"Yeah, it's over already. Mengmeng, didn't you watch the live stream?"

"See, I saw it. Yes, I know, it's over for you."

"What's wrong? Don't you have anything you want to say to me?"

"No, by the way! Oh, you look very handsome today. No wonder you are the man I, Liu Qingmeng, have my eye on."

"Besides this?"

"No, I have nothing to say."

When Liu Qingmeng saw Wang Xinghe asking questions repeatedly, her heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Su Ke'er had already told Wang Xinghe?

If I tell anyone, how can I ever face anyone again? This is so embarrassing!

"Mengmeng, actually, Fourth Sister already told me."

Liu Qingmeng: (crying loudly)

Liu Qingmeng: (crying loudly)

......

I don't know how many crying emojis I sent in a row.

"Mengmeng, can you stop for a moment?"

"Baby, I'm so ashamed to face anyone, what should I do?"

"Where are you now?"

"I locked myself in my room. I didn't know it was the one my fourth sister bought for me, so I opened it. I didn't expect my mother, who happened to be walking by, to see it."

"It's alright, Mengmeng, it's not your fault, it's Fourth Sister's fault. Now Fourth Sister knows she was wrong, but she doesn't know how to tell you, so she asked me to ask you."

Wang Xinghe glanced at Su Ke'er, who was still waving her little fist, as if to say, "Are you talking bad about me?"

“Baby, what should I do? When are you coming back to Ningjiang? I can’t stay at home anymore.”

"Should I explain this to Aunt Bai?"

"No need. Your explanation will only make things more awkward, and she definitely won't believe you. I'll think of a way."

"Mengmeng, remember to come to me if you have any problems."

"Can I run away from home? I can't stay at home anymore."

“The New Year is coming soon. Where are you going if you run away from home? You’ve made Aunt Bai and Uncle Liu worry.”

"I'm coming to find you, let's elope."

"Alright, Mengmeng, it's a misunderstanding. Once you've explained it, it'll be fine. Just say that Fourth Sister was joking with you, and Aunt Bai will understand."

"Fine, I hate you. It would be so much better to elope. We could find a secluded place and live there forever."

"Stop being stubborn and explain things properly to Aunt Bai."

"So, baby, where are you going to do it?"

"We're going to eat. Fourth Sister won the Best Singer award, so we're going to celebrate. Oh, and Zhao Ling'er too. She's a good friend of Fourth Sister's. Let's go together."

"Zhao Ling'er?"

"Yeah, Mengmeng, what's wrong?"

"Isn't she incredibly beautiful and adorable? I heard she even won a Best Actress award."

"Yes, yes, so we decided to go celebrate together."

"It's very pretty, isn't it? Baby thinks it's pretty too."

Wang Xinghe suddenly sensed a dangerous atmosphere.

"It's not pretty. It's not as good as Mengmeng. I think Mengmeng is the prettiest one."

"Tch! Hypocritical. She's a big star. How could I be as good-looking as her?"

"That's because Mengmeng didn't go into the entertainment industry, otherwise they wouldn't stand a chance. Mengmeng's looks completely crush them!"

Wang Xinghe's few words improved Liu Qingmeng's mood considerably.

"No way! I'm not talking to you anymore, you're so annoying!"

"Okay, Mengmeng, go explain to Mom. It was just a misunderstanding, wasn't it?"

"What should we do with these things?"

"How about we leave it with you for now?"

"Put it here with me? Baby, are you kidding me? Why would you put it here?"

"What should we do then? We can't just throw it away."

"Of course we can't throw it away, it would be such a waste." Liu Qingmeng seemed to realize the ambiguity in the statement and quickly added.

"Don't misunderstand me, I mean that Fourth Sister bought it with her own money. If we throw it away, wouldn't that be a waste of money?"

"I know, so what should we do?"

"Take it next time you come to my house and leave it there."

"Put it here? I have nowhere to put it. I can't exactly put it at school."

"I don't care, you're the one who has to solve this. You can't throw it away; it's a 'New Year's gift' from Fourth Sister, you can't throw it away."

Wang Xinghe stared at his phone screen. Was Mengmeng getting revenge on him? He was already being unfairly blamed, and now he had to deal with all this.

"Okay, okay, I'll take care of it, alright?"

"That's more like it. Go eat, and keep an eye on Zhao Ling'er, okay?"

"Don't worry, Sister Ling'er is a decent person."

"I'm afraid you're not serious."

Wang Xinghe really wanted to say, when has he ever been unserious?

"Is it a deal?"

"I promised Fourth Sister, you won't buy these weird and strange things anymore."

"You'll realize how little you need when you need it. Fourth Sister did this for your happiness. After all, once you start something, it's hard to stop it."

"Fourth Sister, how did you know all this?"

Su Ke'er blushed, "Your fourth sister is your sister, okay? She's seen more than you've ever walked a road. How do you think I know that?"

"Fourth sister, you have quite a strong palate. You're only two years older than me, yet you've eaten so much salt."

"I'm using an exaggerated analogy, you know? Anyway, your fourth sister knows it."

"Could it be that Fourth Sister, you..."

"Why are you looking at me like that? I'm a respectable person. What do you think your fourth sister is?" Su Ke'er tapped Wang Xinghe on the head.

"That's because Fourth Sister thinks you know so much."

"There's nothing you can't find online these days. You can easily find this kind of thing with a simple search. Besides, don't you read novels regularly?"

"No, I don't have time to read novels."

"I advise you to take a look when you have free time; you'll discover a whole new world."

Wang Xinghe said, "I don't have time to read novels. I'd rather do a couple of math problems in my spare time."

Soon, we arrived at the Kyoto Grand Hotel.

"Fourth Sister, Sister Ling'er doesn't know that the Kyoto Grand Hotel belongs to our family, does she?"

"Of course not. Not many people outside know, let alone Ling'er, she definitely wouldn't know."

"Isn't it wrong to treat Ling'er like this?"

"Is this considered a rip-off? She said she would treat us, and we paid for her to have excellent service and food. How is that a rip-off?"

"But she treated us to dinner, and in the end, the money she saved ended up in our pockets. It felt a bit unfair."

"Oh dear, Xinghe, you're not cut out to be a capitalist with that kind of thinking. Capitalists are all about finding ways to make more money. You're already feeling guilty just because you made a little money from acquaintances?"

"I just feel embarrassed, after all, Sister Ling'er also earns her money through hard work."

"Alright, alright, then you can treat us tonight, that way we won't have to spend Ling'er's money."

"Yes, Fourth Sister, since you and Sister Ling'er won the Best Actress and Best Singer awards, I should treat you to dinner."

"Xinghe, if your older sister knew what you were thinking, she would be very disappointed in you!"

"Alright, Fourth Sister, we've arrived. Let's get out of the car."