Chapter 62 I want to see it.

After talking with her sister-in-law, Ning Xi realized it was a misunderstanding. Her voice trailed off as she spoke, "At first, I thought my cousin had found me a new sister-in-law, and I angrily returned to China wanting to give her a hard time, to let her know I could only have one sister-in-law..."

Who would have thought that my cousin and sister-in-law would get back together?

Zhuang Fuyao felt a pang of tenderness in her heart, knowing that Ning Xi was protecting her, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, you won't have a new sister-in-law."

Ning Xi nodded emphatically, "Yes, yes! Anyway, I only want you to be my sister-in-law."

Zhuang Fuyao asked, "Where did you hear that your cousin found you a new sister-in-law?"

Ning Xi: "My friend is my cousin's junior sister, and she mentioned this to me casually."

She also explained everything to her sister-in-law in great detail, including how she met Chen Lian.

After hearing this, my sister-in-law didn't react much, only saying "I understand".

On the contrary, when Ning Xi was saying this, she suddenly realized that what Shen Lian said was very suggestive, as if she was deliberately asking her to come forward and sow discord between her cousin and sister-in-law.

She narrowed her eyes sharply.

The next day, Shen Lian invited Ning Xi out for afternoon tea.

Ning Xi didn't bring up her cousin's matter, wanting to see if Shen Lian would ask.

As expected, Chen Lian soon asked, "Have you met your brother's girlfriend yet?"

"I've seen him."

What do you think?

Ning Xi casually took a sip of coffee: "It's pretty good. I wasn't optimistic about them at first, but after meeting them, my new sister-in-law was very nice to me, and I had a good impression of her too."

Chen Lian frowned, a hint of disappointment in her expression. "If he wants to marry your cousin, he'll definitely try to please you."

Although they were only cousins, the Liang family was small, and Liang Huaixu only had one sister, Ning Xi, so her status was naturally extraordinary. When they were abroad, Shen Lian had seen Ning Xi call Liang Huaixu several times to cover her overspending.

Chen Lian: "What about your ex-sister-in-law? Didn't you say you could only accept one sister-in-law?"

Ning Xi smiled and said, "That's the principle, but it depends on the specific situation. They've been divorced for so long and have started new lives, so I certainly shouldn't interfere too much, right? Besides, my sister-in-law has a new boyfriend."

Shen Lian didn't expect Ning Xi to be recruited so quickly.

She had seen that girl at the information booth; she had a very outgoing and lively personality.

Can someone like that manage the Liang family for her senior brother? And can Liang Chaoluo accept a stepmother like that?

Since learning that her senior brother had no feelings for her, Chen Lian felt much more at ease, but she was still somewhat unwilling. If he had been more dignified and ladylike, or a better match in age, she wouldn't feel so unbalanced.

Furthermore, it's said that the senior's reputation was damaged at school because of this relationship.

As Chen Lian's thoughts wandered, Ning Xi asked her, "But why are you so curious about my family's affairs?"

Shen Lian came to her senses, somewhat surprised. Ning Xi used to be very oblivious and would never have noticed such details.

What she didn't know was that, for a rich second-generation like Ning Xi, her family was worried that she would be deceived, so they taught her how to judge people from a young age. Ning Xi was just unguarded in front of her friends, but once you removed the filter of her friends, she was actually quite accurate in judging people.

Shen Lian chuckled awkwardly, "After all, he's my senior brother. We both teach at Jiang University, and the teachers often ask me about him. Naturally, I need to know more about him, otherwise I wouldn't know how to answer the teachers."

Ning Xi nodded, seemingly agreeing with the answer.

A moment later, she suddenly added, "You keep asking me about my brother, I almost thought you liked him."

Chen Lian's hand holding the spoon trembled almost imperceptibly.

Ning Xi glanced at her and said, "I was just talking nonsense. We're friends. You wouldn't be interested in your friend's brother, would you?"

This problem put Chen Lian in a bit of a dilemma.

Saying you like it isn't good enough, but saying you don't like it isn't good enough either.

Shen Lian tried to change the subject, but Ning Xi forcefully pulled her back, her tone laced with a warning, "I hate it when friends try to get close to my family. Back in college, some girls tried to use me to get close to my brother, and when I found out, they all ended up in bad shape..."

After this meeting, Shen Lian was depressed for quite a while.

When I went to visit my teacher, Mr. Yu noticed something was wrong. "What's wrong? Did something go wrong at work?"

Chen Lian considered telling her teacher about it, but after thinking it over carefully, she changed her mind.

The teacher is getting old and shouldn't be troubled anymore. Teachers of this generation value their reputation the most. If they knew about what happened to their senior, they would probably scold their senior for being foolish, and they themselves would be furious.

She shook her head, peeling an orange for the teacher, and brushed it off, saying, "Nothing special, maybe she's just been under a lot of pressure lately and is tired."

Mr. Yu said with a smile, "It's inevitable that you'll feel pressure since you've just started working. Just hang in there for a while, and you'll feel better during the winter break."

Chen Lian looked up, a hint of curiosity in her eyes, "You seem to be in a particularly good mood today, is there something good happening?"

Old Yu's smile widened: "Your senior brother has sent good news. He said he has reconciled with his ex-wife."

Chen Lian paused in peeling the orange, her expression blank. "Ex-wife?"

Old Master Yu nodded and sighed, "It was somewhat expected. Your senior brother has never let go of that girl Fuyao all these years. You saw how he was when he first got divorced; he was so dejected he was unrecognizable. He seems to have recovered on the surface these past few years, but he still carries this burden in his heart. He's not one to express himself easily, but I can sense the pain he's going through..."

After leaving her teacher's house, Chen Lian walked absentmindedly down the street, almost bumping into someone and being scolded before she came to her senses.

She considered many possibilities, but she never imagined that the girl was her senior's ex-wife. The girl just didn't seem to match her actual age at all.

Shen Lian suddenly felt ashamed.

Ning Xi must have known too, she was just watching her make a fool of herself.

I felt ashamed and somewhat dazed. So this is what it's like when my senior brother loves so many people.

Her senior brother was still the same kind and gentle senior brother. The filter that was about to shatter in her heart was healed and became even brighter, reflecting only her own unbearable state.

-

When Ning Xi first arrived at Qingfeng Pavilion, Zhuang Fuyao almost didn't recognize her. The little girl had actually grown to 1.75 meters tall, a head taller than her, and her presence was extremely strong when she stood in front of her.

After seeing her sister-in-law, Ning Xi clung to her side, following her everywhere she went, and even stayed at her sister-in-law's home for a few days.

Cheng Fan teased her, "You're practically becoming President Zhuang's leg accessory."

"Mind your own business!" she snorted, then returned after wandering around the sales area without finding anyone, asking, "Where's my sister-in-law?"

"She should be in her office. Oh, right, just now..."

Cheng Fan wanted to say that his brother-in-law had just come over, but before he could finish speaking, Ning Xi left in a hurry.

In the office, Zhuang Fuyao looked at Liang Huaixu with great interest. "Why did you change your style of dress today?"

He usually wears classic, conservative suits, but the one he's wearing today is quite youthful.

Liang Huaixu felt a sense of helplessness. He recalled what He Zongqin had told him a few days ago: when Zhuang Fuyao came to pick him up from school last time, the students misunderstood her, thinking she was his daughter, and even posted it on the forum.

He Zongqin laughed so hard his shoulders shook. "That post even said your eyes and eyebrows look alike."

Feeling anxious, Liang Huaixu asked Secretary Cheng to prepare several new suits for him the next day.

The requirements are simple: young and fashionable.

Liang Huaixu sighed softly: "I thought this outfit would suit you better."

He didn't mention the gossip on the forum, but Zhuang Fuyao made the connection.

Ning Xi had told her that there were posts on the Jiangda forum discussing her and Liang Huaixu.

Some people mistakenly thought they were teacher and student, while others even more absurdly believed they were father and daughter...

It was this post that Liang Huaixu's junior sister saw and relayed to Ning Xi, which led to Ning Xi's misunderstanding.

Zhuang Fuyao was still a little bothered by Liang Huaixu's junior sister interfering in his private life.

Hearing Liang Huaixu mention it now, she suddenly remembered it, but she wasn't angry. Instead, she wanted to use it to "make a scene" with Liang Huaixu.

Life has been a bit mundane lately; you have to find your own fun.

She pretended to be angry, "Is this meant to match me? I thought it was for your junior sister."

There are many Jiangda students working part-time at Qingfeng Pavilion, so it's easy to find out some gossip on campus. Liang Huaixu thought Zhuang Fuyao had heard about his rumored relationship with Chen Lian, so he quickly explained to her that they were just ordinary senior and junior classmates.

Zhuang Fuyao ignored him and took a pair of scissors to trim the branches and leaves by herself.

Liang Huaixu frowned slightly, a hint of panic in his eyes. He wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and whispered, "Fufu..."

His voice was low and gentle, like a fine wine or a warm winter hot spring, whispering in her ear, soothing and comforting.

At that moment, Ning Xi burst in.

The moment Ning Xi pushed open the door, she sensed something was amiss, but her hand moved a beat slower than her mind.

Upon seeing the situation inside, she hurriedly backed away, saying, "I'm so sorry, brother... I didn't know you were here, I didn't see anything!" Then she closed the door.

After going outside, she leaned against the wall in the corridor and patted her chest with lingering fear.

Good heavens, was that person in the office really her cousin?

He hugged his sister-in-law so gently, and the words he heard as she opened the door were, "Fufu, don't be angry anymore, okay?"

Ning Xi shivered and began to question the meaning of life.

...

In the office, Liang Huaixu was still holding Zhuang Fuyao.

Zhuang Fuyao thought that Ning Xi was still outside, so she stopped teasing him and gently pushed him away. "Don't be angry anymore. Xi Xi is still outside. Let's go out."

She went to open the door first, and Liang Huaixu followed behind her, his furrowed brows never leaving her face.

He learned from the book recommended by Dr. Guo that in these situations, the more his girlfriend says she's not angry, the angrier she gets.

But for some reason, along with his worry, he also felt a strange sense of joy. He both looked forward to her checking his phone and felt a thrill and pleasure from her possessiveness towards him.

There was an online meeting to attend that evening, so Liang Huaixu didn't stay for dinner at Qingfeng Restaurant. On his way back, he took Ning Xi with him.

These past few days, Ning Xi has been clinging to Zhuang Fuyao all day long, and the two even stay in the same room at night, leaving him no chance to video chat with Zhuang Fuyao.

In the car, Ning Xi was still bargaining with him. "Brother, I don't want to go back. I want to go to my sister-in-law's house to stay."

Looking at the road ahead, Liang Huaixu said calmly, "Your sister-in-law's parents are there too. It's impolite for you to stay there, and it will disturb them."

“How could that be! I’m the life of the party!” Ning Xi retorted. “Aunt Ji and Uncle Zhuang love me so much.”

Liang Huaixu remained expressionless. "My aunt asked me to keep an eye on you. I'm not at ease if you're not under my watchful eye."

She repeatedly assured them, "What's there to worry about? I'm an adult, I won't cause you any trouble."

Liang Huaixu gave a faint smile. "Last year, when you were also an adult, you burned the clothes that Wang Chuli was wearing when he was selecting people."

Ning Xi felt a little guilty. "That was an accident."

“Since accidents can happen, just behave yourselves.” Liang Huaixu’s tone left no room for argument. “I don’t accept accidents here.”

Ning Xi looked out the window unhappily.

I hate it, I hate it, I hate it!

She thought her cousin was just naturally bad at sweet-talking, but it turns out he was just being unfair. It's one thing for him to treat other women differently, but she's his sister! His only sister! What a heartless cousin.

She muttered her complaints in a very low voice.

While waiting at a red light, Liang Huaixu glanced at her and said, "If you secretly curse again, you'll be locked up for a week and stay home obediently."

Ning Xi made a gesture of closing a zipper, looking aggrieved.

-

After returning home, Liang Huaixu took a shower, changed his clothes, and then held an online meeting in his study.

After the meeting, it was already 9 p.m.

He opened the chat window with Zhuang Fuyao, the worry in his eyes still lingering.

In a small group chat, he asked Xiao Lin and a few others what methods they could use to make their girlfriends happy. Their answers were all about buying them all sorts of things, spending money on bags, luxury cars, jewelry, and so on.

But these may not apply to Zhuang Fuyao.

He opened his browser and searched online, and the answers he found were things like spending more time with his partner, listening to them more, and buying them more gifts.

The problem now is that Zhuang Fuyao simply doesn't want to listen to him properly, and the stalemate eventually culminates in her cold "I'm not angry."

After thinking it over, he decided to call her anyway.

When she received the call, Zhuang Fuyao was playing a game. Sometimes, when the game was in a tense situation, she would delay replying for a few seconds.

Judging from her unusual tone and rhythm, Liang Huaixu was even more certain that she was still angry.

"Fufu," she asked gently, "aren't you angry anymore? What can I do to make you stop being angry with me?"

Zhuang Fuyao was engrossed in playing her game when he suddenly brought up that incident. She told him honestly, "I haven't been angry with you for a long time."

Liang Huaixu paused for two seconds, then asked, "So, how are you feeling right now?"

"My mood..." She was about to say when Lao Liu, who was hiding somewhere, shot her in the head. She slowly exhaled, "So annoying."

After losing several games in a row, she quit the game and texted Song Qing: "So annoying! My luck hasn't been good these past few games, I'm not playing anymore [angry]"

Song Qing: [Okay, I'm going to take a shower now.]

After hanging up the phone, she calmed down and called Liang Huaixu. Liang Huaixu asked her how she felt.

Just like the questions he asked when he agreed to be her model.

Thinking back to that exhilarating bathroom play, Zhuang Fuyao felt inexplicably restless.

Although Liang Huaixu went along with her, he had a stronger sense of order. No matter how much she pleaded, he wouldn't agree to some outrageous things, and it was only in these situations that he would be particularly indulgent towards her.

Just like last time, she asked him expectantly, "Is anything okay?"

This time, Liang Huaixu didn't agree directly, but instead replied preemptively, "Tell me what it is first."

"Hmm...I think..." At this point, Zhuang Fuyao suddenly lost some confidence; she was afraid he would find it difficult to agree to the rest.

Liang Huaixu asked calmly, "What are you thinking?"

Zhuang Fuyao bit her lip slightly, a warm feeling creeping up her cheeks. "It's the one I mentioned last time. Can I take a look?"

Liang Huaixu remained silent for a long time.

Just when Zhuang Fuyao thought he would definitely not agree, he suddenly spoke, his voice slightly hoarse, "Now?"