They're all wrong.

Soon, Jiu Ling arrived at the scene, and like a cat seeing dogtail grass, she pounced directly on Cheng Yuan (without touching any sensitive parts), forcing Cheng Yuan to let go of Chu Xiu Nan's arm.

Before Chu Xiunan could say hello, Jiuling spoke first: "Brother Nan~, what a coincidence, I didn't expect you to be here too."

Chu Xiunan naturally didn't bother to find loopholes in her words. With Xiao Ke'er, the bad girl, in front of him, he even felt a little more comfortable looking at this sister and best friend who smelled like a green tea.

However, even though he liked her, Chu Xiunan still refused to give in and made eye contact with Jiu Ling.

Only then did Cheng Yuan notice the abnormality between his brother and his good friend, "You..."

"Oh, it's okay." Jiu Ling glanced at Chu Xiunan's back, smiled slightly, and took Cheng Yuan's hand, "Let's go."

"Puff~" Chu Xiunan turned around instinctively, and a high-temperature fireball had already rushed in front of him. He immediately raised his right hand, "Extinguish!"

I saw that the high-speed rotating fireball was getting smaller and smaller in Chu Xiunan's hand, and finally disappeared out of thin air.

This level of magic power is the early stage of spiritual master.

Chu Xiunan instantly determined the attacker's strength.

Seeing that the fire attack was ineffective, a fair-skinned and handsome young man who was not much taller than Chu Xiunan immediately changed his attack tactic, holding a Tang sword and pretending to chop at Chu Xiunan.

Seeing that this guy was still trying to attack, Chu Xiunan shouted angrily: "What do you want to do?!"

22. Bottom Line

"What are you doing? You!" The guy glared at Chu Xiunan with fiery eyes.

[Hey, I'm giving you face? You're just an early spiritual master, so arrogant? Do you think you're the son of luck? I'm not a small minion who serves as a stepping stone for you! ]

Seeing this guy's unruly and unreasonable look, Chu Xiunan naturally didn't bother to waste time talking. He activated the "Holy Flame" to cover his entire right palm, and at a speed that was incredible in the eyes of outsiders, it was as if he teleported in front of the guy, and directly gave him a "Fire Cloud Palm" on the chest, knocking him to the ground.

Killed in one blow, what else is there to say? Sure enough, only strength can make a fool talk to you calmly.

All this happened in a flash. When Cheng Yuan and Jiu Ling came to their senses, the guy who suddenly attacked had already fallen to the ground. The red palm print on his chest seemed to be mocking his vulnerability.

At this time, Chu Xiunan looked at the two girls who were equally astonished, but found that Jiuling's eyes were more complicated, with a hint of surprise, a hint of guilt, and a hint of relief.

Guilt? Am I seeing right? Wasn't this guy the one she hired?

In an instant, Cheng Yuan broke free from Jiu Ling's hand, walked straight to Lin Mo who was still lying on the ground, and said coldly: "Lin Mo, what are you doing?"

Lin Mo struggled to get up and said with difficulty: "I'm protecting you. Isn't this gangster bullying you?" As he spoke, he pointed at Chu Xiunan.

"Enough! Stop being so self-righteous. He is my closest person! Also, please don't appear in front of me again. I get annoyed when I see you!" Cheng Yuan said angrily.

Lin Mo and Chu Xiunan looked at Cheng Yuan in disbelief at the same time.

The former naturally thought that he should be doing his job to protect the goddess, but he was instead severely reprimanded by the goddess and warned not to appear in front of her again.

The latter, naturally, did not expect that his own sister would describe their relationship in such an ambiguous way.

Lin Mo trembled and said, "He is yours... Impossible, absolutely impossible! How come I don't know?!"

Cheng Yuan secretly glanced at his brother, and seeing that he had no intention of exposing his plan, he immediately said coldly: "What qualifications do you have to know about my affairs? Don't be so self-indulgent!"

Lin Mo was speechless for a moment, and looked at Jiu Ling beside Cheng Yuan as if seeking confirmation.

Jiu Ling glanced at Cheng Yuan's face cautiously, then shrugged and said to Lin Mo: "Why are you looking at me? I just found out too."

Hearing this, Lin Mo looked at Cheng Yuan with a complicated expression, "Cheng Yuan, I'm sorry, I misunderstood." Then, he glared at Chu Xiunan unwillingly, "I won't harass you again in the future."

Lin Mo walked towards Jiu Ling again, gritted his teeth and whispered: "Jiu Ling, this matter is not over yet!"

Jiu Ling snorted disdainfully and smiled indifferently: "Okay, I'm looking forward to it."

Then, Lin Mo quickly disappeared from their sight.

. . .

Chu Xiunan and Cheng Yuan returned home, and Jiuling stuck to Cheng Yuan like a cat that couldn't be shaken off.

After helping Yuanyuan put away her notebook, Chu Xiunan came out of her room. However, as soon as he closed the door, he heard his sister's questioning voice coming from the room.

"Jiuling, you were the one who called Lin Mo here, right?"

Although it was a question, the tone was extremely certain. It seemed that Yuanyuan had also realized this matter.

Jiu Ling did not say anything. Although Chu Xiunan could not understand her expression, he believed it must be quite exciting.

Cheng Yuan did not get a reply from Jiu Ling, and finally did not ask any further questions.

"Jiuling, this is the first time and the last time. If you still want to be my friend, don't touch my bottom line."

"Your brother is your bottom line?"

Cheng Yuan answered without hesitation: "Yes!"

Jiu Ling's voice was terribly low, "What about me?"

"Friend," Cheng Yuan sighed softly, his tone softened a little, "Jiuling, I cherish our friendship very much, otherwise, I would not forgive you for what happened today."

Jiu Ling said excitedly: "I was just joking with him, why did you have to be so heartless? Yuanyuan, is this the extent of our friendship?"

"Can that still be considered a joke? Not to mention that Lin Mo attacked my brother directly, and when the attack failed, he even had to chop him with a Tang sword. If it weren't for my brother's strong strength, it wouldn't be him lying on the ground, but my brother! Jiuling, do you understand?!" Cheng Yuan's emotions also became excited, but he quickly controlled his tone as much as possible and said softly:

"Jiuling, I'm not stupid. Don't think I don't know what's on your mind. We've known each other for three years. I know you very well, just like you know me. So, you should know that there are some bottom lines that cannot be touched."

To be honest, after hearing this, Chu Xiunan felt deeply touched. He didn't expect that he was the bottom line that could not be touched in his sister's heart.

But then again, isn't Cheng Yuan his bottom line? If someone wants to hurt Yuan Yuan, he will be the first one not to let that guy go.

23. Apologize

Jiu Ling was silent for a long time before he asked softly, "Will your brother bear a grudge against me? He must have seen through my tricks a long time ago, right? Will he object to you associating with me in the future?"

"will not."

Cheng Yuan's affirmative tone made Chu Xiunan feel the urge to rush in and pinch her self-righteous little face - although this was indeed the case, he really didn't like the feeling of being manipulated.

Jiu Ling's tricks were nothing compared to Xiao Ke'er's vicious behavior. He naturally wouldn't really pursue it, but he certainly wouldn't have any good feelings towards her.

But as for Xiao Ke'er, this guy is by Yuanyuan's side with unclear intentions, and he also cast the "Fox Charm Seal" on himself. He is definitely a dangerous person and must be classified as a key focus.

If I didn't have the "Holy Flame", who knows what kind of bad end it would have turned into. If necessary, I'm afraid I can only control her by opening the magic ring - as for what will happen after controlling her, humph!

"He is a smart fool, and he is used to being a fool... Didn't you see it? He knew my secret, but he still bought me a computer..." Cheng Yuan seemed to feel ashamed of this, and his voice suddenly became smaller.

Chu Xiunan was a little surprised. He didn't expect Jiu Ling to know Cheng Yuan's secret. Could it be that Jiu Ling was the "classmate" that Cheng Yuan mentioned before? Was she the one who gave the lesbian magazine to Yuan Yuan?

Could it be that she is the one with lesbian tendencies?

“Haha, I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse for you to have a brother like this…” Jiu Ling sighed earnestly, and then said seriously: “I was wrong today. I joked too much. But Yuanyuan, you have to believe me, I really didn’t expect Lin Mo to have such a bad temper. He started fighting with Brother Nan right away.

I promise you that I will never bully your brother again."

"Jiuling, you don't have to wrong yourself..." Cheng Yuan's words made Chu Xiunan stunned. She was wronged? Then wasn't he more wronged than Dou E?

But her next words made Chu Xiunan suddenly realize, "I know you are not just playing a prank, but you want to use my brother to get rid of Lin Mo who is always pestering me like a fly, but have you ever thought about how sad I would be if my brother really got hurt because of your cleverness?"

(Here, the younger sister said that Jiuling was wronged because she actually knew that Jiuling did not want to hurt her brother. Although she might have the intention of causing trouble for her brother, her main purpose was to kill someone with a borrowed knife, and let her brother be the knife. Jiuling did not mention the "killing someone with a borrowed knife" at all. On the surface, she looked like a bad girlfriend who simply wanted to cause trouble for her brother, so the younger sister said that she was wronged.)

When Chu Xiunan heard this, his first reaction was not to be angry at being used as a tool, but to be angry at the bastard who repeatedly harassed his sister.

I didn't expect that the boy who looked pretty good would be so ungrateful. Not only did he pester his sister, but he even dared to attack him as a flower protector. I should have broken his legs at that time! Chu Xiunan thought with deep regret.

"I'm sorry..." Jiuling's guilt was equivalent to acknowledging Cheng Yuan's words, but Chu Xiunan felt a little uncomfortable. Although Jiuling could not be said to be a good girl, at least she was sincere to her sister.

"You don't need to apologize, and the person you should really apologize to isn't me."

Cheng Yuan suddenly hesitated and said, "Although what you did today was excessive,... you did help me get rid of that annoying fly, so we're barely even."

Jiu Ling lowered her head slightly, not knowing whether she agreed with Cheng Yuan's words. But not long after, she changed her tone in an instant.

"Hehe, Yuanyuan, I never thought that you, such a conservative little thing, would think of using your brother to pretend to be your boyfriend. I really underestimated you before." After a pause, Jiuling put away the nonchalant and teasing attitude, and said with a little more determination, "Yuanyuan, you are my best friend. I don't want to and can't lose you. Goodbye."

At this time, Chu Xiunan, who was eavesdropping outside the door, had no time to listen to Cheng Yuan's answer. He hurried back to his room, quickly closed the door, pretended to be unaware and began to act in the room.

"Knock knock." There was a knock on Chu Xiunan's room.

"Who is it?" Chu Xiunan pretended to be confused and asked while opening the door.

Outside the door, of course, was Jiu Ling standing there prettyly, with an unnatural blush on her face.

"Brother Nan, I'm sorry. It was me who instigated Lin Mo to cause trouble for you today." Jiu Ling sincerely apologized to Chu Xiunan and almost bent down to bow forward.

Chu Xiunan, who knew the whole story, naturally would not be petty and had long since forgiven her for taking the initiative. He was not that narrow-minded. Forcibly blaming this girl would only make him appear narrow-minded - although he really did not like Jiu Ling.

So, Chu Xiunan quickly held Jiu Ling's shoulders and stopped her from bending down.

"I accept your apology. As long as you sincerely repent, I will definitely forgive you. I won't bother with a little girl. What's more, I wasn't hurt, right? I also drove away a guy who coveted my sister. Speaking of which, I have to thank you."

It's just that this method is a bit extreme. Chu Xiunan kept this sentence in his heart and didn't say it out loud.

"You guessed it?" Jiu Ling was a little surprised when she heard that, because she thought Chu Xiunan couldn't have known it.

"Hmm..." Chu Xiunan responded unconfidently.

This made Jiu Ling think more highly of Chu Xiunan. She then looked at the young man in front of her carefully and her impression of him began to change.

"In that case, I won't say much more. Brother Nan, goodbye~." Jiu Ling waved goodbye to Chu Xiunan, then turned and left.

Looking at this quirky girl, Chu Xiunan felt as if he was facing another Cheng Yuan, and a complex look flashed in his eyes.

It’s strange to say, the aura of Jiu Ling is somewhat similar to Cheng Yuan, which gives him a vague feeling of familiarity. Although it is vague, it is real.

24. The Most Important Person

While Chu Xiunan was still immersed in his own thoughts, Cheng Yuan opened the door and walked out.

"Brother?" Cheng Yuan looked at the dazed Chu Xiunan with a puzzled look.

"Um...is there something wrong?" Chu Xiunan came back to his senses and looked at his sister.

"Yes..." Cheng Yuan walked into Chu Xiunan's room, sat down on the edge of the bed, and patted the seat next to him, motioning Chu Xiunan to sit down.

"About Jiuling?" Chu Xiunan asked as he sat next to Cheng Yuan.

Cheng Yuan's body trembled, her face full of guilt and apology, "Brother, actually, she is not as bad as you think, she just... just has some personality problems, likes to play pranks, but she is definitely not a bad person."

Chu Xiunan shook his head, put his hand on Cheng Yuan's head, gently stroked it back and forth, and said with a smile: "Silly girl, I know Jiuling used me to help you get rid of that annoying guy. Although it seems like killing someone with a borrowed knife, since I can help you solve the problem, what's wrong with letting my brother be the knife?"

“Besides, I didn’t expect that the cabbages in my own garden have grown so juicy that they can attract pigs from outside to come and eat them. However, as the guardian of my own cabbages, if they cannot gain my approval, I will not let them eat you away so easily.” Chu Xiunan said as he gently pinched Cheng Yuan’s nose.

Cheng Yuan, however, remained silent. She half lowered her head, avoiding Chu Xiunan's gaze and staring at her toes nervously. She stammered and tried to change the subject: "I just deliberately said in front of Lin Mo that you are the most important person to me, just to make him give up. Don't let your imagination run wild."

Chu Xiunan raised his sword-like eyebrows and laughed: "What can I imagine? Do you really think that I am the most important person to you?"

“That’s right!” Cheng Yuan raised his head and looked straight at Chu Xiunan, his eyes flashing with a color that Chu Xiunan had never seen before - that was the color of persistence and seriousness.

Chu Xiunan looked at Cheng Yuan's eyes that were sparkling like crystal, but suddenly he was stunned.

Seeing her brother stunned, Cheng Yuan, with a flushed face, smiled proudly and continued cunningly: "You, mother, and Aunt Bai are all the most important people to me."

"Oh..." Chu Xiunan was not surprised by this answer, but he was still a little distracted. His heart was beating uncontrollably, as if he was a little disappointed and unwilling to Cheng Yuan's almost foul answer...

After Cheng Yuan left, Chu Xiunan suddenly realized that he had been absent-minded for so long. He put his right hand on his chest, feeling the violent beating of his heart and smelling the sweet fragrance left by his sister, and he was actually a little reluctant to leave.

Could it be that I want to steal from the company? Chu Xiunan, Chu Xiunan, what are you thinking? Such thoughts are very dangerous! Calm down!

Although Chu Xiunan forced himself to calm down, when he thought that his sister would get married and fall into the arms of other men in the future, he unconsciously tightened his collar on his chest, feeling extremely depressed.

It is true that before, Chu Xiunan could affirm without hesitation that his feelings for Cheng Yuan were simply brotherly love, but as his dealings with his sister became more and more in-depth, he found that his feelings for Cheng Yuan were gradually and quietly deteriorating.

Once upon a time, his impression of Cheng Yuan was still that of a weird, taciturn little girl.

But after a few days of heart-to-heart talks, he found that Cheng Yuan was just a cheerful and generous young girl with her own hobbies. If you ignore her possible heterosexual phobia, she is really just a lively and lovely beautiful girl. And it is precisely this charming girl that makes him unable to resist.

Maybe I really should find a girlfriend.

Chu Xiunan thought to himself with self-mockery, shook his head, and no longer paid attention to the unrealistic thoughts in his mind.

As a result, the huge house returned to its former deserted state.

——That day, Chu Xiunan stayed awake all night.

25. Childhood sweethearts come to meet

"Here comes the boy riding a bamboo horse, playing with green plums around the bed. Living together in Changganli, the two children have no suspicion of each other."

When Chu Xiunan opened the door, he saw a pretty girl, full of life, standing in front of him.

She was seen wearing a straw hat, with long black hair like a waterfall, white wrists covered with frost, and a white dress. She was talking and laughing happily. Her long light green hair gave Chu Xiunan a strange sense of familiarity.

"Long time no see, Nannan." She smiled gently.

The melodious and clear voice sounded like the sound of nature to Chu Xiunan's ears.

But Chu Xiunan was indeed a little confused, wondering when he had met such a beautiful girl.