Chapter 560: Voluntarily given to him

The next morning, the sky just began to light.

Mu Youyu went downstairs; in the dining room, Song Lujing and Mu Xi were already seated.

Song Lujing had his back to the stairs, talking to Mu Xi about something; hearing footsteps, he looked up and said, "You came down early today?"

Mu Youyu sat opposite him; a servant brought breakfast, and she stirred the porridge before her, saying, "Didn't you say we're going to Y Guo today? We need to leave early."

Mu Xi smiled and reminded, "All right, stay safe on the road, and send a message when you arrive."

Song Lujing remained nonchalant, "Have fun with the treasure, don't worry—I'll keep an eye on things at home."

Butler, servants:?

Mu Youyu tilted her head slightly, her eyes clear, "Will Brother Song watch the house?"

I let Glutinous Rice watch; a successful cat must learn to guard the house.

Mu Xi: "Sick."

At ten o'clock sharp in the morning, the private jet took off on time.

Upon landing, it was already eight o'clock at night in Y Guo.

On the tarmac stood a red car; Mu Xianyan stood beside it, wearing sunglasses.

Seeing the two come out, she took off her sunglasses and waved at them, "Little sister."

Mu Youyu walked over; Mu Xianyan gave her a hug first, "Tired from the flight?"

Mu Youyu mumbled "I'm fine" in her embrace; Mu Xianyan let go, turning her gaze to Jiang Liangjin, "Young Master Jiang."

Jiang Liangjin took his girlfriend's hand again, "Elder sister, hello."

Mu Xianyan raised an eyebrow, said nothing, opened the car door, and turned her head, "Let's go; I'll take you to eat first."

At this time, Jun Chenling and his grandfather were still in a meeting; if Mu Youyu went back, there'd be no one, so she agreed.

The car drove off the tarmac, and the scenery gradually shifted from open fields to scattered buildings.

Mu Xianyan's driving wasn't as bad as Mu Xianqi had said; it was steadier than expected.

Only one thing frightened Mu Youyu—Mu Xianyan would occasionally turn her head to talk to her!

"Elder sister, watch the road."

"What's there to look at on the road?"

Jiang Liangjin's brows twitched; Mu Youyu only hoped they'd arrive soon.

Finally, the car stopped before a gray-white building.

A row of neatly trimmed holly was planted at the entrance, and several pots of blooming flowers sat on the steps.

Mu Xianyan turned off the engine, unbuckled her seatbelt, and said, "We're here; this restaurant's dishes are good—you'll probably like them."

Mu Youyu breathed a sigh of relief, pushed the door open and stepped out, then looked up at the sign, "Elder sister really knows me—these are indeed my kind of dishes."

The three entered the restaurant; inside was much more spacious than it appeared from outside.

Mu Xianyan was obviously a regular here; the waiter recognized her and, without further questions, led the three to a private room.

The menu was brought to the table; Mu Youyu opened it and glanced over the pages.

Jiang Liangjin tilted his head and looked at the menu together with her.

Mu Xianyan poured two cups of juice, pushed one toward her sister, and asked, "How long can you stay this time?"

Mu Youyu put down the menu, "Less than twenty days—I still have to go back for A Jin's birthday."

"All right." Mu Xianyan nodded, then asked, "So when is your engagement banquet set?"

Upon mentioning this, Jiang Liangjin involuntarily sat up straighter.

Noticing his movement, Mu Youyu lightly touched his arm and smiled, "We'd already discussed it—set for A Jin's birthday, which happens to be Little New Year."

"That's quite auspicious—if it's February 10, it's less than a month away."

Jiang Liangjin felt proud, "Elder sister's right."

Mu Xianyan smiled faintly, "Are you going to the beach tomorrow?"

"Yeah, we'll go play there for a few days."

"Then remember to dress warmly—there's lots of sand there."

"I know, elder sister—I'll be careful~"

After the dishes arrived, Mu Xianyan spoke of a music project she had recently collaborated on with Ruo Ya; Mu Youyu listened quietly.

Jiang Liangjin realized he couldn't get a word in, so he just ate his own food, occasionally taking a bite of his girlfriend's.

Midway through the conversation, Mu Xianyan's phone rang.

She lowered her eyelids, her brow twitched slightly, then after hanging up she also set it to silent.

Jiang Liangjin glanced at the caller ID, not surprised.

Mu Youyu noticed her oddness, "Elder sister, aren't you going to answer the phone?"

Mu Xianyan naturally didn't think her sister was overstepping; she flipped the phone over and said, "It's not an important call."

Mu Youyu pondered a moment, then said, "Qing An gege told me last month… that Shi Che is your older sister's cousin?"

She deliberately switched to an affectionate term, intending to tell Mu Xianyan that bringing this up wasn't meant to drive her away—they would always be family.

Older sister…

Mu Xianyan felt warm inside, fell silent for a moment, and replied, "Hmm, by blood relation that's true, but I don't really want to acknowledge it."

Mu Youyu then said, "Xianqi gege said they've been looking for you since last April."

"Right." Mu Xianyan had nothing to hide, though her tone was somewhat helpless.

That Shi Che, together with another man, has been hounding her for almost a year.

At first, only the two brothers Shi Yan and Shi Che kept coming to see her.

After half a year—starting from last October—another man and woman appeared.

The two of them are different from the two brothers; every time they block her on her way home, calling themselves her parents.

Jiang Liangjin didn't show much emotional change; obviously he had already heard people say that.

Mu Youyu felt a slight sinking in her heart, "Didn't Brother Xianqi help to drive them away?"

Mu Xianyan was almost forgetting this matter, almost thinking she should get used to those four people, but in reality it was numbness.

She let out a light snort, "Why weren't they driven away? My brother's people have intercepted them several times, and later Ruo Ya herself even stepped forward, with several of them even being taken to the police station, but they…"

She switched to a more elegant phrasing: "Once they stick on, they won't let go."

Mu Youyu felt a surge of heartache inside.

Mu Xianyan lowered her eyes and said flatly, "Besides blocking my view and annoying me, they actually haven't done anything over the top."

"Shi Yan speaks very little; each time he comes he just waits by the roadside, sees me come out, nods from afar and leaves, and I don't even know what he comes to my front for."

Mu Youyu: "So he just comes to see you every day?"

Mu Xianyan nodded and complained, "But speaking of this, he previously wanted to send me a piano, which seems to be quite famous."

It's a pity they don't understand her.

She said, "It's a pity I don't usually play the piano anyway; even a good piano is useless to me… Later that piano, it seems, was transferred to someone else."

Mu Youyu just listened simply, not thinking much about the reason.

Jiang Liangjin beside her raised his brows slightly at the words; the piano was initially said to be borrowed, but so far Shi Che hasn't asked for it back.

He just took it as given to him.

Jiang Liangjin found himself impossibly clever, feeling that he also posed no threat to Shi Che, and that person had voluntarily given it to him!

Mu Xianyan continued, "Shi Che is actually quite talkative, but he doesn't dare really get too close."

She turned her head and added lightly, "As for those two, I haven't seen them several times either."

It seems they aren't very concerned about her either—why keep coming to find her and putting on an act?

Mu Youyu picked up a piece of cake, "What is Sister thinking now?"