Lu Xiaoyao fell silent after her brother's words.

Lu Xiaoyao will always remember the day her father and Uncle Sen took the children to the amusement park. The sky was full of firelight. The two families took four children there, but only the four children who came back returned.

Two of them suffered severe injuries and remained in the medical ward for nearly ten years.

The remaining two children were abducted again due to the family's negligence. They wandered for four or five years before being brought back, but only one of them remained.

Lu Xiaoyao's face turned pale, and she reached out to grab Lu Gui, staring at him with serious eyes, and asked nervously, "Then, what should we do?"

"Leave the rest to your brother. You just need to pretend you don't know anything."

Looking at Lu Xiaoyao's expression, Lu Gui sighed softly, reached out and stroked her soft hair, and said, "She should be completely unguarded around you. Don't ask or interfere. Just act like nothing happened before, okay?"

"I...I'm scared..."

Lu Gui's words stirred up her deepest fears, and Lu Xiaoyao pouted, on the verge of tears. Her wet eyes met Lu Gui's firm and gentle gaze, and Lu Xiaoyao couldn't hold back her tears any longer.

"Don't cry."

"Waaaaah, I... I couldn't help it. You were meant to be like me..."

"No, we are different."

"Hmm?"

Lu Gui stroked his sister's hair, which felt incredibly soft, but secretly wondered if she would cry herself to death if he told her now that he and Lu Xiaoyao were not on the same level of intelligence.

...

Hualan Star.

“I think I can explain.”

Yan Hui watched as Ming Yi sliced ​​his state-of-the-art, high-tech defensive gate in two with a single sword strike, and felt a chill run down his neck.

“Explain.” Ming Yi sat on the sofa and looked at Yan Hui.

"Didn't you guys also say that Meimei lacks emotional experience?"

"What we mean is that she lacks normal emotional experiences. What do you mean by making her play the role of a bad person and empathize with bad people?"

After Mingyi finished speaking, Yan Hui smiled awkwardly and explained, "In this game, the Mountain God isn't exactly a purely evil person. The emotional experience of this character is actually very complex, so it should be considered a rather... unique experience."

Mingyi: ? ? ?

"Besides, even experiencing the perspective of a villain doesn't necessarily mean you'll become a villain yourself. Just like Sister Mei, didn't she always consider things from the enemy's point of view when she was giving advice?"

Yan Hui confidently brought up Mei Shi, leaving Ming Yi speechless.

“You think the Zerg really gave up after Mei Qiu dealt such a heavy blow to them before the New Year? They are omnipresent and have been causing trouble in secret for a long time. Some of them have tried to get close to me, and others have set their sights on the research institute. It’s okay for Mei Mei to train her to be a little more ruthless.”

"Is that so?"

Even though Yan Hui's explanation sounded reasonable, Ming Yi still felt that this guy was not being honest.

"Of course, people's hearts are hard to fathom. Rather than relying on that little bit of human nature, it's better to let her understand how to manipulate people's hearts... Sigh, this kind of thing can't be accomplished in a day or two. It's good that she understands this principle herself. I'm not deliberately letting her move towards the path of bad people."

Yan Hui spoke, seemingly unfazed by Ming Yi's scrutinizing gaze. (cascoo.net)

He smiled at Mingyi's gaze and then said, "By the way, are you planning to tell Meimei about Mu Chen's past? Or are you going to wait for Mu Chen to confess to Meimei himself?"

"Young people should handle their own affairs; I don't care."

The topic shifted back to young people's relationships, to which Mingyi had nothing to say.

He was only responsible for checking whether the person was good to Mingmei and reliable; as for any issues that needed to be resolved between them, that was their own business.

If Mingmei ever suffers injustice, or if she doesn't want to talk about it anymore, all he needs to do is stand up and be her strong support.

While the two elders were having a pleasant conversation amidst the blaring alarms, each with their own thoughts, Mingmei also encountered a problem at home.

"Huh? Am I going to the Mu family?"

Mingmei was so startled that she dropped her melon seeds.

Looking at the gift on the coffee table in front of her, she glanced at Mu Chen beside her, but he didn't look at her.

Bright and beautiful: ? ? ?

"Of course! Mu Chen has been behaving well at our house this holiday. Shouldn't you pay him a visit? At least let him know you exist."

Mei Shi only remembered this matter after most of the holiday had passed.

It's also because they were basically absent or busy when the younger generation in their family were getting married in the past, and there was no one who could make her and Mingyi completely care.

In the past, it was entirely up to the child to find a partner and bring them home.

Now, Mei Shi finally had some free time and was planning to take it seriously, but seeing Ming Mei's bewildered expression, the words she was about to say got stuck in her throat, and Mei Shi herself almost forgot what she was going to say.

"Ah... Anyway, take the gifts to Grandma Mu Chen and Uncle and Aunt... Hmm, who else? I forgot what Mu Chen told me yesterday. Anyway, they're all elders. I bought so many health products and skincare products, it doesn't matter."

Mingmei: "..."

Mu Chen: "..."

In the end, Mu Chen brought up the idea of ​​his elders, mentioning that he would take Mingmei to his home to escape the summer heat during the summer vacation, and introduce Mingmei to his elders.

There's no rush to choose a gift; we can take our time. Only then can this matter be considered closed.

Mu Chen, however, seemed preoccupied as he watched Mingmei and Meishi sitting together whispering to each other, and sighed silently for a moment.

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