Gu Shengyin had no idea in her sleep that she had been "courted." By the time she woke up from her sweet dream, it was already time to disembark.
The first stop was Cloud City.
Cloud City was a very beautiful city, with mountains, waters, and beauties, and had always been a favorite scenic Holy Land for people.
Coming to this place felt like living in a world different from the city she used to live in.
Most of the architecture still retained the style of a hundred years ago, simple yet elegant, and the streets were lined with the vibrant figures of various ethnic girls wearing national costumes and silver jewelry.
Even a girl holding a garland made of fresh flowers wanted to give it to Song Yi.
Song Yi politely thanked her and then... firmly rejected her.
Curious, Gu Shengyin asked why, and Song Yi helplessly pointed ahead for her to see.
Then Gu Shengyin saw that not far ahead, a young man had given a garland to a pretty girl, who accepted it, and then the people around them started clapping.
The two kissed each other.
"Here, accepting someone’s garland is equivalent to accepting their love," Song Yi explained.
Gu Shengyin suddenly realized.
She turned her head to look at Song Yi standing beside her, his tall figure and handsome features so exquisite, and noticed the open customs of this place, with many girls openly sizing him up.
"Brother, you’re literally a human-shaped luminary," she said melodramatically.
Song Yi looked around, laughed softly, and said, "But in my eyes, no girl is even half as good as my Qin Qin."
Gu Shengyin maintained a calm face, internally screaming, "This is flirting, this is flirting, this is flirting!"
How could she respond to appear calm?
In the end, she decided— to pretend she hadn’t heard.
Okay, Gu Shengyin admitted she had chickened out.
But when this man was in full-on flirt mode, Gu Shengyin felt: even though she was someone with integrity, in the presence of her lover, she simply couldn’t hold back.
She wanted to sit down and talk frankly with her brother, but what if he only saw her as a sister? How would Song Yi see her?
A weird girl fantasizing about her own brother liking her?
Gu Shengyin covered her face, truly in a dilemma.
Song Yi was in a very good mood as he watched the girl in front of him looking conflicted.
She must be gradually realizing his feelings, thinking about how to talk about it and worrying about how to start the conversation?
Very good, that was exactly Song Yi’s intention.
Just , let her stay in this state, slowly and unknowingly beginning to accept these feelings from deep within.
He wasn’t planning to tell Qin Qin that he wasn’t her real brother yet, otherwise, he would lose a perfect excuse and reason.
Setting aside these small worries, Gu Shengyin admitted that the trip was quite fulfilling.
By the time she returned home, her skin had darkened a shade, and she had even lost some weight, which made Mother Song very worried and she immediately scolded her son for not taking good care of his sister.
Song Yi touched his nose and took in the scolding, but it was Gu Shengyin who couldn’t bear to see it and interjected, "Mom, don’t blame brother, it was all me basking at the beach every day. It looks like I’ve just shed some fat, but I feel much more energetic than before."