"This...what is going on? Is he your senior brother?"
Hao Lan saw her confused look and shook her head helplessly.
"Do you still remember the eight years when I suddenly disappeared when I was ten years old in the Imperial Prefect's Mansion?"
Zhuge Jingshu nodded thoughtfully and continued what he said.
"That's right, at that time, I burst into tears because I was anxious to find you. Later, my brother told me that you were taken away by your father and you did not disappear for no reason."
"Yes, I was taken away by your father to learn martial arts."
"Ang, so you and that person are from the same master?"
Jingshu opened her mouth in sudden realization, but still felt as if she was in a dream and blinked her eyes.
"But how did he know that we would come here?"
"This matter has to start after we finished our studies. After I was taken to study by your father, I met Langya, an orphan who also came to be a disciple. My senior brother. Langya was easy-going and just wanted to learn how to protect himself.
He established himself in the world. Unfortunately, he was not very talented, but he was very good at the art of disguise. Moreover, he also had a good appearance. When his master saw this, he told him that learning the art of disguise could also be used to protect himself. Langya listened to his master.
He gave me the suggestion and devoted himself to the art of disguise. It wasn’t until we parted ways and met here by chance that we learned that he had opened an inn here on his own.”
"So, you two brothers are destined to be together."
"Well, indeed, I also find it incredible."
Hao Lan smiled softly, feeling happy when she thought about meeting an acquaintance after so many years.
Jing Shu saw his joy in her eyes. She narrowed her eyes and looked at the quiet guest rooms around her. She thought of the bright clothes Langya was wearing and curled her lips.
"Even if we open this inn, there's no need for a man to dress up as a woman."
"Well..."
Hao Lan was also very embarrassed to speak. It was not because he had any hidden agenda, but because the senior brother's motives were really weird.
"What's the reason?"
Seeing him hesitating, Jingshu grabbed his arm impatiently.
"Say it quickly!"
"Because...because the inn's profits were not good at first, so he wanted to dress up as a woman to attract customers' attention and take advantage of them."
"Uh... So that's it, your senior brother is really good..."
The stiff lips on Jingshu's face twitched, and her understanding of senior brother Hao Lan now reached a new level.
"Then...if that's the case, why is he sitting on your lap? If you haven't pushed him away, could it be that you..."
"What are you thinking about?"
With a dark face, Hao Lan stepped forward and hit her on the head unceremoniously.
"Don't you already know who I like?"
Jingshu covered her head in pain and sniffed in shame and shame.
"Then tell me, what's going on?"
"Senior brother is three years older than me. In his eyes, I am just a child, his younger brother. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, he came over to give me a quilt while everyone was sleeping. He knew that I had shoulders.
I have soreness, so I just want to heal it for me. As for sitting on my lap, it’s purely out of the senior brother’s malice.”
Recalling the scene when his senior brother deliberately teased him, Hao Lan couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body even though he knew it was a joke, but he followed his own instinct.
"He asked me, am I still as unattractive to women as before?"