Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 615 - 616: Miao Xuanxuan Admits

Chapter 615: Chapter 616: Miao Xuanxuan Admits

"Xuanxuan, I need to talk to you about something," Miao Qingqing summoned Miao Xuanxuan to her room.

"Sister, what is it?" Miao Qingqing sat on the edge of the bed, her little feet dangling in her slippers, swinging gently as she asked in a relaxed and comfortable demeanor, smiling, "You’re not worried about my brother-in-law going out with me, are you?"

Miao Qingqing did not respond, but just stared at Miao Xuanxuan.

Miao Xuanxuan felt something off in Miao Qingqing’s gaze and suddenly felt a bit uneasy. Had she shown something in her usual chats and play with Song Xiaodong that made Miao Qingqing suspicious?

"Xuanxuan!" Just as Miao Xuanxuan was feeling deeply anxious, Miao Qingqing finally spoke, "The person who was with Dongzi two years ago, was it... you?"

Miao Xuanxuan was stunned for a moment. Her dangling feet suddenly stopped, one slipper even fell off, and then she replied with a face of "confusion": "Sis, have you lost your mind? Didn’t you say it was you? You’ve been with Dongzi for so long, why would you suddenly ask such a bizarre question?"

Miao Qingqing stared at Miao Xuanxuan, trying to see something in her eyes, but Miao Xuanxuan simply rolled hers and reached for her forehead, saying, "Have you fried your brain? Our brother-in-law is a divine doctor, you know."

Miao Qingqing pulled away Miao Xuanxuan’s hand, sighed, and relayed the recent events to her, saying, "So I started feeling like it wasn’t me two years ago, but you."

"Come on, are you dumb? When you slept with Dongzi, didn’t you know if you were touched?" Miao Xuanxuan continued feigning ignorance.

"Sigh... The first time I slept with Dongzi, I did bleed, and he told me that it wasn’t cleaned properly before and there was residue, but now that I think about it, it was just a way to comfort me. According to my memory, that night two years ago, we did it several times, so it’s impossible for there to be any residue. That means that night was truly my first time, which means the person back then wasn’t me at all."

"So you do remember that night from two years ago?" Miao Xuanxuan now furrowed her brow, not pretending this time, but truly concerned.

"Initially, I too relied on that memory, but with the fade of memories and the recent occurrences, I suddenly had a terrifying thought: we might have been manipulated by someone."

"Manipulated... You mean, your memories are fake, like someone forced them into your brain?" Miao Xuanxuan’s eyes widened.

Miao Qingqing nodded, saying, "After I had that thought, I researched a lot in this area recently and found out that a hypnotherapist could implant a memory into someone’s mind, and I might have been victim to this scheme."

"Bloody hell... Who has the time to play such boring tricks?" Miao Xuanxuan’s mouth twitched. If Miao Qingqing was telling the truth, she was truly furious as it meant that these were originally her memories which were first erased and then transferred into Miao Qingqing’s brain, and now back into her own.

"Xuanxuan, don’t lie to me. Do you remember now?" Miao Qingqing once again stared intensely at Miao Xuanxuan.

Miao Xuanxuan’s mouth twitched slightly, and then she grinned, giggling and said, "That’s nonsense, it has nothing to do with me. Don’t overthink it. Even if someone really planned this, there might not have been anything two years ago. The only one being forced is you, and you are now with Dongzi. No matter how it was before, it doesn’t matter anymore."

As Miao Xuanxuan finished speaking and was about to get up to leave, Miao Qingqing suddenly grabbed her shoulder and said, "Xuanxuan, you can’t run away from this, you have to explain it to me clearly."

"There’s nothing to explain clearly. Dongzi is your man, he is my brother-in-law, there shouldn’t be all these messed-up situations. You must be exhausted lately."

Miao Xuanxuan wanted to sound natural and to look at Miao Qingqing with a normal gaze, but she couldn’t act naturally no matter how hard she tried.

Miao Qingqing sighed softly and said, "So it’s really like that." Then, she sat down limply next to Miao Xuanxuan.

Miao Xuanxuan wanted to flee, but seeing Miao Qingqing like this, she knew that there was no escaping this issue. She wanted to say something to Miao Qingqing, but her mouth opened and closed several times without knowing what to say, and the room suddenly fell into silence.

After a while, Miao Xuanxuan finally spoke faintly, "Sister, no matter what happened before, now you are with Dongzi. I am your sister; I won’t fight with you for a man."

Miao Qingqing gently shook her head and said, "This isn’t about you stealing my man, it’s about me having stolen yours. The way you look at Dongzi sometimes is just like Yingying. I always thought you admired Dongzi, but only now do I understand, it was because you liked Dongzi."

"I didn’t..." Miao Xuanxuan quickly shook her head in denial.

"You are my sister, don’t I know you? You usually ignore most men, but when you’re with Dongzi, you are very relaxed and incredibly in tune."

"I didn’t..." Miao Xuanxuan tried to deny again, but her words clearly lacked conviction.

Miao Qingqing looked down at her feet and said softly, "Xuanxuan, I’ll give Dongzi back to you. The main reason I was with him was because of something that happened two years ago, and we never really dated. When I got together with him, it was also during my most difficult time when he helped me. After that, it was mostly driven by physical needs, we didn’t have much in common. He’s laid back, but I’m serious. He likes an easy life, and I always keep myself tightly wound. We really belong to two different worlds, and you and he have similar personalities, common interests. Together, you would be much happier and are more suitable for each other."

Miao Xuanxuan shuddered, Miao Qingqing’s words deeply moved her, but seeing Miao Qingqing’s somewhat soul-lost look made her heart feel as though it was pricked by a needle. She grabbed Miao Qingqing’s hand and softly said, "Sister, look how painful it is for you to say this, it shows how much you love Dongzi now. As long as there’s love, other things aren’t an issue. I admit, I also liked Dongzi, and the person two years ago was me, but that’s all in the past. In my heart, he is now my brother-in-law."

Miao Qingqing looked up at Miao Xuanxuan, her mouth twitching slightly, and said, "Really?"

"Of course it’s true." Miao Xuanxuan grinned and said, "Alright, but I have to tell you, don’t keep dwelling on what happened two years ago, okay? You are my sister, irreplaceable in this lifetime. We shouldn’t let a man come between us, I won’t agree to that."

Miao Qingqing looked at Miao Xuanxuan, silent for a long time, but her hand tightly held her sister’s hand.