My Ironclad System is ahead of schedule.

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

Since his parents died in the war, he had been adopted by Su Yi's mother and had lived with Su Chang like this ever since. From childhood to adulthood, his adoptive parents were always busy, but he was the only one who always ate at home with Su Chang like this.

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

Su Chang 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, Su Chang finally finished eating. After she finished eating, Ji Yuan looked at Su Chang and asked, "I heard from my mother that you plan to return to Yaoqing Immortal Boat."

"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 Sister Tingyun. Ouch, don't hit my head!"

Su Chang 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."

Su Chang 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's coming?

Forget it, it's not important.

"why?"

Ji Yuan looked incredulous when he heard Su Chang say that.

“Because…” Su Chang 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 Su Chang's words, Ji Yuan's expression became even more incredulous. His expression turned serious, and he spoke in a reprimanding tone:

"Su Chang, 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 fists.

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, Su Chang 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 about what Su Chang was trying to say, and said with a wry smile.

At this point, Su Chang 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 Su Chang was saying after he had only spoken half of what he was saying.

He couldn't help but tap Su Chang'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." Su Chang 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 Su Chang 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 Su Chang 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 Su Chang would not be in accordance with the law.

Hearing her older brother say that, Su Chang 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, Su Chang'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 Yaoqing Immortal Boat 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 Su Chang's head and said with a smile:

"Alright, alright, Su Chang, don't be nervous. I'll talk to Mother about what's going on here. You won't be going back to Yaoqing Immortal Boat. 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, Su Chang 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 Su Chang's words, Ji Yuan fell silent.

He never expected things to unfold this way. He had assumed that Su Chang was just being disobedient, 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 Su Chang leave?

He never even entertained that thought.

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

So, if I let Su Chang 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 Su Chang.

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

On the other hand, he also did not want Su Chang to leave him.

My own sister should only stay with me. Just like in the past hundred years, when she was bullied as a child, I stood up for her; when our parents went to war, I held her in my arms so she wouldn't worry.

Su Chang was going to stay with him forever.

Both he and Su Chang shared this view.

Ji Yuan would absolutely not allow anyone to change things.

Seeing Ji Yuan deep in thought, Su Chang couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

elder brother,

He won't reject me, will he?

I've made up my mind. If I return to the Azure Celestial Ship this time, I'll head straight for its vanguard. I'd rather fight those monstrous creatures every day and die there than think like this…

but,

I really don't want this to happen!

elder brother!

I like you!

As Su Chang was thinking this, she suddenly saw Ji Yuan's expression turn to struggle. He gritted his teeth, his gaze fixed intently on her.

"Li Sushang~"

"arrive."

Hearing Ji Yuan say this, Su Chang nervously responded. Her hands were clenched tightly together, and her little feet also tightened.

"You can never leave me in this lifetime."

She felt herself being held tightly by Ji Yuan.

Feeling her brother's embrace, Su Chang knew she hadn't failed.