Tang Yue never imagined that Mo Siyu would exaggerate his injury just because he wanted her sympathy and wanted her to come to Jing City to see him.
She mistakenly thought that he was apologizing for not keeping his promise to her.
"No, Mo Siyu, you don’t need to apologize." Tang Yue misunderstood; she reaches back and holds his hand, saying, "I don’t despise you."
Tang Jun stood behind, looking at the scene before him—Mo Siyu sitting, Tang Yue squatting, their eyes locked, and hands clasping each other. His eyes widened in shock; he hadn’t noticed before but now the realization dawned on him.
Li Wei called Tang Yue ’little sister-in-law’.
Could it be that sister and Uncle Mo...
Tang Jun’s suspicious gaze shifted back and forth between the two of them.
"Brother Mo, lit..." Li Wei was about to say little sister-in-law, but considering there were several brothers around and the fact that the marriage wasn’t officially arranged yet, he felt uneasy calling her that, so he changed his words, "Miss Tang, it’s getting late. We should head back to the team now. We’ll make it just in time for dinner, and after traveling by train all day, Miss Tang and the others must be tired. After dinner, you can rest early."
Li Wei suggested, and the group got into the car. They hadn’t considered that Tang Yue would bring three brothers with her, so the car was a bit crowded.
At this moment, Tang Yue’s mood had slowly calmed down, and with some apprehension, she asked, "Should Xiao Jun and I stay at an outside guesthouse? Your place..."
"Li..." Li Wei was used to calling out ’little sister-in-law’ and quickly explained: "Miss Tang, no worries, our team has facilities specifically for accommodating relatives."
The team had heard that little sister-in-law had arrived but if she didn’t show up at the team base, the rumors about little sister-in-law being ugly would really seem true. Therefore, Li Wei was very keen to encourage them to visit the team’s base.
Tang Jun and the others were very eager to go to the team’s base, but out of respect for Tang Yue’s words, they all agreed without voicing any objections.
Mo Siyu said: "Xiao Yue, don’t worry, the people in our team are all very welcoming to you."
"Sister." Tang Jun looked eagerly at Tang Yue.
Tang Yue nodded in response without fussing over it anymore.
Tang Jun quietly winked at Tang Yue, as if to ask, ’Sister, when did you find me a brother-in-law?’
Tang Yue blushed and whispered in his ear, "I’ll explain it to you later."
With those words, Tang Yue leaned back on the seat and closed her eyes to rest. She had never intended to keep it a secret from Tang Jun. Probably, even if she wanted to, she couldn’t have kept it hidden. But how should she explain it clearly to Tang Jun?
The car smoothly entered the Bailutong Team’s base.
Li Wei, pushing Mo Siyu’s wheelchair, enthusiastically directed Tang Yue to the guesthouse at the team’s base, where everyone stealthily observed Tang Yue. In their eyes, apart from shock, there appeared to be something else.
Tang Yue entered the team base for the first time, seeing rows and rows of trucks lined up neatly as if queued.
Though called a team, it was actually a transportation company.
Tang Jun and the others were even more excited; men always like seeing a variety of cars.
Li Wei arranged a private room and let Tang Yue and the girls decide on the dishes when ordering.
Tang Yue said "anything is fine" and let Tang Jun and the others fuss over the menu.
"Mo Siyu, why do I feel like they’re all looking at me strangely?" Tang Yue whispered, wondering if it was just her imagination. Since she entered, she felt like a performing monkey; quite a few people were eyeballing her stealthily, their secretive whispers made her feel uneasy.
A twitch formed at the corner of Mo Siyu’s mouth. How was he to explain the previous rumors circulating in the team?
"Ahem." Li Wei cleared his throat and said with a compensatory smile, "Maybe it’s because Miss Tang is just too good-looking, so everyone just wants to look more. Besides, Brother Mo’s reputation in the team is really great."
It had to be great; here, Brother Mo was the living King Yan. Everyone under his management was tormented to death and back. They all held nothing but fear and respect for Brother Mo.
"Is that so?" Tang Yue looked at Li Wei doubtfully. Thinking he had no reason to lie to her, she didn’t ponder any further.
After dinner, Li Wei said with difficulty, "Brother Mo, there are no rooms available in the guest house."
Tang Yue was about to suggest going into the city when Mo Siyu straightforwardly said, "Xiao Yue, I have a room in the dormitory. Xiao Yue, you sleep in my room; I’ll stay in the larger dorm with Xiao Jun and the others."
"Is that really okay?" Tang Yue’s face inexplicably blushed at the thought of sleeping in Mo Siyu’s room.
"It’s perfect," Li Wei personally escorted Tang Yue to Mo Siyu’s room. Given Mo Siyu’s position, he was entitled to a separate apartment, but since Mo Siyu was still single, he gave his spot to someone else, opting for a smaller single room.
As Li Wei was escorting Tang Yue, they came across quite a few people. He was hoping to run into those who had spread rumors about the little sister-in-law being ugly.
As luck would have it, Li Wei’s wish came true.
Jiang Beini, Lu Wu’s wife who had just married into the team, flaunted her city origins and university education, looking down on others and thinking she was the most beautiful.
"Oh, who is this?" Jiang Beini was out for a walk with Lu Wu, and upon seeing Li Wei leading a beauty, she immediately became curious and asked, "Is this your girlfriend?"
"Sister-in-law Lu, you can’t talk nonsense," Li Wei immediately clarified, "This is Brother Mo’s girlfriend, Miss Tang Yue. Brother Mo got hurt this time, and Miss Tang came to visit him. The family guest house is full, so Brother Mo offered his room to Miss Tang."
Li Wei explained in great detail with visible pride.
"Mo Siyu’s girlfriend?" Jiang Beini scrutinized Tang Yue seriously; her delicate eyebrows and apricot eyes, her small, palm-sized face looked as if it had stepped straight out of a painting. She wore an orange-red dress that fell past her knees and a pair of white sandals that accentuated her long and beautiful feet.
Tang Yue’s smile was open and unrestrained; her demeanor was nice, gentle, and serene, with bright eyes as clear as mirrors.
Jiang Beini always had a high opinion of herself, but upon standing next to Tang Yue, she immediately felt that her own floral dress was on a much lower level compared to Tang Yue’s.
"Hello, my name is Tang Yue." Thinking she might have to deal with them if she visited the team again in the future, Tang Yue wanted to leave a good impression.
"Hello." Jiang Beini greeted, then walked away with Lu Wu, muttering, "Brother Mo didn’t even accompany her; she must have thrown herself at him. Otherwise, maybe they broke up with that ugly girlfriend from before and he purposely found a prettier one."