Chapter 44: A Twin Lotus Bloom

Even though Su Yun had prepared them for the outlandish revelation, the two women found themselves utterly unable to contain their shock and amusement. Even Lin Xue felt that her husband’s predicament was truly bizarre.

“We agreed not to laugh, so why are you still laughing? And don’t just laugh at me! Aren’t your own stories just as laughable? Enemies in a past life, sisters in this one—it’s instant karma, I tell you.” Su Yun, seeing the two women mock her experiences, couldn’t help but retort, throwing their own predicaments back at them.

The two women, who had been laughing uncontrollably moments before, froze in an awkward silence at Su Yun’s words. Lin Xue, in particular, grew somewhat mortified and indignant.

“You, you heartless wretch! How dare you laugh at me? It’s all your fault for being so fickle, for trying to string two people along! If only you had clarified things with that rotten girl earlier in your past life, either by telling her the truth or severing that superficial sibling bond, would you and I have ended up in this sorry state today?” Lin Xue, fueled by anger, stepped forward and began playfully kicking and punching Su Yun.

Of course, this was merely the affectionate bickering of a married couple.

“Hey, wife, stop! This isn’t entirely my fault! After more than twenty years of affection, even without a blood connection, it’s not something one can simply sever.” Su Yun hastily put up a mock defense, parrying her blows.

Lin Xue continued to hit and scold, but as her words faded, she suddenly embraced Su Yun, then burst into tearful sobs.

“Do you know how wronged I feel? In our past life, being with you made me her sister-in-law, always having to accommodate her. In this life, I’m her older sister, and I still have to accommodate her at every turn! She’s just a clueless little brat who causes trouble based purely on her own whims.” Lin Xue vented and wept in Su Yun’s arms, leaving Su Yun with an immense headache.

Lin Shuang, witnessing Lin Xue and Su Yun’s embrace and hearing the constant complaints directed at her, immediately felt a surge of indignation, ready to lash out.

However, a single glance from Su Yun stopped her. After a moment of conflicted thought, Lin Shuang merely snorted, crossed her arms, and turned her face away, sulking.

“Alright, alright, it’s all my fault. All those past life matters, let’s just let them drift away like the wind. Won’t it be better if we start anew in this life?” Su Yun gently patted Lin Xue’s back, offering comfort.

Yet, the mention of ‘starting anew’ caused Lin Xue to lose her composure even further. Suddenly, one of her hands snaked up to Su Yun’s chest, giving a slight squeeze through her clothes.

“Eh? What are you doing?” Sensing the strange sensation on her chest, Su Yun instinctively yelped.

This reaction was far more pronounced than when she touched her own chest, a peculiar mix of shame and an electric shock.

Not just her chest, but Su Yun immediately clamped her legs together, letting out another startled cry.

“Ah! Don’t just grope around! Shuang’er is still watching!”

Indeed, Lin Xue, with lightning speed, had taken advantage of Su Yun’s unguarded state to swiftly perform a gender verification on her body.

“It’s true, it’s really true! And you talk about starting anew? Look at you, you’ve become a girl! Will I ever have a happy life again?” Lin Xue lifted her head, her face full of resentment as she gazed at the now beet-red Su Yun.

Su Yun was currently cornered, with nowhere to hide. Besides, the person before her was the closest individual apart from her mother in this life. Although somewhat shy, her instincts prevented her from resisting.

If it had been anyone else, she would have pushed them away long ago.

“This? Isn’t this unavoidable? What, are you going to dump me just because I’ve changed gender in this life? We promised in our past lives to be together for all eternity, didn’t we? We swore our love would be undying!” Su Yun looked at Lin Xue with a mix of grief and indignation, uttering overly saccharine words.

Lin Shuang, standing nearby, listened to Su Yun’s sickeningly sweet and shameless words to Lin Xue, and goosebumps rose all over her body. She shivered, her arms still crossed.

“Ugh… So cheesy, so disgusting,” Lin Shuang openly complained.

This remark immediately displeased Lin Xue.

“You clueless brat who knows nothing of love, what do you understand? Only ignorant little kids find these words disgusting. This is called romance, do you understand?” Lin Xue angrily turned and retorted.

Lin Shuang rolled her eyes, then said in a sarcastic tone.

“Hmph, I can accept Brother becoming Sister. Can you?”

This statement made Lin Xue lose her composure once more.

“I, why wouldn’t I be able to accept it? I’m just sad about my lost happiness! You, who’ve never experienced the joys of a man and woman, naturally wouldn’t care. In your eyes, your love for Lin Xi has always been mere possessiveness, not true love, understand?” Lin Xue lectured.

Lin Shuang didn’t deny this point. Since arriving in this world and becoming Lin Xue’s twin sister, she had gained a deep understanding of Lin Xue’s inner thoughts through their telepathic connection. She now understood why she hadn’t received her brother’s love in their previous life.

She was referring to the love between a man and a woman, not the love between siblings.

“Alright, alright, everything you say is correct. Just as Brother said, the past life is over. So, what about this life? Have you thought about it? I’ve already decided: in this life, I will marry no one but Brother. At worst, we can be sisters for life.” Lin Shuang, for once, calmed down.

Lin Xue, due to her different relationship with Su Yun, would still need some time to accept Su Yun’s current identity, even if she accepted the reality.

After all, a male husband and a female husband have undeniable differences in sensory and physical experience.

Lin Xue glanced at Su Yun, then reached out to touch Su Yun’s face, which was even more beautiful than her own.

“What else can we do? We vowed in our past lives to be together for all eternity, so we can only grudgingly become a pair of ‘lilies’.” Lin Xue said, her eyes red and her face filled with sorrow.

Upon hearing Lin Xue’s words, Su Yun immediately beamed. She reached out and scooped Lin Xue into her arms.

“That’s the spirit, isn’t it? As a man in the past life, I experienced everything there was to experience. It’s not bad to experience life as a girl in this one,” Su Yun giggled.

However, Lin Xue’s next sentence immediately made Su Yun feel awkward again.

“If I were to become a man in this life, would you still want me?” Lin Xue counter-questioned.

“Ah?” Su Yun, still holding Lin Xue, was stunned once more.

But her eyes darted around quickly.

“What’s the big deal? I can just be your wife,” Su Yun replied.

Lin Xue immediately wanted to roll her eyes.

“Sure enough, Lin Shuang was right. Your eyes always dart around when you lie. You’re two-faced, always trying to trick me,” Lin Xue complained.

Su Yun offered a sheepish smile.

“This, this isn’t that serious yet, anyway, let’s just leave it at that.” Su Yun quickly changed the subject.

Hugging Lin Xue, she spun around the room like a joyous sprite.

“I need to correct something. In your past lives, you two wanted to ditch me, but don’t even think about it in this life. Brother, I must remind you that my sister and I are a ‘Twin Lotus Bloom’ body. If you want to engage in ‘lily’ romance, it will be a ‘Twin Pearl’ arrangement—three people, not two,” Lin Shuang corrected.

At this, Su Yun suddenly grew curious.

“This? Wife, what exactly is so special about the two of you?” Su Yun asked.

As soon as this was mentioned, Lin Xue immediately looked awkward, then whispered something into Su Yun’s ear.

“Let me put it this way: when we do intimate things, she can feel it too.”

Upon hearing this, Su Yun’s face instantly darkened.

“This, so you’re saying there’s truly no way to shake her off in this life?” Su Yun asked in return.

Though very reluctant, Lin Xue could only nod helplessly.

It was impossible for them, as sisters, to be with two different people separately.

For example, if Lin Shuang were left behind and later fell in love with another man, it would be equivalent to Lin Xue cheating on Su Yun, because Lin Xue’s physical and emotional sensations were identical to Lin Shuang’s.

Lin Shuang heard every word of their conversation clearly.

“Heh heh, my *oniichan*, I told you, don’t even think about ditching me in this life.” Lin Shuang put her hands on her hips, looking proud, like a victor.

Su Yun, in turn, let out a heavy sigh.

“Alas! Such is fate! I finally understand why heaven made you two blood sisters. This is a disguised method of mending your relationship,” Su Yun said with a wry smile.

With that, Su Yun extended her hand to Lin Shuang. Lin Shuang, seeing this, immediately looked at Lin Xue.

After a moment of thought, Lin Xue also sighed with resignation and looked at Lin Shuang, extending her hand as well.

This gesture signified that the married couple had accepted Lin Shuang, the ‘third party’ from their past life—at least, that’s how Lin Xue saw it.

Lin Shuang, seeing this, slowly walked over. After a moment of hesitation, she reached out her hands and grasped both Su Yun’s and Lin Xue’s, finally embracing the two of them.

In that moment, the rift between Lin Shuang and Lin Xue disappeared.