"Sis! Brother-in-law, why are you two running away?"
After circling around and not seeing anyone, Yu Lian stopped and asked, "Did you really see your brother-in-law? Where exactly? Which direction did he go?"
"It's right here. You two are so strange. You should ask my brother-in-law instead of me."
He Lin circled around for a while but didn't find any suspicious figures.
"Sis, isn't my brother-in-law's behavior a bit much? I taught the Si family a lesson because they had already done something wrong, but now my brother-in-law is relentlessly pursuing them. It's all fake, it's a setup. Although it's certainly satisfying, if Dad finds out, he definitely won't let him off the hook. You two should probably get a divorce sooner rather than later, right?"
Yu Lian didn't understand what her sister was saying, but she could sense that it was related to the current situation.
"Why do you say it was your brother-in-law who did it?"
"I just ran into him. He admitted it himself, saying he did it. My brother-in-law isn't the type to joke around, and he was acting strangely—my brother-in-law is usually cold, but he was speaking aggressively and in a very unfriendly tone. He told me to go home, so I left."
The younger sister's words added another layer of mystery. If the other party was targeting He Lin, the accident could be explained. But why would they seek revenge against the Si family now? It's too strange.
"Yu Xin, from now on, don't talk to your brother-in-law in public. If you see him, stay away from him, understand?"
These words left Yu Xin completely bewildered: "What? What's wrong with you guys? Can you please explain this to me?"
Knowing Yu Xin's personality, if everything were revealed, she would definitely get involved, perhaps even dragging her friends along. The fewer people who know about this, the better; she's not suited to know the truth.
"It's nothing, it's just that your brother-in-law has been emotionally unstable lately, and he's under too much work pressure. Sometimes he can't distinguish between reality and dreams. I'm worried that he might be under too much mental stress and accidentally yell at or hit you. We can't look at him like normal people do."
"So you have to watch over my brother-in-law even when you sleep, because you're afraid he'll wander off in his sleep? My brother-in-law has sleepwalking problems, doesn't he?"
With her younger sister's vivid imagination, Yu Lian doesn't even need to find a reason.
"Yes, only the three of us know about this right now. Your brother-in-law is very proud, so don't tell Mom and Dad."
Yu Xin immediately became cautious and, after observing her surroundings, she actually spotted her mother.
"Oh no, Mom's here!"
"Let's forget about your brother-in-law. Just say you lost your coin purse and found it."
"Don't worry, sis, I have a lot of experience."
The two turned around and walked towards home.
From afar, Wang Meixia spoke up: "You all skipped your meals and ran out here, what's so special about the outside world?"
"Mom, I lost my purse. It had my brother-in-law's allowance in it, so I asked them both to help me look for it, and we found it! Hehe!"
Wang Meixia didn't rush to comment, but judging from the way the three of them rushed out, she asked, "Did your dad give you money again behind your back?"
Yu Xin dashed out and, after running a distance, shouted loudly to those behind her, "My brother-in-law has already given it to me, you can't take it back!"
The mother and daughter walked behind, and Yu Lian could only hear her mother sighing and complaining the whole way, which showed how much Yu Xin worried her.
"Mom, she's not a child anymore. There are some things you shouldn't worry about. It's tiring and bad for your liver. You need to learn to let go."
Wang Meixia disagreed with her daughter's words: "It's not that I haven't learned to let go, but look at the result? She ended up in the hospital. If she doesn't take care of her own health, what will I do in the future..."
When the topic turned to her sorrow, Wang Meixia choked up and couldn't speak. Yu Xin understood her mother's worries, and she knew this incident well, remembering it vividly. She had cried all night after overhearing the conversation, feeling that she hadn't even finished living her best years, and if she were suddenly gone, there were so many things she hadn't experienced. But her personality meant that her sadness came and went quickly, and she didn't learn her lesson until soon. It was precisely because of this that her mother couldn't let go.
"In that case, I'll take care of her from now on, and you can go about your own business."
Are you sure?
"Of course, it'll only be for a while. I guarantee she won't complain and will stay put and not go out running around like crazy."
Yu Lian coaxed her mother all the way home, finally getting her to agree. Watching her mother worry about the family and discipline her disobedient younger sister every day, Yu Lian felt exhausted. Now that she had a good opportunity, she wanted to rest for a couple of days.
After returning home and having dinner, He Lin still hadn't come back.
"Why is He Lin talking for so long?"
"They were probably talking about work. He Lin hasn't been to the office for the past two days, so he's accumulated a lot of things. It's normal for him to give them a lot of instructions."
Yu Lian's reasoning was flawless, and Wang Meixia believed it. She didn't ask any more questions and simply put the food in the pot to keep it warm.
"I still have to grade homework. Remember to tell He Lin that the food is in the pot."
"Okay, you can go ahead with your work."
As soon as the study door closed, Yu Xin eagerly went to her sister: "Sis, don't wash, I'll wash."
Yu Lian turned on the tap and dried her hands: "Okay, you wash them. I'm going out for some fresh air." The next second, her younger sister grabbed her sleeve: "No way, sis, tell me what sleepwalking is like! So I just met my sleepwalking brother-in-law, right?"
Her younger sister was only interested in strange and unusual things all day long, and Yu Lian couldn't do anything about it. After thinking for a couple of seconds, she decided to make her story more plausible. Just then, He Lin returned. Yu Xin put down her bowl and ran excitedly to the door: "Brother-in-law! Are you normal now?"
He Lin looked at Yu Lian at the kitchen doorway.
"She asked you if you were sleepwalking. I told her you were sleepwalking outside and she caught you."
"Oh... I'm doing fine now, everything's normal. Don't talk to me if you see me outside again."
Yu Xin didn't understand: "Why? I feel there's not much difference between when you're sleepwalking and when you're not. Is it as dangerous as my sister said?"
"Of course. If you wake a sleepwalker, it's very easy for them to not wake up properly, haven't you heard?"
After much persuasion, Yu Lian finally managed to fool her younger sister.
The two of them remained on the first floor. For safety's sake, Yu Lian had He Lin sit on a small stool in the kitchen and eat his rice bowl while the two secretly plotted in the kitchen.
"Didn't find it?"
"No. But he's getting bolder and bolder. Are there really people in this world who look exactly alike? Or are my parents lying?"
Logically speaking, the two should lean more towards the latter.
"Could something have happened to your mother during her pregnancy, and she didn't know she had twins? Do you have a long-lost brother? Does he feel abandoned by your family and is now seeking revenge?"
Following the only possible clue, you'll discover a fatal contradiction after only two steps.
"He seems to know everything, not just you and me, he can even fool Yu Xin."
The more I learned, the more questions arose, and the matter fell into another predicament.
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