Chapter 115

Grandma said this, her eyes like water gazing at the red date tree in front of her, "That time he was wearing riding attire, seeming to have just come back from horseback riding class, seeing me, he ran over and said…… Miss Song, we meet again, this time you didn't lose your shoe heel again? What's your impression of Y Guo this time?"

The later story was just like the plot of an old-fashioned novel.

As the heir to the Duke's Mansion, the Peiweika family is also a century-old aristocracy, with its influence spanning the military, political, and business realms.

He knew Grandma was discussing cooperation, and proactively helped her connect with several reputable merchant families in Y Guo, even accompanying her to various markets to look around.

In half a year, the two of them had almost traveled all over Y Guo, and Grandpa even wrote her a little poem in Z language on her birthday.

Before returning to the country, Grandpa planted a date tree in the estate of the Y Guo Duke's Mansion, the sapling having been air‑freighted from C Shi.

However, it later died from lack of care, so Mu Youyu never got to see it.

Grandma's voice softened: "I only found out then that he had already had people inquire about the Song family's affairs, even finding out clearly what I like to eat."

"'At the airport he asked me whether I would be willing to return to Y Guo.' Grandma laughed, 'I said the Song family's roots are in C Shi, and he replied that then I would go to C Shi to find you……'"

Seeing her silent for half a minute, Mu Youyu shook her arm in a coquettish way, 'And then? And then!'

Grandma slowly patted her hand, 'Later, he really gave up part of his affairs in Y Guo, coming to C Shi to stay a few months each year, until we reached marriageable age, we confirmed our feelings, met our parents, and only then held the wedding in Y Guo.'

"'A year after marriage, I gave birth to your mother in Y Guo, and we stayed there for two years. As the sole heir of the Song family, I then returned to C Shi…… Afterwards, your grandfather often came domestically to find me, and thus gave birth to your four uncles one after another……'"

Jiang Liangjin entered the classroom stepping on the bell that signals the start of class.

Mu Youyu lifted her gaze and saw a youthful figure appear at the front door.

He stood tall and straight, his hands empty and hanging at his sides, wearing a white printed T‑shirt, walking toward her at an unhurried pace.

It left everyone's breath stagnant.

'"Yu Cheng, that bastard……" Yu Ci, who had just entered through the back door and was chatting with Gu Xingnan, heard the classroom grow quiet.'

Following the gazes of everyone toward Jiang Liangjin, he stopped speaking.

Yu Ci shook his head, quickly walked to his own seat and sat down, then called out to Jiang Liangjin, who had just pulled out a chair: 'A Jin, you can come that early!'

Gu Xingnan nodded in agreement and sat beside him.

Jiang Liangjin gave a bland 'uh' and still sounded a bit low‑pitched from not being fully awake.

Yu Ci grinned and turned to Mu Youyu, 'Good morning, Youbao~'

Gu Xingnan spoke gently: 'Good morning.'

"'Morning, A Ci, A Nan!' Mu Youyu replied with a smile, though her gaze still drifted toward Jiang Liangjin beside her."

Seeing him pull out the chair beside him and sit down, she couldn't help leaning toward him, 'A Jin! Why are you only just arriving? I thought you were going to skip the first class outright.'

When Jiang Liangjin saw her, the chill in his eyes had already faded considerably, 'Didn't I say I would come? I won't skip class.'

Yu Ci: ……Alright, alright, I'm used to it.

Mu Youyu obviously didn't notice Yu Ci's little gesture, she pursed her lips and gave him a sideways glance, pretending to be angry, 'You said last night you'd come with me, yet you let me go ahead on my own?'

Then she came with Mu Xi.

"'It was Second Brother who said he wanted to walk with you.' Jiang Liangjin explained, seeing Mu Youyu still puffing her cheeks, he lowered his voice with a coaxing tone, 'Next time I'll definitely call you ahead of time, okay?'"

"'Okay……'"

Mu Youyu hadn't really intended to be angry, but upon hearing the explanation she responded with an affirmative.

Suddenly recalling how he had addressed Mu Xi the day before and just now, she couldn't help asking, 'How come you call Second Brother…… Second Brother?'

Yesterday the two of them had been playing with Mu Xi the whole time, and when they returned they went straight to wash up and sleep, so she hadn't had a chance to ask.

Jiang Liangjin tapped his fingertip on the tabletop, turned his face sideways, and fixed his gaze on her, lowering his voice: 'Little Princess, you don't like it, do you?'

Mu Youyu:!!

"'No way!' Mu Youyu's cheeks flushed at his words, and she hurriedly waved her hands."

"'What's wrong with that?' Jiang Liangjin's eyes twinkled more obviously as he deliberately pressed on, 'Do you want me to call him Second Brother just like you do?'"

Mu Youyu unconsciously imagined that scene, couldn't help waving her hands, 'No, no, I was just asking—let A Jin keep calling him that! We've grown up together, Second Brother won't mind this form of address.'

In her memory, Jiang Liangjin was always close to her several brothers, speaking and behaving politely and obediently with them.

Those brothers also treated him politely and kindly.

It seemed they all liked Jiang Liangjin as well, often pulling him along to walk together, sometimes dragging him aside to whisper secrets, not letting her hear.

That sight was even more than her own enjoyment of playing with Jiang Liangjin.

Thinking back to childhood, Mu Youyu felt that Jiang Liangjin's way of addressing him wasn't strange at all; Second Brother had initially told him not to use it, probably because there were too many outsiders around and he felt embarrassed.

Seeing her earnest expression, Jiang Liangjin's eyes smiled even more, 'Then I'll keep calling him that from now on, to stay consistent with the Little Princess.'

"'Good!' Mu Youyu didn't press further, her fingers continued tapping and swiping on the screen."

Yu Ci leaned in toward Gu Xingnan, 'A Jin's move……'

He wanted to say more but stopped himself.

Gu Xingnan readily responded, 'Not strange—yesterday he even asked me what my older brother lacked, then turned around and came to class calling him Second Brother; he's trying to win over my older brother first.'

Because of Mu Youyu's and Jiang Liangjin's relationship, and the fact that they also knew each other from elementary school, they naturally knew both the Mu and Song families as well.

Yu Ci apparently only cared about the first part, 'He asked you what your older brother lacked—what did you say? Someone like your older brother, what could he possibly be missing?'

In his view, Mu Xi, as the Second Young Master of the Mu family, is well‑off, and his personality…… well, can't be said.

He gets whatever he wants; there's basically nothing he lacks.

What's even more curious to him is that A Nan actually knows!

Too amazing……

Gu Xingnan glanced at him and calmly spat out two words: 'Lacks a beating.'

Yu Ci: …… speechless on A Jin's behalf.

Not long after the three of them sat down, homeroom teacher Liu Yunmi entered holding her lesson plans, glanced at the class, noticed someone missing, and wondered, 'Luo Yi isn't here, is she?'

Luo Yi had taken a day off yesterday, saying she would come this morning.

As class monitor, Bai Yun explained, 'She hasn't arrived yet.'

Everyone hearing that name wasn't surprised either.

Luo Yi transferred in together with Mo Song from Class 1 at the end of last semester.

Although Luo Yi is one of Lan Lin's Five Campus Belles, the seventh-ranked among West City's Eight Great Noble Families, the Luo family's Second Miss—who is still favored in the Luo family—and also one of West City's hotly discussed figures.

But in Class A, with Mu Youyu and a few others present, her transfer isn't enough to compare with the other three, yet it's still enough for others to gossip about.

However, when it comes to her identity, the people in Class A actually feel a little proud.

After all, four of the Five Campus Belles and three of the Campus Hunks are in their class!

Mu Youyu heard the name 'Luo Yi', lifted her head from her phone, and was about to continue thinking.

Just then, a clear, slightly coquettish female voice came from the classroom door: 'Report!'

Everyone followed the sound and saw a girl in a pink short-sleeved dress standing at the door.

She had two fluffy ponytails, with a pink butterfly hair clip at the ends, which swayed slightly with her movements, looking very cute.