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

After Xing Zhengyu returned and learned about the brooch, he comforted Pei Youyou and then went to find Xing Yurou.

Raise your hand and knock gently on the door.

"Yu Rou, may I come in?"

"Come in, Second Brother." Xing Yuru noticed the brooch she had bought on his clothes and remained silent for a while.

Xing Zhengyu patted her head and said, "Thank you for the brooch Yu Rou gave me, it's very pretty."

"Second sister-in-law's."

“Youyou said you bought it. I know the whole story. The brooch was meant to be a gift from your second sister-in-law. She spoke without thinking in the heat of the moment and didn’t mean any harm. Can you forgive your second sister-in-law for your brother’s sake?” Xing Zhengyu took out his phone and transferred 660,000 yuan to her as pocket money.

Xing Zhengyu is nine years older than Xing Yurou. When his parents were too busy to take care of his younger sister, he would take care of her. The family was not very comfortable with having a nanny take care of the child alone.

He either held it in his arms or carried it on his back.

My younger sister has loved sleeping on his shoulder since she was little.

We also took a lot of photos at home, which we developed and put in an album as keepsakes.

Xing Yuru had read it many times. To her, Xing Zhengyu was more like a father figure than a brother.

She listens to her brother very well.

Even after she found out that Xing Zhengyu wasn't her biological brother, their twenty years of friendship were genuine.

"Since Second Brother has said so, I won't be angry with Second Sister-in-law. I know Second Sister-in-law loves Second Brother very much."

I don’t know when it started, but Xing Yuru stopped calling him “brother” and started calling him “second brother”.

It seems that, without her noticing, Xing Yuru gradually accepted the arrival of her older brother.

Xing Zhengyu felt this was not a good sign and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Yes." He said with a smile, "Even though your brother has a wife, he still loves you the most."

"Okay, I know." Xing Yuru smiled. "I'm not angry anymore. What's past is past. Second sister-in-law is still second sister-in-law."

"Yu Rou and her sister-in-law have been getting along well lately."

“My sister-in-law is a very nice person!” Xing Yuru thought for a moment and then added, “She’s also very beautiful.”

She had seen many beautiful women, but she thought her cousin and her sister-in-law were the most beautiful.

It's a completely different kind of beauty.

Because of her aunt's profession, no one in the family liked her very much, especially her mother, who never dared to say that her aunt was pretty.

“Indeed.” Xing Zhengyu agreed, his heart itching at the thought of Luo Huai’s face and figure.

Xing Yuru couldn't decipher the slightly covetous smile on his face, but she knew that her second brother smiled gently and, like her, thought that his sister-in-law was beautiful and kind-hearted.

“The memorial service is coming up soon, and I will wear this brooch. It’s a token of your and your second sister-in-law’s affection,” Xing Zhengyu said.

Xing Yuru happily replied, "Mmm!"

……

Late November.

It was a chilly early autumn morning.

Luo Huai tied on a light blue scarf, buried her chin in it, placed her phone on the table, stood back a bit, smiled, and took a picture.

The photo was sent to Luo Yunshang.

Luo Yunshang immediately made a video call, looking at the scarf around her neck and saying, "It's not too long or too short, just right. It's just a bit simple in style. I'm a beginner, and I only know how to do the plain stitch."

"Simple and beautiful!" Luo Huai stood further away and turned around so she could see it clearly.

Luo Yunshang nodded: "It suits you too."

She noticed the room layout was different from what she had seen in the video call before and asked, "Not at the Xing family's house?"

"I'm at Grandma Kuang's place, having dinner with her. But later I'm going to the ancestral hall near the Xing family's old house for a memorial service. It's been exactly one month since Zhao and I got married," Luo Huai said, then walked closer to his phone.

“This winter is especially cold, so you should wear something warmer. Professor Lin has already forced me to wear thermal underwear.” Luo Yunshang sighed softly. “I stay indoors all day long. When it gets cold, the air conditioning is on, and it’s too hot to wear thermal underwear on top of that.”

Luo Huai smiled.

"Stop laughing. Believe me, Professor Lin will call you in a couple of days to remind you."

This is really possible.

Luo Huai pursed her lips and chatted briefly before hanging up.

She left 1602 and went to 1601 on the opposite side.

As soon as Grandma Kuang saw her, her face crinkled with smiles. She kindly asked if she had changed, and then looked her over, asking if she was cold.

Luo Huai said he would wear a coat when he went out.

Grandma Kuang wiped her hands with a wet wipe, then reached out to touch her off-white coat. It was quite thick and warm, which put her at ease.

"Grandma, where's Brother Zhao?"

"On the balcony, those two brothers are smoking over there." Grandma Kuang looked towards the balcony and said fiercely, "Smoking, smoking, all they do is smoke all day long. When will they get their lungs blackened from all that smoking? You two brats."

“Luo Huai, you need to keep an eye on Yan Zhao; he needs to be disciplined.”

Luo Huai smiled but remained silent.

She didn't dare.

Grandma Kuang saw through her thoughts and said, "Don't worry, he won't dare to bully you. If he does, scolds you, or speaks harshly to you, just tell Grandma. Grandma will whip him with a broom and make him kneel down and apologize to you!"

Kneel down and admit your mistake?

She didn't even dare to think about it.

How could a tough guy like Brother Zhao kneel down?

"Grandma, Brother Zhao didn't bully me; on the contrary, he helped me a lot."

“You’re his wife, who else would he side with if not you?” the old lady said. “He just looks fierce. If you can’t stand him, just ask him to cover his eyes.”

Luo Huai smiled and nodded: "Okay."

It was getting late, so she went to the balcony to call someone.

I happened to overhear the two brothers talking about Pei Yuanzhou.

Wilderness: "LK is a bit hesitant, but Pei Yuanzhou has made concessions."

Xing Yanzhao had his back to Luo Huai, his elbows resting on the balcony railing, his back slightly hunched, tugging at his shirt and vest.

A sense of burgeoning power.

"How much?" The man exhaled smoke rings, his rugged face hidden between the swirling heat and smoke.

Kuangye smiled and said, "Eighteen."

Xing Yanzhao turned his head: "Pei Shi Er?"

“Yes, no wonder Brother Ying hesitated,” Kuangye said. “With a 20/80 split, Pei’s can only break even. If the project is run well later, they can make a small profit.”

"What's there to hesitate about? Why wouldn't he make money?" Xing Yanzhao commented. "He's really willing to give it up."

Kuang Ye's eyes flashed, "Pei Yuanzhou has something even more interesting to say."

Xing Yanzhao looked at him.

It means "to want to know".

"Doesn't he have quite a few secret lovers and ambiguous relationships? They've been showing up frequently lately, I wonder what they're up to. When he met with Ying-ge, he looked like he couldn't sleep and was always distracted." Kuang Ye scoffed, "I wonder which one he's really hung up on... his sister-in-law?"

Kuangye saw Luo Huai standing there and was somewhat distracted.

Xing Yanzhao turned around, casually stubbed out his cigarette, and glanced sideways at the wilderness.

Kuangye clicked his tongue, stubbed out his cigarette, and left the balcony.

"Ready?" Xing Yanzhao walked over and stood in front of Luo Huai, his tall figure blocking the cold wind.

The stray hairs fluttering between Luo Huai's forehead gradually stopped.

"Okay, Brother Zhao."

"Put on your coat first." Xing Yanzhao saw her white cashmere coat on the sofa, walked over, bent down, picked it up, and draped it over Luo Huai.

Luo Huai absentmindedly got dressed, said goodbye to her grandmother and the wilderness, and followed Xing Yanzhao out the door.

As soon as she stepped out of the elevator downstairs, a gust of cold wind blew in, making her nose turn red and the corners of her eyes red as well.

Xing Yanzhao reached into the pocket of his black coat and pulled out a round, delicate, white hand warmer.

He handed it to Luo Huai and said, "Keep it covered."

Luo Huai stared at the hand warmer and asked, "What about you?"

"Just keep it covered." Xing Yanzhao pulled her hand over and placed the hand warmer directly on it.

He looked at Luo Huai's reddened eyes, the faint glint of tears in them, and asked bluntly, "Don't you know Pei Yuanzhou has many secret lovers and ambiguous relationships? Your eyes are so red."

Luo Huai lowered his eyes and sniffed.

Shake his head.

He nodded again after a while.

"What's so great about him that makes you so concerned?" Xing Yanzhao's tone was harsh, and a hint of anger appeared between his brows.