"Y-You're Brother Xiao Yan?"
Looking at Black Xiao Yan, Xun'er's expression was filled with uncertainty, but she immediately shook her head in denial.
"No! You're not Brother Xiao Yan!"
"Eh~~~ Why do you say that?"
Black Xiao Yan grinned, looking at Xun'er in confusion. Xun'er gave her explanation with certainty.
"Brother Xiao Yan could never speak in such a frivolous tone. Absolutely not."
"Oh? Impossible?" Black Xiao Yan tilted his head slightly and asked, "Does dragging a girl up a mountain to play the first time you meet count as frivolous?"
"Of course it does—?"
Xun'er was suddenly stunned, immediately realizing what Black Xiao Yan was referring to. Black Xiao Yan grinned and raised a hand to rub her neck.
"Alright, alright~ I won't tease you anymore." Black Xiao Yan shook her head, her expression turning serious as she looked at Xun'er. "I am Xiao Yan. More precisely, I am the courage Xiao Yan lost, as well as the truest version of him."
"You could even say that I am the real Xiao Yan, while every impression you've had of Xiao Yan until now has been false."
Xun'er lowered her head without saying a word.
Seeing her like this, Black Xiao Yan grinned again.
"Disappointed, aren't you? The earnest and upright Xiao Yan you love is fundamentally someone with this kind of personality."
"If Xiao Yan normally acted like me, you probably wouldn't have fallen for him, right?"
"What a pity. Xiao Yan isn't the kind of person you hoped he was."
Black Xiao Yan rambled on without stopping.
Just as she was getting carried away, Xun'er finally spoke.
"So what?"
"Hm? What did you say?"
Black Xiao Yan frowned. Xun'er suddenly raised her head, patted her chest, and spoke sternly.
"What you said might be true. Maybe the real