CHAPTER 47: CHAPTER 39: TRUE AND FALSE SIBLINGS

"Get out of the car," the man darkened his face and looked at a man and a woman in the front seat. "Fine, still have to use my stuff," Yu Xiaonan wasn’t the kind to help out in a street fight just because he saw an injustice, seeing what you shouldn’t is like eating what you shouldn’t, mild case is diarrhea, serious case is vomiting blood, there was a price to pay.

"No need, you stay, I’ll go down," Xia You held down his hand reaching for the gun, and also clearly saw the Colt pistol provided by Rand’s army.

The man blocking the car cursed again, Xia You diverted her gaze and got out of the car.

Yu Xiaonan was somewhat worried, about to follow her out, just to see the man who led them walk up to Xia You and pulled her into a dim area beyond the reach of the car lights.

The group of hooligans around quickly dispersed, and after a while, the man came out again, looking maliciously at Yu Xiaonan: "Screw off, don’t hang around this area anymore, if you blab about what happened tonight, he’s your lesson."

"I said, who the hell are you talking to," Yu Xiaonan heard it, got fired up right away. Previously, he even praised that he was good with his hands and had a decent face too... The fiery man in front of him, under the illumination of the car lights, his golden blonde hair and blue eyes, showed annoyance.

Before, Yu Xiaonan thought the man’s hair was dyed, but upon close inspection, he realized that the trouble-making hooligan was a foreigner.

"Simon," Xia You dashed out and grabbed Simon who was about to make a move. It must be that Simon had heard about Cai Hai bullying Xia’s family members, and thus he directly executed.

Simon also noticed the military uniform on Yu Xiaonan, not the grass green of the Southeast Military District, but a deeper shade of gray-blue. In Bazhou City, how could there be a military person from another region. Police and soldiers are different, injuring or maiming a police officer, at worst hide for a few months, but killing a soldier could draw unnecessary trouble.

A moment ago, like an enraged lion, Simon contained some of his fury, hurriedly urged, "It’s so late, why are you wandering outside with people, come back with me." He said it so naturally, if Xia You didn’t know, that he had been away from home for several months without any contact, she might actually think he was a caring big brother who returned late.

Yu Xiaonan looked at the time, it really was not early anymore, since the matter was already settled, and Xia You had bumped into her own brother, him, as a failed "protector", might as well retire upon his achievement.

"Alright, then I’ll leave, see you tomorrow. No, see you if fate allows." Yu Xiaonan saw Xia You wink, and quickly corrected himself. When Yu Xiaonan left, Xia You let go of the hand holding Simon, remained silent, and walked ahead by herself.

Her relationship with Simon wasn’t exactly harmonious. When she just woke up, Simon always looked at her with a strange gaze, as if she were an ominous person. The two walked one after the other, maintaining a distance of three or four meters. On the way back, Simon took off the tiger’s claw ring stained with blood from his hand and casually threw it into the trash heap.

Simon had inherited the build of his Italian father, standing at six feet three inches, a head and a half taller than Xia You, and his strides were significantly faster, but nonetheless, he did not surpass Xia You, following her in a trailing rhythm.

As they nearly reached the Xia Family’s dwelling, Simon doubled his steps and blocked in front of Xia You, "Don’t mention tonight’s events to your mom."

"She’s your mom too," Xia You was most annoyed by Simon’s tone. Xia Yun always treated him as her own son. In the first few years after Simon arrived, he was always causing trouble, and Xia Yun was the one bearing it all alone, but Simon never appreciated that. Running out every two or three days, this time the worst, leaving home for several months in a huff.

"She’s never been my mom," Simon glared and blocked Xia You at the door. Not seeing each other for two months, Xia You’s sharp tongue seemed to have advance further. His "good sister" who had become part and parcel of his life since four years ago, having not seen her for over two months, seemed even more vivid now.

The flush of anger made Xia You’s face even more striking. Unlike the women around Simon, she never wore heavy makeup and doesn’t shrink away from unfamiliar people and situations, unlike other female college students.

"You’re not my sister either," Simon heard a happy childish footsteps from behind.

"Brother," Maggie heard from mom that Sister You was back, and as soon as she came out, she found that even her brother, whom she hadn’t seen for months, had returned.

Maggie is his real sister. Xia You, watching the joyful Maggie and the loving-faced Simon, said nothing and swiftly walked inside.

"Sister You," Xiao Maiqi coquettishly followed, "I want Sister to play with me and Brother."

"Sister will take a shower first. Be good, Maggie," Xia You saw Yun also joyfully rushing out; not wanting to dampen the family’s spirits, she went upstairs alone.

Simon played with Maggie’s black soft hair, the fondness in his eyes deepened as he listened to Xia You quickly walking upstairs, her figure disappearing.

Warm water droplets slid over her skin; Xia You tried to wash away something lurking within her with water.

The steamy mirror was wiped clean, reflecting Xia You with her hair drenched. The steam also made her eyes appear clearer in the mirror.

Everything was so similar. The real world and the world in "Military Road" were so alike, even the sound of water droplets on the skin and Maggie and NPC Maggie’s voices were vivid in her ears. Which one is the real one?

The washed-off water flowed down into the drain along the tiles; Xia You shook her head. "It’s all in the past; those are all fake."

In the alley, looking at Cai Hai, beaten to a bloody pulp by Simon, she felt no fear but a terrifying thrill blossomed within her, a feeling so ingrained in her spine that it made her shudder. She remembered that day, under the blood-red sunset, Anke, also tortured like a heavy, swine-like Caucasian man.

She and Simon, using the same method, eliminated the threats that troubled the peaceful lives of family and friends around. "I’m no longer Number Zero, I am Xia You," Xia You wrote a ’0’ on the mirror and quickly smeared it out, as if none of this ever happened.

Yet, "Military Road" had entered public testing on Military Network, can she really detach herself from it?

All of this can be discussed after returning to Rand. Xia You felt a throbbing pain at her temple, casually wrapped a towel around herself, turned off the bathroom light, and walked out. The corridor was unlit. After walking a few steps, Xia You stopped.

Simon stood at the stairway with his hands tightly folded, his gaze intensely fixed on her chest area. On the delicate chest, a phosphorescent butterfly fluttered gracefully.