Chapter 82: You're My Brother From Another Father and Mother

"Sorry, I really won't shoot it," Jiang Muye said, rejecting her despite being deeply moved.

Jiang Xueli pouted her red lips and muttered, "You're way too much of a straight guy. I even bought you this limited-edition figure, and you won't even show a little appreciation."

"Then how about I treat you to a meal?"

"I don't even like you, so why would I go on a date with you?" Jiang Xueli huffed.

Little White Dove, Kai, and the others were dumbfounded. "You don't like him, so why are you chasing after him? Is it purely for the shoot? Then what was the Confession Wall about?"

"It's a long story," Jiang Muye replied, but Little White Dove said anxiously, "Then make it short."

"Let me explain instead. The confession on the Confession Wall was to quickly get his contact info. I just thought he perfectly fits my Lord Aotian character design, so I wanted him to cosplay Aotian and do a personal doujinshi with me. Then I could enter it into the contest, and it would definitely win an award!" Jiang Xueli was getting excited.

Jiang Xueli had been preparing for so long: the equipment was ready, the lighting was adjusted, the costumes were decided, the location was chosen, the contest form was filled out. Now all that was missing was Jiang Muye, the cosplayer, in position.

After Jiang Xueli said all this, Little White Dove and the others were stunned.

So that was how it was. No wonder Jiang Xueli was so persistent.

Jiang Muye sighed. "Don't do unto others what you don't want done unto you. I think you'd be better off putting your effort into someone else. At least you'd get some return."

Jiang Xueli blinked, looking at Jiang Muye with an especially innocent and pitiful expression. "Brother, if you're going to help, help all the way. I'm your little sister~ What kind of brother doesn't help his little sister?"

She even reached out to tug at the corner of Jiang Muye's clothes, acting cute and pitiful in every way.

"Don't go calling me that." Jiang Muye silently started pulling his clothes back.

Jiang Xueli looked even more aggrieved. "You admitted yourself that I'm your little sister. We're real siblings with different fathers and different mothers!"

"Pfft." Little White Dove couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Jiang Muye shot him a few glares, then turned to Jiang Xueli and said, "So the emotional card didn't work, and now you're playing the family card?"

Jiang Xueli pressed her palms together against her chin and looked at Jiang Muye hopefully. "Please, save me. I'll pay any amount."

"I really can't shoot it." Jiang Muye found an excuse. "Jiang Xueli, I won't be your cosplayer. I have camera fright. I'll pay to help you find an actor, however expensive it is. That should be fine, right?"

Jiang Muye really wasn't good at having his photo taken, nor did he like putting himself out there to shoot some personal doujinshi and then sell it to others.

Just thinking about it made him feel ashamed. He felt it would definitely become a black mark on his record.

Even if it didn't become his Lili Si, it was still something Jiang Muye would want to buy up at a high price and destroy in the future, let alone take to a contest.

Save him, just thinking about it was Social Death.

He also respected cosplayers, and respected the two-dimensional world, but the problem was that liking it didn't mean he had to cross over and become a cosplayer.

【Congratulations, Host, on rejecting Jiang Xueli. You have obtained 200 Grit Points, as well as a private jet, already registered in your name.】

Jiang Muye immediately received the reward.

A private jet? This was a good thing. Now the pocket money his Aunt gave him could be put to use. Who didn't know that maintaining a private jet was expensive? A single part cost over ten thousand.

Not to mention keeping a plane, or hiring a pilot and flight attendants—all of it was a very costly expense.

After seeing Jiang Muye refuse, Jiang Xueli instantly deflated like a leaky ball.

A pair of Barbie-like moist eyes, misty with tears, gazed at Jiang Muye aggrievedly, truly gazing through autumn waters.

Jiang Muye just stared straight at Jiang Xueli. "Sorry, I really sympathize with you, but I'm unable to help."

He shot a look at Little White Dove and the others. "Let's go!"

Little White Dove and the others shook their heads. Jiang Muye really was a huge straight guy. How could he reject even a cute moe girl?

Goddess Jiang was truly too pitiful.

Just as Jiang Muye was about to leave, Jiang Xueli ran up and blocked his path in one move.

"Here, this is for you." Jiang Xueli raised the figure high.

"You still haven't given up?" Jiang Muye paused, then took the initiative to accept it. "Fine, count it as me buying it. How much?"

"No money." Jiang Xueli smiled. "It's a gift from me."

"I won't shoot it…" Jiang Muye's words were cut off by Jiang Xueli.

Jiang Xueli huffed. "I know, no need to repeat it. You won't shoot my video, right. Then I just want to give it to you, as a celebration."

"Celebrate what?" Jiang Muye had a black-question-mark face.

I rejected you, I didn't agree!

Silly child! What are you misunderstanding!

Jiang Xueli smiled brightly. "Celebrating that I found my long-lost brother with different father and different mother. A little sister giving her brother a gift is only natural."

Jiang Muye was completely bewildered.

Earlier it was just a joke he casually made, but Jiang Xueli turned it around on him.

"I have tons of figures at home. I don't lack this one. I'm just giving it to you, so just take it. I don't have any ulterior motive, so don't guard against me. I already bought it anyway, so I might as well give it to someone who likes it more. That's where its value lies. With you, it's much better than with me." After Jiang Xueli said this with a beaming smile, she turned and left.

She didn't say a single word about persuading him to be her partner.

It was completely beyond Jiang Muye's expectations.

What was going on? Jiang Xueli was now counter-tricking him. He actually wasn't used to it.

Little White Dove put his arm around Jiang Muye's shoulder and teased him with a chuckle. "Not bad. Now you've found a little sister. Happy?"

"Happy." Jiang Muye smiled without smiling. "Come to think of it, aren't you also her brother with different father and different mother?"

"I'd like to be, but the problem is she's unwilling." Little White Dove sighed. "Truly melancholy."

Soon, though, he started coveting Jiang Muye's figure. "Tsk tsk tsk, a limited edition. How about I sell it for money?"

"You've fallen into a pile of money. Go away, it's mine." Jiang Muye gave Little White Dove a sidelong glance.

As if. The limited-edition figure of the three One Piece brothers that he'd always wanted to get—selling it for money was a joke.

Jiang Muye just wanted to keep it safe and treasure it.

Jiang Muye used to have a habit of collecting figures too, but they were all cheap ones. Later, when he was studying for college, that hobby was put on hold.

Now that Jiang Xueli gave him this figure, it really awakened his high school memories.

Now that he wasn't short on money, he could casually go get some sky-high-priced figures too.

Jiang Muye carried the One Piece figure back to the dorm, opened the box, and placed the figure on the table.

The moment it was revealed, the other three were instantly envious and jealous.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this is worth its weight in gold. Just looking at it feels expensive."

"Who says it isn't? Look how finely made it is. How could those cheap-quality figures compare?"

"Looking at it like this, I feel like the figures at the comic convention are nothing. This is really super good-looking. As expected of the cosplay Goddess, she can even get her hands on this."

Little White Dove couldn't put it down, constantly touching it. Jiang Muye felt like the figure was about to be rubbed bald.

Kai kept using his phone to photograph the figure, the shutter clicking nonstop.

Jiang Muye proudly announced, "This figure is now our dorm's treasure of the store."

"Meow, isn't the treasure of the store me?" Little White Dove deliberately put on a seductive look, even striking a curvy pose, shaping his hands into cat paws and meowing.