“Hey, I get it. I know. Let’s just leave it at that for now. I’m hanging up.”
Qin Mu hung up the phone and stared at the word “Mother” on his phone screen.
‘Seriously, if Miss Mengyu doesn’t want to come home, do they really think I’m the one who can convince her?’
This had all started because his mom wanted to introduce Miss Mengyu to a potential partner.
After all, Miss Mengyu wasn’t getting any younger, and it was time for her to find a boyfriend.
However, Miss Mengyu had never dated once in her life.
Even though the people pursuing her could circle their neighborhood ten times over, she still hadn’t found anyone who caught her eye, which was driving their mother crazy with worry.
Consequently, she had called Qin Mu, telling him that he had to bring Miss Mengyu back no matter what.
The problem was, he couldn’t even manage to be firm when he was in front of Miss Mengyu.
‘Whatever. I’ll just say Miss Mengyu didn’t answer my calls when the time comes.’
Qin Mu felt that if he gave his mom that excuse, he would be treated to a lecture on what it meant to have “meaningful” childhood memories upon his return.
But there was nothing else he could do.
Currently, Qin Mu was alone in his dorm, enjoying the luxury edition of his living quarters.
As for his other roommates—well, they had gone out to eat together.
Why hadn’t they invited him?
It was because Miss Ruoshuang had come to the school to see him today, and she had done so in a very high-profile manner.
Qin Mu had been sitting in the back row, feeling drowsy while listening to the old professor’s lecture.
It was too boring.
Furthermore, the old professor was quite strict; playing on your phone wasn’t allowed, and if you were caught, it would be confiscated until the end of class.
Thus, Qin Mu had originally intended to listen through one class.
During the break, he was so exhausted that he decided to take a short nap.
Just as he laid his head down, he heard a commotion break out among the crowd.
He grumbled to himself, wondering who was being so noisy and making it impossible for people to sleep.
Immediately after, Qin Mu caught a whiff of a familiar, delicate fragrance and looked up instantly.
A tall, cold beauty was standing right in front of him.
Before Qin Mu could say a word, she grabbed him and led him outside, causing the crowd to erupt in excitement.
As it turned out, Miss Ruoshuang had only come over to check on him and grab a meal, but she had made far too much of a scene.
After Qin Mu finished eating, he checked his class group chat, and as expected, it was in complete chaos.
In the dormitory group chat, several people were incessantly demanding answers.
However, since he had been eating with Miss Ruoshuang and hadn’t checked his phone, his roommates assumed he was so lost in a “land of tenderness” that he couldn’t pull himself away.
Consequently, they chose to temporarily isolate him.
When he sent them private messages, a red notification dot appeared for every one he sent.
Fine, it looked like he would have to treat them to a meal later.
There was nothing a single meal couldn’t solve—and if there was, then he would just make it two meals.
He lay on his Bed and played with his phone for a while until drowsiness overcame him, and he fell asleep.
When he woke up again, it was because he was being disturbed.
It seemed they were back.
Before Qin Mu could say anything, someone immediately pinned him down.
“Xiao Mu! Speak! Who was that great beauty from today to you!”
The one speaking was Chen Kai.
At that moment, his hands were around Qin Mu’s neck, and he was speaking through gritted teeth.
“Cough! Let go!”
Qin Mu patted Chen Kai’s hand, gesturing for him to release his grip.
“I won’t! Talk already!”
“Fine, fine! I’ll talk! That was my elder sister!”
“Your sister!”
Not only Chen Kai, but the other two roommates also rushed over.
“For real?”
Chen Kai wore a suspicious expression.
Qin Mu’s looks were merely clean and decent; he wasn’t exactly ugly, but he wasn’t stunningly handsome either.
The cold beauty who had come to the classroom today, however, was not only exceptionally beautiful, but her aura was incredibly aloof.
“I guess it makes sense. After all, someone like you, Xiao Mu, couldn’t possibly score such a beautiful mature woman.”
While Chen Kai was somewhat skeptical that Qin Mu and that cold beauty were siblings, he found it even harder to accept that Qin Mu could have landed a top-tier beauty who was first-class in both appearance and temperament.
“Oh, my dear brother-in-law was startled. My bad.”
“Go away! What are you even saying!”
Qin Mu didn’t even have to think to guess what was going through his roommates’ heads.
“I’m telling you all right now! Give up on those thoughts early!”
Qin Mu had seen the fates of those who tried to confess to Miss Ruoshuang—it was always a miserable end.
Even so, there were always people who couldn’t help themselves.
Caught between their logic and their desires, their base instincts eventually took over.
“Don’t be like that! Does your sister have a partner?”
“No.”
“Then that’s it! She doesn’t have one, and I don’t have one. Together, that pretty much means the two of us have one!”
“What kind of twisted logic is that?”
Amidst the noisy bickering, the roommates who had just said they were cutting ties with Qin Mu were now dragging him along, insisting on being recognized as his brothers-in-law.
***
The next day.
“Haah!”
Qin Mu forced his eyes open.
The early morning wind was still a bit chilly, making him shiver a few times.
Even so, it wasn’t enough to dispel his resentment toward attending an 8:00 AM class.
“No matter how much I sleep, it never feels like enough.”
“Yeah. You take a nap after eating, and if there are no classes in the afternoon, half the day is gone. Then after dinner, you barely play any games before it’s time to sleep again, and then you have to get up early for class.”
“I feel like my resentment is comparable to A Mountain Village Curse!”
Listening to them chatter back and forth, Qin Mu only felt sleepy.
Suddenly, Qin Mu bumped into Chen Kai, who was in front of him.
“Why did you stop?”
Qin Mu saw the three men in front of him standing perfectly still.
“What’s wrong? What’s up ahead?”
Standing before them was a tall, mature beauty.
Her smooth, long hair reached her waist, and she wore a white top with a cherry-pink pleated miniskirt.
Complemented by the white silk stockings on her legs, her skin appeared even more fair.
She tucked a stray hair behind her ear and smiled gracefully.
In an instant, Qin Mu’s three roommates all began to drool in unison.
‘MAMA! I’M IN LOVE!’
That was the simultaneous thought in the minds of the three.
As for Qin Mu, the moment he saw the woman, his dazed eyes snapped wide open, and his sleepiness vanished instantly.
“Miss Mengyu!”
Good heavens! It was Miss Ruoshuang yesterday, and now it was Miss Mengyu today. What was going on?
“Mu’er~”
Her soft, beautiful voice struck their very souls, as if Cupid’s arrow had pierced through the Heart of Stone of all three men.
Qin Mengyu jogged over and pulled Qin Mu into a tight embrace, forcing him once again to experience a sensation that was a mix of agony and bliss.
Miss Ruoshuang had just pulled this move yesterday, and he hadn’t expected to be hit with it again so early this morning.
Crack!
The three men were instantly petrified.
It turned out that at the same moment Cupid’s arrow struck their Heart of Stone, it had also severed the red string that Yuelao had tied.
Qin Mu struggled with all his might to poke his head out and asked,
“Miss Mengyu, why are you here?”
“To see Mu’er, of course~ It’s been so long. Did you miss your elder sister?”
Gazing at Mu’er’s face, Qin Mengyu rubbed her soft cheek against his.
This wave of interaction successfully dealt internal damage to the three roommates.
The three of them turned around in unison.
“Let’s go. We have to get to class.”
“Yeah, let’s go. We’ll just tell the professor that the other person is sick.”
“Eh? What other person? There are only three of us in our dorm.”
Listening to their conversation, Qin Mu realized he had offended them yet again.
However, the most urgent matter wasn’t dealing with those three.
“Miss Mengyu, Mother said she wants you to go back…”
Before he could finish, Qin Mu saw Miss Mengyu’s beautiful eyes narrow slightly.
Although she was still smiling, he felt a sudden chill.
“Mu’er, you’re going to spend the day playing with your elder sister. There will be no talk of anything else~”
“I… I understand!”
Qin Mu immediately chose to submit.
Wait! Spend the day playing?!
“Miss Mengyu, what about my classes? I have classes today.”
“It doesn’t matter. I already called your counselor. Your leave has been granted.”
Qin Mengyu hugged Mu’er to recharge her energy, then took his small hand in hers.
“Let’s go. You have to accompany your elder sister today. After all, Mu’er spent a long time playing with Miss Ruoshuang yesterday.”
“Fine.”
Qin Mu followed Miss Mengyu as if accepting his fate.
It looked like today was going to be another exhausting day!