Far away in Kyoto, Liu Yue was also making arrangements.
Because she had received a literary upbringing, she wasn’t as direct as Mu Qingxue and Chong Chong. Everything she did was a bit roundabout.
In other words, beating around the bush.
Liu Yue didn’t like to be proactive. She preferred to be passive.
But in the game, they rarely even met, let alone chatted. If things continued like this, she would definitely be left behind by those two.
And Xiao Yan was also something—she said she’d come to Kyoto when she had time, but it had been so long with no word at all. Liu Yue had also considered going to Qingzhou to find Chen Xiaoyan directly, but the last shred of reserve in her heart stopped her.
Oh, right, the sisters at Wushuang Lou.
Liu Yue took off her black-rimmed glasses. Her autumn-water eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
Qin Wushuang, the young master of the Qin family, the sole heir of the Four Great Families of Jingdu.
That halo weighed down on her, making her feel a bit intimidated.
Although she was a member of the Liu family, she was not the heir. She couldn’t use the family’s power.
She was no match for Qin Wushuang at all.
But since Xiaoyan had decided to help them, she wouldn’t stand by idly.
Besides begging her parents, she still had one ally.
With that thought, Liu Yue picked up her phone again, scrolled through her friends on Penguin, and stopped when she saw a friend named Qingqing’s Dog.
She tapped it and entered the chat interface.
“Liu Yue: Are you there? I need to talk to you. Reply when you see this.”
After sending that message, Liu Yue exited the chat interface and then made a call to her mom, Chen Ru.
“Hello, little Yueyue.”
“Mom, are you home?”
“No, I’m out running errands. What’s up?”
“Nothing. I’ll tell you when you get back.”
“Just tell me now. Don’t keep your mom in suspense.”
Liu Yue hesitated, then bit her lip and said, “Mom, what if… what if someone bullies me?”
There was no reply on the other end of the line—utter silence, an eerily quiet kind of quiet.
Liu Yue was very nervous. This was the first time she had lied for an outsider. She had always been a good girl.
“Oh?” The other side finally spoke. Chen Ru let out a surprised sound.
To bully her daughter Chen Ru, this person must be from one of the Four Great Families. She just wondered which family’s young master it was.
“Which family?”
“What?”
“I said, which young master is bullying our little Yueyue?”
“The Qin family. Qin Wushuang.”
The line fell silent again.
“Mom!”
“Cough, that kid? Little Yueyue, tell Mom, how did he bully you?”
“Well, Mom, actually, he didn’t bully me.”
“Not you?”
“Mm. He bullied… my… my…” Liu Yue’s face flushed red. She stammered for a long time but couldn’t muster the courage to say the name.
Liu Yue knew that once she said it, Chen Xiaoyan would inevitably be investigated by her parents. She didn’t want to cause trouble for her.
But if she didn’t say it, what if Mom didn’t take this seriously?
“Little Yueyue, this isn’t like you. Be honest with Mom. What’s really going on?” Chen Ru’s tone suddenly became much harsher.
“Huff.” Liu Yue took a deep breath and blurted it all out in one go: “Mom, it’s the person I like who got bullied.”
As soon as she said that, there was a loud “bang” from the other end, as if something had fallen to the floor and shattered.
“Mom, what shattered?”
“Oh! Nothing, just a cup. Little Yueyue, is that true?”
“It’s true.”
“The person you like?”
“Mm.”
“Alright, Mom will take care of this. Wait at home.” With that, Chen Ru hung up immediately.
Seeing this, Liu Yue tossed her phone onto the bed. Her brows were furrowed, and her heart felt heavy.
She didn’t know whether revealing Chen Xiaoyan would be a blessing or a curse. She hoped the outcome would be good.
An hour later, in the living room.
Liu Yue sat obediently on the sofa. Across from her were her parents, her brother, and her eldest sister.
So annoying. The whole family had come back.
“Little Yue, you have someone you like?” The eldest sister, who was already married and only in her twenties, was dressed in a tight black bodycon dress, exuding a mature charm.
She was already a mother of two.
Her husband was an ordinary person with no power at all.
From this, it was clear that Liu Hengtian didn’t demand that his children marry someone of equal status. That was one of the reasons Liu Yue dared to bring up Chen Xiaoyan.
“Mm.” Liu Yue nodded, lowering her head.
“Then that’s great!” Liu Xinyi was overjoyed. Had her homebody little sister finally gotten a boyfriend?
“Who is it?” Liu Hengtian remained as cold as ever.
Only Chen Ru knew how pleased this proud, doting father secretly was.
“She’s an ordinary person.”
“Mm, how is her character?” Liu Hengtian didn’t care about that. Whether you were rich or not, what mattered was character and personality.
Did you think being rich could compare to the wealth and power of the Four Great Families of Jingdu?
Ridiculous.
Liu Yue paused. Many of Chen Xiaoyan’s good qualities came to mind.
“She’s helpful, kind. Sometimes a bit silly, but sometimes very reliable.”
A bit silly?
Liu Hengtian didn’t catch the rest—only that phrase stuck.
He exchanged a glance with Chen Ru and nodded.
Silly was good. Silly meant little Yueyue would be able to control her husband when she married, and wouldn’t be bullied.
Even if, on the surface, no one would dare because of the Liu family’s influence, you could never be sure what happened behind the scenes.
Divorce rates were so high in today’s society, and most were due to infidelity.
“What about her ability?” The second brother, who had been silent until now, spoke up.
“Very strong!”
“Then I have no objections. Even if a man has good character, if he has no ability, my sister would only suffer hardship.”
Liu Hengtian and Chen Ru didn’t refute that.
After all, society was materialistic now. They didn’t want their little girl to marry a good-for-nothing.
But then Liu Yue’s next sentence completely stunned the whole family.
“Um… she’s not a man.”
“Huh?”
“What?”
Liu Hengtian’s expression froze, then instantly turned icy.
“Little Yueyue… you… you’ve fallen for a girl?” The eldest sister looked incredulous. She had thought her sister was just a bit of a recluse, but apparently her sexual orientation was also off.
If the other uncles and aunts in the Liu family heard this, wouldn’t they laugh themselves to death?
The Four Great Families were aristocratic households in Jingdu, and of course, each family had more than just a few members. And within each family, not everything was peaceful.
Struggles and conflicts happened all the time.
After all, everyone wanted to sit in the position of family head.
Liu Yue remained silent, not refuting. From the moment she brought up Chen Xiaoyan, she had already prepared herself to face the storm.
“Child, how could you like a girl?” Chen Ru rubbed her forehead, finding it somewhat headache-inducing.
Her youngest daughter had always been normal since she was a child. Now she suddenly came out as gay?
No parent could easily accept that.
Liu Hengtian said nothing, but his gloomy face made it clear he wasn’t in a good mood either.
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