NOVEL NEXT Chapter 63: Chapter 60: You wouldn’t want your secret to be exposed, would you?
'Damn it, even a certain paramecium has learnt how to ambush these days.'
"You can't escape—huh? Where'd you go?" Kiana dashed into the intersection, only to see a purple-haired young man leaning against the wall, looking at her in surprise.
"Hey, did you see someone with long gray hair run past?" Kiana asked Fu Lin.
"Th-they went that way..." Fu Lin stammered nervously, pointing toward a nearby bar.
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"Kind-hearted person, thanks a lot." After thanking Fu Lin, Kiana headed toward the bar, as if the predatory demeanor from earlier had never existed.
"Phew~ You have your 'ambush tactic,' and I have my 'change the appearance tactic'" Fu Lin muttered, watching Kiana's retreating figure before preparing to leave.
However, just as he stepped forward, he froze in place. His gaze locked in terror on Kiana, who was walking toward the bar. His back was already drenched in sweat.
Kiana suddenly stopped, turned her head, and smiled warmly at Fu Lin. Tears shimmered at the corners of her eyes under the sunlight, but her body remained completely motionless, leaving Fu Lin unsure whether to stay or flee.
"Did I blow my cover? That's impossible!"
'What are you doing, Sirin?' Kiana scolded Sirin in her mind, annoyed that she was interfering just when Fu Lin was within her grasp.
'Brother...' Sirin ignored Kiana's questioning, tears rolling down her cheeks. Her previously dominant demeanor was gone, replaced by the image of a sister overjoyed to see her brother.
'Sirin, you... Fine, let's let Lin play for a while longer.' Seeing the situation, Kiana took one last deep look at the bar before handing control of her body to Sirin.
"I'd better leave" Fu Lin muttered, noticing Kiana staring at him but not moving. He smiled awkwardly, waved, and then turned to run.
"Thanks, half-self... no, I should call you Kiana."
Kiana—no, it was Sirin now. Her azure pupils turned golden as she thanked Kiana in her mind, then ran after Fu Lin.
'Sirin actually called me Kiana?' Kiana muttered incredulously, pointing at herself.
"Wait for me, brother!" Sirin caught up and grabbed the hem of Fu Lin's clothing, her eyes filled with anticipation.
"You must have the wrong person. I'm not your brother." Fu Lin looked at Kiana, now acting strangely, with confusion. He was finding her increasingly hard to understand.
"..." Sirin bit her lip in grievance, her tears on the verge of falling as she looked at Fu Lin, who didn't recognize her.
"Uh, don't cry." Those golden eyes... Could it really be Sirin?
Noticing the judgmental gazes of the people around him, Fu Lin hurriedly tried to console her.
"Wah, I don't care! I don't care! You are my brother!"
'Hey! Don't use my body for things like this!' Kiana shouted in exasperation in her mind.
"This... this is too much... Sirin, stop it," Fu Lin sighed, watching Sirin roll on the ground and drawing even more disapproving stares from passersby. He had no choice but to grab her hand and lead her toward a clothing store.
"See, you really are my brother," Sirin said with satisfaction, dusting herself off and clinging to Fu Lin's arm.
"..."
'Do I still need to disguise myself as Fu Shi next?' Fu Lin sighed, glancing at the humming Sirin. What in the world had happened back then?
As he looked at the strand of hair in his hand, he turned and saw Sirin's mischievous smile. Embarrassed, he put the hair away.
"Brother, you wouldn't want your secret to be exposed, would you? ☆" Sirin whispered softly into Fu Lin's ear.
"Cough, cough, cough!" Fu Lin choked on her words, coughing violently, his expression shocked as he looked at Sirin.
"Hmph~ Actually, Kiana was chasing you earlier. But you must know where the real Fu Lin is, don't you?"
"I'm right, aren't I, brother?"
"..." How did her tone suddenly turn so commanding?
Fu Lin remained silent.
'So I was almost fooled earlier. Damn it, I didn't even realize that the Fu Lin I was following just now was fake'