Chapter 465: Missed an Ai

Mu Xianqi frowned and shifted sideways, "Who let you act so exaggerated? I already said it's enough."

"That's professionalism!"

Shang You tossed the wet wipe onto the car seat, took off his bright orange windbreaker, and let out a long breath, "If it weren't for asking you to help me with that favor, I wouldn't do this shady thing."

He felt pity inside; Mu grandfather and Mu uncle were too pitiful, being played with like that by his own grandson.

Seeing him scrambling to clean up the mess, Mu Xianqi twitched the corner of his mouth, "I asked about your competition matter for you—there's a project next month that needs someone, I've already greeted the director, you just need to do a voice test."

Shang You's motion paused, he suddenly lifted his head, his big eyes flashing, "Really? That fast?"

"When have I ever lied to you?"

Shang You stared for a moment, rubbed his face hard, turned his face toward the window, and said in a dull tone, "Thanks, Brother Qi. I'll go apologize to you and your grandfather later."

"No need." Mu Xianqi closed his eyes again, "My grandfather's memory is bad; he'll forget in a couple days."

"Then that's fine."

Shang You gestured at him, "There's also Young Master Jiang—his glare at me was terrifying; I felt like he wanted to hit me then!"

"Not just him." Mu Xianqi said matter-of-factly, "If it were anyone else, you'd already be on the ground."

"Really scary."

After a few minutes, Shang You finally removed his makeup; his features were not bad, especially his big eyes, full of spirit.

After a rest, Shang You thought of something and spoke again, "Hey Brother Qi, you said… my senior's sister… won't hold a grudge against me, right? I think I just scared her."

Mu Xianqi opened his eyes, recalling how Jiang Liangjin and those brothers were protecting their sister at the table, and the sister's expression—head down, silently staring at that piece of meat—suddenly his scalp felt a little sore.

He remained silent for a long few seconds, then slowly said, "You'll have to fend for yourself."

Shang You: "……"

The car drove on a while longer, stopping in front of a hotel.

Shang You's demeanor changed; he switched to a black stylish long-sleeve, sweatpants, a baseball cap, and was carrying a huge luggage bag.

There wasn't even a trace left of that Ai'ai from just moments ago.

Before getting out of the car, he glanced back at Mu Xianqi, waved, and said, "About that voice‑acting matter, I'll wait for your good news, Brother Qi—and remember to say nice things about me to your senior."

"Fine, go rest properly, or else your senior will accuse me of child abuse." Mu Xianqi didn't look up; he was still replying to Mu Nian.

Shang You walked two steps, then turned back, bent over and rested on the car window, "Hey, I…"

Mu Xianqi gave a light laugh, "Don't 'hey'—watch out for their people catching up."

"Then we'll talk next time—you have to say more good things about me to your senior!" Shang You shuddered, and this time he really slipped away.

Mu Xianqi watched his disappearing back into the hotel lobby, took out his phone, and sent a message to his grandfather and father: 【Grandfather, today's incident was my fault; Ai'ai also knows she was wrong—I'll bring her to see you another day.】

One minute after sending the message, each of them replied with a sixty‑second voice note.

"……"

Mu Family's old residence.

Mu Youyu had hardly spoken at the dinner table; after leaving the main courtyard, her steps noticeably quickened.

As soon as the brothers turned their heads, she had already walked ahead; all they could see was the sister's slightly pursed lips and her unpleasant complexion.

Jiang Liangjin caught up, grabbed her wrist, and softened his voice: "Are you angry?"

"No, I just feel Brother Xianqi is being too perfunctory." Mu Youyu pursed her lips, slowed her steps, "You brought someone back without even giving a heads‑up."

"Youbao's right—how can he help an outsider? We're ignoring him."

Mu Xin also stepped forward, "Exactly, I'll send people to suppress him later."

Song Lujing: "Sis, ignore him—I'll take you to play a game."

Song Yusui, Lu Yuchu, and Song Yan also chimed in to coax her.

"Xin!" Qing An's voice arrived before he even stepped through the door.

He wore a dark thin jacket, his hair tousled by the wind, a few strands of his bangs sticking up—he looked like he'd just jumped out of a car and run straight in.

Mu Youyu blinked in surprise, "Brother Qing An."

Mu Xi glanced at the frantic figure in the doorway, then flicked a glance at her brother beside her, meaning: "Did you call him?"

Mu Xin didn't get the signal; he just slightly lifted his chin, gesturing for Qing An to come in.

Qing An rushed over in three strides, "I just saw grandfather; they said you were in the courtyard, so who's coming?"

Mu Xin was very indifferent, "You came too late—they've already left."

Qing An slumped, "No way? Couldn't that person wait a moment? I flew all the way here!"

"You also flew in from M Guo?" Song Yusui interjected.

"I flew in from the hotel!" Qing An exclaimed in frustration, turning to his sister, "Sis, what did I miss?"

Mu Youyu didn't really want to talk about it: "Brother Xianqi brought his girlfriend back."

Qing An widened his gold eyes, "He has a girlfriend? How did I not know? He said he'd never marry in this lifetime—my sister still…"

He realized he was about to slip up, quickly stopped himself, and returned to the topic: "Girlfriend? Isn't that a good thing? What's the 'good show' about?"

"She's a lunatic—grandfather kicked her out." Mu Xi added from the side.

Qing An didn't know what to say for a moment.

Song Yusui said, "You didn't see—she, in front of everyone at the table, said that Mu Xianqi using chopsticks to pick food for his sister was an indirect kiss, which made grandfather so angry he nearly overturned the table."

"What indirect kiss?" Qing An, puzzled, said, "So that girl's just here to joke around, right?"

"Pretty much." Jiang Liangjin agreed with that—rarely adding a sentence.

Qing An then looked at Mu Xin, "Xin, why didn't you tell me earlier? If I'd known it was this good…… no, if I'd known it was this serious, I'd definitely have come sooner!"

"You're the one who came late."

Qing An was at a loss for words, looked up and sighed, "I missed out on a hundred million."

Song Yusui, watching him from the side, curled the corner of his mouth, "You missed out on an Ai'ai."

Qing An didn't get the joke, staring blankly at him, "What is love-love?"

"That's the girl." Song Yan kindly explained.

Qing An rolled the reduplication over in his mouth, finally tasting its meaning, "Love-love? What kind of name is that, where is this person from, it's too casual!"

Someone from the same country as you.