"It seems Mom made the right decision."
At night.
Su Ling curled up under the blanket, tossing and turning.
All the lights were off, and the rain outside seemed to have stopped.
Moonlight pierced through the clouds, casting its glow onto the floor tiles of the room.
Although it was already four in the morning, the young girl still couldn't fall asleep.
It wasn't due to insomnia troubling her, but rather because of what her brother had just said... somehow, it made her heart skip a beat.
How long had it been since she felt this way?
Or rather, had she ever felt this way before?
The young girl pulled the blanket tight, wrapping herself completely, leaving only her small face exposed.
Then she lowered her head slightly, pressing her delicate nose against the upper part of the blanket, and inhaled deeply.
"Hmm—"
This was the blanket filled with her brother's scent.
Her brother had been lying here, sleeping here just yesterday.
Su Ling turned to her side, curling up like a shrimp, gently closing her eyes.
Only when she was nearly breathless did she finally let out a satisfied long breath. In this long-lost feeling of security, she quietly raised her head, like a guilty cat checking its surroundings after mischief, and cast her gaze toward the door.
The bedroom door wasn't completely closed.
Her brother was sleeping on the sofa in the living room outside, and she could clearly hear the creaking sounds when he turned over.
The warmth from the blanket was very comfortable, and the room temperature was just right.
She had eaten a fulfilling meal, savored her brother's scent, and had exclusive possession of items he had used.
How wonderful.
If only the thing in her arms wasn't just an inanimate object.
If.
If she could use her real brother as a pillow, or nestle into his embrace to feel his warmth, wouldn't that be even more intoxicating than what she was feeling now?
In that case, even if her condition had progressed to this stage, it wouldn't matter anymore, would it?
For me, just being able to feel that solid sense of security... that would be enough.
"Brother..."
The young girl murmured, and unconsciously, the desire in her heart grew deeper.
...
The next morning.
Lu Qing sat up from the sofa with panda eyes.
Obviously, he hadn't slept well all night.
Mainly because his sister kept making strange noises from her room with the door open. He was curious but couldn't look directly, which left him in an awkward mental state that completely robbed him of sleep, keeping him up all night.
But during these hours, he hadn't been idle. He spent the whole night thinking, carefully considering his sister's situation.
He felt that besides earning money, he should first focus on "companionship," letting her experience being cared for and loved, which would be more ideal for her condition.
However, since he had classes Monday through Friday during the day and couldn't stay home with her, being with her 24/7 was probably impossible for now.
"Brother, good morning."
As he was pondering this, Su Ling emerged from the bedroom rubbing her sleepy eyes, greeting him.
"Morning. Su Ling, you could have slept longer. I'll prepare breakfast and leave it on the table before I go out."
He stood up to look at her, but his gaze was immediately drawn to the shoulder strap that had slipped down from her left shoulder to her arm...
Watching the nightgown strap slowly revealing more skin while his sister remained completely unaware, he quickly reacted, decisively stepping forward and raising his arm. Under her puzzled gaze, he lifted the thin strap with heated cheeks and pulled it back to its proper place.
First thing in the morning, he couldn't handle such blood-rushing scenes.
"Eh...?"
The young girl seemed startled by his action, opened her small mouth, and instinctively said thank you.
However, the disappointment in her eyes was perfectly concealed.
"Um... Su Ling, although we're close, you need to understand that you're living with a young college-aged man in his prime, so in daily life... you need to be a bit more careful."
Lu Qing awkwardly averted his gaze after the reminder and quickly turned toward the kitchen.
Su Ling watched his back as she followed him, asking: "But brother, doesn't everyone say it's fine for siblings to even bathe together?"
"Huh?"
Lu Qing heard this with exasperation and explained, "That's for blood siblings! And only during childhood! It's something you do when you're little! We're adults now, you're already eighteen, and I'm twenty! So this is not okay, absolutely not okay!"
"Strange."
The young girl tilted her head, leaning innocently against the kitchen doorframe, looking at him with confusion: "Isn't it better that we're not blood-related? Also, if we could do these things as children, shouldn't we be even more composed now that we're grown up and have better self-control?"
"What... what kind of twisted logic is that?"
Lu Qing stared with wide eyes, seemingly unable to comprehend his sister's logic.
Although she was affected by her condition, with slightly impaired cognitive function, these matters of principle couldn't be taken lightly. If she were to cause trouble because of this, it would be difficult to handle.
Just as he was about to educate her, he saw his sister press her advantage, continuing to ask with an innocent face: "Brother, could it be... that you can't control yourself when you see my body, so you choose to avoid it?"
"What??"
"Not even mentioning bathing together, you can't even look at me directly now."
"..."
In just a few words, he was caught off guard by her provocation.
Well, well, well. Just arrived and already trying to get the upper hand over her brother?
Fine, fine, fine.
In a moment of anger, Lu Qing gritted his teeth and decided to counter-attack.
He turned his head fiercely, put on a stern face, and threatened: "Su Ling, if you insist on this, then when I'm on break, we'll find time, I'll buy two hot spring tickets, and we'll book a mixed bath."
"!"
"Then we'll see who breaks first from embarrassment, you or me, a grown man.
Let me tell you, I have nothing to lose in this. If you think you can challenge big brother with just words, you're making a big mistake. I'll show you what real follow-through looks like."
Lu Qing lifted his chin, issuing his "challenge" with great momentum.
His sister seemed to have misunderstood the situation and was trying to cross the boundary between siblings.
Although his task was to take care of and heal her, he absolutely couldn't let her take advantage and manipulate him bit by bit.
He had to make her understand who was really in charge in this house.
Lu Qing felt proud inside.
He figured that after saying this, her false bravado would surely crumble. After all, he wasn't just talking - he meant business. How could she handle that?
"A hot spring trip?"
Just as he was confidently taking out sandwiches and preparing to slice cheese, Su Ling touched her lips with her index finger, appearing deep in thought, as if imagining certain scenes.
Then, her lips gradually curved upward, slowly revealing a delighted expression—
"Brother is so nice, actually agreeing to take me on a trip... I've never gone traveling with anyone since I was little, this will be my first time. And if it's a mixed bath hot spring, it'll be just the two of us, right? Hmm, does this mean I'll get to see brother's body? Well... speaking of which, should I prepare a swimsuit beforehand? Can brother spare some time to go shopping with me?"
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ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
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.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
