CHAPTER 64: CHAPTER 24 TRUTH

Ke Lian clearly didn’t want to engage with the equally pitiful 2569. With sharp ears, he heard two footsteps approaching, one light and one heavy, guessing that Du Xixi and Mo Ying were going to come out.

He quickly stood up, took a few large strides to the sofa, sat down swiftly, and pretended to be resting with his eyes closed.

Du Xixi and Mo Ying seemed to notice something. After opening the door, they both looked toward the sofa and saw Ke Lian apparently just "opened his eyes," even smiling at Du Xixi and Mo Ying, saying, "You’re finally out, I almost fell asleep."

Mo Ying: I suspect you’re lying...

Du Xixi: I suspect you’re fooling us...

2569: ...Lying is wrong!

Ke Lian disguised himself very well, and Mo Ying and Du Xixi had no evidence, so after casually chatting a few more lines, the matter was considered settled. After the three sat on the sofa for a while, the oven made a "ding" sound.

It might be the Lucky Roll that’s ready.

Du Xixi stood up intending to go have a look, but Mo Ying beat her to it, heading towards the kitchen, not forgetting to gently press Du Xixi sitting on the sofa, saying, "You chat with the Marshal for a bit, I’ll be right out."

Mo Ying was worried Du Xixi might burn herself; those Lucky Rolls were quite heavy, and Mo Ying had a bit of trouble putting them in, let alone taking them out with their scalding temperature.

Moreover, Ke Lian kept eyeing her, and whenever she got a bit closer to Du Xixi, Ke Lian would get uncomfortable, urging Du Xixi to move over and look at him.

Mo Ying felt that leaving the jealous battlefield surely was more sensible than having Ke Lian verbally "chase" people away. Plus, she needed some quiet time herself.

Putting down an unrequited love that lasted decades wasn’t a common thing; Mo Ying felt she needed to think it through to truly let go.

As the kitchen door closed lightly, 2569 followed inside to help. In the spacious living room, only Ke Lian and Du Xixi sat together.

"You’re acting strange today!" Du Xixi thought for a bit, decisively telling Ke Lian.

Although Du Xixi occasionally found it hard to notice Ke Lian’s jealousy, Ke Lian’s attitude today was starkly different from usual, and the rather clever Du Xixi realized Ke Lian was jealous after thinking it through.

Seeing Ke Lian with a brooding expression not answering, Du Xixi knew he was admitting it, so she teasingly tapped Ke Lian’s forehead, "Come on, Sister Mo Ying is my good friend, what are you jealous about!"

Ke Lian’s jealousy points were always peculiar; among the few occasions Du Xixi noticed, either Du Xixi chatted with Mo Ying through the Light Computer all afternoon ignoring him, or Du Xixi was so absorbed in cooking that she forgot about him.

Ke Lian’s jealousy didn’t have any specific situations; as long as Du Xixi momentarily "forgot" about him, he would flip one vinegar jar after another, his jealousy so overwhelming it could submerge the entire Ke Family Villa.

Feeling both amused and shy, Du Xixi laughed as well, after all, Ke Lian’s possessiveness was so intense because he truly cared about Du Xixi. And if someone really stuck around Ke Lian frequently... Du Xixi felt she would get jealous too.

"Why did Mo Ying change her dress?" Ke Lian coughed lightly, covering the suspicious blush on his face, diverting the topic to Mo Ying. He remembered Mo Ying came in a red casual outfit, yet in the blink of an eye, she was wearing a dress?

In the Star Era, there seemed to be no such clothing that could change styles, right? And in memory, Mo Ying hadn’t worn a dress for decades, right?

Upon Ke Lian mentioning this, Du Xixi thought of Mo Ying’s "girlish feelings," momentarily unsure whether to tell Ke Lian. But on second thought, since Ke Lian and Bai Zhan were brothers, he might know something more or less, so she bit her lip and glanced at the kitchen door.

Seeing the kitchen door tightly closed, with faint exclamations coming from inside, Du Xixi pursed her lips, leaned close to Ke Lian’s ear, and whispered Mo Ying’s secret crush on Bai Zhan to him.

The sweet breath of the girl enveloped him, and Ke Lian’s ear was tickled with an urge by the breath, but he resisted the impulse to hold the girl beside him in his arms and listened attentively to Du Xixi’s words.

"Is that so?" Ke Lian swallowed, trying hard to keep his focus on Mo Ying’s matter, then continued to ask, "So Mo Ying really likes Bai Zhan, huh!"