Chapter 96: So Itchy, I’m Growing a ‘Love Brain’
“All done.”
Su Miantang finished bandaging him and looked up, unintentionally meeting a pair of eyes that were deep as a lake and carried a faint, fervent light.
“Little Ears, what’s wrong?”
Yue Zhongxian immediately snapped out of it, switching back to a clear and innocent look. He lowered his head with a bit of bashfulness and murmured softly, “Sorry, Sister is so beautiful that I… got distracted.”
It was as if that aggressive gaze from a moment ago had been a mere hallucination.
Su Miantang smiled. “Your mouth is that sweet?”
Then does Sister want to have a taste?
That sentence instinctively popped into his mind.
Yue Zhongxian frowned and rubbed his temples. What was wrong with him?
The lightbrain, which was being ruthlessly tormented: It’s so itchy; I feel like I’m growing a “Love Brain”!
“Miantang, dinner is ready.”
“Alright.”
The four of them took their seats.
At a rectangular dining table that could accommodate a hundred people, Yue Zhongxian insisted on sitting right next to Su Miantang. He stood up to replace the server, pulling out her chair, laying out her napkin, cutting her steak, ladling her soup, and dipping her sauces… Every step was performed with absolute grace, care, and familiarity.
“Thank you.”
Su Miantang took a sip of the pumpkin cream soup. While enjoying his meticulous care, she also felt a bit confused.
“Little Ears, you seem very familiar with table etiquette?”
According to what he said, he had been drifting in the City of Sin since childhood. He should have had very few opportunities to come into contact with the elite nobility, let alone be so well-versed in these tedious and complex rituals.
Yue Zhongxian’s hand holding the cutlery paused for a second.
Yue Ling also froze.
She slowly looked up, waiting for her brother to slip up. Unexpectedly, the latter replied without skipping a beat, “To make a living, I once faked my identity to work as a servant for a noble family for a while. However, they later discovered my background, were very disgusted, and fired me.”
Yue Ling: “…”
So that was it.
Being able to do it so well after just a short period meant he was not only smart but also hardworking.
Su Miantang mentally noted his good qualities.
Yue Ling silently bowed her head to eat her salad: “…” She had never realized her brother was such a good liar!
Isphine frequently looked toward the door. “Yue Ling, is your brother still not back yet?”
“He…” Yue Ling hesitated until she caught the suggestive look from the person opposite her. She immediately said cleverly, “He’s not coming back. He just sent a lightbrain message saying the army has a mission. It’ll be at least a few months before it’s over!”
“Huh?”
Unable to see the person she wanted to meet, Isphine’s mood instantly dampened. Even the delicious food on her plate felt a bit bland.
“A few months… that’s so long.”
“Then why don’t you tell me what kind of person your brother is?”
“Him…”
Yue Ling peeked at the boy who was constantly sticking to the young girl.
In the past, she would have dared to claim she was the person who knew her brother best in the world. But now… forget it. He was practically a stranger!
“He’s multi-faceted. It’s hard to describe.”
“Multi-faceted?” Isphine’s interest was piqued. “For example?”
“For example…”
Knowing her brother’s heart already belonged to Miantang and that it was impossible for him to look at anyone else, Yue Ling didn’t want Isphine to fall deeper into her delusion. She changed the subject.
“Let’s talk about you first.”
“Isphine, you’re so beautiful, you have a bright and cheerful personality, and you’re so famous. What kind of male would you like?”
“Me?” Isphine cupped her face as if she had thought of something, her expression becoming shy. “I might be a bit different from ordinary females. Don’t laugh at me when you hear it.”
“I won’t!”
“I like the cold, abstinent, and transcendental type.”
“Pfft~”
Despite promising not to laugh, Yue Ling couldn’t help it. The main reason was that none of those three terms could be associated with her brother. She could finally breathe easy.
“With such high requirements, there probably aren’t many people who fit, right?”
“Who said that? Do you know Admiral Asilan of the Central Star System?”
“Of course! That’s the famous God of War in the Interstellar!”
“I think he’s that kind of person.”
Su Miantang paused when she heard this.
Was the Admiral Asilan they were talking about the one she knew? Central Star System, God of War… it seemed there was only one.
But…
Cold? He was clearly very “passionate” in private. No, he was openly “passionate.”
Abstinent? Was it the kind of abstinence where he walked around naked in front of her during the day, or the kind where he kidnapped her to a glacier and forced her to sleep in his arms?
Especially lately, a segment of memory had mysteriously appeared in her mind—it was about what that “naughty tiger” had done to her on the fruit planet after eating the Devil’s Fruit. It was simply outrageous. When he came back, she would definitely teach him a lesson!
Transcendental and “not eating the food of mortals”? That was even less applicable. He had to taste every single thing she made.
“Isphine, do you know him?”
Yue Ling was curious.
“I don’t.”
Isphine shook her head.
“Then how do you know his personality?”
“I remember once, I was holding a concert at sea and an army was passing overhead. At that time, almost all the male soldiers were looking at me—except him.”
“That cold, abstinent, and extraordinary back view has left me unable to forget him to this day!”
“Hahahaha! The points you like are indeed different from ordinary females. You must be used to being pursued, so you care about the one who ignores you.”
“But those might just be beautiful hallucinations.”
Su Miantang put down her cutlery. Hearing this, Yue Ling and Isphine both looked at her with curiosity. “Hallucinations?”
“Mm.”
Although Lanlan had many virtues, they definitely had nothing to do with what she just described.
“What do you mean?”
“By the way, Miantang, I almost forgot. You’re also from the Central Star System. You wouldn’t happen to know the God of War, would you?”
While the three of them were discussing with great interest at the table, Yue Zhongxian’s eyes darkened. He was particularly bothered because he knew the subject of their discussion was the number-one rival his lightbrain had analyzed for him.
“Sister, try this bread I dipped for you.”
He deliberately interrupted them.
Yue Ling seemed to smell a sour scent and smiled without saying anything.
“The Duchess.”
“The Duchess has arrived!”
From outside, the announcement of the guards suddenly rang out. Everyone stood up to pay their respects.
Duchess Hillary had heard that her son had brought the famous Interstellar star Isphine home. Thinking everything was proceeding smoothly according to her plan, she was so excited she couldn’t sleep. She insisted on coming over in the middle of the night to see if it was true.
However, she didn’t expect that upon entering the restaurant, the first person she saw was not Isphine, nor her son in human form, nor her daughter.
Instead, it was a female sitting at the end of the long table, dressed in a very low-key manner yet looking incredibly captivating.
Who was she?
How could someone be born so beautiful? Beautiful enough that one couldn’t look away.
“Good evening, Duchess.”
Isphine curtsied to her.
“Hello. You must be Ling’er’s idol, the famous Interstellar star—Miss Isphine, right?”
“Yes.”
“I am very happy you could visit our home.”
She gave a slight smile of acknowledgment and then bypassed her children, walking straight toward Su Miantang.
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