Lan Ningzhen froze, unable to fathom why Xie Jue would even care about such an insignificant form of address. Could it be that he believed she was unworthy of calling Fang Chuning her elder brother?
Fang Chuning said, "When I was in Fox City, I recognized General Lan as my adoptive father and met Lan Zhen, recognizing her as my younger sister. Back then, I used her identity to move about in Fox City, forcing her to stay hidden in her home. You visited infrequently, so you never saw her."
When Xie Jue arrived, Lan Ningzhen always deliberately avoided him.
