Since it was late autumn, they dressed Van in a long dress that almost covered his ankles, so that he would not catch a cold. Moreover, they asked him to wear woolen socks for added comfort and warmth.
Van obediently let them dress him while Don stood at the door and stared at them.
Seeing that they had even put a wig on his brother, Dan could not help laughing. However, when Van glared at him, he turned away, covering his mouth.
Dora was just walking in when Don clung onto her legs.
"What's the matter? Are you Van or Don?" Dora asked.
"I am Don, Dora!" Don yelled as he held onto Dora's legs, acting like a spoiled child. "Can you take a picture of me and my brother? Make sure to take a good one. I want to get it framed, okay?"
Dora was expecting that he would ask her something more important, and not just a simple task of clicking a photo.
"Okay, handsome boy! By the way, where is Van? As soon as we're done clicking your photo, we need to go downstairs, okay? Your dad has picked up your mom and arrived at the foot of the mountain now," Dora said as she took out her cell phone.
"So my beautiful mother has come back! I'll go and ask my brother to come pose for the picture, then." As he said that, Don's eyes instantly lit up and he went inside with a bright smile.
He had just walked a few steps when he heard James' ringing laugh.
"You're so beautiful, Van. You look better than Dora did when she was a child. Hell, you might even look better than your mother," James exclaimed.
He then held Van in his arms, who was wearing a beautiful dress, shoulder-length dark wig, and a pretty little floral headband.
His amber eyes turned a shade of pale gold when the sunlight shone upon them. Van had thick, curly eyelashes which almost made him look magical and kind.
Upon seeing him, Dora covered her mouth, gasping in awe.
"When did Uncle John and Aunt Nina give birth to this beautiful girl?
Oh my God! Isn't she the cutest?" Dora screamed as she held Van in her arms. "James, let me hold her. She's just too adorable."
Dora put Van down and pinched his cheeks. Don was also shocked by the sudden difference in his brother's appearance, so he walked over to Van and curiously poked his cheeks.
"Are you fraternal twins, then? Or did we just make a mistake? Did Uncle John always consider his daughter as his son?" Dora exclaimed with her eyes wide open.
"Wow, my brother is beautiful!" Don said with a surprised look.
"Boys can't be called as beautiful, Don." Van's voice came. He seemed like a porcelain doll that was tired of people playing with it.
Although Dora's heart sank when she found out that Van was a boy and not a girl, she still felt that he was too adorable.
She sighed in admiration as her hands touched his smooth, soft skin.
She then squeezed her hand for comparison and found that even though she had good skin, it was not as soft as Van's.
Don asked, "Then what's the point of dressing up? Anyway, let's forget about it. Dora, I want you to take a picture of me and Van as we are the most handsome boys on earth today!"
Don's words pulled Dora back to reality as she took out her cell phone and got down on her knees. "Come on you two, let me take a photo. Why don't you guys give me an adorable pose? This would definitely be a worthy memory!"
Van was confused and asked, "Why should I take a photo?"
"Like Dora said, it would be a worthy memory. Smile for the photo, Van. You look better when you smile," Don said with a grin as he held his brother's hand.
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