The next day, Kuang Ye sent the apartment code to Mu Wan. After receiving it, Mu Wan informed her parents that she was going to stay elsewhere. Wang Lan didn’t object, but gently patted her head and said with kindness, “It’s a good thing you’ve moved past what happened before, but don’t force yourself. You haven’t played the violin for over a year, so it’s normal to feel rusty.”

Mu Wan nodded, thinking to herself that it had been more than a year—actually, counting her past life, she hadn’t touched the violin in three years. Just regaining her playing skills would probably take a lot of effort.

Her father, Mu Jianhua, frowned. “You don’t need to move out just to participate in a competition. It’s dangerous for a girl to live alone. We have a music room at home.”

“If it’s really necessary, you can stay in your brother’s place in the city. At least you’ll have someone looking after you,” he added.

Wang Lan gave him a reproachful glance. “The children are all grown up. Isn’t it normal for them to want their own privacy? And didn’t you hear Wan Wan say the apartment is near the Xiao Ye team? If anything happens, just have him take care of it.”

Hearing Kuang Ye’s name, Mu Jianhua’s brow furrowed slightly, and he looked at Mu Wan. “Xiao Wan, the engagement between you and Kuang Ye was arranged by your grandfather and the Kuang family. As your father, I can’t go back on it and disappoint your grandfather.”

“But now with the confusion over the fake young master from the Kuang family, if the engagement partner changes, I won’t let you suffer. I spoke with Old Master Kuang and agreed that the engagement would last for a year. After that, if you and Kuang Ye don’t end up marrying, the engagement will be nullified.”

“So, if you truly don’t like Kuang Ye, after a year, I’ll help you break the engagement,” he said.

Mu Jianhua was well aware of the rumors in their circle. How could he not know? If his daughter really liked Kuang Shuyu, he wouldn’t stand in their way. For this reason, their engagement banquet had only been attended by close family, with no media involved, which led to some rumors circulating in the upper class.

Mu Wan hadn’t expected her father to quietly do so much for her. Her nose tingled, and her eyes instantly turned red. “Dad, thank you.”

In her past life, she had been so willful, and if she had just calmly asked her father about the reason for the engagement, things wouldn’t have gotten so ugly.

Mu Jianhua, with a stern tone, said, “I’m your father. What’s there to thank for? Is the money enough for you? If not, I’ll have finance send you ten million.”

In her previous life, Mu Wan had thrown a tantrum about her engagement to Kuang Ye, which had made Mu Jianhua so furious that he froze all her bank cards.

Mu Wan hesitated and quietly said, “My brother’s secondary card is with me.”

Mu Jianhua: “… That little troublemakers. Wait till he comes back, I’ll deal with him.”

Wang Lan defended her son, “Alright, alright. If you don’t pamper your daughter, can’t your son pamper his sister?”

Mu Jianhua’s eyes widened, looking angrier than a bull. “I don’t pamper my daughter? When she was little, she climbed a tree and fell, and her leg hurt so badly that she couldn’t sleep. She cried every time she touched the bed. Who do you think stayed up with her, holding her while standing for days on end? And when she was six, insisting on watching fireworks despite the city’s ban on them, I drove out to the suburbs in the middle of the night to let her see the fireworks…”

Wang Lan had poked the hornet’s nest and quickly tried to soothe things over. “Yes, yes, yes, you love her the most.”

Then, she turned to Mu Wan. “Kuang Ye is a good kid. Although I don’t understand esports, I heard he’s won several championships.”

“You were studying abroad before and didn’t have much contact with him, so just treat him as a friend.”

“Anyway, whether things work out or not, your parents will back you up, so just follow your heart.”

Mu Wan, moved, pounced on her parents to act cute. “You guys are the best!”

Wang Lan hugged her, her tone indulgent. “How old are you and still acting cute?”

Mu Wan replied, “No matter how old I am, in front of my parents, I’m still a kid. I’ll always act cute.”

The family was filled with warmth and laughter, all except for a certain brother who, at that moment, was working abroad and was too busy to attend his younger sister’s engagement.

“Mr. Mu, here are the additional documents for the project, and they all require your signature.”

Mu Yan Ci took off his gold-rimmed glasses and rubbed his brow. “Just put them there.”

Secretary: “Yes.”

Ding-dong. A message came through on his personal phone. Mu Yan Ci paused for a moment, glanced at the sender, his expression darkened, then put his glasses back on and resumed working.

—

Kuang Xingran turned off her phone, propped her chin up with one hand, her figure in a sexy black spaghetti strap dress attracting countless curious glances in the bar. She ignored them and casually asked the Mu Wan sitting across from her.

“So, you’re living together with Kuang Ye now?”

Mu Wan could hardly stand the noisy atmosphere of the bar, but since it was Kuang Xingran who invited her, she didn’t want to spoil the mood. She blushed when she heard the question.

“Living together? He stays in the dorm; we’re not living together.”

Kuang Xingran smirked. “Then you’re missing out. The only thing left about Kuang Ye that’s worth mentioning is his body, and you’re not even getting that.”

Mu Wan had been best friends with Kuang Xingran for over twenty years, but she was still caught off guard by her blunt, no-filter remarks.

“Kuang Xingran,” she said, irritated.

Kuang Xingran looked at her as though she were an alien. “Wan Wan, you’re twenty-three, not thirteen. How can you be this innocent? Haven’t you seen the world? Haven’t you ever seen a pig run, even if you’ve never eaten pork?”

Mu Wan retorted, “None of your business!”