Straight Guys Need Love Too!

"So, you were the passive one..."

"Of course! Those shameless seductresses were the ones who came to take advantage of me. You know your brother's peerless looks make it easy for those scheming, glamorous bitches to set their sights on me... Huh? Sis, why did you take out that knife again? We can talk this out..."

"You said the ones setting their sights on you are all glamorous bitches, right? Nuclear (﹡???﹡) kindness, my dear brother~~"

Xun'er pulled out her forty-meter broadsword from her storage ring again. Dragging it behind her, she smiled as she walked toward a certain dear brother with peerless looks, who was kneeling on the ground...

"No, little sis. I meant those glamorous bitches who lust after my body! I wasn't talking about you! Calm down, little sis! You need to calm down!..."

Gu Xia clearly had yet to realize what the real issue was. He had no idea why his sister, whom he had finally managed to soothe, was now radiating dark energy again. The more he explained, the more dark energy Xun'er gave off. In the end, he gave up in despair, flopped gracefully onto the ground, and prepared himself for the beating to come...

Before facing his punishment, this was what someone was thinking:

Why? I explained myself so clearly. It was obviously all those glamorous bitches' fault. Why was I the one getting beaten? This is too hard...

So, he still did not understand why he was being beaten...

Night gradually deepened, and the sounds of roughhousing in Gu Xia's courtyard slowly died down...

Perhaps she had teased him enough, or perhaps Xun'er had thought things through. She should have understood long ago that her brother was a blockhead who simply did not understand girls' feelings! How could he possibly go out and actively pursue other women? She had practically thrown herself at him so many times, yet he had never even noticed.

She clearly knew how stubbornly dense Gu Xia was, but she could not stop herself from overthinking. The unease in her heart had never received an answer because of Gu Xia's straight-guy behavior. It had grown stronger and stronger, until tonight, when it finally erupted.

Once she calmed down, she realized that this stupid blockhead was far stronger than she was, yet he had always tolerated her unreasonable tantrums. He was still the same as ever, always showing his tenderness in the most unexpected places...

"Brother, do I really have to say it outright before you understand how I feel?"

Xun'er's jade-like hand gently brushed across Gu Xia's cheek as he lay asleep on the ground. Unfading affection showed between her willow-leaf brows, while her beautiful eyes shimmered like autumn waters...

"But I'm scared. I'm scared you'll reject me. I'm scared you already have someone you like..."

Her jade-like hand unconsciously moved to his parted lips. As she lowered her head, her silky hair slipped from her fragrant shoulders...

"Xun'er really wants to know what Xun'er is to you. Have you truly always seen Xun'er as nothing but your little sister?..."

Her slender finger lightly tapped his lips. Xun'er stared blankly at the index finger that had touched Gu Xia's lips. That long, fair finger, flushed with a hint of red, slowly drifted toward its owner's lips as if possessed. Those moist, pale-red cherry lips then pressed a kiss to it...

"Brother, when will you finally be willing to say the three words 'I love you' to Xun'er..."

Her pretty face slightly feverish, Xun'er turned her gaze back to Gu Xia, who lay on the ground sleeping like a pig. She gradually bent down, rested her head against his still-broad chest, and in the utter silence of the night, listened to his heartbeat as she slowly closed her beautiful eyes...

The night passed without incident. Sunlight once again illuminated the continent, and the vitality that had lain dormant all night burst forth anew...

In an ordinary courtyard of the Xiao Clan, a girl with an elegant and exquisite face slept peacefully alone on a soft, warm bed. Like a beautiful and innocent princess from a fairy tale, she was lovely and pure...

In a study beside the bedroom,

a young man, somewhat youthful yet possessing the gentle, jade-like air of a refined gentleman, sat reading with a scroll in hand. His handsome face bore a faint, almost imperceptible smile. Of course, that was only if one ignored the title of the book he was reading. Otherwise, this would have been the dream-man scene in the eyes of countless young girls...

"When your girlfriend gets angry, you should take the initiative to admit your mistake. Don't dwell on whose fault it really is. In the end, it will be your fault anyway..."

"You'd better calm your girlfriend down first before trying to explain. Otherwise, all you'll see is her covering her ears and closing her eyes, followed by a three-repeat loop of 'I'm not listening!' at five times speed..."

"If you want a sweet relationship, you must master the art of coaxing! Make it as sweet as possible. Once you coax her into happiness and coax her into blushing, you'll discover just how adorable your girlfriend is..."

"Damn... Love is actually this complicated! It's more troublesome than refining pills! Maybe I shouldn't get a girlfriend after all?..."

Gu Xia rapidly flipped through the Handsome Guy's Guide to Love in his hands, reading ten lines at a glance and remembering everything he saw. He felt as though he had discovered the door to a new world! But it seemed he had lost the key...

"Come to think of it, was that... Xun'er's confession? It should have been, right? This book doesn't mention it..."

That was right. Gu Xia had heard everything Xun'er said last night. He had awakened the moment she touched his face. Only then did he realize that this girl had liked him all along. He had thought it was merely a younger sister's dependence on her brother when they were outside.

Later~ I finally learned how to love~ Ahem, wrong song.

Only now did he realize that kind of "dependence" was called liking someone. At the same time, he understood just how clueless he was when it came to emotions.

Fortunately, his awakening had not come too late, and there was still time to make up for it! So he gathered every book he could find on the subject. Strangely enough, those books seemed as if they had been prepared specifically for him. The moment he wanted to read one, it would appear in the most conspicuous spot, as though someone were helping him...

However, Gu Xia did not think too much about it. After all, it was not a bad thing. He had no idea what he should do after a girl confessed to him, and these books had been a tremendous help!

"Uh... After a confession, you're supposed to kiss? You're not lying to me, are you?"

"Oh! So it only counts if you stick your tongues into each other's mouths! Then didn't I lose out big time?..."

"Holy shit, you can do that too? Won't you get beaten up? What? Only handsome guys can do it? Then it's fine!"

Gu Xia continued tirelessly roaming the sea of knowledge, frantically making up for the emotional intelligence he had owed for who knew how many centuries, giving sixes to some of the outrageous moves inside. Although the direction of his voyage was a little crooked, overall, things were still moving in a good direction.

As Gu Xia's ability to "read and understand women" steadily improved, he finally realized just how impressive his previous, supposedly textbook-level moves had been...

It was simply a divine masterpiece of flirtatiousness, outrageously slick...

"Ahem, I feel like I've lost a hundred million gold coins..."

After cramming all night, Gu Xia recalled his past experiences. Every missed opportunity made his heart bleed...

"But it's fine. That silly girl has always been there..."

Gu Xia glanced at the wall to his right. He knew that there was a girl who had always been waiting for him to discover the secret in her heart...

Gu Xia rubbed his slightly swollen eyes and looked at the sunlight outside. He knew he did not have much time, because there was still one very important thing he had not done...