My sister never calls me brother.

Yao Xiaorui didn't know what to say, so she could only force a smile. She felt more tired than before, and she wasn't very good at perfunctory conversations.

"Xiao Rui, are you in a relationship?" the curly-haired girl asked quietly.

"Ah!?" Yao Xiaorui blushed, caught off guard by the sudden question, and hesitated before saying, "No...no..."

"Hmm?" The short-haired girl stared at Yao Xiaorui with a mischievous look and said, "You're definitely in love, your face is all red."

"I'm really not in a relationship..." Yao Xiaorui said awkwardly, "I haven't even confessed my feelings yet."

"Who's so blind? They don't even like our Xiaorui. Do they have eyes in their butts?" the short-haired girl said indignantly.

"What kind of person is he?" the curly-haired girl asked.

"This..." Yao Xiaorui recalled for a moment, blushing and a little shyly saying, "She's very kind, upright, understanding, and has a sunny personality..."

The two girls listened to Yao Xiaorui's intermittent rambling, but realized that she couldn't finish talking and was getting more and more carried away.

"Stop! Stop!" The short-haired girl quickly called out, her face darkening, and she frowned, saying, "It seems our Xiaorui is already deeply involved..."

"If you like him so much, why don't you confess?" the curly-haired girl asked in surprise.

"I...I don't know how to start..." Yao Xiaorui blinked and said truthfully.

The two girls were dumbfounded.

"Ugh!" The short-haired girl exclaimed in frustration, rubbing her forehead. "Xiao Rui is just too innocent."

"Yes..." the curly-haired girl sighed, looking embarrassed.

Yao Xiaorui was very puzzled and didn't understand why they were making that expression; it felt rather inexplicable.

"What's wrong with you all?"

Chapter 102 Just Like Ordinary People

"Do you know if the other person likes you?" the curly-haired girl asked.

"This... I guess he doesn't like it?" Yao Xiaorui recalled how she had linked arms with Zhou Han, and he looked dazed, especially when Lin Nianwei passed by, he seemed a little embarrassed.

Yao Xiaorui believes that Zhou Han cares about Lin Nianwei a lot, at least more than he cares about himself. If he didn't care, why would he look embarrassed when Lin Nianwei passed by? Was he afraid that she would misunderstand?

"So it was unrequited love?" the curly-haired girl sighed.

"Yes..." Yao Xiaorui looked somewhat disappointed, finding it hard to hide her sadness.

She still remembered Zhou Han saying that she looked good after taking off her glasses, and that she had changed so much just to hear that sentence again.

But... Zhou Han doesn't seem to care about any of that.

Seeing Yao Xiaorui's low spirits, the two girls didn't know how to comfort her. Girls often share a sense of sympathy for each other, and they seemed to understand some of the pain of unrequited love.

"Cheer up!" The short-haired girl waved her hand in front of Yao Xiaorui's eyes to attract her attention.

"Yeah, if you're so down, how are you going to win over the guy you like?" the curly-haired girl said in a comforting tone.

"A strategy!?" Yao Xiaorui twitched her ears, looked up, and asked seriously, "Do you perhaps have a way?"

"Huh!? This..." The curly-haired girl was stunned for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed by Yao Xiaorui's serious expression, but luckily she reacted quickly and had a sudden idea, saying, "How about sending a bento box to someone you like?"

"A bento box?" Yao Xiaorui pondered for a moment, then touched her lips with her finger and thought about it.

“That’s right! Sending lunchboxes is a good idea…” the short-haired girl agreed.

“But…” Yao Xiaorui hesitated, and said somewhat embarrassedly, “My cooking skills are very poor.”

“My silly Xiaorui…” The curly-haired girl smiled bitterly and said helplessly, “It doesn’t matter if the bento box tastes good or not. What matters is the sentiment. If the other person accepts it, it means that your relationship has taken a step closer. At this point, you can take other approaches. When the level of affection reaches a certain point, you can confess your feelings. I think the other person will have no room to refuse at that time, and you will be 100% successful.”

"This method is particularly reliable!" The short-haired girl smiled and gave a thumbs up.

Yao Xiaorui suddenly realized that as long as she made efforts little by little and used the tenacious spirit of water dripping on stone to slowly get closer to Zhou Han, she would succeed sooner or later.

"A bento box..." Yao Xiaorui looked up, her eyes sparkling, the gloom from before vanished. She raised her little fist, thinking—

It seems I need to work even harder!

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Sitting in the corner of the kitchen, Yao Xiaorui buried her head deeply in her knees, looking somewhat tired.

The girl stood silently in the cool moonlight, her soft breathing the only sound.

She seems to be really tired.

This night seemed to hold the emotions of many people, surging endlessly like a rushing river.

Everyone seemed to be drifting along aimlessly.

Late at night.

Zhou Han lay on the bed, breathing evenly, as if she were fast asleep.

The phone, which was charging, flashed with golden light, and Elizabeth flew out.

She waved her golden cicada wings in front of Zhou Han's eyes.

"You wretched master, why aren't you asleep yet?" Elizabeth asked in confusion.

"Ugh..." Zhou Han opened her eyes, bloodshot, and said with dissatisfaction, "Could you turn the light on you a little lower? It's blinding me..."

“Okay…” Elizabeth’s light dimmed and then slowly fell. She turned her back to Zhou Han and sat down next to the pillow.

"Tsk!" Zhou Han clicked her tongue and frowned, saying, "How did you know I wasn't asleep?"

"Hmph~" Elizabeth glanced back at him meaningfully and said, "Your brainwaves keep sending me signals, of course I know you're not asleep..."

"So that's how it is..." Zhou Han said dejectedly.

"Why aren't you asleep yet? Could it be..." Elizabeth turned to look at Zhou Han, covering her mouth and chuckling, "that you were kissed by your own sister and are now in a state of extreme excitement?"

“No…” Zhou Han said helplessly, looking exasperated.

"Stop pretending~" Elizabeth said with a half-smile, her expression infuriating, covering her mouth as she said, "I can understand the excitement of a virgin wanting to run 100 laps around the world after being kissed by a girl his own age, oh ho ho ho~"

"Tsk!" Zhou Han clicked her tongue, threw back the covers, got up with a dark face, and said quietly, "Where did my electric drill go?"

"Wait...wait a minute!" Elizabeth flew to Zhou Han's side, waving her hands frantically, and said in a panic, "Just kidding! Just kidding!!!"

Zhou Han glanced at Elizabeth with a blank expression.

"Hmph!" Zhou Han snorted coldly, turned over and lay on the bed again, with his back to Elizabeth.

"Phew~" Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief, wiped her sweat, and said, "Don't always scare me like that!"

Zhou Han didn't say anything.

“Really…” Elizabeth landed on the bed and asked, “If it’s not from being too excited, then what is it?”

"It's nothing, I'm full of energy, okay?" Zhou Han replied casually.

“Well…” Elizabeth paused, then gave a wicked smile and said, “Then hurry up and grab some toilet paper to take care of it yourself, hehehe~”

Zhou Han was speechless, unsure how to respond.

Elizabeth flew to Zhou Han and said with a smile, "If you can't reach the point of excitement, I can help you..."

With a snap, Elizabeth began snapping her fingers, and her geisha attire changed accordingly.

"School uniform!"

"business attire!"

"Maid outfit!"

"Nurse uniform!"

……

Finally, she changed into a bikini, struck a seductive pose for Zhou Han, and jokingly said, "How about it? Are you about to lose control and get all worked up? Oh ho ho ho~"

“Oh…” Zhou Han looked at her with a tired expression.

"You should at least give me some feedback! How rude of you..." Elizabeth grimaced in anger, thinking, "I've already sold my body! And this blockhead doesn't even react?"

"Oh, so cute, so amazing..." Zhou Han replied perfunctorily.

"Ugh... that dismissive tone is really unpleasant..." Elizabeth looked utterly dejected, snapped her fingers, and her clothes transformed back into her geisha attire. "What's wrong with you? What are you thinking?"

"You're so incredibly perceptive... couldn't you tell?" Zhou Han asked, a slight smile playing on her lips.

“I can’t see into people’s hearts…” Elizabeth raised her eyebrows helplessly.

“Really…” Zhou Han extended her hand.

Elizabeth looked at Zhou Han strangely, then her petite body flew to Zhou Han's hand.

Because it was an illusion, Zhou Han couldn't feel any weight at all.

"I never imagined that elves actually existed in this world. I thought they only existed in stories. If I told others that I had an elf, they would probably think I was crazy, right?" Zhou Han said with a wry smile.

"Hmph~ Now you know how lucky you are to have me, oops! I mean, to have me, right?" Elizabeth said haughtily, hands on her hips.

"Lucky as I may be, I guess I was just being pitied?" Zhou Han said in a low voice.

“This…” Elizabeth was a little embarrassed and didn’t know how to answer, so she asked, “What’s wrong with you? You have a lot of feelings today. If you don’t mind, tell me about them.”

Zhou Han looked at Elizabeth in silence for a while, then sighed.

"Never mind, it won't hurt to tell you." Zhou Han paused, then said, "I feel... a lot of pressure right now, I can't breathe..."

"Pressure!?" Elizabeth paused, then asked. "Why would there be pressure?"

“The strained interpersonal relationships, the fact that half the bet period has passed, and Yao Xiaorui… I’m afraid she’ll get herself into trouble.” Zhou Han paused, her face slightly embarrassed, and continued, “And Miyazaki’s… that action, it’s putting even more pressure on me…”

"You're excited after all, aren't you?" Elizabeth said seriously.

"No, it is..." Zhou Han declared again, feeling so disgusted by the constant mockery that he wanted to smash his head against a wall.

“Okay…” Elizabeth shrugged, sat on Zhou Han’s lap, and said, “Miyazaki’s kiss was an encouragement to you, why should you feel pressured?”

“I…I’m afraid I won’t be able to meet her expectations, no, I mean everyone’s expectations of me…” Zhou Han shifted her body on the bed, looked at the ceiling, and said, “I know I’m weak in every way, so I can only make myself look strong, but in reality, it’s just self-deception.”

Elizabeth looked at Zhou Han, listening with a mixture of understanding and confusion. Although she was very close to human, sometimes she still found it difficult to comprehend some complex emotions.

"In the end, I'm just a traveler stuck in the quagmire, a fool who only knows how to struggle desperately but doesn't know how to cry for help," Zhou Han said with a sigh, her eyes filled with confusion.

"Are you referring to your decision not to ask Lin Nianwei for help?" Elizabeth seemed to understand something and continued, "Why think so much? Just ask for help directly."

“It’s not that simple. I… don’t want to lower my head…” Zhou Han frowned, curled the corner of her mouth, and said, “Don’t look at me like this. From birth to now, I have never asked anyone for help. I have always relied on myself to get to where I am today.”