"Bro, bro, bro, bro, bro."
"I'm here, I'm here, I'm here, I'm here, I'm here."
"Hehe."
Luo Shuling was thoroughly pleased with Gu Luo's prompt responses to every call, fluttering around him like a lively little butterfly.
One moment she'd skip ahead, the next she'd trail behind like a tiny shadow, all while steadily carrying a cat carrier in her hand.
Gu Luo held an identical cat carrier, though his gaze wasn't fixed on his lively little sister but rather on a familiar figure in the distance—his "best friend," Situ Wenyao.
True to his role in the Public Service Department, the guy was the picture of helpfulness.
Their club activity for the day was rounding up stray cats in Donghu Park for neutering.
Since the park didn't have too many strays, only four members had joined the effort.
"Bro."
"I'm here."
"Bro."
"I'm here."
"Bro, you sound like a chatbot."
"......"
Gu Luo couldn't decide whether to laugh or sigh. He reached out and lightly flicked Luo Shuling's forehead.
She immediately clutched her head dramatically, eyes brimming with exaggerated hurt. "Bro! When did you learn this move from Shu Ning? That really stings!"
"Serves you right. I humored your call-and-response game, and you call me a robot."
"Not a robot—a chatbot!"
"Looking for another flick, are you?"
"Hehe." Luo Shuling quickly dodged out of reach, scampering ahead.
Seeing this, Gu Luo instinctively called out, "Slow down. Watch your step."
"Got it, Chatbot Old Bro—"
"Eek—!"
Just as Luo Shuling turned her head to reply, her foot caught on a protruding rock.
In an instant, she pitched forward and landed flat on the ground.
The cat carrier slipped from her grip, tumbling away with a clatter.
"......"
Gu Luo resisted the urge to facepalm, sighing inwardly before hurrying over. He crouched down to inspect her injuries.
"Just a scraped knee. Should be fine."
"Bro... it hurts... so much..." Luo Shuling sat pitifully on the ground, cradling her knee, looking even more woeful than when she'd gotten flicked.
"My chatbot of a sister... How do you trip on flat ground like some anime heroine?"
Luo Shuling pointed accusingly at the offending rock. "It's all that rock's fault."
"...... Wait here."
Gu Luo stood and jogged toward a nearby refrigerated snack cart, returning shortly with a bottle of water.
He unscrewed the cap and carefully rinsed her wound.
"Ow ow ow...!" Luo Shuling winced, her face scrunching up.
"If you don't like pain, be more careful next time." After cleaning the scrape, Gu Luo pulled disinfectant wipes and a bandage from his pocket.
"Bro, you carry these around?" Luo Shuling blinked in surprise.
In her experience, most guys didn’t even carry tissues—and if they did, they were crumpled into a ball.
Gu Luo’s preparedness was practically saintly.
"Yeah. Ximan’s always falling over too."
As he spoke, he gently dabbed her knee dry with the wipe, then applied the bandage with care.
"Wow, no wonder Ximan’s always calling you a ‘kind-hearted siscon’!"
"......"
Gu Luo responded with another light flick to her forehead.
"Oww..."
Luo Shuling yelped theatrically.
"Quit faking. That was barely a tap. Get up."
"I can’t." She clutched her leg dramatically. "My leg’s broken. I can’t walk."
Pausing, she batted her eyes and added, "If only a sweet big brother would carry me..."
She peeked up to gauge his reaction.
"......"
Gu Luo’s eye twitched, torn between exasperation and amusement at her antics.
After retrieving the fallen carrier, he crouched down.
"Hehe."
Luo Shuling immediately sprang up and latched onto his back, arms locking around his neck like a vise.
"Don’t choke me..."
"Nope! I’ll die if I fall!" She clung tighter, as if her life depended on it.
"......Chatbot little sister."
"Chatbot big bro, giddyup!"
And so, Gu Luo—now dubbed "Chatbot"—trudged forward, a carrier in each hand and his human backpack in tow.
Luo Shuling rested her chin on his shoulder, her cheek nearly touching his, and whispered playfully:
"Bro, am I heavy?"
"Huh?"
Gu Luo was momentarily baffled by her phrasing, mentally noting that her language skills needed work.
(And her grades were slipping toward the bottom ten...)
"I mean, bro, do I weigh a lot?"
"You’re light. Just ease up on the death grip—and stop breathing in my ear." He shuddered as her exhales tickled him.
Instead of backing off, Luo Shuling squeezed tighter and abruptly changed topics. "Bro, your cooking is sooo good."
"......That segue needs work." Gu Luo snorted at the clumsy shift.
"I’m addicted. I can’t go a single meal without it." She barreled on, "Bro, how about you never get married? Just stay with us forever, okay?"
The "us" clearly meant herself, Luo Shuning, Luo Shuhe, and Gu Ximan.
The sister squad.
Gu Luo chuckled. "So you want me as your lifetime housekeeper?"
"Well, if you must marry, just pick Shu Ning or Shu He!"
Luo Shuling tilted her head, grinning. "Or me! I wouldn’t mind~"
"Any of us three except Ximan—your choice!"
"Total win, no regrets~"
"Don’t volunteer them on their behalf." Gu Luo shook his head, dismissing it as childish nonsense.
"But what if I want to eat your food forever?"
"Then come eat. An extra mouth won’t break the bank."
Luo Shuling’s smile widened like a kid handed a candy store.
"Bro."
"I'm here."
"Bro."
"I'm here."
"Confirmed chatbot bro!"
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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?"
u serious?" Chen Feng watched helplessly as his painstakingly trained disciple, fresh off a championship victory, publicly abandoned him. "You had your chance, but you didn’t appreciate it. Now, face the consequences of your choice!" Chen Feng possessed the "Master System," a treasure trove of supreme martial arts techniques, capable of molding ordinary individuals into peerless prodigies. "Legs like yours? A shame not to train in the Crippling Kick." "Ever heard of a palm strike that descends from the heavens?" "Auntie! I see extraordinary bone structure in you—a martial arts prodigy, one in ten thousand." The once-defiant senior disciple, now watching her juniors rise to fame one after another, dominating the internet, was consumed by endless regret.
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shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
