Lu Sheng took a stroll around the Martial Artist Association hall. It truly seemed like there was nothing else to do, so he prepared to head home.
Just as he was about to leave, someone suddenly called out from behind him.
"Lu Sheng!"
He turned his head and saw three girls standing not far away, bright-eyed and lively.
The three girls looked about the same age, each a little younger than him. The one standing in the center was staring at him with a complicated expression on her face.
Who else could it be but his sister, Lu Qinghe?
"Lu Qinghe? What are you doing here?"
Lu Sheng walked toward the trio.
"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"
Lu Qinghe retorted irritably, "Skipping classes, not going to school, sleeping in your room all day—what are you doing at the Martial Artist Association now?"
She stared at Lu Sheng like a detective interrogating a suspect.
Lu Sheng looked a bit awkward.
Skipping school was one thing, but she even knew that he spent most of his time in his room sleeping?
Looks like his sister had been paying quite a bit of attention to him lately.
He casually brushed it off. "Had some business to take care of. It's done now."
"Yeah, right."
Lu Qinghe scoffed in disbelief.
At that moment, the girl next to her, with a round face and a pink hair clip, peeked at Lu Sheng and said, "Qinghe, this is your brother? He's actually kind of handsome…"
She blushed and turned her head away shyly after speaking.
The other girl, a bit slimmer, chimed in with a grin, "Yeah, he's not at all like how you described him—he's totally a little heartthrob. Like, premium heartthrob…"
"You two…"
Lu Qinghe stared at her two suddenly-betraying best friends, at a complete loss for words.
Handsome? Seriously? He sleeps and eats all day! What's so handsome about that? Pair of shallow, face-obsessed traitors.
Seeing Lu Qinghe get shut down, Lu Sheng felt quite cheerful. He extended his hand to the two girls and said with a smile, "Hello there. I'm Lu Sheng, Lu Qinghe's older brother. I bet Qinghe's been quite a handful for you two, hasn't she?"
"You're the handful!"
Lu Qinghe snapped back angrily.
The two girls were easygoing and cheerful. The slimmer one grinned and nodded. "Nice to meet you, Brother Lu Sheng. I'm Feng Fanfan, but my friends all call me Fanfan. This is Xu Nuo.
Qinghe has given us some trouble sometimes, but we're close friends—it's only right we take care of her."
"Feng Fanfan!!"
Lu Qinghe looked like she was about to explode.
Way to sell her out without even a second thought.
What do you mean she gives you trouble? At school, who's the one always looking out for you two like a second mom?
And to say that in front of her most hated brother? Completely unacceptable!
Lu Sheng continued chatting happily with the two girls.
After a few casual exchanges, the conversation circled back.
"So, what brings you three here?"
Lu Qinghe rolled her eyes, clearly not in the mood to explain.
It was Xu Nuo who quickly stepped in. "We came with Senior Yang Yuan. She's our senior in the Martial Arts Club and super close with us…"
"Yeah, she's amazing. One of the top three geniuses at our school! She's here to take the Level 1 Warrior Assessment."
"She's definitely going to pass!"
The two girls took turns excitedly explaining.
Lu Sheng nodded in understanding, then glanced up at the clock and said, "Since you're waiting for someone, I won't bother you any longer. Next time we meet, let me treat you to a meal."
"Sure, Brother Lu Sheng!"
"Who asked you to treat anyone to a meal…"
Two cheerful voices rang out alongside Lu Qinghe's weak protest.
Lu Sheng smiled, reached out to ruffle Lu Qinghe's hair, making her face flush as she raised a hand to hit him. Only then did he leave the Martial Artist Association without looking back.
…
"So annoying!"
Lu Qinghe angrily adjusted her hair, which had been messed up by Lu Sheng's hand.
But deep inside, a strange ripple stirred in her heart.
She vaguely remembered that when they were little, Lu Sheng used to ruffle her hair like that all the time—back when their relationship was still good.
She couldn't even remember exactly when things started to become distant between them.
But just now, for a moment, it felt like things had gone back to how they used to be.
"Qinghe, your brother seems really nice. Tall, fair-skinned, handsome—but not in a girly way. More like sunny and vibrant…"
Feng Fanfan watched Lu Sheng walk away, clicking her tongue in admiration like she was still savoring the moment.
"Totally!"
Xu Nuo nodded enthusiastically beside her. "Total dream guy!"
"Are you two blind or what…"
Lu Qinghe felt utterly powerless to argue.
"Oh right…"
Feng Fanfan suddenly remembered something. "Say, what do you think your brother was doing at the Association? I think I just saw him come out of the Warrior Assessment Room…"
"You don't think he was here to take the Warrior Assessment too? Just like Senior Yang Yuan?"
Xu Nuo chimed in.
"No way!"
Lu Qinghe looked at the two of them like they were hopelessly delusional and said, "My brother goes to Baihe No. 3 High, and he skips school all the time. You think he could take the Warrior Assessment?
Might as well believe pigs can climb trees.
Absolutely impossible!"
Feng Fanfan muttered, "But I really did see your brother walk out of the Assessment Room…"
"Then you must've been seeing things."
Lu Qinghe's tone was resolute.
Feng Fanfan still wanted to say more, but at that moment, Xu Nuo suddenly looked in a direction and cried out in delight, "Senior Yang Yuan's coming out!"
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