Ah, didn't she go to another city for a tour?
Has she come back already?
Or maybe, she never left at all?
Su Chaoyang looked at Mu Xiangwan, who was stunned looking, a trace of a smile teasing the stoic corners of his mouth. The wine glass in his hand shook subtly.
There was a moment of complete silence in the room, the sound of mahjong stopped, the laughter stopped, everyone looked towards the door.
The room fell silent.
Everyone was surprised when they saw Li An'an had brought Mu Xiangwan with her: Why did she bring her along?
Someone might wonder, this gathering was clearly held for Su Chaoyang's return, and everyone present were children who grew up together in the compound. Mu Xiangwan is Su Chaoyang's sister, so why couldn't she be brought along?
Well, it's a long story, in short, Mu Xiangwan was rebellious and arrogant from a young age. Despite being a girl, she behaved like a boy, getting into all sorts of trouble. She wasn't well-liked in the compound.
When Su Chaoyang came to the Mu family at the age of ten, he quickly won everyone over with his good looks, pleasant personality, and extraordinary talent. This included everyone in the Mu family.
This made Mu Xiangwan harbor resentment.
Why was she, not liked by others, while he, an outsider, could capture everyone's hearts so quickly? Even her parents loved him so much!
So, she committed various misdeeds and blamed them on Su Chaoyang, trying to ruin his image.
Of course, she was eventually exposed.
From then on, everyone understood her grudge against Su Chaoyang, and even sympathized with him for having such a destructive "sister".
Four years ago, Su Chaoyang suddenly dropped out of school to join the army. Although he didn't explain why, everyone understood it probably had something to do with Mu Xiangwan and they started keeping a distance from her and bore resentment.
Four years later, Su Chaoyang finally came back. Everyone planned to gather without inviting Mu Xiangwan, but due to some mishap, Li An'an had brought her!
Actually, Li An'an didn't understand it when she received a call from Zhao Jing about a gathering at the Royal Family's place. But when she heard from Mu Xiangwan that Su Chaoyang had returned, she understood the situation.
And when she realized that Mu Xiangwan didn't know about the gathering, Li An'an quickly figured out why - the others must have excluded the rebel girl.
However, being kind-hearted, Li An'an knew that Mu Xiangwan, despite her rebellious nature, was not a malicious person. Seeing how strained relationships were between Xiangwan and Chaoyang, she decided to pull a trick to "trick" Xiangwan into coming, hoping to mend their relationship.
Within a short moment, everyone had something to mull over.
Mu Xiangwan was not stupid, she soon understood what the gathering was about and immediately felt humiliated.
She wanted to turn around and leave, but to run away would be too much of a letdown, so she composed herself.
Seeing Su Chaoyang still watching her with mixed feelings, she glared back at him. Their eyes met in the air, and it was as if everyone could hear the sparks flying.
Qin Yuehua was the oldest among the group and the initiator of the gathering. Seeing that everyone was here, it was unreasonable to ask anyone to leave, so she gracefully stood up and said, "An'an, Xiangwan, you two are here …"
With her casual greeting, the tension in the room was finally lifted, the sound of mahjong started again, and people resumed their chatter.
Li An'an forcefully pulled Mu Xiangwan towards the sofa and said hello to the man in the military uniform with a bright smile, "Chaoyang, it's been years, you've become even more handsome!"