Part 2Double Trouble: The Twin Game

"Bro, you lost."

The dice cup opened. Julian rolled a six.

He wasn't mad. He looked at the woman in his arms and smiled:

"The little girl wants to see the aurora borealis. I'll take her."

"The wedding is in five days. You'll have to work hard for a bit longer. I'll definitely be back before the ceremony."

Adrian Gu nodded indifferently.

A while later, a few guys clamored about going racing. Julian instinctively joked:

"Losers better give me a big red envelope on the wedding day. Chloe loves counting money."

No one sensed anything wrong. They all laughed and agreed: "Don't worry, we're ready."

"Reliable. Let's go. Bro, you coming?" Julian asked suddenly.

Saying that, the group got up to leave. Only Adrian sat there dazing. Hearing Julian, he shook his head belatedly:

"I'll pass. Gotta go back and act."

Act what? Everyone knew.

After Adrian left too, my sister and I poked our heads out, both sighing in relief.

Looking at the dice cup on the table, we were debating who would go to the wedding.

Now it seemed unnecessary.

After comparing notes, we quickly distinguished who was who.

The chatty playboy was the younger brother, Julian. The gentle, shy one was the older brother, Adrian.

"Economy's bad. This side gig is probably over," my sister said.

I pondered for a moment and proposed: "Runaway bride?"

My sister nodded: "You run, I run."