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Chapter 168 Sibling Game, Diapers Get MVP (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The only chandelier in the living room was off, and it was pitch black all around.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Qiye's voice slowly rang out in the darkness:

“I am... Blue Arc.”

Su Zimai was stunned.

The moment the words fell, a burst of deep blue lightning suddenly rose up, illuminating the faces of Su Zimai and Gu Qiye at the same time.

She stood there, stunned, not raising her head for a long time, seemingly lost in Gu Qiye's four short words.

His tone was calm and gentle, as if he were stating something trivial, but to Su Zimai, his words struck her like a thunderbolt.

It's like the first rays of sunlight at dawn illuminating the gray sea and piercing the lifeless, lightless depths.

Su Zimai was like a kite with a broken string, or a robot that had lost its signal; she didn't respond for a long time.

After a long while, she slowly raised her eyes from under her bangs and looked at Gu Qiye.

He was looking down, staring at the five fingers of his right hand, where arcs of electricity dancing on his fingertips converged into an electric ball.

Gu Qiye's face was expressionless, but deep blue arcs of electricity were reflected in his clear eyes.

Su Zimai glanced at him, lowered her eyes and then raised them again, finally staring intently into his eyes without moving, her gaze never leaving them.

After a long, long time, she suddenly wrinkled her nose, and tears slowly welled up in her eyes.

So this is ah……

Did my brother come home so late before because he was out fighting criminals every day?

I had no idea about any of these things... Then how could he take care of us every day, cook for us, help us with our homework, and still go out to do so many dangerous things at night?
Is this thing made of iron?
Why didn't he complain even once...? Why could he do so much without uttering a sound? If it were me, I would definitely be talking about it all the time, trying to make myself seem great, right?

But it's precisely because he's so silly that he's my brother.

I was too arrogant. I'd only been an exorcist for less than six months, and I already thought I was amazing. I thought I was working hard to investigate the truth about my mother for this family, that I had secretly done so much, and that I was already a mature adult who could stand on my own...

But even though my brother did much more than me, he never said a word.

He worked so hard, it must have been because he wanted to find out the truth about his mother.

Thinking of this, Su Zimai suddenly recalled that when she was in junior high school, she suddenly needed to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. So she groggily got out of bed, opened the door, and suddenly saw that the bathroom light was on.

She blinked and saw Gu Qiye's reflection in the glass door.

Gu Qiye was only sixteen years old at the time, and his body had just begun to develop. He was only a little over 1.7 meters tall. He was shirtless, with his hands on the sink, his head hanging down, looking at himself in the mirror and breathing heavily.

His thin body was reflected in the mirror, his chest and shoulders covered in bloody wounds.

Seeing those hideous wounds, Su Zimai stood there stunned for a long time, then pushed open the door with a "bang" and walked out, step by step approaching the bathroom.

Her eyes were fixed on the reflection in the glass door, and her voice, hoarse with fear and worry, asked:
"Brother...what's wrong with you?"

Upon hearing Su Zimai's voice, Gu Qiye, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly froze, a hint of panic appearing on his face. He opened his eyes, turned to look at Su Zimai standing blankly outside the door, then quickly put on his clothes and came out of the bathroom.

"What happened to your injuries?" she asked.

He said softly, "I couldn't sleep just now, so I went downstairs to the supermarket to buy some drinks. I accidentally got hit by an electric scooter on the way... I just fell, I'll be fine soon."

“Don’t lie to me…” Su Zimai paused, “I’m not as easy to fool as you think.”

"Why would I lie to you?" Gu Qiye said, making a shushing gesture. "Okay, go to sleep first, okay? Don't wake Wenyu up."

“Then promise me…” Su Zimai said in a hoarse voice, “You won’t work so late anymore.”

At that moment, she suddenly longed... longed to have a complete family.

Because if Mom were still alive, she would definitely give my older brother a good scolding right now, wouldn't she?

If Mom were still alive, my brother wouldn't dare come home so late.

If Dad hadn't given up on himself, he would have taken good care of his older brother.

But the house was empty, with only her insignificant younger sister left. All she could do was utter some dry, meaningless words... In truth, she knew that even if she spoke, Gu Qiye would most likely not listen.

Because she's just a useless younger sister, nothing can be changed; she can only be protected forever...

Thinking of this, Su Zimai's eyes suddenly reddened a few years ago.

She wrinkled her nose, trying hard not to cry, but tears still streamed down her face. Her expression was resentful; she looked angry, but not at Gu Qiye, but at herself for being so useless.

Gu Qiye was taken aback. After a moment of silence, he raised his hand and touched the top of her head: "I promise you..."

He lowered his eyes, curled the corners of his lips, and said softly, "Tomorrow is your birthday, go to sleep early."

"Yeah, brother, you should go to sleep early too."

For the rest of the day after that, Su Zimai was absent-minded and couldn't concentrate in class. After school, she picked up her schoolbag and went home without looking back.

When she got home, the living room lights were off, and it was pitch black all around. Only the floor near the curtains was bathed in dappled sunlight, but that small patch of light couldn't illuminate the surroundings.

So she fumbled for the circuit board in the dark, and after a while, she raised her hand, just about to turn on the light, when suddenly, with a "snap," a flickering candlelight lit up the living room.

Gu Qiye, carrying a birthday cake, peeked out from behind the sofa, his bright eyes fixed on her, a smile on his lips;
Gu Wenyu hid next to the refrigerator, one hand in his pants, moving sideways like a crab as he reluctantly approached, coughed twice, and then placed a freshly woven paper wreath on her head.

Happy birthday, little sister, you're another year older.

Happy birthday, Wheat.

The two celebrated in unison.

Su Zimai paused for a moment, then put down her schoolbag, slowly raised her eyes, and stared at the flickering candlelight in the darkness, as well as the delicate and gentle smile on Gu Qiye's face.

She smiled, her gloomy mood vanishing instantly.

The candles burning on the birthday cake then, like the electric light flickering in the darkness now, warmly illuminated their faces.

At this moment, Su Zimai's eyes shone brightly in the flickering arcs of electricity, but her gaze was empty and lifeless.

After a long pause, tears welled up in her eyes, streaming down her pale cheeks and falling onto the living room floor.

The darkness was so silent that even the sound of tears falling on the floor could be clearly heard.

Gu Qiye was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting her to react so strongly: "Why are you crying?" "Brother...you're so silly," she whispered, burying her head in Gu Qiye's chest, "Why are you so silly? You're so stupid, so stupid, so stupid..."

She kept repeating the same sentence, and with each word she squeezed out of her throat, her sobs grew heavier and heavier.

Tears streamed down her delicate face, soaking Gu Qiye's T-shirt.

Gu Qiye gave a helpless dry laugh, and after a moment he raised his hand and touched the top of her head.

"Alright... don't make me sound like Xianglin's wife." He said softly, "I'm not stupid, aren't we the same... aren't these all our own choices? Since we made the choices, we have to pay the price."

"If I hadn't become an exorcist, were you planning to keep this from me forever?"

"No, I'll tell you after I join Rainbow Wing and find out what happened to my mother... Of course, this is happening earlier now."

Are you trying to persuade me to quit being an exorcist?

"No, I'm not being that unreasonable. I know Xiaomai is working hard and taking things seriously. Wouldn't what I'm doing be negating your efforts?"

After a pause, Gu Qiye lowered her voice, "I just want to tell you that no matter what, your brother will always be there... I will come to help you whenever you need me."

“After all, it’s normal for an electric mouse to run fast…” Su Zimai remained silent for a long time before muttering something in a low voice.

Gu Qiye smiled and said self-deprecatingly, "Even my sister calls me by my nickname. I'm such a failure as an outsider..."

Meanwhile, in the second-floor corridor.

Ji Minghuan, who was standing with his back against the wall as punishment, clicked his tongue. At this moment, he was more or less puzzled.

He rubbed his forehead and sighed softly, muttering to himself, utterly perplexed:
"Damn it... Why do you burst into tears as soon as you hear your brother is Blue Arc, like tears are free, but when you hear your brother is Black Chrysalis, you start cursing and punching people? We're all family, how can you treat us differently? What happened to our promise of being a loving family?"

Just now, through the senses of the restraints, he took in the scene downstairs. The scene before him was so moving that it was as if the long-lost Refrigerator Demon and Blue Electric Mouse Demon had finally reunited as siblings. The Refrigerator hugged the mouse and cried.

Ji Minghuan... couldn't stand this kind of sentimental atmosphere. So he decided to be a good person and embellish the situation a little, giving his sister the birthday gift he had prepared ahead of time at this crucial moment, adding the finishing touch and sure to bring her an unforgettable and heartwarming night.

Thinking of this, Ji Minghuan hummed twice, silently raised his right hand, and peeled off a restraint belt from his sleeve.

The restraints, like black liquid, splashed onto the floor with a "splashing" sound, then gradually piled up and formed a crooked human shape.

The restraints slowly straightened up and entered Ji Minghuan's room, taking out an exquisitely packaged parcel with Su Zimai's name on it from under the bed.

Then, it leaped up, gracefully slipped out of the French windows, used restraint straps to tie up the street lamp, swung around once, and landed precisely on the windowsill of the first-floor living room.

Hearing the commotion, Su Zimai and Gu Qiye turned their heads at the same time, and by the moonlight they could see the uninvited guest.

"Black pupa." "A large, fluttering moth!"

The two of them said the name of the dark figure in unison.

Black Chrysalis extended a restraint strap and waved to the brother and sister: "Oh, hello, hello... I'm sorry to interrupt your tearful brother-sister reunion. Actually, I'm not someone who doesn't know how to read the room, and it's obvious I didn't mean to interrupt you."

He paused, then held up one finger: "I have to bother you for work purposes."

"For work purposes?" Su Zimai wiped away her tears and frowned suspiciously.

Gu Qiye raised her eyebrows slightly, wondering what this eccentric guy was up to now.

“Yes, it’s for work.” As she spoke, Hei Yong looked down at the package in her hand. “Uh… Is this Ms. Ke Zinan? To be honest, I can’t support myself as a shady character anymore, so I recently found a part-time job as a courier.”

"Ke Zinan, was Xiaomai using a pseudonym during the operation?" Gu Qiye realized.

"What do you need us for?" Su Zimai asked.

"That's work-related, of course. Haven't I already explained it?" As she spoke, Black Chrysalis opened the email with the restraint straps and handed it to Su Zimai.

Then he said with a serious expression, "Ms. Ke Zinan, this is the item you ordered at 0:10 AM on July 21st. I'm sorry for the late delivery, but I think you'll eventually need it..."

Su Zimai frowned, wondering what kind of trick this guy was up to this time, while glancing at the package. Just then, the restraint straps on the package were suddenly opened.

What was inside was...

One BabyBus brand baby diaper.

Su Zimai and Gu Qiye were both stunned as they stared at the diaper that Hei Chang handed over with restraints.

The two were stunned, unable to react for a long time.

After a moment of silence, Gu Qiye finally looked up from the diaper, turned to Su Zimai, and asked in confusion:

"Uh... diapers?"

But Su Zimai didn't seem inclined to answer; her face was hidden by her lowered bangs. Gu Qiye could see her fists clenching slightly.

Hard.

The fist is hard.

At this moment, a deathly silence enveloped the living room.

Hei Yong and Su Zimai understood the purpose of the diaper without saying a word, but Gu Qiye was the only one kept in the dark.

He was completely bewildered, pondering, "Diapers? Why would Black Chrysanthemum bring us diapers, and baby diapers at that? Is this some kind of code? What is Black Chrysanthemum implying? Could it be..."

Thinking of this, Gu Qiye was startled. Two Chinese characters suddenly appeared in his mind like a bolt from the blue:

—"Early pregnancy?"

Without a doubt, he couldn't imagine anything that could explain the diaper in front of him except "early pregnancy".

These two words undoubtedly stirred up a storm in his heart, leaving him unable to calm down for a long time.

No, even if that's possible, who could the target be?

Ke Qirui? It can only be her... but she's a woman, so could she be a man dressed as a woman?
Gu Qiye was suddenly filled with anger. He took a deep breath, shook his head to get his chaotic thoughts back, and raised his head with a complicated expression. Seeing that his sister was not speaking, he looked away from his sister's face and turned to look at Hei Yong.

"Which beast laid a hand on my sister?" His eyes seemed to be questioning.

The black pupa remained solemn and silent.

He simply raised his hand slowly and deliberately, making a salute, clearly displaying an attitude of doing good deeds anonymously.

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