Ji Yuan: "So That Deadbeat My Little Sister Was Talking About Is Me?!" [Second Update]

Tingyun nodded.

She knew that what followed was something for the two of them, 'brother and sister,' to do alone, and it wasn't appropriate for others to say anything.

"Um."

Ji Yuan then went to find Jing Yuan.

"General, could you please find me a room at the Divine Might Manor?"

"Oh? What happened?"

Jing Yuan was somewhat surprised to hear Ji Yuan say that he wanted a house.

"I plan to have a private talk with my sister, and I hope we can have some privacy."

"Okay, sure."

Jing Yuan was still not quite sure, but he agreed nonetheless.

Afterwards, he instructed Yanqing to arrange a room for Ji Yuan. Once the room was ready, Ji Yuan went to find his younger sister. Seeing Su Chang seemingly still consulting with Teacher Ruan Mei about Sushang, Ji Yuan was somewhat puzzled.

No, Sushang, can you understand if you ask your teacher for help?

The difference in intelligence between you is greater than the difference in intelligence between you and True Sting.

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"Brother." Sushang quickly walked to Ji Yuan's side, her face seemingly carrying some unspeakable meaning.

Ji Yuan said to Sushang, "Let's go, let's find a place to talk alone."

"Um."

Sushang nodded very honestly.

The two then went to the room arranged by Jing Yuan. This was a rest room behind the Divine Might Manor. The courtyard was heavily guarded outside, but the inside was very quiet.

Yanqing asked Ji Yuan, "Brother, is there anything else you need?"

"Let me go to the kitchen with you and get some food," Ji Yuan said after thinking for a moment.

Later, I'll definitely have to give Su Sushang a good 'lesson'. So before I do, I need to make sure she has a good meal first.

"Um."

Yanqing nodded, and then he and Ji Yuan left together, leaving Sushang watching Ji Yuan's retreating figure from behind.

"I have a bad feeling about this, so I'll have to eat more later."

Sushang muttered to herself.

Soon, Ji Yuan arrived carrying a lavish spread of food. Even though Jing Yuan was indifferent to material possessions, the chefs here prepared a very good meal, befitting the residence of the Luofu General.

Meanwhile, Sushang had already taken off her boots, revealing her delicate, white feet. She lay on the mat, her little feet swinging back and forth. Despite moving around for a while, her feet had no smell, or perhaps only a unique, youthful fragrance.

Upon smelling the aroma, she immediately turned her head away.

Sushang's mouth watered at the sight of the food, and she couldn't resist the urge to eat it.

However, just as he reached out his hand, Ji Yuan slapped it.

"Wash your hands first."

"Good."

Sushang nodded dejectedly.

She started eating eagerly. After eating half, she seemed to remember something, looked up at Ji Yuan and said, "By the way, brother, why aren't you eating?"

"I'm not hungry yet, I won't eat for now."

Ji Yuan shook his head.

"Really?"

"Real."

Seeing that Ji Yuan was indeed not lying, Sushang finally felt relieved. She picked up the food and began to eat heartily.

Ji Yuan took this opportunity to keep a close eye on his 'sister'.

Since his parents died in the war, he was adopted by Suyi's mother and has lived with Sushang like this ever since. From childhood to adulthood, his adoptive parents have always been busy, but he has always been the only one who has eaten at home with Sushang like this.

Thinking about it now, more than a hundred years have passed.

Sushang had fully blossomed into a young girl, with a delicate face, an adorable appearance, and her twin ponytails exuding youthful energy. Ji Yuan would never allow anyone to harm such a younger sister.

After a while, Sushang finally finished eating. After she finished eating, Ji Yuan looked at Sushang and asked, "I heard from my mother that you plan to return to Yaoging Star-skiff."

"Yes, that's right. Brother, although I really don't want to be separated from you, Mom said that if I stay here, it will affect your relationship with Tingyun. Ouch, don't hit my head!"

Sushang had only spoken halfway when Ji Yuan tapped her on the head again.

"I've said it before, this won't affect me. If you're going to talk to my mother about this, I want to ask you, what are your own thoughts?"

"I have to go back too."

Sushang recalled her mother's words and, combined with her own reflections over the past few days, spoke with great conviction.

I'll give it my all; if I don't succeed, I'll succeed...

What was it again?

Never mind, it's not important.

"Why?"

Ji Yuan looked incredulous when he heard Sushang say that.

"Because..." Sushang took a deep breath, not answering Ji Yuan's question, but instead asking him in return:

"Brother, have you ever thought about this? When Father and Mother adopted you, they didn't intend to treat you as their son, did they?"

Her voice grew softer and softer, but Ji Yuan could still hear it clearly.

Chapter 249 Ji Yuan: So, the deadbeat of my sister's was me! [Second Update]

Upon hearing Sushang's words, Ji Yuan's expression became even more incredulous. His expression turned serious, and he spoke in a reprimanding tone:

"Sushang, you can joke around all the time, I don't mind. But you absolutely cannot joke about Mom and Dad in this regard. Although I'm not their biological child, they truly treat me like their own. Who instigated you to say that? I'm going to find them right now!"

He clenched his fist.

No matter who it is, if they dare to sow discord like this, he will make them pay the price.

Ji Yuan knew how much hardship his parents had endured to take him home when he was just a child and raise him to adulthood.

"No, no, I didn't mean that Mom and Dad treat you badly." Seeing the horrified look on her brother's face, Sushang swallowed and hurriedly explained.

What I mean is, Mom didn't intend to raise you as her son when she brought you home.

"What are you talking about? Are you going to raise her as a daughter instead of a son?" Ji Yuan was a little confused Sushang what Su Chang was trying to say, and said with a wry smile.

At this point, Sushang mustered her courage and, fiddling with her fingers, earnestly said to her brother:

"Hey bro, have you ever heard of the custom of child brides?"

"Of course I've heard of that... Wait a minute!"

Ji Yuan realized what his sister Sushang was saying after he had only spoken half of what he was saying.

He couldn't help but tap Sushang's head again.

"Are you reading some kind of storybook and having these wild thoughts? Go away, don't overthink it."

"No, brother, I'm not thinking anything." Sushang tightly grasped Ji Yuan's hand. "Brother, Mother actually always wanted the two of us to..."

She paused shyly as she spoke, but Ji Yuan understood what she meant. Having grown up with her, Ji Yuan knew from her expression that she wasn't lying.

Does Mom really want them to be together?

After thinking about it, he remembered that he slept with Sushang until he was a teenager, and they even often bathed together. At the time, he felt it was perfectly normal, but now that he thought about it, it really wasn't right. No matter how open-minded his mother was, she couldn't allow her adopted son and daughter to sleep in the same bed even after they were both teenagers.

Could it be that what Sushang said is true?

Wrong.

"If that were the case, then the relationship my mother registered with me wouldn't be that of mother and son."

Ji Yuan had written his relationship with his parents on his identity registration, so marrying Sushang would not be in accordance with the law.

Hearing her older brother say that, Sushang waved her hand. "It's alright. Mother has already thought about the issue of our relationship. Well, she'll just say that she's cutting ties with me."

Ji Yuan: "..."

"That's not right either. If that were the case, Mother would never have thought of me getting engaged to Tingyun."

Ji Yuan still didn't want to believe it.

Hearing him say that, Sushang's expression turned to tears even more.

"Well, that's because Mother is about to give up on me and plans to take me back to the Yaoging Star-skiff so that I won't bother you anymore. But, maybe I misspoke earlier. Mother doesn't treat you like a son, but rather like a daughter."

"I... I meant the child bride, not the child husband..."

Good heavens, Ji Yuan was taken aback upon hearing his sister's words.

Ji Yuan patted Sushang's head and said with a smile:

"Alright, alright, Sushang, don't be nervous. I'll talk to Mother about what's going on here. You won't be going back to Yaoging Star-skiff. I'll take you with me and take good care of you."

She's not afraid to go back, is she? Don't worry, as your brother, I'll always take care of you. This guy, wasn't he usually so carefree? What happened to him?

Don't worry, no matter how old you are, I will always take care of you.

However, at this moment, Sushang withdrew her hand and pressed hard against her chest, barely managing to calm herself down. She looked at Ji Yuan and shook her head:

"Brother, I don't want you to just see me as your brother anymore. Brother, no, Ji Yuan, I need a clear answer from you. What exactly do you think of me?"

"I never thought about these things before. I just thought I could live with you forever. But my mother told me that if we were just siblings, I couldn't stay in your life forever."

"Brother, I'm scared, I don't want to leave you."

"I also want to have a place in your life. I also want to have your feelings."

"If I can't do it, I'll leave."

After she finished speaking, she seemed to have drained all her strength. She slumped to the ground, like a prisoner awaiting his sentence.

Yes, her mother taught her that with this level of intelligence, she shouldn't think about anything else, but rather express all her thoughts. The rest would depend on her brother's opinion of her.

Whether he truly sees her only as a younger sister or there are feelings involved, let him draw his own conclusion.

A conclusion must be reached.

Are you serious?

Ji Yuan asked, word by word.

"Yes, yes. Brother, I'm no longer willing to accept that you only see me as a sister."

Upon hearing Sushang's words, Ji Yuan fell silent.

He never expected things to unfold this way. He had assumed that Su Chang was just being Sushang, and that he would come over and teach her a lesson, spank her a couple of times, and make her do a couple more practice tests to make her realize her mistake and behave properly.

But in this situation, he's stuck.

What should I do?

Should we let Sushang leave?

He never even entertained that thought.

It wasn't just that Sushang was used to her; she was also used to having Sushang as her younger sister. Without her, she always felt like something was missing.

So, if I let Sushang stay, do I like her?

Do men and women have sexual urges?

Ji Yuan fell into deep thought.

Ji Yuan quickly came to a conclusion regarding this matter.

He genuinely had romantic feelings for Sushang.

She simply couldn't accept the possibility of Sushang marrying someone else. That's why she was so angry and furious when Sushang said she would be a widow a hundred years from now. On one hand, she was worried about Sushang being hurt and emotionally damaged;