The obedient girl glances up, and the tyrannical tycoon kneels down to pamper her.

Faced with Mr. Xing's suspicious gaze, Liu Ying was furious.

She knew that Miss Pei had a deep grudge against her, but why was President Xing acting so irrationally?

They'd rather suspect her of betraying them than suspect the young master of hiding his true abilities?

President Xing is clearly not such an arrogant person.

Ever since the eldest son returned to the Xing family, President Xing's spirits have been constantly on edge. He gradually relaxed after getting married, which was perhaps too much of a relaxation.

Young Master Xing, who exudes an aura of pressure yet remains calm enough for his employees to simply call him Brother Xing, is unpretentious and doesn't try to win people over. He doesn't usually make any decisions, but when he does, they hit the nail on the head. How could someone like that be a good-for-nothing?

Before Liu Ying could explain anything further, Pei Youyou interrupted her.

"Alright, alright, you're just an assistant to the deputy manager of the investment department. Just do your job well."

Xing Zhengyu gently comforted her, "You go back first, I will think about it carefully."

The two returned to the investment department to await instructions.

Pei Youyou sat back on Xing Zhengyu's lap and said, "Brother Zhengyu, I have a gift for you today."

"what gift?"

"I can't tell you now, wait until you get off work and go home." Thinking about going home, Pei Youyou was afraid that her parents-in-law would blame her if they found out what happened last night, so she subtly asked about what happened last night.

Xing Zhengyu was working overtime at the company and didn't go home. However, when his mother called to ask about it, he didn't answer truthfully, fearing it would upset them about Pei Youyou.

Pei Youyou can't stand the slightest grievance. Whenever something happens, she goes back to her parents' home to complain, just like a child who hasn't grown up. Once she complains, he has to deal with both sides, which is troublesome.

The less trouble, the better.

After confirming that everything was alright, Pei Youyou laughed and joked with him in the office for half an hour before getting dressed and returning to the Xing family home.

When she sees her mother-in-law, she happily calls her "Mom".

Xing's mother was relieved to learn from her son that it had nothing to do with Pei Youyou, but that Yu Shao had left midway through his business.

It's probably her own son who can't stand seeing others do well, or he's deliberately trying to distract her so that Luo Huai won't get scolded by her.

"Mom, is Yuru home?"

"Watching movies with Luo Huai in an underground cinema."

"They went to the movies together?" Pei Youyou muttered softly, "When did they become so close?"

Xing's mother was also unaware.

Something was wrong after I came back from the auction.

“Youyou, you should take Yuru out more often, so she doesn’t learn bad things from Luo Huai.”

This was the first time Pei Youyou had heard anyone say that following Luo Huai would lead her astray. Luo Huai was a well-behaved child in the eyes of the elders, a good student in the eyes of the teachers, and a beautiful woman who was good in every way in the eyes of the boys. Her mother-in-law actually said that Yu Rou would be corrupted by following Luo Huai!

She knew that her mother-in-law's eyes were just as sharp as hers!

Luo Huai is a worthless piece of trash.

"Mom, I know!" Pei Youyou said with a smile. "I'll go downstairs to find Yu Rou."

The cinema is on the basement level, and the soundproofing is excellent.

Regardless of whether the items inside were finished, Pei Youyou turned on the lights from the outside, went back inside, and pressed pause. Ignoring the expressions of the two people on the sofa, she said in a light tone, "Yu Rou, where did you put my Rainbow Brooch?"

"Second sister-in-law, my eldest sister-in-law and I are still watching a movie." Xing Yuru's tone was neither bad nor pleasant.

"What's so interesting? Come on, let's go get the brooch." Pei Youyou reached out and pulled Xing Yurou up, saying with a smile, "That's a gift for your brother."

"I'm sorry, Second Sister-in-law," Xing Yuru said. "I didn't take a picture, but I bought you another brooch. The shop staff will deliver it to you later."

"You didn't take a picture?" Pei Youyou released her arm, her brows furrowing in reproach. "How could you not take a picture? I said I didn't care how much it cost. Besides, it's an antique brooch, one of Grandpa Fu's collections. How can it be the same as any other brooch on the market? How could you not even handle something this simple?"

"I……"

“Pei Youyou.” Luo Huai didn’t want to get involved, but Pei Youyou’s last words were too much. She pulled Xing Yurou behind her and stared at her with a calm gaze. “You asked her for a favor, asking her to help you bid on the Rainbow Brooch. She participated in the bidding for you. Whether you won the bid or not, you should thank her, not blame her.”

"Even if she didn't help you take the picture, you shouldn't blame her. Helping you is a favor, not helping is her right. There's nothing to take for granted."

"You!" Pei Youyou was speechless for a moment. She glared at Luo Huai and said, "Why are you sticking your neck out?"

Luo Huai stared at her without blinking.

It's clearly an intention to protect someone.

Things are really different now; Luo Huai even dares to talk back to her directly. Pei Youyou exhaled a breath of stale air, her gaze passing over Luo Huai's shoulder to look at Xing Yurou.

He explained with a smile, "I didn't mean to blame you, but how come I couldn't take a picture? This is a gift I'm going to give to your brother."

Her smile was bitter.

Xing Yuru came out to explain: "Grandpa Yu also wanted this brooch. If the bidding continued, the price would rise higher and higher. Since Grandpa Yu is an elder, I stopped bidding."

"Just because of this?" Pei Youyou simply couldn't understand. "Auction, auction, the highest bidder wins. Why are you being so respectful to the elderly and children at a time like this? They won't remember your kindness, they won't remember the Xing family's kindness."

“Not everyone is like you,” Luo Huai retorted. “If it weren’t Uncle Pei who bid for that set of emeralds worth 300 million, you wouldn’t have gotten it either.”

"What's it to you now?" Pei Youyou was already feeling resentful because Xing Yuru hadn't been able to win the Liuyu brooch. Luo Huai's repeated attempts to stand up for her only fueled her anger. "Who do you think you are? Luo Huai, does Yuru need you to stand up for her? Mom already told Yuru to spend less time with you in the future, or she'll go astray."

"Second Sister-in-law!" Xing Yuru frowned. "Why are you being so mean to Eldest Sister-in-law? Eldest Sister-in-law isn't wrong. I didn't continue bidding because of Uncle Pei's bidding. I didn't want anyone to remember my kindness. I did it willingly. The Rainbow Brooch was what Second Sister-in-law wanted. I promised to help Second Sister-in-law bid but I didn't keep my promise..."

"Xing Yuruo." Luo Huai turned to look at her. "You only agreed to help her bid, but you didn't promise to win the bid. She went there herself, so why didn't she bid herself?"

It would have been better if she hadn't brought it up, because bringing it up only made Pei Youyou angrier.

"It's all because of you!" Pei Youyou glared angrily. "If I hadn't gone out to pick you up, would I have..."

It's over.

She let it slip.

"Second sister-in-law, didn't you say that second brother needed to talk to you about something?" Xing Yuru asked, her question probing the very core of the matter.

"I... I went out to meet Luo Huai first, and then I received your brother's call." Pei Youyou's words were evasive, and she didn't dare to look directly at the two of them.

Luo Huai could tell from her expression that it wasn't true.

She didn't know exactly what happened at the time, but Pei Youyou said she would go out to pick her up.

Lies aplenty.

Xing Yuru didn't quite believe her anymore. "Second sister-in-law, how many of your statements are true? If you're blaming me, then blame me. Why do you say it's not my fault?"

She had thought her second sister-in-law would be unhappy when she failed to win the bid.

Her second sister-in-law sounded reproachful, but then said she didn't blame her.

Why do I feel like the one who's truly two-faced is my second sister-in-law?

Moreover, my second sister-in-law just came in, turned on the lights, and paused the movie, which was very impolite.

"Anyway, I didn't take any pictures, so blame me." Xing Yuru took Luo Huai's hand. "Sister-in-law, let's go. We can watch the movie we didn't finish in my room by projecting it onto the screen. Lock the door, and no one will bother us."

Pei Youyou was left alone, stomping her feet in anger.

What's going on?

What about the gift she promised to give to Zheng Yu?

"Mom, Luo Huai is learning bad habits from my older brother, and Yu Rou is learning bad habits from Luo Huai." Pei Youyou immediately went upstairs to complain to her mother-in-law, "Both of them have learned to talk back!"

Xing's mother looked at him with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

indeed.

My daughter dared to talk back to her yesterday.