"Alright, I've said my piece, now hurry up and leave!"

"Oh... wait a minute! What do you mean 'hurry up and leave'?"

Chu Tian had been listening distractedly the whole time and almost let this little one lead him astray.

"Do you take me for a three-year-old, believing anything you say? Nice story, but I don't buy it."

Xu Ruyan immediately grew anxious, her small face crinkling with grievance as she looked at him.

"Hey, why are you like this? I've already told you everything. Aren't you just being unreasonable now?"

Chu Tian looked at her innocently, his voice equally aggrieved, "Who's being unreasonable? What did you say?"

"I told you how I got injured! Now you're pretending you didn't hear? Isn't that being unreasonable?"

"Oh, I heard that. But I just don't believe it!"

"You..."

Xu Ruyan was about to explode with anger. If this had been a previous life, she would have at least uttered, 'I've never seen such a shameless person!' Even now, she wanted to curse him for being shameless. He was just too damn shameless! Especially with Chu Tian wearing that half-smirking expression; it made Xu Ruyan's face burn with rage.

"Fine! You want proof, right? I'll show you!"

Seeing her grit her teeth as she spoke, Chu Tian struggled for a long time to suppress his laughter, finally managing not to burst out.

"Alright, I need to see this proof clearly."

Actually, he didn't disbelieve her. However, he always felt that Xu Ruyan was hiding quite a lot. His actions were simply to push her a bit, to see if he could squeeze out some more information.

He hadn't expected to actually gain something.

Xu Ruyan had no idea she was dealing with someone not only thick-skinned but also black-hearted. Right now, all she wanted was to handle the person in front of her and get it over with. The most important thing was to placate her older sister and make sure she didn't come looking for her. That would be a huge problem.

"Here, this is a photo from filming, and this one was taken by a friend when I got injured. Is that enough?" Xu Ruyan held her phone up in front of his face, her voice tinged with resentment.

Chu Tian looked very carefully, especially at the photo of the injury, which he even zoomed in to examine.

This clearly provoked her. "Hey, what are you doing? If you want to look, why do you need to zoom in?"

Xu Ruyan snatched back her phone and saw that the zoomed-in photo was precisely of her face when she was injured. To say it was her most pitiful and unflattering photo wouldn't be an exaggeration. Just thinking about how this guy had been stifling his laughter earlier, she immediately knew he must have wanted to laugh at her expense. This made her feel even more wronged.

"AHEM. Okay, okay, I believe you now, alright?" Caught in the act, Chu Tian looked a bit embarrassed. Laughing at a child's misfortune, and even zooming in on her most embarrassing photo, was indeed not very decent of me.

"It's getting late. Come on, let's go eat. We can talk more after dinner."

"Talk about what? Didn't we just finish talking?"

"What do you mean we're done talking? Your business is finished, but we haven't talked about your sister yet."

What was this little sister-in-law up to? Did she really think she could just gloss things over?

"Hmph. Fine. So you *are* after my sister. Let me tell you, you don't stand a chance!"

"How do you know I don't stand a chance? Maybe I'll really become your brother-in-law?"

Seeing Chu Tian's serious expression, Xu Ruyan pursed her lips, her eyes full of disdain. "Heh. You? My sister did like you before, but how long ago was that? Now my sister is a big star. What do you have to offer?"

"Let me tell you, relationships are about compatible social standing. Someone like you? Even if my sister were willing, her agent wouldn't be."

"Haven't you heard that big stars aren't allowed to date? So, you definitely have no chance. Don't get your hopes up."

Seeing her put on such adult airs, Chu Tian nearly laughed out loud.

"What if I succeed? Didn't you say you'd tell me some of your sister's secrets? With those, maybe I could make it happen!"

"Sigh, fine, fine. Good advice is wasted on a stubborn fool. Do whatever you want. But with me around, you definitely won't succeed."

"Are you planning to trip me up?"

"Trip you up? Not exactly. But I can certainly put in a few bad words about you. After all, she *is* my biological sister. Hmph."

"Why would you do that?"

"Why do you think? You're the one who came running to me, aren't you? And you just laughed at me. So, of course, I have to cause you some trouble. Don't you agree?"

Watching Xu Ruyan, who looked like she had avenged a great wrong, her eyes gleaming with triumph, Chu Tian found this little sister-in-law increasingly amusing.

"Then can't you help me out?"

Seeing that he had finally taken the bait, Xu Ruyan inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. This guy is so dense, she thought. It took so much prompting for him to finally get it.

"Help you? Why should I help you? What's in it for me?"

After disparaging him for a moment and seeing Chu Tian remain silent, Xu Ruyan, afraid she'd overplayed her hand, quickly changed her tune and feigned coyness, "Well, it's not that I *can't* help you, but..."

"But what? Go on, tell me."

The two bantered like a comedy duo, and Chu Tian, realizing her game, quickly played along, chiming in to support her act.

"Oh, you're so dense! Of course, you have to be nice to me! I'm her biological sister. A few good words from me, and it'd be a piece of cake, right?"

"If you're nice to me, of course, I'll help you, right? You're the straightest of straight guys. Have you never dated before?"

"When my classmates look for partners, they at least know to win over their crush's best friends first! Why are you so obstinate? How can you ever find a girlfriend like that? You're destined to be single forever!"

Good grief... Chu Tian's old face flushed, and he subtly touched his nose, feeling a bit awkward. He had intended to get the upper hand with this young girl, Xu Ruyan, but instead, she had unexpectedly hit him right where it hurt.

"AHEM. Let's go. I'll treat you to dinner, a big meal! Whatever you want to eat, it's on me! How about that?"

Seeing him finally get it, Xu Ruyan inwardly sighed with relief again, though her expression was a bit stiff. "A big meal isn't necessary. Let's just find a barbecue stall and eat something simple."

"How can that do! I still want to ask for your help. Barbecue won't cut it. We should eat something good, something expensive. Don't worry about saving my money!"

When trying to win over a young girl, good food is naturally the top priority. Anyway, he wasn't short on cash. This should be easy. A cinch!

Chu Tian hadn't even felt smug for two seconds before his little sister-in-law shot back, "Hey, I've figured it out. You're really astonishingly dense. Didn't you see I'm injured?"

"Eating out means taking off my mask, right? Which of those restaurants isn't brightly lit? Am I going there to eat or to be a public spectacle? Don't I have any dignity to preserve?"

"I said a barbecue stall because the lighting there is dim. I want to eat quickly and head back. Are you just trying to show off how rich you are? It's not like I can't afford a meal!"

Chu Tian was choked speechless, unable to catch his breath.

"..."

"Alright, my mistake. I wasn't being considerate. You pick the place. When you're better, I'll treat you properly. How's that?"

"Hmm, that's more like it. Let's go!"

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