That would be deliberately making things difficult for my brother and pushing him away.

Now that they have recognized each other without any drama and her brother has accepted it, she is already very content.

If you want to acknowledge him, you should put yourself in his shoes and consider things from his perspective.

The brother and sister were silent for a while.

Jian Zhizhen suddenly leaned closer to Lin Yi and stared intently into his eyes: "Brother, I miss Second Brother a little. Could you call him out?"

Lin Yi had no choice: "He usually only comes out when I'm in danger."

Jian Zhizhen hesitated for a moment, then slowly raised her right hand and tentatively asked, "If I pretend to slap you, will he come out?"

"..." Lin Yi looked at her helplessly.

He desperately wanted to ask himself, what's wrong with me? Am I inferior to Jiang Fang? Why do I need to see my second brother when my eldest brother is perfectly fine in front of me?

But then again... is it competing with my own sense of coexistence for my sister's affection?

Why does it feel so awkward?

He stared at Jian Zhizhen speechlessly.

A while later.

Lin Yi suddenly spoke very seriously: "There's something I've always wanted to do, but before I felt it wouldn't be appropriate for me to do it to you since you're a female guest. Now that I know you're like a younger sister to me, I feel it's appropriate."

Jian Zhizhen asked curiously, "What?"

Lin Yi reached out and gently placed his hand on the top of her head.

Jian Zhizhen's heart softened, and she couldn't help but recall when they were children, he was much taller than her and he also liked to gently stroke her head like that.

However, this warmth lasted only a moment. The next second, Lin Yi grabbed the back of her head and shook it hard twice.

Jian Zhizhen was shocked: "What are you doing..."

"Just like you said, it might be an inexplicable bond between siblings." Lin Yi smiled, her words calm and gentle. "The first time I met you, I felt like you were a bit dim-witted."

"..." Jian Zhizhen was speechless.

Qin Yubai had done the same thing, holding her head and saying he was going to shake the water out of her brain.

She suddenly regretted acknowledging her brother so soon.

When they didn't recognize each other, he was polite, friendly, and caring towards her.

Once they recognized each other, they immediately started behaving like Qin Yubai.

Jian Zhizhen burst into tears.

Who can bring back the gentle, considerate, cheerful, witty, knowledgeable, and sensible Director Lin?