"I thought you two were arguing because of me."
"No, sister."
Suddenly, a female voice drifted into their ears. Yong Shanling had been lying in bed. After some thought, she finally got out of bed and went downstairs. There, she saw Mu Yu talking about her. Without hesitation, she walked over.
Yong Shanling sat down beside Mu Yijie. A maid poured her a cup of tea. Yong Shanling took a sip and smiled at Mu Yu.
"Little girl, I haven't asked your name yet."
Hearing Mu Yu's words, Yong Shanling coquettishly grabbed Mu Yijie's arm and said, "Uncle Shu, didn't you introduce me to sister?"
Looking at the coquettish Yong Shanling, Mu Yijie thought that she had cheered up after the rest. A look of doting appeared on his face again.
"Sister Yu, you can call her Ling'er."
"Ling'er, when do you plan to marry Yijie?" Mu Yu felt somewhat relieved looking at the well - behaved girl.
"When will sister's wedding start? I'm still young. I need to wait a while for marriage."
Yong Shanling answered the question obediently, but inside she was seething with anger. Looking at the man beside her, she got even angrier.
"Tomorrow, we just need to decorate the venue and go through the process once."
"Wow, it sounds so complicated."
"Hahaha, you're still young, so you may find it troublesome. But when it's your turn to get married, you'll find that it's a happy kind of trouble."
"But, sister, isn't it too soon to get married?"
Mu Yu didn't quite understand what she meant. Mu Yijie squeezed Yong Shanling's hand, signaling her not to say any more, but Yong Shanling secretly shook off his hand.
"I mean, sister is so young. Is she really going to get married so soon?"
Mu Yu thought about it. What could a girl be thinking? So she confided, "In my opinion, Lu Liang may be the one I love the most."
"Before him, I had a few boyfriends, but none of them could make my heart flutter like Lu Liang does."
"What if it's all an act?"
"Ling'er!"
Mu Yijie couldn't stand it anymore. He didn't want to hurt Mu Yu any more. Mu Yu put away the smile on her face and at the same time felt that she couldn't see through the girl in front of her.
Yong Shanling looked at the two of them in confusion and said, "I mean, don't men act differently before and after marriage? I'm worried about sister. I'm just afraid sister will be deceived by a man."
"Ling'er, although I don't know what objections you and Yijie have to Lu Liang, I really don't want our relationship to break down. If you can put aside your prejudice against Lu Liang, maybe we can still chat."
"But sister, what if I don't want to chat with you?"
Yong Shanling put down the teacup. The smile disappeared from her face. She stood up and was about to leave.
"Don't end up getting yourself hurt in this self - deluding drama."
Mu Yijie was a bit anxious seeing Yong Shanling's departing back. "Sister Yu, Ling'er may not be feeling well just now. Let's chat another time."
"Okay."
After Mu Yijie left, Mu Yu's face turned gloomy.
Yong Shanling walked back to the second floor, slightly annoyed. Just as her hand touched the doorknob, she was pulled into a room next to her by a strong force.
In an instant, she was pinned against the wall by Mu Yijie. Maybe his hand was too strong, and it hurt her. Yong Shanling tried to shake off his hand forcefully, but how could her strength compare to a man's.
Finally, she gave up struggling. "What on earth do you want?"
"This is the question you should be asking yourself, isn't it?"
"Oh, really? So, can you let me go now?"
"Ling'er, what's wrong with you today? Sister Yu has just recovered. If you expose Lu Liang, things will get even more complicated."
Yong Shanling was completely irritated by Mu Yijie's words. Taking advantage of his inattention, she pushed him away.
"Me? I'm the one irritating her? She's the one who is being stubborn. She clearly knows what Lu Liang has done but still pretends not to know. I don't know what your sister Yu is up to."
"Anyway, I'm putting it out there. I will never interfere in the matters here again."
"Ling'er..."
"Don't call me. Go find your sister Yu."
"Are you jealous?"
"..."
The originally quarrelsome scene suddenly fell silent. Yong Shanling stood still, still putting up her last resistance.
"Jealous? Of whom? You and sister Yu?"
Mu Yijie hugged her tightly. "Ling'er, I just haven't seen sister Yu for a long time. But now, my feelings for sister Yu are really just like those between relatives."
"Then, was Mu Yu your ex - girlfriend?"
"No..."
"Really, no one would like to see their boyfriend being so emotional for another woman in front of them."
Yong Shanling looked at Mu Yijie helplessly.
"So you're not angry anymore?"
"Sorry, I've never been angry. I'm just speechless."
Mu Yijie pinched her cheek and said helplessly, "What should I do? I seem to be more and more unable to live without you."
"Humph, that's for the best." Yong Shanling punched his stomach and turned away.
"Then... will you move in?"
"No. Liu Ming is too vulnerable living alone."
"Am I not vulnerable?"
Mu Yijie suddenly looked at Yong Shanling aggrievedly. She said that she couldn't stand it.
"No one will touch you in this family for now. After all, your sister Yu is still here."
"Don't keep calling her sister Yu all the time. Change it."
While they were flirting, things were not going well for Mu Yu.
"Lu Liang, what on earth is going on? How could you let others notice?"
Lu Liang was leaning against the window, smoking a cigarette. His face was full of impatience. "I originally wanted to use that woman to drive Nan Min away, but those two just fought directly."
"Nan Min won't leave so easily. Now there's Yong Shanling involved. Things are even more difficult. She even tried to stop my wedding with you just now."
A look of hatred flashed across Mu Yu's eyes. Her hands tightened continuously. The magazine showed many white edges and marks.
"Anyway, they can't do much on the day after tomorrow. And that Nan Min has started preparing to set up a formation again. I've already redirected his target to someone else. You can rest assured."
Mu Yu walked over, took the cigarette from Lu Liang's hand, took a puff, and slowly exhaled a puff of white smoke. Then she put out the cigarette.
"Don't smoke in my room from now on."
Liu Ming saw Yong Shanling humming a tune as she entered the room. She concluded that Yong Shanling and Mu Yijie had made up. The worry in her heart finally subsided.
"Finally made up with your Uncle Shu? Then what about Mu Yu?"
Yong Shanling spun around happily and said, "She knows about Lu Liang's affairs anyway, but she's still hiding it. There must be something wrong with her. Let's just wait and see what tricks she wants to play."
"What? She actually knows?" Liu Ming was quite surprised to hear this news. She pointed to the door.
"Is Mu Yu just acting then?"
"She is acting, but I don't know who she's acting for."
Yong Shanling walked to the balcony and looked at the sky. There was an indescribable gloom in her eyes.