Chapter 25: Sister

Shen Ye leaned against the railing of the mall, her beautiful eyes constantly scanning the passing crowd, drawing glances from passersby.

She kept staring, and staring.

Until she had turned down three or four flirtatious approaches, watched countless waves of people come and go, and finally her eyes grew sore.

“Haaah~”

The little cat sighed.

I’m way too short, I can’t see where Junior Brother is at all.

How did we even get separated?

With so many people, where am I supposed to look for Junior Brother?

If only I had one of those phone things.

Shen Ye stared blankly at her own toes, then let out another sigh.

“Ugh.”

Forget it, as long as no one like that guy from earlier comes after me.

The more crowded it gets, the less I should be running around.

Mm.

I’ll just wait here for Junior Brother.

As she thought, Shen Ye noticed the mall manuals on the rack beside her.

She picked one up and flipped it open out of sheer boredom.

“Flip~ flip~”

She skimmed through it casually—the manual wasn’t long, and she was about to finish most of it.

Suddenly, Shen Ye’s flipping motion stopped.

Her eyes lit up.

Found a way.

Returning the manual to its rack, she tucked her hands behind her back and walked happily into the crowd.

Heh heh, how could anyone say I got lost?

Hehe.

Junior Brother, oh Junior Brother, watch how your Senior Brother finds you.

The mall, first floor.

Customer Service Desk.

“Click clack click clack click clack.”

As the keyboard sounds stopped, the customer service lady typed out the last character on her computer, then collapsed against the back of her chair, her face full of exhaustion.

Why are there so many annoying things happening today?

She complained inwardly, her eyes nearly losing all their sparkle.

Day after day, it’s either watching over the elderly or helping find lost kids, and writing reports on top of that. Plus we have to show up early for assembly drills—what kind of ridiculous rule is that?

Not even half a day in, and she already wanted to die.

Her dead-fish eyes glanced at the unfinished document on her screen.

Well, complaints aside, she still needed that paycheck. Hopefully nothing else comes up right now—it’d be great if she could finish this report before the end of her shift.

So, dragging her weary body, she returned to her workstation, her gaze unconsciously sweeping across the lobby.

Good, no one around right now. Time to write this damn report.

She stared blankly at her monitor, her hands hovering over the keyboard without moving, just like a web novelist who can’t type a single word.

After a long moment, she let out a sigh of defeat.

Ugh.

Who’s the unlucky one still working on the weekend?

Oh wait, that’s me, hehe.

Crappy job, I’m quitting soon anyway.

“Excuse me?”

Just as the customer service lady was feeling irritated enough to want to destroy the world—

A soft, gentle voice drifted over from beside her.

The customer service lady looked up and saw the young girl who had been hidden behind the computer screen.

The next second, her face filled with stunning amazement at the sheer visual impact, and the frustration about her job was washed away in an instant.

Standing before her was a girl of exquisite features.

Soft dark hair cascaded over her shoulders, her cool brows and eyes drawn like a painting, and the look she gave her carried a hint of timidity, like a lost little fawn seeing a human for the first time.

Like a ray of light piercing a gray world, the customer service lady’s face was written with pure bliss.

How wonderful.

After a whole day of work, she’d finally hit the jackpot.

Honestly, people need to look at pretty girls and handsome guys to keep living.

Seeing the customer service lady’s face twitching, seemingly about to be assimilated into the same species as the sales assistants at the women’s clothing store—

Shen Ye’s danger radar silently went up. She immediately tensed her little face, trying her best to look serious and composed.

She cleared her throat and asked politely, as loudly as she could manage:

“Hello, I’m looking for someone who’s lost.”

“Ahem, ahem.”

Realizing she had been a bit unprofessional, the customer service lady coughed twice and switched into business mode.

“Okay, what does the person you’re looking for look like? What are they wearing? And what’s their name?”

She looked at Shen Ye, thinking inwardly—

If every customer were a little beauty like this, she’d be willing to come to work every single day.

Well, she’d still need her one day off.

“Um… his name is Lin Xiangyi, about this tall, around 5’9″ or so.”

Seeing the customer service lady back to normal, Shen Ye relaxed.

She stood on her tiptoes, raised her hand above her head, and gestured a height.

“Short hair, wearing a white jacket and black pants.”

The customer service lady noted it down while secretly laughing inside.

This kid, she’s so cute when she’s being serious.

“Um… and what’s your relationship to him?”

She looked up and asked the next routine question.

Huh?

Shen Ye froze.

I need to explain our relationship?

This… this is a bit…

She furrowed her brows, as if pondering some world-class problem.

Should I say Senior Brother… ah no, Senior Sister and Junior Brother?

No, setting aside the normal world thing, introducing a relationship as “senior and junior martial siblings” wouldn’t make sense anyway.

And also, when Junior Brother shows up, if he found out, that’d be terrible.

Mm…

Shen Ye poked her cheek with one finger, slowly tracing circles on her soft skin, deep in thought.

Nearby, some passersby caught sight of her adorable expression and accidentally bumped into each other.

The customer service lady watched the girl’s conflicted look and began to wonder.

Could she have gotten separated from her boyfriend and be too embarrassed to say so?

Kids these days, honestly.

She covered her mouth, let out a light laugh, and said:

“Little miss, if you don’t specify the relationship, I can’t help you with the broadcast.”

“Ah?”

Hearing that, Shen Ye made a disappointed face, her gaze dropping low.

Meanwhile, the customer service lady felt like some soft spot in her heart had been poked too, and she felt dejected right along with her.

It was as if her heart was being tugged by the girl’s expression, leaving her dazed.

Weird, what’s going on?

She’s just an ordinary girl, right?

Why do I feel like I’m looking at a poor little kitten, my heart aching for her?

Do all beautiful girls have this kind of destructive power?

That’s just cheating!

“Um, sorry, let me think for a moment…”

Shen Ye was a bit flustered, shyness mixed with awkwardness.

Senior-Junior Brother won’t work, and Senior Sister-Junior Brother definitely won’t either.

So how am I supposed to describe my current relationship with Junior Brother?

And besides, wouldn’t it have to be a fairly close relationship to use the broadcast to find someone?

Does it have to be a family relationship?

That’s a bit…

Shen Ye bit her finger.

No, I can’t give up halfway now.

Junior Brother has already worried so much about me. I can’t trouble him any further.

Even if I’ve become like this, I’m still his Senior Brother!

How could something this small stump me?

Shen Ye made up her mind, raised her head, looked at the customer service lady, and said seriously:

“I’m his—”