Chapter 109
"Who... who's a sore loser?"
Gu Ran shrank his neck back and muttered unwillingly, but eventually accepted his fate.
"Tell me, what's the punishment this time? Squealing like a pig getting its tail pulled, or continuing to imitate a Little Magic Fairy transformation?"
As he spoke, imaginary dark lines formed on his face, and he felt a profound sense of social death.
Seeing his expression, Ye Zhenzhen seemed to recall something and suddenly couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Ye Zhenzhen, I advise you not to go too far!"
Seeing her laughing so happily, the memories from just a moment ago instantly began to attack him again.
"Hahaha, how am I going too far? Who told you to keep losing? And since you lost, you chose 'dare' yourself, so blame me?"
The girl laughed so hard she was shaking, tears even streaming from her eyes.
Her foolish younger brother acting out a Little Magic Fairy transformation—she could laugh at this for a year.
What's more, in the past few rounds, this guy had done more embarrassing things than just that.
"What kind of decent person would come up with such hellish punishments!"
Gu Ran, who had just made a fool of himself, was still indignant.
The main reason was that he was always the one being punished, and he never had the chance to let Ye Zhenzhen experience his own ruthless torment.
He had clearly thought of all sorts of elaborate punishments in his mind, even making her do the window-wiping dance.
But this girl simply hadn't lost a single time, making him so angry he felt like she was cheating!
The gentle older sister was still soft-hearted, unable to bear torturing her pitiful younger brother any further.
"Alright, alright, how about you choose 'truth' this round?"
"Fine, truth it is!"
Gu Ran chose without hesitation. He wanted to see what kind of tricky question this girl could come up with.
"Heh~"
Hearing Gu Ran finally give in, Ye Zhenzhen broke into a wide grin.
Sweet dimples appeared on her face, and her moist eyes sparkled brightly.
Seeing this, Gu Ran's mouth twitched, and he asked sheepishly, "Is it too late for me to switch to 'dare' now?"
"Of course..."
A ray of hope bloomed in the foolish younger brother's eyes.
"...not."
The light in the foolish younger brother's eyes dimmed again.
The girl laughed mischievously, and for a moment, the dim room seemed to brighten up quite a bit.
Clouds long for her clothes, flowers long for her face; the spring breeze brushes the balustrade, thick with dew.
Gu Ran was somewhat mesmerized, staring blankly for a long time.
After snapping back to reality, he saw her staring at him with a strange expression, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
"If... if I can't, then forget it. Truth it is."
Her stubborn younger brother suddenly being so agreeable made Ye Zhenzhen even more suspicious.
This guy...
He was always acting so weird all day.
"Then I'm going to start!"
As her voice fell, Ye Zhenzhen's eyes were full of expectation.
Seeing her staring intently at him, Gu Ran's heartbeat inexplicably quickened a bit.
After waiting anxiously for a moment, he feigned calmness and said, "Well, ask away?"
"Where do you guys get the websites for those adult videos you watch?"
Gu Ran: "!!!"
He knew this girl couldn't hold in anything good!
Hearing this question, his eyes instantly widened, looking at the girl in front of him in disbelief.
Seeing the shock in his eyes, Ye Zhenzhen also felt a little embarrassed.
But she couldn't help it. With a best friend like Pei Susu, how could she truly remain completely innocent and untainted?
As a top student, she had definitely mastered the knowledge points in this area back then.
But Pei Susu had been dismissive of her shock.
According to her, boys were born with this kind of skill.
No matter how innocent a boy seemed on the surface, he would definitely have a few different types of websites mastered in secret.
Therefore, she was also extremely curious. As for Gu Ran, did he actually have...
Pah, what was she thinking?
This guy acted perverted all day and even dared to tease his older sister. How could he not have websites?
He probably lived inside those websites; his head was full of weird things all day long.
Naturally, the question became where he got his websites from.
"Ye Zhenzhen, is this something a young girl should be asking?!"
Gu Ran flushed red with a thick neck, turning his head to question her righteously, wanting to worm his way out of answering.
But his thoughts were seen through at a glance.
The usually aloof girl had now turned into a blushing girl, but since this shameful question had been asked, it had to get an answer.
"None... none of your business, just answer truthfully right now!"
"I won't!"
Gu Ran raised his head, his face full of resistance.
"Hurry up, do you have any spirit of a contract?!"
"I don't!"
"No, you must have it!"
"I just don't!"
"Gu 'Dog' Ran, you're trying to back out again!"
"I, a certain Mr. Gu, don't even know how to write the words 'back out'!"
"Gu 'Dog' Ran!!!"
"Your grandpa is right here!!!"
"You..."
Angered by his self-righteous attitude, Ye Zhenzhen ground her silver teeth again, simultaneously sizing up the soft flesh on his body, wondering which piece would be more comfortable to bite.
"What about me?"
The untrustworthy a certain Mr. Gu tilted his mouth, looking like a Crooked-mouth Dragon King, quite like someone who was begging for food while standing tall.
"You... a person cannot, or at least should not be like this. You need to be honest."
She had never seen such a brazen person, openly reneging on a debt, and yet he was so self-righteous about it.
Ye Zhenzhen was like a scholar encountering a soldier; even with reason, she couldn't explain herself clearly, and her tone unconsciously became hurried.
"Child, society is a very complex thing. Let me teach you your first life lesson today: what the sinister nature of society is!"
Gu Ran looked into her eyes and said word by word.
Biting her lip, Ye Zhenzhen rolled up her sleeves. "Then let me teach you what your older sister's fists and kicks are all about!"
Saying that, she suddenly stood up and lunged at the untrustworthy dog opposite her, finding a soft spot on his body and biting down hard.
"Holy crap, Ye Zhenzhen! Didn't you say fists and kicks? Do your fists and kicks grow in your mouth?!"
"Stop, stop, stop, you can't just bite randomly!"
"I was wrong, I was wrong, stop biting..."
...
After a long while, the room gradually quieted down, leaving only the deafening sound of thunder and the pattering of rain outside the window.
Ye Zhenzhen, wrapped in a blanket, sat in front of the balcony, quietly watching the heavy rain, feeling a burst of comfort in her heart.
Gu Ran, on the other hand, looked aggrieved, huddled in the corner like a bullied little wife.
Looking closely, bite marks could be seen everywhere on his body, especially on his face, which was covered in deep and shallow teeth marks.
Boom—
With a loud crash, the room suddenly lit up as bright as day.
Sitting by the window, Ye Zhenzhen's face went pale.
Seeing this scene, Gu Ran pursed his lips, sighed, and got up to go to the girl's side.
He lifted the blanket and sat down right next to his sister.
As the lightning faded, the room returned to darkness.
But without leaving a trace, he found her slightly trembling soft hand. After gently grasping it, he looked up out the window, sighing in his heart.
Enjoying so many perks every day wasn't for nothing; he had his uses too.
But just as he was marveling at his own immense importance, the girl beside him widened her eyes, her gaze full of shock.
This guy...
How dare he?!
Staring at her held hand, Ye Zhenzhen slowly raised her head. By the faint light in the room, she was completely baffled.
Such audacious dog guts!
He absolutely had the guts of a dog!
Sensing her gaze, Gu Ran turned his head and met those moist eyes.
For an instant, time seemed to stand still, and neither of them spoke a word.
After a moment, he finally raised an eyebrow, as if he had caught a glimpse of gratitude in the girl's eyes.
"No need to thank me, just call me Lei Feng."
Ye Zhenzhen: "???"
What kind of nonsense was he spouting?
But just as she was about to speak, she noticed Gu Ran's fingers tighten, firmly interlocking with her own. Her heart gave a sudden tremble, as if it had skipped a beat...
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s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
