Chapter 94: Liu Yunshuang Goes Silent

In the evening, Liu Yunshuang returned to her residence.

Since becoming a teaching assistant at S University, she had moved into a Liu family residence near the school.

Naturally, Liu Xinyao lived with her.

Liu Yunshuang had hoped to turn this place into a love nest with her boyfriend, but with Liu Xinyao interfering, she had to give up on that idea.

Entering her bedroom, Liu Yunshuang saw Liu Xinyao sitting at the vanity, playing with makeup.

“Yaoyao, what are you doing?”

“Jie, you’re back?”

Hearing Liu Yunshuang’s voice, Liu Xinyao turned around, holding a powder puff and a blush box.

Seeing Liu Xinyao’s face, Liu Yunshuang was a bit shocked.

“Yaoyao, why did you make yourself look like a ghost?!”

“Eh— but I think I look good?”

Liu Xinyao was surprised, carefully examining her face in the mirror.

“Jie, I copied your makeup. How could it be bad?”

“…”

Liu Yunshuang was speechless. Others use blush for a light touch; who slathers it on until their cheeks look like a monkey’s butt? And the foundation, you’ve made your face ghostly white.

Thank goodness for those pretty eyes, or you’d look like a character from a horror movie!

Seeing her sister’s face, Liu Xinyao finally began to doubt.

“Jie, do I really look stupid like this?”

“…Silly sister, how could you be stupid!”

Liu Yunshuang walked over to the bed and gestured for Liu Xinyao to come closer.

“Come, let jie help you!”

“Thanks, jie!” Liu Xinyao happily moved her chair over. “I want makeup like yours.”

“No problem. This light makeup is easy to learn!”

As Liu Yunshuang helped Liu Xinyao remove the makeup, she curiously asked,

“Yaoyao, why the sudden interest in makeup?”

“Hehe, it’s because… because…” Liu Xinyao blushed.

Seeing her like this, Liu Yunshuang grew more interested. “Why? Could it be… you’re in love? Want to look pretty for your boyfriend?”

“Mm…” Hearing Liu Yunshuang’s teasing, Liu Xinyao didn’t deny it but blushed and nodded, feeling shy and excited.

“I-I think if I wear makeup like yours… Brother-in-law will like me more…”

“Haha, so you want Brother-in-law to like you more…”

Liu Yunshuang laughed as she worked, but then her hands froze, and her smile stiffened.

“Wait, wait, who did you say? Brother-in-law?!”

“I’m your jie, right? So, your Brother-in-law is Haoran?!”

“Yes~” Liu Xinyao shyly lowered her gaze, missing her sister’s expression.

“…Yaoyao, what kind of ‘like’ are you talking about? It’s sisterly affection, right?” Liu Yunshuang still held a sliver of hope.

“Oh, jie, what are you saying. Of course, it’s the same kind of like as you!”

Liu Xinyao said shyly, yet expectantly.

“Jie, think about it. Brother-in-law likes you so much. If I have makeup like yours, he’ll like me more too, right?”

“After all, we sisters look alike!”

“If Brother-in-law likes me more, he won’t be able to control his feelings and will confess to me, right?”

“Hehe… then… I’ll reluctantly accept him!”

Liu Xinyao giggled, almost drooling.

Liu Yunshuang’s reaction was: “…?…?…?”

Every sentence Liu Xinyao said added another question mark to Liu Yunshuang’s head. By the time Liu Xinyao finished, her doubts were as numerous as the water in her sister’s head.

Unable to hold back, she put down the makeup tools and grabbed Liu Xinyao’s shoulders.

“Yaoyao, from now on, answer my questions seriously. No hiding or lying. Understand?”

“I-I understand!”

Scared by her sister’s serious face, Liu Xinyao instinctively agreed.

“Good, first question, do you want to date Haoran?”

“Yes… yes…”

Hearing such a firm answer, Liu Yunshuang took a deep breath.

“…Yaoyao, don’t you have a boyfriend? That… that Anlin guy. Do you want to cheat on both?”

“No way! Jie, you’re misunderstanding. I’m not two-timing!”

After loudly denying, Liu Xinyao began to explain.

“I… I realized I don’t like Xu Anlin at all. I only see him as a good friend.”

“I agreed to date him because… after graduation, I really wanted to experience love… then he confessed, and with teachers and classmates watching… I got flustered. I thought Xu Anlin was a good person… I don’t know why I agreed to him…”

After explaining, Liu Yunshuang asked, “So, did you break up with him?”

“Broke up… sort of…”

“Broke up means broke up. ‘Sort of’?”

“This afternoon, I wanted to tell him, but I told Brother-in-law first. Then Brother-in-law told me not to… He said breaking up abruptly might lead to entanglements… Brother-in-law said to leave it to him, he’d help me…”

“And you agreed?! You need help to break up?”

“I thought it was bad too… but, but Brother-in-law held my hands tightly… He said, ‘Yaoyao, your problem is my problem. Stay put and let me handle it!’”

Remembering the scene and feeling, Liu Xinyao felt shy and excited.

“Jie, don’t you think Brother-in-law likes me? I could see it in his eyes!”

“…”

Alright, no need for the second question. Liu Yunshuang understood why Liu Xinyao thought Wang Haoran liked her.

Only one last, most crucial question remained.

“Yaoyao, last question.”

“Mm, jie, ask!”

“What do you call me?”

“Jie!”

“And Haoran?”

“Brother-in-law!”

“So!” Liu Yunshuang began to persuade earnestly, “If you date Haoran, that’s incest! Understand?”

Confused, Liu Xinyao tilted her head. “Jie, what nonsense. Incest sounds awful! Brother-in-law and I aren’t related by blood!”

“But you and I are!”

“Exactly, that’s why I call you jie!”

“And Haoran is my boyfriend!”

“That’s why I call him Brother-in-law!”

“…so, you can’t date him, it’s unethical!!”

“Why? Brother-in-law and I aren’t related!” Liu Xinyao retorted confidently.

“I… I… you!”

Unable to articulate, Liu Yunshuang felt out of place in the world, seeing her sister’s confident face.

tln : damn