"A Private Scheme"
After escaping from Country M, Yara settled into an ordinary life. She took in a younger brother and found herself a home.
Between studying, she earned money to support herself and her little brother. Life wasn't great, but it had its own pleasures.
Xu Yi, whom she'd just taken in, was a blank slate who needed her to teach him everything.
After three months of devoted care, he had become her well-behaved "houseborn servant."
Yara thought life would go on peacefully like this.
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The change came out of nowhere.
On an entirely ordinary day, Xu Yi didn't recognize her.
Without the slightest hesitation, Ya Ran cut ties with him and went home on her own.
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Who knew what Xu Yi was thinking when he came back to find her? Even without any memories of her, he insisted on staying by her side.
Ya Ran couldn't be bothered to argue, and life returned to how it had been.
As usual, the two depended on each other, though something didn't feel quite right.
Could a brother and sister really do things that crossed so many lines?
Ya Ran wrestled with it, then half-heartedly went along with it.
They depended on each other either way. What was the difference between siblings and spouses?
Theme: A moment outside the rules
