The Yan family’s three children have always attended the same school, so from kindergarten to elementary school, and even through middle school, Yan Zhaoyu has always lived under the watchful eyes of her two older brothers. No one dared to approach her. There was even an incident in middle school where Yi Chi and Xu Yancheng joined hands and beat up a few boys who had been overly friendly with Yan Zhaoyu.
Yan Zhaoyu held onto this incident and was very angry at her two brothers for ruining her romantic prospects.
In Yan Zhaoyu’s first year of high school, Yi Chi and Cheng Ge were in their third year.
With all three siblings now in the same school, Yan Zhaoyu kept her distance and pretended not to recognize them.
Yan Zhaoyu inherited both Yan Xing and Cen Ning’s physical appearance advantages, and at a young age, she already stood out. From the very first day of school, she attracted the attention of many boys.
One day, in Class 7 of juniors.
“Hey, this freshmen group has so many cute girls. You know, that one named Yan Zhaoyu? I mean… she’s stunning.”
“Oh yeah! I passed by their classroom last time, and yeah, she’s good-looking.”
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The guy almost fell over. “What, what’s the matter?!”
When Yan Zhaoyu was at home, she warned the two brothers not to interfere in her matters. So, Yi Chi and Cheng Ge exchanged glances, but couldn’t come up with a reasonable explanation.
Finally, Yi Chi could only curse, “Every day it’s this girl, that girl. Why don’t you fuss over your exam papers like this? Can’t you get your priorities straight? She’s just a kid, and you’re going on and on about her.”
The guy: “Huh?”
Yi Chi rolled his eyes, didn’t want to deal with him, and continued lying down to sleep.
The guy: “What’s wrong with me…”
Just then, someone sitting next to them spoke up, “Alright, you guys, stop thinking about trying to hit on her. As for her…” that person patted his chest, looking somewhat proud, “I’m already on it.”
Chengge paused, turned his head, and glanced at him. The person was their class sports representative, Yang Linchao. He was a basketball enthusiast and had a bunch of fangirls of his own.
“What do you mean?”
Yang Linchao raised his eyebrows and whispered, “Yesterday, I was playing basketball on the court, and she gave me a bottle of water.”
Someone nearby exclaimed, “Is it for real?”
“Her class was having a PE lesson on the side, and she gave it to me.”
“Wow… unbelievable. She’s not interested in the two handsome guys in our class, but likes you?”
“Hey? Everyone has their own taste, you know.”
Over the weekend, the group of youngsters returned to the Yan house.
Even though they each had their own homes now, they still came back to stay for a day or two on weekends.
After finishing their meal, the three kids sat together watching variety shows. Yi Chi and Chengge had ulterior motives. After exchanging glances for a while, someone finally spoke up.
“Chaoyu.”
“Yeah?”
“We didn’t acknowledge knowing you at school, but considering the good deeds we’ve done for you, don’t you think you should confess some things too?”
Yan Chaoyu’s gaze shifted from the TV screen back to them. “What things?”
“We heard that you have a crush on Yang Linchao from our class.”
“…”
“……”
Two seconds of silence followed by the next second, Yan Chaoyu lunged forward and covered Yi Chi’s mouth with her hand, “Lower your voice! Don’t let my dad hear you.”
Yi Chi pried her hand away, his face half-dark, “So it’s true, huh? You little troublemaker, aiming high, aren’t you?”
Yan Zhaoyu cleared her throat and blushed, “I-I never said I liked him. I was just looking, that’s all.”
Chengge remained relatively composed and asked, “Are you two close?”
Yan Chaoyu: “Not close!”
“Then you—”
“Oh, come on, don’t ask, big bro. I won’t tell you anyway.”
“Oh? Are you sure you don’t want me to know? Well, I was going to tell you something about Yang Linchao.” Chengge smirked, “We’re quite familiar with him.”
Yan Chaoyu’s eyes lit up, and she felt a flutter in her heart. “Familiar?”
“In the same class, why would I lie to you?” Changge said, “If you’re interested, I can pass on some of his daily life to you.”
The twin brothers’ telepathic connection was no joke, and Yi Chi almost immediately understood his brother’s intention, so he chimed in, “Exactly, there’s us, and you’re not using this good opportunity.”
Yan Chaoyu looked at them skeptically. “Then you have to promise not to tell anyone about our relationship.”
“No problem.”
In the following period of time, Yi Chi and Changge did often pass on Yang Linchao’s daily updates to her, but…
[This morning, Yang Linchao got caught eating breakfast during self-study and was scolded by the teacher.]
[Yang Linchao went to the restroom without toilet paper, and the class monitor brought some to him.]
[During math class, the teacher called him up to the board to solve a problem, but he didn’t know how and came back dejectedly. Xiao Yu, honestly, this guy’s a bit stupid.] (TLN: Xiao Yu is Yan Chaoyu’s nickname)
[Yan Chaoyu! Can you believe that Yang Linchao actually dug his nose and stuck it under your brother’s desk today!]
[During PE class, Xiao Hui from our class bought him a drink. He enjoyed it a lot, heh heh, scum man.]
…
For several consecutive days, Yan Chaoyu was completely exasperated.
After returning home, she immediately sent a message to the two of them: [I don’t want to hear it anymore! Don’t send me anything tomorrow!]
Yan Chaoyu was convinced that these two were doing it on purpose. They only chose embarrassing incidents involving Yang Linchao to share, completely ignoring any positive aspects. So she decided not to trust them anymore and decided to make her judgment.
After a certain PE class, Yan Chaoyu happily bought sports drinks and took them to their class. When she handed one to Yang Linchao, she also gave her two mischievous brothers a big eye-roll.
Later, Yan Chaoyu left. However, as the end of the class approached, she heard from her classmates that Yang Linchao had been beaten up, his face bruised and swollen, looking quite miserable…
Without hesitation, she rushed to their classroom. By that time, there weren’t many people left in the room. Yang Linchao noticed her approaching and got up from his seat to meet her.
“What happened?”
Yang Linchao looked somewhat awkward, “I don’t know what happened. Yi Chi said to beat me and he did. You know Yi Chi, right? This guy in our class, he’s crazy.”
Yan Chaoyu was momentarily stunned. Her initial reaction wasn’t to the part where he mentioned “Yi Chi said to beat me and he did,” but rather to the phrase “he’s crazy.”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
Yang Linchao gave her a strange look, “I’m not talking nonsense. He did hit me. The classmates in the class saw it, and he and his brother have already been called away by the teacher.”
Yan Chaoyu was angry at those two, but she still had unwavering trust in them. “But why did they beat him?”
“They’re just overbearing bullies! They think they can do whatever they want because of their connections. It’s ridiculous. Who knows what kind of messed-up families they come from.” Yang Linchao finished speaking and then softened his expression, speaking gently, “Chaoyu, in the future, stay away from people like them.”
Yan Chaoyu: “…………”
After Yi Chi and Cheng Ge received a stern scolding at school, when they got home, Xu Nanru couldn’t get the reasons out of them. He got so angry that he took them out and made them run laps.
The courtyard’s playground, round after round, they weren’t allowed to come back.
Yan Chaoyu was at home when she heard this news from Cen Ning. She immediately stood up, “I want to go and see!”
Cen Ning was in the middle of a meal, “Now?”
“Yeah!” Yan Chaoyu turned to Yan Xingzhi, “Dad, can you take me?”
Yan Xingzhi raised an eyebrow. “Going to see them?”
Yan Chaoyu: “There must be some misunderstanding. Brother isn’t someone who randomly beats people.”
Cen Ning nodded in agreement. “That’s true, but Yi Xi said the two of them haven’t said a word.”
Yan Chaoyu had a vague idea in her mind, but wasn’t certain. She pulled at Yan Xingzhi’s sleeve and urged, “Dad, Dad, hurry, let’s go back and check, quickly!”
When Yan Xingzhi and the group arrived, the two boys were still running laps on the playground, enduring the cold. As soon as Yan Chaoyu got out of the car, she rushed toward them without hesitation.
Yan Xingzhi furrowed his brows, “Slow down.”
Yan Chaoyu didn’t listen and continued to hasten toward her two brothers.
Finally catching up, she ran alongside them, “Hey… you two.”
Changge glanced at her, “Why did you come?”
“I, I just wanted to ask why you beat up Yang Linchao. He’s all bruised and swollen!”
Yi Chi: “Sigh… you little troublemaker. If that guy hadn’t been running his mouth, why would I beat him? And, let me warn you, if you dare to hang out with him again, I’ll beat you up along with him!”
Yan Chaoyu glanced at the bruise on Yi Chi’s mouth. “So, what exactly did he say?”
Yi Chi: “Well, he…”
Yan Chaoyu: “Don’t stammer. Spit it all out at once.”
Changge glanced at Yi Chi, then continued, “Little Chaoyu, that jerk said you’re too easy to hook.”
Yi Chi: “He said you’re pretty gullible and falls for anything.”
Changge, “He said up close, you’re actually quite average-looking, not his type.”
Yi Chi: “He also said you lack depth and aren’t interesting to talk to.”
Changge: “But because so many people like you, he wants to satisfy his vanity.”
“And also…”
“Stop!” Yan Chaoyu angrily shouted, “Are you done?”
Yi Chi paused: “Seriously, I’m not lying to you. Look, we went this far to cover up the real reason we fought, just to keep our family from knowing about your crush. We’ve been on your side all this time, how could we still lie to you?”
Yan Chaoyu fell silent.
After a while, with reddened eyes, she glanced away. “Jerk…”
Yi Chi and Changge exchanged looks. “Yeah, a real jerk. Oh, my goodness, we ran around in this freezing weather for such a jerk. I’m nearly freezing to death.”
Yan Chaoyu glanced at them, feeling guilty. “You guys can go back. I’ll talk to Uncle and try to sort things out.”
Yi Chi shook his head, wearing an expression of ‘as an older brother, this is my responsibility’: “It’s okay, you don’t have to say anything. We can handle it.”
“What about the bruises on your face…”
“It’s fine, it’s cold, just go back inside.”
Yan Chaoyu lowered her head, “I’ll still go back and talk to Uncle. Don’t worry, he’ll listen to me…”
With a troubled expression, Yan Chaoyu walked away.
Yi Chi watched her retreating figure, arms crossed, shivering, “Did I just give off a heroic big brother image just now?”
“Yes.”
“Did my face look pretty bad with those bruises?”
“Yes.”
“And you knew it! It was so painful, sheesh! You hit me so hard!”
Changge glanced at him, “If you don’t make it seem serious, how can you make that girl feel guilty?”
Yi Chi, “True… That jerk Yang Linchao, how dare he plan to take that girl’s first kiss? And brag about it, saying within three days? What a piece of sh*t.”
Changge: “Ha, he really has no shame.”
Yi Chi nodded in agreement, then added, “Hey, do you think what we said just now sounded a bit fake?”
“Not really, we played our parts well.”
“Ah, that’s good then.”
As Yan Chaoyu reached the doorstep of her home, the guilt and sadness that had been on her face at the playground disappeared. She looked back, but the figures of those two on the playground were now barely visible.
She smirked, “Two idiots… They seemed quite pleased with themselves, scolding me like that.”
Did they think she believed everything they said?
Of course, she wouldn’t believe that Yan Linchao would say the nonsense that the two of them said he had said, but what he said didn’t matter anymore. She was protective in nature; she could let those two brothers scold her, but if anyone else dared to say anything negative about her brother, she would be furious…
And that Yang Linchao, what was he even talking about with his messy family background? Who is he judging?
In their early teens, just beginning to experience romantic feelings, these young kids were curious about the opposite sex, curious about love, and very eager for those vague bits of gossip.
The next day at school, Yan Chaoyu’s desk mate eagerly shared some gossip with her, claiming that it had spread throughout the school that the two most popular guys had fought because of her.
However, Yan Chaoyu seemed completely unaffected. In the morning, after the second class ended, she took two bags of snacks, paid no attention to the curious looks of others, and walked confidently to the door of Yi Chi’s classroom.
Seeing her approach, Yang Linchao immediately got up and greeted her, “Chaoyu, why are you here? You… brought snacks?”
Indeed, Yan Chaoyu had often shared small snacks with him before, but this was the first time she had come directly to his classroom.
Having such a cute girl bring him food, Yang Linchao’s vanity was greatly satisfied. “Thank you.”
“For what?” Yan Chaoyu gave him a puzzled look, “I didn’t bring these for you.”
Yang Linchao: “…”
Ignoring his expression, Yan Chaoyu went straight past him and stood in front of Yi Chi’s desk: “Here—”
Yi Chi froze, so surprised that he even turned to glance at Changge to share the internal shock he felt.
“Don’t just stand there,” Yan Chaoyu separated the two bags of snacks and tossed one onto Yi Chi’s desk and the other onto Changge’s, “Hurry and eat, you two still have class.”
Yi Chi: “… Red rain throughout the world.” (TLN: a figurative way of saying that something incredibly unusual or shocking is happening)
Yan Chaoyu glared at him, about to say something when Yang Linchao walked over, “Chaoyu? Why did you… why did you bring them food? You know they beat me up yesterday.”
The entire class was watching the scene unfold as if it were a show, and like Yang Linchao, they were also puzzled. Wasn’t it said that Yan Chaoyu liked Yang Linchao? Had she changed her mind?
Yan Chaoyu stared at Yang Linchao, unfazed: “You know very well why they beat you.”
Yang Linchao: “I… I told you yesterday they were just causing trouble for no reason!”
“I refuse to believe they would beat you for no reason.”
“You’re putting way too much trust in them, do you even know them?” Although Yang Linchao was somewhat afraid of those two, he didn’t want to back down in front of Yan Chaoyu. He continued without restraint, “Their disciplinary notice is still up. They have no manners and they just bully others with their power. Chaoyu, you must not let them deceive you—”
“Shut up!” Yan Chaoyu’s face darkened. “Who are you calling bullies? Who has no manners? I know exactly who my brother is. I don’t need you spreading rumours here. I’ll go talk to the teacher later and clarify everything, as for your so-called disciplinary notice—”
“What?” Yang Linchao, who was initially aggressive, suddenly froze. “Wh-what brother?”
Unlike the tense atmosphere on one side, the two seated at the back were quite relaxed.
Xu Yan Changge opened the bag of snacks nonchalantly, “Strawberry flavour, not bad.” (TLN: Changge has two surnames)
Yi Chi: “What? Yours is strawberry-flavoured, why is mine grape-flavoured? I want strawberry too.”
Changge: “Eat your own, don’t steal from me.”
Yi Chi: “Ah—Xiao Chaoyu, you’re biased.” (TLN: Xiao Chaoyu is a nickname for Yan Chaoyu)
Yang Linchao: “??”
Yan Chaoyu: “…”
They’re saying at this moment!?
At this point, not just Yang Linchao, but the entire class was looking at the three of them in astonishment.
Brother? Are they actually relatives?
Yang Linchao’s face turned both pale and green, “You and them…”
Yan Chaoyu replied, “They are my blood-related cousins! In this situation, who should I believe, you or them? What did you say, and why did they beat you up? You know in your heart.”
Yang Linchao stared at Yi Chi and Changge in disbelief. He had initially thought these two brothers were competing for Yan Chaoyu’s attention, but now he realized he might have been digging his own grave.
Facing the girl he likes’ brother, he not only boasted recklessly but also got into a fight… This is bad, really bad. It’s all over now.
“Chaoyu…”
“I have to go. Class is starting.”
“Uh…”
Yan Chaoyu was too lazy to deal with Yang Linchao anymore. She turned to her two brothers, who were happily enjoying their snacks in the back of the classroom, rolling her eyes in exasperation, “You two are pigs!”
Yi Chi glanced up briefly. “Be good, stop scolding. I’ll take you to eat something delicious this weekend.”
Changge nodded in agreement. “There’s a new dessert shop that’s good, their strawberry pudding…”
“Eating, eating, eating! Your obsession with food is ridiculous.” Yan Chaoyu glared at the two of them and stormed out of the classroom in a huff. She had come specifically to help them sort out the situation, and these two acted like indifferent bystanders. They’re so stupid!
After Yan Chaoyu left, the bell rang. Yi Chi casually pushed the snacks aside and looked at Yang Linchao, his expression serious, “Boy, listen, if I ever hear you making any inappropriate remarks about my sister again, I won’t hesitate to teach you a lesson.”
“I…”
Changge chuckled: “Who knows why Chaoyu’s taste is like this? Luckily, she came to her senses.”
“…”
News spreads quickly in school, and before long, the fact that Yan Chaoyu from the freshmen was the sibling of the handsome twins from the juniors had circulated to everyone’s ears.
While the girls rejoiced that their male idols wouldn’t be taken away, they couldn’t help but marvel at the power of genetics.
TLN: Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This now marks the end of our journey with Yan Xingzhi and Cen Ning. Thank you to everyone for joining us and making it to the end! We hope everyone loved the story as much as we did. Special thanks to inw for her awesome editing ❤️, we (Hu Li, Anon and inw) are now signing out! See y’all in a different novel! ❤️❤️
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