Liu Lingxiao's expression froze for a second, and she lowered her voice: "So what do we do now?"
Xu Yan twisted her fingers and looked at Xu Mo: "Brother, this... this is actually Ye Jin's sister."
Xu Mo: "..."
His face darkened: "Do you think I'm that gullible?"
The four of them exchanged glances, and Ye Jin sighed: "Let's all sit down and talk."
Xu Mo's gaze darted between the three of them: "So... what's really going on? Who exactly are you?"
Liu Lingxiao looked completely innocent: "I really am Ye Jin's older sister. I just look young for my age. Last time, I deliberately put on makeup because I was afraid you wouldn't believe me."
Xu Mo's face darkened further: "Do I look that easy to fool?" He paused for a moment, "Actually, neither of you are normal, are you?"
Xu Yan didn't dare to speak up. Ye Jin was exasperated by these two troublemakers. He glanced at the ceiling helplessly: "That's right."
Xu Mo's previous suspicions were confirmed, and he sat up straight: "So, did we have some kind of history in our past lives?"
Otherwise, the way his family treated Ye Jin was just too strange.
Ye Jin gave a vague explanation: "More or less. In your past life, you were Xu Yan's younger brother."
Xu Yan looked confused: "How come I don't know about this?"
Liu Lingxiao kindly reminded her: "That was in another lifetime."
Xu Yan nodded, still confused, but didn't ask any more questions. After all, those things were all in the past.
But Xu Mo still asked Ye Jin: "Were you close to our family back then?"
Ye Jin admired his intuition: "Yes. At that time, I was practically a member of your family."
Xu Mo looked puzzled: "What do you mean?"
Ye Jin thought for a moment, explaining tactfully: "Well... back then, Yan Yan picked me up and brought me home. I lived with you and your family for over a decade."
Xu Mo vaguely understood and turned to Xu Yan: "Look at you, always picking up random things! Now even you've been picked up by someone!"
Xu Yan, who was being fed by Liu Lingxiao, looked up in confusion: "Huh?"
She belatedly realized: "You were my younger brother in my past life! So why have you become my older brother now?"
Xu Yan looked at Ye Jin with a pout: "Why?"
Ye Jin couldn't help but smile: "Probably because... you used to bully Xu Mo a lot back then."
Xu Yan was stunned: "Uh?"
Xu Mo narrowed his eyes dangerously: "I see."
Xu Yan hurriedly tried to explain: "No, no, brother, don't listen to Ye Jin's nonsense!"
Xu Mo scoffed disdainfully: "I knew you were trouble."
Ye Jin took the opportunity to whisper in Xu Yan's ear: "Yan Yan, I've never bullied you."
Xu Yan: "..."
She complained to Liu Lingxiao with a pout: "Sister!"
Liu Lingxiao rolled up her sleeves and looked at Ye Jin: "How would you like to die?"
Ye Jin: "..."
The four of them fooled around for a while before finally calming down.
Xu Mo rubbed his temples and looked at Liu Lingxiao: "So, you really are Ye Jin's sister?"
Liu Lingxiao casually tied her hair into a ponytail: "Yes."
Ye Jin and Xu Yan were cuddling together again. He also looked at Liu Lingxiao: "Sis, have you had something going on recently? Why did you suddenly decide to come this time?"
Liu Lingxiao's face darkened as she thought of something: "Don't even mention it. It's all because of that scoundrel Gu Qinghuai!"
Ye Jin couldn't mess with the "scoundrel" Liu Lingxiao was talking about, but he couldn't help being curious: "Has he been giving you trouble again? Although I can't beat him, I can bring Yan Yan to cheer you on."
Liu Lingxiao rolled her eyes: "If only he was just trying to cause trouble. Besides, having Yan Yan cheer me on is enough. What use would you be?"
Xu Yan, still remembering how Ye Jin had teased her earlier, sniffed haughtily: "That's right!"
Ye Jin hugged her and led her away a bit: "Yan Yan, do you want to eat something delicious this afternoon? Let's make some snacks."
Xu Yan's attention slowly shifted: "I want to eat..."
Liu Lingxiao tapped the table absent-mindedly: "Yan Yan, I've ordered food from your favorite restaurant, including their new desserts."
Xu Yan immediately returned to Liu Lingxiao's side, her eyes shining: "Really? Thank you, sister!"
Ye Jin: "..."
He tiredly walked over to sit beside Xu Mo, who was kind enough to pour him a glass of wine: "Here, have a drink."
Ye Jin felt a bit weary: "You seem quite used to this."
Xu Mo smiled calmly: "This is how my parents often behave with Xu Yan at home. Besides, Xu Yan is so unreliable that she can be lured away with just a small toy or a piece of candy."
Ye Jin sighed: "I'll make sure to teach her better in the future."
Xu Yan secretly glanced at Ye Jin, then continued whispering with Liu Lingxiao.
Liu Lingxiao occasionally pinched Xu Yan's cheeks. She suddenly asked: "Yan Yan, where are the two parrots from the tavern?"
Xu Yan scratched her head in confusion: "I don't know. They were here just now. Sister, why are you looking for them?"
Liu Lingxiao licked her lips: "I'm a bit hungry."
Xu Yan: "..."
No wonder the parrots were hiding.
She rubbed her stomach: "I'm a bit hungry too."
Just then, the food delivery from the restaurant arrived.
Under the "strong persuasion" of Xu Yan and Liu Lingxiao, Xu Mo and Ye Jin "reluctantly" joined them to eat.
Liu Lingxiao opened the takeout boxes and casually called out: "Ye Jin, do you two want to join us?"
Xu Yan also turned her head to look at them: "Brother, are you coming? It's fine if you don't..."
"We're coming!" The two men stood up simultaneously and walked over to sit beside the two girls.
Liu Lingxiao, while eating chicken, said: "So you've set the date for your wedding next month?"
Xu Yan nodded obediently: "Yes."
Ye Jin, peeling shrimp for Xu Yan without looking up, asked: "What gift have you prepared for Yan Yan?"
Liu Lingxiao thought for a moment: "I haven't decided yet. There are so many things I want to give her, I don't know which one would be best."
Ye Jin casually suggested: "Why not give her all of them? What's the problem with that?"
Liu Lingxiao had a realization: "That makes sense. It'll save me the trouble of choosing."
Xu Yan was taken aback by Ye Jin's blunt words. She hurriedly said, "Sister, don't listen to Ye Jin's nonsense. There's no need to give me anything."
Liu Lingxiao waved her hand dismissively. "Yan Yan, marriage is a big deal. As your sister, I haven't been able to help you two with much all this time. It's only right that I give you a gift now."
