003 The Inexpensive Younger Brother

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As she was puzzled, a memory suddenly flashed through Qu Zhanyi’s mind.

It was the scene of the original owner caring for the little boy, raising him after their father’s death and mother’s abandonment, the two siblings relying on each other to survive.

Is this my so-called little brother!?

Qu Zhanyi pushed him aside impatiently and said sharply, “Get out of the way, don’t be a nuisance.”

Xu Xinqi’s smile froze on his face, his tone shifting from joy to confusion. “Sister?”

Qu Zhanyi ignored him and decisively kicked Zhang Wanqing’s half body off the cliff’s edge.

“Sister!” Xu Xinqi shouted, his face instantly pale, clearly terrified by her action.

He reached out, grabbing Qu Zhanyi’s hand, his eyes filled with deep worry. “What are you trying to do?”

“To help him turn over a new leaf. Kill him, and it will be settled once and for all.”

What turning over a new leaf? What settling once and for all?

Xu Xinqi didn’t understand what his sister meant. Just as he was about to ask why, he saw her suddenly fall straight toward the cliff.

Panicked, he pulled her hand back, then tightly embraced her head, dragging her far away from Zhang Wanqing like pulling a stubborn carrot.

Being yanked backward, Qu Zhanyi’s head blood surged upward, her eyes numb and swollen; she felt as if her head was no longer her head, and her face no longer her face.

Xu Xinqi, terrified by his sister’s half-conscious state, cried out helplessly, “Sister, what’s wrong with you? Don’t die! Don’t die, sister! Sister...”

Such a loud wail, like a death knell!

Xu Xinqi, completely distraught and scared, cried as if his heart was breaking.

Qu Zhanyi wanted to cover her ears to block out the noisy crying, but little brother Xu Xinqi was relentless.

Three minutes later, as her senses gradually returned, Qu Zhanyi slowly sat up.

Seeing her little brother still wailing, she gave a cold glare and snapped, “Shut up.”

Sure enough, children, whether before or now, were always annoying.

Especially those who looked harmless and innocent.

Xu Xinqi choked on his sobs, quickly covering his mouth.

Even being scolded didn’t make him feel wronged; instead, he obediently squatted by Qu Zhanyi’s side, his eyes sparkling as he looked at his sister who now seemed alive again.

Worried that she was uncomfortable, he even offered his legs.

“If you rest your head on my legs, you won’t feel uncomfortable.”

Qu Zhanyi looked at him with disdain. “You must be joking, those aren’t magic legs.”

Xu Xinqi was serious. “If they were magic legs, sister could eat them and live forever.”

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Qu Zhanyi scoffed, “Naive.”

And then ignored him, her mind already turning over how to kill Zhang Wanqing without breaking the rules set by the seventeenth brother.

“Sister.”

Xu Xinqi deliberately lowered his voice, nervously glancing at the uncertain fate of Zhang Wanqing not far away.

He whispered, “Did he do something bad to you, sister? Is that why you want to kill him?”

“Yes. I have to kill him,” Qu Zhanyi’s voice was icy, her tone tinged with regret. “Unfortunately, I cannot kill him directly.”

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