Chapter 71: I'm so pitiful

"It suits Youbao very well." Jiang Liangjin's gaze toward Mu Youyu was like looking at a priceless treasure.

Mu Youyu turned slightly, just bumping into his smiling eyes, "Then I'll keep it safe!"

She shook the bracelet on her wrist again, making her skin look fair and radiant, "When is Aunt Shen coming back?"

"Wait until I start school."

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Mu Youyu never expected their honeymoon to take two months, "That long? Do they want A Jin to manage the company for two months?"

"Hmm." Jiang Liangjin's wine-red hair swayed slightly, his deep brown eyes lowered, "I'm so pitiful."

Mu Youyu couldn't help but reach out and poke his cheek at his feigned aggrieved look, "Not aggrieved at all."

When their fingertips touched the warm skin, both paused.

Especially Jiang Liangjin, his ears reddened a bit more.

She coughed lightly, bringing the topic back: "Won't managing the company be too busy then?"

The older brother and Brother Xinxin are just busy.

Jiang Liangjin thought, "Probably not, I have many subordinates."

His dad had trained quite a few people for him.

Moreover, he'll have a period then when he's busy with the competition, so he shouldn't be stuck at the company all the time.

"Great, I'll contact A Jin as soon as I get to Y Guo!"

"Okay." Jiang Liangjin thought of having to contact across the time difference, subtly lowered his eyes without showing it.

After all, Youbao and Mu Xin hadn't seen each other in a long time, aside from the past few days.

Even if he had a little mood, he wouldn't blame anyone.

Mu Youyu's phone rang, she opened it.

It was Mu Xi.

His side seemed to have finished up, no background noise, "Youbao, are you back? If not, I'll come with you."

"Second Brother, I'm back!"

The Mu Family's Beautiful West Manor and the Jiang Family are both manors, not far, but large.

If the two families want to meet, the drive takes about five minutes.

So, Mu Youyu said as much.

Mu Xi on the other end seemed to have started walking again, "Okay, I'm coming back now."

After saying that, he hung up.

Mu Youyu gently took off the jade bracelet and put it back in the box.

Seeing her action, Jiang Liangjin paused slightly, his voice carrying an undetectable nervousness: "What's wrong?"

"A Jin, I'll personally thank Aunt Shen when she returns! But I'm afraid wearing this all the time will damage it, so can I just put it away for now?"

Jiang Liangjin's heart instantly settled, he reached out and ruffled her hair, "It's yours to do with as you please."

Mu Youyu lifted her face and smiled, "Good! I'm heading back now, A Jin, remember to eat!"

"Shall I give you a ride?"

Mu Youyu raised an eyebrow and countered, "Didn't you originally plan not to give me a ride?"

Jiang Liangjin laughed as he approached, "Of course not."

The two walked out of the manor together.

"By the way, Youbao."

"What's up?"

Jiang Liangjin asked offhand, "Over in Y Guo there seems to be an art competition… I remember you participated last year."

Mu Youyu mused, "We'll see how things go this year."

She needs to be busy accompanying Brother Xinxin.

Only when Brother Xinxin is truly busy will she go out, though not necessarily, since plenty of people in Y Guo keep her company, and her maternal grandfather is there too.

So she mostly stays at home.

She's always been like that before.

"Sounds good." Jiang Liangjin had also heard it from others; he was just asking casually.

Upon arriving at Beautiful West Manor, Jiang Liangjin went back.

Mu Youyu entered the living room, "Maid Qing, hasn't Second Brother returned yet?"

Maid Qing smiled, "Miss, Young Master Two should still be on the road."

As the words fell, Mu Xi's figure appeared at the doorway, his gaze landing precisely on Mu Youyu sitting on the living room sofa.

He held a box of taro paste cake, a warm expression surfacing on his face, "Youbao."

Mu Youyu laughed as she stood up, "Second Brother! You bought this for me, didn't you?"

Her gaze fell on the small four-inch taro paste cake Mu Xi was holding.

She'd already had one today…… the one in Mu Xi's hand looks like it's from Cloud Realm Pavilion.

"Yes." Mu Xi replied softly, then handed her the cake.

Mu Youyu took it, looked up at him, "Second Brother is the best! I'll eat it tonight."

Mu Xi ruffled her head, "Okay."

Mu Youyu lightly tugged his hand, "By the way, Second Brother, we really can't go look for Brother Xinxin now, can we?"

Mu Xi sighed helplessly, "Older Brother also wants to see Xinxin, but he really has something to take care of here, Youbao, please wait a bit, okay?"

There are still some people who haven't been dealt with.

"All right." Mu Youyu didn't ask further.

She would rather wait for Mu Xi than go alone.

This way she can give Mu Xin two surprises!

Ah, when will the June 10 holiday start?

In the blink of an eye, early June arrived.

Lan Lin released the final exam scores.

As Mu Youyu stepped over the classroom door, the suddenly solidified silence in the air made her halt.

Bai Yun rushed up to her first, "Ahhhhh, Xiao Yu, you scored full marks in every subject except language! Just like Young Master Jiang! Tied for first in the school, beating second place by a full 26 points!"

Class A students: Miss Bai, your persona collapsed……

Before Mu Youyu could look, hearing that, she smiled, "Really?"

The language essay lost points again and again and again!

Bai Yun nodded repeatedly, "Exactly, exactly! Full score is 750, you and Young Master Jiang both got 748!"

Xia Chaoyi nodded in agreement.

As the words fell, a figure with wine-red hair walked in.

The youth's lips held a faint smile, "You came so early?"

Mu Youyu was still standing at the classroom door, "A Jin also came quite early."

Jiang Liangjin heard it, his smile instantly collapsed, full of grievance, "Why didn't you wait for me?"

Mu Youyu chuckled, "Afraid you'd sleep in."

Yesterday was a holiday, the two played games until late; she thought she'd check her scores and head back, so she didn't call Jiang Liangjin.

Unexpectedly, he came.

Suddenly, gasps rose and fell around them; front-row students clapped their hands over their mouths, afraid to laugh out loud.

Jiang Liangjin, however, seemed not to hear the surrounding commotion; his long legs took a few steps to stand before her, "I won't sleep in, but even if I turned into… a little pig, you still have to wake me up, okay?"

How could he possibly sleep in!

As his words fell, Class A students stifled laughter: …Little pig?

Mu Youyu's lips curled slightly, eyes smiling, "Okay!"

Yu Ci, blocked at the door, walked in fussing, then directly squeezed between them, "A Jin, I used to wait for you, but you never waited for me!"

That statement is true; Yu Ci used to often go to the Jiang household and go to school together with Jiang Liangjin, but later there were times when Jiang Liangjin had already arrived.

Jiang Liangjin turned aside to avoid his lunge, his gaze falling on Mu Youyu, he gently pinched her wrist, voice aggrieved, "Youbao used to wait every day; today you suddenly didn't wait—I thought you were angry with me."

Yu Ci: "……" as if he hadn't spoken.

Bai Yun, Xia Chaoyi, and they also had the friendship of having gone out to play a few times: we're used to it, we're used to it!

Class A students: stunned.

"No way!" Mu Youyu hurriedly denied; as she lifted her head, she met his deep eyes, in which she saw herself clearly reflected, and she liked it very much.

"How could I suddenly be angry with you? I'll call you tomorrow?"

Jiang Liangjin let out a low chuckle from his throat, his voice honeyed: "Okay."

Bai Yun stared, stunned, hesitating to speak: "…Tomorrow is a holiday."

Jiang Liangjin glanced at her.

Now it's two days into June; in a few days the college entrance exam will happen, and all Lan Lin students must make room for the examinees.

They don't even have to move the books themselves; someone in charge of this specifically puts their books in the locked cabinets outside the classrooms, registering the names.

Today the students just came to check their scores, receive a notice, and by the way bring home whatever they need to take.

Mu Youyu exclaimed "Ya!", "How many days off?"

Bai Yun glanced at the notice, "Seven days."

Mu Youyu hadn't expected it to be that long; before, at Sheng Luo she had only gotten four days.

But even four days could be stretched by her into several more days.