After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady-Chapter 921 - 378: I thought of you as a good brother, but you want me? (5k request for subscriptions!)

"You're engaged to Nuannuan?"

In the office, Zhu Yulan held a cup of hot red tea, her gaze fixed tightly on Xu Musen.

"Yep."

Xu Musen nodded, "Nuannuan's family has already agreed, just waiting to go back and let my family know."

"Hehehe..."

Zhu Yulan let out a cold laugh through clenched teeth, her smile not quite reaching her eyes, "Well, congratulations then."

"I think you're missing two words?"

Xu Musen smiled as he looked at her like that.

"Jerk!"

Immediately, both of them felt more at ease.

"You're still so annoying; any girl who follows you must be blind."

Zhu Yulan dropped the act, her cool beautiful face turning slightly red as she held the tea and cursed again.

Xu Musen didn't reply, just gave her a look.

"What are you looking at? I'm blind too and happy to be, what's it to you, you little rascal?"

Zhu Yulan's face flushed slightly again as she huffed and puffed several curses.

Xu Musen was used to it. In fact, he felt more comfortable interacting with her this way.

Actually, the two had similar temperaments, both had been oppressed for too long and wanted to prove their stubbornness.

Actually, setting aside those emotional factors, Xu Musen really liked chatting with her.

After all, men grow up realizing there are some things you can't discuss with parents, children, wives, or even friends.

Only a particularly well-placed person can truly open up.

"Engaged… but it seems you're not that happy about it, because of your childhood sweetheart?"

Zhu Yulan asked piercingly.

"I'm very happy, being with Nuannuan is the most important decision I've made following my heart, it just brings more responsibilities," Xu Musen answered calmly.

"Heh, I think it's because some jerk is afraid it's easier to capsize when you're two-timing," Zhu Yulan's red tea tasted a bit sour.

"Knowing I'm a jerk and still coming close to me, aren't you afraid of getting splashed when the boat tips?" Xu Musen smiled as he looked at her.

"Since I was little I've grown up by the Huangpu River, do you think I'm scared of water?"

Zhu Yulan gave him a glance, having gotten used to their interactions over the days.

Actually, if the two of them really started sneaking around… cough cough, dating, she really didn't know what a love scene between two such similar characters would look like.

In any case… it gave her goosebumps.

And he still hadn't figured out his situation with the two boats; who knows, maybe one day he'd be caught by Nuannuan or Yao Mingyue.

Sure, she liked him, but Zhu Yulan was prepared for all possible outcomes in the future.

Anyway, openly liking someone is just that, liking them; it doesn't necessarily mean having to get them right away, though of course getting them would be best, but if not… then think more about how to make it happen.

But she considered herself quite a beauty anyway, why did she always feel like some lovesick fool?

Zhu Yulan's gaze was still a bit resentful.

"Just don't expect me to dive in to save you, else someone might really not be able to shake me off once they're touched."

Xu Musen listened to her words and watched her resentful yet somewhat coy and stubborn demeanor.

Xu Musen smiled at her.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhu Yulan felt a bit hot-faced being stared at.

"I'm laughing because you're kind of cute."

"Pah! Go flatter your Nuannuan, I'm all about that mature, CEO vibe!"

Zhu Yulan spat, though the resentful expression on her face had already faded a lot.

"In any case, some things don't necessarily need to have an outcome, and having an outcome doesn't necessarily mean it's right. Nothing is born perfect, but doing nothing at all is the biggest pity."

Zhu Yulan took a sip of tea, as if speaking to Xu Musen and to herself.

"That's profound."

Xu Musen nodded in response; indeed, whether the process or the outcome is more important has been an unanswered question since ancient times.

But what can be said with certainty is that, whether it's the outcome or the process, one must take that first step.

Only by taking action can one experience the process and achieve an outcome.

Xu Musen had many regrets from his past life; in this life, he had to at least try, even if the process was wrong and the outcome not ideal, it was better than missing out again.

"Talking with Miss Zhu is always refreshing; we should go to Water Pool Liang Mountain and become sworn siblings."

Xu Musen laughed heartily.

Zhu Yulan put down her cup, stood up, and grabbed Xu Musen's collar, her red lips coming closer to him, "Who wants to be your sworn sibling? I'll have you know, what you're aiming for is Liang Mountain, what I'm aiming for is..."

Zhu Yulan said, poking his nose with her finger, her slightly blushing, delicate face displaying a bit of that mature, dominant charm.

The two's cheeks were almost touching, each able to smell the other's scent, an ambience of female superiority and male submission, the ambiguous tension cranked to the max.

"Elder Sister Zhu, it's almost noon, you eat..."

Just at that moment, Yang Xiaotao bounced into the room wanting to call Zhu Yulan to lunch, but the door swung open to reveal a slightly titillating scene.

Yang Xiaotao's joy about lunch and the words in her mouth suddenly choked.

Is… lunch already being served up?

Zhu Yulan couldn't hold back for even a second before pushing Xu Musen away, her face as if splashed with red paint, pretending to drink from her now-empty tea cup.

With her ears seemingly boiled hot, she steadied herself and asked, "What's up?"