No! No matter what!
In this life, I, Lu Xuan, will absolutely, absolutely not let the tragedy of my previous life repeat itself in the slightest!
I must protect my brother, protect the Lu family!
Protect everything we have!
Everyone who hurt us in the previous life!
All those culprits who led to the downfall of our Lu family! I won't let a single one of them go! Not a single one!
Brother... I'm sorry... In my previous life, Xuan'er was too useless, she couldn't protect you, she couldn't stop you from being misled by those sluts...
In her heart, she was also filled with a natural, strong vigilance and... deep-seated hostility towards those 'vixens' who had appeared by her brother's side and led to his 'misfortune'!
Those vixens! White lotuses! Green tea bitches!
It was them! Every single one of them made her brother suffer so terribly!
They played him in the palm of their hands! They treated him like a sucker! Like an ATM!
Any, any woman who dares to set her sights on her brother, who wants to use her brother, who wants to harm her brother! Must die! Must die!!!
...Lu Cheng naturally also felt it. Lu Xuan's small hand, which was holding his arm, subtly tightened without him noticing.
And... the fleeting complex emotions deep within her clear and bright eyes, which were completely inconsistent with her age and innocent appearance—
There was dependence, sadness, determination, and even a hint of chilling killing intent and pathological obsession?
His doubts and vigilance deepened a few points.
But on the surface, he remained calm, his face showing the tenderness and indulgence a brother should have for his sister. He gently patted her hand, leading her slowly into the manor.
Lu Cheng, in a gentle tone, seemingly casually asked, trying to glean more information from her:
"Xuan'er, you've grown more and more beautiful after a few months apart."
"Why did you suddenly think of returning to Modu? Didn't you go have some fun after your exams?"
"Where are Mom and Dad? Why didn't they come back with you?"
Lu Xuan snuggled up to Lu Cheng, resting her small head gently on his shoulder, her voice as obedient as a docile kitten, but what she said made Lu Cheng's heart suddenly clench!
"Hehe, Mom and Dad… I've already arranged for them to travel the world and enjoy a rare romantic getaway for themselves!"
"Estimated... it'll be at least three to five years before they come back."
She paused, raised her exquisite and lovely face, looked at Lu Cheng, her eyes sparkling with an unusual light, and said in an undeniable, resolute tone:
"And then, I've decided to study at Modu University!"
"From now on, I'll stay by Brother's side and won't go anywhere else! Is that okay?"
Her tone carried an almost pathological, intense attachment and... possessiveness towards Lu Cheng!
In this life! I must stay by Brother's side every step of the way, absolutely, absolutely not letting him have another chance to be misled by those sluts! Or be hurt by them again!
In the previous life, it was because of those sluts, each one of them insatiably greedy and promiscuous! That caused Brother... and even ultimately... implicated Mom and Dad and me, all...
Lu Cheng heard Lu Xuan's words, full of deep affection and obsession, especially the phrase 'From now on, I'll stay by Brother's side and won't go anywhere else,' and the strong, almost overflowing, obsession and possessiveness in her eyes.
For the first time in his heart,
towards this 'adopted daughter' sister whom he had watched grow up, and always thought was pure, lovely, and artless,
he felt a strange sensation of... not being able to fully control her, and even... not quite being able to see through her.
That's right, Lu Xuan was not Lu Cheng's biological sister. When Lu Cheng was young, one day, his parents brought home a little girl, saying she was the child of their best friends... and that her parents were no longer alive... This wasn't really a secret, as even Lu Xuan herself knew this.
It's just that she was very young when she arrived, and the Lu family treated her as their own, so no one ever dared to question the status of this young lady of the Lu family.
This girl... what exactly... did she experience?
What's with the abnormally powerful golden luck on her?
Why can't even the system detect her'script' and origin?
Her purpose is definitely not just 'missing her brother'!
It seems... I have another'surprise' full of unknowns and variables by my side...
After entering the living room.
Lu Xuan's seemingly innocent, yet sharp as an eagle's gaze, casually yet extremely meticulously, swept over the changed decor and arrangements in the living room.
And... the well-trained servants and bodyguards around him, who were all deferential.
Then, she turned her head to Lu Cheng, revealing an innocent yet meaningful, somewhat chillingly sweet smile.
Her voice was soft, sweet, and childlike, yet carried a hint of subtle probing and... warning?
"Brother dear..."
"These changes in the house recently… have really opened Xuan'er's eyes and left her in awe."
She paused, tilted her small head, and continued in a playful tone that suggested 'I know everything, you know':
"It seems… Brother, you must… you must have experienced many very exciting, very thrilling, and very extraordinary things recently, haven't you?"
Her words were a double entendre.
They were like a simple emotion about the huge material changes in the house.
And also like... implying that she seemed to already know about Lu Cheng's recent great achievements and... the romantic entanglements he had gotten into?
Lu Cheng looked at this'sister' who was both familiar and strange.
Feeling the subtle, deep-seated and... obsessive nature on her, which was completely inconsistent with her age and appearance.
The strange feeling of not being able to fully control her grew even stronger in his heart.
He knew.
This sister, who had suddenly returned through rebirth, carried a heart full of obsession and an unknown purpose.
Her appearance was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.