So all the wives were waiting for me to break up with them.

Ning Moxin looked at Chen Tangtang and smiled gently. "Tangtang really tried her best this time."

Yun Mingyue glanced at Ning Moxin, who showed no jealousy but instead smiled with maternal affection, then at Chen Tangtang, who was playfully shaking the plush toy with Zhou You, before finally fixing her gaze on the happy Zhou You.

This unusually heartwarming scene made her feel somewhat dazed.

…………

As Zhou You and his older sisters prepared to happily celebrate Valentine's Day.

Class 1, Grade 12, Hangzhou High School.

It was exactly 5:30 pm, which is when school was over.

Ding-a-ling~~ Ding-a-ling~~

As the bell rang, the math teacher of Class 1, Grade 12, a young woman who looked to be around 27 or 28 years old, swept her expressionless face over the somewhat restless students below.

"Do you still have any questions?"

"No," the students answered in unison.

The school bell has rung, so why would students give any answer other than "I understand"?

Hearing the students chanting slogans in unison, a sound comparable to military training, the math teacher raised his hand and slammed his hand on the blackboard. "You're all fine, but I don't see you all getting into Tsinghua University or Beijing University."

She turned around, ignoring the increasingly noisy campus outside, and picked up the chalk to write a problem, ignoring the students' worried expressions below. As a qualified high school teacher, she would be embarrassed to tell others that she was teaching senior high school students if she didn't go overtime.

So, she went overtime by nearly fifteen minutes. If she hadn't been thinking that the students needed to eat and then come to school for evening self-study, she could have stayed even longer.

Chen Youzi got up and tidied her books, preparing to go out to find a restaurant for dinner. She didn't plan to cause any trouble on Valentine's Day.

In the second half of her senior year, her studies became increasingly demanding, and she found it increasingly difficult to find the time to do things as she had before.

"Sigh~~" As she thought about it, Chen Youzi couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

She lacked both the right timing and the right location, as her studies were demanding and she had little free time. She was also in a disadvantaged position, as she was still attending high school in Hangzhou while her brother was already in university and had recently moved out.

What should we do?!

"Yuzu, let's go have dinner." Just as Chen Yuzu sighed, her best friend Ning Mengmeng came to her side.

"Mm." Chen Youzi nodded and walked out side by side with Ning Mengmeng.

The two girls left the classroom and followed the flow of people out of the teaching building. They walked on the cracked cement ground towards the school gate. As they passed the basketball court, some energetic students were already calling out to their friends and playing basketball back and forth under the hoops.

"Youzi." Ning Mengmeng suddenly called out softly to Chen Youzi.

"Mengmeng? What's wrong?" Chen Youzi turned her head to look at Ning Mengmeng, who had a strange expression.

Today is Valentine's Day.

"I know."

Ning Mengmeng looked at Chen Youzi, "So, are you planning to do something?"

Chen Youzi shook her head, somewhat unexpectedly to Ning Mengmeng's surprise.

"Brother Zhou You is currently all lovey-dovey with that group of old women, and Youzi, you..." Ning Mengmeng stopped mid-sentence, unable to continue, as some of the scenes made her feel suffocated just thinking about them.

“I know,” Chen Youzi replied, somewhat haltingly.

“Since you know about pomelos…” Ning Mengmeng wanted to say more.

"Cute."

Chen Youzi raised her hand to interrupt Ning Mengmeng, and frowned slightly in surprise, "I feel like Mengmeng, aren't you a little too concerned about your brother's affairs?"

320. What should I do?

After asking Ning Mengmeng her question, Chen Youzi gazed at her quietly.

Ning Mengmeng was a little stunned by Chen Youzi's abrupt question, but as a qualified 'little green tea', she always reacted quickly.

She feigned an even more surprised expression than Chen Youzi and replied, "Am I that concerned about my brother?"

"Um……"

Chen Youzi recalled carefully, "Thinking about it carefully, Mengmeng, you actually often asked me about my brother..."

"Because Brother Zhou You was once a prominent figure in our school, and he is also my idol."

Ning Mengmeng explained, "When I asked Youzi about Brother Zhou You, it was just like a fan following a star. I just wanted to satisfy my curiosity. You can't say I was overly concerned, right?"

"Even if you asked me about your brother just to satisfy your curiosity, why do you always look so bitter and resentful whenever you mention those old women, as if they NTR'd you?"

Some things are better left unthought of. The more Chen Youzi thought about it, the more she felt that her best friend Ning Mengmeng might have some kind of problem.

Ning Mengmeng didn't expect that Chen Youzi wasn't as easy to fool this time... After being coaxed, her expression changed, but she remained relatively calm.

He quickly organized his thoughts.

"Because I'm your good friend, Yuzu, of course I won't give those old women who are trying to steal your brother a friendly look."

"So Mengmeng, you don't like my brother at all?" Ning Mengmeng's words seemed logically plausible, but Chen Youzi wasn't easily fooled by Ning Mengmeng this time.

When Ning Mengmeng saw that Chen Youzi was still relentless, a glint flashed in her eyes hidden under her bangs. After a moment's thought, she decided to retreat in order to advance.

She raised her hand and gently pressed on Chen Youzi's shoulder, "Okay, Youzi, I admit I do have a bit of a crush on Brother Zhou You, after all..."

She paused, then mentioned something that both Chen Youzi and she knew, "...Thanks to Brother Zhou You, I was no longer bullied by those people. He was like a ray of light illuminating my path."

Her mother, Ning Qiyu, treated her very well, but because of Ning Qiyu's personality flaws, she actually lacked a sense of security from a young age, and was constantly bullied.

Suddenly, an incredibly powerful older brother appeared, like a god descending to earth, and rescued her from her suffering.

That was not only the image of a hero, but also the solid and reliable image that she had always hoped would be there for her to shelter her from the wind and rain.

So even though he was only doing it to avenge his sister, she still couldn't help but like him, like him, like him.

"..."

Hearing Ning Mengmeng's words, Chen Youzi, who had also been bullied by that group of people, felt a deep sense of empathy.

She used to be a pampered young lady in Hong Kong, but she was bullied and cried as soon as she came to Hangzhou for high school.

At that time, she returned home in a disheveled state, and Zhou You's departure without a word was indeed dazzling in her eyes.

And Ning Mengmeng suffered even longer and more pain than her...

It's perfectly normal for her to develop feelings for her older brother.

After confirming this, Chen Youzi looked at Ning Mengmeng with a very complicated expression.

"But! Pomelo!"

Before Chen Youzi could speak, Ning Mengmeng continued, "A girl as ordinary as me is not qualified to accompany such a dazzling brother."

She turned halfway around, looking sad, and said, "Only a beautiful girl like you, Yuzu, is qualified to accompany my brother for life. As for me, it's enough to see my brother and you, Yuzu, living a happy life."

"...Mengmeng."

Chen Youzi looked at the seemingly "rustic" girl in front of her and was moved by her heartfelt words.

She even began to regret having doubted Ning Mengmeng.

During this time, Ning Mengmeng has been working hard and offering advice without ever complaining about the hardship.

But she...

"I misunderstood you, Mengmeng, I hope you can forgive me." Chen Youzi's words were full of sincerity.

"Yuzu, it's okay. You're my best friend, how could I be angry with you..."

"Watch out! Basketball! You girl in front, get out of the way!"

Ning Mengmeng had just breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the matter should be considered settled, when she suddenly heard a boy's exclamation.

She instinctively looked in the direction from which the exclamation came.

A basketball flew towards her from her left, and a boy was chasing after it in a hurry.

She only had time to blink before the basketball slammed into her, causing her body to lean back uncontrollably.

Just as Ning Mengmeng was about to fall to the ground, Chen Youzi reacted quickly and reached out to grab her best friend.

"Mengmeng, are you alright..."

Chen Youzi stared at Ning Mengmeng, whose hair was falling backward due to gravity because of her leaning back. The words she was about to say were instantly stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say them no matter what.

"I was so scared just now, thank goodness you reacted quickly, Yuzu."

Unaware that something was wrong, Ning Mengmeng used the momentum to get up. She thanked Chen Youzi, then patted her clothes and looked at the boy who had run up to her.

"Are you alright?" a tall, burly boy, covered in sweat, asked with concern.

"It's alright, nothing serious." Ning Mengmeng didn't argue with the boys, and kicked the basketball right next to her feet. "Be careful next time."

"Yes." The tall, burly boy responded by bending down to pick up the basketball that had rolled to his feet. Before turning around, he caught a glimpse of Chen Youzi standing in front of Ning Mengmeng.

He paused involuntarily, unable to resist glancing at Chen Youzi a few more times.

This senior is so pretty.

Of course, he didn't dare to stare at Chen Youzi for long, and quickly took the basketball and returned to his friends.

Then, while chatting with his friends, he would casually turn his head towards Chen Youzi, continuing this spying until Chen Youzi and Ning Mengmeng were out of sight.

"Youzi, why haven't you said anything since just now?" After walking a long distance with Chen Youzi, Ning Mengmeng finally noticed that Chen Youzi seemed a little strange.

Upon hearing this, Chen Youzi slowly turned around to face Ning Mengmeng.

She took a deep, deep breath, her well-developed chest heaving violently due to inheriting Li Muyun's excellent genes.

"Mengmeng, I didn't know you... were so beautiful."

Chen Youzi paused, and after a long while, stared intently at Ning Mengmeng with a scrutinizing gaze. "So, Mengmeng, why did you keep this from me?"

"I don't know what you're talking about, Yuzu..."

"I saw it all just now." Chen Youzi made a gesture of brushing her bangs back.

"..."

Ning Mengmeng was speechless.

What should she do? How should she answer?