Chapter 465: Don’t Even Think about It

Chapter 465: Don’t Even Think about It

Guang Huan only recognized the threat then, and he nodded vehemently.

“What’s your relationship with my sister?”

“We’re a couple owwww...” Guang Huan blanched, feeling like his fingers were breaking.

“I’ll give you one more chance.” Gao Yang leveled Guang Huan with a dark gaze. He didn’t even bother to use Lie Detection. “Be honest with me.”

“Friends, we’re friends...” Guang Huan chickened out immediately.

“Why did you lie?” Gao Yang pressed.

“Xinxin—ahhhh...”

“Do you think you have the right to call her Xinxin?” Gao Yang said grumpily. “Call her by her full name.”

“Gao Xinxin...she asked me to put on an act with her...” Beads of sweat dripped down from Guang Huan’s forehead.

“Why?”

“Xin...Gao Xinxin said that she couldn’t lose when you’ve got a girlfriend, so she told me to play her boyfriend...”

Do you have holes in your brain, Gao Xinxin? Is this where sibling rivalry should apply?

Gao Yang didn’t let go of Guang Huan’s fingers. “Let me ask you this: do you have a crush on my little sister?”

Guang Huan was taken aback; he forgot about the pain and mustered the courage to say with a flushed face, “Yes, I have feelings for Gao Xinxin.”

Good, you’ve got a backbone.

Still, you aren’t good enough for her.

“Although she doesn’t like me now...” Guang Huan said with a look of determination, immersed in his role as a romance lead in his head. “But I believe that faith can move mountains. I’m willing...willing to wait for a miracle!” The source of this content no/v(el)bi((n))

Miracle my ass!

Do you know that love can’t be forced?!

“Ahem.” Gao Yang tamped down the urge to lay into the boy and instead played along, letting go of Guang Huan’s hand. “I won’t deny that there’s a slim chance, and you’re free to like whoever you want. I won’t intervene.”

“Really?” Guang Huan held onto his aching fingers, his eyes glinting with rekindled hope.

“Yeah.” Gao Yang nodded, speaking in an earnest tone. “I think you’re quite dependable.”

Guang Huan was flattered by Gao Yang’s compliment.

“But I believe there are quite a lot of people chasing after my sister, and unlike you, most of them aren’t dependable.”

...

After dinner, Gao Yang sent Guang Huan away and escorted Gao Xinxin home. Then he went back to his dorm with the present they had gotten for their mother. They would give their mother a surprise tomorrow.

One o’clock in the morning, Gao Yang went to the old auditorium on campus to meet up with Qing Ling, having a thirty-minute sparring session with blades.

After some time, Qing Ling noticed Gao Yang’s distraction and seized an opening to kick the Tang Dao out of his grip, pressing the Xiu Dao to his neck.

Displeased, Qing Ling said, “Don’t waste time if you don’t want to train.”

Gao Yang smiled apologetically. “That doesn’t count. Let’s try again.”

“Something on your mind?” Qing Ling knew Gao Yang well.

Gao Yang had been agonizing over how to start the conversation. It surprised him when Qing Ling brought it up unprompted. He sighed softly. “Well, Can you do me a favor tomorrow?”

“What favor?” Qing Ling turned to walk to the balcony, opening a bottle of water and taking a sip.

“It’s my mother’s birthday. I’d like to take you home for dinner.”

“Sure.” Qing Ling didn’t think there was a reason to say no to free meals.

“Um, but you’ll be coming as my girlfriend,” Gao Yang added.

“Why?”

Gao Yang went up to her and said honestly, “I used you as a cover story a few times. My parents have always wanted to see you. I can find an excuse for you, of course.”

“But I still think that if they meet you, it’ll be more believable when I use you as a cover story next time, and they’ll be less likely to suspect me. You get what I mean?”

Qing Ling nodded. “Okay.”

Gao Yang knew Qing Ling wouldn’t say no, but he didn’t expect her to say yes so easily.

“Can we start training now?” Qing Ling asked.

“Um, a moment.” Gao Yang smiled wryly. “We have to make sure our stories match first.”

“What stories?” Qing Ling frowned.

“There’s some backstory.” Gao Yang opened his bottle of water and drank from it. “I have to tell you in detail, or we’re gonna get exposed tomorrow.”

Qing Ling’s brows furrowed further.

“We were classmates and only started dating officially after the college entrance exams. Then, during the Crimson Tide, we almost broke up. You planned to go abroad. Feeling pessimistic about a long distance relationship, I asked for a breakup. You couldn’t accept it and threatened to kill yourself.”

“During those days, I’ve been staying with you to comfort you. You’re a sensitive, fragile, and sentimental girl who loves me so much that you cannot lose me...”

Qing Ling’s expression darkened. She splayed her right hand, and the two blades flew back to her with a whoosh, reflecting cold, fierce light under the moon.