The school beauty is aloof? Whatever, she has a younger sister.

Chapter 205 Pick-up
The next day, noon.

Song Yiran was busy cooking in the kitchen, while Liu Yuanshan sat on the living room sofa, watching TV and chatting with Song Yiran from time to time.

"Yuanshan, do you think Wuyang didn't come home last night and didn't even call home? Could something have happened to her?" Song Yiran asked, frowning as she chopped vegetables.

Liu Yuanshan looked up at the clock, then shook his head and said, "Our daughter is an adult now. In the years we've been in America, she might not come home often."

Song Yiran stopped what she was doing and peeked into the living room: "Aren't you curious where she went?"

"I'm curious. Ask your daughter when she gets back."

Upon hearing this, Song Yiran rolled her eyes at him: "You don't ask yourself, you make me ask. What kind of father are you?"

Before she could finish speaking, the door lock clicked, and Liu Wuyang opened the door and walked in.

"Oh, my daughter's back." Song Yiran put down the spatula and came out of the kitchen.

"I'm back, Mom." Liu Wuyang's voice was low and her tone sounded a little soft.

She lowered her head slightly, and even her movements as she changed into slippers seemed somewhat weak.

"Where did you go last night? Why didn't you call home?" Song Yiran asked with concern as she approached.

However, as soon as she got close, she smelled a faint scent of alcohol.

"Have you been drinking?" Song Yiran sniffed the air.

"Yes, I had some drinks with a friend yesterday and stayed at their house for the night." She lowered her head and stroked her hair, her voice very soft.

"You've had a little drink... and you're not coming back to stay?"

Song Yiran wanted to ask more questions, but Liu Wuyang walked towards the bedroom without looking back.

"boom."

The door closed gently.

The living room fell silent for a moment.

"This child must have drunk a lot of alcohol," Song Yiran muttered softly. "Look at her red eyes, and she's walking very unsteadily."

"It's good that you're back, don't worry too much," Liu Yuanshan replied calmly.

"Sigh, you're such a bad father..." Song Yiran muttered in dissatisfaction.

……

inside the room.

As soon as Liu Wuyang entered the room, she collapsed onto the bed.

Her slender, fair hands rested on her forehead, and her eyes were slightly closed.

"That damn brat..." The image of waking up that morning was still replaying in her mind.

As soon as she opened her eyes, Zhang Muchen was lying next to her. Although he was wearing clothes while sleeping, her thin succubus outfit was practically useless.

God knows what he did while he was asleep.

"Damn it... he actually slept in the same bed as me." She gritted her teeth, turned to her side, and pulled herself tightly into the blanket.

Just recalling it made her ears burn.

"I absolutely cannot drink alone with this brat again."

She turned over again, burying her face in the pillow.

"I definitely can't drink so much next time."

After saying that, she closed her eyes. Soon after, she fell into a deep sleep again.

Sunshine community.

After returning from the hotel, Zhang Muchen had lunch at home, and then took a bag of fruit and cat food to Xu Qing's house across the street to pet her cat.

"Kaka, come here."

As soon as he entered, he squatted down and waved to the milky white Ragdoll cat.

Kaka glanced at him, then skipped lightly and jumped into his arms. Its fluffy head rubbed against his wrist, finally letting out a meow.

"Mu Chen, Kaka is really clingy to you now," Xu Qing said with a smile when she saw this.

"Really? Kaka, you need to stick closer to Aunt Xu. Aunt Xu is the one who raised you from the bottom of her stomach."

As Zhang Muchen spoke, he reached out and kneaded Kaka's neck with his fingers.

Kaka squinted comfortably, letting out soft meows. Xu Qing watched Zhang Muchen playing happily with the cat, but her mind was preoccupied with her daughter's imminent return to China.

"Xixi will be back in a few days. Should we tell Muchen about this?"

Xu Qing was pondering when her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Zhang Muchen's phone ringing.

"Hmm? Xu Ranxi?" Zhang Muchen raised an eyebrow as he looked at the WeChat profile picture on the caller ID.

He answered the phone.

"Hey? Isn't it the middle of the night there? Aren't you asleep yet?"

"None of your business," came the girl's clear, arrogant voice from the other end of the phone.

As soon as Zhang Muchen heard her tone, he knew she was definitely wrinkling her nose while speaking.

"I'm calling to let you know something: I'm going back to China soon."

Zhang Muchen paused slightly as he touched Kaka: "Are you going back to China?"

"Of course. I miss my mom and Kaka."

"Oh, then come back quickly. Kaka is really familiar with me now, and she's lying on my lap, all sleepy. If you come back any later, she won't recognize you anymore."

"Hey, that's my cat. You're not allowed to take it!" Xu Ranxi immediately raised her voice.

"Fine, fine, it's yours. Come back soon, it's waiting for you," Zhang Muchen said helplessly.

“My flight is tomorrow, I’ll be home next Tuesday.” She paused abruptly, then added hesitantly, “Um…you…”

On the phone, the girl's voice became hesitant.

At this moment, Xu Qing, who was sitting next to Zhang Muchen, suddenly smiled and said, "Xixi, you want Muchen to pick you up from the airport, right?"

She directly pointed out her daughter's thoughts.

"Huh? Mom?!"

Xu Ranxi, on the other end of the phone, clearly hadn't expected her mother to be there, and her voice suddenly became panicked.

"Mom, what are you doing here?"

As soon as she said it, she realized what she had said.

Kaka is at his mom's house. Zhang Muchen just said that Kaka was lying on his lap...

So he's probably in the living room.

"Mom, what... what nonsense are you talking about? I don't need that guy to pick me up at the airport," Xu Ranxi quickly added stubbornly.

In the living room, Xu Qing shook her head helplessly as she listened to her daughter's familiar reaction.

You've already gone to such lengths, Xixi, why are you still being so stubborn?

Ugh.
Just as she was wondering whether she should continue to help him, Zhang Muchen suddenly spoke up: "Xu Ranxi, if I really go to pick him up at the airport, will you kick me out?"

There was a pause of a few seconds on the other end of the phone.

"I..." Xu Ranxi's voice was weak, clearly stunned by the question.

Zhang Muchen pressed her advantage, speaking calmly and deliberately: "If you don't want me to leave, then I'll go with Aunt Xu, and Kaka will come too. The three of us will pick you up. It's been three or four years since we last met, and to be honest, I've missed you quite a bit."

As soon as he finished speaking, the living room fell silent.

A straight shot, a clean and crisp straight shot.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a barely audible breath from the girl.

You...you miss me a lot?
Xu Ranxi held her phone, her ears slowly turning red.

She opened her mouth, but after a long pause, she managed to squeeze out, "You come on, I'm going to sleep."

The girl hung up the phone as soon as he finished speaking.

Zhang Muchen stared at his phone screen, his gaze lingering for a few seconds before gently putting the phone down.

He didn't intend to miss this airport pickup.

After all, this was a good opportunity to make Xu Ranxi happy.

The system task had been stuck on her for days, with no progress made. If she angered this little devil again, the dinner party would be canceled.

"Xu Ranxi, you absolutely must attend the dinner party."

(End of this chapter)