That vixen is all righteous, luckily I am one too.

Chapter 12 My sister will always save me from dire straits; as for where those dire straits come fro

Jiangzhou, Jiang Prefecture.

As the sun set, Li Xingzhou stood in the backyard, looking at the two-story villa that had once been hidden by the barrier, his eyes filled with nostalgia.

After leaving the orphanage with her sister, she moved here and has lived here for ten years.

My older sister became very wealthy after the college entrance exam.

Because she excelled in her studies.

It is common knowledge that as long as you study exceptionally well, even if you come from an orphanage or have a younger brother who is ten years younger than you, you don't need to give up your studies and work odd jobs to make a living.

Moreover, she later became the top science student, so she received even more awards.

So even though both his parents died, Li Xingzhou never had to worry about making a living after leaving the orphanage, nor did he need to struggle to pay for his sister's medical expenses.

Jiang Wanzhao raised him very well; the image of her as his elder sister was truly embodied in him.

Pushing open the door and entering the house, Li Xingzhou slowed his pace upon seeing the layout exactly as he remembered. After walking through the entire house, he returned to the living room, picked up a thick photo album from the coffee table, and began to flip through it.

Because Jiang Wanzhao is ten years older, she has never been absent from her own life.

From infancy to the end of the college entrance exam... uh.

Li Xingzhou hadn't thought much of it before, but now, looking at it again, he had a strange feeling.

A photo of me and my sister that I've taken every single day since I was a child...

Li Xingzhou flipped through the pages, his expression gradually becoming strange.

Why does Jiang Wanzhao's gaze seem a little off?

He knew Jiang Wanzhao was very controlling, but he used to think it was just a mutual reliance among people who had no relatives to rely on. But now...

Li Xingzhou couldn't help but recall the name he changed when he registered his household after leaving the orphanage: Jiang Wanzhao, Li Xingzhou.

She said, "You're just an adopted son, so you should take the surname Li."

Li Xingzhou believed it at the time and lived in fear for many years because of it—fearing that Jiang Wanzhao would abandon him.

But later I pretended to believe it, after all, their appearances are what they are, it can't be because they look alike after living together for a long time, right?

Li Xingzhou paused as he flipped through the photo album, a picture from his junior high school days stirring up long-forgotten memories.

I remember that time a classmate told him about a mysterious website, www.___.com. When he got home, he clicked on it out of curiosity, and then…

That was the first time Jiang Wanzhao had ever lost her temper, and she immediately arranged for him to transfer schools.

He was so frightened that he trembled with fear.

However, Jiang Wanzhao wasn't angry the next day; she just gave him a new laptop, albeit with dark circles under her eyes.

My laptop is full of visual novels, many of them R18, and they're all older sister-themed.

Li Xingzhou's favorite game is the Gray Fruit Trilogy.

However, Jiang Wanzhao preferred to have him play "Kisaragi Maaya's Temptation"...

The photo shows Jiang Wanzhao standing behind him, supervising him as he plays this game...

As he watched, Li Xingzhou was somewhat speechless. No wonder...

No wonder Jiang Wanzhao, with her beautiful appearance and excellent grades, ignores numerous suitors; no wonder she never comes home late; no wonder she manages her own life single-handedly…

Having gained more experience, Li Xingzhou came to a realization.

But why?

Because her father, who was little when she was in the orphanage, stood up for her and fought for her?

Or is it because of something else?

I didn't even have such thoughts myself, so how could she have them?

Li Xingzhou closed the photo album, lost in thought.

Could it be that Jiang Wanzhao's reason for making me come here to see this photo album as soon as I returned from Longxing Island?

While I was thinking, there was a knock on the door.

Liu Ying's voice rang out: "The Chief of Staff wants to see you."

After putting away the photo album, Li Xingzhou walked out of the mansion, asking as he went, "What's wrong with my sister's health?"

Li Xingzhou was knowledgeable in pharmacology and alchemy; after all, he had specifically learned them after arriving in the other world for Jiang Wanzhao's illness.

But I never expected that after returning, my sister would become so powerful that she could control time, yet her body was still so weak.

Strange.

"I have no idea."

"Is it that you don't know, or that you don't want to say?"

"I really don't know," Liu Ying quickly said. "I just followed the prescription given by the Chief to get the medicine and brew it. Since the required medicinal materials are different each time, I really can't tell what illness the Chief has."

Although she still harbored some doubts about Li Xingzhou's sudden return, at least the Chief was happy now, so she certainly wouldn't be arrogant enough to question Li Xingzhou first.

That is not the behavior of a wise person.

"Collect the prescription and give it to me in a bit."

After Li Xingzhou finished speaking, he pushed open the door and walked into the Song-style house.

He paused in his steps.

She was still so beautiful in my sight, wearing a short-sleeved nightgown. Her eyebrows were delicate and beautiful, her eyes were like stars, her fair cheeks were smooth and her jawline was sharp. The lines of her features and face were indescribably exquisite and delicate. She was a beautiful woman.

He knew Jiang Wanzhao was beautiful, but after many years, her former cold and aloof demeanor was almost gone, replaced by a haughty and domineering air that came with long-standing power.

I feel more pressured than before.

After changing into slippers, Li Xingzhou started walking again. What reassured him was that Jiang Wanzhao's nightgown wasn't sexy.

Only her fair, jade-like calves and delicate, snow-white feet were visible beneath her skirt.

Li Xingzhou reassured himself that he was overthinking things. If Jiang Wanzhao really had any ulterior motives, she might have dressed even more daringly right now.

And thinking about it carefully, Jiang Wanzhao had never done anything outrageous before.

"Sister," Li Xingzhou observed her regained rosy complexion, "what's wrong with your health? Is it still a lingering effect of that unheard-of disease from before?"

Jiang Wanzhao was also observing Li Xingzhou's expression; she deliberately let Li Xingzhou go to the old villa first.

The purpose, of course, was to give him a new concept of "older sister".

With the groundwork laid, the subsequent progress will be much smoother.

"Sit down first, let me cut your hair." Jiang Wanzhao walked towards the balcony: "We can chat while I cut your hair."

Li Xingzhou opened his mouth, but the words caught in his throat as he smiled and asked, "Sister, do you still have this skill?"

"No." Jiang Wanzhao picked up the hair clippers and smiled slightly. "If I accidentally cut you, don't blame your older sister~"

"How could that be?"

Li Xingzhou sat down in the chair, thinking to himself, "My sister may be strong, but how could a mere pair of scissors hurt her?"

These scissors couldn't possibly be some kind of ultimate imperial weapon...

hiss……

Li Xingzhou subconsciously tilted his head and felt a cold sensation behind his ear, followed by a heat.

You don't even need to look to know there's bleeding.

?

Li Xingzhou turned to look at the hairdressing scissors in Jiang Wanzhao's hand: "This..."

"Even the rising sun can shatter the darkness, so it's reasonable for these hair clippers to be a bit stronger," Jiang Wanzhao comforted softly. "On the way back, I noticed you were stiff all over, so ordinary hair clippers definitely wouldn't be able to handle you. That's why I specially asked someone to prepare a new pair. I even used a little force, but I didn't control it well..."

I'm sorry, I hurt you.

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt," Li Xingzhou quickly said, straightening his head again.

It's normal for siblings to get hurt in their playful fights.

Jiang Wanzhao quietly collected some of Li Xingzhou's hair and blood, and then used the power of time to heal his wounds.

To avoid giving anything away, she cut the hair crookedly more than once, and then quickly apologized, comforted the person, and tried to heal her wounds...

"See, this little injury will heal in no time. With your big sister here, I won't let you be in any danger. Just be a good girl and don't move~"

Jiang Wanzhao stared at the back of Li Xingzhou's head, her gaze meaningful.

Li Xingzhou hummed in agreement and then closed his eyes.

That's right, my sister will always save me from dire straits. As for where those dire straits come from...

Li Xingzhou didn't want to get involved.

······

Author's Note: During this double monthly pass period, please vote for me and continue reading!