"No, Mo. If you get me an assistant who is capable of handling everything, starting a company will be meaningless to me." Bai Xueli was reluctant to hire an assistant because she wanted to take advantage of the rare opportunity to spend more time with Shangguan Mo.

"Well then, you're a big girl now, Xueli." Shangguan Mo smiled and patted her head.

"Of course. I've grown up. Mo, keep an eye on me in the future. I won't let you down." Bai Xueli raised a bright smile.

"..."

Going upstairs, Murong Xue still could hear the bursts of laughter coming from downstairs. She covered her ears, moved swiftly to her room, and closed the door, trying to silence the irritating voices. Leaning against the door, Murong Xue sat slumped on the floor, with tears running down her face from her red eyes.

After about half an hour, Shangguan Mo went to the study for work while Bai Xueli walked to Murong Xue's room and knocked on the door gently, "Xue, are you asleep?" She observed the stress between Shangguan Mo and Murong Xue in the afternoon and she sensed that something was going on, which could be a good chance for her. Therefore, Bai Xueli decided to make her presence in front of the two. She had not missed the look on Murong Xue's face today.

Murong Xue quickly wiped her tears and went into the Space to tidy up herself as she could not meet others with this look. She washed her face with the spiritual water in the Space and got out after making sure that everything was fine with her face in the mirror. All of these happened within seconds.

She went to the door and opened it. "What's up, Xueli?"

Bai Xueli asked with a smile, "Xue, why don't we go out with Mo tomorrow? It has been a very long time since the last time I went out. I know your competition takes place on the day after tomorrow, so you're available."

Hearing the idea of going out, Murong Xue thought of the weird tension between Shangguan Mo and her, and she felt it might be an opportunity to break the ice with him. Besides, when she was with Shangguan Mo, they did nothing except working and having dinner together, let alone any entertainment. "Good. But where should we go?"

Bai Xueli titled her head to the side and answered, "How about gliding? But three is few for gliding as two people are needed to fly a glider. Xue, you can invite a friend of yours because I don't have any close friends as I have been ill for years." She lowered her head with a sad look after saying these.

Actually, it was the same with Murong Xue. The students from her university were unwilling to spend time with her, and they might despise her for going out the day before the competition. She could ask Zhang Linli and Chu Yisen. However, she had not met Zhang since the last time, and she wanted to avoid any possible misunderstanding since her relationship with Shangguan Mo now was subtle. So she decided that Chu Yisen was a good choice, and she could introduce him to Shangguan Mo as she had promised before. Besides, two men and two women would make a good group.

"You're beautiful. I'm sure that you will have many friends in the future. I happen to know someone in the capital. I'll ask him tomorrow. So what time should we leave for gliding?" asked Murong Xue.

"Oh, I asked you first. I'll go and ask Mo now. Wait a minute." Bai Xueli ran to Shangguan Mo's study happily.

"Mo!"

Shangguan Mo looked up and said, "What's up? Why are you so happy?"

"Ha-ha, Mo. Let's go gliding tomorrow, okay?" Bai Xueli smiled.

Shangguan Mo frowned because he was really not in the mood for going out and there were piles of work waiting for him. "Xueli, I have a lot of work to do..."

Bai Xueli pouted and expressed her discontent, "Mo, there is always work to do, and you need to relax. By the way, Xue will join us. She has not had the chance to go out since she came here."

Hearing Murong Xue's name, Shangguan Mo recalled how she overlooked him in the afternoon and thought it might be a good idea to be out together. He softened his face and answered, "Okay, I'll make the time tomorrow."

Bai Xueli was quite upset when Shangguan Mo agreed immediately after she mentioned Murong Xue, but she stayed calm. "OK. We leave at nine in the morning." She did not mention that Murong Xue was asked to bring her friend.

Early the next morning, Murong Xue called Chu Yisen, "Yisen."

"Hello, Xue?"

"Are you available today? I want to ask you to go out and introduce you to Shangguan Mo. Didn't you ask me for that before?"

Chu Yisen wanted to meet Shangguan Mo, so he answered readily, "Okay, I'm free today. What time?"

"Nine. We'll meet in the villa where you sent me back last time. Oh, Shangguan Mo's sister, Bai Xueli, will go gliding with us, too."

"Why her surname is Bai instead of Shangguan?" Chu Yisen was confused that Shangguan Mo had a sister.

Chu Yisen was unaware of Bai Xueli because Shangguan Mo kept it secret. Shangguan Mo had wanted to have her registered as the daughter of the Shangguan Family officially, but Bai Xueli refused, saying that she asked no more. As a result, she did not attract much attention from the family and made it less troublesome for him, which made her more favorable to Shangguan Mo's small family except Shangguan Lin. Bai Xueli had done many things to flatter Shangguan Lin, but nothing seemed to work. So she gave up at last.

"They're not related by blood. They know each other since childhood, so they are very close." Murong Xue was jealous of their relationship sometimes.

"Okay, got it. See you later."

"OK. See you."

After hanging up, Murong Xue changed into casual white sportswear and went downstairs.

In the living room, Shangguan Mo and Bai Xueli were already chatting idly on the sofa. Murong Xue walked there and greeted them with a smile, "Morning, Mo, Xueli."

Bai Xueli responded first, "Xue, you're up. I was going to get you up for breakfast. Oh, is your friend on the way here?"

"I've told him to be here at nine."

"What friend?" asked Shangguan Mo.

"Chu Yisen. I don't know many people here. Yisen is one of my few friends in the capital." Murong Xue felt that Shangguan Mo seemed in a good mood today.

When Shangguan Mo heard Chu Yisen's name again, he began to wonder how close Murong Xue was to him, and he thought Chu Yisen might also be the one who sent her home last time. Thinking of these, Shangguan Mo spoke with his darkened face, "Let's have breakfast first." He took the lead and walked to the table.

Murong Xue was confused about his sudden change.

Following Shangguan Mo happily to the table, Bai Xueli urged Murong Xue, "Xue, hurry over." She was very pleased now as everything went as she expected. Although she had thought Murong Xue would bring Zhang Linli, she did not care about it since inviting Chu Yisen over had the same effect.

While they were having breakfast, Shangguan Mo remained silent all the time. Only Bai Xueli said a few words from time to time, making it less embarrassing.

Chu Yisen arrived at the villa not long after breakfast. Murong Xue welcomed him first, "Hey, Yisen. Let me introduce you to each other. This is Bai Xueli, Shangguan Mo's sister; Xueli, this is Chu Yisen I told you about before."

Tall and handsome, Chu Yisen in casual black sportswear today appeared even more elegant in his movements. His soft black hair fell over the forehead, and his pretty lips were with a hint of a cold smile, and his amber eyes were deep and emotionless. He turned to look at Shangguan Mo, who was next to Bai Xueli, and a touch of surveying appeared in his eyes.

"Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Chu Yisen." He reached out to shake hands with Shangguan Mo.

"Shangguan Mo." The handshake was quite firm as they both were unwilling to give in.

After some time, they let go of their hands and their eyes grew competitive.

Standing aside, Bai Xueli looked at them thoughtfully.

The group of four drove to the outskirts of the capital and stopped at a famous picturesque cliff. There were already many people on the cliff, next to a number of gliders.

Shangguan Mo had ordered people to prepare two-person gliders in advance when he agreed to come today.

"I'm so happy now, Mo. This is my first time going gliding. You have to fly one glider with me. I'm nervous..." Bai Xueli held Shangguan Mo's arm with an enchanting look.

Murong Xue turned to look at them when she heard what Bai Xueli said. She had wanted to fly one glider with Shangguan Mo. She would have little time to talk with him if he was with Bai Xueli. Then she saw Shangguan Mo nodded in agreement and she dropped her head in frustration.

Murong Xue realized that Shangguan Mo rarely talked to her when Bai Xueli was around and she was confused why a boyfriend would ignore his girlfriend. She wondered whether he was trying to avoid intimate movements with her in front of his sister. Murong Xue thought Shangguan Mo was probably unaware that he took Bai Xueli as the most important.

Murong Xue found her guess quite convincing since Shangguan Mo had married Bai Xueli in her last life.

Chu Yisen had been watching Murong Xue and he clenched his fists when he saw she was upset and the other two were laughing heartily a short distance away. Chu Yisen found it strange that Shangguan Mo had not talked to his own girlfriend since this morning and he began to doubt if Murong Xue was faking her happiness before.

"Well, Xue. In that case, we are a team." Chu Yisen could not bear to see her struggling, so he interrupted her thoughts.