750 Stinky (1/2)

Lu Zihao's devilish chuckle made Iris realize that her brother was only teasing her. His closed-off expression finally revealed a trace of real emotion which was a big brother's doting love and care for his beloved little sister. When she saw this, her eyes reddened.

”I missed you so much, Big Brother,” she said. ”I haven't seen you in a while.”

He sighed and beckoned her by opening both of his arms. She didn't waste any time and jumped from her seat into her brother's embrace. His arms immediately wrapped around her, giving her the brotherly warmth that she always took comfort in. She took a deep inhale of his scent—

”Ugh.”

Her body stiffened before quickly pushing away from him. She covered her nose and mouth, and then ran to the farthest corner of the room. She used her hand to support herself on the wall, leaning weakly against it, as she took deep breaths in a pathetic manner.

Lu Zihao stood up, a concerned scowl on his face, and headed towards her. However, she raised her other hand to ward him off.

”Stay there. Don't go near…”

His scowl deepened. ”Tell me what's wrong first. If you don't, I'll haul you to the hospital right now whether you like it or not.”

The look she gave him was both sad and guilty. ”Big Brother, I'm sorry but…you stink.”

He blinked. One time, two times. ”What?”

”You're stinky.”

Lu Zihao was displeased but still went ahead and sniffed at his shirt and armpits. ”I don't smell bad. I took a shower before heading here to Dragon Palace.”

”Trust me, Big Brother. You really stink. I'm sorry but I don't think you should come close to me for a while. Otherwise, I'll feel…ugh.”

He didn't know how to react. He wasn't even sure if he should feel offended. His sister just called him stinky and was acting like he had the plague. Then he realized something.

”Are you like this because you're pregnant?”

She only hesitated for a moment before nodding.

He felt relieved. At least, that proved that he wasn't really stinky. The fault didn't lie on him but on her pregnancy hormones that were messing up with her sense of smell. Then his mood that just improved took a dive again because this incident only cemented the fact that his beloved sister was indeed pregnant. He didn't give a damn what her real age was. No matter how old she was, she would forever be his precious baby sister. And that baby sister was pregnant!

”You're like this to all people?” he asked.

She shook her head. ”It depends on the person. I feel okay with other people's smells but for some…I find their scents revolting.”

”Like mine,” he said in a flat voice.

”I can't control it.”