The study has two bookshelves against the wall, filled with books.

Lu Yu pretended to be a good student, holding paper and pen, determined to be one who wouldn't fall asleep today.

"Let me briefly explain. My eldest sister, Jiao Hua'an, is the eldest sister in the family. My eldest brother, Jiao Yushen, is her biological brother. After my father's first wife died in childbirth, he remarried. After she gave birth to my second sister, Jiao Huachang, my father divorced her and remarried not long after. My second brother, Jiao Yuchen, is the son of my third wife. After my fourth wife gave birth to my third sister, Jiao Huachu, and my fourth sister, Jiao Huashun, a pair of twins, she went to live in Switzerland."

The smooth rhythm changed, and Jiao Yuyin paused for two seconds before speaking: "My mother was my father's fifth wife, and she only gave birth to me. For many years after that... my father didn't remarry. Seven years ago, my fourth brother was born, and he then married my fourth brother's biological mother, his sixth wife."

Something was lurking beneath the surface of his seemingly ordinary words.

Jiao Yuyin's expression contained mockery and helplessness, and his dark eyes reflected a hint of pain.

Lu Yu paused, her pen halting as she took notes. "Then... what about your mother? Was she also divorced?"

No, she's gone.

The words were cold, yet they struck at the heart.

At this moment, Lu Yu wanted to hear the man's true feelings, but she didn't know what words would be enough to comfort him.

Before she could make a further move, Jiao Yuyin spoke again: "My eldest sister, Jiao Hua'an, never married and helped her younger brother, Jiao Yushen, build up his business. The cotton textile industry, light industry, and energy industry were all under the control of my eldest brother and sister. My second sister married her bodyguard, but this year she was said to have suffered a mental breakdown, was sent to a mental hospital, and committed suicide."

"Suicide?" Lu Yu did sense something unusual in this description. The news report clearly stated that it was a sudden heart attack... Sure enough, the secrets of large families are endless.

"Yes, metallurgy, mining, and heavy industry used to be under my second sister's control, but now they are controlled by my father. He has been slow to make a decision. I think my second brother is very enthusiastic about metallurgy and mining. Maybe my second sister's situation is related to him."

"Why do you say that..."

While writing and drawing, Jiao Yuyin explained, "It's just a feeling... There's no evidence, but there are many things that don't seem right in the whole thing. And it's not just me who has this feeling. Not long after my second sister passed away, my third and fourth sisters gave up their shares and went abroad to find their mother. They've now settled in Switzerland."

Lu Yu recalled Jiao Yuyin's escape plan and asked, "So you also had the idea of ​​escaping?"

"Well, but I didn't expect my dad to react so strongly. So... I need your mind-reading ability."

Lu Yu, a model student, asked, "What about your second brother? What industry is he in charge of?"

"My second brother has big ambitions, working in the pharmaceutical, real estate, catering, and retail industries. Now he's preparing to expand into the arts and sports industries."

Lu Yu raised an eyebrow and looked at Jiao Yuyin. The three words, "And what about you?", were understood without being spoken.

“I’m in agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry. Compared to my older brothers, I’m far behind… My fourth brother is too young, only seven years old, so he’s basically not in the running for competition. That’s why I’ve become the target of everyone’s criticism. All I want this time is to get out of here safely.” Jiao Yuyin finished introducing his family situation in fits and starts.

After listening, Lu Yu felt that the road ahead was long and arduous. "I can only do my best to listen to your heart, but to be honest, I can't say whether you can achieve your goal."

"Just listen to me and do it. Don't worry about anything else."

A man who seems unambitious and unassuming can actually give people a sense of security and stability.

Lu Yu briefly mentioned the plan to resume training, "Then in two days, after I've seen your dad, I want to go back to training. At least I need to make the women's basketball league roster before we can talk about anything else."

"You can return to training anytime you want."

"I'll probably be besieged by reporters at my doorstep these next few days, how am I going to get back to the team..."

"Heh..." Jiao Yuyin didn't even lift his eyelids. "Don't worry, you won't be blocked. Go and take care of your business."

Why is he always so at ease... Never mind, if there's a problem, the big boss will take care of it.

She decided to call the coach and arrange to return to the team next Monday.

The way things unfolded was unexpected, yet seemingly logical.

A phone call in the middle of the night disturbed Lu Yu's sweet dreams.

"Dad, I'm not a child anymore."

"Dad, I know what it means for my girlfriend to be a star athlete."

"Yes, that means I want to marry her."

Jiao Yuyin's voice rang out from time to time, and before they knew it, his hand had left the pillow between them.

Lu Yu, dressed in well-fitting pajamas, straddled the blanket, humming softly in bed, her eyes still closed, reaching out aimlessly for the man's hand.

While answering the phone, Jiao Yuyin freed one hand to grab Lu Yu's fidgeting wrist.

Lu Yu finally caught another gift from heaven, and she was reluctant to let go. As if afraid that the hand would slip away again, she hugged it tightly and wouldn't let go.

...

It seems... I touched... a chest, it's so soft...

The unconscious, sleeping person prevented the person speaking softly from uttering a word.

But she held his hand tightly to her chest... and held it very tightly.

"Whether she's red or black, I'm going to marry her." After a long pause, Jiao Yuyin ended the early morning call with a somewhat forceful statement.

Jiao Yuyin tossed his phone aside, a look of resignation on his face. He leaned back and fell onto the soft bed, the faint scent of raspberries wafting intermittently from the side of his pillow.

Do they have raspberry-scented shampoo at Pear Blossom Villa? I'll have to replace all my raspberry-scented toiletries tomorrow.

Okay, I'll just switch all my toiletries to raspberry scented ones tomorrow...

...

Jiao Yuyin closed his eyes, trying to fall asleep. After a long while, disregarding whether Lu Yu would wake up, he used his strength to pull his hand away, then took Lu Yu's hand again and placed them together in the designated spot on the pillow.

I slept soundly through the night.

Lu Yu stretched and hugged her pillow, leaving the soft bed and warm hands.

The heartfelt words gradually entered my ears.

Huh? Where are the reporters? Where are the paparazzi? Why can't we hear their voices at all?

She then realized that the media outlets near Pear Blossom Villa had all left.

In case of an emergency, quickly find a powerful figure.

"Jiao Yuyin, wake up! Your house has been raided! Wake up!" Lu Yu shook the boss's shoulder.

"Hmm... what's wrong?" Jiao Yuyin asked sleepily, his eyes half-open, as he looked at Lu Yu while lying on his pillow.

"For some reason, the media all left. If this hadn't been exposed, your plan would have fallen through."

"Reporting to Commander Lu, the phased objective has been achieved. We need to arrive at the old house before 10 o'clock, so..." Jiao Yuyin touched the watch on the bedside table, glanced at it groggily, "After deducting the time for washing up and changing, and the time on the road, I can still sleep for two hours."

Lu Yu was stunned. Ignoring Jiao Yuyin's dazed protests, she continued shaking his shoulder. "Then the reporters won't come again, right?"

“Yes…” Jiao Yuyin’s patience ran out. “I never intended for Pear Fragrance Villa to be in the news. My dad can definitely handle the media for me. I don’t need to think about it. This is all part of the planning. Go learn from him.”

That means this man clearly had a plan in mind yesterday, so why was he pretending to be so profound... making her worry for nothing.