A god-level beauty system? But I'm already a god-level beauty!

After spending an unforgettable day with Lin Chunuan, what was bound to happen eventually came.

The next afternoon, the ride-hailing car stopped at the familiar intersection.

"Knock knock".

Shen Ye knocked on the villa's door.

A moment later, footsteps approached from inside the door.

"Don't you have a key? Why do you keep knocking? Just come in!"

Even though he had the keys in his pocket, he insisted on ringing the doorbell, making her run over from the sofa.

"I'm sorry..."

Shen Ye scratched his head.

It was as if he was apologizing for knocking on the door, or perhaps for something else entirely.

Mu Jingyan snorted, intending to make things difficult for him a bit more, but her words stopped halfway through—

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Shen Ye behind me.

Lin Chunuan stood there quietly, carrying a small bag on her back.

The two girls' eyes met in mid-air.

One second, two seconds.

Finally, Lin Chunuan was the first to look away.

Mu Jingyan keenly sensed that something was wrong.

No, that's not right.

From high school until now, when has Lin Chunuan ever shown any fear when she looks at herself?

This little girl, who has always been attached to Shen Ye since childhood, has never been able to hide the "my brother is mine" attitude in her eyes during every encounter with him.

Even when they're jealous, they do it with a clear conscience.

But now...

Her gaze snapped away at the slightest touch, her eyelashes drooping, and her posture exuded a guilty conscience.

Mu Jingyan's gaze swept back and forth between the two of them several times.

Shen Ye's gaze drifted, while Lin Chunuan's head was lowered.

"...Come in."

She stepped aside, clearing the doorway.

"What's the matter? Come in and we'll talk."

In the living room, Mu Jinghuan was curled up on the sofa with her phone, watching a two-person match-3 game. Hearing the noise, the little robot immediately put down its phone, slipped on its bunny slippers, and came out to greet her.

Then, the four of them sat down on the sofa.

The seating arrangement is quite deliberate.

Shen Ye sat in the middle, with Mu Jingyan to his left. As soon as she sat down, she naturally took his hand, flattened it, and placed it on her knee. She played with his slender fingers one by one, like an owner taking inventory of his collection.

Lin Chunuan and Mu Jinghuan sat on opposite sides.

An invisible heaviness hung in the air.

"You have something to say, don't you?"

Seeing that Shen Ye seemed to want to speak but hesitated, opening his mouth several times and then closing it again, Mu Jingyan spoke first.

He kept fiddling with his hands, and his tone revealed no emotion.

"Um......."

Shen Ye was preparing.

Since we've decided to report the facts, we need a starting point.

He was mentally preparing his speech when Lin Chunuan, who was beside him, took the initiative.

The little girl stood up from the sofa, walked to Mu Jingyan, and bowed deeply.

"Mu Jingyan... Sister... I'm sorry..."

His opening remarks were like a heavy blow.

Although Mu Jingyan had lived there for quite a while, she didn't think she was close enough to call the other woman "older sister".

The most confused person was Shen Ye.

He turned to look at Lin Chunuan, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

Didn't we agree on this?

Last night, Nuannuan promised him that she wouldn't say anything tomorrow, and he would do it!

Why did you change your mind as soon as you walked in?!

He was filled with remorse; he shouldn't have brought Nuannuan along.

"Nuan Nuan, you go first—" Shen Ye wanted to take advantage of the fact that Lin Chunuan hadn't said too much yet and try to salvage the situation.

Unfortunately, some people are unwilling.

"Let her speak." Mu Jingyan pinched Shen Ye.

Having done something wrong, Shen Ye naturally dared not disobey the other party and could only sit back down.

Lin Chunuan then spoke:

"I know, my brother has agreed to be with you."

"But... I still can't help liking my brother."

"So, the night before last, I went to my brother's room."

"I did something to my brother that I'm sorry for."

He spoke each word very slowly and sincerely, his head bowed low.

She took the blame upon herself.

"..."

In the living room, you could hear a pin drop.

"hiss--!"

Without warning, Mu Jingyan suddenly exerted force and snapped Shen Ye's index finger, making a cracking sound.

It was quite powerful.

She raised her eyes and looked at Lin Chunuan, who was bending over.

His eyes were devoid of emotion, as calm as if covered by a thin layer of ice.

"Did you do it?"

"no."

Lin Chunuan straightened up and met that gaze, this time without flinching.

"But it's about the same."

"......."

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly turned icy.

Despite the sweltering summer heat, Shen Ye felt a chill creeping up the back of his neck.

He sat there, not daring to even swallow, and his face remained expressionless, for fear that any slight movement might trigger a massive tsunami.

On the other side, Mu Jinghuan huddled in the corner of the sofa.

The little robot couldn't quite understand what the two people were saying, what "the night before last" meant, what "did you do it or not" meant; her little brain couldn't process such complicated information.

But she still has a sense of danger.

The little robot hugged its pillow tightly, burying the lower half of its face in it, leaving only its pair of dark, bright eyes peeking out as it observed the situation before silently shrinking back.

"..."

Mu Jingyan didn't look at Lin Chunuan again.

She withdrew her gaze, pulled her half-finished fingers from her knee, turned her head, and looked at Shen Ye beside her.

Shen Ye's heart was in his throat.

coming.

The inevitable trial has arrived.

He opened his mouth, but all the prepared remarks—explanations, apologies, and guarantees—stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a single word.

"Do you have anything to say?"

Shen Ye remained silent for a long time.

The three thousand words of self-criticism in my mind, after going over and over again, finally boiled down to one sentence:

"......sorry."

Mu Jingyan looked at him.

Looking at the man she had only started dating two days ago, and at his face that was filled with guilt.

Then, she suddenly laughed.

"I shouldn't have let you go back the day before yesterday..." she murmured.

After saying that, the girl stood up from the sofa, straightened the hem of her bathrobe, and walked straight upstairs without looking back.

"Nuan Nuan, you stay here with Huan Huan."

Without saying a word, Shen Ye also stood up.

"Ta-da!"

The footsteps disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

In the living room, only Lin Chunuan and Mu Jinghuan remained, staring at each other blankly.