Mischievous Princess Triplets
Today I didn't want to come to school, but was dragged here by Xiū and the others. At the classroom door, three girls blocked my way, and I felt they were probably some silly girls, so I didn't pay attention, still being cold. However, when I saw that the three of them were triplets, I suddenly thought it was right for Xiū to drag me here today. The one with purple eyes - if I'm not mistaken - is a particularly strong and resilient girl during training. When we trained speed, she would always intentionally be half a beat slower than her two younger sisters, so they wouldn't have to suffer punishment; that's what she told me. That day during training, she suddenly had a fever, and I ended the lesson early, asking the coach for permission, carrying her back to the dormitory to take care of her. Her body was burning hot, and she was also somewhat delirious, so I asked her:
"What's taking you so long?"
"Because... you're all so fast... really fast, if... I don't slow down a bit, my sister will be punished." At that time, the coach instilled in us dads' minds and became very strict, without considering our identities at all. I remember that it was Lily's eighth birthday, plus she had a fever, so the coach gave her half a day off, and when she had a slight fever in the afternoon, she went back to training again. I didn't understand why she was working so hard, but after a few days...
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It was night, and as soon as I looked up, I could see the starry sky, very beautiful and peaceful. I couldn't sleep, so I went out for a walk and saw her sitting on a stone chair under the railing, looking up at the stars in the sky, just like an ethereal elf, with a hint of spirituality surrounding her. I walked over quietly, afraid to disturb her.
"Who?" She turned her head around vigilantly when I was still a dozen or so steps away from her.
"It's me, Xuan, why are you so alert?" I walked over and sat down on her right side.
"Oh! Not at all! It's just that your disguise isn't very good, and I was able to discover it so easily." She revealed a faint smile, just enough for me to see the small dimple on her right cheek, which was quite cute.
"I'll correct it next time! Why didn't you sleep?"
"Can't sleep! Just came out for a walk, and then saw the stars all over the sky, didn't want to go back." After a long time, neither of us spoke. I thought she was asleep, turned my head and saw something sparkling in her eyes. Were they tears? She's so strong, would she cry?
"What's wrong? Missing home?" At that time, our training didn't allow us to casually go back home unless our parents came to pick us up, but they were the ones who sent us here for training, how could they give up on us now.
"No!" She stubbornly lifted her head and held back her tears.
"Why are you pushing yourself so hard? You're crying during training, and the trainers might go easy on you. And why do you always rush to the front and protect your sister like that?"
"Possible? I don't do things that aren't certain, and I won't cry easily. Father said so, can't give in easily. And I'm the older sister, with father and mother not around, I must be strong to protect my younger sister."
"Isn't that very tiring?"
"When you work hard to become stronger for someone else, the process may be bitter, but when the person you want to protect is safe and sound under your protection, you will feel a sense of relief and satisfaction!"
"This kid is really something! Not long after celebrating her eighth birthday, she shouldn't be so... I couldn't think of any words to describe her."
"Are you okay? I know! But if my innocence is going to hurt my sister, then I'd rather not have it." Her small eyes were filled with determination. Perhaps from that moment on, I decided to protect this child who always protected others, I wanted her to experience the feeling of being protected by someone else, to make her feel like she's not alone.
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Later, everyone grew up, they went to the United States for their studies, while Xiu and I chose to go to Japan. Unexpectedly, when I saw them again, I still felt delighted. Perhaps my delight was only because of her. In Japan, I often thought about little her in the US under the blooming cherry blossoms, she should still be so strong, protecting her younger sister. My heart had imprinted her innocent face, but at that time, I was still young and didn't understand anything, thinking my concern for her was just like an older brother's protection. Perhaps it really was just a simple desire to protect her!
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