"Sheng Qing will be going to the film set to film tomorrow."

At the dinner table, Pei Muzhi suddenly spoke.

Qin Wan paused in her eating, then gave a dismissive "hmm."

Seeing her reaction, Pei Muzhi frowned slightly, his thin lips moved, but he ultimately said nothing.

Who is Sheng Qing?

Seeing the strange atmosphere at the dinner table, Jiang Huai couldn't suppress his curiosity.

“...The eldest daughter of the Sheng family.”

Qin Wan paused in her chewing, lowered her eyes to conceal the myriad emotions within, and explained softly.

Seeing this, Pei Muzhi tightened his grip on the chopsticks.

"The eldest daughter of the Sheng family?"

"What does it matter to us whether she goes to the film set or not?"

"Why did you specifically mention her, brother?"

No sooner had Jiang Huai finished speaking than Pei Muzhi's dangerous warning followed.

"Can't even a meal shut you up?"

Jiang Huai: "..."

They all bully him.

Jiang Huai pursed his lips and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

After the meal, Jiang Huai washed the dishes, and Qin Wan went back to her room.

Pei Muzhi sat in the living room for a while, but in the end he couldn't resist going upstairs to Qin Wan's room.

"Knock knock knock..."

The knocking went on for a long time, but there was no response from inside.

Pei Muzhi frowned.

Could it be... that she cried?

So delicate?

Thinking of this, Pei Muzhi knocked several more times.

"Open the door," Pei Muzhi said in a deep voice.

Just when he thought there would still be no movement, the door creaked open.

Upon seeing the scene before him, Pei Muzhi's pupils contracted sharply!

"What kind of behavior is this?!"

He panicked!

They were so panicked that they started spouting lines, unable to even speak normal, colloquial language.

Qin Wan glanced down at the towel on her body, then looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Is something wrong?"

Pei Muzhi: "!!!"

She still dared to ask him?

Doesn't she think there's a problem with her outfit?

“I wore even less clothing at the beach.”

Before Pei Muzhi could even begin his lecture, Qin Wan's casual remark shut him down completely.

"Besides, I just took a shower, so it's perfectly normal for me to be dressed like this."

Pei Muzhi frowned deeply, and a deep frown line appeared between his brows.

Qin Wan, however, seemed oblivious to his displeasure.

"I was just about to change into my pajamas, but you knocked on the door too quickly."

Pei Muzhi pursed his thin lips, took a deep breath, and in the end, he couldn't help but glare at Qin Wan.

"Incomprehensible!"

After saying that, Pei Muzhi turned and left in anger, completely forgetting what he was originally going to say to Qin Wan.

Watching his departing figure, Qin Wan's eyes were filled with an undisguised, deep smile.

He's spouting lines again.

So cute.

Pei Muzhi's favorability decreased by 2, current favorability is 47.

Despite the decrease in favorability rating, Qin Wan remained completely unfazed.

She has the ability to make it rise back up the way it fell.

Thinking of this, Qin Wan turned around and went back to her room. The door closed with a soft, not too loud, sound.

Pei Muzhi's room.

The man sat on the bed, his tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxing.

I was so angry that I forgot about the important thing...

But that girl didn't seem sad...

etc……

When she came out, her hair was wet, her face was wet, and she hadn't come out for so long...

Could she be hiding and crying secretly?

To avoid being discovered, she deliberately got herself wet, hurriedly wrapped a towel around her neck, and ran out.

Pei Muzhi thought about it more and more and felt that he had guessed correctly...

The more I think about it, the more upset I get.

She's over twenty years old, why is she more spoiled than when she was a child?

Pei Muzhi's favorability increased by 5, current favorability is 52.

Out of guilt, and even more so out of a pang of heartache that he himself was unaware of.

Thinking of this, Pei Muzhi couldn't help but get up and go out again, arriving at Qin Wan's door...

"Knock knock knock".

"I'll be waiting for you on the balcony."

This time, Pei Muzhi left without waiting for Qin Wan to open the door.

The living room on the second floor has an open-air balcony.

When Qin Wan appeared in her pajamas, Pei Muzhi had already been waiting for her for several minutes.

He frowned at her, a hint of impatience in his eyes. "Slow down."

Qin Wan didn't argue with him. "Is there something you need from me?"

When the topic turned to business, to prevent himself from forgetting again, Pei Muzhi didn't change the subject and directly handed the phone to Qin Wan.

Qin Wan took it with a puzzled look...

Qin Wan frowned as she looked at the Weibo post on her phone screen.

"Sheng Qing made this?"

"Um."

"Thank you, brother." Qin Wan returned the phone to Pei Muzhi.

"I know that Director Jiang and my brother had no choice but to let Sheng Qing join the crew. I'm fine."

To reassure Pei Muzhi, Qin Wan even tugged at the corners of her mouth and gave him a sweet smile.

Seeing how understanding she was, Pei Muzhi felt not happy at all, but even annoyed.

She has an older brother, and she's not the eldest in the family, so why is she being so sensible?

Pei Muzhi pursed his thin lips slightly, a hint of displeasure appearing in his eyes.

"There are plenty of ways to prevent her from joining the crew."

Qin Wan looked up at him in surprise, "Brother?"

“…Sheng Qing is no pushover. Rather than letting her hide in the shadows and target you, it’s better to keep an eye on her right under your nose.”

This way, they can know immediately if Sheng Qing makes any move, ensuring everything goes smoothly and completely eliminating the possibility of Qin Wan being harmed.

Qin Wan understood the deeper meaning behind Pei Muzhi's words. She smiled, a smile that was genuine and heartfelt, without any hint of forcedness.

"Brother, you're so kind."

"And thank you."

Seeing that she was finally no longer frowning, Pei Muzhi's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and his complexion visibly brightened.

Her thin lips curved slightly, forming a very faint arc.

Pei Muzhi's favorability increased by 2, current favorability is 54.

"Aren't you going back to rest?"

"Being late is a sign of unprofessionalism," Pei Muzhi said, squinting at her and giving her a serious reminder.

"Right away," Qin Wan replied obediently.

Then……

The next second...

Before Pei Muzhi could react, Qin Wan suddenly threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.

The hug lasted only a moment before Qin Wan released him.

Goodnight, brother.

She smiled sweetly and waved goodbye to him.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Pei Muzhi snapped back to reality. Watching her departing figure, a smile curved his lips, and his usually aloof expression softened...

Pei Muzhi also went back to his room.

After the two left, Jiang Huai, who had been hiding in the shadows, finally emerged with a look of lingering fear on his face...

He patted his chest, his face filled with terror.

Luckily, they weren't discovered.

Otherwise, given his temper, if he were caught eavesdropping on the spot, he would definitely not have a good ending!

but……

Why does something feel off between my older brother and second sister?

Why is my eldest brother suddenly being so gentle and kind to my second sister?

And my second sister too...

Why was there something so off about the way she looked at her older brother?

It's like... it seems...

Jiang Huai frowned, deep in thought...

Just as he lay down in his room, he suddenly sat up again…

right!

It's basically "swallowing it whole"!!!

The second sister's eyes looked like she wanted to "devour the eldest brother alive"!

He absolutely did not describe it wrong!

Absolutely not!!!