"Wow, who is that guy? He's so handsome!"

Xu Murou pursed her red lips, feeling very proud, because that was her man, Ruan Zhixu.

"He's so nice to Ruan Jiaojiao. Could he be another one of Ruan Jiaojiao's suitors? Sigh, that Ruan Jiaojiao is really something. If she's pretty, she shouldn't be out and about. She has a husband and children, and she's still so indecent..."

Xue Nan didn't know the relationship between Ruan Jiaojiao and Xu Murou, so that was all she could say. However, Xu Murou took her words to heart.

—Yes, you're a married sister-in-law now, a cousin, and an adult. You should stay away from your brother and avoid such intimate actions!

Thinking of this, Xu Murou strode forward.

"Zhi Xu." Having not seen each other for so long, and only able to hear each other's voices on the phone, Xu Murou missed Ruan Zhi Xu terribly. But these reserved socialites, no matter how much they missed her, would never say it out loud.

“Rou’er…” Ruan Zhixu also noticed Xu Murou. Seeing that she was dressed so thinly, he felt sorry for her and quickly took off his military green coat and gave it to her.

"You're here too? What a coincidence."

Xu Murou: "..." Yes, what a coincidence. You only care about finding your sister, but you don't think about finding me. It's really heartbreaking.

If Ruan Zhixu knew what Xu Murou was thinking at this moment, she would definitely say... Rou'er, I don't know where you went, but everyone in the school knows that Ruan Jiaojiao likes to come to the library, so I have a better chance of finding her first.

Xu Murou pulled her coat tighter around herself, glancing at Ruan Jiaojiao's little red umbrella with a hint of jealousy in her eyes.

Ruan Jiaojiao turned around and first saw Xue Nan covering her face and running away in a panic. She wondered what Xue Nan was hiding from, and whether she was afraid of getting soaked in the heavy rain.

"Zhixu, did you only bring one umbrella?"

“Hmm,” Ruan Zhixu answered softly, then said to Ruan Jiaojiao, “Fu Ting is very capable and has been sent to carry out an important mission. Once he gets through this hurdle, he will be qualified to officially take over the mantle of the old chief. At that time, you won’t have to sneak around anymore, because no one will dare to touch his wife.”

“Mmm!” Ruan Jiaojiao was very happy. She handed over the umbrella and said, “You guys go first. I’ll read for a while longer and leave when the rain stops.”

Before Xu Murou could finish saying "okay...", Ruan Zhixu interrupted her.

"How can that be? I promised Fu Ting I would take good care of you. Here's what we'll do: you go first. Rou'er and I have a plan. You don't need to worry about it. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain it to Fu Ting."

"Oh well."

Ruan Jiaojiao didn't want to disturb their time together, so she took her little red umbrella and left.

Ruan Zhixu looked at the beauty in his arms and said, "Rou'er, just wear my coat. It's specially made and waterproof. Let's find a shop to sit down and talk."

"And what about you?"

"Me? Don't worry about me. I'm a grown man. Getting a little rained on is nothing to me." What he didn't say was that last month in the rainforest, he was rained on for three days and three nights, and he was afraid that Xu Murou would worry.

But Xu Murou felt uncomfortable. Her man was getting soaked in the rain, yet he gave his umbrella to his cousin, Ruan Jiaojiao. She was furious no matter how she thought about it.

However, Xu Murou kept it to herself and didn't say anything, afraid that Ruan Zhixu would think she was petty and intolerant.

The two ended up going to a restaurant near the school gate. But just as the food was served and the atmosphere was getting warmer, Ruan Zhixu was urgently called away.

Xu Murou looked at the table full of steaming home-cooked dishes, but she had no appetite at all. She just stared at the place where Ruan Zhixu had left, and tears streamed down her face.