9: Is my sister someone else too?

Chen Kai rode his little electric donkey, humming a tune as he headed toward Qingshan Residential Complex.

He had just helped Liu Yunshang unbox the blind boxes over a video call. He wasn't worried about her overthinking it; he could just make up an excuse.

Although Liu Yunshang usually treated him well, he had no choice—he needed money, desperately. Compared to money, his conscience was worth nothing.

His loan repayment date was tomorrow. It was a good thing he had the Intelligence System, otherwise, life would be too hard to bear.

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Half an hour later, Chen Kai parked his little electric donkey downstairs at Qingshan Residential Complex and climbed the stairs to knock on the door of 301.

The door opened quickly. Liu Yunshang was wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looking like a gentle, big sister as she pushed the door open.

"You've worked hard, little brother. You've been queuing for so long, your legs must be a bit sore, right? Want to come in and rest your feet?"

Liu Yunshang opened the door wide and stepped aside, making room for him to enter.

"This… is that okay? Sister Liu, aren't you afraid I'm a bad person?"

Chen Kai was stunned. Did Sister Liu really trust him this much?

Was she really not afraid that he was a predator who just looked harmless? That she was the prey?

Letting him in just like that, wasn't she afraid something bad would happen?

"You? You don't look like a bad person at all. Sister trusts you. Even if you were a bad person, I'd accept it. Come in, sit for a while, and rest. Let me see what the labubu looks like."

Seeing Chen Kai still standing there in a daze, Liu Yunshang simply reached out with her jade-like hand, grabbed his wrist, and pulled him into the room.

Seeing this, Chen Kai figured that since Sister Liu trusted him so much, there was no point in being coy, so he walked into the room.

He looked around, surprised by how big the apartment in Qingshan Residential Complex was.

This flat was over two hundred square meters. This was the first time he had seen the full layout of Liu Yunshang's home.

It was tidy and spotless.

Amidst the cool-toned furniture, there were a few cute pink plush toys. It seemed Sister Liu still had a girlish heart.

Chen Kai took a few more steps and noticed a few pairs of black silk stockings hanging on the balcony garden…

He quickly coughed twice, standing by the sofa, not knowing whether to stand or sit.

"Sit down, little brother. Why be so formal with Sister?"

After closing the door, Liu Yunshang took a bottle of water from the refrigerator and handed it to Chen Kai, then sat down on the sofa impatiently, very close to him.

They were sitting almost pressed against each other.

A refreshing fragrance drifted into Chen Kai's nose. This was the first time he had been this intimate with Liu Yunshang. A pair of long, fair legs were crossed in front of him.

"Take them out and let Sister see. Are they big?"

Chen Kai responded, quickly taking two dolls from his arms and holding one in each hand up to Liu Yunshang.

"I think this size is just right. They look quite nice displayed at home. Sister Liu, which one do you like?"

"There's a pink one too? Little brother, you've gathered two of the three I like! That's amazing! Your luck is really good!"

"It's just a pity there's no hidden chase. Looking at the current market trends, the hidden chase still has quite a lot of collection value."

"But these two are also quite good-looking. What does this red one represent again?"

"It seems to be [Love]."

Chen Kai tried hard to recall and even specifically searched on his phone.

"Oh~"

"Give the [Love] to me, let me see."

Liu Yunshang took the red labubu from his hand, a smile curling at the corner of her mouth.

She fondled it for a bit, then suddenly asked, "What is this pink one called?"

"This one? It seems to be called [loyalty]."

Chen Kai frowned and thought for a moment, still holding the [loyalty] in his hand.

"Then give me both [loyalty] and [Love], let me see."

Liu Yunshang pursed her lips and snatched the pink labubu doll from his hand.

"Hmm… they both feel quite nice. Which one do you like? Sister has difficulty choosing, I can only pick one."

Liu Yunshang feigned melancholy, clutching both dolls in her hands.

"Do you want Sister's [Love]? Or do you want Sister's [loyalty]?"

Chen Kai was stunned. He felt like something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"Then I'll take [Love], I feel like red is more festive."

"Hmm! As you wish."

Liu Yunshang said with a hint of doting in her tone and handed the red [Love] to Chen Kai.

Her fair, slender legs were still crossed, shaking slightly.

Chen Kai quickly shifted his gaze elsewhere. Don't look, don't look.

"By the way, Sister Liu, after I sent you the video, I saw the clerk take out a new box. I saw one of the blind boxes that caught my eye, so I opened one myself."

"It turned out to be a hidden chase, the gray-brown one. Sister Liu, see if it's the one you like?"

Chen Kai took another doll from his arms; this was the main event.

He felt that Liu Yunshang's market insight was not simple; she could tell that the collection value would keep rising.

He had already made up his mind to suggest a selling price of three thousand. If he sold it to Liu Yunshang, anything over two thousand five hundred would be fine.

After all, Liu Yunshang had given him quite a few benefits; some things couldn't be measured by money. The extra money he earned from her was already more than five hundred.

"Really?! Let me see!"

Liu Yunshang was a bit excited. She had been searching for the hidden chase online for a long time but hadn't found one.

The probability of getting a hidden chase was very low, and quite a few people who pulled a hidden chase were waiting for the price to rise before selling, making it hard to find.

She had thought Chen Kai was joking, but she didn't expect him to actually get one. His luck was too good!

She took the gray-brown labubu from Chen Kai's hand. It was just like the one online, so cute.

"Little brother, your luck is too good! You managed to hit a probability that only happens once in ten thousand blind boxes. You've drawn all three that Sister likes."

"Name your price, little brother. I really like it."

Seeing her excited expression, Chen Kai knew it was in the bag.

"Sister Liu, you name a price. You've taken good care of me during this time."

"Isn't it only right to take care of my little brother? If you insist on me naming the price… then I'm going to slash the price."

Liu Yunshang revealed a mysterious smile, her beautiful eyes scanning back and forth between the hidden chase labubu and Chen Kai.

Chen Kai nodded, already prepared to be slashed to the bone. Haggling was, after all, human nature.

What one enjoys isn't the amount slashed, but the small bargain gained from haggling.

"The current market price for the hidden chase should be around three thousand two hundred. With the current momentum, there's definitely room for growth. The final price might stop at four thousand five hundred."

"Sister won't take advantage of you. I'll slash five hundred and give you four thousand."

Chen Kai was stunned. There was such a tactic?

Reverse haggling? Slashing the price on herself?

But Liu Yunshang's prediction of the market was quite accurate. Had she done research in advance?

"Sister Liu, just give me the market price. Selling it to someone else would only be three thousand."

Liu Yunshang shook her crossed legs, her arms folded across her chest.

"You said it yourself, selling to someone else is three thousand."

"Is Sister someone else?"