But even so, Gu Qiye was momentarily at a loss for words, overwhelmed by his sister’s rapid speech.
The living room fell silent.
Finally, regaining his composure, he raised his hand and gently ruffled Su Zimai’s hair, speaking kindly, "Xiaomai, calm down first, and listen carefully to my explanation, alright?"
Su Zimai suddenly lifted her hand, her right hand suspended in mid-air as if she wanted to slap Gu Qiye, her eyes flickering with complex emotions.
After some thought, feeling a hint of pain, she finally withdrew her right hand, her eyes red, and lightly punched his chest.
"You must give me a satisfactory explanation," she whispered, eyes lowered, "Otherwise, I will never forgive you, never..."
Gu Qiye furrowed his eyebrows, wondering what Black Cocoon had done to provoke such a reaction from Su Zimai?
The next time Black Cocoon shows up, he must confront him—daring to bully his sister, there must be some price for this black bug to pay.
"I understand." Gu Qiye said, "I’ll explain it properly to you."
"I feel so embarrassed," Su Zimai said quietly, "Just told you I could handle things myself... but in the auction, you ended up rescuing me."
Gu Qiye froze momentarily, realizing that indeed he had asked Black Cocoon to look after Su Zimai, and based on his sister’s words, it was true that Black Cocoon had saved her?
Yet this black bug clearly saved his sister, but didn’t seek any credit the next day—this seemed uncharacteristic of him? Gu Qiye thought, maybe I wrongly blamed Black Cocoon?
At this moment, Ji Minghuan, who was eavesdropping upstairs, felt a small jolt in his heart, thinking, darn it, how did I forget to claim credit with my brother after saving my sister that day, what a huge mistake!
If only I could show Blue Arc that I saved his family, it would surely skyrocket his goodwill towards me, which is beneficial for their long-term cooperation afterward.
After all, they needed to team up with Old Ghost Clock to thoroughly mess up Rainbow Wings, how could they proceed without first establishing a solid cooperative relationship?
Thinking this, Ji Minghuan casually moved closer to the bottle, gulping down a large sip of Coke, reflecting that actually, this situation might be for the best; letting Su Zimai tell Gu Qiye about it could make him trust me even more.
A lucky mistake boosting the brother’s goodwill rating.
In the living room downstairs, Gu Qiye said, "You just said, I’m Black Cocoon, right?"
Su Zimai spoke forcefully, "If not you, then who else could it be?!"
"I initially suspected the old man might be Black Cocoon." Gu Qiye joked.
Su Zimai’s brain crashed once again, she hung her head and started counting on her fingers.
The first time Black Cocoon appeared in Li Jing, the old man happened to return home; when Black Cocoon acted in Li Jing, the old man also happened to go out; when the old man traveled to Japan, Black Cocoon also happened to be there; Black Cocoon is familiar with their family’s circumstances, and the old man is also familiar with their family’s circumstances.
She slowly opened her mouth wide, slowly widened her eyes, and stared dumbfoundedly at Gu Qiye:
"Black Cocoon is... the old man?"
At that moment, Su Zimai’s worldview completely collapsed; imagining the usually stern, statue-like old man, once wearing a trench coat and mask, instantly transforming into a singing, dancing lunatic spouting nonsense.
This contrast... how deep could it go?
She bit her finger, her face pale, as if petrified by a glaring Medusa.
After a long while, she opened her mouth and said, "Don’t stop me, I’m leaving home... never coming back in this lifetime."
Gu Qiye looked at her expression amused, then shook his head to comfort, "Don’t rush, I’m not even sure myself."
"Wait! Brother, aren’t you trying to divert attention?" Su Zimai suddenly became alert, frowning, "So who on earth is Black Cocoon?"
"Since you suspect us, why can’t it be Wenyu?"
"I’ve verified it with my team leader, it’s impossible for him!"
"True, you guys have been close lately." Gu Qiye shrugged, "Alright... enough joking, let’s be serious."
"So who exactly are you?" Su Zimai tearfully pleaded, "I feel like I’m going to break down, can you give me a straightforward answer?"
Gu Qiye suddenly fell silent. He slowly raised his hand and turned off the living room lights. The room turned pitch black, the darkness enveloping them completely, with only the incessant buzzing of cicadas in the background.
Su Zimai paused, unsure of what her brother was trying to do.
In the next second, deep blue sparks gradually emerged from the darkness, illuminating their faces like the warm glow of candles at a birthday party.
Su Zimai stood frozen for a long time, then followed the source of the light, seeing faint wisps of electricity dancing on Gu Qiye’s right hand fingers.
In the silence, Gu Qiye spoke calmly.