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Duan Xing and the doorman were both men who hoped to climb the social ladder through women. Duan Xing had merely disguised himself as a business elite.

Xie Tingsi's mouth moved faster than his brain. He hadn't even realized his words had implicated Duan Xing and Xie Liuzheng. The entertainment industry had its own textbook example of a female celebrity supporting her husband financially; she had recently made a comeback.

He was about to use her as an example to warn Little Pear Blossom not to fall for a man's cheap attempts to please her.

Treating her well was the bare minimum in a relationship, and something a man could easily stop doing whenever he pleased.

His little sister was an adult now, all grown up and beautiful. With so many rotten boys hanging around her, Xie Tingsi worried that some bad man would break innocent Little Pear Blossom's heart.

As Little Pear Blossom's Second Brother, Xie Tingsi was especially vigilant. When he saw her run out holding Meng Jiu'an's hand, he knew the way that brat looked at his sister was anything but innocent!

"..."

The private room suddenly fell silent. Xie Tingsi turned and met Xie Chengyue's eyes.

Xie Chengyue gave him a stern look.

"Feelings can change. Xiao Zheng was very brave."

Shen Baili nodded earnestly. "Yes. The person who betrays someone's sincere feelings is the one who deserves blame. Aunt loves and hates boldly—she's a remarkable woman!"

Only then did Xie Tingsi realize he had forgotten about their "deceased" former uncle by marriage.

He understood his mistake. His careless words had hurt Xie Liuzheng.

Xie Tingsi smacked himself hard on the head. "Aunt, I'm sorry."

"I wasn't talking about you."

Xie Tingsi looked cautiously at Xie Liuzheng but couldn't read her expression.

Xie Liuzheng ruffled her