Lin Zhiyue retracted her gaze, with a puzzled look on her face. She slowly turned around, lowered her voice, leaned close to Mu Yuchang's ear, and asked softly, "Yuchang, look at the three women at the table over there. Do you know them? From just now on, they kept looking in our direction. It's really unsettling."
Upon hearing this, Mu Yuchang gently put down the teacup in her hand with an elegant and natural movement.
She turned her head in the direction Lin Zhiyue pointed, and her eyes swept over the three girls one by one. However, after just a few seconds, she retracted her gaze, and a hint of displeasure flashed across her face.
She picked up the teacup, took a sip, paused for a moment, and then lowered her voice to Lin Zhiyue and said, "They are all from the military compound. We are quite familiar with each other. Look at that girl with a high ponytail and a red dress. She has been chasing after my eldest brother Mu Siwen. I don't know where her persistence comes from. I have seen her run to my house several times, and every time she brings carefully prepared gifts, hoping to see my eldest brother. I really don't like her style. It's too ostentatious, and my eldest brother is not interested in her at all."
At this point, Mu Yuchang wrinkled her nose slightly, revealing a helpless bitter smile on her face, and continued: "There are two others, who are inseparable from her. Every time she comes to bother my brother, these two people follow her. I don't know if they are here to help or just to join in the fun. I didn't expect to run into them here today."
After listening to Mu Yuchang's words, Lin Zhiyue nodded lightly as if she had suddenly realized something. A teasing smile appeared on her face, and she whispered, "No wonder, seeing how sneaky they were just now, I thought we had accidentally offended someone. It turns out that they like your eldest brother, what a coincidence."
Mu Yuchang sighed helplessly, her eyes full of worry about her eldest brother's emotional state: "Alas, I don't know how many times I have advised her that love cannot be forced, but she just won't listen. You know my eldest brother, he is so focused on his work that he doesn't care about love at all."
As they were talking, the three girls at that table seemed to notice that people were talking about them.
The girl with the ponytail blushed a little and became a little restless. She whispered something to the two people next to her.
He stood up, as if mustering up his courage, and walked towards the table of Lin Zhiyue and Mu Yushang.
When Mu Yuchang saw her stand up, her brows slightly frowned and she subconsciously sat up straight. Lin Zhiyue also put away her smile and looked a little alert.
The girl walked to their table, forced a slightly awkward smile on her face, and said, "Mu Yuchang, what a coincidence, I met you here. Is this your friend?"
She pretended to glance at Lin Zhiyue casually, but there was a hint of scrutiny in her eyes.
Mu Yuchang smiled back politely, saying in a light tone: "What a coincidence. This is my good friend Lin Zhiyue. Are you coming to Uncle Zhang's place for dinner too?"
The girl laughed dryly and said, "Yeah, I heard that Uncle Zhang's food is good, so I came to try it. I saw you just now and wanted to come over to say hello."
As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Mu Yushang again and asked with a hint of expectation: "By the way, how is your elder brother doing recently? I haven't seen him for a long time."
Mu Yuchang sighed secretly in her heart, but remained polite on the surface: "He is still the same, very busy with work. If you have anything to say, I can help you convey it next time."
A hint of disappointment flashed across the girl's eyes, but she still forced a smile and said, "No, it's nothing important, I just asked casually."
At this time, the two girls behind her also followed and stood behind her, looking at Lin Zhiyue and Mu Yushang with some curiosity.
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment, but Uncle Zhang came over with a steaming dish and broke the awkward situation: "Girls, the food is here, eat it while it's hot!"
Uncle Zhang's appearance temporarily dispelled the tension in the air, and the three girls subconsciously moved aside.
Mu Yuchang felt relieved, and immediately smiled and said to Uncle Zhang: "Thank you, Uncle Zhang, it smells so good, it really made us greedy."
Lin Zhiyue also nodded in agreement and reached out to take the plate of sweet and sour pork ribs from Uncle Zhang.
Seeing this, the girl with a ponytail felt it was not appropriate to continue standing by the table. She hesitated for a moment and prepared to return to her seat with the two people behind her.
At the moment she turned around, as if she had suddenly made up her mind, she turned back and looked at Mu Yushang and said, "Actually, I've always known that your brother's heart is not with me, but I just want to try again."
Her voice trembled slightly, her eyes full of determination, "Can you tell me where he often goes recently? I promise, just this once, I want to talk to him face to face and make things clear."
Mu Yuchang looked embarrassed and bit her lower lip subconsciously.
Lin Zhiyue noticed her friend's embarrassment, touched Mu Yuchang's arm gently, then looked at the girl and said gently but firmly: "You can't force feelings. If you insist on it, you may only hurt yourself more in the end. Brother Mu's job is special and he often has no choice. If you suddenly go to him, you may bring him unnecessary trouble."
The girl's eyes were slightly red, and the two girls behind her came forward and patted her shoulders gently, as if to comfort her.
At a dining table not far away, three girls sat together.
Among them, the girl with shoulder-length hair and a pretty face looked at the depressed Meng Shuang'er, reached out her hand and gently patted her shoulder, and said softly, "Shuang'er, please don't be sad. What Mu Yushang and her friends said does not represent Brother Mu's feelings at all, so don't take it to heart."
The girl with big round eyes sitting on the other side of Meng Shuang'er also quickly agreed: "That's right, Shuang'er. Love can't be rushed. Brother Mu may not have discovered your good points yet. We don't have to be unhappy because of such a small thing, don't you think?"
Meng Shuang'er listened to their heartwarming words, sniffed lightly, tried to force a smile, nodded slowly, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "I know, thank you both. I was too obsessed with it, and was so sad that I forgot that we came here to eat. Let's eat quickly, the food is getting cold."
At this time, the girl with shoulder-length hair named Liang Xinxin seemed to suddenly remember something. Her eyes lit up and she approached Meng Shuang'er and said mysteriously, "Shuang'er, did you notice just now? The girl with Mu Yushang is the granddaughter of the Lin family. It has been rumored for the past two days that she is dating Qu Chi. Is it her?"
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