Chapter 153: 153. Very Harmonious, Just a Little Awkward

153. Chapter 153: Very Harmonious, Just a Little Awkward

"Huh?"

Luo Xixi was suddenly stunned by her second brother's exaggerated performance.

【Oh my, is this my second brother's true persona? Judging by his attire and speech, I thought he would be a more introverted and reserved person, but how do I explain those words just now? It feels a bit overly enthusiastic, like a social butterfly.】

"..."

Hearing his sister's inner voice, Luo Xizhou also realized his behavior was too exaggerated.

The main thing was that he had heard his sister needed to "conquer" him within a week, but he didn't know what counted as being conquered. Seeing how enthusiastic his parents were toward Xixi, he also wanted to be enthusiastic toward his sister, but who knew it would be counterproductive now.

Because being too enthusiastic actually made the atmosphere awkward.

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Luo Xixi and Luo Xizhou stared at each other with wide eyes, both of them so awkward that their toes were curling into the floor.

【Oh my!! Should I say something now to ease this awkward atmosphere???】

Luo Xixi muttered in her heart.

Hearing this, Luo Xizhou felt a bit embarrassed.

He hadn't expected his action to be so awkward that it actually stumped his sister. As a scholar, Luo Xizhou was not good at social interactions, but in order to cooperate well with his sister and let her successfully conquer him, Luo Xizhou braced himself and was the first to break the silence.

He gave Luo Xixi a dry laugh, took the fruit platter from her hand, and said in a friendly manner, "Thanks, Xixi. I'll bring the platter down after I finish the fruit."

"Oh, okay..."

Luo Xixi also came back to her senses.

Logically, she should go out now and let her second brother keep her eldest brother company, but she had to conquer her second brother; if she left just like that, how could she interact with him and earn Favorability Value?

So Luo Xixi could only brace herself and continue to find topics, "Second Brother, you're keeping Eldest Brother company."

As soon as she said it, Luo Xixi wanted to slap herself.

What kind of idiotic remark was that?

Wasn't that obvious? Why ask!

But Luo Xizhou was very cooperative; he smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I didn't expect so many things to happen at home while I was away, and for Eldest Brother to become like this. I still can't quite accept it, so I came to see him."

"Okay, then can I keep you company too?"

Luo Xixi asked.

Luo Xizhou knew his sister's intention for staying, so he nodded, "Sure. If Eldest Brother knew you were here, he would be happy too."

"Mm-hmm."

So the two of them sat together by the bedside of their eldest brother, Luo Xichuan, watching over him.

Because Luo Xixi didn't know what topic to find to keep the conversation going, the atmosphere became stiff again.

Luo Xizhou also felt awkward, so he pushed the fruit platter toward Luo Xixi again and said, "Xixi, do you want to eat some more fruit?"

Actually, Luo Xixi didn't want to eat any right now.

But to increase interaction, she still smiled and agreed, "Okay."

Just as she was about to take a piece of sliced apple, who would have thought that Luo Xizhou would take a step ahead, spear the apple with a fork, and then hold it to Luo Xixi's mouth, saying, "Here, let me feed you."

Luo Xixi: "!!!!"

Oh my!

Is it this intimate?

Luo Xizhou hadn't actually done such a thing before either, and it was quite awkward, but in order to help his sister successfully conquer him, he just braced himself and did it, hoping to be of some help.

Luo Xixi also went all out for the mission.

She took a bite of the apple Luo Xizhou fed her, and like a well-behaved, cute sister, she gave Luo Xizhou a sweet smile and said, "Wow! The apple Second Brother fed me is so delicious!"

Seeing this, Luo Xizhou also cooperated and said, "Hehe, really? Then Second Brother will feed you more. If Xixi likes it, Second Brother will feed you every day."

"Okay! Wuwu, Second Brother, you are so good to me!"

"You are my sister; if Second Brother isn't good to you, who would he be good to?"

"Mm-hmm!"

Luo Xixi and Luo Xizhou were performing a harmonious scene of brotherly love and sisterly respect. Perhaps because they were too invested in their acting, neither of the siblings noticed two figures secretly peeking into the room from the doorway.

It was the Luo Family parents, Luo Zhennian and Bai Fengxia!

Seeing their second son being so receptive and consistently showing the image of a good brother to Xixi, Bai Fengxia felt relieved. She could also hear her daughter's inner voice, so naturally, she knew that to save her eldest son, she needed to rely on her daughter to conquer her second son and max out his Favorability Value. It was just that she knew her second son very well; this second child of hers had a slow-to-warm-up personality and was entirely devoted to research. Not to mention being bad at interpersonal relationships, he was exceptionally restrained and reserved even toward them, his family.

At first, Bai Fengxia was truly worried that her daughter wouldn't be able to win over her second son, or that being too enthusiastic would instead invite her second son's resentment.

But she didn't expect that her son would accept this sister so smoothly, and even seem to like her very much. He had even started feeding his sister apples now. One had to know, even over the past twenty-plus years, Bai Fengxia had never seen her reserved and introverted second son do such a thing!

It seemed that Xixi's goal of conquering her second son was just around the corner.

With no more worries, Bai Fengxia breathed a sigh of relief and quietly left with her husband.

While going downstairs, she smiled and said to her husband, "I didn't expect Xizhou to like Xixi so much. The bond between these two siblings doesn't even look like they just met."

Luo Zhennian was also very surprised by his son's reaction and said, "Yeah, I didn't even know Xizhou had this side to him. Seeing the two siblings getting along well, I'm relieved. It's just that I don't know why, but it feels a bit awkward..."

"Awkward? Actually, I feel it a bit too..."

Mentioning this issue, Bai Fengxia also nodded and said, "Although the siblings look quite harmonious, it's just that this harmony feels like both of them are quite awkward. However, it's also clear that they both really want to get along well with each other, so that's enough, right?"

"Mm, yes, as long as they are both doing well, everything is fine."

It was just that his second son's reaction was too abnormal, so Luo Zhennian even suspected: could it be that his second son was like him, able to read Xixi's mind, and knew that Xixi had to make her second brother have a good impression of her as soon as possible to save the eldest brother, which was why he was acting so out of character?

He would find a time.

He had to probe his second son again.

After interacting with her second brother for a day, Luo Xixi felt her face was going to go stiff from smiling. After lying on the bed like a corpse for a while, she climbed back up to call Yan Yu and ask about the progress.

And after the call was dialed, the man on the other end responded almost instantly.

"Hello, Xixi."

Yan Yu's voice was brimming with vitality; even without seeing his face, one could seemingly feel that the person on the other end must have been wearing a big smile.

However, Luo Xixi had no energy to banter with anyone right now, so she got straight to the point and asked: "How is it? Has the Favorability Value of the second brother toward me increased? How much has it gone up to now?"