Chapter 424: Really, it's fine

A group walked out of the office.

Mu Youyu walked in front, Jiang Liangjin beside her, half a step behind, his hand loosely guarding her back, as if afraid she'd be jostled by the crowd.

Actually, there was hardly anyone around.

Mu Xi walked on the other side of her sister, chatting intermittently, not mentioning the fight just now.

In his view, his sister was always right; if someone made her wrong, it was definitely that person's fault.

Song Lujing was left aside, unable to join their conversation; he looked around, the three ahead chatted and laughed, the two behind followed leisurely, only his own side felt empty.

Suddenly feeling a bit superfluous, he simply went up to Mu Xi: "Brother Xi!"

Fine, he still had Brother Xi.

Mu Xi was walking on the other side of her sister, expression indifferent, "What's up?"

He stepped forward two paces: "Nothing, just calling you."

Mu Xi couldn't be bothered with him, continuing to ask after her sister's well‑being.

Song Lujing wouldn't give up, sticking to him again: "Come play games with me, please."

"No."

"How can you be like that? If Youbao invited you, you'd surely agree right away!"

"He doesn't play games, but if he invites me, I'll go."

Song Lujing felt dejected. Well, he was just superfluous.

Jiang Liangjin and Mu Youyu were already used to how they interacted.

Yu Ci watched Jiang Liangjin's tightly guarded manner, recalling the scene Jiang Yan had seen, and couldn't help clicking his tongue: "A Jin, when did you pick up this habit?"

While waiting at the entrance, Gu Xingnan pulled up the surveillance footage for him to see.

He saw clearly: at first Jiang Yan pestered Youbao, then A Jin lashed out and hit someone over a disagreement.

Jiang Liangjin didn't even turn his head: "What's it to you?"

"I'm just curious." Yu Ci quickened his pace to catch up, saying, "You were like this as a kid, always walking behind Youbao, afraid anyone would bump her."

Jiang Liangjin glanced at him sideways, a touch of teasing: "Do you still remember what you were like as a child?"

Yu Ci blinked: "You still remember what I was like?"

"Walking without looking, he fell into the flowerbed, crying out for A Nan."

Yu Ci's face darkened. "Isn't that the embarrassing thing from when we first met in elementary school?"

Reaching the stairwell, Mu Youyu suddenly stopped and glanced quietly at Jiang Liangjin: "Is your hand really okay?"

Jiang Liangjin spread his hand for her to see; the skin on the back of his knuckles was scraped, a small patch reddened—clearly from using too much force earlier, not serious, and he felt nothing.

"It's fine." He gave a light cough, slipped his hand back into his pocket, "It'll be better in a couple days."

Seeing she didn't reply, he repeated, "Really, it's nothing, not painful at all."

Everyone: "……"

Mu Youyu took a band‑aid from her pocket, handed it over, and carefully applied it: "All set, it won't hurt now."

Jiang Liangjin lowered his head to look at the neatly stuck band‑aid on his finger, the corners of his mouth turning up.

Mu Xi looked away, while Song Lujing hovered eagerly: "Sis, I want a band‑aid too."

Mu Youyu glanced at him: "Brother Song Lujing, are you hurt?"

"No, I just want to put one on."

She resignedly handed him one; Song Lujing was instantly satisfied, almost sticking it on his forehead.

Ye Zeli stood by the classroom door's hallway window, watching the group downstairs drift farther away.

His gaze shifted to Yu Anni, who walked at the edge, talking with Yan Yuan.

Lin Yu came out of the classroom, followed his line of sight, and teased, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing." Ye Zeli turned and headed back to the classroom.

Lin Yu followed behind, leaning in gossipy: "Still feuding with Ningning? You're staring at her friend, but she won't pass on a word for you."

Ye Zeli said nothing.

Lin Yu sighed, earnest: "It's not me saying this, but Ningning is my cousin; I know her nature—spoiled rotten by her sister since childhood, acting like a queen wherever she goes. She's chased you for so long, can't you take the initiative once? You don't seem indifferent to her either."

Ye Zeli's steps halted, he turned to look at him, answering off‑topic: "You're that free?"

Lin Yu choked a little, "Brother, you've been different lately," he said, still smiling, "I'm just worried about you."

Han Mo watched from behind, raised an eyebrow, but didn't step forward to scold.

"No need." Ye Zeli stepped into the elevator, and just before the doors closed, he added, "You'd better sort things out with Ye Yin first."

"What could I possibly have with her!" Lin Yu exclaimed, rushing forward a step to say more, but the elevator doors had already shut; he could only stomp his feet helplessly: "Hey, Ye Zeli, don't go!"

The onlooker Han Mo stood at the doorway, watching the two figures recede one after another, and shook his head.

Keep being stubborn—you'll regret it sooner or later!

The matter of Jiang Liangjin hitting someone spread between Nan Feng and Lan Lin for two days, then was overtaken by new gossip.

After all, Jiang Liangjin taking charge of the Jiang and Shen families' affairs is far more worth discussing than a fight.

Moreover, the person who got hit was an insignificant branch of the Jiang family, too timid to even file a complaint; that very day, when Jiang Liangjin went home, he apologized there—let alone making a big scene.

It's said the family pulled strings and sent him abroad that same day, so the matter is completely over.

Days passed uneventfully. In March, the weather swung between cold and hot—yesterday one could still wear a light jacket, today a chilly rain fell.

Mu Youyu never bothered with weather forecasts; this fickle weather had annoyed her enough to make her sneeze repeatedly, and these days she's felt listless and low‑spirited.

Every day upon entering the classroom, Jiang Liangjin's first act was to feel Mu Youyu's forehead for a fever.

Mu Youyu dodged his hand: "I'm not feverish."

Jiang Liangjin withdrew his hand, took a box of cold medicine from the desk drawer, placed it on her desk, and said, "Take some."

Mu Youyu looked at that box of medicine, then looked at him, "When did you buy it?"

I had prepared it earlier.

Mu Xi took out a sheet of medicine from their pocket and placed it on the sister's desk, "Let's take it together."

Seeing this, Song Lujing also came over, rummaged through Ye Zeli's drawer for a while, and pulled out a packet of banlangen, "Sister, take this too."

Mu Youyu pushed it away, "I don't want it."

Several people tried to persuade her a few times but couldn't convince her, so they didn't press further; they didn't want to be the bad guy forcing her to do something she didn't want to do. Anyway, if she really got sick, Mu Xin would still persuade her.

During the break, Jiang Liangjin brought over her water bottle, unscrewed the cap, and placed it beside her, "Drink water."

Mu Youyu: "These are from yesterday, can't drink."

Mu Xi pushed the water cup toward Song Lujing, "Go get water, hot."

The latter went out on their own.

Classmates were already used to it; only Mu Youyu and Mu Xi could boss Song Lujing around, and he still wasn't angry.

Yu Ci poked their head from the back row, holding their phone, "Youbao, have you checked the class group?"

Mu Youyu raised their head, "What's up?"