The reason this smile is considered illusory is because it is hard to discern clearly. His eyes are smiling, but the lines on his face remain cold and rigid.

Shu Yu furrowed his brows deeply. Immediately, Shu Yu nonchalantly looked at Shujun: "Did you stay in your master’s room last night?"

Shujun beamed with excitement, "Yes, what’s it to you, feeling jealous, huh?"

Shu Yu pondered for a moment, then said, "Wasn’t yesterday Yixuan’s day?"

Shujun proudly put his hands on his hips. "Hmph, isn’t it simple? I swapped with him!"

"Oh..." Shu Yu lowered his eyes, sipping the thin tea with a cool demeanor. "As far as I know, Yixuan may not be as shrewd as you, but he is also someone who won’t get up early without benefit."

Shujun pouted in dissatisfaction and said, "What do you mean by shrewd? This is just a merchant’s true nature!"

Shu Yu smirked, "Being able to make Yixuan agree to swap days with you, you must have some skills."

"Of course, do you know who I am? I’m Third Master Liang from the Huizi Store!"

Shu Yu smiled faintly, "Yixuan is a Bai Qiehei; he must have taken quite a bite out of you, right?"

Shujun immediately lamented, "You got that right, Lao Er. That kid is just too ruthless, has no sibling affection at all."

"But in any case, you still agreed."

"Of course, who made me—" Suddenly she stopped talking!!

The usually wily Liang Xiaosan rarely made such a blunder. She quickly shut her mouth, then looked at Second Brother Liang Shuyu with tightly furrowed brows.

Goodness, this person dares to say Yixuan is ruthless? The most ruthless one is clearly right here, there’s no doubt he’s the master here!!

Trying to trap me into saying something? I almost fell for it!

Shujun chuckled, coldly sneered, then turned her head with pride and stopped interacting with Shu Yu.

A shade of gloom passed over Shu Yu’s eyes. He tilted his head back and drank the tea in one gulp, but his heart felt as if it had been filled with a large vat of strong liquor, full of sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy flavors, with a burning sensation of anxiety.

His eyes seemed to be covered with dark clouds, filled with intense shadows.

Only after a long time did he let out a deep sigh.

He understood, he understood everything now, Haoming’s abnormal behavior, Shujun’s show-off, he understood it all.

However, after figuring all this out, he instead felt quite miserable.

Why is it, no matter what he does, he is always one step behind these people?

Accepting Huiying was like this, falling for Huiying was like this, pursuing Huiying was even more so! He was always the last, always left far behind.

Is it because he is naturally slow, or is it something else?

But in any case, this feeling is really uncomfortable.

What he cares about is not the sequence, nor is it a matter of a man’s pride. It’s a kind of fledgling complex...

Just like now. No matter when, Yixuan in Huiying’s heart will always be the most important. This is the fledgling complex.

It’s not just because Yixuan was the first man Huiying met when she came to this world, but also because Yixuan is Wu Wang’s father, and Wu Wang is Huiying’s eldest son. This honor alone is enough to give the father and son an extremely special place in Huiying’s heart.

And now, Shu Yu wants to fight for it. What he’s fighting for is nothing else but this honor, Huiying’s care for him!!

He too wants to become the most special person in her heart!!