Su Jin, the Little Sister-in-Law

"Uncle, I really do have money."

In front of a stuffed flatbread cart, a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old girl looked at the owner with a deeply aggrieved expression.

"If you have money, then pay the bill," the owner said.

"My bag was stolen."

The girl pouted, looking even more wronged.

"Then you should have Copper Coins or Silver Coins, right? You can use those to pay too," the owner said again.

"I got scammed out of all of them."

Tears began to well up in the girl's eyes.

Owner: ...

"Alright, alright. It's only a few bucks. Don't cry. Consider it a treat from Uncle," the owner hurriedly said when he saw she was about to cry.

He could tell that she was not the type to scam people for food and drink.

Besides, a stuffed flatbread only cost a few bucks. There was really nothing worth scamming over.

The moment the owner finished speaking, the girl burst into tears.

"Wuwuwu~~~~"

Owner: ...

Watching the girl cry so pitifully, the owner began to panic. Especially since people nearby who did not know what was going on had already started pointing at him.

"Miss, don't cry. Anyone who didn't know better would think I did something to you..."

The owner looked at the girl before him with a headache.

"Thank you, Uncle! I'll definitely pay you back."

The girl said between sobs.

"Alright, it's not easy for a young girl to be out on her own, especially with the world turned out like this. Go home as soon as you can. I'll make you a few more stuffed flatbreads for the road."

As he spoke, the owner turned around, fired up the stove, and began making more flatbreads.

"Uncle, there's no need. This one is enough."

"It won't cost much. Sit here and wait a moment."

The owner handed the girl a stool.

"Thank you, Uncle."

The girl quickly thanked him.

"Miss, where are you from? From your accent, you don't sound like a local from Ji City," the owner asked while making the flatbreads.

"Jinshi City."

"Oh my, that's not close at all. Your bag is gone, so what are you going to do? Call the police?"

"I don't know."

"Do you know anyone..."

The girl and the owner chatted back and forth.

Suddenly, a puzzled voice rang out beside them.

"Su Jin?"

Wang Xian stared blankly at the girl sitting in front of the stuffed flatbread cart.

The electric tricycle he had stored was nearby. As he passed the flatbread cart, he spotted a girl sitting there, crying as she ate a stuffed flatbread, and curiously glanced over.

That extra glance brought a figure he had nearly completely forgotten into view.

Su Jin!

His girlfriend Su Mu's biological younger sister.

The two sisters had lost their parents when they were young, so they were extremely close. In Su Jin's eyes, Su Mu was both her sister and her mother.

In his previous life, Su Jin had attended university in the Imperial Capital. After Blue Star underwent Datafication, she obtained a Mythical Grade Talent.

However, the little girl loved showing off and told everyone about her Mythical Grade Talent.

As a result, she was assassinated not long afterward.

When Su Mu received the news, she had nearly committed suicide. Only after Wang Xian comforted her for a long time did she recover from her grief.

Later, in order to keep Su Mu from remaining sad, Wang Xian never mentioned Su Jin again. Su Mu did the same.

Gradually, Wang Xian and Su Mu's memories of Su Jin began to fade.

So even after being reborn, Wang Xian had followed the habits ingrained in his memories and overlooked Su Jin.

Now that he suddenly saw Su Jin, those forgotten memories immediately became clear again.

"Brother-in-law?"

The girl sitting on the stool and eating a stuffed flatbread—Su Jin—stared at Wang Xian with her mouth slightly open, disbelief written all over her face.

"So it really is you, you little rascal. How did you end up here?"

Wang Xian was utterly confused.

According to the trajectory of his previous life, this little girl should have been in the Imperial Capital right now.

"Hmph!"

Su Jin had initially been delighted to see Wang Xian, but she suddenly seemed to remember something. She snorted coldly, turned her head away, and refused to look at him.

Wang Xian froze for a moment, then immediately understood why.

It had to be because of his breakup with Su Mu.

Thinking of why he and Su Mu had broken up, Wang Xian sighed softly.

His relationship with Su Mu had been very good. They broke up because he believed Datafication was coming. When he told Su Mu, she said he was sick and wanted him to see a doctor.

Wang Xian could not convince Su Mu. Then he sold the apartment he had bought with a down payment, and Su Mu finally became truly angry.

Even so, the two had not broken up yet. After Wang Xian returned to his hometown, they still kept in touch. But two months ago, he had become completely unable to contact Su Mu.

Wang Xian knew that Su Mu had probably become utterly disappointed in him, deleted every means of contact, and changed her phone number.

After Blue Star underwent Datafication, Wang Xian had also tried adding the account with the nickname Su Mu used in his previous life, only to discover that it no longer belonged to Su Mu.

There was nothing Wang Xian could do about that. He could only plan to go to Jinshi City to find Su Mu after the Ghost Festival was over.

But now, before he could even go looking for Su Mu, her younger sister Su Jin had suddenly appeared before him.

"Young man, do you know this girl?" the stuffed flatbread owner asked.

Wang Xian nodded. "She's my girlfriend's younger sister."

"I see. Miss, since he's your brother-in-law, hurry up and go with him," the owner said, turning to Su Jin.

"He's not my brother-in-law!"

Su Jin glared at Wang Xian and viciously bit into the stuffed flatbread in her hand, as though she were biting Wang Xian rather than the flatbread.

The owner smiled and said nothing more. He stuffed the freshly made flatbreads into Su Jin's hands. He could tell that Wang Xian and Su Jin really did know each other; they were just having a spat.

"Su Jin, I'll tell you about your sister and me later. First tell me, how did you end up here?"

"Give me money!"

Su Jin glanced at the stuffed flatbreads in her hands, then held out her hand to Wang Xian.

"Give you money?"

Wang Xian froze.

"Just give it to me when I tell you to! Why are you asking so many questions?"

Su Jin glared at Wang Xian again.

Wang Xian gave a bitter smile. He knew Su Jin was still angry over what had happened between him and Su Mu.

"Do you want Dragon Coin or Gold Coins?" Wang Xian asked.

Su Jin said, "Dragon Coin."

"I don't have cash on me. I'll transfer it to you with my phone."

Wang Xian took out his phone.

"My phone was stolen."

Wang Xian: ...

"Here, take my phone. The payment password is your sister's birthday."

Wang Xian directly placed his phone in Su Jin's hand.

There's only one chapter today. Sorry, I'll make it up tomorrow.