With My Ability To Swap, I Will Never End Up In A Love Triangle Mess - Chapter 100

“My impression of my brother?”

Xia Xi was stumped.

What kind of impression could he have of himself?

This felt strangely familiar, like it was the first day of his freshman year, standing on a podium giving a self-introduction to an eagerly awaiting class monitor and classmates.

“Yes, you’re his sister. You’ve spent the most time with him, so you should know him very well, right?”

Luo Xingchen knew all too well that information gathered through ordinary investigations wasn’t very reliable. For example, his wealthy father could easily spend a little money to ensure that anyone investigating him would only get the forged identity documents he himself had prepared. Obtaining genuinely useful, real information was extremely difficult.

He refused to believe that someone who had caught his esteemed sister’s eye, even winning her affection, was just an ordinary novelist.

Xia Xi frantically organized his thoughts.

He had spent a long time with himself, after all—they’d been together since birth!

“Ahem, I believe!”

He took a bite of a sweet cookie, then straightened his face, becoming serious.

“I believe my brother is super handsome, has an excellent temper, is extremely gentle with people, and is a peerless, one-of-a-kind, eternally devoted and loyal super great guy!”

What a classic case of “every potter praises his pot,” but if it were Xia Yue herself doing the praising, it might have been even more over-the-top than Xia Xi’s own account. After all, she had already decided to recruit Luo Xinyu as her future sister-in-law. Now, in front of her potential sister-in-law’s brother, she absolutely had to shower her own brother with praise.

Xia Yue could tell the difference between relying on her brother to work hard and earn money to support her, and her brother being kept by a wealthy woman who would then support her.

“Uh… never mind, you can keep eating.”

Luo Xingchen was speechless.

As expected, asking someone close to him wouldn’t yield anything useful. With siblings who were clearly this close, it was completely normal for the little sister to side with her brother. Her opinion held no reference value whatsoever.

He had heard that classic style of praise countless times at school.

Hah, even the gold diggers could find more creative ways to compliment him—far more advanced than this little sister’s attempts.

Luo Xinyu giggled quietly to herself.

She was very happy right now, not just because her brother’s attitude was supportive, but also because of what Xia Xi had said.

Who was that narcissistic, calling themselves “devoted and loyal” and “peerless”?

Besides… from what Luo Xinyu knew, the people Xia Xi had “possessed” included not just herself, but also Liu Yiyi, and he even had a young, pretty university classmate. She didn’t believe for a second that this guy was “devoted and loyal”!

But it was fine. She would work hard to secure a place in his heart!

….

“Hey, old hack, why did you ever think of killing off Eri? She was such a cute kid…”

A group of burly men drank beer, ate delicious food, and sang songs using their own microphones and speakers.

Wang Gang sat next to Xia Yue, holding two bottles of beer, looking melancholy.

Xia Yue had been fed until her belly was round and full.

She couldn’t help but sigh in admiration—her brother’s body was really something, able to handle so much food. If it were her own body, she would have been full after just a little while.

She took the beer Wang Gang handed her and licked her lips eagerly.

She had never drunk alcohol before. Usually, at home, her foolish big brother would just say, “You’re still young, kids can’t drink,” even though she was already an adult.

“Eri… well… I don’t know what I was thinking back then. Maybe I had a momentary lapse in judgment.”

Although Xia Yue was a proponent of tragic endings (BE), that didn’t mean she didn’t like those tragic characters.

“That ‘lapse in judgment’ absolutely devastated us, bro!”

Wang Gang laughed wryly, raised his beer bottle, clinked it with Xia Yue’s, and then took a big swig.

“Ha… haha…”

What could Xia Yue say? It wasn’t her writing. Complaining to her was useless~

“Forget it. The guys had fun today anyway. That ending for Dragon Raja III is actually really good compared to many other works. Changing it would probably ruin the feeling.”

He finished off a bottle of beer, then stood up and grabbed two skewers of lamb from the grill they’d brought.

“Here, drinking without eating meat feels like something’s missing.”

Smelling the delicious lamb skewers, Xia Yue’s appetite was whetted again.

Even though her stomach was already overloaded, it didn’t matter! She could still eat! At worst, she’d have an upset stomach for a few days~ And maybe her body would swap back tomorrow or the day after; then she wouldn’t be the one suffering~

“Old hack, when is Dragon Raja IV coming out? Everyone’s waiting to read it.”

Xia Xi’s Dragon Raja was written as separate installments, not one combined collection. So, once Dragon Raja III was finished, everyone had to wait for him to start a new book for Dragon Raja IV.

Speaking of Dragon Raja IV, Xia Yue actually knew quite well. After all, when she was home on break, her big brother would often be tapping away on his phone for no reason—clearly writing.

“Don’t worry, the new book will be released before long.”

She patted her chest righteously, making a promise.

“That’s good…”

Taking a bite of meat followed by a sip of beer felt wonderfully satisfying.

“What about the first three books? Any plans to release physical copies? Honestly, all of us feel like Dragon Raja shouldn’t be a web novel. Its style is too unique; it feels more like the kind of youth fantasy literature published by traditional publishing houses.”

Xia Yue wasn’t sure what her brother thought about publishing physical books, but it was a way to make money, so he’d probably do it, right?

“There will be physical books. The specific timing hasn’t been decided yet.”

Yet again, Xia Yue had set a flag for Xia Xi.

Just as the two were chatting, the door suddenly opened.

It was Luo Xingchen who opened it. He had a key to this house. In fact, this “designated location” was a small villa he had recently bought.

Xia Xi rushed into the room first, but unfortunately, he didn’t see the pitiable sight of Xia Yue he had been expecting. Instead, he was greeted by the delicious aroma of food.

“Well hello there, little girl. Come over to Uncle~ Uncle has some meat here~”

Wang Gang might have had a bit too much to drink; his tone was a bit strange.

He raised a lamb skewer and waved it toward Xia Xi.

Of course he knew who this little girl was—she was the dog of an author’s little sister. Originally, he had thought about capturing the sister to use as leverage, “holding the heir hostage to command the nobles,” and threaten Xia Xi.

But on second thought, that wasn’t good. It could easily frighten the child. Capturing the older brother was better.

If Xia Yue knew what he was thinking, she would probably cry out in despair, “You’ve already given this little girl psychological trauma, you know!”

Being fed by a group of tough guys… she never wanted to experience that a second time!

Seeing Wang Gang’s drunken appearance, Xia Xi suddenly felt mischievous. He pressed his index finger to his lips, tilted his head, and put on an innocent expression.

“Oh~ Uncle sounds just like the creepy uncles you read about in books. Sister Xinyu, shouldn’t we call the police right now?”