"Mmm..."
Lu Cheng gently exhaled a breath of turbid qi and sat back in his original seat.
With a beauty by his side, her familiar scent kept drifting into his nostrils, but at this moment, he could only swallow hard, not daring to meet her gaze.
If she were angry and choking him neck and neck, or sad and heartbroken, he wouldn't be in such a state, as everything would have a traceable cause.
But she chose to remain silent, as if all the memories in the simulator had never existed.
She was like a dormant volcano; you never knew when she would erupt, and once she did, the terrifying heat would instantly melt, devour, and annihilate everything.
"You should eat more meat..." Zhang Lexuan picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs with her chopsticks and placed it into Lu Cheng's bowl with a smile.
"Brother, you need to grow up quickly; otherwise, how will you fulfill the promise you made back then?"
Mother Jiang and Jiang Nannan clearly noticed that something was amiss. The mother and daughter exchanged a glance, stunned, while Jiang Nannan frowned slightly.
This atmosphere was definitely not right.
Judging by Zhang Lexuan's appearance, she was likely at least ten years older than Lu Cheng!
Moreover, she was wearing the standard dark green cloak of the Supervisory Group and even had a Shrek Academy badge pinned to her chest, which confirmed their suspicions—she was definitely a formidable senior sister from the inner court.
But no matter how powerful she is, that is absolutely no reason for her to bully Xiao Cheng wantonly.
What kind of strange, bizarre hobby is this, calling a boy ten years her junior 'Brother'?!
"Hmph!"
Just as Lu Cheng was silently eating, another beautiful figure appeared by his side. She was only fourteen or fifteen years old but was already a tall beauty standing at 1.78 meters, known as the 'Leg Queen' and the number one beauty of the Outer Academy, Jiang Nannan.
Jiang Nannan unceremoniously grabbed a chair, placed it heavily on Lu Cheng's other side, and sat down.
Her pink eyes stared at Zhang Lexuan, filled with battle intent.
She didn't mind if Xiao Cheng had other girlfriends, but the condition was that they couldn't bully him!
They couldn't just bully him wantonly simply because my Xiao Cheng is honest and simple-minded!
"Oh?" Zhang Lexuan glanced at Jiang Nannan with interest. A flash of appreciation and ambiguity danced in her light blue eyes. She slowly leaned over, moved close to Lu Cheng's ear, and whispered, her breath like orchids.
"It seems your 'Sister Nannan' is no pushover either... Sigh, if your sister found out that you personally bathe me in medicinal baths, dry my hair, and temper my physical body every day, wouldn't she be angry?
If she knew that you had already entered the game, using all living beings as chess pieces, and exhausted everything just for me... wouldn't she be jealous? She wouldn't beat me up, would she? How scary~ Unlike me, I only know how to cherish Brother." Zhang Lexuan blinked her beautiful eyes playfully, a wild smile tugging at the corners of her lips.
Lu Cheng: "..."
"Hey!"
To Lu Cheng, all of this was normal, even a bit helpless, but in Jiang Nannan's eyes, it was a blatant provocation.
The beauty glared at Zhang Lexuan with her pink eyes, grabbed Lu Cheng's arm in a huff, and pulled him hard toward her side.
"This senior sister! If you really want to play some role-playing game, you can call me 'Sister' too, but please stop torturing Xiao Cheng! He's such an honest and simple-minded child; he can't handle you guys acting like this." Jiang Nannan's beautiful eyes were filled with indignation, possessing the aura of a big sister standing up for her brother who was being bullied.
The shy, delicate beauty who had been soft-legged and soft-bodied in Lu Cheng's arms earlier was long gone; at this moment, Jiang Nannan even carried a hint of shrewishness.
After all, in her eyes, an elder sister is like a mother. She only had Lu Cheng as her brother, even if he was adopted and had no blood relation.
Without a father, the entire family had been supported by her hard work over the years. She had no backing, no reliance, so she had to make herself unapproachable and sharper to deal with the wolves and tigers coveting her beauty.
Lu Cheng's mouth twitched.
He covered his face.
He didn't consider himself treacherous or cunning, but he definitely had nothing to do with being 'honest and simple-minded.' He just never thought that in Sister Nannan's heart, he was... such an image.
"Pfft, hahahaha..."
Zhang Lexuan couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into laughter, clutching her stomach.
She laughed until her body trembled, even leaning on Lu Cheng's shoulder, tears of laughter welling in her beautiful eyes.
"Brother, she said you're honest and simple-minded, hahahahaha."
Lu Cheng: "..."
Gently exhaling a breath of turbid qi, he glanced at Jiang Nannan with a complex expression: "Sister Nannan, this is a misunderstanding. Lexuan... senior sister has no ill will toward me. It's just that she's quite lively and has a jumpy personality, which is why she likes to joke with me."
"..." Upon hearing this, Jiang Nannan hesitated before slowly sitting down, but in the young girl's eyes, there was still some suspicion.
After all, Lu Cheng's attitude was clearly very stiff.
Therefore, she didn't yield either, squeezing in on Lu Cheng's other side. Although it was winter, the Star Dou Great Forest was like spring all year round, so despite wearing clothes, they were quite thin. When pressed together, it was as if their skin were touching, and she could even feel the warmth of the other person's skin.
Unknowingly, she also started to compete secretly.
She helped Lu Cheng pick up food, even directly feeding it into his mouth.
Zhang Lexuan watched with a smile, not bothering to explain further.
"Oh, right, Xiao Cheng, didn't you have a gift for me? Why don't you take it out and let me see?" Jiang Nannan suddenly remembered something and spoke slowly.
Lu Cheng: "..."
Exhaling a breath, he forced a smile and handed Mother Jiang a string of jade plaques. "Mom, these jade plaques have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Wearing them for a long time can nourish the body and mind..."
He then handed over a bracelet, adorned with a lifelike pattern of a pink rabbit.
"I want you to put it on for me." Jiang Nannan bit her red lip lightly and held out her snow-white wrist in front of Lu Cheng, her eyes filled with excitement and triumph.
"Okay." Lu Cheng nodded and gently put the bracelet on her.
"Brother, you went on a long journey. Didn't you prepare any gifts for me?" Zhang Lexuan rested her chin on one hand, while the other hand boredly twirled her hair, her light blue eyes filled with a hint of anticipation.
It's over...
Lu Cheng's body stiffened.
He knew this meal today wouldn't be simple.
I hope I don't get eaten later.
"I do." Lu Cheng nodded heavily.
He immediately took out a jade hairpin from his storage soul ring. It had a wind chime hanging from the back, which jingled, emitting a crisp and melodious sound.
The scene seemed to freeze.
Zhang Lexuan's originally teasing gaze was gradually drawn to the jade hairpin. It seemed to have some kind of magic, making the beauty completely quiet down.
"Brother..."
Zhang Lexuan's lips moved, her voice trembling involuntarily, her pair of light blue eyes gazing infatuatedly at Lu Cheng.
"Can you help me put it on?"
"Okay."
Lu Cheng nodded and skillfully came up behind the beauty. He undid her original hair clip, and her jet-black, smooth hair cascaded down onto her shoulders like big waves.
His movements were familiar, and in just a few moments, he had pinned the jade hairpin in place.
At this moment, the beauty was no different from the image in his memories.
Her eyes gradually turned red, and the gaze she directed at Lu Cheng became increasingly infatuated.
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