The handsome guy next door loves to flirt.

Inside Chen Mingyuan's apartment, Xu Ruo nestled in his arms and recounted in detail the events involving Yun Shu and Ming Kun.

Mingyuan's apartment has two bedrooms and two living rooms. The interior decoration is mainly in a cool color scheme. There are not many items, but the furniture is all high-end. The interior is clean and simple, yet stylish.

Xu Ruo had been here a few times before and was quite familiar with the place. She was nestled comfortably in Mingyuan's arms, while Mingyuan was reading a book.

"Mingyuan, what do you think they should do?"

Chen Mingyuan just returned from abroad yesterday. He had spent a week at his uncle's house with him before coming back. He called Xu Ruo as soon as he got home from get off work today, asking her to come over. He never imagined so much would happen in just one week abroad.

“Yun Shu’s family is a bit complicated… Now we’ll see how deep their feelings are, and whether they can withstand this test. But reality can be cruel sometimes. Many people, especially young people these days, have love that’s like a fleeting moment… Aruo! Not everyone is as lucky as you! You have such a good father, no complicated family background, and I, your boyfriend, who dotes on you!” Mingyuan affectionately patted Xu Ruo’s head. The woman’s hair had grown long, and the texture was quite nice and black. More importantly, she looked much better than before. The key point was that Xu Ruo’s tomboyishness had disappeared, and she was becoming more and more like a girl.

“I also think I’m very lucky. Ashu, I can only do my best to help her. From Ashu’s experience, Mingyuan, I think a good background is especially important.” Perhaps it was Yunshu’s situation that made Xu Ru feel these past two days. Yunshu was more diligent and hardworking than her, but she was delayed because of the messy things at Gu’s family.

"Most of them are, but some are the result of hard work. Your dad is a self-made man who also married your mom." Mingyuan had seen photos of Xu Ruo's mother; she was a real beauty. If Xu Yang didn't have that kind of wealth, it would be a real pity that Xu Ruo's mother was a good match for his father.

"That's true, but my mom is different. She truly loves my dad. It's just that my dad isn't handsome, which makes my mom look less attractive. That's why I'm not as pretty as my mom, hehe!" With a smug look on his face, Mingyuan left another kiss on his cheek.

“You’re already very good. Being too beautiful doesn’t necessarily mean a good life. Aren’t Yun Shu and Xiao Qiu pretty?” Actually, Ming Yuan wanted to say that his biological mother was also very beautiful when she was young, even more beautiful than Xiao Qiu. But now she can’t even afford the rent and still wants him to support her. He’s already done more than enough by introducing her to a job, but he won’t give her a single penny.

"I hope Aruo is doing well and can be with Kun. They're such a perfect match! I really can't understand why that old man Gu is so unreasonable. Ashu and Kun are already married, they're practically living together. But it's also Ashu's fault for prioritizing her career. Otherwise, she and Kun would have been together for half a year. If she were pregnant now, Gu wouldn't be able to stir up any more trouble. Sigh! What a pity." Xu Ruo sometimes felt that Yun Shu was too serious, too rigid, and too career-oriented.

"Who do you think is as direct as us, sleeping together the first time we met?"

"Hmph! Are you regretting it now? I don't know who wanted to compete with me in talent back then, and you kept losing. Hehe, don't let my usual carefree attitude fool you, I'm just hiding my true talents to scare you to death. Besides, I don't want any other reward for losing, all I want is for you to offer yourself to me!"

"Yes, you're right." After reading for a while, without finishing a single page, he simply put the book down and stopped reading.

Xu Ruo had been lying in Mingyuan's arms for a short while when she started yawning.

"Hey... It's weird, I'm getting sleepy as I talk. It's been like this for the past two days, and I haven't been doing anything!" He then yawned again.

Seeing that she was very sleepy, Mingyuan said, "Let me take you home. It's getting late, so it's normal to be tired."

"Hmph! I thought you would say you'd stay with me, you're so heartless..." Xu Ruo pouted in protest.

Seeing that the girl was acting cute again, Mingyuan chuckled and said, "You can stay here, as long as your dad doesn't call to check up on you."

"How could that be? My dad knows I'm not home, so he must be here with you! He wouldn't call me back..." Before she could finish speaking, Xu Ruo's phone rang.

Mingyuan knew without guessing who had called Xu Ruo, and scoffed, "See, it's already called, isn't it?"

Xu Ruo was extremely embarrassed. This father really didn't understand his daughter's heart. He knew she was with Mingyuan, so why was he so strict? After grumbling to herself, she resignedly answered the phone.

"Dad, why are you calling? I haven't gone anywhere, and I'm fine here in Mingyuan."

"Dad knows where you are, that's why I called to tell you to come home!" Xu Yang was watching TV at home when his daughter hadn't returned by 10 p.m., so he quickly called to urge her to come back.

"What time is it now? Why are you telling me to go home? I won't be doing anything there."

"How can a young woman like you stay at someone else's house all the time? You're not even married yet. Come back quickly! It's already past 10 o'clock."

Xu Ruo knew what her father was being superstitious about, so she replied, "I know! I'm going back now!"

Mingyuan looked at her amusedly, "Let's go! It's really late, you must be tired, go back and get some sleep."

Xu Ruo was sleepy, and her father called again, so she had to go home. However, she was a little reluctant. If only the two of them were married, she could stay legitimately and avoid all the trouble of running around.

Mingyuan escorted Xu Ruo to the entrance of the Xu family compound and watched her go inside before leaving.

Xu Yang stood by the window watching the young couple, a smile playing on his lips. He was very satisfied with the two children. Seeing how they were doing, he planned to meet with Mingyuan's uncle soon to finalize their marriage, so that Aruo wouldn't keep being pressured to come back and complain. He didn't want Aruo to be pregnant before marriage; it would damage her reputation. Although he also loved grandchildren… not necessarily grandsons from his daughter's side, it didn't matter as long as they were born to his daughter. In a wealthy family like theirs, a girl's reputation was very important!

In today's society, many young women who become pregnant out of wedlock are abandoned by men. Some of them are okay, they get over it and continue to live a carefree life, while others suffer from mental breakdowns or give up on themselves, which affects them for the rest of their lives.

Therefore, Xu Yang still wanted to keep a close eye on Xu Ruo. Even though she and Chen Mingyuan were very much in love and were definitely going to get engaged, he still hoped that Xu Ruo wouldn't do anything reckless before the wedding, lest the media take pictures and write wildly about it. In fact, he had no idea how Xu Ruo and Mingyuan knew each other, and those two had done quite a few things in that regard. What made it even more troublesome was that not long after, the thing he didn't want to see still happened.

After quickly washing up at home, Xu Ruo called Yun Shu and asked, "A Shu, are you asleep yet?"