Chapter 55
"Gu 'Dog' Ran!"
Carrying the shopping bag, Gu Ran strolled leisurely behind the running girl, slowly walking out of the mall.
As soon as she saw him approaching, Ye Zhenzhen put her hands on her hips and arched her delicate eyebrows.
The emotionally broken girl really wanted to smack his dog head crooked right now. She simply couldn't fathom how a person could be so shameless!
Leaving her behind in the women's clothing store to run away was one thing, but he actually went to the broadcasting station to pretend to be her dad!
It was simply throwing her dignity as an older sister on the ground, rubbing it in the dirt, and trampling all over it!
"Wh... what?"
Seeing the furious girl, Gu Ran shrank his neck back.
Ye Zhenzhen: "..."
Seeing his aggrieved look, Ye Zhenzhen was speechless. How did he make it seem like an evil older sister was bullying her little brother?
A flash of embarrassment and annoyance crossed her cold, clear eyes, and the calm expression she had finally managed to restore cracked once again.
Taking a few deep breaths, she stretched out her small foot and lightly kicked him a few times, considering it a minor punishment to warn her disobedient younger brother.
But for the younger brother, this was practically a reward...
"What are you holding in your hand?"
Trying hard to vent the anger in her heart, Ye Zhenzhen returned to her cool expression. Staring at the bag in his hand with her beautiful eyes, she asked in confusion.
"Here, for you."
Gu Ran handed the bag over, a warm smile radiating across his face.
For her?
Ye Zhenzhen blinked, hesitantly reaching out to take it, an uncertain look on her face.
Could it be that dress from just now?
After all, she wasn't blind; the name Jiemei Women's Wear was printed right on the bag.
As for this store name, she figured she wouldn't be able to forget it for a long time...
Opening the bag, she saw that it indeed contained the light pink dress from earlier. Her small, cherry-like mouth couldn't help but part slightly.
"You..."
The girl suddenly lifted her head, ripples forming in her beautiful eyes.
Before she could finish, Gu Ran smiled warmly. "Little New Year is also considered a big holiday, right? Ye Zhenzhen, Happy Little New Year!"
Staring at the smile on his face, Ye Zhenzhen watched him quietly. After a moment, she also began to smile softly, though tears shimmered faintly within that smile.
"Thank you, little brother Gu Ran..."
Every time he was serious, this guy could make her feel the warmth of a home. Did she want to start a family with him?
Bah!
Ye Zhenzhen, what nonsense are you spouting?!
This new family member was truly warm...
A shy blush spread across her face. As she thought about it, she rolled her eyes.
When this guy wasn't being serious, he made her liver hurt from anger. He truly made her love and hate him!
...
Walking on the way home, Ye Zhenzhen was like a child who had just bought a beloved toy, tightly hugging the dress Gu Ran gave her to her chest.
Although her pride as an older sister was at play, making it hard to read anything on her face, her crystal-clear eyes were shining brightly, sparkling with joy.
But as she walked, she suddenly realized something. This guy had bought her such an expensive item; how could she have the nerve to give him a cheap gift?
Ahhh, was she going to have to dip into her little secret stash?
The girl, who had somewhat of a miserly nature, couldn't help but feel a headache coming on at the thought of spending a huge sum on a gift.
But turning her head to look at Gu Ran, her heart warmed once again.
Although she was thrifty, spending it on an important person was worth it.
However, touching the price tag of nearly four hundred yuan, she couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache again.
What kind of wealthy family was this, spending four hundred on a single piece of clothing? Did he not plan on living a normal life in the future?
Spendthrift!
She suddenly stuck out her small foot and kicked Gu Ran, leaving the latter looking completely bewildered.
"What was that for?"
"Hmph, that's for spending money recklessly!"
Ye Zhenzhen lifted her chin, speaking somewhat haughtily.
She looked exactly like an old mother who, upon receiving a gift, was happy but also distressed about the money spent.
Gu Ran curled his lip, secretly grumbling in his heart.
Bah, what a duplicitous woman!
...
Upon returning home, Ye Zhenzhen took off her shoes, placed them neatly, and immediately headed towards her room.
Gu Ran followed closely behind, but just as he was about to enter, he was blocked at the door.
"Go back to your room. I want to change clothes."
Hearing this, Gu Ran curled his lip and helplessly turned around to go back to his room.
They were already so familiar with each other, yet she still chased him away just to change clothes. She was treating him too much like an outsider!
Ye Zhenzhen watched a certain someone looking back three times with every step, and unconsciously narrowed her eyes into a smile.
She should have felt disgusted by this kind of shameless personality, but she didn't. Instead, her relationship with this guy was becoming more harmonious by the day.
Murmuring softly, she playfully scolded his back, calling him a dummy. Ye Zhenzhen then closed her door properly and began trying on the dress in her room.
Facing the full-length mirror in her room, she looked absolutely peerless in the pink dress, a joyous spark lighting up her brows and eyes...
...
After getting off work in the afternoon, Lao Gu went to pick up Ye Shulian, and the two of them returned home together.
Just as they entered the house, they saw Gu Ran and Ye Zhenzhen's shoes lined up at the door. The two adults exchanged a glance.
Ye Shulian then went inside and knocked gently on her daughter's door. "Zhenzhen, are you in your room?"
Inside the room, Ye Zhenzhen had just finished washing the dress and hung it on the balcony. Upon hearing Ye Shulian's voice, she was immediately startled.
Her first instinct was to hide the dress. She didn't dare let her mother see that Gu Ran had bought her such an expensive piece of clothing, otherwise, she would definitely be nagged.
The mother and daughter had depended on each other for many years and had always lived a rather impoverished life. Spending four hundred yuan on a piece of clothing was something Ye Shulian couldn't accept.
After all, in the past, the two of them only had a monthly living expense of one thousand two hundred!
But on second thought, the price tag had already been removed. If she didn't say anything, who would know the price of this dress?
With this thought, she turned around to open the door for Ye Shulian.
But the moment she opened the door, she felt a bit guilty again, so she only opened it a crack, revealing her slightly flushed face.
"Wh... what is it?"
"You..."
Seeing her daughter's shy little appearance, Ye Shulian swallowed the words that had reached her lips. She glanced back at Gu Xiangcheng, then smiled and asked tentatively.
"Is Little Ran here too?"
She knew best what her daughter was usually like. Since when did she blush every day like this?
It made her extremely worried lately, afraid that the two children might mess around.
They were brother and sister, after all!
Even if they had feelings, it should wait until after the college entrance exams. This was a consensus between her and Gu Xiangcheng.
"Mom!"
As soon as Ye Shulian finished speaking, Ye Zhenzhen blushed with embarrassment again.
What was her mother talking about? Why did Gu Ran have to be in her room? She wasn't his mother!
"Of course he's in his own room!"
Ye Zhenzhen's reply held a hint of grievance, causing Ye Shulian to smile awkwardly.
After observing them for many days, the two children's behavior was close but not inappropriately intimate. It could only be said that they had a very good relationship.
Perhaps... they were really overthinking it...
"It's nothing, Mom was just asking. If he was here, I would have given him his clothes together with yours."
Saying that, Ye Shulian took out the clothes she had just bought and handed one of them to Ye Zhenzhen.
"Then you get back to studying. I'll go drop this off for Little Ran."
With that, she turned and left.
Ye Zhenzhen glanced at the clothes; it was a pair of light blue denim overalls, along with a pink short-sleeved shirt.
Seeing this, she couldn't help but press a hand to her forehead and chuckle softly. Why did her mother still treat her like a child? If she actually wore this outfit out, Gu Ran would probably sit her on a stool and treat her like a collectible figurine...
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nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
