Having found a demon, I've decided to raise her.

"Hmm? Go ahead and ask."

"What can't I ask? My little brother is so adorable. Even if you ask him the most private things, he can answer." The older sister thought with a smile.

Chen Ming hesitated for a moment, nervously plucking an angel feather from his hand. He opened his mouth, then held it back, but finally tentatively said—

"What if... I mean, what if... sister, if we weren't blood siblings... what would happen?"

"..."

As soon as Chen Ming spoke, his sister fell silent.

He waited for his sister's reply, a bead of cold sweat involuntarily trickling down his forehead.

The older sister raised an eyebrow.

Why would my younger brother ask this? Is it because he has feelings for me? And therefore hopes that's what he'll do?

No, his feelings for her were obvious from the beginning. His plan to cultivate a sister complex was very successful... Well, actually, there was no plan. He just followed his heart and spoiled his younger brother, and he naturally became a sister complex.

So it shouldn't be because he suddenly had this idea; he'd had it for a while... So why did he suddenly ask this question? Has the situation changed, so his attitude has changed as well?

And then I thought of his previous "confession"...

The older sister pursed her thin lips, then smiled and said—

"If they weren't siblings..."

What will happen?

"I will marry you."

It was my older sister who said this, and she laughed very happily as she said—

"Marry my adorable younger brother."

"..."

Chen Ming blushed.

Chapter 190 Please don't laugh like a maggot in bed.

My sister put down the phone.

Looking at the ceiling, there was some hesitation in her pale eyes.

Why would my brother suddenly say something like that? And today he started by showering her with sweet words, almost making her dizzy with happiness.

But being as clever as she is, it was easy for her to realize that something was amiss.

Why did her younger brother's attitude suddenly become so much more cheerful? He no longer deliberately kept a certain distance like before, requiring her to take the initiative.

He is a very responsible person, and he won't do anything he can't be responsible for, so his attitude towards his sister has always been ambiguous and evasive.

So what has changed now?

Thinking carefully about what has happened to him recently, it's probably just that his mother went to see him once, right?

Mother……

What did they say to make Chen Ming let go of his reservations about the distance in their sibling relationship? Something that made their blood ties no longer an obstacle...

Chen Xiao slowly opened his eyes wide.

Could it be that……

She had guessed some of it, but she still found it hard to believe. However, if it was as she thought, then everything made sense.

She and her brother are not related by blood.

That's why her mother didn't say anything after discovering her feelings for her younger brother, and remained silent for so many years.

Now, it was only after his mother told Chen Ming the truth that Chen Ming truly accepted his sister's love.

She was a little out of it when she was with her younger brother, but now that she's put down her phone, the more she thinks about it, the more she realizes it's true. The clever girl finally pieced together the clues and learned this information even though her mother hadn't told her.

Chen Xiao's ability to deduce key points from such limited information demonstrates his strong observational and logical thinking skills, which are essential qualities for an outstanding researcher.

After she figured it out...

I paused for a moment on the bed.

"Eee... Eee-ya...!"

She let out an extremely infatuated voice, completely losing her composure as a researcher. Hugging the blanket, her bare legs tightly pressed together, she rolled around on the bed.

The smile on her face was perhaps the happiest she had ever been in her life, as happy as a doting older sister who was finally going to marry her younger brother.

Click...

"I'm back... Wow!"

Jiajia opened the door and walked in, looking exhausted, and saw something strange.

Her flaxen hair was disheveled and tangled in the blankets, and she occasionally let out disgusting, eerie laughter.

It's really scary at night, okay?

Jiajia patted her chest, looked at Chen Xiao on the bed who was laughing like a fool, and said with some doubt—

"Xiaoxiao? Is that you?"

"What's wrong? Hehehe..."

Chen Xiao tried hard to return to his original composed demeanor, but he couldn't do it at all; he would just giggle for ages after saying a single word.

Jiajia quickly went over and touched her forehead, saying—

"Xiaoxiao! I've told you not to push yourself. So many people are driven crazy by ancient characters every year. Cheer up!"

"...Hahahahaha."

Chen Xiao laughed even louder, startling Jiajia so much that she broke out in a cold sweat. Chen Xiao was usually quite aloof in public, and many people had never seen her show any significant emotional fluctuations.

But given the current situation...

She's not much different from a crazy woman.

Jiajia was a little anxious and said—

"Xiaoxiao, don't scare me, Xiaoxiao..."

"Jiajia..."

Chen Xiao's pale eyes shone as she looked at her friend and said with a smile—

Have you ever thought about getting married?

"Hey?"

Jiajia tilted her head. What's going on? Has he suddenly turned into a mother nagging her about marriage again? Chen Xiao is really... no, not just a little, he's very strange today.

Jiajia shook her head and said—

"You spend all day in the research center, where would you find a boyfriend... Why don't you just marry me?"

"No, I want to marry my younger brother."

"..."

Oh no, Xiaoxiao has really gone crazy today.

Jiajia twitched her lips.

……

……

rustling...

The night breeze rustled the treetops, and in the woods on the outskirts, a girl dressed in black frowned as she looked around.

Gu Qing followed behind her, looking at the shadows of various trees and weeds, feeling rather frightened. He couldn't help but stick close to the big boss in front of him, and even wanted to reach out and grab her clothes.

The seamstress turned to look at her, raised an eyebrow, and said—

Are you afraid of the dark?

"Um... a little..."

Gu Qing scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

The tailor shook his head inwardly and said—

"You didn't go on a mission without any training, did you?"

"There is still training..."

Gu Qing wanted to explain.

The tailor looked around and said—

"Then help me check the traces. Your eye should be able to see at night, right?"

"Yes, you can."

"You can also see scavengers?"

"I can see it."

The seamstress raised her eyebrows slightly; this was rather interesting.

The tailor and Gu Qing had been following the trail for a long time, and they could see huge cracks on trees or boulders from time to time.

Occasionally there are also large pits.

It's like some terrifying monster is rampaging through the area. Judging from the direction it's heading... if we're in a few more days, we'll be heading to a densely populated area.

Gu Qing was a little worried, but the tailor didn't say anything.

Then I saw another tree that had been snapped in half.

Rather than a break, it was more like a tear; the broken edge was gruesome, and Gu Qing imagined a ferocious beast gnawing at it.

"...What exactly is this thing? A scavenger?"

"...I don't know."