He Qiangwei was taken aback when she heard this. She turned her head and saw Wu Youyou walking in arm in arm with a man.

He Qiangwei looked surprised and wondered, "When did Wu Youyou get a boyfriend?"

She looked at Wu Maoyan's tall and slender figure, his long neck, and his particularly well-defined features, especially his thick eyebrows, which looked very handsome. Coupled with his high nose, he gave people the feeling of a person who was cold and handsome but warm.

It looked very pleasing to the eye, and He Qiangwei couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Shen Yi also witnessed this scene, his brows furrowed, and his gaze toward Wu Youyou was filled with complex emotions.

He Qiangwei stepped forward and said,

"Youyou, you've come at the right time. I just happened to run into Chen Yi. He was picking out a gift for someone, and I was giving him some advice. But, Youyou, when did you get a boyfriend? I didn't even know! You have such a handsome boyfriend. No wonder you rejected Chen Liang in public!"

Wu Maoyan frowned slightly, turned his head and whispered in Wu Youyou's ear,

"Did that kid from the Chen family confess his feelings to you?"

“I don’t even look at him. He’s just a playboy.”

Wu Youyou released Wu Maoyan's arm and looked at He Qiangwei with a smile.

"Who you're with and what you're doing is none of my business!"

He Qiangwei's expression instantly turned somewhat awkward.

Wu Youyou pretended not to see her expression and boasted to them.

"Let me introduce you, this is my older brother, not my boyfriend. He came with me today to pick out a gift!"

"Big brother, they are my classmates, He Qiangwei and Shen Yi!"

Seeing that his younger sister had met her classmates, Wu Maoyan naturally couldn't let her down, so he smiled and greeted He Qiangwei and Shen Yi.

"Hello, I am Youyou's older brother, Wu Maoyan!"

When He Qiangwei heard that he was Wu Youyou's older brother, she was surprised. Was this really her half-brother? Instantly, a sour feeling welled up in her heart, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Youyou, you're so lucky to have such a wonderful brother. It was all a misunderstanding just now!"

"Your eyesight is always bad; you can't judge people accurately. My brother is of course the best brother in the whole world!"

There was an awkward moment between them and Rose.

As Wu Youyou spoke, she looked at the jewelry, eventually settling her gaze on a necklace, which she seemed to really like.

"Brother, this necklace is so beautiful!"

Wu Maoyan finally breathed a sigh of relief. This little devil finally found something she liked. It was really worth the trouble of accompanying her on this shopping trip.

He gestured to the sales clerk, who looked at him.

"Hello, could you please wrap this up?"

The sales clerk's eyes widened, and her lips curved into a smile.

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment!"

Shen Yi felt like he should crawl into a hole. Wu Youyou's birthday was coming soon, and he just wanted to pick out a decent gift. He didn't want to give her anything expensive. He thought even a necklace costing tens of thousands of yuan was too expensive. But now Wu Youyou had her eye on a necklace worth more than 200,000 yuan, and his older brother didn't even blink. Was this the difference in their wealth?

Although He Qiangwei concealed her emotions well, her heart was already in turmoil, and she hated Wu Youyou's arrogance to the core.

The sales clerk packed the necklace and personally handed it to Wu Youyou, speaking with great respect.

"Miss, you are so lucky to have such a wonderful brother!"

"Thanks!"

When the sales clerk turned to look at He Qiangwei and Shen Yi, her eyes were full of disdain and contempt, which made Shen Yi so angry that he almost impulsively told the sales clerk, "Go, wrap one for me too!"

He wanted to do that, but he only had a few hundred thousand in his pocket, not enough money!

He Qiangwei was naturally quite angry, but she couldn't lose her temper; she had to endure it!

She turned to look at Chen Yi, her expression softening.

"Chen Yi, since you can't find a suitable gift on this floor, why don't you go to the second floor and take a look? I have other things to do, so I won't help you choose one. Please don't mind!"

Shen Yi was about to escape. He Qiangwei had given him such a good opportunity; if he didn't leave, he would be asking for trouble. He looked at He Qiangwei with a softened gaze.

"Rose, thank you for your help today, I'm so grateful!" He turned and left.

After Shen Yi left, He Qiangwei happily took Wu Youyou's arm.

"Youyou, I was planning to ask you out this weekend, but you said your brothers went home this week, so I didn't bother you. I really didn't expect that your brother would come to the mall with you. What a coincidence."

I don't want to have this connection with you!

Wu Youyou felt it was really bad luck and disdainful of her words.

"It's not about fate. After all, we live in the same dorm and see each other almost every day. We only rest on weekends. It's not fate. It's perfectly normal to run into each other while shopping. If it really is fate, then Shen Yi who just left also had fate. We're all classmates, why send him away? Are you two dating?"

Upon hearing the word "dating," He Qiangwei was shocked. Her eyes widened, and she glanced at Wu Maoyan somewhat embarrassedly before quickly explaining...

"Youyou, you've misunderstood me. I just happened to run into him. Besides, he was buying a gift for someone he likes, and I was just helping him out. It's not what you think."

Seeing that his younger sister was talking nonsense, Wu Maoyan tried to smooth things over.

"Youyou, this is no joke. You two can't just start dating now. The college entrance exam is coming up soon, so you need to study hard. Besides, I'm still waiting for you to get into Peking University!"

"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely get into Peking University!"

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