My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 513 - 173 Rival in Love Meeting_3

Chen Yin subtly chatted with Sun Mulin for a long time, not daring to directly ask how Sun Mulin felt about Miao Miao. He was afraid that if Sun Mulin originally didn’t have such thoughts about Miao Miao, asking might instead make him start thinking about it, and that would really make him cry on the spot.

However, he couldn’t speak directly to Sun Mulin, but he could talk to Du Xixi openly. Besides, he also wanted to know how Du Xixi could tell he had feelings for Miao Miao.

Chen Yin found an excuse and went to the upstairs study room with Du Xixi, where there was no one else. When he posed his question, Du Xixi smiled and said, "Brother, isn’t it obvious to anyone with eyes that you have feelings for Miao Miao? You were quite obvious that day."

Young love blossomed, Chen Yin was infatuated, and when Du Xixi thought of how flushed Chen Yin was that day, fleeing in embarrassment afterward, she found it quite amusing. Seeing Chen Yin’s forlorn expression, she was "considerate" enough not to laugh out loud and just raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

"Do you think Miao Miao has noticed?" Chen Yin furrowed his brows, sitting sadly on a nearby chair, randomly grabbing a cushion that Du Xixi left in the study room at some point, seeking comfort, "It’s rare for me to have feelings like this. If Miao Miao gets scared off by me, I truly..."

Life in the Imperial Palace is very lonely. Whether it’s dealing with state affairs day and night or wanting to chat during free time with only mechanical soldiers around, it makes Chen Yin find life dull, so he cherishes his family and friends even more.

Du Xixi is Chen Yin’s family, Ke Lian barely counts as his friend, and Miao Miao...

Chen Yin buried his face in the cushion, his voice sounding muffled, "Xixi, help me."

This was Chen Yin pleading with Du Xixi, and the smile on Du Xixi’s face gradually faded. She squatted down, placing a hand on Chen Yin’s head, gently saying to Chen Yin, who was obviously the Empire’s Majesty yet so vulnerable in matters of the heart, "Brother, when it comes to feelings, only your own efforts count. Our help is of no use."

"Now tell me honestly, do you really like Miao Miao? How much do you like her?" Du Xixi cares about Chen Yin and Miao Miao, and she doesn’t want either to suffer emotionally for any reason, but all she could do was do her best to guide Chen Yin.

"Of course I like Miao Miao!" Chen Yin answered without hesitation, but talking about his crush with his sister still made him a bit embarrassed, so he buried his face in the cushion again, "I like how she smiles at me, like how she talks to me gently, like her hands as she flips through books, like the fragrance when she walks by me..."

As Chen Yin spoke, he found himself smiling fondly, and Du Xixi’s expression turned a bit peculiar. She quickly lifted Chen Yin’s head, seriously asking, "Brother, you’re not a pervert, are you!"

Chen Yin’s infatuated laughter froze, snapping him out of his sweet fantasies about Miao Miao.

Seeing his lack of response, Du Xixi puffed up her cheeks, an incredible thought crossing her mind, "Could it be... Brother, how long have you been sick?"

Judging from the drastic emotional shift, was it a mental problem? It’s uncertain if Purification Talent has any effect on this kind of issue.

Chen Yin: ...

Sorry, that sounded a bit familiar.

"Brother, I know you’re upset, but you can’t just stay upset; you need to take action!"

Although Du Xixi had never pursued someone, when it came to this, people often rely more on charming words than actual experience. Du Xixi could say a bunch of seemingly useful but actually clichéd comforting words, which might help Chen Yin... maybe?

"What if I take action and Miao Miao rejects me?" Chen Yin had hoped for some guidance and advice from Du Xixi earlier, but he had actually thought it through from the beginning, "You brought Miao Miao along, and you know her character best."

"If she rejects me, she might not run away, but she’d definitely revert to when we first met. She won’t dare speak to me, won’t dare make eye contact, no communication at all, and even if we’re sitting on the same sofa, she’d ignore me as if I don’t exist."

"Moreover..." Chen Yin rubbed his face, his fair skin reddening, yet he seemed more clear-headed, "The chances of me getting rejected by Miao Miao if I make a move is over 90%. The remaining 10% might be me backing out just before taking action."

Du Xixi listened to Chen Yin’s calm yet somewhat harsh analysis, feeling a bit of a dull ache, and the smile on her face turned into a bitter one, "Since you see yourself and Miao Miao so clearly, why are you still agonizing over it here?"

"No matter what a person does, there’s a chance of failure." Du Xixi stood up, looking down into Chen Yin’s upward gaze, speaking with a hint of helplessness, "If you already anticipate failure, would you still proceed?"

Chen Yin lowered his eyes, smiling lightly, "As you said, no matter what a person does, there’s a chance of failure. But there’s also a chance of success."

"Miao Miao is still young, but I don’t want to wait any longer."

"I don’t want another Sun Mulin to appear."