Chapter 1777: I Treated You as a Brother, and You Want to Flirt with My Sister? (Part 1)

About twenty minutes later, Duan Xi returned, but Duan Qianyang did not come back with him.

Jiaojiao immediately went up to him, pulling him into a corner to ask, "Brother Xi, what did you say to Uncle Duan?"

"Told him to declare that Duan Sishu went crazy," Duan Xi replied.

"Huh?" Jiaojiao was stunned.

In fact, Duan Xi gave Duan Qianyang a choice: either he dies, or Duan Sishu goes mad.

Duan Sishu was spoiled and reckless from a young age, daring to say anything.

It’s hard to tell whether she’s too naive or just too stupid.

The things she shouted today, if spread, could have unimaginable consequences.

After all, in their circle, many people knew the Master from back then and believed in those things.

So if this matter from the past gets exposed, all of them, especially Jiaojiao, the person involved, face the most severe consequence, which is death. And if Jiaojiao dies, he wouldn’t live alone either, so that’s the first option: he dies.

The other option is Duan Sishu goes mad.

A madperson, whatever they say, are mad ramblings, naturally unbelievable.

With Duan Sishu’s character, fearless and naive to the point of stupidity, she speaks recklessly; one day, her words will bring disaster. Plus, she happens to know everything from back then, so to prevent any mishap and protect everyone, madness is the only way.

Once mad, no matter what she says afterwards, no one would believe her.

Under his explanation, Jiaojiao quickly understood the intricacies and, recalling what Duan Sishu shouted earlier, didn’t say much but still skeptically asked Duan Xi, "Brother Xi, have Xiaobai and Xiaohuang really gone back?"

"They have," Duan Xi answered without changing expression.

"..." Jiaojiao.

Seeing his slightly reddened ears, she silently pouted but didn’t expose his lie.

Just said, "Brother Xi, don’t lie to me anymore, it’s too obvious."

"???" Duan Xi looked over with flushed ear tips.

Jiaojiao snorted, stood on tiptoe, leaned into his arms, reached out to pinch his ear tips, and laughed, "They’re burning hot."

"..." Duan Xi, now his face was red too, but not from lying, rather from Jiaojiao’s embrace and the delicate pinch on his ear, afraid she’d keep going and cause something irreparable, he quickly pulled her hand down and kissed it.

Now Jiaojiao’s face turned red too, both shy and blushing.

"Geez!" Ruan Lei, who had just walked by, shivered and found the scene quite scandalous. Ignoring how bright a third wheel he was, he stepped in and forcibly pulled them apart, telling Jiaojiao, "Jiaojiao, when the banquet ends, we’ve booked a dance hall. Let’s go play, Yang Tao will come later."

Yang Tao had a theater performance tonight, which is why she hadn’t made it.

"Okay." Jiaojiao nodded with a red face, then glanced at Duan Xi, seeing him still looking at her, feeling more embarrassed, she ran off to join Li Que and the others.

"Enough, stop staring, or your eyeballs will fall out." Ruan Lei grumbled.

"Mine," Duan Xi.

Ruan Lei rolled his eyes: "It’s yours for now, but brother, you should at least consider Jiaojiao’s age. She’s only fifteen, don’t be a pervert."