Lin Mowei wrapped herself up like a zongzi. To be honest, she was extremely nervous.
Ever since she realized she harbored impure feelings for her younger brother, every time she saw his face, it felt like agony.
Finally, on that day, she couldn’t resist and made that decision. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as she’d imagined.
Lin Mowei bit her finger, her gaze hazy as she looked toward the bathroom door.
She imagined Lin Yu coming out with just a towel wrapped around him, not daring to meet her eyes at first, but finally gathering his courage to look at her. Then, he would slowly walk over, the two drawing close, merging together.
Xiao Yu, your big sister will make it up to you, with everything I have…
“Mm…”
While Lin Mowei was warming up, she had no idea that the bathroom was already empty and that she was the only one left in the entire room.
Her fantasies were doomed to be unfulfilled tonight.
“Hoo…”
Leaving the hotel, Lin Yu glanced back at the window of that room and let out a long breath.
Gu Yunxi shot him a sidelong glance, her expression subtly tinged with a sense of “I’m so disappointed in you.”
To be fair, her opinion of Lin Mowei was quite positive—whether in terms of strength or feminine charm.
So, kid, you should know you two aren’t related by blood, right? She’s being so forward with you, and you don’t feel anything at all?
“Hey.”
“Hm? What’s up, Sister Gu?”
Lin Yu smiled politely, looking nothing like the person who’d threatened her just moments ago.
He wasn’t stupid; he knew he still needed her help for now, and besides…
Of course Gu Yunxi could guess what he was thinking, and her eye twitched a little.
This kid’s really good at pretending…
After witnessing Lin Yu’s “upending the world” move just now, hearing him call her “Sister Gu” again really didn’t stir any feelings. Well, just a tiny bit, but that was it—at least, that’s what she told herself.
“I mean, do you really have no thoughts at all?”
“Thoughts? What thoughts? Sister Gu, don’t say weird things. That’s my sister; there’s absolutely no way between us!”
Seeing how resolute he was, Gu Yunxi really did get a little curious.
“Why?”
“Be…” Lin Yu opened his mouth, then slowly closed it.
It was simple: he was afraid of dying.
He still sometimes dreamt of that day—the scene, that hopeless powerlessness—probably only someone who has died once could truly understand.
This was also why he didn’t want to reveal he was a Resonator.
According to records, an ability user who could resonate with a Resonator would at most not exceed two.
But he was different. He wasn’t sure what his own limit was.
He suspected it was related to his soul.
Simply put, the souls of this world were like points in a one-dimensional space, while he, coming from a two-dimensional world, was like a line, able to contain an infinite number of points.
After entering Dome Academy, his ability began to manifest.
Though the news was immediately locked down, and not many people knew, that invisible pull remained.
As a passionate young man, how could he possibly withstand such a test? So, in the end…
Gu Yunxi noticed his face shifting through several expressions before he finally shuddered. She raised her brows and said,
“Hey, what’s your deal? Is this question that hard to answer?”
“Not at all.” Lin Yu shook his head. “Like I said, she’s my sister. That’s all there is to it.”
Gu Yunxi stared at him for a moment. “If that’s what you think, then it’s understandable.”
But she didn’t say the second half of her thought—Your sister doesn’t seem to think the same way.
“By the way.”
Lin Yu looked at her. “Hm?”
“In a bit, I’ll take you to where we’re staying first. But!” Her tone suddenly sharpened. “Don’t even think about getting close to Xiaoling, understand?”
“…”
Lin Yu hadn’t thought of this, but at her reminder, he actually felt a little anticipation—only to quickly suppress it.
“Alright.” He averted his eyes and nodded.
“Hmph…” Gu Yunxi gave him a suspicious look, but at this point, she couldn’t just throw him away.
Still so aggravating! To think she’d been threatened by this brat. You just wait, you little punk!
Gu Yunxi herself wasn’t sure why she had, on a whim, brought him along.
Clearly, with her skills, she could’ve subdued Lin Yu and left without alerting Lin Mowei at all.
So what happened…?
No matter how she thought about it, she could only chalk it up to Lin Yu’s surprise attack, which left her mind blank.
The night breeze brushed past her, and the sensation of being held by him earlier still seemed to linger on her skin.
Gu Yunxi, Gu Yunxi, you’re a grown woman. Still having springtime feelings? Have some shame!
Because of the height difference, and because Lin Yu was thinking about how to explain things to his sister, he didn’t notice the petite woman beside him, her cheeks tinged red like a tempting apple.
As they walked, Lin Yu felt his phone vibrating in his pocket.
He thought it was his sister. While considering how to explain things to her, he glanced at the caller ID: “Xia Yanran.”
That was a bit of a surprise, but made perfect sense.
He pressed the answer button, and a girl’s voice immediately burst out, full of complaint.
“Lin Yu! Where did you two go? Why aren’t you back yet?”
Gu Yunxi glanced at him, then kept walking. Still, her ears twitched a little, as if she was curious who this was now.
This girl was always so energetic. Lin Yu couldn’t help but smile.
“Mm… Want to guess?”
“I don’t want to guess! You’re not here, Sister Lin isn’t here, and I don’t even know when my mom will be back. I’m so bored…”
Xia Yanran was always like this—she spoke her mind directly, whatever popped into her head.
“Actually, we just ran into Aunt Qin, so you know where we are now, right?”
“Huh?” Xia Yanran’s voice jumped an octave. “You went to Nest One for the celebration? Why didn’t you call me?!”
Lin Yu’s smile deepened. Just hearing her voice, he could imagine her pouting and looking upset.
“My sister said you seemed to be in a bad mood, so we didn’t ask you to come.”
The siblings had chosen the exact same excuse, and amazingly, it happened to be true.
“Humph…” A cute little snort came through the phone.
Xia Yanran wasn’t the type to be unreasonable, and besides, she really wasn’t in a great mood today.
“So when are you coming back? I haven’t eaten yet. I’m hungry.”
Lin Yu chuckled helplessly and shook his head. “You… If you’re hungry, just make something yourself. If you don’t want to cook, go out and eat, or order delivery. You’re not really going to starve, are you?”
“Mm, you know me. I really could starve myself.”
He didn’t know whether to call her honest or silly, but Lin Yu was amused.
“Haha… Then you’ll just have to wait. We’ll probably be back the day after tomorrow.”
“Alright, I… never mind, bye!”
Lin Yu stared at the ended call, feeling like she wanted to say something more at the end.
“Ahem.” Beside him, Gu Yunxi cleared her throat. “Not bad, little brother. Sounds like that girl really likes you. Who is she?”
Her face was full of gossip.
Lin Yu had nothing to hide. “Aunt Qin’s daughter. Her name is Xia Yanran.”
“Uh… Oh, Dr. Qin’s daughter. Alright then.”
As soon as she heard it was related to Qin Wuyue, Gu Yunxi instantly lost interest and didn’t dare pry any further.
But Lin Yu became intrigued. He suddenly felt he ought to get to know that mysterious, frighteningly powerful aunt a bit better.
“Sister Gu, why do you all seem so scared of Aunt Qin? Is she really that scary?”