So, the two of them rushed over in a flurry.
Qi Yu was lazily eating spiritual peach stew, his novel only halfway through, when their arrival caught him off guard.
Thus, Si Qing, who had just arrived at the Nine Heavens, happened to witness Qi Yu eating peach stew with his legs crossed.
Beside him, Yue Zhiyin was reviewing official documents while using his magic to fan her.
Si Qing let out a wail and burst into tears.
Sui You was startled by his sudden sobbing and quickly tried to comfort him, "See, you just won't admit defeat. What did I tell you before? Isn't this going according to my plan?"
Qi Yu looked at them, bewildered.
Si Qing looked at Qi Yu with a wronged expression, "You promised you were grinding ink, you lied to me. Sister, you don't love me anymore, you've changed!"
Qi Yu met Si Qing's gaze, feeling a rare pang of guilt. He lowered his head and awkwardly ate the peach stew. After a few bites, he still remembered to look up and ask Si Qing, "Do you want some too? Our eldest senior brother made it, it's delicious."
Si Qing was so angry he rolled his eyes.
Sui You, who had been trying to hold back a laugh, couldn't contain himself at this sight. He shook his shoulders and burst out laughing. After his laughter subsided, he reminded Si Qing, "Hey, don't forget, you promised me, an extra month of work..."
Si Qing lay on the couch, kicking his legs in anger.
Sui You roared with laughter.
Qi Yu sat innocently on the side, drinking his peach stew.
Sui You looked at Yue Zhiyin, "Eldest Senior Brother, we agreed on one month each. When the time comes, Qi Yu will have to..."
He was interrupted before he could finish by Qi Nian, who walked in from outside, "Have to what? Have to be my turn! Sui You, I'm the second eldest, your second senior sister. By seniority, it should be my turn."
Sui You stared at Qi Nian with a dejected expression.
Qi Nian reached out and hooked her arm around Qi Yu, pulling her into a hug, "Oh my, junior sister, you smell so good, so milky."
"Stop it, second senior sister, don't mess around, I'm eating," Qi Yu pushed away Qi Nian's unwanted embrace with one hand.
"Come, come, second senior sister will feed you," Qi Nian giggled, and under the resentful gazes of Sui You and Yue Zhiyin, she held Qi Yu and fed her, saying, "Sometimes I think it's easier to be a girl. Yu Yu, my darling, be good. When we go to the demon realm, second senior sister will sleep with you."
Si Qing bit down on his dried beef, glaring at Qi Nian with indignation. He then turned to Sui You and Yue Zhiyin, "Did you all hear what second senior sister said? Why aren't you doing anything?"
Yue Zhiyin pursed his lips.
Sui You was jealous.
But staring at Qi Nian, they could do nothing but seethe with anger.
"Ah, it's good to be a girl," Qi Nian, holding Qi Yu, gave Sui You, Yue Zhiyin, and Si Qing a show-off look, "We can cuddle, hug, and sleep together~"
Sui You, who had been listening for a long time, seemed to have finally lost his patience. He rolled up his sleeves and said calmly, "Qi Nian, come here. Let's go outside and have a fight."
Yue Zhiyin stood up, "I'll join too."
Si Qing said softly, "Can I be third in line?"
Qi Nian looked terrified and then hid behind Qi Yu, hugging her tightly, "Yu Yu, my darling, look, they're going to bully me. They want to fight me one by one, boohoo."
Sui You and Yue Zhiyin clenched their fists, their knuckles cracking.
Qi Nian stuck her tongue out at them and Si Qing from behind Qi Yu.
Si Qing met Qi Nian's gaze, feeling increasingly unwilling. He grabbed Qi Yu's hand and turned to provoke Qi Nian, "So what if you're a girl? My sister and I are twin souls, we were even born together!"
Qi Nian was provoked and couldn't help but retort, "So what? I can talk about many things with your sister that you can't!"
"Hmph, I can talk to my sister about topics you wouldn't understand at all," Si Qing said arrogantly, tilting his head.
Qi Nian grabbed Qi Yu and pulled her to her side.
Si Qing, furious, pulled Qi Yu back.
Yue Zhiyin and Sui You exchanged a look. Having nothing else to do, they watched the spectacle unfold.
Qi Yu stood in the middle, being pulled left and right by Qi Nian and Si Qing like a tug-of-war.
Sui You watched for a while and then suddenly suggested, "Hey, if you ask me, you two should stop arguing. Ask Qi Yu, if she could choose, would she rather have a sister, or have a brother like she does now?"
Qi Nian and Si Qing immediately turned and looked at Qi Yu.
Qi Yu swallowed and slowly said, "...Actually, if I could choose, I think I would want a brother..."
As expected, the hatred was redirected.
Yue Zhiyin and Sui You exchanged a look, and then their gazes shifted to Si Qing.
Just as Qi Yu was excitedly thinking they three would start fighting, she heard them ask in unison:
"Then who do you want as a brother?"
Qi Nian covered her face and pounded the ground frantically.
Qi Yu fell into silence: "..."
How did the question, after all this circling, lead back to the same point?