Chapter 32: and translation of chapter title

Liu Wanwan again said some random stuff to her, sighed, "Youyou, Sheng Luo without you, my high school life would be so boring!"

She had said this to Mu Youyu when she first made the call.

Mu Youyu didn't expose it, just smiled and comforted: "Besides, there's Cen Cen and Xiao Yu."

Liu Wanwan ignored Feng Cen on her own, hearing the name Yu Yu, she smiled and said: "A few days ago the Fu family was removed from the four great clans; now the four great clans in A City are ranked as Sheng, Liu, Feng, and Yu respectively."

Mu Youyu hearing that also smiled: "Xiao Yu's personality is too soft, easy to bully; now that she's become one of the four great clans' young masters, she needs to toughen up a bit."

Besides, she is the Yu family's sole daughter of this generation!

The two chatted for a good while.

Liu Wanwan then thought of something: "My dad is about to return to the country, he should be looking for me too; I just turned off my phone, I think he'll soon notice An Chen's little tricks."

Mu Youyu had heard her mention before that the stepmother An Chen in her family is full of bad ideas.

Liu Wanwan came to C Shi this time precisely to avoid seeing An Chen, and also because Mu Youyu is here.

"By the way," Mu Youyu suddenly said, "your childhood friend Sheng Ling has transferred to study at Sheng Luo; I guess he's also worried about you."

She often heard Liu Wanwan mention Sheng Ling; though she's never met him, she knows their relationship.

Upon hearing Sheng Ling, Liu Wanwan puffed her cheeks and said angrily: "Don't mention him! He's probably gloating right now."

The Sheng and Liu families are old family friends; Liu Wanwan grew up together with the Sheng family's young master, Sheng Ling.

However, Mu Youyu had often heard Liu Wanwan complain about him; their relationship isn't as close as hers with Jiang Liangjin, Yu Ci, and Gu Xingnan.

Liu Wanwan and Sheng Ling's way of getting along is still rather spiteful.

For example, as children they knocked over a vase and blamed each other.

On the road they deliberately stepped on each other's shadows, then stubbornly said: "Stepping on shadows stunts growth; I'm just helping you keep your cute height."

When the other received a love letter from a secret admirer, their first reaction wasn't to help brainstorm ideas, but to snatch the letter and read it loudly, watching the other become flustered and angry as they tried to grab it back.

Before exams they'd tell each other: "I haven't studied at all; I'm definitely going to fail this time."

When the results came out, one ranked first in the class and the other second; upon meeting they couldn't resist teasing each other: "Stop pretending!"

……

Good good good.

"How long do you plan to play here, Wanwan?" Mu Youyu said with her eyes curved.

Liu Wanwan calculated: "About two days."

At that moment, the Butler respectfully came over and invited them to have a meal.

They had eaten, but after a few hours they ate a little more, then went upstairs to return to their respective rooms.

Yu Family.

Yu Ci and Gu Xingnan came together.

Yu Ci explained: "My dad said Yu Cheng had a car accident, and his mother, Rong Yu, keeps making a fuss, demanding I go back, as if suspecting I schemed it."

"Is this person bored, doubting you?" Gu Xingnan said coldly, "No problem, we'll meet each move with a counter."

Their years of tacit understanding need no further words.

Yu Ci curled the corner of his mouth and replied, "Good."

"Young Master, Young Master Gu." The Butler greeted them kindly.

Yu Xing, Yu Ci's father, had long been waiting at the door, his face grim.

Yu Ci smiled and said, "Dad, I'm back."

Yu Xing saw the two, his expression softened a little: "Xiao Ci, Xiao Nan has come too."

Gu Xingnan: "Good evening, Uncle Yu."

"Good good good, have you eaten?" Yu Xing smiled.

"I and Xiao Nan have eaten."

Yu Xing nodded, his eyes flickering slightly.

Although this is a Yu family matter, Yu Xing and Gu's father grew up together as close brothers.

Gu Xingnan grew up alongside Yu Ci from childhood, knowing many big and small affairs of the Yu family.

Yu Xing had long regarded him as his own child.

Gu Xingnan is no outsider in the Yu family.

Thus he said: "Xiao Cheng met with an accident; he's resting in his room now, and you, Aunt Rong, insist it was you who arranged someone to hit him, demanding you come back."

Aunt Rong is Yu Cheng's mother and Yu Xing's current wife.

Before Yu Ci's mother passed away, she was Yu Xing's outside lover, giving birth to Yu Cheng, who is one year younger than Yu Ci, outside.

Later, when Yu Ci was twelve, his mother died unexpectedly; Yu Xing waited a year then brought Aunt Rong home as his wife.

Aunt Rong rose to become the Yu family lady, and her son Yu Cheng became the young master of the Yu family.

Yu Ci and Yu Cheng openly never got along; Yu Cheng likes to pull petty tricks behind the scenes, but they rarely succeed.

Furthermore, if Yu Cheng smears Yu Ci with some accusation, given Yu Xing's degree of favoritism toward Yu Ci, even if Yu Ci really did it……

He would just tell Yu Cheng: "Your older brother didn't do it on purpose; let this matter pass, don't bring it up again."

Yu Ci doesn't even need to apologize, and Yu Xing won't blame him in the slightest.

Thus Yu Cheng resents Yu Xing's favoritism, and Aunt Rong feels the same.

Yu Ci heard this, raised his brows, and said: "Dad, I'm always with A Jin and A Nan; when would I have time to find someone to hit Yu Cheng? You agree, right, A Nan?"

Gu Xingnan gave a slight nod: "Uncle Yu, A Ci has always been with me and A Jin."

Yu Xing originally trusted Yu Ci, so this time he was just going through the motions; mainly, if he didn't ask Aunt Rong, she'd surely kick up a fuss.

He immediately nodded: "Good, I believe you."

At that moment, a woman in luxurious attire but with a weary face came down from upstairs.

She had obviously heard Yu Ci's words, her eyes wet as she looked at him. "Xiao Ci, Aunt knows you don't take to Xiao Cheng! Next time, could you not go after Xiao Cheng? If—if anything happened to Xiao Cheng, I couldn't go on living! Thankfully Xiao Cheng is all right now..."

Yu Xing frowned and cut in: "Didn't you hear Xiao Ci say Yu Cheng wasn't the one who hit him? Wait for Yu Cheng to wake up yourself and ask him who offended him!"

On the first day back home he already caused trouble—what a nuisance!

Yu Cheng just can't compare to their family's Xiao Ci.

Xiao Ci even attended classes for two days!

Yu Cheng has been off gallivanting who knows where lately—all he does is stir up trouble!

"Aunt Rong, Xiao Ci has been with me and A Jin these past few days—when would he have time to harm Yu Cheng?" Gu Xingnan said in an even tone.

Rong Yu clenched her fists, took a deep breath, walked up to the few people, and with a faint smile said, "Xingnan is here too; this is our family matter, you have nothing to do with it…"

Let's just head back for now.

"Xiaonan isn't an outsider." Yu Xing guessed what she was about to say and interrupted.

Gu Xingnan leaned in closer to Yu Ci.

Yu Ci reached out to shield him, voice icy: "Rong Yu, A Nan has grown up with me since childhood—I've said this several times already? Your memory is terrible; I'll tell you again."

Yu Ci said each word deliberately: "A Nan is not an outsider to the Yu family."

The Yu and Gu families have long been close friends, and Yu Ci has his own room in the Gu household.

Of course, Gu Xingnan also has a room of his own in the Yu household, and Yu Xing cares for him even more than he does for Yu Cheng.

If anyone were to be called an outsider, Yu Ci feels it's Yu Cheng and Rong Yu who fit the description.

Rong Yu doesn't much like Gu Xingnan; he's not as easy to get along with as he appears.

Rong Yu's smile froze on her face, hatred flashing in her eyes, and she could no longer control Gu Xingnan: "Then you owe Xiao Cheng an explanation for this!"

"You want me to give you an explanation? Tsk tsk, you actually think I'm the one who hit him—otherwise, I, the young master, could find someone to run him over right now and then buy him a coffin!" Yu Ci lifted his chin, tone haughty.

The servants nearby, hearing this, all lowered their heads.

"How can you say that!"

Rong Yu gritted her teeth, looked at Yu Xing, and cooed, "Husband!"

Yu Xing waved a hand, somewhat impatient: "All right, all right, Xiao Ci said he didn't do it—just a joke earlier. If you hadn't mentioned Xiao Ci, he wouldn't have joked like that."

But where did their family's Xiao Ci learn to talk like that? It's oddly humorous.

Yu Ci gave a light laugh, going along with Yu Xing's words: "Exactly, Aunt, I was just joking."

You can't take a joke, can you?