Lin Ye wasn't really expecting to be glared at by one of his sisters while the other was sleeping blissfully beside him the moment he woke up.

sitting on the bed, Lin Ye glanced to his side to see Nian nudging him while sleeping. His face became soft as he smiled at her, before patting her on the head, Nian melted in his touch.

Then he heard a loud huff coming in front of him making him go stiff in his movement.

Slowly but surely moving his head to the front, Lin Ye saw Lily glaring down holes at him. Her clothes weren't the princess-like ones that she wore in yan, The jacket that he bought was covering her body and below it was a simple dark purple shirt. A pair of black jeans perfectly matched her whole top.

Her arms were folded under her chest and the sound of her foot tapping on the floor rapidly sent Lin a shiver, before smiling nervously at her while she was glaring at him.

He then let out a nervous giggle while staring at her.

"Gege, tell me, do you have the slightest idea why I am here?"

Just by her voice, Lin Ye had an idea of what she was feeling at the moment.

"…You missed me and wanted to meet me sooner than later?" He said unsure while slowly looking away from her.

His guess was quite wrong, as Lily walked slowly towards him, menacingly.

"I so happened to surprisingly visit Rhodes Island, to surprise someone" She leaned closer to his face, making Lin Ye move his head back with how close her face was to him, "When I went there, that someone was unsurprisingly missing on Rhodes Island. Do you KNOW who that someone was? GEGE?!"

"… Me?" Lin Ye raised both of his hands in front of him for his own safety, as he nervously smiled at her

"Gege, you Idiot!" She screamed at him as she grabbed his collar and pulled his face close to her, inches away from their nose touching each other "Where were you, you idiot?! You know how the world treats someone like you! someone I cared about! Someone I lost and found again! And you just go on another adventure like a clueless gege! What were you thinking, Gege?!"

Lin Ye wasn't able to say anything, his head was being violently shaken around by Lily while she was firing question after question towards him like a catastrophe.

Lin Ye thought Lily was about to make his head fall off his shoulders before she suddenly stopped and looked to his side. Her eyes widened at what she was looking at. Lin Ye followed her gaze to see Nian out from the blanket, wrapping her arms around his torso….He sweatdropped.

Did her brother get a prostitute!?, Was he stupid?! He's stupid! Her gege was stupid! So stupid!

Saying Lily was mad was an understatement.

She was furious.

She was like a sarkaz on drugs for how furious she was

Before Lily could even scream and shake her gege like a piñata at what she was looking at she heard the woman mutter something under her breath.

"Gege…" Nian nudged closer to his stomach and tightened her hold on him, "Sleep… Headpats... Nice…"

He looked at Nian, before smiling and running his hand into the woman's white hair.

"It's alright, Nian," Brushing her hair from her face, Lin Ye smiled at her, "You can sleep more."

Rather than saying anything, Nian just hugged him a bit tighter, while leaning her head on his hand.

This whole situation was outlandish. It was preposterous!

However, what made Lily's mouth agape was what Lin Ye just said.

"Gege, Gege!" She slowly raised her finger and pointed at the sleeping figure, "Is that Nian?"

Lin Ye could lightly laugh seeing her reaction.

Rather than saying anything though, he patted his hand on the other side of the bed, as he looked at Lily with a soft smile.

"Sit down, Lily," He ushered her, "We have a lot to talk about, brother and sister."

Although confused, Lily found herself walking to his side and sitting next to him on the bed.

Seeing that Lily was staring at him expectedly, wanting answers, Lin Ye sighed and told her about everything.

How Lin Ye met Nian.

How she became his little sister.

What she was.

How Nian got bigger all of a sudden.

He did not leave out anything regarding Nian to Lily.

While Lin Ye was telling her all of this, Lily's attention was fully on him and no one else. She didn't even say anything throughout his whole outlandish explanation, just showing a variety of expressions.

Lin Ye was not naive enough to think she came here alone. Why would the princess of Yan come here alone even? Luckily for him, Maple was not far from his bed, and he placed his hand on its handle. And concentrated heavily, while Lily looked at him blankly.

Six heartbeats.

All of them were scattered in different places. They all surrounded the room...

Good. Good.

That person knows how to keep Lily safe, away from danger.

If Lily were to come here on her own, Lin Ye would have a little chat with the emperor of Yan.

However, he pushed all those dark thoughts away for a much later date. He was done telling Lily everything and she needed his full attention.

"So?" Lin Ye smiled at her, "Any questions, Lily?"

He could see Lily's brows knitting together, thinking hard about what to say to him. Lin Ye just sat beside her with his hand still on Nian's head. The deity seemed comfortable with him patting her head, so he continued.

After collecting her thoughts, her eyes landed back on him.

"So, Nian's a deity?"

He nodded.

Her eyes then landed on the sleeping dragon.

"That… actually explains a whole lot," Lily stated, "When I first heard her name, I felt like I heard that name before."

Lin Ye was intrigued by what Lily said.

"You have heard of her before?"

Lily nodded at him.

"Not about her though. Specifically more about the legends surrounding her," Lily's eyes narrowed, "About Sui, the traitorous god."

"Sui," Lin Ye tested the word and found that he had some type of reaction to the word.

It felt like he was missing someone that he didn't know.

Someone of familiarity to him.

What a strange feeling.

He didn't know why his body was reacting like this all of a sudden.

However, he did know someone that should.

Like everything, that man knew things that he shouldn't or even couldn't know.

Lin Ye was about to dive deeper into this rabbit hole of a topic before a tug on his sleeve interrupted him. He looked to his sleeve and saw Lily trying to get his attention. Her face looked worried as she stared at him.

"Gege," She called out to him, "Are you okay?"

Noticing how worried she looked, he smiled at her.

"I'm fine," To reassure her, Lin Ye placed a hand on her shoulder, "You don't need to worry."

Lily didn't believe that.

She knew gege more than anyone.

He couldn't fool her.

But she couldn't pressure her Gege for answers either.

As she just sighed deeply before her face relaxed,"...Okay, Gege."

Seeing her face relax, Lin Ye smiled softly at her. Then he glanced back at his other little sister that was sleeping away before looking back at Lily.

"So? What do you think?" Lin ye asked, "How does it feel to have a deity as a sister, Lily?"

Lily's eyes widened at his question. She glanced at Nian who was still asleep.

Her mind then showed the interaction that they had with each other together.

The fashion shop.

The beach.

The date.

With each memory that appeared in her mind, the softer her expression became. Lin Ye noticed all of this, and his smile grew slightly bigger just by looking at her.

"I don't know, Gege," Lily admitted as she looked up at him, "I can't really see her now as a deity right? After all, Nian is my sister."

From Lin Ye's expression, Lily knew she had said the right thing.

A hand landed on her head. As her eyes widened before she looked at Lin Ye

"Good answer."*Lin ye said as he patted her head, "Whatever she is, Nian is our sister. Nothing matters more than that." He praised, "Never forget that alright, Lily?"

Lily lowered her and nodded.

After messing up her hair quite a bit, he pulled his hand away.

"So that's one thing we have now settled," Lin Ye leaned back, "Now for the other."

"Other?" Lily tilted her head at Gege when she heard him say, "What "other"?"

Lin Ye pointed at her.

"Why are you here?" He asked, "It's not like I am not happy seeing you—I'm quite happy to know that you're safe and sound—but there must be a reason why you are here to see me, especially when you decided to visit Rhodes Island to look for me."

Lily's eyes narrowed at him.

She wanted to say that she just wanted to see him, that she missed him. Lily missed seeing her Gege a lot. After seeing her brother again, alive and well, all she ever wanted to do now was to spend most of her time by his side, to be happy with him…..However, with her being the princess of Yan, it was hard to do so.

That all changed when Ying Ren took the throne.

She was now able to go anywhere she wanted. However, there was a catch. She needed at least six bodyguards. Nothing that hard for her to accept.

So the main reason she was here was just to see Lin Ye.

She should just say that.

It wasn't that hard.

But…

It was just too embarrassing!

What will Gege think when she says this?!

Would he think that she was a needy girl and wanted to be spoiled by her brother at all times? Would he think that she was too clingy and always tried to stay by his side at all costs?!

Although it was somewhat true, it did not mean Lin Ye should know!

Her Gege shouldn't know!

Luckily for her though, she had a backup plan.

Another less important reason why she was here.

Coughing into her fist like a professional, Lily tried her best to cover her blush and composed herself.

Like always, Gege waited patiently for her with a smile on his face.

Finally getting a grip on herself, she looked back to him and had a more serious expression on her face now, she was like a different person.

Although Lin Ye could easily see her face was slightly red.

That fact will be a secret only to him.

"I am here to tell you something," Lily firmly told him, "A message from the Emperor of Yan himself."

The smile on Lin Ye's face slightly dropped when he heard her. Although the change was subtle, Lily also noticed her gege's changing expression and was now a little afraid of saying anything more.

"Ren?" Lin Ye muttered his name, "What did he want to say?"

Lily was conflicted about telling him anything more. She was about to give up on continuing further before she heard his voice.

Lin Ye patted her head to reassure her.

"Don't worry, Lily." He said with a gentle smile, "I won't get mad, I promise. After all, I am your brother"

Lily's eyes widened. After a while, she took a deep breath and exhaled. She nodded at him, telling him that she was ready now.

Nodded, Lin Ye pulled his hand away.

"Although the Eldest Brother is now the emperor, he feels like he is not worthy of the throne anymore," Lily explained, "He felt like he was taking something that shouldn't have belonged to him in the first place…"

"And that's where I come in?" Lin Ye guessed.

"…Yes."

Lily nodded, making Lin Ye sigh. He kept quiet and let Lily continue.

"He wants you to be the "new" emperor," Lily said, with a serious expression, "And said that no matter where you go or where you are, you still are the rightful emperor of Yan."


{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}


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