Alice hesitated for a long time before cautiously saying, "But Junior Brother is a boy."
Li An tugged at his wife's sleeve, feeling a bit ashamed. He coughed to cover his embarrassment and explained, "Well... you know what your Junior Brother is like. We have no choice."
"Alice, if you don't like Xing, then don't worry about him. But you're not getting any younger. You should seriously consider your own future. Don't spend all your time working. Take some time off, find someone you love, and live happily ever after," the teacher said, advising Alice with concern.
Alice: "..."
Could her teacher and his wife really accept that her Junior Brother wanted to marry her?
Alice saw her teacher and his wife out. As dusk fell, they finally bid farewell and left.
However, Alice never expected that the moment she closed the door behind her teacher and his wife, her Junior Brother, who was 1.8 meters tall but fair-skinned with a baby face, would be knocking on her door.
Her Junior Brother was holding a 1.8-meter tall plush toy. Don't be mistaken; the toy wasn't for Alice. It was for him to sleep with. He claimed it was very comfortable to hug it while sleeping.
The door opened, and her Junior Brother stood at the entrance, his clear black and white eyes looking at her with longing.
Alice suddenly felt a lump in her throat, unsure of what to say.
"Senior Sister, can I come in?" her Junior Brother asked cautiously.
Alice took a deep breath and stepped aside.
Her Junior Brother's face immediately broke into a radiant smile. He happily ran inside, "Thank you, Senior Sister!"
Junior Brother, or Li Xing as he was also known, entered and sat down on the sofa in Alice's living room, hugging his plush toy and looking very well-behaved.
Alice closed the door and walked in.
Li Xing watched eagerly as his Senior Sister approached him and then said happily, "Senior Sister, did my dad and mom come looking for you just now? I told you, they'd definitely listen to me!"
Alice was speechless. Listen to him about what? Listen to him about marrying her?
However, her Junior Brother was as clever as ever. She had been avoiding him for days and never told him the reason for her avoidance, yet he knew. She was afraid of being blamed by her teacher and his wife, especially since... she was much older than her Junior Brother.
Now that her teacher and his wife had come to see her, her feelings were complicated.
Alice walked to a cabinet, opened it, and took out some pastries, snacks, and small treats, placing them on the coffee table.
Li Xing immediately sat up, hugging his plush toy. He then used his neural interface to project a screen, watching television while eating snacks.
"Thank you, Senior Sister. Senior Sister, you're the best to me!" Li Xing was lazy, but his words were sweet, especially when he was trying to coax her. He never spared any flattering words.
"Is your school having a practical combat exam next month?"
"If you can get first place, then we'll get married."
Alice hesitated for a long moment before finally speaking.
Upon hearing this, Li Xing paused mid-bite. He blinked and then said pitifully, "Senior Sister, that's too tiring."
"I know you can do it," Alice said.
Her Junior Brother had extremely high intelligence, and his major was command. If he wanted to, getting first place would be no problem. It was just...
Her Junior Brother was too lazy. In three years of university, he had never seriously taken an exam, thus becoming a laughingstock of the school – a good-for-nothing.
Yes, he was always ranked last.
Although she felt it was fine for her Junior Brother to continue being lazy, seeing how his peers ridiculed him so much made her uncomfortable.
When clearly, her Junior Brother was so outstanding...
As long as her Junior Brother was willing, he could crush those people anytime.
"I can't," Li Xing pouted.
"Senior Sister, I've been ranking last for three consecutive years. No one is willing to team up with me," Li Xing said sullenly.
Alice found it amusing, "So you do know that you've been ranking last for three consecutive years?"
Li Xing: "..."
"Only if I get first place can I marry you?" Li Xing asked pitifully.
Alice fell silent for a moment before correcting him, "It's getting married. If you get first place, we'll get married!"
Li Xing hesitated for three seconds, then took a deep breath and vowed, "Okay!"
For the sake of being able to freeload for the rest of his life, he would reluctantly endure a few days of hardship and strive for first place for his Senior Sister!
Alice was surprised by his response. She had expected her Junior Brother to refuse and give up on the idea, never mentioning it again.
For the next month, the usually lazy Junior Brother seemed like a different person. He began to study intensely and went into anonymous mode, training fiercely in the virtual training grounds on the StarNet.
Within a week, a dark horse emerged in the Virtual Arena's Command Master rankings, crushing various experts and ascending to the throne of first place.
Those who paid attention to this list were shocked. Everyone wondered who it could be.
However, soon, the original number one player surged back, pushing the dark horse down.
But the dark horse didn't stay down for long before reclaiming the top spot.
Everyone watching the rankings felt their hearts leap with anxiety.
The Zhong Li Household.
Thirteen-year-old Zhong Li Chengyu was anxious. Who was this sudden challenger? How could they defeat him and snatch his first place?
In Alice's home, eighteen-year-old Li Xing was also somewhat surprised. Who was this number one? They actually had some skill!
Zhong Li Chengyu refused to admit defeat. His father was a soldier, and his grandfather and great-grandfather were also soldiers. If he were to lose to someone else in military matters, his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather would feel so ashamed, considering him useless!
Meanwhile, Li Xing was also intrigued by the opposing player, a netizen named "Chen Nian Xiao Yu Er." He had previously thought everyone in the world was boring and uninteresting, but now he found someone who was quite decent!
It was just...
Li Xing suddenly felt a little worried.
What if this "Chen Nian Xiao Yu Er" was also from their school?
They were so powerful, and judging by their tactics, they must have received professional guidance and training.
As Li Xing pondered this, he began to consider the formidable students in his school's command department, trying to find someone who could match "Chen Nian Xiao Yu Er."
But...
It seemed there was no one.
Had he been too unobservant of those few individuals before?
Were some of them hiding their true abilities?
Li Xing thought, no longer daring to be careless. He had to get first place in this practical exam. He couldn't lose, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to marry Senior Sister!
Not being able to marry Senior Sister meant not being able to freeload for the rest of his life.
That was too terrifying. He didn't want that!