Yichen, who was startled by the falling of an item, raised his head reflexively, only to spot his gift to Youyou before .

“Eh?”

He released his brother at once to pick up that delicate gift box at once .

The packaging was still intact; even the b.u.t.terfly knot had yet to be pulled out at all .

It was just that its external packaging showed traces of wear and tear, as if it were played around with often .

Why was it unopened even now?

Having specially picked this gift and spent a lot of effort in obtaining it, he only hoped that his brother would find it to his liking .

Did little brother not like his gift?

It was to the extent that he did not even deign to open it .

Youyou got up from the ground . Brus.h.i.+ng dust off his s.h.i.+rt, from his periphery, he caught a glimpse of his brother holding the gift box . He frowned in contemplation and then his gaze landed on the object again . With his face bizarrely red, he immediately stepped forward .

“Return that to me!”

He reached out to take it back but grasped nothing .

Yichen avoided his hand and raised his head; the gaze he regarded him appeared to be lost . “This… It's the gift I gave you . ”

“Yes . ” The younger boy pinched the corner of his s.h.i.+rt . Pursing his lips in anxiety, he feigned coolness as he raised his proud chin .

His rosy little lips pressed into a tight line .

“Why didn't you open it?” the older lad asked curiously .

“I-I…” The younger twin frowned and faltered for a long time before suddenly shooting him a glance full of irritation . “Why do you ask this? You don't have to bother!”

The older one, who was already used to his cold and proud personality, was not cowed by it . Seeing that his carefully selected gift did not seem to gain his little brother's favor, he was inevitably disappointed .

“This gift – I took a long time picking it . ”

“So what…” Sensing his desolation, the younger boy's heart seemed to have been p.r.i.c.ked; his att.i.tude could not help but soften a little .

“So I hope that you will like it . ” The older boy raised his brow and then suddenly gave a self-deprecating smile . “You don't seem to like it, though . ”

“Do you not like this present…” he asked, his face drooping from sadness .

The younger twin faltered for a while and then haltingly replied, “It… It's not like that! It's just that…”

“Forget it if you don't like it . Sigh…”

With that, Yichen stuffed the gift into his pocket with a grievous look .

Youyou was frantic now . Rus.h.i.+ng up to him, he tightly held his wrist and asked with displeasure, “What are you doing?”

Seeing how nervous he suddenly looked, for a moment, the older boy was confused . “Don't you dislike this gift?”

“Even if I dislike it, you can't take it back still!” He frowned in righteous indignation . “You gave it to me, didn't you?”

“… Well, yes,” the other replied .

“At least, let me see what exactly it is, and then I'll decide whether I like it or not!” he bashfully declared . “I haven't opened it yet, have I?”

It was because, for reasons unknown, he could not bear to open it .

The older boy found this brother of his to be very contradictory . One moment, he did not like it; another moment, he wanted to see it to decide whether he liked it or not .

In the end, did he like it or not?

“Anyway, I don't care . You gave that to me, so it's technically mine . There's no sense for you to take it back!” With that, the younger lad s.n.a.t.c.hed it from his hand .

In his revelation, the older kid suddenly got what he was feeling awkward about .