The coals burned brightly, and a tantalizing aroma filled Old Li's Barbecue Shop.
Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Na'er sat around a table. Although Na'er looked exactly like Gu Yue, their temperaments were utterly different. If Gu Yue was the aloof, noble Silver Dragon King, a flower blooming on an unreachable peak, then Na'er was a sweet girl next door, gentle as water. She carefully wiped the grease from the corner of Tang Wulin's mouth, her movements natural and affectionate.
Just then, two figures walked in.
"Hey! Boss, you and our sister-in-law are keeping all the good food to yourselves?"
Xie Xie strode over casually, followed by Yuanen Yehui with her arms folded. His gaze swept over Tang Wulin and Gu Yue before finally settling on Na'er, a flicker of confusion in his eyes.
"Huh? Who's this silver-haired girl? Why does she look so familiar?"
Tang Wulin swallowed the meat in his mouth and introduced her with a smile. "Oh, this is my little sister, Na'er."
"Little sister?" Xie Xie raised an eyebrow. Although Tang Wulin almost never lied—the way the Life Gate had boosted everyone's cultivation yesterday was an ironclad fact, after all—he still couldn't help taking another couple of looks.
They look way too alike!
Apart from their completely different temperaments, their features might as well have been cast from the same mold. Xie Xie wondered to himself, Does our sister-in-law have some hidden twin-sister storyline?
Tang Wulin seemed to notice his confusion and added, "Not by blood."
"Ah... never mind, then." Xie Xie nodded, thinking it might just be a coincidence. Plenty of people in the world looked alike, after all.
Yet when Gu Yue, standing beside them, heard Xie Xie call her "sister-in-law," an uncontrollable blush spread across her usually cool, beautiful face.
In that instant,