[And my second brother... I'm about to cry just thinking about you. You were a perfectly good painter, but in the end, that vicious woman Gu Luoxi chopped off both your hands, and you could never paint again. Not only that, she turned you into a specimen and sealed you inside a picture frame. Everyone at the exhibition said it looked so lifelike, but they didn't know there was an actual person in there.]
When her second brother, Gu Bai, heard those thoughts, his blood ran cold. Even the breeze around him felt chilling.
He... lost both his hands? What the fuck? How much would that hurt? And he was turned into a specimen? Did she think he was a butterfly?
[Oh, I almost forgot my third brother. I can barely bring myself to say it. Someone put you under a gu curse, and you took your own scalpel and slashed yourself like a madman. In the end... you bled dry and died with your eyes still open. Just thinking about it breaks my heart. Sob, sob. Such a handsome doctor-you didn't deserve an ending like that.]
Her third brother, Gu Chi, froze and looked around.
Finally, the three brothers exchanged glances.
They had all heard those strange voices.
It seemed they had only started hearing them after this girl came in.
Was she some kind of witch?
Had she come here specifically to curse them?
With that thought, the eldest brother, Gu Yan, spoke first. "You're Gu Luosheng?"
Gu Luosheng blinked. "Hello, I'm Gu Luosheng, your biological younger sister."
[Sigh, being your biological sister doesn't help. You're not much better than my blind parents. Ever since I returned to the Gu family, none of you have given me a second glance. I'm the bona fide cannon fodder, while Gu Luoxi is everyone's darling! I really want to rail against how unfair this world is.]
The three Gu brothers: ...
That settled it. The crazy woman spouting nonsense really was their biological sister.
"Mom, have you taken her to see a doctor?" Gu Bai asked with a look of disgust.
Xia Zhiyun looked a little puzzled. "Why would she need to see a doctor? Isn't Chi a doctor?"
Gu Chi's lips twitched, and he hurried to clarify. "Mom, I'm a surgeon, not a neurologist. With her condition, she needs to get her head checked."
[You're the one who needs your head checked. Your whole family needs their heads checked.]
[Host, you're welcome to insult other people, but don't insult yourself along with them. You're dealing eight hundred damage to the enemy while taking a thousand yourself. The system does not recommend this.]
Gu Luosheng pressed her fingers between her brows. She really was too angry to think straight.
Reading this idiotic novel must have fried her brain.
"All right, stop fooling around. Shengsheng just got home. Introduce yourselves, and get along from now on." Xia Zhiyun was a little tired and wanted to get everything settled so she could rest.
She still needed time to process what had happened today.
"Do we really need introductions? I doubt... she'll be staying here very long anyway." Gu Bai gave a derisive chuckle.
He found nothing to like about this sister who had come back from some remote mountain village. As far as he was concerned, Xixi was his only sister.
"Oh, that's fine, Second Brother. I don't want to get to know you either," Gu Luosheng said flatly.
[Ha, who would want to know a nasty brother who painted a turtle on my face with his brush and got me trending the next day?]
Gu Bai: ?
When had he ever done that?
Gu Chi turned away as well. "Little sister, did you skip your medicine again today? How many times have I reminded you? You just never learn, do you?"
"I'm sorry, Third Brother. I'll take it in a little while, okay? Don't be mad at me. I promise I'll be good." Gu Luoxi tugged on Gu Chi's sleeve and spoke in a coaxing voice.
[Oh, please. She's already thrown the medicine into the bathroom trash can. There's no way she's taking it, because Gu Luoxi knows she's not sick at all. She's been lying to you, you big idiot! And you're supposed to be a doctor. You can't even see through that.]
"I'm a surgeon!" Gu Chi instinctively blurted out in protest when he heard that.
"I know." Gu Luoxi looked at her third brother in confusion. "Why did you suddenly say that?"
[Huh? Did he just hear my thoughts? No way. Or did I accidentally say that out loud? Oh no, oh no. Have I developed schizophrenia?]
The three brothers: !
So what they were hearing were this newcomer's thoughts. What on earth was going on? Why could they hear Gu Luosheng's thoughts? And what was all that nonsense she had just been thinking?
"Xixi, have you not been taking your medicine all this time?" Gu Chi asked, half believing it.
"Of course I have. I've always been good about taking my medicine. Don't you trust me anymore, Third Brother?"
Looking into his sister's big, bright eyes, Gu Chi suddenly came to his senses. Xixi had always been sweet and obedient. How could he believe that woman's words?
"No, you're still my favorite, Xixi. It's just that you haven't recovered, and I'm worried there might be something else wrong."
Gu Luoxi blinked playfully. "I'll be better tomorrow."
[Hahaha, that's hilarious. When you're faking an illness, of course you can get better whenever you want. Trust me, she'll definitely be better tomorrow.]
Gu Luosheng suddenly felt... things were pretty good this way. It was like watching a spectacle, enjoying all the drama.
"I'm your eldest brother, Gu Yan. Welcome home." As the eldest, Gu Yan did carry himself with a certain dignity.
[Sob, sob, I'm going to cry. My eldest brother is the only normal person in this whole family. But you're about to face a disaster, Eldest Brother, so you have to be careful. You're going to take on a murder case soon. The accused murderer was framed, and you have to clear his name. Otherwise, every major media outlet will rush to cover it, and that's where your nightmare begins.]
Gu Luosheng wailed inwardly, but all she could do was watch the drama unfold. She certainly couldn't say anything out loud, or everyone would call her crazy...
"Hello, Eldest Brother. I'm Gu Luosheng." The corners of Gu Luosheng's lips lifted as she introduced herself confidently.
Gu Yan paused. For a fleeting moment, he found himself thinking that his biological sister really was pretty. With her slightly upturned, phoenix-shaped eyes and radiant smile, she ought to be a lovely person.
While Gu Yan was lost in thought, Gu Luoxi tugged at him. "Brother, a classmate of mine from college has run into some trouble. His older brother was murdered, and he wants justice for him, but he doesn't have the money to hire a good lawyer. Could you help him?"
Hearing that, Gu Luosheng snapped to attention.
[Holy crap, I remember now. Gu Luoxi was involved in this!!! Aaaah, her first target was Eldest Brother! She was also behind the media coverage later. She knew perfectly well that her classmate was the murderer, but she helped him hide the evidence and gave Eldest Brother nothing but fake evidence. That led to the wrong person being arrested for the murder. What a suffocating mess... What do I do? I'm going to lose my mind! I didn't expect it to happen so soon.]
By the time Gu Yan finished listening, he was already unnerved.
He couldn't dismiss it entirely. After all, Gu Luosheng had just said he would soon be taking on a murder case.
[Oh, why am I thinking so much? My goal in this life is to make money. Hehehe. They don't treat me well anyway, so I might as well give up trying.]
Gu Yan: ...
Being able to hear every thought didn't seem like such a blessing after all.
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