“Why won’t you let stay longer?” Ren Xingi asked.
“No,” Ren Suo replied.
“Why not?” Ren Xingi said as she grabbed Ren Suo’s arm. She continued, “I won’t let go of your arm unless you allow to stay longer!”
“Because… there are so secrets which I cannot tell you about,” Ren Suo said. He thought for a mont and said, “Anyway, you have two days, yes, you have to go back the day after tomorrow.”
The day after tomorrow was the 23rd of the month. It was the day when “The Mage Under the World Tree” would start to beco reality, and it was also the start of the Major Heat solar term.
At present, the [Exclusive Level-Up Gas (Level 3)] section had disappeared, which ant that Ren Suo could now continue to buy promotional gas. However, if her sister was around, Ren Suo would certainly not be able to play on the Mini Worlds ga console openly.
If multiple accounts could be set up at the sa ti on the Mini Worlds ga console, Ren Suo would not have minded letting his sister play together with him. In that way, she would also be able to reap the benefits provided by the ga console—at the least, the skills she learned could be turned into abilities. That was already very powerful as it would be equivalent to her being 100% proficient in any of the abilities when she equipped them.
However, the problem was that the ga console could only be tied to one account. The Mini Worlds ga console that Ren Suo had was already in the ‘form’ of ‘Naisser Ren’.
At most, his sister could help him in clearing the gas, but she would not be able to gain any benefits from the ga console.
After weighing the risks and benefits, Ren Suo decided not to let his sister know about this secret which would not give her any benefits. Ren Suo himself had long prepared for being found out with his Mini Worlds ga console—if he were to be discovered and his capabilities at that ti were still weaker than that of the powerful forces, he would most likely be placed under house arrest and forced to play gas on the ga console. Those who knew about his possession of the ga console would likely end up in the sa way.
If Ren Suo was the only one who knew about the secret of the Mini Worlds ga console, then his family would still be able to enjoy their freedom, at the least.
“Why must I go back so quickly, am I not welcod here?!” Ren Xingi questioned.
Ren Suo thought for a mont and replied, “You’re welcod, but I need my personal space too. After all, adults have their own secrets!”
Personal space… Adults… Secrets…
(Have they progressed so far already?!) Ren Xingi took a deep breath, then carefully scrutinized the looks on Lin Xianyu, Gu Yueyan, and Dong Chengling’s faces. In her heart, she secretly tried to figure out who among the three of them was the fox—but she suddenly recalled sothing and asked:
“Bro, do you have a girlfriend?”
“No,” replied Ren Suo, who was eating a slice of waterlon as dessert.
Ren Xingi scrutinized the three other people at the table again—Mmm, they all appear calm and do not seem to be hiding anything.
Ren Suo said, “Alright, alright, don’t be angry. Let’s go shopping tomorrow, I’ll pay for everything you want to buy. It’s your reward for doing so well in the college entrance examination. It’s rare that you ca all the way here, so I can’t possibly make you stay ho to play gas with all day long.”
“No, I’m already content to be able to play gas with you, Bro…” Ren Xingi replied.
“Sure, let’s go shopping!” Gu Yueyan said suddenly. She proposed, “I have been too scared to go out often the past few days. Let’s go out together! Don’t you agree, Xiao Yu?”
Lin Xianyu said, “Ah? Why am I involved in this… Alright, let’s go then, if you wish.”
Dong Chengling also said, “I have not gone out in a long ti too, it would be good to have a break as well.”
Gu Yueyan said, “Teacher Dong is willing to go too… That would be even better. With Teacher Dong around, we would certainly not et with any danger!”
Ren Suo was fully supportive of the idea. He said, “I’m not sure what to buy for my parents too, it would be great if you guys can give so suggestions at the sa ti.”
Watching as the others quickly finalized tomorrow’s outing, Ren Xingi uttered in her heart, “Tch.”
With only two days left, she could not continue with her plan slowly—she had to act quickly and decisively to make sure that their feelings for Ren Suo died. An idea popped up in her head and she hugged Ren Suo’s arm. She said, “Bro, I have not seen you for such a long ti, let’s sleep together today!”
Of course, she did not actually want to sleep with Ren Suo, but would any ordinary girl not step back when a guy actually had such a cute sister who fancied her brother?!
“Sure!” Ren Suo replied.
Ren Xingi blinked and let go of Ren Suo’s arm. She moved farther away from him and questioned, “What did you say?”
Ren Suo said, “I said ‘yes’. I was still thinking about how to ask you to do just that, but all is well now that you asked first.”
Indeed, Ren Xingi possessed a key.
It was most likely that she had not told their parents about her being Awakened. After all, not all Awakened Abilities could be divulged and explained, so Ren Suo could understand if his sister had wanted to keep that a secret, and thus, he did not expose her.
Regardless, however, he still had to obtain the key. Ren Suo was still thinking if he should ‘strike’ at night, but who would have expected that Ren Xingi asked first, on her own accord.
“… I was actually joking,” said Ren Xingi, blushing. She turned to look at Gu Yueyan and the others, then laughed and said, “It’s really just a joke, we often fool around like this.”
“So it was a joke,” Gu Yueyan and Lin Xianyu said, as they sighed in relief. On the other hand, Dong Chengling was still eating her food calmly—though she had been chewing the food in her mouth for more than 10 seconds.
Ren Suo shrugged. It did not matter to him if his sister was unwilling—it was just a 1-star key anyway.
Moreover, he could still ‘strike’ in the night.
After the al, Ren Suo and Ren Xingi left first, while Gu Yueyan and Lin Xianyu stayed behind to do the dishes. As they were washing the dishes, Lin Xianyu sneaked away into the living room and found Dong Chengling. She asked in a whisper:
“Teacher Dong, Brother Ren said just now that he does not have a girlfriend, aren’t you angry?”
“Huh?” replied Dong Chengling, who was deep in thought. She opened her eyes and looked at Lin Xianyu. She slowly shook her head and said, “I’m not angry.”
“Why not?” Lin Xianyu asked. She could not suppress the curiosity in her heart any longer. She continued, “Aren’t both of you in such a relationship?”
“No,” Dong Chengling replied as she tilted her head slightly to one side. She said, “We are currently just friends.”
“Are you guys just friends?” Lin Xianyu remarked. She secretly felt happy for her friend, but she thought about it and felt that sothing felt amiss. She said, “Teacher Dong, you are clearly very nice to Brother Ren though, and that night, Brother Ren even asked you to…”
“Mmm, it’s because he found out that I had been promoted to tier 2 that day, and he pretended to have forgotten what happened that night. Ever since then, he has been Practicing diligently, so I suppose that this is how he is preserving his self-esteem.”
Dong Chengling recalled sothing and said with a smile, “He does not want to hinder my progress, and he understands my ideals, so he wants to fight alongside .”
“Oh… Teacher Dong, does that an that you will date Brother Ren if he manages to catch up with you?” Lin Xianyu asked.
“No,” Dong Chengling said expressionlessly.
She continued, “I will beco his wife.”
At that juncture, Gu Yueyan finished washing the dishes and returned to the living room. She exclaid loudly, “Xiao Yu, here you are skiving again! Let’s go back to our dorm!”
Along the way, Lin Xianyu followed behind Gu Yueyan. She saw Gu Yueyan playing with her mobile phone, and naturally patted Gu Yueyan on her shoulder and sighed.
Gu Yueyan did not turn her head and continued staring at the screen of her mobile phone. She asked, “What’s the matter?”
“You are too weak,” Lin Xianyu said with a sigh.
“Huh?” replied Gu Yueyan. She gave a puzzled look at Lin Xianyu, then looked back at her mobile phone.
Lin Xianyu remarked, “You have been looking at your mobile phone a lot more recently.”
“No,” Gu Yueyan said as she finally looked away from her mobile phone. She remained silent for a mont, then asked Lin Xianyu, “Do you feel that…”
“Ren Suo’s sister… is just putting up a show, and does not seem to truly like Ren Suo.”
——————
It was 1.30 p.m. the following day, and the location was After Lianjiang City Park Subway Station Exit E.
“Why are you here?” Ren Suo questioned as he looked in surprise at Qiao Muyi, who was dressed in casual clothing. He remarked, “It’s my first ti seeing you dressed normally!”
“Don’t make it seem as if I don’t wear clothes usually!” Qiao Muyi exclaid, gritting her teeth. She said, “I would obviously not be wearing the Counterasure Division uniform when I’m not working!”
Ren Suo asked curiously, “Sorry, sorry, I was so surprised to et you. Anyway, why are you here?”
“It’s just a coincidence to have bumped into you. I arranged with soone to et here, but she suddenly said that she was going to shop with her secret crush and would not be able to et ,” Qiao Muyi replied.
Qiao Muyi remained calm and did not blush as she lied to Ren Suo—or perhaps it was not a lie—then looked at Ren Xingi, Dong Chengling, and Lin Xianyu who were behind Ren Suo. She asked, “Is she… your sister?”
“You could tell?” Ren Suo replied with a laugh. He said, “This is my sister. Her na is Ren Xingi, but call her Little Star.”
Qiao Muyi said expressionlessly, “No, both of you do not look like each other at all, except that both of you have a pair of eyes, a nose, and a mouth. However, I have seen your file.”
She walked over to Dong Chengling and grabbed her hand, saying, “Are you guys here to shop too? What a coincidence, too, let’s shop together! At the sa ti, I can catch up with Chengling.”
Ren Suo said, “Tch, why do I feel like nothing good will happen out of this…”
Qiao Muyi said, “I’m going to be hurt if you an that. What are you intending to buy here?”
“It’s mainly to buy a present for my sister, to celebrate the end of her college entrance examination and also to reward her for doing quite well in it. I will buy anything she wants,” Ren Suo replied.
At that juncture, Ren Xingi quickly demonstrated the qualities of a “good sister”. She said, “No, I don’t really want anything, being able to go out with Brother is already very…”
Qiao Muyi clapped her hands together suddenly and said, “How about this! Let’s all pick a gift while we are shopping and then tell Ren Suo what the gift is via WeChat. He will pay for the gifts later and we shall see which one of them is Little Star’s favorite.”
“Mmm? Let’s not do that, it will be a waste of Brother’s money…” Ren Xingi refused quickly.
Ren Suo clapped and said, “That’s quite a good idea, useful words are finally coming out from your mouth! I’m supportive of this idea, everyone must participate, alright?”
At that juncture, Ren Suo suddenly realized that: Dong Chengling, Qiao Muyi, Gu Yueyan, Lin Xianyu, and Ren Xingi… All five of them were Awakeners!
All of them were engaged in the sa activity at the sa ti, and Ren Suo also had to put in the effort (by paying)—that fulfilled the requirents of the Coupling System!
Would he be able to acquire five Couplings in one go?
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