GRMFBS CH207

Zhan Yan’s eyes widened: “Jie?”

Zhan Suiru stiffened, a rare occurrence for her: “Yan Yan?”

Also stiffening at the same time was Gu Jiancheng.

Caught completely off guard, he was meeting the parents! He had originally wanted to carefully plan their first meeting to maximize his favorability, but how did they suddenly bump into each other like this?! And it was Yan Yan’s sister, the one in his family most likely related to the supernatural!

Chu Chengcheng and Cheng Yichu still remembered this beautiful sister who had brought them the super delicious big grapes. The two enthusiastically waved their hands: “Zhan-jie! Zhan-jie!”

Gu Jiancheng: …

How did you guys beat me to calling her Sister again?!

Seeing Yang Ran beside his sister, Zhan Yan couldn’t help but pause. Who was this person? Why would his sister be watching a movie with a strange man?

Open the gossip threads and start searching!

[In order to prevent players who happened to have seen Yang Ran before from recognizing him, Zhan Suiru gave Yang Ran a new face.]

Zhan Yan: …Oh, so that’s what’s going on. The puppet butler also has this benefit, a true disguise technique!

Speaking of which, why was Yang Ran wearing a leather collar around his neck? Sister, do you guys normally play like this… wait, that’s not right!

Zhan Yan’s eyes suddenly widened.

Why would his sister bring Yang Ran out? Had Yang Ran already recovered?!

Zhan Yan continued to use the Gossip System to search.

Wuwuwu, Deputy Bureau Chief Ning, you did beautifully! Thanks to Nie Ling, the Grand Musician, and all the other researchers who contributed to the study of inhibitors!

The two groups merged together to exit the movie theater.

“My classmates and I all made cameo appearances in it, so we came to watch it together,” Zhan Yan said while continuously stealing glances at Yang Ran.

Seeing Zhan Yan staring at him, Yang Ran revealed a warm and clean smile.

Zhan Yan: Hmm… although this face is different from the one he saw in his dream, making it look a bit awkward, it’s still quite handsome, worthy of his sister.

Seeing Zhan Yan staring fixedly at Yang Ran, Zhan Suiru skillfully began to change the subject.

She shifted her gaze to Gu Jiancheng. She hadn’t seen this classmate last time!

Gu Jiancheng first reflexively revealed a smile. It was extremely innocent and friendly, just still carrying a bit of the “domineering CEO” vibe he had been practicing these past few days.

After their eyes met, both of their hearts skipped a beat.

For some unknown reason, they both felt the other looked a bit familiar. The kind of familiar that wasn’t simple at all!

Zhan Yan introduced them: “This is my sister, and this is my classmate, Gu Jiancheng. He also made a cameo in the movie with us, and he was interning nearby last time.”

Gu Jiancheng immediately showed the most amiable smile possible, his voice incredibly friendly: “Hello, Jie. Zhan Yan and I are roommates. Thank you for the grapes you sent, they were especially delicious.”

Zhan Suiru was just pondering why she found Gu Jiancheng familiar when she suddenly felt her cuff being tugged by Yang Ran.

The two had excellent tacit understanding; without needing any eye signals, Zhan Suiru immediately glanced down, her gaze falling on Gu Jiancheng’s wrist… Why did that string of blended incense beads he was wearing look so familiar?

When Zhan Suiru looked back up, her eyes suddenly turned sharp.

Well then, the incense beads were requested for this “classmate,” and the essential oils were probably requested for him too.

She knew there was something off about Yan Yan! She had already suspected it last summer vacation!

Zhan Yan: Crap… I was too excited finding out the inhibitor worked, I forgot there was such a flaw.

Zhan Suiru scrutinized Gu Jiancheng carefully.

Hmm, not short in height, passable looks, appears tall, sturdy, and healthy, so he shouldn’t be a burden to Yan Yan… But he’s taller than Yan Yan and looks stronger too. If the two ever fight in the future, will he bully Yan Yan?

His manner of speaking was quite polite, but that smile at the beginning felt a bit strange. Moreover… why did she find Gu Jiancheng familiar?

Zhan Suiru started to ponder.

Spiritual power was related to memory. With her spiritual power, she could originally have a photographic memory. But the reincarnation she experienced before had caused Zhan Suiru’s memory to have a slight problem. Now she could remember important things very clearly, but memories that were too distant or unimportant had all been tossed aside.

It would take some effort for her to recall why she found Gu Jiancheng familiar.

It didn’t matter, she could chat with him first.

“Gu Jiancheng? Yan Yan has mentioned you to me.” Zhan Suiru curled her lips, her eyes seemingly smiling but also harboring a deeper meaning.

Zhan Yan immediately cast his gaze towards Yang Ran, his expression profound.

“Jie, who is this?”

Zhan Suiru paused, retracting her sharp gaze from Gu Jiancheng:

“A friend of mine who is also interested in sculptures, so I brought him to take a look.”

Yang Ran’s current condition wasn’t suitable to be revealed to the family yet. She originally planned to bring him home after he had fully recovered.

The siblings exchanged glances:

Tsk tsk tsk, I haven’t even asked anything yet, and you’re already protecting him? Little brother has grown up and his elbows are starting to turn outward!

Zhan Yan:

Hmph hmph hmph, haven’t you kept everything from me too?

While exchanging glances, Zhan Yan smiled extremely friendlily at Yang Ran: “You have great taste! I always said my sister’s sculptures are amazing, and there will definitely be more and more people appreciating them! When we get back, our whole family will go watch it, they’ll definitely like it too! This movie showcased the sculptures incredibly well. Do you like it too?”

Zhan Yan looked at Yang Ran with innocent eyes.

He remembered Yang Ran was someone who cared deeply about aesthetics, always decorating things he made whenever he had the chance. Judging from the fact that he molded two puppy ears on the player, Yang Ran was someone with very normal aesthetics.

Yang Ran’s ears turned red.

This was Sui Sui-jie’s little brother, he had a very good relationship with Sui Sui-jie, and had seen many of the sculptures he made… the ugly sculptures…

Ah… why did meeting the parents—no, meeting his future brother-in-law—have to be in this kind of situation…

“Those sculptures…” Yang Ran really didn’t have thick enough skin to accept the praise. But just as he opened his mouth, he realized that in the little brother’s eyes, those sculptures were made by Sui Sui-jie.

The little brother stared at him expectantly.

Yang Ran stumbled over his words: “V-very good.”

Zhan Yan continued: “You think they’re very good too, right? Aren’t they full of vitality? I like the scene in the classroom where the lighting rapidly changes from morning to dusk the most. Which part do you like best?”

Zhan Suiru interrupted: “We’re almost out of the movie theater.”

The siblings’ eyes met, rapidly reaching an understanding through their gazes:

—I know you’re dating, and I know you don’t want to tell the family. I’ll help you keep it a secret, and you help me keep it a secret, okay?

—Deal.

The siblings casually looked away from each other and quickly said their goodbyes at the theater entrance.

Gu Jiancheng felt that Yan Yan didn’t really seem to want him interacting with his sister, so he hesitated, and then couldn’t find another opportunity to speak up.

The siblings’ tacit understanding was astonishing; before anyone else could react, they had already walked their separate ways and parted.

Gu Jiancheng was very troubled. Yan Yan seemed to think now wasn’t a good time to introduce him to his sister? But why did he find Zhan Suiru familiar? Could it be that he had once come into contact with her using his Deep Shadow identity?

Last time at the train station, Gu Jiancheng had seen Zhan Yan’s family from a distance. His eyesight was very good, and he clearly saw everyone’s appearance, but he didn’t find anyone familiar that time.

It was also possible that Zhan Suiru’s supernatural identity hid her appearance…

Gu Jiancheng really wanted to chat with Zhan Yan about his sister.

After parting with his sister, Zhan Yan immediately opened the Gossip System and began searching. He didn’t have time to look closely at the gossip threads in the movie theater, so he only knew the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau’s inhibitor was working. But he still didn’t know the specific details.

Did Yang Ran have to wear this inhibitor for the rest of his life? Were there any side effects? Could the problem with Yang Ran be completely solved based on the principle of this inhibitor…

Zhan Yan didn’t turn off the Gossip System until they returned to the rental apartment. After snapping out of his daze, he found Gu Jiancheng looking at him pitifully, like a large dog drenched in the rain.

Zhan Yan: “What’s wrong?”

The pitiful Gu Jiancheng forced a domineering CEO-style smile: “Heh, so what if you ignore me? I don’t care!”

Zhan Yan instantly remembered how they had walked back the whole way.

He was engrossed in searching for gossip threads related to the inhibitor and didn’t pay much attention to his surroundings the entire way. Gu Jiancheng tried to talk to him several times but was brushed off. Going up and down the stairs, Gu Jiancheng had to hold his forearm to guide him.

Aiya, look at this aggrieved energy.

Zhan Yan pinched Gu Jiancheng’s chin and turned his face over: “I care.”

Student Xiao Gu’s eyes widened again, his pupils pitch-black and shiny, as if small flames were burning vigorously inside.

“I spaced out earlier.” Zhan Yan smoothed his fur. “What did you want to say before?”

Student Xiao Gu’s chin felt pretty good to the touch; he forgot to let go.

Gu Jiancheng spoke while his chin was being pinched: “I saw your sister today.”

Zhan Yan dropped his hand: “Uh-huh.”

Gu Jiancheng scooped his hand back up to his neck: “Does your sister have a bad impression of me?”

Zhan Yan stroked his neck, remembering the video Mi Man showed him a couple of days ago of a large dog continuously nudging a person’s hand with its head asking for pets: “You’re overthinking it. If my sister didn’t approve of you, she wouldn’t have reacted like that.”

Gu Jiancheng pressed closer again: “You said I was your classmate.”

Zhan Yan understood. Student Xiao Gu was still hung up on the matter of meeting the parents.

“It wasn’t convenient to introduce you in that situation.”

Gu Jiancheng: “Does your sister do anything else besides making sculptures? The essential oil and blended incense beads she gave are really effective.”

Zhan Yan: “Oh that, it was given by my sister’s client. Her clients do all sorts of things.”

Although Zhan Yan knew these were all made by his sister, he could only use the story his sister previously used to fool him to trick Student Xiao Gu for now.

Sigh, there were so many troublesome things going on in the family right now; it really wasn’t a good time to meet the parents.

Gu Jiancheng thought to himself that items of this caliber definitely couldn’t have been gifted by a client, so Yan Yan didn’t know his sister’s true identity.

Worrisome. How was he going to handle family relationships when he and Yan Yan were together in the future? Looking at his sister’s perfuming ability, she should be a healing-type? Which healing-types had he come into contact with before…

Gu Jiancheng ran off to flip through the list of healing-types Approaching Science had given him before.

Zhan Yan got a moment of peace and decided to check his sister’s and Yang Ran’s gossip threads first.

[Yang Ran held it in the whole way. After returning to the workshop, he anxiously asked Zhan Suiru, “Will little brother be dissatisfied with me?”]

Zhan Yan felt this sounded a bit familiar.

Yang Ran felt he had performed terribly in front of the little brother. The little brother liked his sculptures very much, but when asking him, his reaction was hesitant and slow, as if he completely disliked those sculptures and was just acting like he liked them—even though he truly did think they were ugly.

But the little brother still thought those sculptures were made by Sui Sui-jie. So in the little brother’s eyes, would he seem like a bad guy who lied to his sister?

“Don’t worry. If that little smart aleck didn’t like you, he wouldn’t have reacted like that.”

Zhan Yan, eating melons from afar: This sentence also sounds a bit familiar.

The inhibitor could last for about a day, but the effects would become unstable in the later stages. Not long after they finished watching the movie, Yang Ran’s inhibitor began showing signs of instability, so Zhan Suiru brought him back to the workshop.

Zhan Yan continued scrolling through the gossip threads, and as he scrolled, he started worrying again. The inhibitor was useful, but the duration was too short… He’d search up how much this thing cost to make, and see if he could provide Yang Ran with a new one every day…

He couldn’t find the price in the gossip threads, but Zhan Yan calculated it based on the manufacturing process and materials of the inhibitors. The resulting number made him a little dizzy.

What should he do, this hasn’t even factored in labor costs…

While scrolling through the gossip threads, Zhan Yan also saw the ones on Yang Ran’s end.

[Yang Ran was still anxious. He said to Zhan Suiru, “How about I bake some more little cookies for your brother?”]

[Zhan Suiru stated there was no need. She believed your taste has now become as eccentric as your brother Zhan Jinli’s, and you only like eating the overly sweet pastries made by Zhan Jinli.]

So those super delicious little cookies were baked by Yang Ran! There is a need, there is a need! He was about to lose his sense of taste from eating his brother’s bread; give him some normal little pastries to restore his tastebuds!

[After pondering, Yang Ran stated that he could add more sugar to the little cookies he made for her brother.]

Zhan Yan: …

If you do that, we can’t be friends anymore!

He still had to find another way to save Yang Ran; he couldn’t solely rely on the inhibitor. How nice it was to have a brother-in-law who would bake cookies for him. He couldn’t let his sister and brother-in-law live a normal life only inside a secret room in the future, right?

Continue scrolling through gossip threads, accumulating information words to upgrade the little star!

He already knew Ning Xi prepared the inhibitor, so he temporarily didn’t need to grind the energy gauge for the “Organizations” tab. He didn’t know when the Candle Dragon would wake up and give him a blessing, but his “Domain” tab’s little star always had something to do with the Candle Dragon every time it upgraded.

The first time was dreaming of the Candle Dragon, and the second time was learning about the Candle Dragon Loop.

Perhaps if he upgraded “Domain” again, he could also get something similar to the Candle Dragon’s blessing.

Zhan Yan opened several search bars, each loaded with the name or codename of a network-type superpowered individual who was currently exploring the Dawn World. The gossip threads refreshed automatically, and the new information words these people discovered in the Dawn World would also automatically populate his information drive.

Thanks to the new world and these exploring network-types, letting him experience the feeling of receiving an AFK level-up EXP gift pack!

Zhan Yan stared at the refreshing gossip threads for a while and calculated in his mind. Piggybacking off other people’s gossip threads was faster than searching himself, but at this rate, it would still take a long time to fully charge a “Domain” little star.

Because these network-types wouldn’t specifically go exploring the domains in the Dawn World; they would simultaneously record many other things.

If only there was someone specifically opening up the map… hey, he also had network-type abilities!

Now that the minor protection mode of the Dawn World had been removed, he didn’t have to fear being kicked out halfway through exploring by the “Deep Shadow” NPC.

Zhan Yan opened the chaofan forum and opened his private messages with Administrator Lingyu.

Approaching Science: “Are you guys exploring the Dawn World right now?”

“Can you bring me along?”