Qin Wuyue ultimately did not wait for Lin Mowei to return. She didn’t want her to see this scene, so after regaining a bit of strength, she planned to get up and leave.
“Qin Yi.” Lin Yu hesitated for a moment, but still called out to her.
“Hmm?”
“Are… are you really okay now?”
Even though he didn’t want to get involved, he couldn’t help but care subconsciously.
Qin Wuyue, who had just started to get up, sat back down. She even leaned in close to his ear with a charming smile.
This made Lin Yu slightly regret his earlier words.
“Xiao Yu, are you worried about Aunt Qin?”
Her breath, mixed with a hint of intimacy, brushed against his ear, making him shiver and scoot away.
“Isn’t that obvious? And Aunt Qin, you’re too close.”
Qin Wuyue gazed at his tense profile and was momentarily lost in thought.
Was this perhaps the first time this brat had proactively expressed his true feelings to her?
Lin Yu turned his head slightly and looked at the upward curve of her lips, “…Why are you laughing?”
“It’s nothing, just happy, so I’m smiling~” Qin Wuyue ruffled his hair. “Alright, Aunt Qin is really fine. I’m leaving now, see you later.”
“Oh…”
Qin Wuyue left. Lin Yu sat alone in the chair, his brows slightly furrowed.
Tsk, sigh…
Lan Lan had seen everything that had just happened here, including the complicated, regretful look on Lin Yu’s face.
This child doesn’t seem to be just an ordinary boy, as he appears to be.
A small seed called curiosity was unknowingly planted in her heart. As for when it would sprout, that was anyone’s guess.
When they came, it was still bright daylight. On the way back, the sky was already filled with stars.
Lin Yu was feeling a bit troubled, and as for the reason…
“Xiao Yu…”
“Ah, ah? What’s up, Sis?”
Knowing her brother was pretending not to understand, Lin Mowei didn’t bother with silly lines like ‘guess what.’
“You… why did you call that… shorty… ‘sister’!”
She broke the sentence several times, her tone becoming more serious each time. It was clear she cared a lot about this.
Lin Yu felt a cold sweat break out. “Then Sis, what should I call her? Isn’t it normal to call her ‘sister’?”
“Not normal!” Lin Mowei’s brows arched upward, jealousy all over her face.
Xiao Yu is mine. He has only one sister, and that’s me. It can only be me!
She nearly blurted out this declaration of ownership, holding back with great effort. But even so, her behavior made her thoughts obvious.
Seeing his sister like this, Lin Yu was both helpless and understanding.
After all, those two really didn’t get along at all. You could tell just by how they addressed each other.
But… Mother Gorilla… that was the first time he’d heard such a thing.
“Pfft…” At that thought, he couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Xiao Yu~ what are you laughing at?” His sister’s gloomy voice rang in his ear. Lin Yu shuddered and quickly held back his laughter.
“N-no, nothing, Sis. Let’s hurry home.”
“No way! You were definitely thinking of something very disrespectful. Tell me!”
Lin Mowei raised her arm, wrapped it around his neck, and pressed her face directly into his with a headbutt.
Lin Yu tried to pull away, but his sister hugged him so tightly that his face was getting squished out of shape.
“Sis… stop it. We’re on the street… it’s not good…”
Lin Mowei couldn’t care less. In fact, she was thoroughly enjoying this zero-distance contact with her brother. Of course, if there weren’t clothes in the way, it would be even better. Just wait until tonight… hmph hmph hmph…
Lost in her peach-colored fantasies, Lin Mowei accidentally used a bit too much force.
She didn’t come back to her senses until she felt his arm tapping hers repeatedly.
“Sis… Sis, b-breath…”
Looking down, she saw her brother’s face had turned purple.
“Ah! Xiao Yu!”
After a “hard-fought” return to the hotel, compared to the physical pressure just now, this time it was pure magical assault.
“Xiao Yu, let’s go to sleep.” Lin Mowei looked at him with eager eyes, starting to take off her clothes as she spoke.
“Eh? Eh! Sis, what are you doing?”
Lin Yu instinctively took two steps back. At this point, Lin Mowei was only wearing a dress and a jacket. Now the jacket was off. If she kept going…
Lin Mowei curved her lips and asked “curiously,” “What are you talking about, Xiao Yu? Of course you need to take off your clothes to sleep. You too, Xiao Yu—it’s so late already.”
Lin Yu wasn’t sure if his sister was doing this on purpose or just absentminded. He’d clearly told her before that he was a fully functional man, so how could she be so unguarded?
Besides, you may not mind, but I do! Don’t you realize how attractive you are? If something rises up, it’s going to be so awkward…
“Sis, y-you don’t have to take it all off. Didn’t we bring pajamas? How about you change first, and I’ll wait?”
Lin Mowei shook her head immediately.
Lin Yu: “?”
Wearing nothing but high heels, Lin Mowei took a few steps toward him, lowered her head slightly, and looked at her brother with burning eyes.
“Lately, your sister feels that sleeping naked is really comfortable, so I didn’t bring anything. Xiao Yu, want to try it too?”
“Cough cough cough…” Hearing those words, Lin Yu choked on his own breath and started coughing.
Lin Mowei smiled and gently patted his back, thinking to herself how cute Xiao Yu’s reactions were.
After the coughing fit, Lin Yu’s face was slightly red. “Wait, Sis, when did you pick up this habit?”
“Just recently. Isn’t it nice?”
“Hiss…” Lin Yu sucked in a breath. He couldn’t say if it was good or bad—it was his sister’s personal habit, after all.
But now they had to sleep in the same bed. Was this really okay?
“I mean, Sis, do you really not see me as a man at all?” Lin Yu couldn’t hold back and finally asked.
Lin Mowei paused, then lightly poked his forehead with a laugh.
“Oh my, our little Yu has really grown up—getting all shy now. What? Does growing up mean I’m not your sister anymore? Why pretend to be a man in front of me? Come on, your sister’s tired.”
She neither admitted nor denied it, using a vague answer, even urging him a bit shamelessly in the end.
Lin Yu’s feelings grew even more complicated, unable to figure out what his sister was really thinking.
Lin Mowei didn’t give him time to dwell on it. With her back to him, cheeks tinged pink, her heart was pounding with shyness, but she steeled herself and pulled at the sash of her dress.
As the fabric slid off, the light in the room seemed to dim, all to set off the flawless, jade-like body underneath.
Lin Yu didn’t expect his sister to act so fast. When he saw that perfect body, he felt a buzzing in his mind.
It’s not that he hadn’t seen it before—they used to bathe together as children—but that was nothing like now.
Lin Mowei lifted her arm to cover her chest, turned back with a bashful smile.
Unfortunately, before she could see her brother’s reaction, she heard a heavy “bang” as the bathroom door slammed shut, and Lin Yu’s flustered voice came from inside.
“Sis—Sis! You sleep first, I’ll, I’ll take a shower!” Then the sound of running water filled the room.
Lin Mowei stared at the frosted glass door, her cheeks puffed out. She was confident in her earlier performance and was certain she’d win her brother over, but apparently, she’d just cast her charms before a blind man, and he’d dodged her completely.
Hmph… you can’t hide in the bathroom forever!
Having resolved to settle everything tonight and seize the lead, Lin Mowei never would have imagined that, in this room, besides the two of them, there was actually a third person present.
Inside the bathroom, Lin Yu looked shocked. Under the sound of the water, he whispered, “Why are you here? How did you get in?”
“I came in with you two.” Gu Yunxi fiddled with her hair and answered casually.
“???”
Lin Yu shook his head, realizing he’d asked a pointless question. With her abilities, this was nothing.
“No, really, what are you doing here?”
Gu Yunxi stared at him for a while, the corners of her lips curling in amusement. “Little brother, you… you’re an ‘Echoer,’ aren’t you?”