My Senior Sisters Are Not Human! - Chapter 148 - Chapter 148
“Right, I have to visit a friend’s dorm, so I’ll head off.”
Xia Yushuang quickly bid farewell after finishing the meal, leaving Jiang Shengyue pursing her lips, watching her departing figure.
As they conversed, Jiang Shengyue became increasingly puzzled. She hadn’t said anything, so why did Xia Yushuang’s expression change as if she had ‘defeated herself’?
She couldn’t comprehend it, and… she couldn’t be happy about it.
Now that she had feelings for someone else, she understood how precious “liking” someone was. A love triangle… rarely had a winner.
But that didn’t mean she’d soften and step back.
Su Yuchen glanced at Jiang Shengyue’s absent gaze. One of the keys to triggering the ‘shura field’ was their inner selves, simply put, being a ‘good person.’
If she was a green tea girl, she would have started to mock Xia Yushuang when she saw her leaving…
“Sister Yue, you haven’t eaten much,” Su Yuchen reminded. “There’s still a lot left.”
Jiang Shengyue came back to her senses and stared at Su Yuchen with her red eyes, making him slightly uncomfortable. Then she said softly: “Junior Yuchen, answer me a question.”
“Sure, Sister Yue, go ahead.”
Jiang Shengyue calmly asked, “What feelings do you have for her? Tell me honestly.”
Su Yuchen faced Jiang Shengyue directly. “Although Yushuang and I haven’t seen each other for ten years, we had a very good relationship when we were young…”
“My feelings for her aren’t just limited to being childhood friends,” Su Yuchen continued. “But I’ve mentioned to you before, that being ‘in love’ is still distant for me.”
“No dating in university?” Jiang Shengyue asked curiously.
Su Yuchen cleared his throat and solemnly told her, “I actually have a girlfriend.”
Jiang Shengyue’s eyes widened for a moment. Her initially unchanged expression became a little gloomy, as if to say, You have a girlfriend, yet you’re still getting so close to me? Don’t you know you should keep a certain distance with the opposite sex when you have a girlfriend? Sailing two boats at once?
Crack!
The next moment, the chair under Su Yuchen suddenly collapsed. If he hadn’t reacted quickly enough, the metal pipe beneath the square chair would’ve sent him flying.
Watching this scene with a heart full of resentment, Jiang Shengyue couldn’t help but be surprised. Just as she was thinking “serve him right,” she saw Su Yuchen’s fingers barely touching the edge of the thermal lunchbox, and the remaining sauce inside surged toward him.
“This is it.” With one hand steadying the bowl, and the other using magic to contain the spilled sauce back into the bowl, he said, “The girlfriend thing was a lie, because I’ve been plagued by ‘misfortune’ since childhood.”
“???”
A hint of confusion flashed in Jiang Shengyue’s eyes. She instinctively asked, “You’ve been cursed?”
“Maybe.” Su Yuchen sat opposite her. “My misfortune… it’s the kind that could choke me to death even when drinking water, so I dare not easily get into a relationship. I don’t want the people around me to be involved in my ‘misfortune.’”
Jiang Shengyue looked at Su Yuchen in a daze. “But when you were with me…”
“Right.” Su Yuchen nodded. “Sister Yue, do you remember when we were near the transit station during the race, and there were a series of unfortunate events?”
“I do.”
Su Yuchen didn’t explain it was due to her sudden health problems, instead saying, “When I’m with you, most of the time there’s no ‘misfortune,’ but once we’re apart, I have to be wary of possible unfortunate events.”
Continuing, Su Yuchen’s eyes showed confusion. “I don’t know why, but I’ve finally found a way that might break this ‘misfortune’ curse. I don’t want to easily miss this opportunity.”
“Are you getting close to me because of this?”
Su Yuchen smiled bitterly. “Sister Yue, please, it was you who nearly collided with me three times on a motorbike. Otherwise, how would I know you?”
“Are you suggesting the motorbike lost control due to your ‘misfortune’?” Jiang Shengyue pondered.
“Yeah, so I usually don’t use transportation because the probability of accidents is too high,” Su Yuchen lightly traced the surface of the thermal lunchbox with his fingers. “During the time we were attacked at the Hidden Heart Lake, I found that the frequency of ‘misfortune’ would decrease when I was with you. During the race, I became more certain of this. Otherwise, how could I, who has never won a game of rock-paper-scissors, dare to involve you in losing a competition and owe twenty million?”
“Why is there no ‘misfortune’ when I’m with you? Why did it suddenly happen when we were together just now?”
“I don’t know.” Su Yuchen said helplessly, “I don’t even know how the ‘curse’ came about, let alone how to lift it.”
Jiang Shengyue stared straight at Su Yuchen, causing him to lean back slightly. “Wh-what’s wrong?”
“Fortune’s Blessing!” Jiang Shengyue suddenly extended her index finger, as if casting a spell…but nothing happened.
Su Yuchen chuckled. “For so many years, I still haven’t figured it out. It’s not as simple as that, you know?”
Jiang Shengyue also felt that her behavior was a bit childish. She smiled embarrassedly and said, “So, doesn’t it mean we have some fate?”
With her eyes shining, she thought, Could it be that I can prevent his ‘misfortune’? Does this mean we’re a perfect match?
However, the response she got was, “I don’t know.”
Su Yuchen looked at Jiang Shengyue. “When I’m with you, the ‘misfortune’ doesn’t disappear; it just decreases in frequency. So, I don’t understand what’s going on. I…”
He paused and emphasized his tone with a sincere look in his eyes, “I don’t want to drag you into it, Sister Yue, until I figure out the real cause behind this ‘curse.’ Because I have a constant possibility of ‘death.’ If I die, I lose everything, but wouldn’t Sister Yue be upset?”
“Uh…” Jiang Shengyue blushed slightly and lowered her head. Is this considered a confession? Is it? Is it?
If it weren’t for his ‘misfortune,’ would he have confessed to me already?!
That’s what his tone suggests!
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Shengyue stood up abruptly. “Junior Yuchen, I’ll help you!”
“Huh?”
“I will definitely help you find the source of the curse and the method to remove it, so you don’t have to worry at all!”
“With my identity, I don’t believe I can’t find out which demon cursed you! Leave it to me!”
Serious and determined, Jiang Shengyue patted her chest, causing a slight tremble. She firmly said, “Believe in your Sister Yue!”
After saying this, without giving Su Yuchen a chance to respond, she turned and quickly walked out of the restaurant. She wanted to uncover the truth and free Su Yuchen from the ‘curse’!
“Sister Yue, the lunchbox…”
Su Yuchen called out, then slowly loosened his clenched left hand that was on his knee, muttering softly, “I really am a planner.”
In this way, Jiang Shengyue would understand his own dilemma. The matter of defining their relationship would be postponed, and during the time she spent investigating, their ambiguous relationship will solidify…
As for whether she could find out the truth… what useful information could she uncover about this reincarnated stuff and all?
Now that he had temporarily settled things on her end, the situation with Xia Yushuang made him hesitant…
Su Yuchen sighed lightly as he packed up the lunchbox. If possible, he also wanted to have a relationship without any unnecessary factors. But who knows, after the world realizes it can’t kill him, it might directly cause an ‘epidemic’ within, sacrificing some people to get rid of him?
Therefore, focusing on ‘staying alive and lifting the misfortune’ was the core strategy. The best he could do was to minimize the emotional damage faced by the senior sisters during this process.
Raising his hand, he put the finger that was cut on the lunchbox edge into his mouth. With a calm expression, he stored the lunchbox in his storage card and left the restaurant.
Little did he know, once Jiang Shengyue left the restaurant, she immediately accessed the surveillance footage through her sister’s device, observing without blinking at her phone.
“It’s true…”
Watching Su Yuchen cut his hand, nearly slip, and almost get hit by someone’s tray, Jiang Shengyue confirmed that Su Yuchen wasn’t lying. A happy smile appeared on her face. If it weren’t for the ‘misfortune,’ he would really have confessed to her.
“Yuchen, wait for me. Senior sister is coming to save you.”
….
Returning home in the evening, Su Yuchen didn’t see Xia Yushuang’s busy figure in the kitchen. What she saw, heard and thought today made her a little withdrawn, and she definitely did not want to face him at this time.
Su Yuchen, wearing slippers, sat on the sofa, checking the recent news about the Xuanqing Empire on his phone.
Princess Chang’an, Su Yuxi, who took office as the Chief Financial Officer of the Imperial Cabinet’s Finance Department, had begun substantial reforms. Several officials from the finance department had been taken for investigation.
Although Su Yuxi’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer was a result of the emperor’s betrayal, even they hadn’t expected it. But this was also part of the plan, just that it happened earlier than expected.
Offending the cabinet reformists, offending local nobles… this was the immense pressure Su Yuxi faced.
However, Su Yuchen had discussed related plans with her long ago. Though some areas weren’t perfected due to the early implementation, he believed in his sister’s ability to handle it.
He was her biggest military support.
Glancing at the time, only 7 PM, Su Yuchen realized Su Yuxi was probably working late, so he didn’t send her a video invite. Instead, he messaged her, “I’ll be back home for New Year’s Day,” and then clicked on Kristia’s profile picture to continue sending messages.
No response.
As expected, considering the Night Queen had spent six years lurking in the Sky City, there must be a pile of things she was dealing with.
But he couldn’t stop messaging her just because she didn’t respond. He had to let her see his attitude right after she left, then gradually reduce the frequency of his messages. He wanted her to know he was in a ‘heartbroken’ state, and then…
If she still didn’t return, just block her!
He didn’t believe she could sit still even with little Hill’s help!
Even if she managed to, he would personally pay a visit and lift the blood scent-blocking magic she cast on him, letting the vampires capture him to the Night Empire, and then deliberately leak his whereabouts. He didn’t believe she could sit still then!
Anyway, he had several backup plans.
“This is really freaking tough!”
Su Yuchen tossed his phone aside, not caring that it fell to the floor. Leaning back on the sofa, he sighed lightly. ‘Love’ was much harder than honing his strength for eighteen years in misfortune!
But fortunately, he had a solution.
“Tomorrow’s Friday, no classes after the afternoon sports class, hmm, I’ll go to the library.”
After deciding on tomorrow’s schedule, Su Yuchen headed towards the bedroom, planning to take a shower, exercise for a while, and then sleep.
…
At 9 PM, after finishing studying, with her books in hand, Yae Mitsuha left the individual study room. She entered the elevator area, waiting for the elevator to descend.
‘What is Elder Brother doing now…’
Ding!
As the elevator doors opened, Yae Mitsuha was about to step forward when she froze. Her breath hitched as she looked at her elder brother, Yae Masakatsu, intimately embracing a girl in the elevator!
Why? When did her brother become so intimate with the opposite sex? When did he get a girlfriend?
“Young master Yae, someone’s here.” The woman in his arms coquettishly lowered her head. Yae Masakatsu glanced at Yae Mitsuha outside the elevator, expressionless. “It’s okay.”
“Oh~ Nice to meet Miss Yae,” The girl quickly greeted Yae Mitsuha and then hurriedly lowered her head again, feeling shy meeting young master Yae’s family.
Seeing the little vixen in Yae Masakatsu’s arms, Yae Mitsuha’s mouth twitched. She directly questioned, “Brother, she…”
“Are you coming up?” Yae Masakatsu impatiently asked. “If you’re not, we’re leaving. Don’t waste time.”
“I…” Before Yae Mitsuha could speak, he had already pressed the elevator’s close button. Glancing at her, he snorted. This was his punishment for her.
Watching her elder brother disappear from her sight, Yae Mitsuha’s expression gradually twisted. Unaware, she squeezed the books in her arms into deformation.
After a long while, she managed to calm down and sent a message to Su Yuchen.
She had to speed up the pace of using Su Yuchen. This way, when Teacher Yufei supported her elder brother, she could step forward in front of him and claim credit. Then, her elder brother would surely praise her for her abilities and push away that little vixen!
“Brother, only I can help you… only I am your best and most capable assistant… in any aspect.”
Under the lights, Yae Mitsuha’s expression was terribly contorted.