After pondering for a moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Flender. Remembering Ye Qifeng and Qian Renxue, whom Liu Erlong had mentioned before, he asked somewhat uncertainly:
"You mean you suspect Er Long was influenced by the younger brother and little sister she acknowledged?"
Yu Xiaogang snorted.
"What younger brother and little sister? I don't acknowledge them. Er Long's only sworn brothers are the two of us. What right do anyone else have to be her siblings? I don't acknowledge any of them."
"Who knows where they came from, or whether they harbor some ulterior motive toward Er Long?"
"But I can say for certain that Er Long becoming like this has absolutely something to do with them."
Flender let out an "Uh."
"I actually think Er Long is doing quite well like this."
"At the very least, she's happy. She has motivation in life and goals of her own. She's no longer depressed all day, wearing a face full of melancholy, living like a soulless walking corpse in a muddle."
"Isn't that a good thing?"
However, Yu Xiaogang harshly flicked his sleeve.
"What's good about it? She's become like this, and she doesn't even have me in her eyes anymore."
Flender was immediately speechless. He shot him a sidelong glance and said bluntly:
"Now you remember that Er Long no longer has you in her eyes? Isn't that your own doing?"
"If you hadn't abandoned Er Long and hidden away back then, if you hadn't been a coward with your head tucked in for twenty whole years, how could your relationship with her have reached this point?"
Hearing Flender bring up the past again, Yu Xiaogang immediately shut his mouth and said nothing.
But Flender had no intention of stopping.
"Xiao Gang, there's clearly something wrong with your