Chapter 417: Unfair

Mu Xianqi sat up straight, walked over to him, and said, "Happy birthday, the gift is over there."

After saying that, he glanced at the servant moving gifts in the corner.

"Thank you, Brother Xianqi."

Mu Xianqi gave his sister a few more reminders, then said nothing more and turned to leave.

Mu Yichen and Mu Yichi also came over to say goodbye.

Mu Yichen remained his usual unsmiling self, handed over a gift, added a birthday blessing, then said nothing more.

Mu Yichi, on the other hand, added a sentence: "Drink less alcohol tonight."

Jiang Liangjin found this puzzling and said, "I don't drink alcohol."

Mu Yichi then nodded satisfied, turned to his sister, and immediately switched to a coaxing-child mode: "Youbao, have fun playing tonight, call if anything comes up."

"Got it, bye-bye, brother." Mu Youyu said, smiling and waving.

Mu Yichen wanted to reach out and ruffle her hair, but seeing the delicate crown on her head, he pulled his hand back and turned to leave with Mu Yichi.

Song Huaiyu and Song Huaixian brothers were standing at the doorway waiting for a car.

Song Huaixian idly scrolled his phone, while Song Huaiyu stood beside him, quietly looking at the flower vase not far away.

Seeing Mu Xi and them come out, Song Huaixian lifted his head, "Left? Where's your sister?"

"Inside." Mu Xin raised his chin, "Not going back tonight, staying at the Jiang family's."

Mu Xi: "? When did she say that?"

Mu Xin remained calm, "She said it in my heart."

Nothing to say.

Song Huaixian let out an "oh", lowered his head to keep scrolling, then after a few seconds lifted his head again, "Just her and A Jin?"

Mu Xin gave him a sideways glance, "Who else? There's Yu Ci and them, young people gathering—do you, Brother Xian, really want to join the fun?"

"I didn't say I'd go, I still have things to do." Song Huaixian put his phone away, "I was just asking."

"That's fine, A Jin can look after the sister well."

Song Huaiyu beside them gave an "mm", indicating agreement.

Not long after, Mu Youyu and Jiang Liangjin walked out of the hall together, happening to run into several people.

Qing An, who had just hung up the phone preparing to find his sister, instantly lit up, eagerly stepping forward, "Sister, I'll keep you company..."

Seeing this, Song Huaixian grabbed his sleeve firmly.

As Qing An was being pulled away, he took three steps while looking back, his face full of reluctance, "I'm not leaving, I want to stay and keep sister company!"

Song Huaixian dragged his arm outward without courtesy, "What are you staying for? It's a kids' gathering, what business does an elder like you have joining the fun?"

"When am I an elder? I'm only twenty!"

"Twenty counts as an elder; they're all fifteen or sixteen, you're three or four years older—how can you?"

"What's wrong with being three or four years older? It's not like I'm three or four hundred years older!"

Song Huaixian didn't argue, shoved him into the car in one motion, then turned to the driver and said, "Drive."

Mu Xin watched the scene, his expression cool, "I'm not going, so you shouldn't either."

"Fine..." Qing An finally gave up, stopped struggling, poked his head out the car window, "Sister, send me a message tonight!"

Mu Youyu heard it, smiled and waved, "Okay!"

Qing An still wanted to say something, but the car window had already been rolled up by Song Huaixian.

Song Huaiyu sat in the car, far from Qing An, eyes closed to rest.

Song Huaixian couldn't help it either; he had asked his brother to sit up front, but he refused.

He sat in the driver's seat, glanced at Qing An in the rearview mirror, "Calm down, it's someone's birthday—you're more excited than the birthday person."

Qing An felt indignant, "I'm just looking out for my sister!"

"Haha." Song Huaixian gave a perfunctory laugh.

"Xianxian, you kidnapped me, so you have to take me out to play." Qing An immediately put forward a condition.

"Fine, go study in B Shi with me, no room for negotiation."

Lu Yuchu walked to the doorway and suddenly sighed.

Song Yan rarely saw him like this, and asked concernedly, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Lu Yuchu paused, then remarked, "I just feel that Jiang Liangjin kid's luck is too good."

Song Yan's lips curled slightly, "Jealousy?"

"Not jealousy." Lu Yuchu said frankly, "I just feel it's unfair."

"Unfair... compared to Brother Chu, talking about unfairness..."

Song Yan thought of that person, didn't respond, and stood silently beside him.

Song Yusui burst out from behind, slapped his brother's back, "Hey! Chu Bao, what's wrong?"

Lu Yuchu was shoved forward a step by the slap, frowned and turned back, "What are you doing?"

"Just came to find you~" Song Yusui approached, grinning, completely oblivious to the disgust on his brother's face.

Lu Yuchu thought of something, the disgust on his face fading a bit, "You're idle, come help me manage the company—I'll tell Grandma."

Speaking of which, Song Yusui had chosen a successor an hour ago, leaving the company in total laissez-faire, so he no longer needs to manage things daily.

As the founder, he still could decide the company's direction with a single word when needed, but lately he hasn't had to make any decisions.

Song Yusui's smile froze, he stepped back two steps, "Haha, I don't get it, I'm flying back to M Guo to study..."

Lu Yuchu grabbed his collar and dragged him toward the car, "What are you studying? You said the company is totally laissez-faire—perfect timing to come help me."

"That's different! I'm the founder, not a worker!"

"Founders should work even more."

The two of them tugged and pulled as they walked away; Song Yan stood where he was, watching their retreating backs, and lit a candle.

Once you've caught Sui Ge, you can't catch him anymore.

Mu Youyu stood at the doorway, gazing in the direction her brothers had gone, and at the waiter tidying up in the corner, she felt dazed.

Everyone gathered and then dispersed; the next time everyone is together, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be her birthday.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Liangjin sensed her mood and asked gently.

Mu Youyu shook her head. "Nothing, just feels like today went by really fast."

Jiang Liangjin gave a low chuckle, his tone tinged with indulgence: "That's because you've been eating all the time."

Mu Youyu glared at him. "No way!"

"Yes." Jiang Liangjin said seriously, "In the morning I ate two pieces of cake, in the afternoon also two pieces, and also two plates of fruit and a plate of snacks."

"How do you remember that so clearly?"

"Because I've been watching you." Jiang Liangjin added, "Keep eating tonight."

Mu Youyu turned her eyes away. "Come on, let's go, they're still waiting for us."

"Okay." Jiang Liangjin picked up her coat, shook it out, and draped it over her shoulders. "It's cold outside."

Mu Youyu wrapped her coat tighter and followed behind him.

Not far from the entrance, Yu Ci leaned against the car, scrolling on his phone; seeing them come out, he immediately put his phone away and said, "You finally came out! I've been waiting half an hour!"

"You can go in first." Jiang Liangjin said without changing his expression.

Yu Ci choked a little and said, "I wasn't waiting for you two together? My good intentions are being treated as ill will."

Lin Ning came running over, hopping and skipping, affectionately putting an arm around Mu Youyu's shoulders and raising her chin, "Waiting is useless; Youbao is going to walk with me tonight!"

"Fine," Yu Ci already knew they wouldn't wait, "I know you two are close sisters."

Gu Xingnan poked his head out of the car and said, "Get in the car."