Chapter 24: The Fearsome Ling Ran

  On the way back, Mu You pushed Bu Qi, and Mu Han strolled beside them. The moonlight scattered down, casting three long and short shadows on the ground, tilted and left a faint silhouette.

  "Sister, are you happy?" Mu Han broke the long silence and asked seriously.

  "Are you happy, Buqi?" Mu You didn't answer, but instead asked Buqi the same question.

  He didn't quite understand, his eyes wandered between Mu Han and Mu You, thought for a moment, then curved the corner of his mouth, very sincerely saying: "I'm really happy."

  "So why are you happy?" Mu You continued to ask.

  "Because I have a brother who loves me, because I have friends like you who understand me, because I can stand with normal people and look at the world from the same perspective...I am very happy." Bu Qi said, without any hesitation.

  Muyou smiled and nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Muhanshan and said, "Well, I'm happy too."

  Mu Han was clearly dissatisfied with this answer and called out in a somewhat depressed tone: "Sister, I'm asking you!"

  "You're the one I'm answering to!" Mu You blinked innocently and asked in confusion, "I have friends who won't leave me no matter what, shouldn't I be happy? I have a kind, beautiful, and gentle mother, shouldn't I be happy? I have an understanding younger brother standing right in front of me, caring about whether I'm happy or not, shouldn't I be happy? Tell me, what reason do I have to be unhappy?"

  This long string of rhetorical questions, unexpectedly left Mu Han speechless, but after reacting and seeing his own sister's warm smile, he suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart and was no longer worried.

  Looking at the siblings in front of her, she couldn't help but smile. If there's someone who will always be by your side no matter what situation you're in, wouldn't that feeling be wonderful? Wouldn't it be precious?

  "Xiao Han..." This time, it was Mu You who spoke first.

  "Sister, what's wrong?" Mu Han asked with a smile.

  Yu You hesitated for a moment, but ultimately asked: "If... I mean if there's ever a day when you can only choose one of us, between me and Father, Xiao Han... what would you do?"

  Mu Han was taken aback, looking at Mu You with a hint of surprise and doubt. Then, as if returning to her previous self, she asked, "Not Discard, if one day someone asked you to leave your brother, would you agree?"

  "No way!"

  "Why?" Mu Han asked back.

  Her unwavering gaze shone brightly, each word spoken firmly: "Because he is my brother, the brother I rely on for survival!"

  Muxi listened and smiled slightly, only then stopping her pace, facing Muyou: "Sister, you are my sister who I rely on for life! How could I possibly give up on you?"

  After finishing speaking, Mu You snatched the handle from Yu Wu and pushed Bu Qi away alone.

  By the time Mu You came back to himself, he could only see a tiny black dot in the distance.

  What does it mean? What is... sisters who depend on each other for life? This kid, really! Doesn't study properly, and misuses vocabulary.

  However, she was very happy with this answer. As soon as school let out that day, Mu Yu was stopped by several stern-looking men. At first, Mu Yu was taken aback, but after seeing the person in the car behind them, he quickly regained his composure and ignored the warning from Bu Lianshi, who had already clenched her fists in preparation, and got into the car.

  "Ling Ran, what exactly do you want to do? Didn't we agree to part ways? What's going on now?"

  Before anyone in the car could speak, Mu You had already spoken out with an impatient tone. Almost imperceptibly, the person in front stiffened slightly before slowly turning around.

  That was a face that was enchantingly charming to the extreme, with an extremely dangerous aura, facing Mu You, slowly revealing a smile...

  Yu Yu's heart skipped a beat, not because of the seductive smile, but because of the intense sorrow that seemed to emanate from her very bones, a stark contrast that left her breathless.

  "Dr. Mu, do you even need to ask? I missed you, so I came to pick you up." After a brief smile, he turned around and started the car, then seemed to think of something and said in a light tone: "From now on, don't call me Ling Ran anymore, after leaving school, I'll only be called Ye Chen."

  It's hard to deny the beauty of the rain, silently and quietly.

  After the car had been driving for half a day, it finally arrived at a large entertainment square. Ye Chen stopped the car and got out, while Mu You opened the door by herself. When she saw the surroundings, she couldn't help but frown.

  "Doesn't the lady have to wait for the gentleman to open the door?" Ye Chen teased Mu You with a smile.

  She lazily glanced at him and didn't even bother to respond.

  "Where are you going? I'm inviting you." Ye Chen didn't mind her attitude, and continued walking forward. Mu You had no choice but to follow him, keeping a distance from him the whole time.

  Looking around the vast entertainment square, Mu Yu was unenthusiastic. As a twenty-six-year-old adult, she couldn't muster up the curiosity and excitement of a sixteen-year-old towards these things.

  "Dr. Mu, you said we could either go watch a movie, or have some fun at the amusement park? Or maybe even listen to music at a cafe? I think all of these options sound great, what do you think?" Ye Chen suddenly walked over and tried to hold her hand, but Mu You was still thinking about his actions and didn't react immediately. She quickly shook off his hand, with a tone that was both helpless and annoyed, "Ye Chen, what exactly do you want? I'm your doctor, not your girlfriend!"

  Ye Chen's eyes flashed with a sharp, blade-like glint the moment Mu Yu let go of his hand, but it was fleeting and Mu Yu didn't catch it.

  The corners of his mouth curled up in a cold smile, Ye Chen finally stopped hiding his intentions, his eyes fixed tightly on Mu You, as if looking at a prey that had fallen into his hands, making Mu You's heart sink to an all-time low.

  "Mu You, haven't you ever thought about it? Whether my illness gets better or not is entirely up to me. In other words, whether you are mine or not is just a matter of one sentence from me. So why don't you just obediently cultivate feelings with me now? Who knows, I might even formally marry you and make you the mistress of the Ye family. And that 20% stake in your hands will forever belong to you. Don't you think this win-win situation is great?"

  Ye Chen's last words were finished when Mu You already felt his clothes wet with sweat, but in this sweltering weather, it was cold sweat!

  Is this what it means to be proud? Is this what true pride is? To be so calculating, so skilled at deception, so... terrifying!