Chapter 185 Communication between Sister and Brother

It was the first time that Gu Tingzhou saw an adult girl of similar age to him crying in front of him. What was even more bizarre was that Zhao Yuxi was a very strong person, but she could actually cry!

Gu Tingzhou didn't know why she was crying, nor did he know what to do to stop her from crying.

He was at a loss and indifferent.

He sat there and watched Zhao Yuxi sobbing with interest.

Zhao Yuxi cried for a while, and then she realized that there was someone sitting opposite her. She couldn't cry anymore. If she continued crying, her dignity in front of Gu Tingzhou would be gone. To prevent this from happening, she used the elemental dissolution to go to the next room, wiped her tears and came back.

At this time, Gu Tingzhou was still sitting in his original position, motionless.

He thought Zhao Yuxi would hide away, cry for a while and then come back, but this person was really extraordinary in doing things. Even if she was crying, she was crying with super high efficiency. Zhao Yuxi now was completely different from the Zhao Yuxi ten seconds ago. She had a smile on her face and there was no sign of crying at all.

Zhao Yuxi smiled and said to him, "Can you pretend you don't know what happened just now?"

"No." After calling Zhao Yuxi "sister", Gu Tingzhou felt a little regretful. If he agreed to her request at this time, he would have to be a younger brother, which was a consequence he could not accept. So he could only pretend to be indifferent and dull, in order to gain a sense of peace of mind and pride.

"How about you pretend that I never cried and I pretend that you never called me sister?"

"No, I want to know why you are crying."

"Brother Gu Tingzhou, you should use your own smart brain to figure out the answer to this question instead of asking me." Zhao Yuxi changed the way she addressed Gu Tingzhou. This was a reminder, a provocation, and a threat. The implication was that if you didn't agree to my terms, I would always address you as "brother."

"You cried, but I didn't. I am not you, and the answer I thought of may not be true." Gu Tingzhou would not let Zhao Yuxi take advantage of him for nothing: If you insist on emphasizing the way I call you, then I will have to tell you in detail about your crying.

"If you call me sister again, I will tell you the answer. How about that? Isn't it a good deal? Because except me, no one can tell you the correct answer to this question."

"Will you cry again?"

"I don't know, it's worth a try." Zhao Yuxi smiled brightly and spoke in a cheerful tone, as if she was sure of winning.

Gu Tingzhou would not be so foolish as to fall for Zhao Yuxi's trick. She said she didn't know, but she actually knew. The initiative of crying or not crying was in the hands of the other party. If he called her sister again because of Zhao Yuxi's joke, he would be really stupid.

"Don't try. It's too dangerous."

"It's not as dangerous as you think. It's just a name. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about what happened today, unless one day you are willing to call me sister in front of others. I won't force you. Let's exchange reasons. I'll tell you why I cried, and you tell me why you called me sister. This way, you won't suffer any loss, right?"

Zhao Yuxi took a step back to advance. She thought she was very generous and tolerant because she suffered a loss: Gu Tingzhou may not be able to guess why I cried, but I roughly guessed why he called me sister. Gu Tingzhou really needs someone who can care for him and take care of him. If this person is younger than him, then she may be a sister. If this person is older than him, then she is a sister.

"Because you are older than me and you are very nice to me."

"In that case, should you always call me sister?" Gu Tingzhou didn't think he was being tricked. He thought for a while and said sincerely, "I don't know if I should. It's your turn to tell me the reason."

"My reasons are very simple. Because you treat me as a true friend, and because you can understand what I do."

"Is that all?" Gu Tingzhou knew without thinking that these two reasons alone were not enough to make the strong and competitive Zhao Yuxi cry suddenly. She couldn't control her emotions, not because she didn't have the ability to control her emotions, but because she didn't want to control her emotions. This matter was special enough for her and meaningful enough to make her cry.

"Of course there are other reasons. Let me analyze them for you first, and then I'll talk about myself. There are at least two reasons why you are willing to call me sister. One is that you are a little afraid of me, and the other is that you think I'm not that scary anymore."

Gu Tingzhou thought of both of these reasons, but he was too embarrassed to say them out loud.

If I tell you the first reason, my image will be ruined. How can the ancients be afraid of the ancients? Why should people with low asymptotic rate and large domain radius be afraid of people with high asymptotic rate and small domain radius? There is no such reason. If I tell others about this, I will be laughed at.

I'm afraid it would be a bit impolite to tell the second reason, because she just wants me to be afraid of her. She knows I'm not afraid of her, and she might get angry again. Zhao Yuxi is so petty.

As for why I felt she was not so scary at that time, it was because I heard that she was unhappy and her family was very poor. Before she got the asymptote, Zhao Yuxi was as fragile, small, and ordinary as everyone else. In addition, I heard Zhao Yuxi crying, and after she got the asymptote, Zhao Yuxi was not invulnerable and indestructible.

In his heart, there was a third unstated reason: he liked Zhao Yuxi.

He was very glad that Zhao Yuxi didn't see the reason. Otherwise, from now on, he would never be able to look directly into Zhao Yuxi's eyes.

"Student Gu Tingzhou, my purpose in dating you is definitely not to make you afraid of me, although I do enjoy the feeling of being afraid of others. Now that you have explained your reasons, let me explain mine. There are very few people who regard me as a true friend. Maybe you are not the first, but you are the first one I feel. Because you are the first, you are important. You are willing to call me sister, is this also the reason?"

"Yes." Gu Tingzhou deeply felt that Zhao Yuxi was really amazing. Her thoughts, her abilities, and her intentions were all good. "Didn't Xu Yingze regard you as a true friend?"

"People with different paths cannot work together. She and her classmates are real friends, but she and I are not real friends. Our paths have never intersected, but there has been no conflict either. That's all."

"Did not see it."

"It's normal that you didn't notice it. If you noticed it, that would be abnormal. These words are just between the two of us. Don't tell outsiders, especially don't tell Xu Yingze and Mu Zhengguang. Also, don't deliberately distance yourself from them, they can sense it. Especially Xu Yingze, she is a very smart person, smarter than Mu Zhengguang, and this kind of intelligence is not only reflected in her academic performance. You should understand what kind of intelligence I'm talking about."

"You mean to say she's clever and sensible, right?"

Zhao Yuxi didn't want to discuss being sensible or not with Gu Tingzhou. It was too early to discuss this topic with him. In addition, communicating with Gu Tingzhou was very laborious, and it was too difficult to hear a few caring words from him. She said so much, but she couldn't get Gu Tingzhou to call her "sister" again. This was really beyond her expectations, but it seemed reasonable, because Gu Tingzhou was such an ignorant person who didn't know how to be considerate of others.

"That's about right. When I find your junior high school graduation photo, I'll take a photo of it and give it to you. You tell me which one you like."

"Are you interested in someone I like?"

"I'm interested in you, not the person you like."

(End of this chapter)