CHAPTER 81: CHAPTER 81: I’LL LISTEN TO YOU

An Duxuan raised his hand and poured Li Tianyao a glass of wine.

"For our first meeting, Mr. Li, please."

Li Tianyao’s slender fingers held the wine glass, swirling it gently. Somehow, he made the clear liquor take on the allure of red wine. His gaze shifted toward An Yan.

"You’re a doctor. Tell me, should I drink this?"

An Yan glanced at his injured hand.

"You have a wound on your hand. You can’t drink!"

It was then that An Duxuan noticed Li Tianyao’s hand, his mouth twitching slightly.

"Just that little injury, and you can’t even drink? Are you even a man?"

Seemingly provoked, Li Tianyao’s lips curved into a smile.

"Well then, let’s drink!"

An Yan reached out and took the wine glass away.

"You cannot drink!"

Li Tianyao nodded.

"Okay, I’ll listen to you!"

An Duxuan watched their interaction, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

Since when did Li Tianyao possess the characteristics of a ’white lotus’? Has he gone mad?

An Yaoluo noticed the mood was a bit off and quickly said, "Axuan, Mr. Li is injured, so let’s not make him drink. If you want to drink, Big Brother will join you!"

An Duxuan then turned to An Yaoluo.

"What exactly happened? Why have you suddenly changed so much?"

An Yaoluo shared the recent events. After hearing them, An Duxuan asked, "What about An Shimeng? Was she caught with Bai Xiaoyun?"

"No, Bai Xiaoyun took all the blame, so An Shimeng wasn’t arrested. However, we’ve already made her move out."

"Moved out? To where? Did you give her money?"

"No! She went to Bai Zhi, and Bai Zhi rented a small apartment for her."

"Bai Zhi is the fiancée Lin Shang has his eyes on, right? Big Brother, are you really going to allow her and An Shimeng to collude? Aren’t you afraid they’ll cause trouble for Yanyan?"

An Yaoluo paused for a few seconds, then said, "When I go back this time, I’ll have someone keep an eye on her. If she behaves, fine. But if she doesn’t..."

"You mean you’ll wait until she hurts Yanyan before you deal with them?" An Duxuan said mockingly.

An Yaoluo replied with a sense of helplessness, "I get what you mean. When I go back this time, I will..."

Hearing this, An Yan quickly interjected, "Big Brother, Second Brother, you don’t have to worry about An Shimeng!"

An Duxuan looked at An Yan, puzzled. "Why?"

"I still have use for her."

In her academic group, An Shimeng was a key figure. Before I can righteously and justifiably kick them out of the first class, An Shimeng can’t run into any trouble!

An Duxuan nodded.

"Okay then. If you can’t handle it, just tell your Second Brother. I will..."

"If she can’t handle it, she has me!"

Li Tianyao cast a cool glance at An Duxuan and took An Yan’s hand.

"Didn’t we come here to enjoy the scenery? Shall we go out and have a look around?"

An Yan got up obediently.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, we’re going out for a bit. You two have a good chat."

Watching them leave hand in hand, An Duxuan frowned and looked at An Yaoluo.

"How did those two get together?"

"A serendipitous mistake, I guess."

An Yaoluo summarized the important events that had occurred since An Yan returned.

"So, Yanyan chose him?" An Duxuan asked.

"Yes! Actually, Yanyan’s judgment isn’t bad..."

"Where’s the good in that?" An Duxuan was clearly displeased.

"Axuan, is there something wrong with Li Tianyao?" An Yaoluo asked, puzzled.

An Duxuan took a deep breath.

"He’s a magnate. Yanyan won’t be happy with him."

"That’s unlikely. This time, when Bai Xiaoyun suddenly attacked, he took the knife for Yanyan. Honestly, Axuan, if I had been by Yanyan’s side then, I doubt I could have reacted faster than he did!"

An Yaoluo thought back to the scene and exclaimed, "I can tell he truly cares for Yanyan."

An Duxuan let out a cold, noncommittal laugh.

"Just because he took a knife for her, you’re so moved that you’d let our little sister commit herself to him?"

An Yaoluo habitually furrowed his brows, about to lecture, but he quickly adjusted his attitude and softened his voice.

"Axuan, Li Tianyao is no ordinary person. He..."

"You’re worried that offending him will be detrimental to the An family, aren’t you? In your eyes, is our sister’s happiness less important than the family company?"

An Yaoluo looked at him speechlessly for a moment, then said, "Of course our sister is important, but we can’t just dismiss the company, can we?"

"Moreover, to be honest, Li Tianyao is truly handsome and highly capable. He also treats Yanyan quite well. Under these circumstances, if you make them break up, aren’t you afraid of hurting Yanyan’s heart?"

"Then what should we do? Believe it or not, Li Tianyao is definitely not a good man!" An Duxuan stated.

An Yaoluo pondered for a moment.

"How about we take Yanyan to more gatherings to broaden her horizons? With more outstanding young men around, she might stop being so dazzled by Li Tianyao, right?"

"That makes sense!" An Duxuan nodded. "Actually, there are quite a few good-looking men in our circles..."

The two brothers engaged in an impassioned discussion about how to break up their sister and Li Tianyao.

Their nearly fractured brotherhood, upon finding a common enemy, unexpectedly began to mend.

Eventually, the brothers reached a consensus: expand their sister’s horizons and send Li Tianyao packing!

After settling this matter, An Duxuan started to ponder his own affairs.

"You don’t need to intervene in Lei Na’s situation, Big Brother. Just prepare the money and wait to invest in my new drama."

"You have a way to handle it?"

"Public opinion warfare. I’m more familiar with it than you." I’ve seen too much of it in this industry, even if I haven’t experienced it firsthand.

An Yaoluo subconsciously wanted to object but quickly suppressed the thought.

His younger siblings have grown up and have their own ideas now.

"Alright. If there’s anything you need Big Brother’s support for, just tell me."

「Online.」

A new post popped up in Lei Na’s Super Topic.

The content was a montage of Lei Na’s scenes, every frame beautifully ethereal and stunning.

The poster was an unknown male actor.

"Na Na, look at this! Isn’t this An Duxuan?" Lei Na’s agent exclaimed, shocked. "What does he mean by this? He just turned on you today, and now he’s suddenly changed his attitude?"

Lei Na took the device, admired the montage for a moment, and then laughed.

"He regrets it! I knew he would! Haha, Manager Wang, get our people to repost this. Hype this montage up for me! I want to be known as the most beautiful woman in Xianxia dramas!"

"And that piece about An Duxuan..."

"Post it. Some people don’t recognize their place until they’re taught a painful lesson."

"Alright, I’ll go post it now."

The agent turned and left.

Soon, alongside the press release hailing ’Princess Lei the Most Beautiful,’ news also climbed the hot search: Princess Lei’s Xianxia drama had to pause filming because the director had run off.

Rumor had it that a male actor in the crew pursued Princess Lei without success. He then offered himself to the director, hoping to play the male lead. Princess Lei disagreed. So, the actor coaxed the director to leave, trying to force Princess Lei to bow and apologize to them.