For a mont, Su Heyuan thought he had misheard.
"What?" he said instinctively, "I thought you couldn’t do it?"
Lu Shinian’s lips curled into a cold smile, and his eyes glimred with a sharp coldness, "Who told you that?"
"Ruan Ruan?"
Su Heyuan paused, then lightly coughed, denying, "No."
He furrowed his brows afterwards, a flash of concern crossing his eyes.
"Is my sister feeling unwell anywhere?"
Lu Shinian stared intently at Su Heyuan, finding his attitude very strange. This excessive concern for Ruan Ruan made him suspect sothing.
He replied, matter-of-factly, "She is indeed a little unwell."
Su Heyuan quickly stepped forward, placing his hands on the desk, his long eyes hidden behind his lenses faintly flashing with a sinister light.
"Where is she feeling unwell? Headache?"
Lu Shinian responded with a calm "Mm", his voice extraordinarily serene, as though speaking of soone else’s business.
"Can’t find the cause, you know?"
"Of course, can’t find the cause, considering..." Su Heyuan paused, clearly cautious about sothing, without continuing.
Su Heyuan frowned irritably, "I want to see her, and chat a bit. We haven’t seen each other for days."
"She’s resting." Seeing Su Heyuan’s guarded deanor, Lu Shinian didn’t press further.
He only lowered his long eyelashes, hiding the light in his eyes.
It seems Ruan Ruan’s two brothers are hiding sothing from her.
And there must be so secret hidden on Ruan Ruan herself.
Unbidden, Lu Shinian thought of ten years ago.
That’s when he first t Su Ruan.
After he killed the Insect Queen back then, the power core insect crystal of the Insect Queen inexplicably invaded his Spiritual Sea, rampaging and causing him to lose his sanity temporarily.
When he regained sanity and opened his eyes, he saw Su Ruan with a bright smile, clad in clothes washed pale.
Though his entire being hurt imnsely due to the chaos in the Spiritual Sea, it strangely cald down upon approaching her.
Later, after sowhat recovering, due to tumultuous conditions and complex post-war forces, he had to leave Musse Star.
Before leaving, he gave her the only military badge from his shoulder.
Once the situation stabilized, he constantly wanted to find her, searching Musse Star nurous tis, but never finding her.
Until at a Shen Family banquet, he saw her.
Unfortunately, the heartless girl had forgotten him.
Lu Shinian snapped back from his mories, raising his gaze to Su Heyuan, speaking indifferently, "You want to see her, you can return with tonight."
Su Heyuan nodded, agreed, greeted him, then left the office.
Ti flew by, and it was evening in the blink of an eye.
Su Heyuan followed Lu Shinian to Lu Villa.
Inside the villa, Su Ruan had already prepared three dishes and a soup, waiting for Lu Shinian to return.
Seeing Su Heyuan behind Lu Shinian, Su Ruan’s eyes lit up, cheerily calling out.
"Second Brother."
Su Heyuan quickly approached Su Ruan, examining her up and down, and only relaxed upon ensuring she wasn’t in pain.
He reached to rub her hair, his lips curling into a smile, "Sister."
Su Ruan snorted lightly, smiling sweetly.
The three sat down, eating while chatting.
After dinner, Lu Shinian took the initiative to clean the dishes, while Su Heyuan and Su Ruan sat on the sofa, talking quietly.
"Does your head hurt, sister?"
Su Ruan shook her head, "No pain."
"Really?" Su Heyuan asked worriedly.
Su Ruan nodded seriously, "Really, not painful at all."
"Second Brother, what’s wrong?"
Su Heyuan thought carefully, instantly realizing that Lu Shinian had been crafty earlier, trying to extract information.
Indeed, Commander Lu lives up to the na, ha.
Cunning indeed.
Luckily, sister’s fine. Su Heyuan was relieved, patting Su Ruan’s head, lowering his voice.
"Don’t worry, sister, Big Brother and I will keep that secret for you."
Su Ruan: ...
"What secret?" She recalled Second Brother ntioning it before.
Su Heyuan glanced at the kitchen, lowering his voice further.
"It’s about you using Lu Shinian as a stand-in."
"Our sister sure is sothing, Big Brother and I are both proud of you."
To use Lu Shinian as a stand-in, who wouldn’t say it was aweso?
Su Ruan: ???
"What stand-in?" she asked, sowhat confused.
Su Heyuan appeared cryptic, "That badge, rember?"
Su Ruan still seed muddled.
Afraid Lu Shinian might suddenly erge from the kitchen, Su Heyuan didn’t pursue the topic, rely patting Su Ruan’s shoulder, "Don’t worry, sister, whatever it is, we’ll back you up."
Su Ruan: ...
She’s heard these words many tis.
Most of the ti, it was Big Brother saying them to her.
She rembered before the Insect Race war ten years ago, Big Brother said this.
But the Insect Race approached aggressively, nearly engulfing the entire Tianhe Star.
Then, she was only ten, with none of her brothers around, left to fend for herself, sneaking onto an escape ship to head for Musse Star.
On Musse Star...
Su Ruan frowned slightly, unable to recall what happened there.
The only thing she rembered was a month later, covered in blood, Third Brother brought her back to Tianhe Star.
Third Brother made her swear not to leave Tianhe Star until adulthood.
So, after ten, she never left Tianhe Star again, until the Shen Family ca to fetch her.
Su Ruan blinked, coming to her senses, raising a smile.
"Yes! I trust my brothers!"
Su Heyuan’s heart softened, his gaze becoming firr.
They will surely find a way to save their sister, surely!
In the kitchen, having extended his spiritual power throughout the villa from the start, Lu Shinian lowered his gaze, letting the tap wash over his hands.
The sound of water was loud, yet unable to block Su Heyuan and Su Ruan’s conversation from entering his ears.
Seemingly casual, he turned off the tap, pulling out a towel, wiping his water-stained fingers bit by bit.
His slender, distinctly jointed fingers were like a work of art, moving between the towel.
Until the last bit of moisture was wiped away, Lu Shinian slowly raised his head, looking toward the living room sofa.
In the kitchen, his spiritual power almost materialized, and the neatly arranged plates, said to be laser gun-resistant, began to crack from the center.
With a "crack," a row of plates shattered into fragnts.
Lu Shinian’s lips slowly curved, slightly opening.
"A stand-in... huh?"
Very naughty Ruan Ruan.
How should he punish her?
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