The Pei family living room was thick with silence.

Pei Yuan stood at the door, his brow furrowed with a storm of anger.

Xia Xuechun, her fingers still stained with strawberry cream, her hair disheveled from rushing over in a hurry, looked disheveled and embarrassed, stammering: “It’s... it’s Miss Qiao who was being excessive with Mr. Pei, not my fault!”

Pei Yuan sneered.
To bully his sister in front of him, and still claim it wasn't her fault?!
He took a step forward, but just then, Qiao Chuchu suddenly lunged toward Xia Xuechun like a monkey!
She grabbed the cake from the ground and, with a resounding smack, slapped it right onto Xia Xuechun’s face!

Pei Yuan: “!”
Pei Bu Xian: “!”
Everyone else: “!”

In no time at all, Qiao Chuchu had Xia Xuechun pinned to the floor, screaming like a wild chicken: “Didn’t expect this, huh? I’m the god who rules over the ancient Greek god of big troubles!”
She shoved the cake into Xia Xuechun’s mouth!
Xia Xuechun couldn't scream, and deliberately pressed Qiao Chuchu beneath her: “Let go of me!”
Qiao Chuchu slapped her several times: “Shut up! If I don’t beat the crap out of you today, it’s because your butt’s too tight!!”

The seven brothers: “?”
Xiao Xie: “?”

Lin Qing, holding flowers, arrived at the entrance of the Pei family home with Lin Shen.

Lin Qing smiled brightly, holding a bouquet of delicate lily of the valley flowers: “Brother, trust me, this girl, Qiao Chuchu, is so cute. You’ll definitely like her when you meet her.”

Lin Shen, with a serious expression, nervously adjusted the folds of his coat, but didn’t respond.
He had liked Qiao Chuchu for four whole years. Of course, he knew what made her so charming, but "cute" was just one of her most basic qualities.

Lin Qing pressed the doorbell and continued excitedly: “This cute little girl has a good temperament, is kind, and, most importantly, very interesting. You have to be gentle with her, don’t scare her off.”

Soon, a servant opened the door and said, surprised, “Miss Lin Qing?”
Lin Qing nodded: “I’m here to see Qiao Chuchu. Is the Eighth Miss here?”
The servant smiled awkwardly, obviously hesitant about something: “She is... but—”

Before the servant could finish, Lin Qing brushed past her: “It’s fine as long as she’s here! This is my brother, we’re here to visit Miss Qiao!”
Lin Shen, with a stiff expression, followed closely behind.
Though it had been three years since they last saw each other, according to Lin Qing’s description, Qiao Chuchu should be exactly the same as before—still smiling sweetly.

The two of them walked toward the living room, but suddenly they heard a sharp scream: “Where do you think you’re running?!”
Lin Shen furrowed his brows and saw a girl with a ponytail rushing toward him.
Her tear-filled eyes slid over Lin Qing’s face before landing on him, and she cried out, “Sir, help me!”
Lin Shen frowned in disdain, stepping back.
Why was she seeking his help when his sister was right there?

But clearly, this girl ignored the same sex entirely. She opened her arms to hug him, and just as she was about to reach him, a shadow suddenly appeared before him and kicked the girl away!

Lin Shen was stunned, watching the shadow block him.
A girl with long red-brown hair, some cream stains on it, wearing a cozy sweatshirt, had blocked the girl’s advance. Before Lin Shen could make sense of it, the red-haired girl slammed the girl with the ponytail to the ground with a “Taishan crush”!

“Crows flying to the moon!!”

Xia Xuechun howled: “Ahh!”
Qiao Chuchu grabbed her hair and slapped her sideways: “Shut up!”
Xia Xuechun gasped for breath, pursing her lips tightly, glaring at her with tearful eyes.

Though she didn’t speak, Xia Xuechun’s eyes clearly showed defiance.

Qiao Chuchu pressed her down as though she was a pig waiting for slaughter, arrogantly saying, “Get up! What, can’t get up?”
Xia Xuechun’s tears streamed out: “You’re bullying me just because you have money!”
Qiao Chuchu grinned: “This isn’t bullying.”
She pulled a tiny frying pan from her waist, not sure when she’d gotten it: “This is bullying.”
Xia Xuechun: “?!”
Qiao Chuchu smacked it against her head with a “Bang!”

Xia Xuechun fainted instantly!

Qiao Chuchu stood up, shook her hair, and coolly blew a breath at the frying pan: “Phew~”
She hung the frying pan on her pants and turned around, only to meet several dumbfounded faces.

The stunned Pei Yuan brothers.
Pei Bu Xian, frozen in shock.
Xiao Xie, completely stunned.
And…
Lin Qing, holding flowers, completely in disbelief.
And Lin Shen, with eyes full of disbelief.
?
Lin Shen?