Aunt Chen looked a bit embarrassed and stood still. Seeing this, Mu Ziyue pushed her downstairs while saying, "Since Lu Xue told you not to bother her, don't go up. How about this? I'll help you pass on the snacks on this tray, okay?"
Only then did Aunt Chen reluctantly go downstairs. She handed the tray to Mu Ziyue and instructed, "You must remind her to eat them while they're hot. The snacks won't taste good when they get cold."
Mu Ziyue nodded. "Got it, got it. I'll definitely remind her."
After successfully persuading Aunt Chen to go downstairs, Mu Ziyue carried the tray and went back to her elder brother's study.
She closed the door. While no one was paying attention, she quickly gobbled up the snacks in the tray. Then she clapped her hands, wiped her mouth, and slipped away.
Before leaving, she was afraid that others might go upstairs, so she specially gathered everyone on the lawn in the yard.
Under the pretext that the yard needed a good trim, she asked everyone to start working. They were told to go back to their jobs after trimming the grass in the yard.
Although the aunts found it a bit strange, they didn't think much of it and started to get busy in the yard one by one.
Seeing that everyone in the mansion had been sent away by her, Mu Ziyue showed a satisfied smile.
Just then, her friend called and invited her to a party.
Mu Ziyue perked up. "I'll come right away."
Her leaving caused big problems for Lu Xue and Mu Yuze. Mu Ziyue drove to a private club. As soon as she got in, she drank to her heart's content with her sisters.
The temperature in the private club was just right, and the light was bright. Mu Ziyue didn't even notice that it had started to rain outside.
After a few drinks, she completely forgot about Mu Yuze and Lu Xue.
On the other side, Mu Yuze and Lu Xue were miserably exposed to the wind on the roof. They had been unexpectedly locked out on the balcony without bringing anything.
Mu Yuze was only wearing an extremely thin white shirt, while Lu Xue was only in her work clothes from the studio, which were stained with a lot of paint.
At first, they knocked on the window, trying to attract the attention of those below. Gradually, they got tired and just sat on the edge of the balcony like two wooden stakes.
Lu Xue propped her chin and chatted with Mu Yuze off and on. "Actually, in my opinion, this attic has been idle for a long time and hasn't been put to any good use. How about having it demolished later?"
It wouldn't matter much to have one less attic in such a big mansion. Mu Yuze neither said yes nor no. He just lowered his eyebrows as if he was thinking about something.
Since Lu Xue was locked out and had nothing to do anyway, she simply continued to chat with Mu Yuze. "Do you think there are any surveillance cameras on this rooftop? Are we within the surveillance range? Will the security guards at the door check the surveillance cameras in all directions at any time? If they see us, they should come up to pick us up, right?"
Mu Yuze was silent for a long time before he half - lifted his eyes and said softly, "There are no surveillance cameras in the attic. No one will notice us through the monitors."
Lu Xue felt a bit disappointed. She walked around the balcony but didn't dare to go too far out for fear of accidentally falling off the edge.
To be fair, the view on the rooftop was actually quite nice, but the wind was so strong that soon her hair was in a mess, standing on end in all directions. She looked like a crazy person who had just escaped from a mental hospital.
The wind on the rooftop was getting stronger and stronger. Lu Xue was so cold that her hands and feet were numb. She had to carefully stand as close to the inner side as possible and hug herself tightly to keep warm.
Mu Yuze probably noticed her action and asked softly, "Are you cold?"
Lu Xue nodded honestly. "It seems a bit cold. Aren't you cold?"
Mu Yuze said, "I'm okay."
After saying that, he started to unbutton his shirt on his own.
His fingers were long and beautiful. When he unbuttoned the shirt, it was like he was handling artworks.
No one could see exactly how his fingers moved. They could only see that he paused on each button for a very short time, and then the button was undone.
The white shirt opened to both sides, revealing his strong chest.
Lu Xue was greatly startled by Mu Yuze's sudden action. She didn't know what he was going to do. They were chatting nicely, and suddenly he took off his clothes...
But the next second, Lu Xue was covered with a loose white shirt. She looked up and happened to meet Mu Yuze's somewhat helpless eyes.
"Sorry, this is the only piece of clothing I have. You can make do with it."
Only then did Lu Xue realize that Mu Yuze had taken off his shirt and covered it on her to shield her from the wind.
Although it was only this thin shirt, it was better than nothing, and she felt a bit better.
She said embarrassedly, "But then you'll..."
She stared at Mu Yuze's chest for a few seconds and then shifted her gaze. She looked at the sky, the ground, and the window, but she didn't look at the young man in front of her again.