Kuang Ye sneered twice and snapped back directly. “Are your ears so bad you can’t recognize my voice?”

“Kuang Shuyu, haven’t I already told you to stay far away from Wan wan when you see her? You’re a grown man—do you not understand human words?”

Kuang Shuyu’s emotions flared even more. “This is between Mu Wan and me! What does it have to do with you? You think spreading a few rumors about me can break me? You wish!

“I’m telling you, the successor of the Kuang family will definitely be me! The Kuang family’s heir status, my parents’ affection—nothing will ever be yours!”

Kuang Ye scoffed lightly. “Kuang Shuyu, aren’t you tired of fighting against the air all by yourself? When did I ever compete with you for any of that?”

Kuang Shuyu’s voice suddenly turned sharp and even a bit hysterical. “Kuang Ye, stop pretending! Do you think I don’t know? You promised Grandpa that you would quit being an eSports player if you got engaged to Mu Wan.

“If you’re not in eSports anymore, what else can you do? Isn’t it just to come back and compete with me for the family inheritance—for what’s rightfully mine?

“I originally thought Mu Wan would never agree to marry you, and you wouldn’t be able to fulfill your promise to Grandpa. But she agreed. She betrayed me, and now you two have cut off my last way out!”

“You two scumbags are perfect for each other. Birds of a feather—you’re both no good!”

Kuang Ye’s voice turned cold. “We’re no good, but you are? You stole my life, showed no guilt about it, and even act like you’re the victim—as if I’m the one who benefitted.

“Mu Wan was engaged to you, but you didn’t even treat her with the respect of a proper girlfriend. You spread scandals everywhere.”

“Except for that one misunderstanding with Li Shuqin that you didn’t stop the media from reporting, the rest—staying overnight in bars and clubs, flirtations with flashy streamers, juniors like Xie Huayu, and others—you think nobody knows about those?”

“And now you’re saying Mu Wan betrayed you? Please. Do you know why I want to get engaged to her? Because I don’t want her to be with someone as disgusting as you.”

Kuang Shuyu suddenly sounded panicked. “How do you know…?”

He had indeed lived a wild lifestyle in private. In the past, he could act recklessly because no matter what, the Kuang family had his back. At that time, he wasn’t even interested in being with Mu Wan—her family status was above the Kuang family’s, and marrying her would mean he’d lose much of his freedom.

But ever since Kuang Ye returned, his position in the Kuang family had been shaken, so he had been careful to hide his wild past.

Kuang Ye sneered, “If you don’t want people to know, don’t do it in the first place.”

A hint of disgust flashed through his eyes. Back when he first encountered Mu Wan in that alley, he only wanted to stay near her—just a little closer.

So, he deliberately appeared in front of Grandpa Kuang to attract his attention and was brought back to the Kuang family. In his original plan, Mu Wan and Kuang Shuyu would eventually be married. As a member of the Kuang family, he thought if he concealed his feelings well enough, he could quietly watch over her for the rest of his life.

But when he returned to the Kuang family, everything turned into a mess—far from the harmonious picture he had imagined. Kuang Shuyu’s hostility toward him was immense. His biological parents weren’t happy about his sudden return either.

Because Mu Wan went abroad to study, he didn’t see her and decided to avoid the Kuang family entirely.

Until that time when news broke of Kuang Shuyu’s scandal with Li Shuqin, and Mu Wan drowned her sorrows in a bar. It was then that he realized she might not be as happy as he had imagined.

To get to the bottom of it, he investigated Kuang Shuyu. What he found shocked him—Kuang Shuyu, who appeared so polished and presentable, was no different from other playboys.

He couldn’t let Mu Wan marry someone like him. That was his only thought.

Coincidentally, Grandpa Kuang declared that he would only recognize Kuang Ye as his blood-related grandson and persuaded him to quit eSports and return to inherit the family business.

Kuang Ye went along with it. He agreed to quit eSports on the condition that the marriage agreement with the Mu family be switched to him.

Of course, he was shrewd enough not to agree to return to the company. First, he had no interest in the business. Second, he couldn’t be bothered to play mind games with Kuang Shuyu and his adoptive parents.

At first, he hadn’t held out much hope. Having watched from the shadows for so long, he knew how unwavering Mu Wan’s feelings for Kuang Shuyu were.

But on the day of the engagement—

She Appeared.

Everything that happened afterward felt like rock sugar dissolving into bland warm water. Their days became sweeter and sweeter—it was a development Kuang Ye hadn’t even dared to dream of.

Turning his attention back to the enraged Kuang Shuyu on the other end of the call, Kuang Ye remarked, “But what you said just gave me an idea. If I share this news with Miss Yuan, wouldn’t your breakup go even smoother?”

Kuang Shuyu’s voice turned dark and threatening. “Kuang Ye, if you dare do that, I won’t let you off!”

Kuang Ye activated his sarcasm. “Oh no, I’m so scared. Are you going to ruin my eSports career too? Then don’t blame me for coming back and competing with you for the inheritance.”

Kuang Shuyu was so furious he cursed and abruptly hung up the phone.

Kuang Ye snorted with a smirk. “Idiot.”

He casually placed the phone back on the table. Suddenly, he noticed something odd about the room.

Wait a second—why was it so quiet?

Hold on. Wasn’t Wan wan taking a shower? Where was the sound of running water?

He whipped his head around and froze. Mu Wan had, at some point, already emerged, dressed in a bathrobe. She was now leaning against the wall, watching him with an amused yet sharp look.

“Kuang Ye, as long as you get engaged to me, you’ll quit professional eSports?”

“You even investigated Kuang Shuyu and found out about his mistresses?”

“One thing at a time—explain everything to me!”

Kuang Ye swallowed nervously, raising his hands in a surrender gesture. “Wan wan, don’t be mad. I didn’t mean to hide it from you. I’ll explain everything right now.”

Because there wasn’t much to do in country D other than shopping, the suite Mu Wan and Kuang Ye booked had a gaming room attached.

Mu Wan walked over to the gaming room, detached the keyboard, and set it down at Kuang Ye’s feet. Then she elegantly perched on the edge of the bed, crossing her legs and folding her arms.

“Go on—explain. And do it while kneeling!”