Suddenly hugged by her sister, Qin Ruoying was stunned, and upon hearing her sister's words, she was even more thoroughly bewildered.

"Sis, you... what are you saying?"

Qin Ruojing separated from her embrace with her sister, "Go grab me a piece of clothing, hand me the phone."

Qin Ruoying cautiously glanced at her sister, shook her head, stepped back a few paces to ensure the distance wouldn't allow her phone to be snatched away, before entering the room to fetch a nightgown, and returned to Qin Ruojing's side.

"Sit down, today let's be honest with each other, have a heart-to-heart talk," Qin Ruojing settled onto the sofa, gesturing beside her with her eyes, "Actually, you're doing this for my own good, genuinely hoping I could be with Chu Ge, right?"

Qin Ruoying hesitated for a moment, sitting beside her sister, still clutching Qin Ruojing's phone tightly, fearing she would suddenly snatch it away.

Qin Ruojing could obviously see her sister's wariness, yet showed no particular reaction, she said quietly, "Perhaps from the beginning, you never intended to compete with me for Chu Ge?"

"Sis? You..." Qin Ruoying shot up from the sofa, astonished, nearly blurting out the words "how do you know."

"It seems that's really the case then." Qin Ruojing smiled subtly with a complex expression, pulling her sister's hand to sit her back down beside her, helplessly shook her head, "No need to deny it, don't be so surprised, though I just realized this, I've been too slow-witted."

Qin Ruoying opened her mouth, unsure what to say, ultimately only uttering "Sis," before lowering her head, gazing at her interlaced fingers.

"Xiao Ying, today, we two sisters, let's both be honest, then find the most suitable way to solve this issue together, okay?"

Qin Ruojing gently patted her sister's hand, Qin Ruoying turned her head to look at her sister, softly replied "Mm."

"Alright, let me ask you a question first." Qin Ruojing's eyes remained calm but now were filled with seriousness, "Do you really like your brother-in-law, and not just trying to push us together, which led you to do all those things, say those words."

Qin Ruoying felt her heart tighten, her gaze instantly became flustered, just as she was about to deny it, her sister's uncompromising voice echoed in her ear.

"Qin Ruoying, there's nothing we can't talk about as sisters, you just promised me, no matter what, speak truthfully."

Under Qin Ruojing's gaze, Qin Ruoying had no semblance of her commonplace playful demeanor, she dared not meet her sister's eyes, tightly pressed her lips, her pretty face quickly flushed with redness, hesitated for a while, finally nodded "Mm."

Qin Ruojing smiled, this answer unsurprisingly met her expectations, paused for two seconds then asked, "Do you like him a lot? The kind that makes you want to marry him, spend a lifetime with him?"

Qin Ruoying stole a glance at her sister, but couldn't discern what her sister was thinking, anyway she had already admitted earlier, this moment she wasn't too bashful, blushing and heart pounding she nodded again "Mm."

Receiving this answer, Qin Ruojing fell silent, raised her right hand, rubbed her forehead, as her delicate jade-like hand fell, her fingers started tapping on the armrest of the sofa.

Qin Ruojing's motions of tapping the sofa's armrest weren't large, but each time those fair fingers lifted and fell, they seemed to tap repeatedly on Qin Ruoying's heart, making her increasingly feel guilty and anxious.

Time became even harder to endure, Qin Ruoying felt an indescribable awkwardness, the sofa beneath was clearly comfortable, yet it felt like sitting on pins and needles, each soft sound of her sister's fingers lightly landing on the sofa seemed like thunder resounding directly from the depths of her heart.

Falling for the same man as her own sister, such a situation she actually admitted to, was truly too shameful and embarrassing.

Although she had mentioned it before, how could it compare to the current situation?

In Qin Ruojing's mind, various thoughts continuously emerged, now that the matter had come to this, she was no longer bewildered, but rather extraordinarily calm, like orchestrating grand strategies within a company, constantly analyzing the feasibility of ideas, and the pros and cons among them.

A full seven or eight minutes passed, when Qin Ruojing's fingers once again landed on the armrest of the sofa, they didn't lift again.

"Qin Ruoying, thank you for your honesty with me."

After a long silence, this sudden voice made Qin Ruoying, who was suffering, shudder, even though her heart was surging with countless thoughts, it ultimately coalesced into just one word.

"Sis..."

Qin Ruojing smiled with grace and elegance, once more gently patting her sister's hand, "Alright, now that I know about this, I hope you can agree to a request of mine."

Qin Ruoying felt bitter inside, sighed quietly to herself, finally...has it come to this?

On the outside, Qin Ruoying displayed a smile, yet she knew very well, that the development of events to this stage was destined from the start, merely a distinction of sooner or later.

"Sis, you don't need to say it, I... agree."

"Oh? I haven't even said what I want you to do, and you already agree?" Qin Ruojing looked intrigued at her sister, the curve of her lips, bore quite a resemblance to Chu Ge, "Are you sure you won't regret it?"

Qin Ruoying's heart grew even more bitter, what could it be that she was asking?

In every sense, it was obvious without needing to think. It must be that she should not hold any improper thoughts about Chu Ge, or perhaps... to bury those feelings deep inside, and no longer use those flimsy excuses that had been seen through to entangle herself in their emotional world.

"Sis, I don't regret it, and I'm not a child anymore, I know... I don't have the right to refuse, or the right to regret."

Qin Ruoying wanted to make her smile appear more natural, but her eyes involuntarily reddened, "Sis, please don't say it aloud, okay?"

Perhaps influenced by Chu Ge's mischievousness, Qin Ruojing's lips tugged into a slight smile, her gaze fixed on her sister's bitter face. After a few seconds, she slowly shook her head.

"No, I must say it aloud and see you nod before I can be at ease."

"Sis..."

Qin Ruoying felt as if her heart had suddenly been torn open, the pain was so intense that even though she bit her lip tightly, the tears she tried desperately to hold back still fell.

However, she knew she couldn't blame her sister. Qin Ruojing saying this was just human nature, every bit of it caused by her own actions, even if the truth was cruel, she had to accept it.

Originally, Qin Ruojing wanted to continue "tormenting" her sister for a while longer, but seeing her sister's sorrowful eyes softened her heart instantly.

Since Qin Ruoying could do such an outrageous thing for her happiness, how could she as a sister not think of her sister?

She gently wiped the unstoppable tears from her sister's face, Qin Ruojing smiled complexly, and with a peaceful and solemn tone she spoke.

"Xiao Ying, I want you to take the secret you told me today and let it rot forever in your stomach. This matter, heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know, never tell anyone else, especially Chu Ge."

Qin Ruoying was stunned, she never dreamed that her sister's request would be this.

"Silly sister, stop staring at me like that, hurry up and wash your face. You usually seem carefree, I'm really not used to seeing you cry like this."

Qin Ruojing teased with a laugh and playfully tapped her sister's nose. In her heart, she already had a plan, although somewhat helpless, she considered it the best way to handle the relationship between the sisters and Chu Ge.

Qin Ruoying still stared blankly at her sister, "Sis, do you... do you not have any other requests?"

"No, just this one request, you already agreed to it just now." Qin Ruojing blinked "confusedly" and shrugged, "You wouldn't want to go back on it, would you?"

Qin Ruoying hurriedly shook her head, "No, it's just... would you not want me to stay away from brother-in-law?"

Seeing the immense shock in her sister's eyes, Qin Ruojing giggled. No wonder that guy Chu Ge always liked to play like this, she had to admit, this kind of intentional misunderstanding and revealing the truth at the last moment brought quite a bit of joy.

Especially when used on her sister who always teased her, it was even more satisfying.

"Alright, hurry up and wash your face, today your brother-in-law probably can't come to cook dinner. I'll check the fridge to see what we have, then you come help me, we'll cook ourselves, not rely on him coming."

With a bright smile at Qin Ruoying, Qin Ruojing patted her sister's shoulder and headed towards the fridge.

"Sis, why? Why?"

Qin Ruoying stood dazed for a few seconds, then followed behind Qin Ruojing, asking with a look filled with doubt.

She had so many things she couldn't understand, it was hard to express all these questions at once with words, but she believed the "why" she asked now, filled with so many meanings, her sister could fully grasp.

Of course Qin Ruojing understood, she could completely feel her sister's current mood. However... she wasn't prepared to explain.

Because even though she had a plan in her heart, isn't there a saying "plans can't keep up with changes"? Who knows if things between them and Chu Ge will develop as she hopes?

If she told her sister now, it really wasn't the time.

"Sis, what are you thinking about?"

"Not telling you."

"You! Didn't you say we'd be open and honest, saying whatever's on our minds today?"

"Ha, I changed my mind!"

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