Chapter 209 - Not Again

They all sat back down. Everyone was still feeling tense, except for Lu Zihao who appeared very relaxed. He even requested one of the maids for a fresh cup of tea and pastries.

Jin Liwei's entire body was taut. It was taking almost all his willpower to control his temper. Jealousy was still whirling inside him.

Similarly, Iris' emotions were in turmoil. Waking up in another body was already unbelievable. But if it happened to her, was it possible that it happened to her brother as well?

Jin Liwei wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to his body, almost making her sit on his lap but not quite. He was very tense. It wasn't helping her deal with her own emotions.

"Liwei, he's my big brother," she whispered to him. "Don't fight anymore. Okay?"

He looked at her troubled face. She wasn't crying anymore, but her eyes still glistened with tears. Her cheeks were wet, her nose and lips tender. She looked beautiful even with such a pitiful expression. He couldn't help but soften seeing her like this.

He removed a handkerchief from his pocket and began gently wiping her face. Afterwards, he lightly kissed her lips and then her forehead. He frowned. Her skin felt too cold.

"Liweidarling." Her eyes implored him.

Although he still felt jealous, he just couldn't say no to her. "Okay, baby. I won't fight with him. So don't cry anymore, okay?"

She nodded, smiling a little.

Wang Yingjie seemed to notice the direction of Lin Yehan's thoughts. "Eldest Brother, Xiulan is a good person. We recently heard from Grandpa Lu himself that she's his student and that he's very pleased with her. If her character really has a problem, with Grandpa Lu's personality, he would immediately refuse her as his student. I think we should hear Fifth Brother's explanation first before we judge the current situation, don't you think?"

With this voice of reason, Lin Yehan's mind opened up. He was a naturally gentle person but his protectiveness towards his brothers tend to make him close-minded at times. Grandpa Lu was someone who never took sh*t from anybody, so they all trusted the elder's judgment.

"Is everyone ready to listen to what I have to say?" Lu Zihao asked. He lounged on his seat, looking relaxed and sipping tea.

"Yeah! We want to know what's up with you and Xiao Xiu!" Yu Mo said.

The others nodded.

Jin Liwei's lips pressed together into a thin line. Iris felt him tense up again, so she pressed herself closer to him. He kissed her temple and relaxed but only for a bit.

"Xiulan and I were online friends since long ago. That's how we knew each other. We met in an online computer game. Since then, we often played computer games together. We sent each other photos of each other so we knew what the other looks like, but we didn't know each other's real names. I only know her as Evelinka which was one of her online usernames. And she just calls me Big Brother."

Iris blinked, not showing any reaction. She needed to corroborate with whatever he was saying. Inside, however, she was criticizing his made-up story.

'What a stupid story,' she thought.

Iris was displeased with the story, but still nodded, agreeing with everything he said.

Yu Mo: "Oh! So that's why you were calling Xiao Xiu Evelinka. But why were you speaking in Russian earlier?"

Lu Zihao shrugged like it was no big deal. "EvelinkaI mean Xiulan has always been multilingual. She mentioned before that Russian is one of her favourite languages. Before the accident, I wasn't really interested in learning other languages but during my recovery, I suddenly had a lot of free time. I decided why not use my free time to learn some new languages? So I learned Russian because I remembered her. Not to mention that it's really helpful in picking up some hot Russian ladies."

Yu Mo snickered. He and Lu Zihao high-fived.

Iris fought the urge to roll her eyes. This stupid story was making her feel dizzy. Although she was now starting to accept that Lu Zihao might really be her Big Brother Nikolai from her past life, there was a part of her that resisted this idea. A trace of panic was starting to grow from within her. She took a few deep breaths to calm herself but her current emotions were still too chaotic.

"Is it true, baby?" Jin Liwei asked her.

She nodded immediately, not daring to hesitate for fear of arousing suspicion. "Yes, everything that Big Brother said is true."

Jin Liwei was still a little suspicious but he knew that his baby girl spent a lot of time online. He even