I downloaded the app and discovered that my childhood sweetheart's affection level had skyrocke

The girl froze, as if she had heard something extremely terrifying. She immediately moved her chair further into the table, trying to shield herself with the crystal ball and Ye Zhiyu.

"It's my brother."

"What's the point of hiding behind the crystal ball?" Lin Zhou asked. "It's only twenty centimeters in diameter."

Ye Zhiyu peeked out and asked, "Who's 20 centimeters?"

Lin Zhou: "..."

"I."

Ye Zhiyu looked her up and down, then said dismissively, "You? I've seen it before, I've seen it since I was a kid."

Lin Zhou: "?!"

When did you watch it?

Not far away, a boy in a school uniform walked quickly over, his forehead covered with a thin layer of sweat from running.

"What are you doing here? You weren't answering your phone." The boy walked to the table, placed the things in front of Xu Zhi, and his tone sounded somewhat helpless, but without a hint of blame.

"Didn't we agree to have lunch together this morning?"

"I...I'm helping..."

"Is the photography club's activity on the other side?" Xu Zhi couldn't speak.

Lin Zhou subconsciously adjusted his glasses, and as his gaze fell on the boy, new information quickly surfaced.

Character: Xu Lin

Status: Worried

Inner monologue: Why has she been avoiding me lately...? Does she already know I'm not my parents' biological child? I understand her feelings, but I've already fallen for Jiahao from the next class...

...]

Lin Zhou: "..."

Ok?

Lin Zhou reviewed the information again and, after confirming that he wasn't hallucinating because his glasses were out of power, he felt much more alert.

Wow, that's amazing.

No, the relationship between you two seems a bit complicated?

Then his phone vibrated. Lin Zhou glanced at it and found that a new task branch had appeared in Ye Zhiyu's stall task section.

[Ye Zhiyu's Quest Branch: A Day in the Life of a Fortune Teller]

Current number of people seeking divination: 1

Rewards: Randomly drawn based on the number of people who have their fortunes told (including 6 RMB phone credit, attribute points, X-ray vision glasses upgrade components, new items, 1 year of lifespan, skill: teleportation...)

hiss……

Lin Zhou glanced at the rewards on the back.

random?

That's great! Apart from the 6 yuan phone credit, everything else is good stuff!

……

"Is this a fortune-telling stall?" Xu Lin glanced at the crystal ball and the sign next to it that read, "No profit, no loss."

"What was she calculating just now?"

"Let me tell you..." Lin Zhou pondered how to get the man in front of him to tell his fortune as well.

"Studies!" Xu Zhi quickly interrupted Lin Zhou, her voice rising considerably. "I'm calculating whether I can pass this exam!"

"Weren't you in first place last time?"

Even the number one player has something to worry about!

"When did you start worrying about exams?"

The brother and sister stared at each other, Xu Zhi's eyes darting around, while Xu Lin clearly sensed something was wrong, but couldn't figure out what the problem was.

Lin Zhou sat between the two people, his lips twitching repeatedly—

Oh no... I know too much. I want to say it, but would that be going too far?

Once it's on, it's never off.

What should I do?

speak out?

This is, after all, someone else's secret. If Xu Lin's parents haven't told Xu Zhi, they must have their own reasons. It seems a bit strange for a fortune teller like herself to reveal it on the spot.

Fortune telling can be quite enjoyable; you can watch the drama unfold.

"Did you figure something out?" Ye Zhiyu suddenly asked.

Lin Zhou snapped out of his daze and found her staring at him with narrowed eyes, seemingly noticing the change in his expression just a moment ago.

"A little."

"What?"

"Heavenly secrets".

"Forget it, you were practically a bandage just now."

She truly is a childhood sweetheart.

Even the subtle changes in his expression were noticeable.

"Do you like me too?" Lin Zhou asked, receiving a perfect international friendly gesture from Ye Zhiyu.

Composing himself, Lin Zhou coughed lightly and pushed the crystal ball on the table between the two of them.

"Actually, the divination we just did wasn't over yet. Besides marriage, there's one last question."

Xu Zhi looked at him nervously, "What's the problem?"

"Blood ties".

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Lin's expression changed noticeably.

They even showed disbelief.

No... can you predict this from a fortune teller's perspective?

Ye Zhiyu noticed Xu Lin's reaction, paused for a moment, and turned to look at Lin Zhou.

Dude, are you really that good?

Are you really good at math?

Ye Zhiyu did not expect that Lin Zhou's divination accuracy rate was about the same as hers.

"Hiss... Did you steal my talent?" Ye Zhiyu asked Lin Zhou, and received the same international friendly gesture in response from Lin Zhou.

Reciprocity is key.

"Brother?" Xu Zhi noticed as well. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Xu Lin stammered immediately. "It's just divination, don't take it too seriously."

"But why were you nervous just now?"

"I don't."

"You have."

Xu Zhi stood up. The initial panic caused by the impending discovery of her secret suddenly transformed into a more pronounced unease.

"Brother, are you hiding something from me?"

Xu Lin fell silent.

The air was silent for several seconds, with only the sound of testing the loudspeakers in the distant central square coming from behind.

Ye Zhiyu, seemingly enjoying the drama, patted Lin Zhou's thigh repeatedly, secretly applauding, but remained silent on the surface.

Xu Lin stood there hesitating for a long time before finally letting out a soft sigh. "Originally, Mom and Dad were planning to tell you after your birthday."

Xu Zhi's eyes slowly widened.

"I'm not my parents' biological child," Xu Lin said. "They adopted me when I was little, but I was too young then, and we've always lived together, so they didn't explain it to me specifically."

"..."

Xu Zhi was stunned.

She looked down at her hands, then looked up at Xu Lin, completely unable to react for a moment.

"So..." Xu Zhi's voice began to tremble, "we're not related by blood?"

"Um."

"Not at all?"

"Absolutely not."

Xu Zhi was silent for two seconds, then suddenly raised her hands to cover her face, her ears turning bright red at a visible speed.

What she was worried about just now was that she liked her older brother.

Now, my biological brother has suddenly become a childhood sweetheart-type adopted brother with whom I have lived for many years and who has taken care of me since I was a child, even though we are not related by blood.

This is amazing!

Previously, there were concerns about ethical issues, but now we can completely confess our feelings!

"Brother, I like you!!!!" Xu Zhi confessed without hesitation. "I like you, I like you so much!"

"I'm sorry, you're a good person," Xu Lin replied immediately. "Uh, no, you're a good sister."

The atmosphere fell into a deathly silence.

A clever refusal?!

Lin Zhou patted Ye Zhiyu's thigh, "..."

Wow, that's amazing! This is too fierce!

Xu Zhi stammered, "Why...?"

"I'm sorry... let's just be brother and sister from now on."

"No!" Xu Zhi took a step closer, her eyes gradually becoming vacant. "Who! Who! Who do you like! I'm going to kill her!"

Lin Zhou and Ye Zhiyu: "..."

[PS: Sorry, I've been hospitalized recently, so update schedules will be irregular for the next few days]