However, after Lian Han finished complaining, without waiting for the old man's response, he turned to Jiang Chenrui and said, "Let's go online again tonight. I'll introduce you to Xiao Mei. She's at the Mecha Academy. Keep an eye on her."

The young man gave a bright smile. "Okay, sister."

Although he was annoyed that someone was distracting his sister, this was clearly the beginning of her accepting him, so he had to behave well.

The old man remained silent for a while, then said to Ning Jue, "[Now you're meeting her family. This rival in love is quite someone important.]"

"[It's my younger brother.]" Ning Jue corrected.

[Xiao Han definitely didn't have that thought, but this kid—I just don't believe there can be a purely familial relationship between a man and a woman who aren't related by blood.]

That seems to make some sense. No, now's not the time to think about that—Ning Jue frowned. [This young man is dangerous. Xiao Han can't have such an unstable element around her. He won't hurt her, but the people around her are another matter.]

Xing Yucheng: ...

Xing Yucheng's expression was complicated. "Women in love are fools, but I think men are no different. Do you think Xiaohan will believe his promises?"

[Although what happened back then is now history, this girl was practically completely fooled back then, which was an absolute humiliation for her. How could she allow herself to be deceived by the same person twice? Don't be fooled by her current helpless compromise and softened attitude; she's probably already plotting what cards to use to keep an eye on him. If he dares to make even the slightest move—tsk!]

[...It doesn't look like it. Are you sure you're not spouting conspiracy theories?]

Xing Yucheng's tone was filled with pity, but he launched into a full-blown mockery: "[Silly little brother, that's why you've been fooled so many times. It's fortunate you only acted stupidly in front of her; if you had this level of intelligence when dealing with Federation affairs, the Federation would have been finished long ago.]"

Ning Jue: ...It's not okay, is it?

His second thought was that his brother was still the same old brother, always ready to argue at the drop of a hat. He wondered how Xiaohan managed to put up with it.

Xing Yucheng wanted to say a few more words, but Lian Han called him, so he had to rush back immediately. [What's wrong? Did you finish your friendly chat with your brother who's six years older than you?]

Lian Han: [...Why are you talking so rudely? What were you doing just now?]

[Nothing much, just couldn't stand your silly antics, so I went for a walk.]

Lian Han knew he genuinely disapproved, so he soothed him, "[Alright, alright, you're still the one I trust most. So I'm discussing this with the person I trust most. What kind of card do you think would be best for monitoring him? Something with a long duration and not easily detected.]"

Xing Yucheng: ...He really is the person who understands Lian Han the most, without exception.

Ning Jue, who "heard" the conversation between the two using his cheating Word Power talent: ... He remembered it: you can't trust a woman's words, especially this little liar.

Old Xing didn't answer, and Lian Han assumed he didn't understand his actions, so he explained: "Alright, I know it's wrong to spy on others. But that person is Xiao Rui, a dangerous element, you know? He's incredibly smart, but also extremely stubborn; once he's made up his mind, I've never seen him change it. I don't want to hear about him being imprisoned again."

"Do you think he will hurt your friend?" Xing Yucheng asked curiously.

Lian Han paused for a moment, then said ominously, "[My sister will break my disobedient brother's legs before that happens!]"

I understand. Although she still sees Jiang Chenrui as her younger brother, he doesn't carry the same weight as before.

[Don't rush the card stuff. Are you serious about introducing Xiao Mei to him? Aren't you afraid of him...?]

"No, he won't," Lian Han said coldly. "As long as Xiao Rui still cares about me, he won't lay a hand on Xiao Mei before I've fully accepted him. Besides, Xiao Mei isn't someone he can just mess with as he pleases."

Reminded by her words, Xing Yucheng quickly recalled the cards she had given Pei Sumei, most of which were for defense and escape. He even kept one of the three uses of the random teleportation card for himself—after all, with the child card of the mother-child tracking card, Lian Han could immediately know her location as long as Pei Sumei activated it. He suddenly felt this question was a bit silly.

Xing Yucheng changed the subject, "[By the way, now that he has nothing to do with the Blood Nether Palace, should we inform Ning Jue? It seems that kid's brother works under him.]"

This is a problem. Lian Han frowned. This afternoon she was saying she trusted Jiang Chenrui, and now, less than half a day later, she's warning him to be careful of the brother of the person he suspects? Lian Han thought back to her cold words this afternoon, [He must have been furious then, right?]

Xing Yucheng smiled, "[Guess.]"

Ning Jue, still furious but secretly hacking into the little girl's AI to eavesdrop: ...Tsk! Now you know he's angry?

Lian Han touched his nose, "Why don't you talk to him?"

[You've got to forget it. I only controlled your body for a short while before, and afterwards I had backaches and all sorts of discomfort. I don't want to try it again.]

Do you have a back now?

Xing Yucheng's face darkened. "[To give an example, it's too taxing on mental energy, unsuitable for prolonged and repeated manipulation.]"

Lian Han, who had never manipulated anyone's body before, was skeptical. After searching for Jiang Chenxi's information on the AI, he sighed resignedly, "I really spoke too soon. If I remind him now that his trusted subordinate might be an undercover agent, will he think I'm deliberately trying to disgust him?"

[You can try. But even if you don't say anything, it's not a big deal. Anyway, I was just saying it casually. With Ning Jue's intelligence, she won't be completely unprepared. She'll find out about the mole eventually.] Seeing her hesitation, Xing Yucheng didn't want to make things difficult for her.

To everyone's surprise, Lian Han reflexively replied, "[Impossible.]"

"[Impossible what?]" Xing Yucheng raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Ning Jue's heart skipped a beat.

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