Next morning , Lu family mansion :

"What the hell ? She really said it out aloud ?", Mo Zixuan looked at Zhi Al with disbelief.

"This better not be a prank , Al !", Zhi Xi glared at his brother.

"Did she really told you that Xi Yuan revealed everything about his grandparents' death to her ?", Lu Wei's reaction wasn't any normal either.

"I can't believe this !", Zhi Bo sighed.

On the sidelines , the six ladies couldn't express their internal happiness as well. Finally ! The girl took a big step in her life. All their attempts of bringing them together weren't in vain. But handling the six men wasn't going to be easy for them. And that was the only major challenge here.

"Could you all just calm down ? It is her independence to select the man she likes. Even if she likes Xi Yuan , you should at least trust her judgement.", Ningtao looked at the six men.

Lu Wei glanced at his wife and replied ,"No one is questioning her independence here , Tao. We just never saw this coming. We know that kiddo is quite selective about her circle of friends and loved ones. Actually , we have no issues with that Yuan. But this was too unexpected."

"So you all aren't going to support her ?", Songyan asked to the group of six.

"Of course we will be there for her , no matter what she decides. But that doesn't mean that we will allow her to let her guards down. We don't trust the Xi family elders. They were quite insensitive towards Yuan's grandparents years ago. And we won't be able to see Rong Xinghe going through something like what Xi Yuan had gone through.", Zhi Xi sighed.

"I honestly think that they wouldn't hurt her.", Ruo Cy said.

"They wouldn't dare to. After all , she has all the six of us backing her up. Rather than physically , they can only hurt her emotionally. Any mention of her past can affect her mentally. And almost everyone in the Xi family knows about what had happened with her 10 years ago. It would be even worse if they get involved with the Rongs.", Su Rogguang said.

"So what should we do now ?", Cheng Tai asked as Mo Zixuan helped her with her medications.

"We still don't know if the entire Xi family knows about Rong Xinghe and Xi Yuan's feelings for each other. So we shouldn't be too impulsive regarding the matter. But we will start interacting with them from now onwards more often. It will help us keep an eye on each and every single action of theirs.", Lu Wei said after thinking for sometime.

"Exactly ! This matter involves Xinghe. We will have to be cautious about everything. With their maturity , Xi Yuan and kiddo would eventually handle most of the things. But just because she and Xiao aren't associated with their blood family , we can't allow the Xis to look down on our sister. The world needs to know that Rong Xinghe and Rong Xiao have their own personal six shields.", Mo Zixuan said proudly.

"Why do I suddenly feel like this is more of a battle and not a relationship ?", Ching Tong sighed.

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That night , Rong Xinghe returned back to Elite Diamond Penthouse after she was done with her mission. Zhi Al had already texted her that the other five men ad her sister-in-laws were supporting her decision and choice. So she didn't stressed herself out too much over it. Actually , she already knew that her brothers were going to be there for her , no matter what.

As soon as the girl entered the kitchen to cook something for herself after she was done showering , she saw a dark figure holding a knife in his left hand. The lights to the kitchen were off , so Rong Xinghe wasn't able to identify the person. Subconsciously , the girl pulled out her revolver and pointed it towards the intruder's forehead ,"Don't move !"

The dark figure stopped his actions instantly and turned around as he raised his hands in surrender. Suddenly , the kitchen lit up as Xi Wei switched on the light and covered his wide open mouth with a shocked expression.

His goddess was literally pointing her gun at his dearly brother !

"Sister-in-law ! Do you want to become a widow even before getting married ?!", Xi Wei asked anxiously.

Rong Xinghe was stunned more than anyone when she saw the person on the other end of her revolver. Was he crazy ? She could've actually pulled the trigger anytime if Xi Wei hadn't switched on the lights !

"Aaaahhh !", Xi Wei groaned in pain next second as his goddess had stomped her foot over his angrily ,"Who is your sister-in-law ?!"

"Kill me if you want ! But the legendary Xi Wei's eldest sister-in-law can be no one but you !", Xi Wei leaned against the kitchen wall and rubbed the 'injured' thumb of his left foot.

"You deserve it !", the girl glared at Xi Wei and tucked the revolver behind her back.

Rong Xinghe then rushed towards the man in front of her and looked at him worriedly ,"Are you fine ? And what are you doing here ?"

Xi Yuan smiled innocently and replied ,"I saw you entering your penthouse just now. I thought that you must be tired , so I decided to cook something for you. But it was my fault to not inform you beforehand. Sorry."

Warmth spread across the girl's heart when she listened about the man's considerate efforts. How thoughtful of the man she loved !

She wanted to make him feel special when she would confess to him , so she had naturally decided to keep her feelings hidden from him for the time being. In fact , she was secretly planning her confession for him. But until then , the man wasn't going to have any idea about her feelings for him.

The girl rubbed her forehead and smiled ,"Its fine. I will make some noodles. Don't tire yourself out."

"And who allowed you to eat junk food ?", Xi Yuan glared at the girl ,"Don't tell me you do this everytime you are hungry and there is no one to cook for you."

Rong Xinghe : "....."

How was she to admit this habit of hers to him ?

But of course , Xi Yuan could read this lady devil's silence more than anyone. The man squinted his eyes at her and pointed towards the dining room ,"Go and sit there !"

Rong Xinghe knew that a volcano was erupting inside the man and she was in no place to anger him any further. So she nodded her head like an innocent 3-year old and headed straight towards the dining room obediently. In this entire world , love was the only thing that could hinder Rong Xinghe's rebellion nature.

Xi Yuan's eyes followed the girl until she sat down on one of the dining room chairs and Xi Fang joined her there for a conversation. As soon as Xi Yuan diverted his attention and started chopping vegetables , Rong Xinghe let out a sigh of relief.

"You are afraid of my brother ?", Xi Fang laughed.

"He is indeed intimidating sometimes.", the girl laughed back nervously.

"Um... Xiao Xinghe , could you please meet me tomorrow in Starserve Cafe ?", Xi Fang asked hesitantly.

"Why ?"

"Well... Jiang Yue is coming tomorrow. She will be here for few days. I already told you about her during brother's birthday.", the man said.

"Your girlfriend , right ?", Rong Xinghe asked after thinking for sometime.

Xi Fang nodded.

"Wait a second. Let me check my schedule. ", the girl pulled out her phone and shook her head ,"There are many business meetings at Rong headquarters tomorrow. How about this ? You bring your girl at 11:00 a.m. in the Rong office canteen. I will meet her then."

"Sure. I will text her right away.", Xi Fang smiled.