A matriarchal world with a harem? You must be kidding!

Upon hearing his words, Lan Ruobing immediately lost her composure, her jade-like hands tightly gripping her thighs as she looked at his retreating figure with resentment.

"Do you think what I said is right?" Suddenly, Mo Xunhuan turned his head.

Lan Ruobing hurriedly turned her head away, wiped away her tears, and said, "Do whatever you want, I don't care."

"Oh, really?" Mo Xunhuan came up to her, leaned down and stared into her eyes, then clicked his tongue.

"Then why are your eyes red? Could it be...?"

"I...I feel good about this," Lan Ruobing blurted out.

"Huh?" Mo Xunhuan was stunned, not expecting her to suddenly say that.

Realizing what had happened, Lan Ruobing blushed instantly, stood up, pushed Mo Xunhuan away, and hurriedly ran into the bathroom.

After washing her face and calming down, Lan Ruobing came out, went to the water dispenser, filled a glass with water, took a sip, and said, "Get ready, I'm going on a business trip with you out of town the day after tomorrow."

"Business trip? Me?" Mo Xunhuan pointed to himself with a surprised expression.

"Otherwise, what's the point of having you as my personal secretary?" Lan Ruobing rolled her eyes at him, sat down at her desk, and continued working.

Sitting on the sofa, Mo Xunhuan was now troubled. He understood what a business trip meant, and in the past he would have refused, but now it was hard to say, especially since he had just...

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A week later, at the entrance of the Seven Seas City airport, a brand-new luxury car sped towards them, and a handsome man in a suit stepped out.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I'm not ready yet!" Mo Xunhuan picked up her phone, checked the time, and frowned.

At this moment, the driver's side door opened, and Lan Ruobing, wearing sunglasses, got out of the car, looking around aloofly.

"You're still wearing sunglasses, you bastard! I'm asking you!" Mo Xunhuan stepped forward and yanked off the other person's sunglasses, questioning him irritably.

Faced with Mo Xunhuan's rude behavior, Lan Ruobing wasn't particularly angry; she just frowned slightly and patted the corner of her clothes.

"There's no other way, the situation is urgent, they need to discuss things urgently, so I have to go there immediately."

"Bullshit, I don't believe that kind of nonsense. The plane tickets were booked in advance, and the hotel reservation information came in before I even got there. Do you think I'm stupid?"

Mo Xunhuan looked at him with disdain, not taking his reasons seriously at all, and thought they were just nonsense.

Similarly, Lan Ruobing also felt that the explanation was not convincing, so she could only smile helplessly and say, "I'm just afraid that things might change if I wait too long, so I wanted to move it forward a bit."

"What do you mean by 'the longer the night, the more things might go wrong'? Let's talk business, what else do you want?" Mo Xunhuan sensed something amiss in her words and quickly took two steps back, looking at her warily.

Seeing this, Lan Ruobing knew she couldn't hide it any longer, so she could only confess decisively: "To be honest, I did have another purpose for going to Shanghai this time."

"As expected, what's your purpose? Speak quickly."

"Dating."

"What?" Mo Xunhuan was stunned, looking at her with a face full of surprise and doubt.

"A date? What kind of date? With whom?"

"Fool, it's definitely you~"

Lan Ruobing stepped forward, gently tapped his nose with her finger, and said tenderly, "It's been ten years. I admit I can't let go of this relationship, and I think you feel the same way. After all this time together, testing each other, I think we should both have our answers. So… would you agree to this date? With me?"

"This...why are you suddenly being so direct? I thought you were going to act for a while!" Mo Xunhuan was caught off guard by Lan Ruobing's blunt actions.

"Because there's no need to act anymore. I lost the chance to love you because I was too arrogant before. Now I don't want to miss it again. Would you like to come with me?" Lan Ruobing invited affectionately.

"I..." Mo Xunhuan hesitated for a moment, unsure how to answer.

Just then, the sound of a vehicle came from afar. A familiar car drove up, and then Lu Xiaoxue and Su Qi got out of the car.

"Xiaoxue!"

"Quick, stop them! Don't let this woman succeed!" Su Qi hurriedly reminded Lu Xiaoxue.

"Xunhuan!" Lan Ruobing immediately panicked and subconsciously grabbed Mo Xunhuan's hand.

Mo Xunhuan glanced back at her, decisively pulled his hand away from hers, and walked towards Lu Xiaoxue.

"What's wrong with you? Are you here to catch me?"

Faced with Mo Xunhuan's teasing, Lu Xiaoxue's expression was not as tense as expected. Instead, she smiled slightly and took Mo Xunhuan's hand.

"How could that be? If you really want to leave, no one can stop you. I've said that before."

"Oh, so you've come here to..." Mo Xunhuan was quite surprised by Lu Xiaoxue's calm reaction.

"I just wanted to see you off." Lu Xiaoxue stepped forward, straightened Mo Xunhuan's clothes, and looked at him tenderly as she spoke.

"You're always sneaking around. You could just tell me these things directly."

"I'm afraid you'll be angry..."

"Angry? I'm more afraid than anything else. Didn't I tell you before that I'm more afraid of losing you than sharing with others? So, please don't hide this from me anymore, okay?"

Faced with Lu Xiaoxue's heartfelt advice, Mo Xunhuan took a deep breath and hugged her, moved by her words.

"Okay, I agree!"

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Half an hour later, the plane was airborne.

Mo Xunhuan sat by the window, gazing at the blue sky and white clouds outside, feeling extremely relaxed and content.

"I never expected her to let you go. She's really generous!" Lan Ruobing, who was sitting next to her, exclaimed.

Mo Xunhuan chuckled and shook her head. "You don't understand. She's using a strategy of retreating to advance."

In the square, Su Qi watched the plane gradually disappear into the distance and couldn't help but complain, "Why did you let him go? Aren't you afraid he'll never come back?"

Lu Xiaoxue, standing to the side, gazed quietly at the azure sky, a confident smile playing on her lips.

"No, he's not that kind of person. From the day we got together, he's always belonged to me!"

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(The End)