Mu Shaohua's words,

This completely ignited Su Qingyao's anger. She abruptly turned her head, her hair falling messily around her face as she moved.

She stared wide-eyed at Mu Shaohua in disbelief: "Mu Shaohua, are you sick in the head? How can you say something like that so calmly?"

"You came here tonight just to find a concubine for Lu Qingzhou, right? Will Leng Yue agree? Will Lu Qingzhou himself agree? Will Grandma Zhouzhou agree? You're just playing matchmaker."

Su Qingyao's words almost made Mu Shaohua laugh. He couldn't help but think to himself, 'Sister Lengyue will definitely agree, that's for sure. It's not hard to see what she's thinking.'

As a man, Xiao Lu knew from their conversation that night that he also had feelings for Leng Yue, and that as long as he made a little effort, there would be no problem.

As for Zhouzhou's grandma, well, from her perspective, even if she doesn't say it, she probably secretly hopes that her son will find several capable women and give her several more big, fat grandsons, because "many children bring many blessings."

The biggest problem right now is you, Su Qingyao, okay?

Thinking of this,

Mu Shaohua smiled mysteriously and said easily, "For the sake of maintaining stability in our special family, as long as they agree, I have no objections. Anyway, we also need to give Leng Yue an explanation for this matter, don't you think?"

The deliberately drawn-out ending of the sentence seemed to carry a certain provocative meaning.

Su Qingyao's eyes widened, feeling her temples throbbing. This matter had been completely distorted by that vixen Mu Shaohua, and had long since deviated from her original plan.

Originally intended to use Mu Shaohua to denounce Lu Qingzhou's mistakes, it has now turned into a bizarre attempt at persuasion.

She glared at Mu Shaohua, her voice trembling slightly with anger, "Lu Qingzhou took advantage of Yueyue, and this is how you handle it?"

Mu Shaohua withdrew her gaze from the distance, her eyes glancing at Su Qingyao's tense jaw, a faint smile playing on her lips: "If they like each other, will you still stop them?"

These words, spoken lightly, were like a pebble thrown into a deep pool, stirring up a thousand waves in Su Qingyao's heart.

"Are you kidding me?"

Su Qingyao stared wide-eyed in disbelief, only to see Mu Shaohua simply gazing calmly at the night sky. Her composed demeanor made Su Qingyao want to pounce on her and bite her.

In the corner of the living room, which is separated from the terrace by only one door,

In the shadow of the heavy curtains.

A pretty figure was hiding there furtively, her eyes fixed on the backs of the two people on the balcony.

My heart was pounding incessantly in my ears.

The moment she heard the words "Mu Shaohua talked about Leng Yue, Lu Qingzhou, and their mutual affection," she froze on the spot.

Moonlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, illuminating her flushed cheeks and the unease fluttering beneath her eyelashes.

"So they were talking about me and..."

She bit her lower lip, her heart skipping a beat from its tension.

at the same time,

Lu Qingzhou walked out of the kitchen carrying two plates of snacks to accompany the drinks.

Upon catching a glimpse of the two figures facing each other on the terrace, my curiosity grew wildly like vines.

He gently placed the plate on the table, then crouched down and carefully moved toward the curtains.

With each step he took, the subtle creaking of the wooden floorboards made him hold his breath.

The moment he drew back the curtains, the two of them froze almost simultaneously.

When Leng Yue turned around, her panicked gaze met Lu Qingzhou's astonished expression.

The air seemed to freeze instantly, with only the sound of their rapid breathing echoing in the small space.

Leng Yue's heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of her chest. She subconsciously put her index finger to her lips, but when she met Lu Qingzhou's warm gaze, her ears instantly turned crimson.

Awkward, extremely awkward.

Leng Yue never expected that Lu Qingzhou would come to her side.

She quickly looked away, and her mood was no longer as bad as before.

She reached out and pulled Lu Qingzhou to her side.

The faint scent of cedar emanating from Lu Qingzhou made her already flustered heart even more anxious.

Leng Yue shook her head slightly, quickly regaining her senses, and lowered her voice. "What are you doing here?"

Lu Qingzhou was also a little confused when he saw Leng Yue's guilty look. No need to think, they were all in the same boat.

His gaze swept across Leng Yue's face, and whether it was his imagination or not, he felt that the woman's mood had suddenly improved.

Wanting to ease the tension between them, he started being cheeky, asking, "Then what are you hiding here for?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Leng Yue's face turned bright red.

Her eyes widened, and she whispered angrily, "I asked you first!"

"You were here first."

Lu Qingzhou's offhand rebuttal lacked any gentlemanly manners, making the atmosphere even more awkward.

He looked at Leng Yue's fluttering eyelashes as she turned her face away and suddenly realized that the two of them were extremely close.

"Are you blind? Can't you see what I'm doing? Humph! I... I'm admiring the scenery."

"What the hell?! You're kidding me! Where did you learn to lie so blatantly?"

'Do you need to hide here to enjoy the view? If I didn't draw the curtains, you could probably hang here and no one would notice.'

Lu Qingzhou chuckled inwardly, but said aloud, "Really? What a coincidence, I'm here to see the scenery too."

Leng Yue knew her lie had been exposed. A hint of embarrassment crossed her face. "Shall we watch it together?"

Lu Qingzhou nodded and squeezed closer to Leng Yue.

Leng Yue felt as if her entire body was almost merging with Lu Qingzhou's sturdy frame.

Lu Qingzhou didn't notice, but felt uncomfortable as her arm was being pressed down.

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