Chapter 51 - Self-Rescue Manual of a Villainess

Chapter 051: Then I'm Your Sister Su Xiao Yu had been wrestling with these issues for more than half an hour. Only after the server robot’s reminder did he recover his senses. He paid his bill with an embarrassed face under the slightly odd gaze of the robot. Then hastily hailed a cab to get home. His mind was slightly dazed. He thought, 'Can a robot even have facial expressions? Ah...' Although it was one o'clock in the morning, for the international metropolis of Tianzhou City, night life was just beginning. Consequently, Su Xiao Yu quickly hailed an unmanned taxicab. "Welcome to the Delaman Taxi," The in-built AI greeted Su Xiao Yu. "We detected you've subscribed to the 'Strive for the Best' package making you our VIP client. Please state your destination. I will get you there as quickly and safely as possible!" Su Xiao Yu blinked before recalling that his family had subscribed to this package for him before he arrived in Tianzhou City. This was his first time using it. "West City Rose Residential Area, Villa A012." Su Xiao Yu nodded and announced his home address. Then, he comfortably reclined in the back seat. He had to admit...this ride was indeed comfortable. The 'Strive for the Best' package was worth it. ……………………………… Perhaps it was due to the 'Strive for the Best' package, the unmanned taxi got Su Xiao Yu home much faster than regular taxis. As a result, Su Xiao Yu arrived home less than half an hour from when he hailed the cab. "Brother...you're back? Why are you so late today?" As soon as he walked in the door, Su Xiao Yu, changing into his slippers, heard his younger sister, Su Ran Ran's voice. Looking up, he saw that not only was Su Ran Ran still awake, but Nan Xi was also. Both girls were sitting in the living room, snacks littered the table, and the holographic TV was set to movie mode. It was obvious what they were doing even without explanation. "Are you two not sleeping yet? Don't you have classes tomorrow?" Su Xiao Yu asked while putting on his slippers. Su Ran Ran chuckled, covering her mouth, "Brother, are you so woozy from your outing that you've forgotten? Tomorrow is a holiday!" Su Xiao Yu blinked, suddenly remembering that it was indeed a day-off. He found the high schools in Tianzhou City so different from those back in his home country. Not only was there no early morning reading or exercises, but there were also so many holidays; almost every minor festival of unknown origin warranted a day-off. Even under such circumstances the college entrance rate of Roland High School still managed to be astronomically high. This was something Su Xiao Yu found hard to comprehend. Perhaps this is what they call happy education? After changing into his slippers, Su Xiao Yu grabbed an unopened drink from the table. He looked up to see the two girls were watching a horror movie at midnight. But it made sense, after all, his sister Su Ran Ran, like him, was a monster handler. As people versed in the supernatural, they were hardly afraid of ghosts...even though they knew such entities did exist in the world. "What's the movie about?" Su Xiao Yu casually asked. "It's a new release about the famous 'jiangshi' folklore from our region. The movie was made by Eastern Province, though. It's the first time I've seen a film in this style." Su Ran Ran chuckled in reply. Before the siblings could chat further, Su Xiao Yu turned and saw another girl staring at him with expectant and inquiring eyes. Only then did Su Xiao Yu realize - he had just been running errands because of Nan Xi. However, thinking about Nan Yin's dismissive demeanor made his head hurt. It seemed that Nan Xi's hopes would be dashed. "Nan Xi...umm..." Su Xiao Yu shot a glance at Su Ran Ran beside him before starting with an awkward tone, "Your sister said that you are free to stay here as long as you wish. She doesn't care. She also mentioned that you and she are not blood-related. If you can't be sisters, it's better to part amicably." At his words, the colour drained from Nan Xi's face, her expectant look shifting into panic. Upon hearing Su Xiao Yu's recounting of Nan Yin's words, Su Ran Ran displayed a shocked expression. She paused the movie and quickly chimed in. "Big brother, are you sure you didn't say anything wrong to upset Miss Nan Yin?" Su Ran Ran inquired. After all, her brother was known to have poor EQ and didn't speak tactfully. And it was said that Miss Nan Yin wasn't very friendly... Nan Xi appeared doubtful upon hearing this. Could it be that Su Xiao Yu misspoke? "Why would I? I simply told her about Nan Xi's current living arrangements here, as she taught me. However, Nan Yin didn't show any concern at all." Su Xiao Yu helplessly spread out his hands. Su Ran Ran frowned, appearing incredulous, "What kind of sister acts like that? She showed no concern even when her younger sister had been missing for two weeks?" Su Xiao Yu had always treated her well, so Su Ran Ran struggled to understand why Nan Yin and Nan Xi, despite being sisters, were having such a conflict. "In any case, Nan Yin kept emphasizing that she and Nan Xi are not connected by blood and therefore claimed that she felt nothing for Nan Xi..." Su Xiao Yu voiced his dilemma. Upon hearing his words, Su Ran Ran wore a challenging expression, "So what if they aren't blood related? Even so, she had lived with her sister for over a decade. Shouldn't those feelings be more robust than blood ties?" As the siblings discussed, their gaze gradually shifted towards Nan Xi. After all, she was the crux of the matter. "I..." Nan Xi was at a loss. She hadn't expected Nan Yin to mean business this time. It seemed she truly didn't care at all. If this had happened in the past, whenever Nan Xi dared to run away from home, Nan Yin would bring her back no matter how far she fled. Even though the consequence of such disobedience was often a beating or house arrest, at least it showed Nan Yin still cared...be it out of love or hatred. There was this one time when she felt wronged by her sister and used her saved allowance to buy an airplane ticket away from Tianzhou City intending to flee to Xiqi. However, less than two hours after her plane landed, Nan Yin arrived on the next flight. She was slapped in the face by Nan Yin at the airport in front of so many people as a result of her runaway attempt. What's more, their food allowance was greatly reduced for the following month. The long-distance air travel wasn’t cheap. After purchasing the ticket, they could only afford instant noodles for a month at home. But now... Nan Xi truly did not know what she had done wrong, neither did she know what mistake she committed a decade ago. Nan Yin was clearly at fault ten years ago, but Nan Xi was the one who ended up getting yelled at and beaten. She didn't know what she had done wrong two weeks ago, causing Nan Yin to stop talking to her. Although the uneasy feeling in her heart was growing, Nan Xi still didn't plan to apologize first. After all, she didn't know what she had done wrong; how was she supposed to apologize? Faced with the questioning gaze from Su Ran Ran and Su Xiao Yu, she forced herself to remain calm. Her tone was nonchalant: "She's not wrong. We really aren't related by blood. If she doesn't acknowledge me as her sister, I don't have to recognize her as my sister." "Won't you return home?" Su Xiao Yu couldn't help but ask. After all, Nan Yin seemed to mean it this time. "No, I won't go back! Go back...for what? To get beaten?" Nan Xi turned her head away as she replied. "Brother Xiao Yu, sister Ran Ran, I've troubled you these days. I'll move back to the school dormitory tomorrow and won't disturb you anymore", she added. She knew she couldn't stay here indefinitely. However, Su Ran Ran wasn't much bothered and tried to reassure her, "It's okay. You can continue staying here. If your sister doesn't want you, then I'll be your sister, and Su Xiao Yu...he'll be your brother!" Su Ran Ran consoled a seemingly wronged, but actually proud, Nan Xi. Meanwhile, Su Xiao Yu shook his head at the side. He could tell Nan Xi was just sulking with Nan Yin right now. But on Nan Yin's end... That lady seemed truly serious this time. But Su Xiao Yu decided not to persuade Nan Xi further. After all, as the fair-haired girl pointed out, he had been meddling too much.