Chapter 550

Shang You's brain completely crashed at this moment.

He stood rooted to the spot, the expression under his hat indiscernible, but the tip of his ear that showed was already bright red.

Shang You took a deep breath, pulled his mask up again, and forced out two awkward laughs, "Haha, there are so many people here, I won't disturb you brothers and sisters, I'm leaving first."

He said that and stepped back, his heel tripped by the robot vacuum, and he leaned back.

Mu Xianqi was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbing his hoodie's hat just in time to prevent him from falling out.

Shang You steadied himself, but the hat was still gripped in the other's hand; after struggling twice he couldn't free it, so he stood there, muttering softly, "Let go of me."

Mu Xianqi frowned, "Why are you running?"

His gaze drifted about, not daring to look inside, "I'm socially anxious, there are too many people here, I'm leaving first, I'll come back another time."

"Socially anxious? You?" Mu Xianqi didn't let go.

"Let go, or I'll tell my senior brother and have him scold you!"

Shang You could no longer care about that, he yanked the hat from his hand with all his might, turned and ran, his steps fast as if a ghost were chasing him.

"Hey!" Mu Xianqi shouted, and that person's steps sped up, almost jogging as he disappeared behind the door.

As he stepped out of the villa's front gate, Shang You still didn't forget to raise his voice to explain: "Sister Youyu, this isn't my fault! If you want to blame someone, blame Mu Xianqi—I was forced too!"

After the door automatically closed, Mu Xianqi turned and walked to the center of the living room, discovering that everyone there was looking at him, with various expressions.

Mu Xianqi quickly composed himself, putting on a deliberately relaxed smile at the corner of his mouth, "He's young and clueless, don't stoop to his level."

Mu Youyu tilted her head, "Brother Xianqi, why did your friend leave so quickly? I haven't even greeted him yet."

Jiang Liangjin echoed her: "Maybe he's afraid someone will come to settle old scores."

Mu Youyu blinked, looking utterly clueless, "What old scores?"

Jiang Liangjin didn't finish her thought, just gave a light smile, "You'll have to ask Brother Qi."

Yu Ci, Gu Xingnan:?

Mu Xi had one hand in his pocket, his tone cool: "Yeah, Brother Qi, your ex-girlfriend ran off pretty fast."

Mu Xianqi felt his scalp go numb at the three words "ex-girlfriend".

His gaze swept back and forth over his sister and several brothers; after a few seconds of tension, he finally couldn't hold back, sighing in resignation: "That was my fault; I shouldn't have brought him home to cause trouble."

"What?" Mu Youyu tilted her head, putting on an act of just realizing, "Brother Xianqi, I never thought you'd have your friend... come here to deceive us like this?"

Jiang Liangjin timely added: "I also didn't expect Brother Qi to be like this; it's not right. Youbao was startled at the time, knowing you two broke up, he went back and still had nightmares, not sleeping well for several days."

Yu Ci, Gu Xingnan:??

After that day, Mu Xianqi coaxed his sister and the several brothers present for a long time.

At this moment, he instinctively admitted fault: "My fault, my fault; I should have told you all beforehand."

!!

Song Lujing suddenly sat up straight, his expression shifting from confusion to sudden realization.

He recalled that day at the Mu family's old residence, the girl in a skirt, Ai'ai, arrogantly called Mu grandfather 'grandfather' and Mu uncle 'dad'.

He also recalled that person flying into a rage at the dinner table because Mu Xianqi had given his sister a side dish, saying something about indirect kissing.

"Fine, you're playing us! That Ai'ai from before is none other than that guy just now, right?"

Song Lujing extended his index finger, pointed in the air, and declared righteously, "Without a hundred million, this can't be settled."

He had been worrying about having no way to make money, and now he'd just happened to seize an opportunity to milk the system.

"I'll transfer it to you later, Xiao Jing, don't spout nonsense." Mu Xianqi could only compromise, but he emphasized the two words "Xiao Jing" especially heavily.

Song Lujing let out a soft hum, even secretly feeling he'd get less, yet he kept a reluctantly accepting expression, his mind already calculating how to spend the money.

Yu Ci moved back and forth among the people, his expression utterly bewildered, "What are you talking about? I can't understand a word."

Gu Xingnan likewise couldn't keep up.

Now is not a good time to start explaining that matter from the beginning.

Mu Youyu took the opportunity to pull Jiang Liangjin to sit beside Mu Xi, looking up at Mu Xianqi with that "explain yourself, I'm listening" gaze, waiting.

Mu Xianqi sat opposite the sofa, crossed his hands on his knees, pondered a moment, then laid out the background: "You all know Grandpa and Dad have been pressing hard for marriage."

His gentle gaze fell on this group, landing on the sister and brother he cared about most—Mu Xi.

"They keep shoving people at me every few days—either a young lady from some aristocratic clan or a conglomerate heiress—without even letting me see a photo, they just set up a meeting time and told me to go."

"I was really fed up, and fortunately Shang You was staying with me then; he owed me a favor, so I went along with it. I never expected things to blow up like this, letting Baby see the joke."

Mu Xi lifted his eyelids, realizing he was saying that while looking at him, feeling uncomfortable, "Who's your baby?"

"You are, you are, you all are." Mu Xianqi added, "Just this once, it won't happen again."

Mu Xi's gaze remained unchanged, "Oh."

After hearing the explanation, Mu Youyu slightly lowered her eyes, long lashes drooping to veil the light in her depths, a look of sincere betrayal that made her especially pitiable.

Mu Xi naturally knew his sister was just teasing him, and since he already resented the culprit, he was happy to go along, "Let's see what trouble you've stirred up."

Jiang Liangjin also stared at Mu Xianqi.

Song Lujing fumed, "Brother Qi, I truly misjudged you—without a hundred million, this makes no sense at all!"

Mu Xianqi's intended words got stuck, "Are you just obsessed with money?"

Seeing the mood had eased, Mu Youyu composed herself, turned her head, "So Brother Xianqi, you don't have a girlfriend?"

Seeing his sister initiate conversation, Mu Xianqi immediately replied earnestly, "Really, I don't!"

"What about those girls Grandpa and Uncle set you up with?"

He answered honestly, "I haven't met any of them; I just don't have the leisure."

Mu Youyu, following Grandpa and Uncle's wishes, asked, "Brother Xianqi, when do you plan to find me a sister-in-law?"

Mu Xi also cracked a smile.

Mu Xianqi felt his scalp tingle at that smile, quickly waving his hands, "No rush, no rush—I'll focus on my career first. Besides, look at your older brother Niange—he didn't marry until twenty-six, I'm still early."

Jiang Liangjin stood to the side and said lightly, "Brother Nian just got married late."

Mu Xianqi gave him a sideways glance; Jiang Liangjin met his gaze without changing expression, full of innocence.

Yu Ci added, "Yeah, and Brother Nian and Sister Yan started confirming their relationship in high school."

Because they were talking so much, Mu Xianqi took a deep breath, turned his gaze back to his sister, "Baby, you're not angry anymore, right?"

Mu Youyu leaned on Jiang Liangjin's shoulder, whispered: "No, "No, I'm just a little sad, Brother Xianqi doesn't need to worry about me."