After being reborn, who wouldn't want to have a younger sister?

Chapter 527 Clarification
Tao Shuxin stared blankly at the ceiling, pondering a question: why had she been tricked into bed by Xu Mingyuan in such a muddled way?

Tao Shuxin became increasingly frustrated, feeling annoyed that she hadn't resisted the persuasion and that she was utterly useless.

But since things have come to this, it would seem pretentious to regret it now. Just thinking about Xiao Yangzhi's pretentious manner sent a chill down Tao Shuxin's spine.

"Annoying!"

After being kneaded by Xu Mingyuan for a while, Tao Shuxin finally reacted, angrily shaking off his hand and pulling the blanket up to cover herself tightly.

"Didn't you want to know what Su Muqing said to me?"

Seeing that his tricks were no longer working on Tao Tao, and that Xu Mingyuan didn't have the energy to manipulate her, he simply brought up the topic again.

"what?"

Tao Shuxin became interested and turned to face him, but she kept the blanket wrapped tightly around her so that he wouldn't be able to distract her.

“Su Muqing once told me that she wanted to find a son-in-law who would live with her family,” Xu Mingyuan said.

"Once? Which time? When did it happen?" Tao Shuxin asked.

Shouldn't your focus be on the son-in-law who lives with his wife's family?

Sometimes Xu Mingyuan really couldn't understand the thought process of young girls. They could always find the important point in a sentence that wasn't the main point, leaving him caught off guard.

"I need to get to the bottom of this. How am I supposed to know how long you've been hiding this from me?"

Tao Shuxin puffed out her rosy cheeks and glared at him, wanting to see what tricks he was up to.

"How am I supposed to think of that? Oh, right, do you remember when I wanted to transfer my shares in Jiugongge to you?"

"I remember, about three or four months ago? I don't want to," Tao Shuxin said, pouting.

"Yes, it must have been a few months ago, after that conversation with Su Muqing. I was planning to transfer the Jiugongge shares to you so that you could handle the handover with her later."

"Huh? Does she want you to become her live-in son-in-law?"

Tao Shuxin wasn't stupid; she quickly figured out the connection between the two things and her eyes widened in surprise.

"Do you think that's possible? I have a family and a business. What kind of crazy idea would I have to be to come to her house? Is she made of gold?"

"Hmph, if she were made of gold, would you have agreed to it?"

Tao Shuxin immediately focused on the loopholes in Xu Mingyuan's words, determined to find fault with him.

"Of course I agree. If she were made of gold, it would violate the laws of physics. For the future of humanity, I am willing to sacrifice myself and contribute to society."

"Damn it..."

Tao Shuxin pointed at Xu Mingyuan with a look of grief and indignation.

Xu Mingyuan's joking remarks clearly did not satisfy Tao Shuxin. After cursing, she quickly looked up at the closed door, afraid that Xiao Yangzhi would hear her and sneak over to eavesdrop.

Seeing her craning her neck to look towards the door, Xu Mingyuan said with amusement, "Little Yangzhi might also want me to make a contribution."

"You're shameless! Everyone can see that Sister Qingqing was joking, why are you taking it seriously?"

Tao Shuxin rolled her eyes. Xu Mingyuan was the only son in the Xu family. How much ability did Su Muqing have to pull him into becoming a live-in son-in-law?

But Xu Mingyuan is such a shrewd person, surely he understood? And why is Xiao Yangzhi so nervous? Could it be that he actually has something going on?
“Yes, so Su Muqing said that it’s hard to find a suitable person, so it’s better to raise the child herself, and asked me if I was interested,” Xu Mingyuan said.

"What interests?"

Tao Shuxin was stunned and couldn't quite process what was happening.

"What kind of interest did you say?"

"What?!" Tao Shuxin sat up abruptly, unaware that the blanket wrapped around her had slipped off, and grabbed Xu Mingyuan's arm tightly, saying, "You agreed?"

"Am I crazy? I'd never agree to that. Maybe Su Muqing is just joking and trying to embarrass me."

"Who knows if you're joking? Why didn't you say so earlier or later? Why are you only bringing it up now? Doesn't that mean you have something to hide?"

Tao Shuxin stared at Xu Mingyuan with great suspicion. Could he really miss out on such a good thing?

"Stop making baseless accusations. Didn't I already tell Xiao Yangzhi? We're all adults. Don't you understand the consequences of what I'm doing?"

"You talk to her! You won't talk to me!"

Tao Shuxin was extremely aggrieved, and her lips trembled as if she was about to cry.

"Alright, alright, I was just joking with Xiao Yangzhi. You start making a fuss when I talk to you. What else can I say?"

Xu Mingyuan scooped Xiao Tao Tao into his arms and squeezed her tightly, both anxious and angry, before she could start crying.

Tao Shuxin kicked and stomped for a while before Xu Mingyuan kicked her aside. Clutching her chest, she said, "You're blaming me again, aren't you?"

"I'm not blaming you. I've only seen Su Muqing twice in the past few months. The other time was when she happened to come to the school." "No wonder Su Muqing didn't call me this time to say she was looking for you. She was hiding something!"

Tao Shuxin has completely stopped calling Su Muqing "sister" and now she's practically ready to tear her hair off.

Xu Mingyuan was too embarrassed to speak. He had just been bored and went to chat with Su Muqing, but Xiao Yangzhi had exposed him, making it difficult to chat with her again.

"Now that you know, let's go to sleep. We can talk about it tomorrow."

Go to sleep by yourself!

Tao Shuxin got up, found a set of pajamas, quickly put them on, kicked Xu Mingyuan, and then slammed the door shut.

Immediately afterwards, there was a series of urgent knocks on the opposite door. Tao Shuxin knocked on Xiao Yangzhi's door and went to stay there.

Yang Zhi didn't want to let Tao Shuxin in, but seeing that the knocking on the door was incessant, she had no choice but to open the door because she found it noisy.

"What are you going to do?" Yang Zhi asked, frowning.

"Your brother is driving me crazy! I'm sleeping at your place tonight!"

Tao Shuxin angrily pushed Xiao Yangzhi aside, jumped onto the bed, and wrapped herself in the blanket.

"I haven't agreed yet, you're so shameless, get up now."

Yang Zhi was somewhat reluctant, and reached out to pull the blanket off Tao Shuxin.

"I shouldn't get up. The house is in my name, why should I get up?"

Tao Shuxin pressed herself tightly against the edge of the blanket, knowing that as long as she didn't reason with Xiao Yangzhi, she wouldn't be able to do anything to her.

"It's not just yours."

"Then you and your brother can go to sleep, hmph."

"I'm not going, the bed is all damp from what you made." Yang Zhi pouted, looking disgusted. "Could you go take a shower first?"

After being ridiculed by Xiao Yangzhi, Tao Shuxin's face burned with embarrassment, but she was too embarrassed to say anything, so she could only lie on the bed and pretend to be dead.

However, Yang Zhi wouldn't let it go, muttering to herself as if talking to herself, but actually speaking to Tao Shuxin: "You've done everything, and now you're only starting to complain? Aren't you ashamed..."

Tao Shuxin was a girl who cared a lot about her image. After being scolded by Xiao Yangzhi, she finally lost face and turned around to say, "Then what am I supposed to do? I'm already here. Should I go back? Wouldn't that be even more embarrassing?"

"If you knew you'd embarrass yourself, you shouldn't have come. My brother already gave you an out, so just accept it. What's the point of making a scene?"

"You're quite rational, aren't you!" Tao Shuxin said sarcastically.

“My brother said that rationality is very important, and you can’t let your emotions cloud your judgment.”

"Your brother said it, your brother said it, it's your brother again!" Tao Shuxin was fed up with it all and rolled her eyes, saying, "Stop listening to his nonsense!"

It was late at night, and Yangzhi didn't want to argue with her. She simply asked, "Did you and my brother come to any conclusions?"

"What are you talking about?"

"It's about what I told you."

"what's up?"

Tao Shuxin understood what Xiao Yangzhi wanted to ask, but seeing that she didn't give a clear answer and was just hinting at it, she was immediately annoyed.

"About the fight between you and my brother."

Yang Zhi frowned, not understanding why Tao Shuxin was pretending not to understand.

"Your brother and I have argued so many times, how would I know what you're asking?" Tao Shuxin said irritably.

"Su Muqing, didn't I tell you already?"

Seeing that she was putting on an act, Yangzhi had no choice but to bring up the topic directly.

"Fine! How pretentious! You knew all along but didn't tell me, and now you remember me, huh? Just you wait! You think your brother can't see through you using me as a scapegoat? Humph! Just wait to get beaten up!"

Tao Shuxin angrily turned over and ignored Xiao Yangzhi no matter how much she pushed her.

"..."

Yang Zhi sat to the side, hugging her knees. She had never liked the unknown tomorrow, so she could only wait quietly for Tao Shuxin's answer.

Being stared at is very uncomfortable. Tao Shuxin couldn't stand Xiao Yangzhi being like a ghost. As soon as she opened her eyes, she found Xiao Yangzhi staring at her intently, and she felt her hair stand on end.

But thinking about how timid Xiao Yangzhi was, she knew she wouldn't do anything to him no matter what.

Tao Shuxin simply closed her eyes and buried her head, and soon fell soundly asleep while Xiao Yangzhi was still in a daze.

(End of this chapter)