Chapter 331: Honeymoon Trip?

“Don’t attack him,” An Siyao pointed at Xia Yu and said to Hu Lianglu.

“But he just threatened you,” Hu Lianglu felt she wasn’t wrong.

“He was just joking,” An Siyao continued to explain.

“I don’t think he looked like he was joking,” Hu Lianglu said.

An Siyao looked toward Xia Yu, hoping he would confirm it was a joke.

Xia Yu rubbed his chin, feeling it was wrong to lie.

Seeing that he didn’t respond for a long time, An Siyao’s eyes widened in realization.

Meanwhile, Hu Lianglu was still waiting for her reply. An Siyao had no time to feel fear and could only continue speaking.

Her face blushed slightly: “Anyway, whatever he does is okay.”

Hu Lianglu nodded vaguely, feeling that the relationship between An Siyao and the man in front of her was just like her own relationship with An Siyao. Whatever An Siyao did, she could accept it, like the time An Siyao deliberately tripped her at home.

An Siyao, teaching someone for the first time, felt a bit nervous. She grabbed Xia Yu’s hand and looked up to ask if her explanation had any issues.

Xia Yu patted her head to encourage her.

“Alright, let’s go back,” Xia Yu packed up his things, slung his backpack, and walked with An Siyao toward the school gate.

Walking on the path in front of the teaching building, the three of them weren’t particularly noticeable due to the narrow path and many people. However, when they reached the wide school gate, the oddity of their trio finally became apparent.

Xia Yu and An Siyao walked hand in hand at the front, while Hu Lianglu followed two steps behind, staring intently at the pair.

If it were a broad-shouldered, thick-waisted man, others might understand him as a bodyguard, but Hu Lianglu was a beautiful girl.

A beautiful girl, looking displeased, staring intently at the couple ahead—what could that possibly mean?

Unaware of the situation, Xia Yu spotted Qin Youliang and his group waiting for a car at the school gate. He waved and greeted them.

Qin Youliang smiled in response. His gaze swept past Xia Yu and An Siyao, finally resting on Hu Lianglu behind them, pondering who this underage girl following them could be.

After Xia Yu greeted him, he headed toward the driver’s car.

Since there was some distance to the car, Qin Youliang’s group fully observed Hu Lianglu following behind and even saw her getting into the car behind the pair.

They inhaled sharply and exchanged glances.

“Is she a relative?” Qin Youliang asked.

“Which relative walks behind without even acknowledging them?” one companion retorted.

Another companion analyzed: “That girl followed them with a gloomy expression, staring at the hands of Xia Yu and An Siyao. Isn’t the meaning already very clear? Could it possibly be that she’s jealous of Xia Yu?”

“Last time there was that wheelchair girl, and now he found another high school girl?”

The group fell silent and together sighed: “No wonder he’s Brother Yu.”

Meanwhile, the driver carrying the three of them also observed through the rearview mirror.

The back seat of the car originally had only two spots, but the three of them still squeezed in together.

Seeing his employer’s daughter hugging Xia Yu on the left and Hu Lianglu on the right, the driver wasn’t surprised at all.

So what if it’s a left-and-right embrace? So what if the two embraced are of different genders? What’s so strange about that?

But just thinking about it… No, if the young mistress could read minds, he would die for sure!

Though he felt humans probably didn’t have such abilities, just like knowing there’s no ghosts at night but still fearing them, the driver also felt a bit scared.

He stopped his thoughts and obediently drove the car.

When they arrived downstairs at Xia Yu’s house, he opened the car door.

After getting out, the three entered the villa.

With Hu Lianglu around, Yu Ningmeng no longer came to watch over the pair. She assumed Hu Lianglu would keep an eye on Xia Yu, but Hu Lianglu was someone personally trained by Xia Yu, who had already taken precautions.

Entering the living room, Xia Yu’s arm casually wrapped around An Siyao’s waist.

“Brother!” On the second floor, You Xue, upon seeing Xia Yu return, called out to him.

Xia Yu withdrew his arm and walked ahead to see what You Xue needed.

“Here, this is for you!” With a serious expression, You Xue handed a proposal document to Xia Yu.

It was the travel plan for winter vacation that Xia Yu had previously asked her to write.

You Xue had already submitted several drafts before, but Xia Yu returned them all, citing insufficient planning.

Xia Yu briefly skimmed through the proposal in his hand. This plan was already perfect, with a well-balanced itinerary.

The girl wanted to travel to District 26.

This was a peninsula country located at the edge of the Asian block, bordering District 232, which had split off from District 26.

District 26 was famous for its beautiful seascapes and numerous resort islands. Despite several world wars, this area remained untouched, so its customs and scenery remained quite ancient. You Xue was particularly fond of these qualities.

“That’s fine,” Xia Yu closed the proposal document and announced that You Xue had passed the test.

The girl happily hugged An Siyao, who had just come upstairs.

Lifting her head from An Siyao’s arms, You Xue looked at her and asked, “Sister Yao, do you want to come along too?”

“Go where?” An Siyao, who had just come upstairs behind Xia Yu and didn’t know what was happening, was immediately hugged by You Xue.

So You Xue handed her proposal document to An Siyao to look at.

Glancing at it briefly, An Siyao showed no interest in the proposal.

Noticing her lack of enthusiasm, You Xue hurriedly painted a bright picture of the trip, feeling that going with just her and her brother wouldn’t be lively enough, and inviting An Siyao would make it perfect.

“The seascapes there are amazing—Su Shichen’s song ‘Seacliff’ was written about this place…” You Xue first tried to tempt her with culture.

Su Shichen was the name of a literary master in this world, and the Chen Award was named after him.

“There are also tree houses there. Although not real ones, they are built around actual trees…” You Xue tried to entice her with architectural styles.

However, no matter how long she spoke, An Siyao remained unmoved.

Finally stopping, You Xue’s spirits sagged. She had already used all her tricks, and without any further ideas, she could do nothing.

At this moment, Xia Yu beside her spoke softly: “I’ll be there.”

“I’m going,” An Siyao’s eyes lit up.

An Siyao had thought it was just You Xue inviting her, not expecting Xia Yu to go as well.

Although her goal was achieved, You Xue felt a bit conflicted.

I tried so hard and failed, yet one sentence from my brother solved everything.

No matter who it was, my brother could always establish a firm relationship, but I just couldn’t.

Thinking of Xia Dongyang and Kong Hanyue, and even the obvious intentions of their grandparents, You Xue felt disheartened.

Noticing her mood, Xia Yu placed his hand on her head.

Holding Xia Yu’s hand, You Xue felt warmth—at least her relationship with her brother was solid.

Looking at You Xue, who was like a black cat nuzzling his hand, Xia Yu felt a bit confused.

The three of them discussed some travel details together, and time slowly passed.

By Friday, Xia Yu boarded a flight to Nanming. Since the trip was only two days, he didn’t bring You Xue, leaving the girl and her hamster, Blackie, in An Siyao’s care.

He arrived on Friday afternoon. On Saturday morning, everything was still normal with Xu Youxiang—just going out shopping and playing games together. But by Saturday noon, something unusual happened.

Calling Xia Yu to her bedroom, Xu Youxiang said to him, “Take it off.”

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