The next morning, Qin Yue woke up early and did some light exercise.

In her previous life, her body wasn't very healthy because of stress from work and lack of enough rest so she would always do some yoga or light exercise early in the morning to keep her mind and body fit. So it had already become a habit of hers.

It was a habit for her...but for some people, it was as if seeing a ghost in daylight.

"Today, I saw young miss jogging around the garden. You say, what happened to young miss? She suddenly became a completely different person after the young master came." Maid A whispered to her friend maid B.

"Exactly. Before, we had to go and wake her up with great difficulty and also had the slight possibility of her being in a bad mood and getting scolded for waking her up but now, she woke up early by herself!" Maid B also joined in with shock in her voice.

"Right right. She has also become much calmer and nicer to the people in the house. Say.., did young miss...take the wrong medicine?" Maid A curiously asked in a low voice.

"You two! Go and do your work instead of gossiping all the time! Is young miss's matter something you can discuss about? Mind your words in case you get fired." The head butler, who had been passing by heard their words and quickly berated them.

"We're sorry. We will head back to work right away!" Maid A and maid B quickly bowed and scurried away.

"The servants have gotten more daring nowadays. Sigh." The head butler shook his head then went on his way.

...

"Good morning, Yue'er. I heard that you woke up early and even went on a jog today? Did you gain weight or something?" Father Ruan joked after seeing Qin Yue coming in from outside, her hair tied into a ponytail and sweating from the jog.

"Dad, please don't joke around. I just had an enlightenment and decided to care more about my health, nothing much. Maybe you should also go out for a jog than just sitting in the house and working in the company to release some stress from work, dad. Your health is more important."

Qin Yue wiped the sweat on her forehead with a soft white towel hanging on her neck as she sincerely advised her dad.

"Your dad is still fit and healthy. But since my precious daughter is worried about me so much then I cannot let her down, can I?" Father Ruan lightly laughed, feeling happy seeing his daughter showing concern towards him after so long.

"As long as you know to take care of yourself, dad. I'll go to my room to take a shower now." Qin Yue then turned towards the stairs to go upstairs when father Ruan stopped her again.

"Ah, wait. Yue'er, make sure to wake Xin'er as well for breakfast, ah?" Father Ruan lightly smiled and said then picked up the newspaper on the table.

"Okay, dad." After giving a short reply, Qin Yue went up. She was feeling uncomfortable with her body full of sweat so she wanted to quickly take a shower.

On her way, she remembered to knock on her brother's door to see if he was awake or not when a low voice came through the door along with the sound of the door being opened.

"Yes?" Ruan Jing Xin asked before opening the door to find the sweaty Qin Yue in her light sportswear standing in front of him. He was surprised to see her but quickly calmed himself as he asked again.

"What is it, big sister?"

"Good morning, Xiao Xin Xin. Did you just wake up? I was here to wake you up for breakfast. You should head down after taking a shower. Then I'll bring you out for shopping." Qin Yue flashed a smile after seeing his still sleepy little cute face.

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"Good morning. I got it, big sister. I'll be there." After saying that, he closed the door without letting her say anything more.

"Aiya, this kid. Closing his door at someone's face. He still needs some lessons." Qin Yue murmured to herself as she shook her head helplessly then headed inside her own room to take a refreshing shower.

It was still summer holidays so school was closed. It would open again in a week and she would be a freshman. Although Ruan Jing Xin was a year younger than her, he would also be enrolling in the same school and same grade as her.

Qin Yue got to know from the story plot that he was bullied by some students in his class because of his status as an illegitimate child and also because the previous owner didn't care about him.

He became an easy target to them because of his quiet personality and great endurance.

If he wasn't bullied then how could he be saved by the kind halo of the female lead and fall in love with her? At least for the sake of the storyline, he should be bullied, the more the better so that he could also get blackened inside slowly.

Stupid storyline.

To make sure that the female lead's halo doesn't reach her little brother, she should make sure to protect him from any harm then she would see how the storyline would make him fall for the female lead.

She still had plenty of time till the female lead's appearance in the school so she could also take this time to wash away the bad name of the previous owner and also make some preparations for the revenge against Pei family.

The two families were equal in both status and wealth so the first to win would be the one who prepared in time in case of war between them.

To strike from the shadows while they were still unaware of the danger to gain the upper hand. Qin Yue knew this very well as someone who once worked in the field of business and experienced many such methods to deal with the competitors.

With a plan in her mind, she stretched comfortably in a good mood.

After breakfast, she told her father about bringing Ruan Jing Xin to the supermarket under the Ruan family with her to shop around which was quickly approved by him.

Madam Ruan only told her to be careful, completely ignoring Ruan Jing Xin then the two, together with uncle Liu, the head butler got on the car and drove towards the supermarket.

The supermarket was one of the Ruan family's property which had all types of high quality goods, ranging from daily necessities to miscellaneous items on sale.

After stepping out of the car, Qin Yue looked at the tall building with many customers going in and out, looking especially lively and crowded. It was very deserving of its reputation of one of the best supermarkets in the city.

Qin Yue brought Ruan Jing Xin inside the building as uncle Liu followed behind them. She went towards the men's clothing area and bought many pairs of clothes and shoes for both daily wear and formal wear for Ruan Jing Xin.

She only bought some casual wears for girls for herself then finished their shopping spree.

"Xiao Xin Xin, are you feeling hungry? Let's go and have lunch in a nearby restaurant." Qin Yue felt tired after shopping around for so long and looked at the little guy besides her.

"Okay." Ruan Jing Xin agreed with her and again continued being a quiet cute boy.

Qin Yue helped uncle Liu put the shopping bags inside the car and drove towards a nearby high-end restaurant to have lunch.

Unexpectedly, she actually bumped into someone she had been plotting against this morning right in front of the restaurant.

That person also noticed them and came to greet them.

"What a coincidence, young lady Ruan. Are you also here to have a meal?" The man was around her age and was a head taller than her with a handsome face and graceful air around him.

Although he was smiling lightly, the smile didn't reach his eyes and also had some surprise and disgust in them. Probably it was directed towards her and Ruan Jing Xin as his eyes slightly darted towards the little guy beside her.

He seemed to have misunderstood something but she didn't care about what he thought.

"Indeed. I was bringing my little brother to have a meal after shopping around. I am pleasantly surprised to meet you here, young master Pei." Qin Yue politely smiled at him as she exchanged some pleasantries with the man.

Yes, the man in front of her was none other than the male lead of this task world, her fiance, Pei Lang.

"Oh? How come I didn't know that uncle Ruan also had a son? It's a pleasure to meet you, young master Ruan. My name is Pei Lang, the eldest son of Pei family." Pei Lang had a surprised and doutbful look on his eyes as he introduced himself to Ruan Jing Xin and stretched out his hand for a handshake.

Ruan Jing Xin just stared at his outstretched hand and turned his gaze away from him. Having got ignored like this, Pei Lang felt humiliated but he didn't show it on his face as he awkwardly put away his hand and maintained his smile.

"I apologise on behalf of my little brother. He is very shy to strangers and doesn't like to speak much. Young master Pei, as a gentleman, you won't take his misbehaviour to heart, right?"

Qin Yue apologised on the surface but also labeled him as a 'stranger' and if he were to do anything to them for being insulted by Ruan Jing Xin's behaviour then he wouldn't be a 'gentleman'.

Pei Lang suddenly looked at the girl in front of him with a serious look as if he was meeting her for the first time. She seemed very different from the one in his memories who always loved to stick to him every time they met and pestered him around.

He always found her annoying and never really cared about her but today, he felt that she had changed quite drastically in such a short period of time.

She now didn't look at him with the same infatuated and admiring gaze but instead had very calm eyes with only indifference reflected inside them as if he was a nobody to her.

This realisation suddenly brought in a strange feeling inside him as he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong about all this. So he just shook his head lightly and stopped thinking about it.

"My brother was just taken back home yesterday so it's no surprise for you to not know about it. As for the details, I'm afraid it's not the proper time and place to discuss about. It won't be long before you know since it's not a big secret so you may just wait for the news."

"Xiao Xin Xin, introduce yourself to young master Pei." Qin Yue gently smiled and said.

Ruan Jing Xin glanced at her then looked at Pei Lang then opened his mouth to say,

"I'm Ruan Jing Xin." And that's all. That's all. All....(echo)

Qin Yue almost laughed aloud but quickly held herself back and maintained her polite smile. She felt that her Xiao Xin Xin was very adorable today. Truly felt good to make things difficult for the male lead.

"Ha..haha, well, what do you think about joining me for a meal, young lady Ruan? It will be my treat." Pei Lang gave a dry laugh then quickly changed the subject.

"Then we will take up your offer, young master Pei." Qin Yue agreed after a thought.

"Then, please." Pei Lang stood to the side as he did a 'go ahead' gesture at her. Qin Yue then took Ruan Jing Xin together and headed inside the restaurant and Pei Lang followed behind them. Uncle Liu went to park the car and didn't join them.