The handsome guy next door loves to flirt.

“The Sheng family? Oh! That family…it seems they’re both in your compound, just like the Gu family!” Xu Ruo immediately knew which family it was; there weren’t many prominent families with the surname Sheng in Nancheng.

"Yes, because our families live close by, our parents made a verbal agreement when we were young that they would arrange our wedding when we grew up. My dad said that Sheng Huainan is coming back, and as soon as he comes back... So I've never dared to tell Mingkun about this complicated mess behind my back. Sigh! I'm in the wrong, so I don't want to make a scene this time. We've both worked so hard to get together, and I don't want to break up over some small things. I've thought about it, and I think I should cherish this relationship. I still love Mingkun very much, and at least for now, I won't introduce any other men to my life."

“Ah Shu…” Xu Ruo wanted to say that you guys have it really tough, but she didn’t say it. This time she truly understood how hard Yun Shu had worked and felt sorry for her.

"So sometimes I really want to become strong, but it's not that easy in this society. To become strong, you have to pay a lot of price, have money, status, and connections. For someone who starts from scratch, it takes many years of accumulation or the efforts of several generations to achieve that. Aruo, sometimes I really envy you and Yiyi." These two are typical rich kids, unlike her and Mingkun who have to work hard and struggle on their own.

“It’s okay, Ashu. Whenever you need money or want to find a way, Yiyi and I will support you. That bastard Yiyi, when I contacted her the other day, she was surprised that I had a boyfriend. I even showed her pictures of Brother Kun and Mingyuan, and she praised us for having good taste.”

"Really? It was better when we were in school, a few of us were carefree every day, without having to worry about so many things." She sighed, perhaps because so many things had happened today, she was particularly downcast.

"A-Shu, cheer up, you still have us." Xu Ruo could hear the sorrow in Yun Shu's voice. For the usually strong A-Shu to become like this, it was clear that Brother Kun was very important to her, perhaps even to herself.

"Thank you, Aruo."

"Alright, get some sleep. You've had a pretty unlucky day."

Yun Shu realized that nothing good had happened to her that day, and her luck was really bad. It seemed that she should go to the temple to burn incense or do some good deeds to accumulate merit.

Yun Shu nodded. Seeing her expression, Xu Ruo didn't say anything more and went downstairs to get a drink of water.

Passing through the living room, I saw her father, Xu Yang, there too. The old man was watching a football game; I rarely see him watching TV. He usually sits in the living room for a while and then goes to sleep.

"Dad, you're still awake?"

"Aruo, come sit down. I have something I'd like to talk to you about." He turned off the TV and said earnestly.

"What's wrong? I don't think I've done anything to make you spend money lately, or caused any trouble, have I?" Xu Ruo scratched her slightly longer hair in frustration. She was very familiar with her father's posture; he looked like he was about to scold her.

Xu Yang frowned. Sometimes he worried about his innocent daughter. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "How are things between you and Mingyuan now?"

"What's wrong with him? It's just like that. Don't rush us to get married. Neither he nor I have thought about it yet." Xu Ruo was startled and frowned. Was her father going to pressure her to get married again?

"Aruo... if Dad asks you to break up with him, would you agree?" After hesitating for a while, she finally asked.

"Who...who broke up with? Dad, stop joking. This joke isn't funny at all." Subconsciously, she thought her father was joking; he liked Mingyuan so much to be his son-in-law.

Do you know anything about him, about his family?

“I know! He said that after his father died, his mother didn’t care about him and put him in an orphanage. She never went to see him. Later, his mother remarried. Fortunately, someone adopted him, which is why he is the way he is now. Recently, he even ran into his half-sister. A few days ago, I thought he had changed his mind and hooked up with another woman. It turns out he was with his sister.”

Xu Ruoyi thought back to the days when she couldn't eat or sleep and was so angry that she wanted to break up with Mingyuan. It turned out to be a misunderstanding. Fortunately, the two of them explained it to each other and made up.

"Really? It seems you know a lot about him." Xu Yang's eyes flickered as he looked at the happy Aruo. It seemed that Aruo really cared about Mingyuan!

"Alright, go get some water. By the way, what happened to Yun Shu's foot? I heard from the servants that she was injured." When Xu Yang returned, he didn't see Yun Shu and Xu Ruo upstairs.

"It's nothing, she just tripped and fell. She has... Her guests have nowhere to stay, so they're staying at our house for a couple of days."

"Yes! Treat her well and tell her not to wander around. By the way, isn't she at work? Let her take a few days off to rest at home. She can go over when she's better. Young people can't neglect their health."

"Dad, I understand. There's one more thing. Mingyuan looked at the health supplement your friend gave me and said that two of the ingredients in it are wrong, too strong for you. He'll help me get the medicine."

"Really? Maybe everyone's body is different!" Xu Yang nodded.

After saying that, Xu Ruo made a face and ran to the kitchen to get a drink of water.

Xu Yang remained seated, fiddling with his phone in one hand, seemingly hesitating about what to do.

After Xu Ruo went upstairs, he stood up, went to the balcony, opened his flip phone, and dialed a number.

"Hello, Uncle? What's up?" Mingyuan sat in front of the computer writing a report.

"Are you free tomorrow? Come to my office after get off work."

Mingyuan thought for a moment. He had originally invited Xu Ruo out for dinner, but Xu Yang's tone was very serious. Could it be that... he knew? Mingyuan's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes turned cold, but he quickly recovered. "I don't have anything to do tomorrow, so I'll go over then."

"Okay, that's all, you go ahead with your work!" No matter what, I have to ask that young man; he only has one daughter.