Seeing Feng Yu still silent, Shi Xinxin narrowed her eyes. Had someone sent a mute to gather information?
She decided to stay quiet too, noticing the young man wasn't carrying any weapons.
Feng Yu said nothing, just gazed at Shi Xinxin's face, his brow furrowed.
"May I ask a personal question? Did you have a younger brother when you were a child?"
"Didn't you even bother to gather information before coming to harm me? How could I have a younger brother?"
Shi Xinxin let out a laugh, finding it hard to believe this person wasn't sent by the other side as a joke.
Suddenly, something struck her, and her expression changed.
"Yes, I did. He wasn't my biological brother, though. I found him, an orphan three years younger than me. But we were separated in an accident, and I haven't been able to find him since. The world is a cruel place; perhaps he's no longer alive, or perhaps he's living safely somewhere in a corner." Shi Xinxin's voice trailed off, as if lost in unpleasant memories.
"I haven't been able to find him, so please don't tell me he's been kidnapped or anything like that."
Shi Xinxin spread her hands, indicating she knew the usual tricks.
Feng Yu's eyes flickered. He thought that Shi Xinxin was 25, and he was 22 this year.
Could Shi Xinxin truly be that older sister?
His adoptive parents had told him his real age.
After they were murdered, he was rescued by Zhu Guo and inadvertently became Zhu Guo's pawn.
She couldn't find him because he himself didn't know how many names he had changed or how many hands he had passed through.
Feng Yu was the name his adoptive father had given him.
Only now did Shi Xinxin truly look at the man's face. If not for the fact that so few people knew about the events back then.
She would have suspected this man was trying to trick her.
Suddenly, she had an idea and took out a photograph from a drawer.
The photo was black and white and a bit yellowed.
Shi Xinxin looked at the photo she hadn't opened in a long time.
Then she looked at Feng Yu.
Her pupils suddenly contracted. As if in disbelief, she walked up to Feng Yu and held the photo next to his head.
Her clear, innocent eyes, especially the prominent tear mole near the corner of her right eye!
Shi Xinxin's eyes reddened. She never expected that the cute and well-behaved younger brother from her childhood was standing right in front of her!
She couldn't help herself. The pity she felt as a child extended to adulthood.
She suddenly hugged the man, who was taller than her by a head, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
She cried out all the longing of the past years.
Perhaps many people wouldn't understand her feelings for this brother.
Years ago, when he had fearlessly thrown himself in front of her and rolled into a thorny bush, enduring unbearable pain with a body full of blood, all to ensure she returned to her sect unharmed.
She knew then that she would only ever recognize this one brother in her life.
She was only ten years old then, and he was barely seven. It was simply because she had found him and raised him.
"A'Yu."
Shi Xinxin softly called his name tentatively, looking into his eyes. He still seemed bewildered.
Shi Xinxin lowered her hands, looking at the still docile Feng Yu before her.
She frowned. Had he not remembered her? Or was he angry with her?
Feng Yu's mind was in turmoil.
He felt a sense of closeness to Shi Xinxin, but apart from the fleeting glimpses in his mind, he couldn't recall any other memories of her.
It was only when Shi Xinxin called him A'Yu that his mind went blank, feeling both familiar and strange.
His gaze was devoid of aggression. In that instant, Shi Xinxin felt that the A'Yu she knew had returned, and he seemed truly alive.
"Sister." Feng Yu came back to his senses. The lost memories returned, and the beautiful recollections flooded his mind.
"A'Yu, welcome back." Shi Xinxin smiled faintly. From now on, he was her brother, Shi Xinxin's brother.
"What is your name now, and did someone send you here to steal information from me?"
Shi Xinxin tugged at Feng Yu's sleeve and sat down with him, asking him very gently.
Feng Yu blinked. Thinking of Shi Xinxin's attitude when she didn't recognize him earlier, his gloomy mood lifted considerably.
"Feng Yu, I am an assistant to Zhu Guo, the leader of the Qing Jiao sect. He ordered me to steal your designs and give them to those participating in the bidding."
"I am not one of Zhu Guo's kind, and my years of patience are nearing their end. I originally intended to discuss cooperation with you today, so we could bring down Zhu Guo together. I never expected that the sister who always looked after me in my vague memories would be you."
Feng Yu blinked. He didn't want to act pitiful and seek sympathy, otherwise, his sister might think he was living off her.
"Zhu Guo uses me as a punching bag whenever he's angry, kicking me in the chest. He doesn't treat me like a human."
Feng Yu even put on a wronged, tearful expression. After so many years of enduring and suffering, he couldn't bear it any longer with his own sister.
Hearing this, Shi Xinxin wished she could flay that "Qing Jiao's Zhu Guo" alive.
Her brother, whom she had protected so well since childhood, was being treated like this by him!
"Wait, Zhu Guo?"
Shi Xinxin narrowed her eyes. She hoped it wasn't the Zhu Guo she was thinking of, otherwise, she would deal with ungrateful people even more thoroughly!
"Yes, the leader of Qing Jiao, his name is Zhu Guo. Is there a problem?" Feng Yu tilted his head. Did Zhu Guo have a grudge against his sister?
"No problem. You go like this..."
Shi Xinxin whispered something into Feng Yu's ear. After she finished, they both wore happy expressions.
Soon, Shi Xinxin sent Feng Yu the initial discarded draft, instructing him to pass it off to Zhu Guo. Her own completed version was in a completely different league.
Those who didn't understand would truly consider it a treasure.
If Zhu Guo sold it to someone, it would at least help eliminate a competitor.
Feng Yu prepared the documents and sent them to Zhu Guo, adding a special message.
[I've infiltrated the enemy's inner circle. Don't worry, sect leader. Wait for me at the bidding. Shi Xinxin has been deceived by me.]
Feng Yu sent the message with a straight face.
He could barely suppress the smile on his face.
"Sis, come look at this idiot. He's even thinking of giving me more money."
Shi Xinxin looked over and saw Zhu Guo's reply.
[You've done very well. You'll receive an additional hundred thousand for completing this mission.]
"A'Yu, to be honest, your sister doesn't lack this hundred thousand." Shi Xinxin felt a pang of sympathy for all Feng Yu had endured over the years, suffering inhuman torment just to survive and earn money.
"Sis, I've done so much for him. I might as well take this money. I can even buy an affordable car."
"The twenty thousand he promised me earlier has already been transferred. Once the hundred thousand arrives, I'll cut ties with him and never be his pawn again."
Feng Yu said this and laughed happily. Shi Xinxin was also taken aback for a moment.
She then patted his head.
"So cunning, you really are my brother. Sis only has you as a brother. Do you want to come stay with your sister for a few days?"
Shi Xinxin thought that with so many people in their large family already, adding one more wouldn't hurt, especially since Yan Hao already knew him.
"Just the two of us?" Feng Yu felt that after so many years apart, he really wanted to talk with his sister about his experiences. Besides, he didn't have a place in Yun Cheng.
"There are five others."
Shi Xinxin playfully revealed a secret.