If those two instances of information could still be explained away as coincidences...
Then the utterly irrepressible, goofy grin on Liu Yuan's face after sending those messages—
How do you explain that?
Couldn’t possibly be because she read something hilarious in a novel, right?
Perhaps because Su Qi’s gaze lingered a little too long,
Liu Yuan peeked out slightly from behind her phone, tilting her head just enough to sneak a glance at Su Qi’s expression.
But Su Qi wasn’t looking at her at all. Instead, he was happily cradling his phone, tapping away at the screen.
Huh…
Had the feeling of being watched just been her imagination?
Maybe.
...
As for what Su Qi was doing?
He was posting on the Cardholders’ forum.
‘Urgent! SOS!’
‘Need advice, folks—just found out my online girlfriend is actually my stepsister (no blood relation). What do I do??’
Even though it was already 2:30 in the morning,
surprisingly, quite a few night owls replied almost instantly.
First, Su Qi’s account had an official sixth-tier verification badge. While sixth-tier wasn’t exactly top-tier fame, it at least meant he wasn’t some nobody.
Second, the username [IWantToSleep] had a bit of a reputation on Jiangxia’s Cardholders’ forum—some might’ve even been counseled by him before.
But well…
Not a single one of those replies was actually helpful.
[AutumnHeartInPain] (Unverified): Sounds like you’ve been playing too many galgames. Touch grass.
[Thanks~ColdDream~’s Update Reminder]: Bro, what kind of scheme are you cooking up this time?
[RomancePorkRice] (Fourth-tier): Seen this before. Just eat more pork rice, you’ll be fine.
[mhh1dotCom] (Sixth-tier): Here, take this. (No context provided.)
[Phoenix] (Unverified): I’m in the mood again.
Su Qi was so mad he wanted to throw his phone.
Useless, every last one of them. Not a single constructive suggestion when it actually mattered.
Sure, Su Qi usually came off as sharp—but that was only because if he weren’t, he wouldn’t have survived this long.
But when it came to romance? This was literally his first time.
As a kid, he was too busy hustling for money. Later, he was too occupied running around giving advice to others. When would he have had time to date?
If it weren’t for Little Iris pestering him relentlessly, Su Qi probably would’ve ended up as the cautionary tale parents told their kids:
"Study hard, or you’ll end up like Uncle next door—pushing thirty, never held a girl’s hand, just hauling weird body pillows home all day."
So… no help from the internet.
That left only Su Qi to figure this out himself.
What now?
First, stay calm and analyze.
Liu Yuan probably didn’t know his identity yet—
Wait, no, scratch that.
Not long ago, he’d handed over their chat logs himself, gloating about it.
Unless Liu Yuan was an idiot, she’d already figured him out.
It all made sense now.
That sudden burst of [Joy +9999]—this was why!
And Liu Yuan’s hesitant "Is this your phone?" earlier…
Su Qi had wondered why his dumb little sister would ask such a dumb question.
Then there was the shift in her attitude toward him.
At first, she’d emphasized having a boyfriend, hoping Su Qi would keep his distance.
But later?
Letting him touch and squeeze her armored feet—where was the distance then?
Not to mention the change in how she addressed him, or how she’d turned into a blushing mess without ever actually refusing him.
No wonder the brat had been acting so weird today—this was the root of it all.
Who could’ve guessed? First time trying online dating, and he pulls the rarest gacha drop…
But now, how should he bring it up?
Should he just reveal it outright?
"Hey, my foolish little sister, bet you didn’t expect your boyfriend to be me, huh?"
No, no. Saying that would get him killed.
"Little Iris, come here, let your big brother hug you~"
Nope. That’d earn him a foot to the face.
No matter how he thought about it, it felt wrong!
This was so hard!
The awkwardness and dissonance of overlapping identities should’ve required some time to process.
Wait—
Su Qi suddenly remembered something.
Liu Yuan had figured it out before him. So why hadn’t she said anything?
Maybe she also thought they needed time to adjust?
And hadn’t she been actively trying to change his preconceptions about her this whole time?
Realizing this, Su Qi felt a little less tense.
Current situation: Liu Yuan knows his identity but thinks he doesn’t know hers.
But now he knows hers and can pretend he doesn’t. So how does this play out?
Sounds convoluted, but it boils down to one thing:
"Little sister, you wouldn’t want your big brother to dislike you, would you?"
With that in mind, Su Qi’s first move was to open his notes app.
March 24th, 2:35 AM. After dating online for a while, discovered my girlfriend is actually my sister. Decided to mess with her a little.
Su Qi felt the need to preface this.
His next actions might be… a little cheeky.
If things went south, who’d he even cry to?
Then, he reopened IrisChat.
[IWantToSleep: There’s something I don’t know if I should say…]
Just a meter and a half away, Liu Yuan’s heart skipped a beat at that message.
No…
Don’t tell me…
Did Su Qi figure it out too?
Was he going to confront her?
But…
She wasn’t ready yet…
And what if he said they weren’t right for each other…
Hands trembling slightly, she replied: [LittleIris: Cat confusion.jpg]
[IWantToSleep: I’ll be honest. Actually, I…]
Ugh…
Liu Yuan covered her eyes with one hand but left just enough space to peek through.
Watching the "typing…" indicator under Su Qi’s name,
her heartbeat seemed to sync with the rhythm of his keyboard taps.
It’s coming…
[IWantToSleep: The truth is, I entered the Origin Realm just to keep my little sister safe.]
Liu Yuan: ???
Su Qi, you—?!
Safe to say, the kitten was not happy.
What happened to the "special surprise" she was promised?
How did it turn into her being an afterthought?
But…
But Su Qi did it to protect her!!
Su Qi kept typing furiously.
Time to rack up some sisterly affection points first.
[LittleIris: Since when did you have another sister?]
[IWantToSleep: Oh, she’s not just another sister.]
[IWantToSleep: How do I put this… Even though we’re not blood-related, in a way, she’s my real sister.]
[IWantToSleep: But back then, because of family stuff, I was too busy trying to survive to pay attention to her.]
[IWantToSleep: And I think she misunderstood me because of it.]
[LittleIris: Why bring this up now?]
[IWantToSleep: I was getting to the point. Let me finish.]
[IWantToSleep: After what happened in the Origin Realm, it seems like the misunderstanding’s cleared up. That should’ve been a good thing.]
[IWantToSleep: Except… now my sister’s looking at me kinda weird…]
"I Want to Sleep: She mentioned having a boyfriend... but... ah, never mind. I don’t think she’s that kind of person. I must be overthinking it."
"I Want to Sleep: Tomorrow, I’ll take the initiative to keep my distance from her."
"I Want to Sleep: No matter what, I can’t let Little Iris misunderstand."
Liu Yuan hugged her phone. Had she been that obvious?
Hmm…
Well, maybe a little…
She immediately replied.
"Iris: No!! You’re not allowed to keep your distance!!"
"I Want to Sleep: Huh?"
"Joy +666"
"Iris: What I mean is… you and your sister finally cleared up the misunderstanding. If you pull away because of something like this, wouldn’t the misunderstanding just drag on forever?"
"Iris: That would be such a shame."
Liu Yuan felt her cheeks puff up like a pufferfish.
Stupid Su Qi, clueless Su Qi, how could he be so dense?!
It’s infuriating!
"Iris: But I’m curious… what kind of person is this sister you keep talking about?"
"I Want to Sleep: My sister is smart, adorable, and beautiful… If I get too close to her, Little Iris won’t get mad, right?"
What now?
She was both annoyed and amused.
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