Mama, going to the Lin Family, although she’s really here in the Imperial City this time to be a bridesmaid for Lin Ruonan, why does she feel inexplicably guilty at the thought of the Lin Family?

Clearly, she and Lin Junyang are just friends, but she feels like an ugly bride meeting her in-laws for the first time.

"Xiao Xiao, are you afraid of that boy, Lin Junyang?"

Seeing Xiao Xiao refuse several times, Lin Ruonan thought of her own stubborn younger brother’s personality, realizing that he might have hurt the young girl.

Though she is clueless about her own romantic issues, it doesn’t mean she’s blind.

As they say, the onlooker knows best, and her younger brother is just like she used to be, stubborn as a bull when it comes to love.

Isn’t her younger brother now just like she was before?

She secretly loved Mu Xingfeng for nearly twenty years, and if it weren’t for An Ran’s appearance, making her give up on that notion completely, how could she have noticed Brother, who was always quietly by her side?

Thinking of how Brother silently supported her for over a decade, her heart would twist in pain.

But what about her disappointing younger brother? Even though Xie Yuting has been married for four years, he still can’t forget her.

She didn’t realize back then, letting Brother wait all those years, and she doesn’t want her younger brother to take her old path, nor does she want Xiao Xiao to become a second Brother.

Xiao Xiao is a good girl, straightforward, pure in emotions, and after interacting with her just once, she knew she was a girl worth treating sincerely.

Since her younger brother is clueless, they need to find a way to enlighten him, they can’t let such a good girl’s heart be wasted, leading to a heartbroken departure.

Moreover, Lin Ruonan can see that if it really gets to that point, it won’t just be Xiao Xiao who is heartbroken, Lin Junyang would come out of Xie Yuting’s shadow only to fall into an even deeper one.

"Huh?" Xiao Xiao instinctively nodded at Lin Ruonan’s question, but quickly shook her head, "Why would I be afraid of him? I’m not afraid of him."

Claiming not to be afraid, but Lin Ruonan noticed Xiao Xiao’s small hands clenching into fists uncontrollably.

She didn’t expose her, thinking that only when you care will you feel fear, or rather it’s not fear but a cautiousness regarding a feeling. The more she appears afraid of Lin Junyang, the more it shows her love for him, especially when he pays her no mind.

It’s like how Brother was humble and cautious with his feelings towards her back then, not daring to let her know.

Lin Ruonan reached out and held Xiao Xiao’s little hand, "That’s right, don’t be afraid. You don’t have to pay attention to that boy. Anyway, you’re here to be my bridesmaid; you can stay at my place without worry. If you don’t want to see him, I’ll tell Father to send Brother’s Special Team on a mission. With Sister-in-law here, Brother will definitely assign the task to Lin Junyang, the deputy. By then, he’ll be busy for three to five days and won’t be home."

"What? Wouldn’t going on a mission be dangerous?" Xiao Xiao instinctively asked, feeling something was off, quickly waved her hands to explain, "No, no, I mean I’m not afraid of him, really, Ruonan Sis. Brother Yang is very nice to me, please don’t make things difficult for him."

Lin Ruonan held back her laughter, how could he not be nice? Knowing that this girl was in danger, he made three consecutive calls to have her brought to the Kong Mansion Banquet.

He doesn’t even think, with Brother Wenxuan and Mu Xingfeng there, how could anything go wrong with them?