Ever since opening the door to a whole new world with Lu Xue, Mu Ziyue had been extremely interested in everything about her.
Recently, she suddenly felt that she shouldn't enjoy this happiness alone. She had to tell her brother about Lu Xue.
This day... was actually just an ordinary day.
But Miss Mu Ziyue, on a whim, knocked on her brother's door and, for the first time, invited him to have a face - to - face talk.
Mu Yuze was quite puzzled. He sat opposite Mu Ziyue, raised an eyebrow and asked her calmly,
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
You know, this girl usually avoided him, fearing that he would ask about her schoolwork and GPA. But today she unexpectedly came to him on her own initiative. Could it be that she was suddenly confident about her academic performance?
Mu Ziyue looked at her brother, swallowed the guilt about her failing grades, then straightened her chest and said,
"Brother, I want to talk to you about Lu Xue."
Mu Yuze was a bit surprised. After thinking for a while, he asked softly, "What about Lu Xue do you want to talk to me about?"
When it came to Lu Xue, Mu Ziyue gained some confidence. She considered herself the person in the family who knew Lu Xue best and was closest to her.
"Brother, I think you should find a chance to get along well with Lu Xue. I think she's a really interesting girl, completely different from what we used to imagine!"
Mu Yuze didn't expect his younger sister to talk to him about this. He was silent for a while, then calmly said,
"I already know this."
Mu Ziyue got unhappy. "How do you know? I see that you don't talk to her much on ordinary days. You two seem to be together but with different minds. It makes me feel so uncomfortable. If you like her, just go after her boldly, okay? Anyway, as your sister, I already agree with your relationship with both hands!"
Mu Yuze didn't expect his younger sister to be so straightforward and say things so clearly.
He coughed lightly and began to feel a bit uncomfortable.
"Don't interfere in adults' affairs. Moreover, things between her and me are not what you think."
"So you don't like her? If you don't like her, tell her clearly! You're such a dazzlingly handsome guy, hanging around with that girl every day. What if Lu Xue secretly falls in love with you? Isn't this irresponsible of you?"
Mu Yuze was speechless. Mu Ziyue then began to give her brother a lecture, telling him that in a relationship, one should be proactive when necessary and be straightforward when rejecting someone.
After she finished, she left a remark, "I hate the way you two are so wishy - washy and ambiguous! It's so awkward. Can you just be more decisive for your sister's sake!"
Mu Yuze was speechless again. Could matters of the heart really be decisive?
Moreover, he really hadn't thought carefully about his relationship with Lu Xue. He had no idea that in Mu Ziyue's eyes, they were already in an ambiguous dating stage.
Mu Ziyue passionately lectured in her brother's study for two hours, pouring all the plot routines from the romantic novels she had read over the years and her armchair dating experience into her brother's ears.
Finally, because she was too noisy, she was kicked out by Mu Yuze.
Mu Ziyue still felt unsatisfied. She wanted to roll up her sleeves and rush back in to continue talking, but Mu Yuze slammed the door shut with a "bang", leaving Mu Ziyue standing alone in the dim corridor.
Mu Ziyue was a bit indignant. She snorted, folded her arms and thought secretly,
"You two can just be so lovey - dovey. Do you really think I'm invisible in this family? With me around, I must know everything about your relationship!"
So, Miss Mu Ziyue began her daily mission of playing cupid in this family.
By studying various idol dramas and romantic novels, she found that to promote the relationship between a hero and a heroine, one had to create more opportunities for them to be alone.
Thus, a bizarre scene played out in this family.
Every time Lu Xue and Mu Yuze came back from the company in the evening, they would find the entire dining room empty.
Mu Ziyue had called everyone away before they came back, trying to provide her brother and Lu Xue with a chance to have dinner alone. Even Aunt Chen and several butlers had been sent away.
Although Lu Xue and Mu Yuze were indeed alone in the quiet dining room, they both felt that something was a bit off.
Lu Xue stepped forward, tugged at Mu Yuze's sleeve and whispered,
"Why do I feel that today's situation is a bit strange?"
There was no one around the dining table, but the tableware was neatly arranged. Even the red wine had been poured, and there was even a rather eerie red candle lit in the middle of the table.
On an ordinary day, lighting a red candle wouldn't be a big deal. But the main thing was that the whole house was terrifyingly quiet today. Every little sound could be heard clearly.
The second - hand on the wall clock had gone around and around. The tick - tock sound was more like an ominous call.