"Onii-chan! Sister Qingge! I, Chen Conan, am here~~"
A familiar girl's bedroom.
As soon as Chen Kexin entered the room, she noticed Su Qingge holding a fountain pen.
Beside her, there were several sheets of paper filled with handwriting, and she was instantly overwhelmed with surprise and joy.
"Sister Qingge, you... you can write again?"
[Mhm, Kexin, you're here.]
Hearing her best friend's voice.
Su Qingge responded in writing, her heart inexplicably surging with emotion.
At this moment, she truly realized...
That even without Lin Xuan's help as her messenger, she could gradually reconnect with the outside world.
This was a path she had never imagined before, yet it had now become reality because of Lin Xuan.
If not for his tireless efforts every day, massaging and caring for her...
She might still just be a...
A breathing corpse...
Thinking of this, her gratitude toward Lin Xuan grew even deeper.
"Wuwu o(╥﹏╥)o, Sister Qingge, I missed you so much! When you first fell into a coma, I was so worried!"
"You'll definitely recover completely soon. Then we can play together again and cuddle again~~"
?(?＞?＜?)?.
Looking at Su Qingge, who was gradually recovering.
Chen Kexin was overwhelmed with excitement, and her eyes turned red with emotion.
This was the first real communication between them since Su Qingge became comatose.
Even though it was only written communication, it was still a huge step forward.
In the past, the little loli had always acted cheerful on the outside, but deep down she'd been worried whether Su Qingge would ever truly return to normal...
But now, it seemed that all her past worries were completely unnecessary.
Su Qingge's full recovery was now just a matter of time.
And all of this was thanks to Lin Xuan's arrival...
Thinking of this.
Chen Kexin sniffled, walked up to Lin Xuan, took his hand, and, with tears of gratitude, said: "Thank you so much, Onii-chan~~"
"If it weren't for you, my Qingge might never have had the hope of waking up. You are the great hero."
"Thank you for saving my wife, wuwuwu~~~"
"Tell me! How do you want me to repay you? Your contribution is too great this time! Even if you want me to offer myself to you, I'd agree."
"Sigh, for my Sister Qingge, I'll just treat it as a nightmare, and still be moved when I wake up..."
Lin Xuan: "......"
This 1.5-meter-tall little goblin is acting crazy again?!
She's obviously my wife. Isn't it only natural that I save her?
Why does it feel like I'm the outsider and you're the one who's actually her man?!!!
Besides, I'm so handsome and dashing. Do you even know how many girls would love to spend a night with me?!
But in your eyes, just how ugly am I supposed to be???
Wow, you even exaggerated it to the point of having nightmares about it...
Lin Xuan's eye twitched. He had a thousand words of complaints in his heart, but in the end, he could only say one thing:
"Offer yourself to me? But I don't like little grapes. They taste terrible."
(??へ??╬).
As soon as he said that, the little loli, who had been full of gratitude and tears in her eyes, suddenly froze.
Then, several veins began to pop out on her forehead.
Then several throbbing veins bulged from her forehead with "╬" marks.
Hard!
Hard!!!
My fists are clenched!!!
Chen Kexin slowly raised her little fist, baring her teeth, ready to punch Lin Xuan and give him a black eye.
"(〃＞皿＜) Damn you, stupid man! You called me a little grape again. I'm not small!!!"
"I hate you, bad guy! You're not my Onii-chan anymore. I'm going to beat the crap out of you."
"Finishing move: (?□′??)＝＝＝?)) Gomu Gomu Gatling Gun, dadadada~~~"
"......"
Chen Kexin kept shouting "dadadada" while swinging her little fists back and forth.
Lin Xuan: "....."
She's hopeless. This chuunibyou little goblin is terminally ill. There's no saving her!
Anyone who didn't know better would think she just graduated from kindergarten...
And she's cosplaying Detective Conan but using One Piece's Luffy's moves. Don't you feel any sense of mismatch at all?!
This is way too bizarre!!!
Facing Chen Kexin's fierce attack.
Lin Xuan remained calm and unhurried, extending his long right hand to press against the little loli's forehead.
In an instant.
Chen Kexin was held in place, stomping on the spot, her little face filled with frustration and helpless fury...
"Ahhhhh ε＝ε＝ε＝(#＞д＜)? Damn it!!!"
"Despicable villain! Bullying me because my arms are short, huh? If you've got guts, fight me one-on-one (((ToT)?~~~"
Hearing this.
Lin Xuan just curled his lips and smirked with disdain. (￣_,￣ )
Seeing herself defeated by Lin Xuan's underhanded tactics, Chen Kexin pouted, ran to the bed, and hugged Su Qingge, ready to complain.
Under Lin Xuan's annoyed gaze, the two girls pressed their faces together.
"Sister Qingge, I was bullied. Wuwuwu~~~"
"This guy isn't even a real man! He can bring himself to bully such an adorable little girl like me. What a scumbag! A degenerate!"
"Sister Qingge, I'm scared~~ What if he abuses you in the future?"
"Not like me—I would only ever love and protect you~~~"
"......"
Faced with Chen Kexin's blatant false accusations.
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow, rolled up his sleeves, ready to teach this little goblin a lesson when...
Su Qingge swiftly moved her pen and responded with a few quick strokes.
[It's okay, ヽ(￣ω￣(￣ω￣〃)ゝ I will protect you. When I wake up, we'll join forces as besties and beat him up together.]
"Mhm, Sister Qingge is still the best~~ smooch~~"
?(°?‵?′??).
Chen Kexin was overjoyed. As she hugged her, she also puckered up and sneakily gave her a few kisses. (*╯3╰)
Then she lifted her head, glanced at Lin Xuan—who was filled with black lines of frustration—and, looking extremely proud, puffed out her chest and said:
"See that? Sister Qingge will always love me the most. You'll always be ranked behind me! Hmph!"
"Stinky man! Don't underestimate the bonds between girls!!! Baka! Idiot!!!"
"....."
Hearing Chen Kexin's scolding, Lin Xuan wasn't too bothered.
But he was speechless at Su Qingge's childish pettiness. He couldn't help but pat his chest loudly and remind her:
"o(￣ヘ￣o＃) Come on! Qingge, it's just asking you to call me 'gege,' seriously~~"
"You got mad over that? And now you want to beat me up for a little gremlin like her? I'm heartbroken~~"
"Don't forget. I'm your soon-to-be husband to bring you good fortune!!! You should be pampering me instead!"
Su Qingge: "....."
Unbelievable!
Other men would feel deeply frustrated when talking about marrying into their wife's family, thinking it was a blow to their masculinity.
Why does Lin Xuan not only seem eager but also look so proud about it?!!
Does he really have no resistance to marrying into the wife's family at all?
These days, being a live-in son-in-law is still looked down upon by some people...
She was even worried that Lin Xuan might get mocked by former acquaintances and feel uncomfortable about it.
But Lin Xuan, on the other hand...
Not only does he not resist, but he even seems to be looking forward to living a life that most people would sneer at as 'living off a woman'...
I don't get it. I just don't get it.
A man's thoughts are so hard to understand!!!
In Su Qingge's old-fashioned mindset.
Most men should find the idea of marrying into their wife's family hard to accept.
In fact, she wasn't entirely wrong to think this way; she just hadn't realized how exceptional her own conditions were.
Marrying into the family of an ugly, poor, middle-aged woman is one thing, but marrying into the family of a rich, beautiful CEO...
The level of acceptance in a man's mind is completely different.
The former...
I would rather die than submit!!! (??へ??╬)
The latter...
One sister isn't enough, ?(°?‵?′??) I want more~~
On the other side.
"What (O_o)??? She called you 'gege'?"
"Sister Qingge would never say something like that?!"
Chen Kexin shook her head like a rattle drum, absolutely refusing to believe Lin Xuan's words.
Because she knew Su Qingge's personality too well.
This was the sister she admired the most!!!
How could she ever call some random stinky man 'giegie'...
She wasn't the type of girl who only knew how to act pitiful and whiny to please men!!!
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!!!"
"This is blatant slander! I absolutely... don't be...lieve..."
As she spoke, her voice grew weaker and weaker.
Because out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a piece of white paper on the table, with Su Qingge's handwriting on it: [Lin Xuan giegie].
Ah... this?!
Lin Xuan was actually telling the truth!!!
The little loli's worldview was shattered instantly, plunging her into an existential crisis...
Luckily, Su Qingge, trying to save her dignity, wrote a whole page explaining how she was forced into it.
"Hmm? Idiom chain games and couplet matching? Sister Qingge, you actually lost??? Is this really true?!"
"You're a famous academic genius in Magic City! Back then, your entrance exam scores even broke the national record..."
"Logically speaking! When it comes to knowledge reserves, how could you possibly lose to someone who didn't even graduate from college?"
"......"
Chen Kexin looked Lin Xuan up and down with an incredulous gaze, her eyes full of suspicion.
"Hey, hey, hey! What's wrong with not graduating from college? Can't I still be cultured?"
"As the saying goes: 'Are kings and generals born noble?'"
Lin Xuan said confidently, without a hint of guilt, that he had real talent and knowledge.
In his past life's memories.
After his mother passed away, his past self was already deeply immersed in grief and lost focus on his studies.
On top of that, Lin Jianjun shamelessly brought Lin Hao and his mother back home.
This caused his past self to have a complete mental breakdown and develop rage disorder.
One day during a university class, he lost control of his emotions and beat a provoking classmate so badly they were hospitalized, leading to his expulsion from school...
At this moment.
Chen Kexin narrowed her little eyes, rubbed her chin, and spoke in a suspicious tone:
"Could it be that you cheated while Sister Qingge couldn't open her eyes?"
"You can't fool my detective eyes! I've watched thousands of episodes of Detective Conan!"
"I have learned over 500 murder methods, mastered more than 100 locked-room murder techniques, and can use various daggers, poison needles, and other tools to create the perfect alibi."
"I can see the truth at a glance! Onii-chan, you definitely cheated!"
"......"
(???)?
Faced with the little loli's "I have already seen through everything" gaze, Lin Xuan unconsciously shifted his eyes away.
This little goblin actually got smarter?!
Could this be the opposite of 'big chest, no brains'—meaning 'small chest, more brains'...?
At this moment, Su Qingge, slightly slow to react, also felt that Chen Kexin's suspicion made some sense.
As proud as she was, she found it hard to believe that Lin Xuan could defeat her in a knowledge-based challenge purely by himself.
But if he had cheated, then it would make perfect sense.
(〃＞皿＜) Damn you, Lin Xuan! How dare you play tricks!
When I wake up, I'll definitely beat the crap out of him!!!
"Ahem..."
"Since you don't believe me, then let's have another round. I accept any challenge!"
Faced with the two girls' doubts, Lin Xuan remained completely calm and unbothered.
After all, he was a man with a system!
Worst case scenario, he could just spend some points and directly implant the knowledge of The Complete Guide to Idiom Chains and The Ultimate Couplet Collection into his brain.
That way, this knowledge would truly become his own.
Then no one could claim that he was cheating!
Sharp, very sharp~~~
With the system in hand, the world is mine!!!
Seeing Lin Xuan so calm, Chen Kexin was momentarily stunned.
This nonchalant attitude didn't seem like that of a cheater. Could it be that I wrongly accused him???
That shouldn't be possible?!
Thinking this, Chen Kexin decided to use her genius-level brain and personally challenge Lin Xuan.
She had to stand up for her Sister Qingge...
(ノ_;＼( ｀ロ′)／ Revenge!!!
"I want to challenge you to a battle of... brain teasers."
Chen Kexin announced her challenge. This was the game she was best at.
"Alright!"
Lin Xuan grinned and nodded in agreement.
At the same time, he was brimming with confidence, thinking he could save some points this time.
Because compared to idiom chains, this kind of game relied on real knowledge reserves.
Brain teasers were actually his real specialty.
After all, before transmigrating, he had memorized countless brain teasers to win cash prizes from various trivia contests.
He had memorized The Ultimate Brain Teaser Collection until he knew it like the back of his hand!!!
Very soon.
Chen Conan vs. Lin Xuan, the duel begins!!!
And just as the two engaged in a battle of wits...
Magic City First People's Hospital.
Lin Jianjun returned to the hospital room in a daze, waiting for news.
He had just received a call from a close friend.
After being rushed, the paternity test report was finally ready.
It was currently on its way, and he was told to stay put and wait.
Even though he hadn't seen the results with his own eyes yet.
Lin Jianjun's heart had already sunk—his face was ashen.
Because he had just asked about the results over the phone...
But his friend was hesitant, his words vague and evasive.
This strange reaction made Lin Jianjun's heart skip a beat on the spot...