In just one minute, the crowd had come up with 30,000 different versions of the boy's identity.
The boy had delicate features and pale lips, and looked somewhat sickly, as he was about thirteen or fourteen years old, but his height was about the same as Chen Xiao's.
The boy stood between Chen Xiao and Xu Qian, staring intently at Chen Xiao. His face was expressionless, but his mind was racing, screaming, "Ahhh, my dear host, I don't know any of them. I don't want to sit next to anyone else. I want to sit here! Can I?!"
Chen Xiao couldn't quite accept Tongzi's roaring, spoiled behavior, so he quickly whispered something to Xu Qian and then instructed the servants to add a new chair and place it in the middle.
Xu Qian knew that there were no members of that age in the royal family, and coupled with the deep impression Xi Xi had left on him, he vaguely guessed the boy's identity. He very perceptively moved the chair towards Xu Ruyu so that the boy could sit more comfortably.
Seeing this strangely harmonious scene, Xu Ruyan wanted to ask a question, but remembering the glare Yuan Yin had given him just now, he barely suppressed his curiosity. But this time, Yuan Yin asked for him, "Xiao Xiao, what's this?"
Faced with this question, Chen Xiao had already thought of the answer and calmly said, "This is my younger brother."
younger brother! ?
Didn't the retired emperor only have one child?
Now they assumed it was some royal secret and dared not be curious anymore.
Yuan Yin didn't say anything when she heard this absurd answer. She just greeted the boy in a friendly manner, "Xiao Xiao's younger brother is my younger brother. What should I call him?"
Xi Xi really liked Yuan Yin, and upon hearing this, she couldn't help but get jealous and say to Chen Xiao, "Yuan Yin has so many brothers, sisters, and cousins."
Chen Xiao thought for a moment before answering seriously, "It's alright, I don't have an older sister yet."
Xi Xi, who became the youngest person in the room, smiled shyly at Yuan Yin and replied, "Hello, Sister Yuan Yin, my name is Chen Xi."
Oh my god, System, you!!!
Putting aside who this name imitates, the combination of "shy smile" and "Sister Yuanyin" almost made Chen Xiao spit out his milk tea.
She was about to verbally attack Xixi when she discovered that Xixi was prepared and had muted her.
Now, Chen Xiao can only keep all his complaints to himself.
Yuan Yin was a little surprised that Xi Xi knew her name. She thought Chen Xiao had mentioned it before, but her attention was diverted by Xi Xi's name. She savored the name and praised, "Chen Xi? What a beautiful name."
Upon hearing this, Xi Xi smiled shyly again, without replying, and lowered her head to poke at the meat that Chen Xiao had put on his plate.
Chen Xiao: ...I really can't stand this awful system!
Seeing his expression, Yuan Yin was unusually moved by her role as an older sister. She handed the milk tea that she was originally going to give to Xu Ruyan to Xi Xi first, saying, "Little brother Chenxi, this is milk tea. It's very delicious. Why don't you try it?"
As she watched her favorite milk tea being handed to her by her beloved Yuan Yin, tears welled up in Xi Xi's eyes. Was this what happiness felt like?
But she pretended to be surprised as she accepted the milk tea, and then, under Yuan Yin's expectant gaze, took a small sip, inwardly thinking, "Host, the milk tea you made is really just so-so." Then she looked at Yuan Yin with delight, "It's delicious! Thank you, Sister Yuan Yin!"
Chen Xiao: ...Guards, throw this shameless bastard out!
Facing this shy and sickly child who was five or six years younger than her, Yuan Yin had no sense of gender difference. On the contrary, she took good care of Xi Xi. In order to teach Xi Xi how to make dipping sauce, she even switched places with Chen Xiao and focused on chatting with Xi Xi.
After switching places, Chen Xiao looked at the pitiful Xu Ruyan next to her, coughed, and felt a little embarrassed. It was she who had agreed to let Xi Xi eat hot pot together. She didn't expect that Xi Xi would change into such a different form and steal Yuan Yin's attention.
Fifteen minutes ago.
As soon as Chen Xiao stepped outside the hall and saw that no one was around, Xi Xi couldn't wait to jump out. Faced with Xi Xi's sudden attack, Chen Xiao was startled, not because Xi Xi chose to appear behind her to scare her, but because of Xi Xi's appearance!
It was the same body they wore when they first met!
This time, however, there's a clothing version.
Seeing that the host was staring at her without saying a word, she deliberately put on a shy and bashful look.
Chen Xiao looked puzzled. "How did you know about Chen An?"
Upon hearing this, Xi Xi was startled. Seeing that her host didn't seem happy, she dared not pretend to be shy anymore and said seriously, "After our system detects a tasker, it will start to understand the tasker, and the tasker's family situation will also be automatically displayed. That's how I found out about your brother. I definitely didn't investigate you on purpose!"
Then, he awkwardly offered his final explanation, "As for why I used this somewhat similar appearance, I know about your brother... so I just wanted to make you happy..."
Chen Xiao knew that Xi Xi had no bad intentions. Xi Xi was not human and did not have complex emotions, but she could sense Chen Xiao's mood and tried to make Chen Xiao feel better by using an appearance similar to Chen An.
But indeed, Chen Xiao was genuinely moved by Xi Xi. Looking at the outer shell, Chen Xiao thought of Chen An and wondered how Chen An was doing now. She sighed softly.
The flow of time is different between the different interfaces. She doesn't know how much time has passed in her world, nor how old Chen'an is now. She knows nothing at all.
But Chen Xiao's low spirits didn't last long. He cheered up and led Xi Xi into the hall.
Let's go back to the present.
Xu Ruyan saw the pitying look in Chen Xiao's eyes, as if he were clearly saying: You're so pitiful, your vowel has been stolen.
Faced with His Majesty's 'malicious speculation,' he was surprisingly speechless.
Anyone with eyes could see that Yuan Yin's feelings for Chen Xi were merely a sense of care. He naturally knew this as well. Yuan Yin was inherently kind, lovely, innocent, and beautiful. Moreover, Chen Xi was so sickly and weak, and was the 'younger brother' Chen Xiao mentioned, so much younger than them. He had absolutely no feelings for him.
However, he was somewhat concerned about Chenxi's background. After hesitating for a long time, he was finally defeated by Chen Xiao's gaze and took the opportunity to speak, "Your Majesty, please stop looking at me like that..."
Chen Xiao realized how 'obvious' his gaze had been, and quickly withdrew his gloating expression, replacing it with a puzzled look, "What's wrong, Brother Yan?"
Just then, Xu Ruyan seized the opportunity, having something on Chen Xiao's hands, and quietly asked, "Your Majesty, we're all so familiar with each other, and you and Yuan Yin are good friends, so we're practically family, aren't we?"
Chen Xiao lowered his head slightly and heard Xu Ruyan's illogical question. It was obvious that he wanted to find out some gossip. Chen Xiao didn't call him out on it and just nodded in agreement.
This emboldened Xu Ruyan even more, and she moved even closer to Chen Xiao, whispering:
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