She Can Just Take It

Murong Yu knew who it was and said, "Huo Yuan."

"Sister, you guessed it right on the first try," Murong Jin laughed. "You were invited for lunch and you didn't go. Had you gone, you would have bumped into Yuan at the restaurant. Did you regret it?"

"Jin, it's impossible between Huo Yuan and me. Please don't talk like that anymore," Murong Yu looked at him and said.

Murong Jin was taken aback and asked, "Why would you say something like that?"

"Jin, Rui'er likes Huo Yuan," Murong Yu sighed.

Murong Jin was stunned, thinking he had heard wrong. He asked, "Sister, what did you say?"

"I discovered it yesterday. Rui'er had Huo Yuan's handwriting in her room and was trying to imitate it. She told me she was just admiring the calligraphy, so I thought it was true. But then I realized that having Huo Yuan's handwriting in Rui'er's room was inappropriate, so I had someone retrieve it, and I found out..." Murong Yu sighed again.

"Found out what?" Murong Jin asked. His face had turned stiff.

"I found out that Huo Yuan had written Rui'er quite a few love letters," Murong Yu said as she shook her head.

Murong Jin's face changed instantly.

"Jin, Rui'er and I grew up together. Whatever Rui'er likes, I won't compete with her for it. It was like that when we were kids with clothes and jewelry, and it's the same now with Huo Yuan. I will give her my blessing to be with him," Murong Yu said softly.

"How dare she be so reckless?!" Murong Jin gasped.

"Don't blame Rui'er. Emotions are beyond our control," Murong Yu said as she shook her head.

Murong Jin was about to explode. He asked, "Is this concubine-born girl trying to overturn heaven?"

Murong Jin was about to go find Murong Rui to settle the score but was stopped by Murong Yu. Murong Yu changed the subject, "Jin, I'm planning to open a shop with Li Mu. Would you like to invest as well?"

"Sister, is this really the time to be talking about opening a shop with Li Mu? Your fiancé is about to be stolen away!" Murong Jin couldn't help but say, his frustration reaching a boiling point. "Since childhood, whatever you liked, she wanted too. I could ignore the other things since they're just material objects, but now she's competing with you for Huo Yuan! Are you foolish?"

"Let her be. I hope she finds happiness," Murong Yu said, pressing her eyelids, her tone calm.

Murong Jin felt angry and said, "Sister, you are the legitimate daughter, born of the true wife. What is she compared to you? She dares to compete with you in every way. Other families' illegitimate daughters live such restrained lives. Ours lives even more extravagantly than legitimate daughters. Moreover, your relationship with Huo Yuan has been approved by our elders. She's trying to undermine you, the legitimate daughter!"

Looking at her brother, flushed and angered, a smile appeared on Murong Yu's face. Being cared for by her brother felt warm and comforting.

"Sister, you're not so angry that you've lost your mind, are you? This isn't the time to smile!" Murong Jin touched her forehead, concerned.

Murong Yu responded, "If a man can be stolen, then he was never mine to begin with. I won't fight for him."

Murong Jin paused. They were twins, and there was a certain unspoken understanding between them. He could feel that his sister might have discovered something, prompting her to let go. He smiled and said, "Right, what you said is correct. A fiancé that can be taken away is of no use. Better that we don't keep him. As for that illegitimate daughter, if she wants to pick him up, let her."

Then Murong Jin awkwardly changed the topic, hurriedly picking up on what his sister had said earlier. "Sister, you were saying that you're opening a shop with Li Mu?"