That time, Wang Ying had joked with Xiao Qianxi that Xiao Qianxi had a brother too. She'd only mentioned it to Xie Qiao and Xu Lin during that one conversation.
Xu Lin looked at Wang Ying suspiciously. Something felt off, but she couldn't put her finger on what.
Wang Ying started to panic under her gaze, afraid Xu Lin might figure something out. She hurriedly said, "Qiao Qiao, if you want, you can call him Brother too. My brother is your sweetheart, so he's both our brother."
Xiao Qianxi didn't think much of it. She assumed Wang Ying was teasing her, and blushed as she said, "So what if he's my sweetheart? I'll just start calling my Xiaozhou 'Brother' from now on. What are you going to do about it?"
Seeing how shameless she was, Xu Lin's attention was diverted. She couldn't help teasing her. "Qianxi, you've gotten so brazen since you entered show business."
Qianxi gave Xu Lin a scornful look and said disdainfully, "That's called keeping things spicy. What would you know? I've heard that calling someone 'Brother' is still considered the pure and innocent route. Some people even call them 'Daddy.'"
Xu Lin was speechless. "Qianxi, you've really gone astray. Don't think I don't know what you're talking about. Those are the goddaughters coal bosses keep!"
The two bickered for a while before belatedly realizing there was a problem.
They later discussed how people dated in the 1990s. Calling your boyfriend "Brother" or your girlfriend "Sister" had apparently been perfectly normal.
From that day on, out of sheer mischief, Wang Ying insisted that Xie Qiao call Wang Yue "Brother" too, so they'd use the same form of address.
Xie Qiao was completely clueless about the implications and obediently did as she was told.
Hearing Xie Qiao's