Although they had a few things to discuss, but the couple postponed them as they had a peaceful dinner together.

After dinner, however, Jun Zixuan received a phone call and as he talked to the other person, his expressions visibly shifted slightly.

Yu Mei frowned as she looked at him but her attention was shifted to the text she received.

Upon looking at the contents, she could feel her head throbbing.

She stood up from the bed before walking towards the couch as she took a seat on the coffee table, right in front of Jun Zixuan.

Looking at her face, he could guess more or less what was going on.

Yu Mei shoved her phone to his hand as she lowered her upper body before placing her head on his knees.

"Your brother knows...." There was not much surprise in his tone.

She raised her head to look at him, "As per the elites I had arranged to look into the Han Family's current situation, they noticed the involvement of Brother..."

"Same on my part," Jun Zixuan had already expected it though. Once and twice can be a coincidence but these Han Family members were constantly stumbling over in their lives one after another.

Yu Mei frowned, "Initially, I was doubtful but it seems that this Han Family is the one we were looking for," There were many Han families but looking at the way her brother had his spies all around this family, it could not be apparent.

'Knock Knock'

''Come in.''

Yu Mei glanced at the person standing near the door. Surprisingly, it was Steward Gu.

She did not expect him to be back so soon. He greeted them both before passing some documents over to Jun Zixuan.

Jun Zixuan glanced over at the details and his eyes darkened a bit.

''We have to delay the investigations if we don't want brother-in-law to know about...''

Brother-in-law?

Amidst everything, Yu Mei could not help but laugh as she saw the awkwardness on his face.

''He told me to call him that,'' He shrugged.

''And you are that obedient?" She raised an eyebrow.

Her heart ached at the pitiful look on his face. Her brother was too hard on him.

While Han Jian Yu sneezed somewhere in the glasshouse, Jun Zixuan was embraced by Yu Mei.

The man's eyes glimmered like stars.

Steward Gu almost stumbled to the floor. What happened to our aloof Master? He...He is actually throwing a pity card to be coaxed and coddled by Young Mistress?

Jun Zixuan raised an eyebrow at him and the man immediately bowed before leaving.

If he stayed here for one more second, he might as well as lose his mind.

As the door closed, Yu Mei realized that she was hugging him in Steward Gu's presence.

She blushed.

Looking at the sly smile on his face, she kicked his foot as the realization dawned on her.

Only he would fool her like this.

He grabbed her hand and pulled her onto his lap.

She leaned her head onto his shoulder, ''Let's fix a time to have a proper discussion with brother.''

Initially, they were just having a simple assumption but given that Han Jian Yu had his eyes on the Han Family, Yu Mei believed everything was related to them.

Hiding things from him was a good plan but then he will eventually come to know about it. Rather than going through all of that, it would be better to talk with him.

But how...?

Jun Zixuan smoothened her frown, ''That day when we both were in the study...''

Yu Mei glanced at him quietly.

"...I did mention your family but he dodged the topic repeatedly," Jun Zixuan could still remember Han Jian Yu's weird expressions.

It was certainly strange for a man like Han Jian Yu to lose his composure over things.

...

The next day, Yu Mei found herself unable to focus on work.

She could not help but wonder what her brother was hiding.

Didn't he tell her that he will share everything with her when he is back?

In the end, she decided to go to Shi Luo's house with a conflicted heart.

Shi Luo was surprised when she opened the door, "How are you here?"

"Is Boyan inside?" Yu Mei stepped inside the house as she removed her shoes.

Shi Luo shook her head, "He is out to meet his friend..." She cleared her throat when her friend glanced at her blankly.

"You are rather well-informed," Yu Mei raised an eyebrow at her as she walked inside.

Shi Luo coughed, "That boy is rather obedient. I didn't ask him. He just tells me whenever he goes out..." She paused, realizing that the more she spoke, the weirder it sounded.

"Oh, so you are fond of obedient boys?" Yu Mei chuckled, "No wonder the bad boys pursuing you did not get your favor," As they stepped inside Shi Luo's room, Yu Mei removed her suit jacket as she slumped on the bed.

Shi Luo scoffed, "There is nothing of that sort..." Her voice got smaller towards the end.

"Oh, really now Luoluo?"

Shi Luo massaged her throbbing temples before sitting beside Yu Mei. She glanced at the ceiling quietly and just when Yu Mei thought that she would not be getting an answer from her, she opened her mouth to speak, "I think... I have a crush on him," Shi Luo could feel her face burning as she continued, "...A little crush though."

Despite expecting this, Yu Mei was momentarily stunned and more of that because she did not expect her friend to confess about it openly.

Since Shi Luo was admitting it, then how could it be a little crush? "Why don't you court him?"

Shi Luo rolled her eyes before she removed her glasses and threw them aside. She flipped her messy hair back as she slumped on the bed, "It sounds like an old cow eating tender grass."

"Pfft," Yu Mei choked on air, "You are barely a few years older than him and even if the age difference is more than that, why does it matters?"

Shi Luo shook her head, "It's not just age difference. I have my own considerations," Logically, she did not think they were compatible in any way, "I have been away from men all my youth. Probably that's why I am feeling like this at the first sight of a danger alarm."

"Liar!" Yu Mei straightened up, "We have always been together. There were many danger alarms around us, not to mention Mu Shen and Jun Zixuan who we were close to. I never saw you falling for them."

"_"

Shi Luo's lips twitched harshly, "That's because..."