Chapter 143: Going Home

"Simple, I’ll just give Mom a call tomorrow. She will definitely agree."

"Mm."

The two huddled under the covers, chatting nonstop, their topics growing more and more numerous.

Scarlett also found it strange. She was usually a woman of few words, but when she was with Andrew, she felt like they had endless things to talk about.

It was just that as they chatted, things seemed to be getting a little weird.

"Scar, why are you getting into the covers at night, and wearing this one-piece pajama suit?"

During the day, Andrew didn’t think this polar bear one-piece pajama suit was bad at all.

But now, under the covers at night, he started to feel it was cumbersome.

It was really too thick. Holding Scarlett, he only felt fluffiness and couldn’t muster any interest.

Scarlett naturally knew what this pervert meant, and deliberately said, "Hmph, I’m wearing it precisely to prevent you from messing around."

"Scar, I won’t mess around. At most, I’ll just give you a hug."

"Move your face away from my chest first before saying that."

"No way, it’s comfortable here. I want to sleep leaning against this."

Andrew said, burrowing even deeper.

But with him doing that, it was hard for Scarlett to sleep, and she got angry, wanting to push Andrew away.

But then she suddenly had a better, even naughtier idea.

"Little Pervert, how about I pull the zipper on the collar down a bit? That way you can lean more comfortably."

Andrew instantly lifted his head upon hearing that: "Really?"

Scarlett’s lips curled up: "When have I ever lied to you?"

Saying that, Scarlett pulled the zipper on her collar down a bit. Although it was quite dark and hard to see, the sound of the zipper being pulled down reached Andrew’s ears.

Andrew was overjoyed. Just as he was about to burrow back into this exclusive haven of tenderness, he suddenly felt a pair of hands press down on the back of his head.

The next moment, he was forcefully pushed down towards that soft, fragrant place, unable to even lift his head.

"Mmm—————"

"I’ll suffocate you, you stinky pervert!"

Scarlett originally intended to teach Andrew a lesson this way, to make him sleep honestly in bed.

But after pressing for a long time, Andrew showed no reaction at all.

This scared her into thinking she had suffocated Andrew until he passed out from lack of oxygen, so she quickly released her hands.

"How is it?"

However, the next moment, she heard Andrew’s satisfied, slightly cheeky voice.

"I could have stayed suffocated for a while longer."

Andrew even wanted to try playing a dirty trick again.

Scarlett had pressed too hard just now, making it impossible for him to bury himself inside and do anything mischievous.

"..."

Scarlett was so angry her face flushed red. She grit her teeth and zipped her pajamas back up: "It’s very late, go to sleep. If you aren’t honest again, watch out, I’ll tie you up like last time."

"Oh, oh, oh!"

Andrew immediately became obedient upon hearing that.

Professor Scarlett’s trick of lighting a fire without putting it out, followed by tying him up, was too ruthless, it was practically the head of the Ten Great Tortures.

...

The next morning, Andrew called his mother, Alexa, while eating breakfast.

"Mom, My sister and I are planning to come home in a couple of days."

Andrew paused halfway through his sentence. Upon hearing this, Alexa quickly replied, "Ah? Why are you two coming back?"

This caused Catherine, who was listening nearby, to spray the bun in her mouth out.

It also stunned Andrew: "No, Mom, it’s the winter break, and Chinese New Year is coming soon. Isn’t it normal for us to come home?"

"That’s true, but you two coming home are only useful for eating and producing garbage. You might as well come back a few days later, it won’t be too late to return by New Year’s Eve."

"..."

Andrew twitched his eyebrow speechlessly, took a sip of soy milk, and then remembered he had important business to discuss.

"Right, I’m also planning to bring Professor Scarlett home with us."

"Little Scar is coming? That’s great! You two check if there are any plane tickets left for today. Your dad and I will come to the airport to pick you up."

This sudden shift almost caused Catherine, who had just stuffed the bun back into her mouth, to choke to death. She desperately beat her chest until she recovered.

"No! Didn’t you just say we should come back a few days later?"

Andrew felt that favoritism couldn’t be this obvious.

"That was for you two. If Little Scar is coming to us, of course, she needs to come sooner to play for a few more days. Alright, you two should prepare to come back soon. Tell me once you’ve bought the tickets."

"Oh."

Andrew hung up the phone feeling speechless. Just as he was about to tell Scarlett, she spoke first.

"Um... I heard. You don’t need to say anything."

Scarlett knew her teacher Alexa would definitely welcome her, but she hadn’t expected the content of the call to be so dramatic, making her feel a little embarrassed.

It made it seem as if she was Alexa’s daughter, and the siblings Andrew and Catherine were foundlings picked up from the roadside.

"Send your mother a message saying we’ll go two days later. I still need to go to school to handle some things these few days; we haven’t officially started our winter break yet."

After saying that, Scarlett went to the bedroom to change.

At that moment, Catherine leaned close to Andrew: "Little brother, do you think the two of us are really Mom’s biological children?"

"I don’t know. I always feel like we were the ones given away as a free gift with a phone purchase." Andrew said nonchalantly.

"It probably wasn’t that expensive, right? I saw the ashtray Dad got as a free gift with his phone bill five years ago is still in his office."

"Then the two of us really might have been picked up."

After finishing breakfast, Andrew went to school with Scarlett; he still needed to check on his studio.

On the way, Andrew jokingly said the same thing to Scarlett.

"Scar, I feel like I was picked up by my mom, like I’m not important at all."

Scarlett, sitting in the passenger seat, smiled and replied, "It’s fine. She doesn’t want you, but I want you."

"Eh?!"

Scarlett finished her final two busy days at school and the break began.

After resting for one night, they started packing their luggage to head to Brooklyn City.

Andrew brought nothing but his backpack, while Scarlett took a small suitcase containing two sets of spare clothes and some other small items.

Both of them were quickly ready to leave and were just waiting for Catherine next door.

Andrew was getting impatient, so he opened his door and went to knock on the neighbor’s door to check.

"Older Sister! Are you ready yet? It’s just going home, how long do you need to pack for?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was opened, and what appeared first was not Catherine, but a huge suitcase.

"Help me carry this, I still need to drag another suitcase and carry my backpack."

"What! We’re just going home for the New Year, what are you doing? Planning to move?"

Andrew felt that Catherine must have brought back some useless things again, stuff that she probably wouldn’t touch even once during the entire winter vacation.

"Just pack casually, why bring so much? I’ll help you throw away the useless stuff inside."

Just as Andrew was about to open the suitcase, he was immediately stopped by Catherine: "No way! This is all my dresses and clothes, I need to wear all of them."

"Then do you need two suitcases? How many outfits do you need to change into?"

"Aiya, there’s also my review material for the postgraduate entrance exam! Do you think I’m like you, just knowing how to play when I get back? There’s less than a year until I have to take the exam."

"Since you’re taking the exam, why bother with dressing up? Just bring one set of clothes."

"No way! This also has my cosplay outfits in it! You dare!"

Seeing that the two were about to fight over luggage, Scarlett, the ’elder,’ couldn’t just sit by anymore.

"Alright, since Catherine wants to bring it all, let her bring it. I’ll help her carry this suitcase."

Hearing this, Andrew quickly took the initiative to take the large suitcase out.

This definitely couldn’t be left for Professor Scarlett to carry.

Catherine looked at the scene, only giving Andrew a disgruntled glance. It was true that after getting a Girlfriend, his own Older Sister wasn’t as important as a stray dog on the street.

Then Catherine put on her backpack, dragged another small suitcase, and walked out, closing the door.

"Phew, finally done."

Andrew muttered a complaint and was about to go downstairs when Catherine suddenly called him back.

"Little brother, you take this small suitcase, I’ll take the big one instead."

This made Andrew pause in surprise: "You’re being this kind?"

"Aiya, it is my stuff after all. Since you’re willing to help me carry it, I’ll definitely give you the smaller one."

Andrew felt like there was a trap, but he hesitantly took the small suitcase anyway.

While Andrew was suspicious, Catherine quickly grabbed her large suitcase and urged Scarlett to go downstairs with her first.

"Professor Scarlett, let’s go downstairs first. Let my little brother walk slowly."

"Oh, then I’ll go get the car."

The three of them originally planned to fly back, but when they bought tickets yesterday, they found that there were no seats left for the next two days. There weren’t any train tickets left either, so they had no choice but to drive.