Chapter 34: Mutual Probing and Concealment

“Of course not. Speaking of which, I couldn’t reach you because your phone was off, and I was worried, so I went to check your classroom. I met Xiao Qian on the way, but I didn’t see you.”

Su Xiaoxiao changed the subject.

At the same time, she also fell into thought.

‘How did my sister leave the academic building so quickly, yet take so long to get home?’

“Oh…” Su Xiao Zi replied softly.

“Xiao Qian said you were initially behind her. How did you disappear in a flash later?”

At Su Xiaoxiao’s question, Su Xiao Zi’s body trembled slightly, then she immediately pretended to be nonchalant and said:

“Huh? I was there, I just stumbled when I was about to catch up with everyone, and then I rushed downstairs. And then, out of curiosity, a lot of classmates went to the observatory outside the school to sneak a peek at the school fire, so I followed them for a bit…”

Su Xiao Zi was also particularly shrewd.

The moment she prepared her explanation, she remembered that she had returned home later than her brother, with a certain time gap, so she had to concoct a reason to fill this blank time.

Furthermore, she had called Su Mu Zhe while observing from the rooftop of the department store.

At that time, the rooftop was windy, and the phone conversation would have had wind noise.

Although unlikely, Su Xiao Zi, just in case her brother subtly noticed this, reasoned that the observatory was also a high location, making it a perfect excuse.

“Really?”

This time, it was Su Xiaoxiao’s turn to retort. The siblings were both hiding their most crucial secrets, while also mutually probing, and even desperately concealing their act of “probing.”

‘Something seems a little suspicious…’

“Mm-hm.” Su Xiao Zi nodded.

Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes flickered; her observational skills were not dull either. She just thought, ‘Why isn’t this girl blushing when she lies now? She used to at least pretend, and her cheeks would turn red.’

Su Xiao Zi just smiled sweetly and innocently, covering it up.

As for her brother turning into a girl… ‘It’s truly strange, something like this actually happened.’

‘I need to find out the reason later.’

‘What turned Big Brother into this state? I need to find the source of the problem. And I have a strong hunch that this matter is inseparable from the Bloodkin. I’ll inquire later if similar incidents have occurred.’

The brother and sister… no, the two sisters sat by the bed, falling silent once again in unison.

Just as Su Xiaoxiao was at a loss about her future life, she suddenly felt her body being picked up. She flapped her legs frantically in the air, looking at Su Xiao Zi in confusion.

“Wait, what are you doing?”

“Hehe, Big Brother turning into a girl, that’s such an interesting thing~” Su Xiao Zi teased with a smile.

“However, let’s put the reason for this aside for now. First, Big Brother – or rather, Little Sister now? I need to wash Little Sister’s body. She’s so pretty, but a bit dirty.”

“Don’t call me Little Sister. Since you understand my predicament, just call me as usual…”

Su Xiaoxiao still had a psychological defense line.

She couldn’t quite accept becoming a girl and desperately wanted to change back.

But she could accept the Bloodkin’s power, yet didn’t know how to reject it again. Or was the First Embrace ritual inherently irreversible?

“Eh? No, wait, what did you just say? Where are you taking me!?” Su Xiaoxiao finally snapped back to reality.

“To take a bath, your clothes are covered in a layer of dust, and your face is a bit grimy. And you can’t keep wearing this oversized T-shirt, can you?”

‘Yay~ Now Big Brother is at my mercy!’

‘Such a petite girl, Su Xiao Zi could easily pick her up.’

‘No time to mourn for Big Brother losing his male symbol.’

‘What arrived next was a petite and cute, sweet-voiced, silver-haired pretty little sister! Before finding the source of the problem, let me have a good time playing the role of an older sister.’

Meanwhile, Su Xiaoxiao was panicking.