Her Beauty Spreads Far and Wide

Qin Yun’s expression grew increasingly strange as he watched. Slowly, he raised his phone, pointing it at Ye Qingyun.

Initially, Ye Qingyun had no idea what was happening. However, the moment he saw the video playing on Qin Yun’s phone, he felt as if he were a leaf caught in a tempest, utterly disheveled. It was the very same video he had been watching moments ago.

“Second Brother, this alluring beauty in the video—why does she resemble you so much? And her name is Ye Qingrou? That’s quite a coincidence, isn’t it? Could you perhaps enlighten your dear brother about this?”

Qin Yun wrapped an arm around Ye Qingyun’s shoulder, speaking with a knowing, half-smile.

Qin Yun had discovered this video himself not long ago while browsing the Jianghu website. The moment he first saw it, he immediately connected it to Ye Qingyun. Though the person in the video didn’t entirely resemble Ye Qingyun, their close relationship allowed him to discern Ye Qingyun’s shadow within.

After all, only thirty percent of the appearance had been adjusted; it wasn’t a complete transformation.

Ye Qingyun’s expression was rigid. For a moment, he didn’t know how to explain himself, but he knew there was no hiding it from Qin Yun. Since it was just a game, he saw no point in trying to concoct an excuse.

“Alright, I’ll confess,” Ye Qingyun replied with a sigh of resignation. “That’s me in the game.”

He simply couldn’t keep it a secret. While strangers might be fooled, how could he possibly deceive Qin Yun, with whom he’d continue to play in the future?

Initially, Qin Yun showed no reaction.

But a moment later, his composure shattered.

“Holy crap, it really is you! I thought it was your sister! Didn’t they say this game doesn’t allow playing as the opposite gender? What’s going on? How did you end up playing a cross-gender character?” Qin Yun exclaimed, staring at Ye Qingyun, utterly flabbergasted.

Helpless, Ye Qingyun could only recount the events of character creation.

“Ah, it was a complete accident! Boss, tell me honestly, is my face truly that feminine? Why did the system determine I was a woman?” Ye Qingyun asked, clasping his hands onto Qin Yun’s shoulders and gazing at him with utmost seriousness.

Upon seeing this, Qin Yun meticulously scrutinized Ye Qingyun’s face.

A moment later.

“Cough, cough,” Qin Yun asked, “Do you want to hear the truth, or a lie?”

“Nonsense!” Ye Qingyun retorted. “Of course I want the truth!”

Seeing his friend’s insistence, Qin Yun quickly formulated his reply.

“The truth is, you really do look like one,” Qin Yun said, spreading his hands dismissively. “But what good is such a pretty face for a man?”

Ye Qingyun was utterly speechless.

“Alright, it seems my face is destined for fame now,” Ye Qingyun conceded. “But I’m warning you, keep this matter buried deep inside; don’t tell anyone else, and that includes those two.” He gave Qin Yun a stern warning.

The ‘two’ he referred to were, of course, the other two occupants of their dorm.

However, it seemed Ye Qingyun’s hopes were about to be dashed. Qin Yun, with a slightly awkward expression, picked up his phone again and opened their chat group. The infamous video was already circulating among the four of them.

Ye Qingyun’s other two close friends were Yang Moyan and Wang Kai.

These were individuals they knew all too well. While others might not immediately connect the video to Ye Qingyun, his three closest friends recognized him at a glance. Indeed, their chat group was currently abuzz with discussions about him.

“Qin Yun, you bastard! How am I supposed to show my face in public now?”

A moment later, Ye Qingyun’s furious curses erupted from the room.

At the same time, Qin Yun was unceremoniously kicked and shoved out of the room by Ye Qingyun.

“Hey, hey, Number Two, that’s not fair!” Qin Yun called out hastily. “We three brothers will be relying on your care in the future; you can’t just ignore us!”

Immediately, Ye Qingyun’s furious shouts echoed from inside the room.

“Go play in the mud! I’ve never encountered such a shameless scoundrel!”

Meanwhile, Qin Yun was clutching his stomach, aching from laughter. He held his phone, chuckling as he sent a voice message into the chat.

“Hey, Number Three, Number Four, your big brother has confirmed it! It’s Number Two! That guy was judged a woman by the system and is playing a female character in the game. The red-clad beauty in the video is him!” Qin Yun declared, walking back into the room.

The matter was far from over. Just then, Ye Qingyun’s phone rang, and a glance revealed it was his sister. He sighed, knowing he was about to be ridiculed once more.

Nevertheless, he answered the call.

The moment the call connected, Ye Qingxue’s voice, brimming with astonishment, filled his ear.

“Hey, hey, big brother, you’re famous, you know that?” Ye Qingxue teased. “Just one day after the server opened, you’ve become the first celebrity of the Jianghu game! Your videos are everywhere on the website!”

At that very moment, in a luxurious apartment in the Capital City of Huaxia, a girl in a nightgown lay on her bed, speaking with a look of indignation. By her appearance, she was, of course, the real-life Ye Qingxue, bearing an uncanny resemblance to Ye Qingyun, save for her figure and temperament.

Judging solely by their faces, I’d wager even a system would struggle to differentiate between them.

One might expect Ye Qingxue to be a very gentle woman. However, when speaking to Ye Qingyun, she sounded like a spoiled and capricious girl. This demeanor, of course, was reserved solely for her brother; she likely adopted a different attitude with others.

“I’m telling you, Big Sis, it’s just a game,” Ye Qingyun grumbled. “Why are you taking it so seriously?”

“Hehe, isn’t it just fun? I always wanted you to wear women’s clothes, but you refused. Now, haven’t you still ended up with the fate of cross-dressing? Brother, just give up the struggle; your face was simply born for it!” Ye Qingxue said, still lying on her bed and giggling incessantly.

“What’s so funny?” Ye Qingyun snapped. “Can a game really be compared to reality? Your brother isn’t a pervert! Also, I won’t be coming home this year.”

At his words, Ye Qingxue froze.

“What? Not coming home again? You haven’t been back in years! Are you abandoning this family?”

The smile instantly vanished from Ye Qingxue’s face.

Ye Qingyun fell silent for a moment, then replied listlessly.

“You know as well as I do,” Ye Qingyun sighed, “the old man doesn’t see eye to eye with me. We just argue whenever I go home; what’s the point?”

His father’s disapproval stemmed primarily from Ye Qingyun’s refusal to heed his wishes and attend military academy. His father believed Ye Qingyun was too effeminate and wanted the military school to toughen him up. However, Ye Qingyun simply had no interest.

Consequently, their relationship had soured. This estrangement had lasted for seven or eight years.

“Sigh! The old man is just prejudiced,” Ye Qingxue suddenly declared. “Forget it, I won’t go back this year either. I’ll come to your place for the New Year.”

“Huh? No, don’t! I really don’t want to be with you!”

Ye Qingyun rejected the idea without a moment’s hesitation.

His blunt refusal nearly choked Ye Qingxue.

“Whether you want me or not, it doesn’t matter!” Ye Qingxue said impudently. “I’ll be at your place in a few days anyway. Just try to keep your sister out!”

Soon after, Ye Qingxue hung up the phone.

Ye Qingyun let out a helpless sigh. He feared no one else quite like his own sister, who was nothing short of a living demoness.

He then ordered some takeout. At this hour, he was too lazy to go out, especially with snow falling outside. Fortunately, the restaurants beside his residential complex remained open and delivered.

The game’s system automatically adjusted for time discrepancies. This meant that even if a player missed a specific time, they would be synchronized to the correct in-game time.

Soon, Ye Qingyun finished his meal, then took a shower. Afterward, he directly entered sleep mode, but at that very moment, a special experiment was commencing at the Fantasy International Headquarters.