After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

What man could resist such temptation?

Gu Shuyang's eyes lit up, and he was about to greet Xie Xing.

Before he could even say the words, Gu Jinzi covered his mouth.

"Mmm!" Gu Shuyang swallowed his words, slapped Gu Jinzi's hand away, and asked with a puzzled look, "What are you doing?"

Gu Jinzi glared at him: "What if you make a sound and she finds out we're here?"

"If you've been discovered, then you've been discovered, haven't you?" Gu Shuyang asked, puzzled.

Gu Jinzi gritted her teeth in anger and slapped Gu Shuyang hard again: "Teach her a lesson! Teach her a lesson! Give her a good beating!"

“It’s all because of her. As soon as she arrived, Grandmother and Grandfather only cared about her and didn’t care about Sister Mingzhu anymore.”

Gu Shuyang asked curiously, "Of course. My grandparents have never met Xie Xing, but they see you often. This is Xie Xing's first time here, so naturally we should take extra care of her."

Gu Jinzi choked.

Xie Mingzhu pursed her lips, gently tugged at Gu Jinzi's dress, and whispered, "Zi'er, maybe we should just forget about it."

Gu Jinzi's stubborn temper flared up, and she gritted her teeth and said, "No, she just took advantage of Grandmother's favor and provoked me. I will definitely get my revenge."

After she finished speaking, she stomped her foot in embarrassment and anger at Gu Shuyang, "Whose side are you on anyway?"

Gu Shuyang had no choice but to say, "Alright, alright, what are you planning to do?"

This question was asked of Gu Jinzi.

She thought for a moment and said, "Don't you have a lot of fair-weather friends?"

"Let them scare her a bit, and see if she dares to be arrogant in front of us again."

Gu Shuyang's lips twitched, and he tapped Gu Jinzi's nose, saying in an annoyed tone, "You brat, you even dare to call your brother's friends 'fox friends'."

Gu Jinzi chuckled.

"Little Zi'er is a bit naughty," Xie Mingzhu said with a smile, speaking up for Gu Jinzi.

Gu Jinzi stuck out her tongue, affectionately linked arms with Xie Mingzhu, and said, "Sister Mingzhu is the best. I don't need any other sisters. I only like Sister Mingzhu."

"You," Xie Mingzhu said, tapping Gu Jinzi's nose with a helpless yet affectionate tone.

Gu Shuyang shook his head helplessly.

He pinched his chin with his fingers, thought for a while, and then punched his palm with his fist and laughed, "I've got it."

"That'll definitely scare her and let you vent your anger."

Looking at Xie Xing's pleasing face, Gu Shuyang felt a surge of affection.

But in terms of closeness, Gu Jinzi and Mingzhu were naturally the closest to him. Since he was biased towards his relatives, Gu Shuyang could only apologize to Xie Xing in his heart.

Gu Shuyang has a lot of tricks up his sleeve; he says if he can mess with Xie Xing, he definitely can.

Gu Jinzi felt relieved.

...

On the other side, Xie Jiaojiao seemed to sense that someone was watching them. She said to Xie Xing, who was playing with pebbles, "Xing'er, look, isn't someone watching us over there?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Xing looked in that direction.

Then they saw a boy wearing a dark blue robe and with his hair tied in a high ponytail waving excitedly in their direction.

"Who is he?" Xie Xingchao asked the system.

Gu Shuyang, Gu Jinzi's younger brother, is a playboy like Xie Yuze, but while Xie Yuze is a fake playboy, Gu Shuyang is a true playboy.

Upon hearing this, Xie Xing glanced again at the boy who was grinning foolishly over there.

He was clinging to the wall, looking like a spoiled brat.

Seemingly sensing their gaze, Gu Shuyang made a dashing leap over the wall, but accidentally bumped his foot and fell awkwardly off the wall.

"Oh dear!" Xie Jiaojiao exclaimed.

She got up, intending to help Gu Shuyang, when she saw that Gu Shuyang had gotten up on his own.

He patted his robes and strode towards Xie Xing and Xie Jiaojiao.

"Who do we have here? It's you two younger sisters." The voice came before the person even got close.

Gu Shuyang stopped in front of Xie Xing, his tall voice enveloping her. The little girl looked up at Gu Shuyang with a slightly bewildered expression.

The little girl was very pretty, with fair and delicate skin like porcelain, and her features were so exquisite that she looked like a porcelain doll.

After just two seconds of eye contact, Gu Shuyang was completely captivated by this younger sister.

He thought to himself: This little sister doesn't seem easily frightened, so maybe I should just give her a little scare and teach her a lesson.

"Oh, you're Xie Xing? I'm your cousin, you know, your older cousin."

Xie Xing blinked, then slowly greeted, "Hello, Big Cousin."

That sweet, soft voice touched Gu Shuyang's heart once again.

He subconsciously smiled and said, "Hello, cousin."

Before she could speak, Gu Jinzi's voice came from behind her: "We're just sitting here anyway. My brother's back, why don't we go out and play together?"

Gu Jinzi walked over arrogantly.

She raised her chin, looking at Xie Xing arrogantly and provocatively.

Xie Xing didn't understand what she was provoking.

Without even thinking, she refused: "I'm not going."

Gu Jinzi's expression froze for a moment.

She hadn't expected Xie Xing to refuse.

Gu Jinzi puffed out her cheeks and asked angrily, "What do you mean? I'm giving you the honor of going out with me, and you're not coming? Do you not respect me?"

Seeing that Gu Jinzi was about to be provoked into another argument by Xie Xing, Xie Mingzhu felt a sense of foreboding and quickly interrupted, "Sister, when Mother comes to Grandfather's house, she usually doesn't return home until evening."

"I've been bored lately, why don't we go out and play together?"

Xie Mingzhu looked at Xie Jiaojiao: "Cousin Jiaojiao, why don't you come too?"

Xie Jiaojiao will certainly not have an easy time.

She smiled and said, "Xing'er, shall we go out and have a look together?"

"It just so happens that this place is very close to Yunyan Pavilion. How about we go and visit the Yunyan Pavilion that Grandmother gave you?"

Xie Xing originally wanted to refuse, but seeing that Xie Jiaojiao was also going, and that it would be a good opportunity to visit Yunyan Pavilion, she thought about it and agreed.

When Gu Jinzi saw that she had agreed, a triumphant smile flashed in her eyes.

Not a moment later.

Xie Xing then went out with Gu Jinzi, Xie Mingzhu, and the others.

Yunyan Pavilion is bustling with activity right now.

People come and go.

Xie Xing was extremely satisfied.

Yunyan Pavilion was the most generous gift Madam Xie had ever given. You know, women can't do without rouge and powder to adorn themselves, not to mention that Yunyan Pavilion had opened many chain stores. The one in Shengjing was Madam Xie's original store, and there were several other stores in other places later.

Xie Xing watched without noticing that the people following him had quietly retreated, and Xie Jiaojiao had also been subtly separated from him.

The streets are bustling right now.

Suddenly, a commotion arose inside the Cloud Mist Pavilion.

Xie Xing looked up and saw the shopkeeper struggling with a young-looking boy.

The boy was dressed in coarse linen clothes, with a cloth bag hanging on his body, and kept pushing something towards the shopkeeper.