Reborn to bury love, I can reach for the stars.

After much persuasion and agreeing to a series of unequal treaties, Huang Chen successfully changed the direction of his destination and drove home in high spirits.

Su Muqing slowly pushed open the door to her home. As soon as she stepped inside, her gaze involuntarily swept towards the living room.

This glance was quite a surprise; she spotted her usually busy and elusive older brother sitting comfortably on the sofa in the living room.

Turning her head to look outside, Su Muqing saw that the sun hadn't completely set yet. Her eyes widened in disbelief.

You know, at this time of year in the past, Su Muxuan would either be working hard at the company or busy socializing outside. He would never be able to stay at home so leisurely as he is now.

What? I suddenly have a bad feeling.

Su Muxuan sat there quietly, his head down, staring intently at the screen of his phone. Only after hearing the door open and footsteps did he look up and see his sister walking in.

A gentle smile quickly appeared on his face. He then stood up nimbly, walked to the water dispenser, filled a glass with water, gently placed it on the coffee table, and said softly to Su Muqing, "You're back? Come and sit down for a while."

Seeing this, Su Muqing put down the bag she was carrying and quickly walked towards the sofa: "Brother, isn't the company busy today? Why are you home so early?"

Seeing her brother's calm and composed demeanor, Su Muqing's heart skipped a beat, and even her scalp began to tingle slightly.

Forcing a smile that barely appeared natural, she cautiously moved closer to Su Muxuan and sat down next to him: "Brother?"

Su Muxuan remained calm, seemingly oblivious to the tension revealed by the person opposite him gripping the hem of his clothes tightly.

He gently picked up the teacup, took an elegant sip, and then slowly placed the cup back on the table. After completing all the actions, he slowly spoke, "Just now, I went to see Xie Yunting."

These words were like a thunderclap, suddenly exploding in the previously calm air. Su Muqing's eyes widened instantly, and she stood frozen in place as if she had been frozen in place.

It took her a while to recover from her extreme shock, but her lips were still trembling as she stammered, "Heh...heh, is...is that so?"

After quietly observing her nervousness, Su Muxuan continued, "That kid contacted me on his own initiative."

"Huh? That..."

Seeing her so restless, Su Muxuan felt a surge of jealousy. His precious little sister, whom he had protected so carefully, had been snatched away by that wolf cub.

With a cold snort, Su Muxuan raised an eyebrow and said with a half-smile, "He confessed his feelings for you to me and explained his past to me, saying that he hopes to gain my approval."

Su Muqing's face flushed red to her ears, and she muttered softly, "Why is he in such a hurry?"

Su Muxuan grew increasingly annoyed: "Hmph, of course he's anxious. He's been coveting my sister for who knows how long. But I didn't agree to his proposal so easily."

Su Muqing looked up, her eyes somewhat blank. Su Muxuan looked at her and sighed, saying, "I gave him a few conditions. Only if he can meet them will I consider agreeing to your relationship."

Su Muqing hurriedly asked, "What are the conditions?"

Su Muxuan grinned: "It's a secret. If he can't even pass this test, how could he be worthy of you?"

Although his parents had already sided with the Xie family, he felt that this hurdle wouldn't be cleared for him so easily.

Su Muqing pouted and silently mourned for Xie Yunting for three seconds. Being targeted by her own brother, she could only pray for good luck.

Thinking she was still worried about Xie Yunting, Su Muxuan gritted his teeth and patted her shoulder: "Alright, don't worry too much, I know what I'm doing. If that kid dares to have any other ideas, I will definitely not let him off."

"Okay, thank you, brother." Su Muqing looked at him and smiled sweetly. Her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. As long as he didn't cause her any trouble, that was fine.

Seeing his younger sister's smile, Su Muxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Hmph, such an obedient and well-behaved sister shouldn't be allowed to fall into the wrong hands of that bastard."

After chatting with her brother for a while, and finally managing to coax him to go upstairs to his room, Su Muqing dashed out to the yard, took out her phone from her pocket, and made a call.

Whether Xie Yunting was relatively free or had been waiting for a call, the phone rang only once before it was answered, and a man's cheerful voice came from the phone: "Hello?"

"You looked for my brother?" Su Muqing went straight to the point.

"What, are you worried about me?" Xie Yunting didn't answer, but directly changed the subject.

"Who's worried about you? I want to ask you what exactly you said to my brother?" Su Muqing's cheeks flushed slightly. If this person were standing in front of her right now, Su Muqing would definitely punch him.

Xie Yunting chuckled softly: "Don't worry, it's just an explanation of some things from before. As for the rest, they're just minor matters."

"Do you want to explain what happened before?"

Upon hearing him mention this, Su Muqing's memories were instantly awakened.

She couldn't help but recall the various rumors about this man in the industry, which didn't exactly have a good reputation. She had heard about his scandalous affairs many times before; although no one mentioned it to his face, they gossiped about it quite a bit behind his back.

If Su Muqing hadn't spent some time with Xie Yunting, she might have actually believed it.

Upon hearing her mention this, the man on the other end of the phone, who had been talking incessantly like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, suddenly fell silent.

In just a moment, his previous confident demeanor vanished, his swagger vanished, and his tone underwent a complete 180-degree change, becoming somewhat cautious: "Those are all rumors maliciously fabricated by others. You know how difficult it is for me to navigate this complicated circle."

"When doing business, there are always some people with ulterior motives who try to get close to me, hoping to gain some advantage. But no matter what, I've always been upright and honest, haha..."

At the end, he chuckled twice, seemingly trying to ease the slightly awkward atmosphere.

"Ok?"

"Really, those are all just smoke and mirrors, haha. You have to believe me, there won't even be any more rumors about it, I promise."

"Ah."

Seeing that she finally stopped asking, Xie Yunting finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Shall I pick you up for dinner tomorrow?"