Chapter 256 - A Hint of Normality (2/2)

Gun frowned, ”You're too careless.” He proceeded to nag her about her health, causing the girl to sigh helplessly.

”Okay, okay. Come here, Oppa, before you catch a cold.”

”Fine,” he grumbled after being forced to stop his sermon.

Gun sat on the floor, watching the TV in silence while Yeo Ri helped with wiping his hair with the towel. Once she was done, she put away the towel and wrapped her arms around his neck, sighing as she laid her cheek on his head. She breathed in the familiar scent of his shampoo—the exact same scent she could smell from her own hair—and felt herself calm down. All the tension from the day unravelled from her body.

”What's wrong, Yeo Ri-ah?” Her brother patted her arm worriedly as he noted her silence. ”Tough day at work?”

”Mm, I'm just tired.”

Gun scrunched his brows. ”You've been so busy lately... are you sure you'll be alright?” He had always thought that his sister had bitten more than she could chew with all of these jobs stacking on top of one another, but he couldn't say anything to her since she assured him that she was fine.

”I'm fine, Oppa. Really, I am.” She laughed softly as she felt his concern graze her.

Yeo Ri found herself laughing and giggling. ”Stop! I'm not a child anymore, geez!”

”What do you mean? No matter how old you get, you'll always be a little baby in Oppa's eyes,” Gun stated righteously.

”Oppa!” Yeo Ri glowered at his babying and smacked him. ”I'm already a working woman; you should treat me more respectfully,” sue harrumphed, pouting cutely before reaching her arms out to hug him more tightly.

”Yes, yes~” Gun agreed with her indulgently.

As expected, Yeo Ri thought to herself, only her brother could make her feel so protected and so... normal. Yeo Ri smiled to herself. It was these little bits of happiness that kept her from going too crazy.