The meal was quickly finished.
After breakfast, Gu Luo initially wanted to wash the dishes, but Lu Xuexue stopped him.
It didn’t make sense to let a guest handle the chores.
But the girl was stubborn, and in the end, Gu Luo had no choice but to watch as Lu Xuexue and Luo Shuning chatted while cleaning up the dishes.
Clearly, because Lu Xuexue had woken Luo Shuning earlier, the two were already getting along well.
Gu Luo mentally gave Xuexue a big thumbs-up.
Though he wanted to teach Shuning a lesson, he didn’t want to go too far—hence the so-called "forgiveness progress bar" he’d proposed.
Xuexue’s arrival was perfectly timed, serving as a lubricant to help the four of them adjust to each other in the future.
Plus, they could all play games together in the evening.
A true case of killing three birds with one stone.
Today’s MVP award definitely went to Lu Xuexue.
And so, Gu Ximan followed Gu Luo to his room, Lu Xuexue and Luo Shuning handled the dishes, while Luo Shuling remained sprawled lazily on the sofa, happily munching on cucumber-flavored chips and watching a soap opera.
"Hahaha… hahaha…"
Luo Shuling laughed uncontrollably at a funny scene.
Just then, Luo Shuhe, wearing a spaghetti-strap nightgown, walked over expressionlessly and sat beside her.
"Haha… Shuhe, want some?"
Tears of laughter still in her eyes, Luo Shuling shook the half-empty chip bag at her.
Luo Shuhe didn’t take any. She just watched the show—which she found utterly mindless—for a moment before saying flatly,
"Why do you like watching such brainless soap operas?"
Hearing this, Luo Shuling swallowed her carefully chewed chip and grinned. "Brainless is good. No thinking required. I even read Yángshìzi’s novels before bed."
"Oh."
Luo Shuhe nodded, then asked in the same tone as if inquiring about the weather,
"Ximan and Gu Luo aren’t related by blood, right?"
"Yep."
Luo Shuling replied just as casually before bursting into laughter again at another funny scene.
The question might as well have been about the weather for her too.
Hearing this confirmation, the last shred of hope in Luo Shuhe’s heart vanished instantly.
So it was true.
Just as she’d thought.
Shuling’s ideas might be wild, but they weren’t completely baseless.
Now everything made sense.
As a girl herself, Luo Shuhe could see clearly who had feelings for Gu Luo.
Eliminate the impossible, and whatever remains—no matter how improbable—must be the truth.
After a moment of silence, she exhaled softly.
"Shuling, can you not play with fire?"
"Crunch, crunch."
The only response was the sound of chips being eaten.
Luo Shuhe felt a growing frustration. Compared to before, Gu Luo had clearly changed—he might actually consider taking in Gu Ximan and Lu Xuexue.
If it ever came to that, their mother, Gu’s father, and Lu Xuexue’s parents would surely lose their minds.
No parents would accept such a situation.
Gu Luo would probably be beaten to death.
Both families would be thrown into chaos.
Luo Shuhe couldn’t bear the thought of that scene and immediately urged, "Shuling, you’ll ruin Gu Luo."
"Crunch, crunch."
"You’ll destroy both families."
"Crunch, crunch."
"Can you take responsibility for that?"
"Crunch, crunch."
"......"
Seeing that Luo Shuling had no intention of engaging, Luo Shuhe gave up wasting her breath. She stood slowly and, before leaving, dropped one final line—
"Shuning and I won’t agree to this."
Even if Shuning was weak, they’d have to team up now.
With that, she headed straight for Gu Luo’s room.
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ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
