Chapter 22

"Ex-girlfriend? What do you mean?" An Qingying was incredulous.

"Lin Yu? You want to break up?"

She slapped the table hard with her hand, completely ignoring the burning pain in her palm.

She almost jumped up to her feet, staring at Lin Yu, not understanding what she had done wrong.

An Qingying never expected that the boyfriend she had been showing off as a trophy just the day before would propose a breakup in front of so many people.

If they broke up today, her sister and the other sisters would laugh themselves to death over her!

Mu Youyu lifted the corner of her mouth, her eyes flashing with mockery.

And she was still putting on this act right in front of her.

Hey, you got dumped, huh.

The others saw her pretentious attitude and felt contempt.

"I'll transfer the breakup fee to your card," Lin Yu said lazily leaning on the sofa, his voice calm.

Who are you putting on a show for? It's not wise to provoke just anyone—go provoke Xi Ge's people.

Brainless idiot.

Mu Youyu snorted coldly, then moved closer to her second brother, saying, "Brother, I don't like her—I refuse to sit at the same table and eat with her!"

As she spoke, her whole person exuded the air of a spoiled young lady.

Mu Xi ruffled his sister's hair, his gaze full of usual indulgence, saying, "If the baby doesn't like her, just let her get lost—don't let someone like this ruin the baby's mood."

The few people around were once again startled, calling her "baby" over and over—Xi Ge really dotes on this little sister.

"Master Lin—" An Qingying's pleading words were cut off as Mu Xi ordered the staff to drag her away.

Now there were four guys and one girl present.

Only then did Mu Youyu calm down.

With the eyesore gone, Han Mo laughed and said, "Hello, cute little sister, I'm Han Mo, the 'mo' of loneliness, the one who used to sit in front of Xi Ge—you can call me Brother Han Mo."

Before Mu Youyu could reply, the boy seated next to Han Mo, wearing a Nan Feng uniform and with a warm, jade-like appearance, smiled lightly and said in a clear, smooth tone, "Hello, little sister, I'm Yu Xu, the 'xu' of floating willow catkins."

Mu Youyu heard their introductions and wore a faint smile.

Han and Yu are both families from C Shi.

They may not match the top-tier families of C Shi, but they are comparable to the prominent families of West City.

She had heard of them before while in West City, though she had never seen any of their members—now she finally got to see them.

Lin Yu also leaned sideways on the sofa, saying, "Hello, little sister, I'm Lin Yu, the 'yu' of 'to give'—if you ever need anything, feel free to look for me."

After the several boys introduced themselves in turn, Mu Youyu looked at Lin Yu, pondered for a moment, and thought, "Ah, his surname is Lin."

I don't know if it has anything to do with Nian Nian.

She withdrew her gaze, gave a sweet smile, her voice sounding obedient: "Hello, brothers, I'm Mu Youyu, the younger sister of the second brother."

That one sentence made their favorability toward her rise again.

She looks so much like them—she really is a true younger sister!

Han Mo raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you a student at Lan Lin?"

The remaining three also turned their gazes over, full of anticipation.

Xi Ge studies at Nan Feng; if the little sister also studied there, they would have surely seen her before.

"That's right."

Han Mo heard the answer and nodded thoughtfully.

Xi Ge studies at Nan Feng; if she came to Nan Feng, with the Mu family's status and Mu Xi's protection, she'd have nothing to fear and would surely be cherished by the whole school.

Too bad she's at Lan Lin.

The few of them couldn't help but feel regret.

Lin Yu followed up, asking, "Are you a recent arrival to West City?"

If he had a well-behaved little sister, he'd surely show her off every day—Xi Ge really has a strict mouth.

Mu Youyu patiently replied, "Yes."

The few of them tried to get closer to her, chatting on and off.

Getting closer to Xi Ge's little sister would only bring them benefits.

Mu Youyu answered obediently.

Mu Xi saw that the brothers weren't asking anything too outrageous, so he didn't intervene.

Soon the dishes arrived; Mu Youyu leisurely sipped her milk tea, waiting for Mu Xi to finish his meal.

Around 2 p. m., the group left the restaurant.

After exchanging greetings, Mu Youyu got into Mu Xi's car, intending to go home.

Mu Youyu leaned against the passenger seat, turned around, and asked, "Second brother, who was that girl just now?"

Mu Xi drove, eyes forward, explaining, "She's an illegitimate daughter of the An family."

Mu Youyu nodded thoughtfully and didn't ask further.

The surname An— the head of the An family, which ranks last in West City, has been fooling around, resulting in five illegitimate sons and daughters combined, while the legitimate offspring are just three daughters.

Mu Youyu had heard of this since middle school; she still disliked the An family's illegitimate third daughter, An Qingqing, so it's no wonder she took an instant dislike to An Qingying upon first sight.

Arriving home, Mu Xi jumped out of the car, went to the passenger side, and opened the door for his sister.

Mu Youyu walked side by side with him toward the main gate.

The servants heard the commotion and came out one by one; Qing Ma exclaimed in surprise, "The young lady and the second young master are already home!"

Qing Ma had watched the two grow up as their nanny, held a special status, and was respected by everyone in the Mu family.

Moreover, Mu Youyu had been spoiled growing up by the two young masters of the Mu family, and even the little young master who rarely returns home also dotes on her; nevertheless, the four siblings have always gotten along well.

When it came to her parents, Mu Youyu felt nothing deep inside.

On the contrary, her parents had a very good marital relationship; so good that from childhood they hardly cared about their several children, merely providing money.

But now they don't need to give money either.

On the day Mu Nian graduated from high school, Mu Father directly handed over the company to him, taking Mu Mother to vacation in various places.

Mu Nian is 25 this year; Mu Father and Mu Mother have not returned to the Mu Family for eight years, and they rarely send any information.

When Mu Youyu was seven, she had never seen her parents in reality; she only occasionally saw them via video call on her phone.

From her two parents she saw the saying: "Parents are true love, children are an accident."

She felt nothing.

Only in front of Aunt Qing would she restrain herself a bit.

"Yes, Aunt Qing, I asked for leave today to come back early." Mu Youyu replied obediently.

Aunt Qing smiled kindly, seeing that the young master and miss didn't look sick; that could only mean they didn't want to go to school.

Whether they go to school or not doesn't matter.

"Are the eldest young lady and second young master hungry?"

The two shook their heads, indicating they weren't hungry.

Aunt Qing then didn't say anything more.

The two went upstairs together; Mu Xi went to play the piano, and Mu Youyu painted in the painting studio.

In the evening, the two finished eating together, then returned to their own rooms and went to sleep.