My Online Girlfriend Has a Twin Sister - Chapter 305 - 204: Jiangg Yao’s Love Brain Acts Up

But this awkwardness was completely acceptable to Chen Yuan, especially if it meant there was even a sliver of hope for Jiangg’s condition.

He ran through the scenarios in his head.

’If I go see Jiangg Ruxue, should I talk to Jiangg about it first? She was really bothered by our chance meeting last time. If I go rashly and she finds out, we’ll probably end up fighting again.’

’But if I tell her beforehand, would she even agree?’

’After all, I hid the fact that Jiangg Ruxue tried to seduce me last time. Should I bring it up myself this time?’

’If I do, won’t that just make things worse?’

Sigh…

Things really were getting more and more complicated.

’Or maybe I should try to learn about Jiangg’s family indirectly before making any other decisions?’

Chen Yuan lay in bed, his mind growing clearer the more he thought about it. All sleepiness had vanished.

He even considered contacting one of Jiangg’s friends. Maybe he could get some other information that way.

「Time passed. The clock went TICK TOCK.」

「In a blink, it was 1:12 AM.」

Beside him, Jiangg Yao held him tightly, occasionally reaching up to scratch her neck. Her sweet-scented breath washed over his cheek.

Chen Yuan thought she must be fast asleep, so he shifted his slightly stiff arm.

But unexpectedly, the moment he moved…

Yaoyao’s body gave a slight shiver. She slowly lifted her head. In the dim light, a disobedient strand of long hair hung down her left cheek.

Her eyes were heavy with sleep, her voice filled with a lazy weariness.

“You’re still awake?”

“No…”

The single word came out raspy, maybe because the room was dry. He cleared his throat before his voice returned to normal.

“I can’t sleep either.”

That was unexpected.

Jiangg Yao had been lying there quietly for an hour, but sleep hadn’t come. Perhaps she’d slept too much during the day, having taken a nap in the afternoon.

“Why can’t you sleep? What are you thinking about?”

“Nothing really. I just don’t want the time I have with my Little Master to slip away so easily. If I fall asleep, I’ll wake up tomorrow and have to give you back to Ningning.”

As she spoke, she hugged him even tighter.

Her words made Chen Yuan’s heart tighten, and a wave of sadness washed over him.

He reached out and stroked Jiangg Yao’s head.

“Then let’s talk for a bit. It’s not like we’re tired anyway.”

No matter how he thought about it, no answers came. So, he decided to stop thinking for now. At least the time they spent together wasn’t filled with anxiety. In other words, just talking with Jiangg Yao right now gave him a sense of peace.

“You know, I always thought you were on the skinny side, Little Master. I never expected you to be so strong, able to lift me up just like that.”

“Of course. I was really into sports in high school. When I wasn’t studying, I was either going for night runs or playing basketball.”

“You couldn’t tell. When I first met you, I thought you were the delicate, artsy type of guy. That’s why I was so surprised when you said you had abs.”

“What do you mean, ’delicate, artsy type of guy’?”

“You know, the type who spends every day reading in the library, looking all gentle and frail.”

“Well, I did go to the library. But whenever I went to the Xinhua Bookstore in my hometown, I was mostly looking for manga and web novels.”

“But you’re not frail, Little Master~”

This sudden compliment made Chen Yuan’s heart swell with sweetness.

He couldn’t help but brag, “Looking delicate is just a facade. I was on the school basketball team in high school. During a league game in my sophomore year, I was matched up against this big, heavy guy. At first, he thought I was a total pushover, but after a few clashes, I had him sweating bullets. I scored right over him.”

“You’re that good?”

“Definitely. I just have the kind of body type that doesn’t get fat even if I eat a lot. That doesn’t mean I’m not fit.”

“You don’t get fat!?” Jiangg Yao was astounded. That was a superpower she could only dream of.

Although the two sisters didn’t have a constitution that was particularly prone to weight gain, if they didn’t watch what they ate, their weight would shoot up in less than three days.

So, Jiangg Yao always had a cycle: eat for three days, diet for three days.

It was how she kept her weight from suddenly increasing.

Jiangg Ning was even more extreme. She never ate more than she was fifty percent full, not a single extra bite. At night, she wouldn’t drink any high-calorie beverages, counted her carbs by the gram, and avoided protein. Of course, she made the occasional exception when she was with Chen Yuan.

“If I had that talent… I can’t even imagine what a cheerful girl I would be,” she sighed.

“It sounds nice now, but I hated it when I was a kid. Every time we went out and met an elder, they’d say, ’This boy isn’t fat,’ and it became a real source of anxiety for me.”

“Why?”

“Because where I’m from is a bit more rural. A lot of people think that being chubby is a good thing—it means your parents are raising you well, that your family is well-off…”

“So that’s why it bothered you.”

“Yeah. Plus, my dad is actually pretty well-built. For a while, I thought I must have taken after my mom’s constitution,” Chen Yuan said in a low voice.

“Why do you say ’thought’? Don’t you take after your mom’s constitution?”

“No… I don’t,” Chen Yuan turned his head and held Yaoyao. “Actually, I don’t take after either of them. They’re my adoptive father and mother.”

“Huh?”

It was the first time Jiangg Yao had ever heard Chen Yuan mention this. She was completely stunned.

’No wonder every time she and Ningning had discussed it, they could never get a clear picture of Chen Yuan’s family situation. So this was the reason.’

’That explained it, then. Why the Little Master, who was from a small town and was so down-to-earth and kind, could afford to rent an expensive apartment, drove a pricey car, and never seemed to worry about expenses when they traveled together.’

’All the contradictions finally had a reasonable explanation.’

Yaoyao looked up at Chen Yuan. She didn’t dare say much, afraid she might say the wrong thing. She just listened quietly as he spoke.

“I only found out in middle school. Before that, I never imagined something like this could happen to me. It was just a sudden thing. One day, I came home from school and noticed a fresh set of muddy tire tracks at the entrance to our alley. It had just rained heavily the day before, and this was the evening of the next day.”

He continued.

“When I got home, I thought my parents were acting strange, but they were trying to act calm, so I didn’t think much of it at the time… That night, after dinner, I was practicing calligraphy in my room when my dad knocked and came in. He told me the story of how, many years ago, he had adopted me from a woman. That’s when I learned that the muddy tracks in the alley were from my biological father, who had come looking for me. My dad asked for my opinion, if I was willing to meet him. My biological father had been searching for me for many years, but he didn’t know if I wanted to see him, so he was staying at a local hotel, waiting for my decision.”

“So…” Jiangg Yao said cautiously, “it sounds like both your fathers are very good people. They really respect your opinion.”

“They are. If they had just ambushed me with it when I got home, it definitely would have been harder to accept. I thought about it a lot that night, and the next day, I decided to meet him.”

“Were you really happy after you met?”

“It was okay. I don’t really remember how I felt at the time. But blood ties are a strange thing. Even though he was a stranger, I didn’t dislike him.”

“What happened after that?”

“Later, I was taken to Kyoto to attend middle school. I only stayed for a few months before coming back. I was just more comfortable with life in a small, ordinary town. When I first went, I actually wanted to see my mother, but she had passed away a long time ago. Late-stage liver cancer. She’s buried in a suburb of Kyoto, off Huaibei Road. I actually take after her more.”

“Your mother… She must have really wanted to watch you grow up.” For some reason, Jiangg Yao found the look on Chen Yuan’s face heartbreaking, and she tried to comfort him.

“I don’t know. I actually don’t like her very much. According to my dad, she had an affair, ran off with a lot of money with someone else, and irresponsibly took me with her. I was lucky my current adoptive parents took me in… You should come home with me sometime. My dad is an amazing person.”

’Chen Yuan was deliberately opening up his old wounds, partly because he considered that Jiangg Ruxue might also be an unfit mother.’

’He didn’t know what kind of childhood trauma Jiangg had endured, but he figured her mother—his mother-in-law—had something to do with it. So, using this story to connect with Ningning and Yaoyao’s hearts should work.’

’It had to be said, Chen Yuan was truly a gentle person.’

“I…”

For a moment, Yaoyao was at a loss for words. Chen Yuan was so bright and cheerful now, but back then, when he first learned the truth… She couldn’t imagine how he managed to accept it.

He was so young at the time.

“It’s because my adoptive father is so amazing that my biological dad was willing to let me continue living with them and growing up there, even though he’s just a high school teacher… Do you know why, after dating for so long, I’ve never done anything more intimate with you?”

“Why?” This touched upon Jiangg Yao’s biggest question.

He was at an age where temptations were hardest to resist, yet the Little Master always maintained his composure, deliberately drawing out the progress of their intimacy, making it long and slow.

“Because my dad taught me. He said that for a boy to become a man, he has to understand the responsibilities he must bear. For his country, he should strive to build it up and try to have a long-term perspective, not just care about his own interests all the time. For his work, he should be diligent and always maintain a serious attitude so he has a clear conscience, especially in professions like being a doctor, a teacher, or law enforcement. For his family, he should play all his roles well. When facing hardship, he must stand up and be the pillar, but in daily life, he should be willing to be humble and not put on a high and mighty act. As a husband, you must know how to be a husband. As a father, you must treat raising a child as a lifelong discipline. Whatever role you take on, you must have the resolve to do your duty and bear the responsibilities that come with it. Even as someone’s friend, you must remember the trust a friend deserves. That’s why, in his eyes, having a child and not raising them properly is the greatest sin. Now that I’m your boyfriend, I have to take on the responsibilities of a boyfriend. Even if that role seems insignificant, and there are so many guys in the world playing this part, I still have to bear the responsibility of cherishing you.”

“Wow…” Jiangg Yao gulped. She looked at Chen Yuan, her eyes now sparkling with a galaxy of tiny stars.

’No wonder the Little Master was so cautious about physical intimacy.’

’It wasn’t because he wasn’t interested, but because he was afraid that if things moved too quickly, people wouldn’t consciously cherish them.’

“Little Master, I suddenly think you’re so, so handsome… I can’t take it, my romance-addled brain is kicking in!”

Jiangg Yao cupped his cheeks and showered him with kisses.

In this fast-paced era, anyone could take on a new identity in the next moment, unlocking a new role for themselves. But they never had the awareness to shoulder the responsibility, treating everything like a joke, loving so frivolously.

And so, the world was increasingly short on serious people.