After a brief heart-to-heart talk, Qin Wan's attitude towards Lu Yao seemed to have changed, yet it also seemed unchanged.

The Qin family home, at the entrance to the second-floor staircase.

Just as the two were about to part, Qin Wan suddenly called out to Lu Yao.

"What's wrong, Sister Qin?" Lu Yao looked at her obediently.

"Come here." Qin Wan beckoned to Lu Yao.

Lu Yao had no suspicions and obediently stepped forward to Qin Wan.

Qin Wan gave him a deep look, then took a deep breath. Just as Lu Yao was wondering what was going on, Qin Wan suddenly reached out and hugged him.

Lu Yao's body stiffened abruptly...

Thank you for tonight.

After saying that, Qin Wan let go of him, turned around and ran all the way to the third floor without looking back.

Lu Yao: "..."

Watching her hurried departure, and recalling the warm embrace from just moments before, I could almost still feel the faint, lingering fragrance of her body in my arms…

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Lu Yao came to his senses, and the corners of his lips gradually turned up.

[Lu Yao's favorability increased by 2, current favorability is 68.]

"Sister Qin..."

"If you keep doing this... I'll find it harder and harder to let you go..."

Lu Yao's murmured voice rang out.

From the shadows, Qin Luo witnessed the entire interaction between Lu Yao and Qin Wan. He was furious, but dared not rush out because Qin Wan was present.

"Lu Yao!"

"I knew you had ulterior motives!"

"You actually have designs on my sister!"

"I will absolutely not let you succeed!" Qin Luo clenched his fist and swore through gritted teeth.

The next day, early in the morning, in the dining room on the first floor of the Qin family home.

As soon as Qin Wan came downstairs, she noticed the strange atmosphere between Qin Luo and Lu Yao.

She glanced at the two of them but didn't ask any further questions.

It wasn't until everyone sat down to eat that Qin Wan realized there was no need to ask why the two didn't get along.

Lu Yao picked up a fried dumpling, and Qin Luo reached out with his chopsticks to snatch it...

Lu Yao took the fried dough stick, and Qin Lu reached out to snatch it...

Lu Yao poured the milk, but Qin Luo still reached out to grab it...

"Qin Luo!" Qin Wan warned him in a deep voice not to go too far.

After being scolded by Qin Wan, Qin Luo felt even more wronged.

"Qin Wan, I am your biological younger brother!"

"Sister Qin, it's okay, I'm not hungry." Lu Yao, in her usual manipulative mode, pretended to be strong as she explained to Qin Wan.

Seeing his expression, Qin Luo became even more furious.

He reached out and snatched the tableware from Lu Yao's table, saying, "Since you're not hungry, don't waste food."

Seeing this, Qin Wan couldn't sit still any longer. She immediately stood up, grabbed her schoolbag, and headed towards the front door.

Seeing this, Qin Luo felt extremely wronged.

However, Qin Wan suddenly stopped when she reached the front door and turned to look towards the dining room.

Seeing this, Qin Luo subconsciously held his breath and looked at Qin Wan with expectant eyes.

"Lu Yao, let's go."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao laughed, and Qin Luo kicked the chair hard in anger.

"Here you are, Sister Qin." Lu Yao took the schoolbag and caught up with Qin Wan with a big smile.

Seeing this, Qin Luo threw down the plate in his hand, grabbed his schoolbag, and quickly chased after them.

A red sports car parked in front of the villa.

The car had just started, and before Qin Wan could even step on the gas, a tall figure suddenly opened the back door and jumped in.

"...Qin Luo, don't you have your own car?" Qin Wan frowned as she looked at the big boy in the rearview mirror.

"The car broke down." Qin Luo lied without even flinching.

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan said nothing more and started the car, slowly driving towards the location of Faston Business School.

On the way, whenever Lu Yao tried to speak to Qin Wan, Qin Luo would suddenly interrupt him.

Later, in order to prevent Lu Yao from talking to Qin Wan, Qin Luo simply pulled Lu Yao aside and started chatting with him.

"Lu Yao, your surname is Lu, so are you related to the Lu family?" Qin Luo suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao's eyes darkened, but he remained calm and composed on the surface. "No, how could I possibly have any connection with the Lu family?"

"That's true." Qin Luo nodded in agreement.

“If you really had any connection with the Lu family, you wouldn’t need to stay at our house.”

"Why is your life so unlucky? We both have the surname Lu, but Lu Jiao was born into the privileged Lu family as the eldest daughter. And look at you..."

"Qin Luo!" Qin Wan's displeased voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Qin Luo's next words.

"If you say another word, you're getting off the bus!"

"Sis? What is it about Lu Yao that you like? I'm clearly your own brother!"

Once again, Qin Luo was scolded by Qin Wan, and it was all because of Lu Yao. Qin Luo was furious and felt extremely wronged.

"This is no excuse for you to bully others." Qin Wan stared at Qin Luo with displeasure.

Qin Luo opened his mouth as if to say something, but Qin Wan glared at him, so he reluctantly swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

On the contrary, Lu Yao, who was in the passenger seat, was unusually quiet. He was usually so cunning and manipulative towards Qin Luo.

Qin Wan glanced at Lu Yao, and looking into his unfathomable eyes, her gaze flickered almost imperceptibly.

This is so unusual?

Is it because of the Lu family that Qin Luo mentioned?

Thinking of this, Qin Wan silently made a mental note of it.

Soon, the car arrived at Faston Business School.

Because Lu Yao was out of sorts and uncooperative, Qin Luo couldn't really cause any trouble on her own.

After Qin Wan scolded him for jumping around a couple of times, Qin Luo snorted coldly and left without looking back.

After saying goodbye to Qin Wan absentmindedly, Lu Yao headed towards the teaching building where he was.

Watching Lu Yao's departing figure, Qin Wan took out her phone and dialed her father's number...

"Dad, I have something to ask you..."

"Yes, it's related to Lu Yao..."

Although she had expected it, when she actually learned the truth from her father, Qin Wan couldn't help but mentally mutter "so melodramatic."

Lu Yao was indeed a member of the Lu family.

The illegitimate son of the current head of the Lu family?

He is not considered an illegitimate child.

The head of the Lu family and Lu Yao's biological mother fell in love first, but unfortunately, the head of the Lu family was favored by Su Rourou, the eldest daughter of the Su family.

Lu Yao's birth mother came from an ordinary middle-class family, so naturally she couldn't compare to the eldest daughter of the Su family.

At that time, the Lu family was not yet the head of the four major families.

The previous head of the Lu family, in order to strengthen the Lu family, forced Lu Yao's birth mother to break up with the Lu family head and leave.

Anyway, a lot happened, and in the end, Lu Yao's biological mother was forced to leave. Only after leaving did she discover that she was pregnant.

Lu Yao's return this time was not accidental, but rather the result of the Lu family head's painstaking efforts to find him.

The person the Lu family was mainly looking for was their first love from back then, wanting to know why she left them.

Little did he know that his first love had passed away many years ago, leaving behind only Lu Yao as his son.

Because of the complicated situation of the Lu family, and because Lu Yao refused to accept him, the head of the Lu family had no choice but to entrust Lu Yao to the Qin family for temporary care.

As for why Lu Yao didn't resist living in the Qin family's house... it was related to her.

"I've met Lu Yao before?" Qin Wan asked in surprise.

"You've always had a bad memory, and this happened ten years ago, so it's normal that you don't remember," Qin's father explained with a light laugh.

Qin Wan: "..." No wonder Lu Yao is so obsessed with her.