Chapter 30 Fed up with the tedious formalities
Liu Zining’s words left Qin Liu completely unable to refute.
She had indeed forgotten about that due to excessive excitement.
Or rather, this was a trap Liu Zining had set for herself.
She had deliberately pointed out the storage room, but without stating its exact location. Instead, she used the excuse of moving the bed to the second floor to make herself find the storage room.
If she were an outsider, the first reaction would be to ask where the storage room was.
But Qin Liu had been too happy at the time and had fallen into Liu Zining’s trap.
“From this room above, that is, from your bedroom, my sister, I can clearly hear the movements downstairs.”
“You might say that you searched room by room, but I went upstairs and pressed my ear to the floorboards. Within two minutes, I heard the sound of you moving things. Can this speed… be achieved by searching room by room?”
“…”
Qin Liu was completely speechless.
As she had said before, Liu Zining, this younger sister, was very sharp-minded and highly perceptive.
Even the slightest clue could lead her to the truth.
“So, sister, do you have anything else to argue?”
Liu Zining’s voice was filled with a hint of excitement. She had been eavesdropping upstairs for so long, suppressing herself for so long, and now she really wanted to throw herself into Qin Liu’s arms and cry her heart out.
“Sigh…”
Qin Liu let out a sigh.
She had two choices now: one was to admit that she was Liu Qian.
The other was to explain that she was Liu Qian’s parallel universe counterpart.
Honestly, she leaned towards the latter.
“Actually…”
“En?”
As Qin Liu spoke, she saw Liu Zining’s long-suppressed, red-rimmed eyes.
Then she could only swallow her words.
Never mind, never mind…
She would bury this truth in her heart forever.
The truth was too cruel for the girl in front of her.
And too embarrassing for herself.
Whether Liu Zining was her sister or not, Qin Liu felt that she couldn’t count her as such.
But in her heart, she didn’t want to see Liu Zining heartbroken.
Accept it…
This way, she would have a new identity in this world, wouldn’t she?
But was this truly fair to Liu Zining’s real older sister, Liu Qian?
Qin Liu didn’t know. She was tired.
She also missed her sister.
She wondered if Liu Zining in the other world was doing well now.
Qin Liu’s thoughts became increasingly complex and confused.
Until finally, the girl closed her eyes.
She was fed up with all these tedious formalities.
“I really didn’t expect you to discover this.”
Qin Liu smiled, her smile looking so bright.
However, behind the brilliance, one could vaguely see the struggle and pain hidden within.
But the overjoyed Liu Zining couldn’t notice much more.
She rushed to Qin Liu’s side, trying to hug her sister, but her hand passed through.
Qin Liu was also in a ghostly state.
No one could touch her, except for Liu Haoyu, who was on the verge of life and death.
Even so, this did not diminish the joy in Liu Zining’s eyes.
The room fell silent. After a long time, Liu Zining wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said with a smile.
“I knew it. When I met Brother Liu, I was wondering why anyone would travel so far just to see me for such a reason. So that’s what happened.”
“…Your little brain is still so sharp.”
Qin Liu manipulated her ghostly energy to pick up a tissue and wipe away the tear stains on Liu Zining’s face.
She was also smiling…
But no one knew who this smile was for.
Seeing how happy Liu Zining was after they acknowledged each other, Qin Liu couldn’t help but remind her.
“However, I would appreciate it if you could keep my identity a secret, Ningning…”
“Hehe…”
Liu Zining couldn’t help but tease.
“Are you worried that Brother Liu will recognize your true identity?”
“If you ask me, sister, you should be more confident in your own appearance. Although it’s not as good as your current look, among girls, you’re still top-notch, right? There’s no need to be so self-conscious.”
“It’s not that.”
Qin Liu wanted to explain further, but it seemed like a thousand words couldn’t be explained clearly, and it all turned into a sigh.
“My relationship with Liu Haoyu is purely innocent…”
“Purely innocent?”
Liu Zining naturally didn’t believe Qin Liu’s words. She glanced at Qin Liu.
“Sister, you can only fool your little sister with that. Don’t fool yourself.”
“…”
Indeed, it proved the saying that having a smart sister was not necessarily a good thing.
There was no way to fool her at all.
“However, I think Brother Liu is a good person. I’m relieved that you’re in his hands, sister.”
“What kind of talk is that?”
Qin Liu was a bit amused and exasperated.
Liu Zining said with disappointment, “With your idiomatic brain, sister, if I were a man, I could definitely coax you into bed and last three days and three nights, and you still wouldn’t react.”
Facing Liu Zining’s gaze, Qin Liu blushed.
“Go away, go away. I’m not that stupid.”
Seeing Qin Liu’s shy expression, Liu Zining couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“That’s true too. Looking at your clumsy appearance, sister, I estimate that you two haven’t even kissed, let alone confirmed your relationship.”
Qin Liu remained silent.
“Huh?”
Seeing Qin Liu’s reaction, Liu Zining was stunned.
Something seemed wrong.
Could it be…
“Sister, you haven’t slept in the same bed with him, have you?”
“How is that possible?!”
Qin Liu, who was still silent, immediately exploded.
But for Liu Zining, who understood her exceptionally well, this denial was basically an affirmation.
Liu Zining was even more shocked and gasped.
“Then that means… hiss~”
“Do you need me to buy you some condoms? By the way, can ghosts do that kind of thing?”
Liu Zining’s mind seemed to be imagining Liu Haoyu doing a frenzy of outputting into the air.
The scene became increasingly strange the more she thought about it, so much so that Liu Zining had to shake her head repeatedly, but she couldn’t shake off this strange image.
“Not needed!”
Qin Liu’s heart was filled with despair, and this feeling was gradually turning into murderous intent.
Shouldn’t she just throw this sister into the trash can?
“Haha, right, right.”
Liu Zining’s imagination became more and more real, and finally, she even imagined the scene of white milk spraying through her body onto the bed.
“After all, sister, you have no physical form, so you shouldn’t be hit.”
“Uh… Sister, why are you looking at me like that?”
“Wait a minute? Sister, we can talk things over! Don’t get handsy!”
“Even if I have to, I won’t eavesdrop tonight!”
“Awooo!!”
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Qin Liu, in a fit of shame and anger, brushed the dust off her hands.
After her repeated persuasion, Liu Zining finally believed that she and Liu Haoyu were purely innocent.
“I promise not to tell your brother-in-law…”
“En?”
Qin Liu’s gaze became dangerous again.
“I promise not to tell Brother Liu.”
“That’s right~”
Qin Liu clapped her hands and untied the rope around Liu Zining.
“That’s my good sister.”
“Oh right, sister, are you going to sleep upstairs?”
Liu Zining’s words made Qin Liu, who had just turned around, stop.
Then the girl took a deep breath and said.
“I am Qin Liu now, so of course I can’t go back there to sleep. I’ll sleep here.”
“Mmm, just in time to be with Brother Liu.”
“En?”
Under Qin Liu’s kind gaze, Liu Zining quickly added.
“Purely innocent, ah, purely innocent, just pure friendship between a man and a woman.”
Qin Liu left the room with satisfaction.
Seeing her leave, Liu Zining quietly added a sentence.
“What kind of pure friendship between men and women?”
