I'm Not An Emperor's Sweetie Pie! (BL)

Chapter 22

A/N: Whenever I reread the chapter for mistakes, I end up changing and rewriting or adding and deleting stuff. And then I get tired and lazy. I don't have an editor, so if there're any mistakes, I apologize. Feel free to correct me. I know I don't update fast, but I try to give few chapters every month *laughs nervously* Thank you for being patient with this novice author. <3

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The next day, Xiao Lin felt refreshed and much better.

He removed his robes to take a bath. All thanks to brother Chen and Su Ming who prepared the bathwater for him. He undid his hair before gathering them into a bun when they got pulled by the chain around his neck. "Ow!" He untangled the hair from the pendant's chain. Clutching the pendant into his hand, Xiao Lin deliberated over removing it or not. He was now in his village, safe and sound, far from the capital city. The Emperor wouldn't be able to find him here, right? So, why keep wearing it? He brought his hands behind, fingers searching for the clasp.

"Brother Lin, don't take too long. Breakfast is almost ready." Came Su Ming's voice from behind the screen which started Xiao Lin into bringing his hands back.

"Okay." He said, before quickly taking a bath.

After the bath and breakfast, he thanked brother Chen, then went to see his sister and surprise her. Su Ming stayed behind because he wanted to go explore the village with brother Chen.

Thinking about his this-world sister, he couldn't help but remember his own elder sisters. In the other world. He wondered if his family had moved on.

Zhong Meixiu, his younger sister, was learning medicine from the village's doctor. So, he went straight to uncle Lee's small clinic.

Zhong Meixiu was arranging herbs in the back room when she heard the door open. Thinking uncle Lee has come in she turned around but froze on the spot.

"Brother?" She whispered in a daze.

Xiao Lin smiled seeing the disbelieving surprised-expression on his sister's face. "Little Meixiu, how have you been?"

Eyes sparkling with unshed tears, she hurriedly placed the herbs in her hand on the table and went straight into her brother's opened arms.

Xiao Lin patted her head, feeling emotional himself. "There, there. Stop crying, crybaby."

"These are tears of happiness. I was so worried. You suddenly stopped replying to my letters."

"Ah...that's because...I got busy with work."

"What work? You never told me about what you did. So, I couldn't help but worry more." She complained.

How could I have the face to tell that your brother danced wearing women's clothes in a brothel!? Embarrassing to death, ahh! I rather die than tell you or anyone that! No, not die, that's pretty painful too!

"Stop smearing snot and tears on my new robe." He grabbed her shoulders, pushing her away. "Let me look at you properly." With his sleeves, Xiao Lin cleaned the tears from his sister's face.

"There's no snot, only tears." She corrected, pouting.

"Yeah, yeah. Why haven't you grown taller?" He joked. She had actually gotten taller, probably ate those bamboo-shoots or such herbs.

Meixiu gave his brother a light smack on the chest. "It's you, brother, who haven't gotten any taller. I think I'd be taller than you in a year or few months." She gloated, looking confident.