TFRLTOP Chapter 95 Part 1

Chapter 95 – The Young Master’s Fake Little Sister (8)

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“Cough—cough—cough—cough—!”

Slap slap slap slap…

Xiao Yunmu was patting her back hard, and Ming Ming only choked harder.

“Are you okay? If not, don’t force it—just spit it out.”

He cupped his hand in front of her as if ready to catch it.

Ming Ming finally caught her breath, shoved his hand away, and absolutely did not appreciate the help. Her cheeks puffed out like a squirrel as she continued chewing, eyes wary and guarded.

Xiao Yunmu: “…”

I’m not out here trying to snatch food out of your mouth like a dog, for god’s sake…

He said coldly, “We’ll settle this when we get home.”

Which meant she was safe for the moment.

If he wasn’t blowing up on the spot, it meant it wasn’t serious.

Ming Ming trudged after him with her little backpack.

Step, step.

Xiao Yunmu suddenly stopped. Ming Ming nearly slammed into his back. He turned around, eyes icy, but Ming Ming was still chewing with puffed cheeks.

She even tilted her head in confusion.

What now?

Xiao Yunmu massaged his forehead.

He was truly out of answers.

“Let’s set aside the whole point of my giving you an allowance. So you mean to tell me that all those calls—asking what time I’m getting off work, whether I’m coming home, whether I can pick you up—were just you scouting for intel on whether you could sneak out to buy snacks?”

All that sentiment he felt… wasted.

Ming Ming finally swallowed the mouthful. Even though she was being criticized to death, her soul was completely satisfied.

She threw herself at him, hugging him with a goofy grin.
“How can you say that, my dear brother? Sure, our family is rich, but we can’t waste money, right? Why give cash to a bunch of clueless little rugrats? Better to convert it into snacks and send it all into my stomach!”

“If you give it to others, you don’t even know if it’ll make a sound. But if I eat it, that’s real, solid proof, right?”

“Prove your head!” Xiao Yunmu tapped her forehead, making it bob back and forth. “Funny—I don’t hear a single sound from the money I give you either. Let me hear it—does it make a sound?”

“It does! It does! You can hear my sincere confession—love you, big brother!”

“Oh really?” Xiao Yunmu let out a cold laugh. “Funny, all I hear is scheming sloshing around.”

“No way, it’s all pure intentions…” Ming Ming studied his face. Not afraid at all, she tried another line: “pure love? Love you?”

“Get lost.”

He grabbed the back of her collar and tossed her into the car.

It wasn’t that Ming Ming was fearless. She just hadn’t lived this comfortably in her entire childhood. She had never been this pampered before. And Xiao Yunmu… when it came to kids, he was ridiculously tolerant. It gave her the dangerous illusion that no matter what she did, she’d be forgiven.

And it wasn’t simply because he was a good person.

What exactly was Ming Ming relying on?
Her current borrowed identity as the young master’s half-sister.

When it came down to it, what Xiao Yunmu tolerated wasn’t her, but the helpless half-sister he believed she was. And until the real sister showed up, the fake one was the real one. Might as well enjoy it.

Anyway… Xiao Yunmu really was a good person…

“Starting tomorrow, I’ll drive you to and from school every day,” this “good person” said coldly.

…?

Ming Ming stared at him in disbelief.

“Aren’t you always so concerned about when I get off work, when I get home, whether I can pick you up?” He smiled at her with a chilling gentleness. “I’ll satisfy you.”

Brother! Brother!
You’ve turned into a creep! You’ve gone full creep!!

Ming Ming shrank into her seat, plastering herself against the car door.

What do I do if my brother has gone bad? QAQ

And just like that, Ming Ming’s entire school commute was taken over. No resistance possible.

Half a semester later

“Brother, how long is your break from school supposed to last? Isn’t it about time you went back? You really don’t have to worry about me…” Ming Ming spoke meekly, trying to lower his guard. “I’m super well-behaved.”

All she got was a cold snort.

“…”

She persisted.
“I’m older now. I can take care of myself. Soon, I’ll be in second grade, and everyone says second graders have basic independence. Parents can let go a little…”

“I’m not your parent.”

“…oh.”

Ming Ming appeared dejected for several days.

At least, that’s what Xiao Yunmu thought.

In reality, Ming Ming was plotting.

Xiao Yunmu started reflecting: Am I being too cold? Kids have fragile hearts…

These days, children jumping off buildings is apparently not uncommon.

He even had all the balconies in the house sealed with windows.

And one day ,when she came home—

Ming Ming: ???
Where’s my giant terrace??

She stared at him with wide eyes, but Xiao Yunmu felt he hadn’t done enough. He ordered the servants not to let her go to the rooftop alone.

Ming Ming was devastated.

She wasn’t free.
She wasn’t happy!

She was becoming a bird locked in a cage.

Her sovereignty was being eaten away bit by bit.

Her brother was broken!!

Once all safety measures were in place, Xiao Yunmu finally relaxed and pulled her over for a heart-to-heart.

“If you want… I mean, it’s not like I can’t…”

Ming Ming yanked her hand back and kicked at him while screaming at the top of her lungs:
“Let me tell you, Xiao Yunmu! Even if you get my body, you’ll NEVER get my HEART!!”

Xiao Yunmu: ????

He nearly died of exasperation.

They say kids at seven or eight are so annoying, even dogs wouldn’t want them—completely true. She still had a few months before seven, but she had definitely entered that category early.

Kids these days are impossible to communicate with.

Xiao Yunmu’s head was full of phrases like:
“Jade must be carved to become valuable.”
“If you don’t hit a kid for three days, they’ll climb up to the roof.”
“Discipline early, before it’s too late.”

No. Hold it together. Just a little longer.

“…I won’t give in! I grew up under the red flag, under the sunlight—I’m free! I’m FREE—cough cough cough!!”

She shouted until her voice cracked and even choked herself.

Snap!

The last thread of restraint—kids are young, don’t hit them—finally snapped inside Xiao Yunmu’s brain.

“Get over here!” His voice was sharp as a blade.

Ming Ming immediately fell silent. She suddenly realized… he might be serious this time…

“B—brother, I was wrong! I’ll never do it again! Aaaah—I was wrong! Help—domestic abuse—no wait, no! Brother, slip of the tongue! You’re just kindly educating me! Edu! Cat! Ing! Meeeee—!!”

Xiao Yunmu: I barely tapped her. Anyone listening would think I beat her with a belt.

His expression remained cold, authoritative, very much the stern head of the household.
“Still dare talk nonsense?”

Ming Ming, eyes brimming with tears, clutched her butt and shook her head frantically.

“Go wash your hands and eat.”

Finally, some mercy.

Ming Ming leapt off the sofa and bolted eight miles away.

People really shouldn’t get cocky.

No, men shouldn’t be complimented.

The moment she called him a good person, he turned into a bad one.

He hit her. He actually hit her. Even if she was a kid, she was still adorably cute—how could he hit her?

It was just one flirtatious line!

What kind of brother is this?

A menace!
A feudal patriarch!
An unwanted old virgin!

Ming Ming muttered dark curses into the running water as she washed her hands.

Probably impotent too.
Hmph!

After that incident, Ming Ming behaved a lot better.
At least on the surface.