Thirst Addiction

Ning Ran had wanted an older brother since she was little.

When she was nine, her wish came true.

By the time they were in high school, no one thought she and Lu Cuo weren't real siblings.

After all, that cool, unruly boy who always topped the grade rankings smiled affectionately only at his little sister Ning Ran and protected her as if she were the most precious thing in the world.

He'd gotten into countless fights for her, and even dropped out of a competition halfway through for her sake.

Then the family went through a crisis.

Her aunt, who lived abroad, wanted to take her away.

Ning Ran couldn't bear to leave her brother and refused to go.

That night, outside the door,

she heard Lu Cuo say that he would give up his place at the best university and repeat a year so he could take care of her.

"Cuo, think about yourself for once. Are you really going to spend your whole life living for your sister?"

Ning Ran heard someone trying to talk him out of it,

and his firm, unwavering reply.

"Yes."

-

Ning Ran went abroad, and later, she and Lu Cuo lost touch.

Six years after they parted, they met again. Lu Cuo was now a leading figure in the tech industry, with a fortune beyond measure.

Ning Ran moved back under the same roof as him. Their sibling relationship hadn't grown distant.

Lu Cuo treated her just as he always had, doting on her and looking after every little thing.

There was only one difference.

He even avoided touching her forehead when she had a fever.

Ning Ran thought that they had both grown up, and since they weren't really siblings, they should be careful to keep their distance.

On the night of Lu Cuo's birthday, Ning Ran waited on the sofa until she fell asleep.

He carried her back to her room.

Ning Ran was just about to open her eyes and wake up

when the man's scorching breath, heavy with the smell of alcohol, drew closer and lingered above her lips for a long time.

In the end, he restrained himself and gently pressed a kiss to her forehead.

-

As a child, Lu Cuo had a pair of heterochromatic eyes and a cold, quiet personality.

His peers kept their distance from him.

But a lovely little girl, as delicate and pretty as a doll,

smiled at him with bright, curved eyes and sweetly called him "big brother" again and again.

He began trying to learn how to be a good big brother.

When he was ten, his little sister was "forced" to drink fish soup she didn't like. He secretly poured it into his own bowl and finished it for her.

To tutor his little sister, he crammed all the subjects he'd once struggled with.

When he was fourteen, his little sister fell ill and was isolated in the hospital. He made himself sick too, just so he could keep her company.

At sixteen, his little sister's face kept appearing in his dreams.

[Not related by blood, and not on the same household register]

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