heart. If Tieu Lam knew that his best friend was "eaten" by Tieu Tri An, the scene would have been very dire. Since the relationship was exposed, Tieu Tri An was completely "relaxed", all day long, whether he had work or not, he had to stick to me, as if he wanted to hang himself on me. Even though I always complain, I still really enjoy this care. The fierce appearance of that day has disappeared, now he has evolved from a "puppy" into a real "licking puppy". “Tieu Tri An, I want to eat ice cream!” – I lay down on the sofa, holding my laptop, giving orders. "Okay! Got it right away! Sister What flavor do you want? Matcha, chocolate, strawberry or hazelnut?” I thought for a moment: "What about both matcha and chocolate?" "Then you can eat half of each type, let me eat the rest." “Um~” – I nodded, filled with satisfaction. The video of Tieu Tri An's last band performance was posted online and immediately gained a huge number of views. Thanks to his strong strength and a face capable of making tens of thousands of young girls scream, he quickly became famous. I'm happy for you, but you're... worried that I'm jealous. I discovered that on his personal page, a sentence was pinned: "He has a girlfriend, his feelings are so sweet, even if he kills them, he won't break up." Style... true to Tieu Tri An's standards. Today is Valentine's Day, Tieu Tri An gave me a bouquet of roses so big that I couldn't hold them. At this moment, Tieu Lam just dumped her boyfriend of only a week and immediately ran to my house. She stood in the villa, hanging around that bouquet of roses for at least ten minutes, walking around while using her "Detective Conan" eyes to examine my flowers. “Tieu Lam, have you seen enough? Come over here and sit down?” She shook her head, giving me another meaningful glance. Half a day later, she slowly opened her mouth: "Let me guess... do I know that person?" I thought and nodded. Her eyes flashed with surprise: "Wow, you're in love without telling me, and you're still someone I know?!" “We've just been together, haven't had time to tell you yet... it's so sudden, hehe.” – I smiled wryly. Tieu Tri An sat next to me with a bright and upright expression, even trying to reach out to hold my hand. “Go away.” – I pursed my lips and glared, but he pitifully withdrew his hand. This feeling of being too "familiar" made me start to feel... insecure. “Tieu…” – Tieu Lam stopped walking, squinted at me, then suddenly turned to glance at Tieu Tri An. The corner of her lips curled up in a cold smile: "I know." Mom, she really dares to guess! As expected of General Tieu! I silently gave a thumbs up in my heart. “Your boyfriend is Du Phong!” I: "?" Tieu Tri An: “?” 23. “Hmm, don't think I don't know. I looked at your camera. Last time you went to see their band perform, it looked like you were taking pictures of Tieu Tri An, but in fact, in every photo there was Du Phong! Having finished speaking, Tieu Lam smiled proudly like a wise man: "Am I powerful?" “Huh.” - Tieu Tri An's voice was cold, full of discomfort. The corner of my lips twitched slightly. It seems... I still rate Tieu Lam too highly. Hearing Tieu Tri An hum, Tieu Lam immediately turned to look: "Huh what? Did I guess wrong?” I started to feel worried for Tieu Lam, so I replied directly: "It's true that it's wrong... and it's also quite wrong." "Huh? No way! So who is it? I looked straight at Tieu Lam, then glanced at Tieu Tri An. The smile on her lips disappeared. The atmosphere was strangely quiet for three seconds, then Tieu Lam's Ha Dong lion reappeared: "Fuck you! My best friend is also something you dare to flirt with?! This guy is getting bigger and bigger every day! Get the hell out of here!!!” Thanks to my timely intervention, Tieu Tri An was not kicked out of the house. I pulled Tieu Lam to sit on the sofa, asked Tieu Tri An to pour her some water, and patted her back to reassure her. Tieu Lam was silent for a long time, then suddenly took out his phone, opened an album, and gave it to me: "Du Dao, this is my last treasure, all top quality goods. Please choose carefully and improve your eyesight.” Under eyes that were both surprised and hurt from Tieu Tri An, I took Tieu Lam's phone, looked at it for a while, and seriously commented: "He's really handsome." Tieu Lam saw that I was gradually "improving my aesthetics", so he was happy, and the next day he ran to my house to pay attention to my "treatment progress". But unfortunately, it was just when I woke up... and waking up here means... I walked out of Tieu Tri An's bedroom. At that moment, Tieu Lam almost fainted. Knowing that my "blind eye disease" was incurable, she was helpless, but from then on, every time she mentioned her best friend, she always sighed sadly: "My best friend, everything is good - both beautiful and smart... The only pity is that she is blind."