CHAPTER 287: CHAPTER 287: MIAOMIAO: SO ANNOYING

The meeting place Duan Xiayou arranged was a park.

To be precise, it was arranged by enthusiastic onlookers.

If it were another location, fewer people could fit, but in a public place like a park, they could surround Duan Xiayou completely.

Some people were curious about his relationship with Gu Miaomiao, while others were there solely to catch a glimpse of Gu Miaomiao.

"It’s been so long since the last show ended, why hasn’t Miaomiao joined a new show yet?"

A young girl complained to her friend while holding a selfie stick.

"Is she being affected by the online comments and doesn’t want to participate in shows?"

Because Tuanzi participated in shows too frequently, there were always people criticizing her for wanting to debut as a child star and insanely criticizing her brothers.

Whenever she encountered such comments, she would report them directly. But these were normal comments, so reporting them was never successful.

The young girl whined, "Boo hoo, I still want to watch her on weekends. Those nasty haters shouldn’t take away my weekend joy!"

She wasn’t particularly a fan of Gu Miaomiao; she just thought that the shows Tuanzi appeared on were very entertaining, making her happy on weekends and giving her more energy for work during weekdays.

Similar netizens referred to Tuanzi as the "Miaomiao Power Bank."

They would watch her shows on weekends to recharge and be energetic during the workweek.

Her friend comforted her, "Maybe they haven’t found a suitable show yet. There’s a lot of homogeneity in shows now—I think she doesn’t want to keep appearing in the same type of show."

The girl nodded in agreement, acknowledging the statement.

A group of people waited and waited, but Gu Miaomiao never showed up.

Soon someone stirred things up, saying Duan Xiayou was lying, that Gu Miaomiao was not his junior sister, so she ignored him.

In response, Duan Xiayou’s reaction was simple.

Duan Xiayou: zzz~

He fell asleep.

The onlooking crowd: "..."

We helped you @ her, brought you to the park, bought you food, and you’re sleeping here?

Someone close by wore an angry expression, but the anger silently dissipated when they saw Duan Xiayou’s face.

One had to admit, this handsome man even looked beautiful while sleeping.

Not sitting very properly on a stone bench, he lazily rested his face on one hand, eyes closed, eyelashes like raven feathers, dark and dense. His demeanor was elegant and dashing, and his embroidered robe added a touch of nobility.

In front of this face, it was hard to say anything harsh!

The person silently retreated while the crowd exchanged helpless glances.

Before long, some began to leave.

Time is precious; without anything exciting to watch, they naturally left.

After most of the crowd had dispersed, a nondescript young man approached in feigned anger.

"Are you really Gu Miaomiao’s senior brother? Are you teasing us for fun?"

He angrily patted the other’s shoulder, and a piece of paper slipped from Duan Xiayou’s lapel.

Ten minutes later.

At a nearby coffee shop.

This coffee shop was owned by Gu Peihai, and the boss had cleared the place in advance.

When Duan Xiayou sleepily walked in, the staff hung up a "Closed" sign.

Everything in the coffee shop was novel to him.

However, Duan Xiayou was rather lazy. Although curious, he was not inclined to explore.

He entered the coffee shop, scanned around, but couldn’t find the target person, so he could only walk forward based on intuition.

At this moment, a breeze brushed past the back of his head.

He raised his hand to block the attack, quickly turned around, and saw a four or five-year-old girl grinning and attacking him, using at least seventy percent of her inner strength.

Is this for real?

Duan Xiayou perked up and quickly faced the challenge.

The two exchanged moves in the coffee shop, becoming more and more exhilarated.

Just as Duan Xiayou was about to unleash a powerful move, the girl, who looked like a jade dumpling, warned, "If you break the tables and chairs, you’ll have to pay for them, and you definitely can’t afford it."

Duan Xiayou was stunned.

Taking advantage of his surprise, the little girl kicked her short leg at him.

He quickly extended his arm to block, but his body involuntarily moved backward, soon pressing against a wooden table.

To avoid getting hurt, he leaned slightly forward. At this moment, Tuanzi rushed back to him, stretched out her little paws, patted his cheek, and then landed on the ground.

Duan Xiayou: "?"

Looking down, the little girl had her hands behind her back, gazing up at him.

"The basic moves are indeed from the Heavenly Cloud Sect, but they aren’t hard to learn. Back then, Miaomiao challenged all over the place. Many saw and easily imitated these moves."

At the mention of "challenged," Duan Xiayou’s eyes flickered slightly.

"Did Master also take you to challenges all the time?"

Tuanzi quickly retreated, frowning her little brows, and blocked his way with her little paws, "Don’t get familiar; Miaomiao hasn’t finished testing yet, so we can’t be sure you’re really the senior brother."

She muttered, "Although Master always said there was a senior brother, he didn’t mention anything else. What if you’re an impostor? Miaomiao must be cautious... Wait, why are you laughing?"

Tuanzi pouted, angrily glaring at the elegant man before her.

Compared to her faux ancient persona, this person was truly an ancient being, standing there like a classic painting.

Duan Xiayou held back a laugh, but his lazy eyes still exuded a faint smile.

"Miaomiao? You call yourself Miaomiao?"

Tuanzi’s face flushed red, and she shouted in a fierce, childish voice, "Isn’t it okay? Miaomiao is Miaomiao, there’s nothing wrong with that!"

After saying this, even her ears turned red, her whole being resembling a red apple, fiercely glaring at the person before her.

"There’s nothing wrong,"

Duan Xiayou said seriously, "Then how should I prove my identity? By using the Listening Wave Swordsmanship or Sea Viewing Saber Technique?"

Before Tuanzi could reply, he gave a small "ah."

"Oh, there’s also this."

He took out a jade pendant with cracks from his pocket.

"Oh no, the cracks are getting bigger; it might not be repairable," he murmured, then let out a sigh of relief as if a burden had been lifted, "but maybe that’s for the best."

At this time, before he could react, a little hand swiftly snatched the jade pendant away.

Then came an excited voice, "How can this be? How did the Sect Leader’s token end up in your hands? Miaomiao is supposed to be the new Sect Leader!"

Tuanzi gritted her teeth in frustration.

"Did you snatch it, or did Master give it to you? Is Master going back on his word? How infuriating!"

She began to spin around in circles, occasionally hopping or baring her teeth at the air.

Duan Xiayou watched with great interest, glancing outside the large window to see a shadow. Turning his head, he found it was a little cat.

The cat was chasing its tail in circles at one moment and cursing at the air the next.

He looked away, turning back to his junior sister, who was also cursing.

It was only the quietly observing Gu Cheng who stepped out to stop his sister’s anger.

"Don’t worry, sit down and talk slowly. Find out more about it, and maybe you’re misunderstanding."

Tuanzi crossed her arms, puffing with anger.

Gu Cheng suspected her cheeks would burst if poked.

Only then did Duan Xiayou say, "I don’t think this jade pendant is the Sect Leader’s token; the ones in Master’s hands are all modeled after this one."

Tuanzi instantly became alert, "All? Are there many similar jade pendants? Is Master wholesale distributing Sect Leader tokens? Did he give everyone one? No way, Miaomiao doesn’t have one, how infuriating!"