“Liu Qingqing?”

Ming Yue clenched the chess piece tightly in her hand, slowly recalling what had happened in the past.

She still remembered that when she first met Liu Qingqing, Liu Qingqing wasn’t called Liu Qingqing at all—her name was Yuan Qing.

Back then, Ming Yue had no idea that her beloved father was secretly keeping a mistress and even had a litter of “wolf cubs” with her.

What’s more, she didn’t know that her father’s mistress was named Liu Qinxin, and that this Yuan Qing was none other than Liu Qinxin’s own niece.

At the time, all she knew was that Yuan Qing was an exceptionally beautiful and captivating young lady. Not only was she classmates with Big Brother’s girlfriend, Li Ci, but they were also very close friends.

Moreover, it was obvious to her that Yuan Qing seemed to have some feelings for Big Brother—she would often sneak glances at him, her porcelain-white face instantly turning a deep shade of rosy, as if lightly blushed with rouge.

Big Brother was naturally handsome, his eyebrows and eyes radiating tenderness, exuding an air of noble elegance. He could not only write songs and sing, enchanting everyone with his voice, but also run his own company and make money. He was always polite and respectful toward elders, patient with younger people, meticulous in everything he said and did, kind-hearted and compassionate, accustomed to helping the weak, never showing any sign of disdain toward anyone, yet always managing to win people over with his sincerity and charm.

In Ming Yue’s eyes, Big Brother was almost flawless.

To everyone else at the time, Big Brother was also among the very best, destined for great success in the future—a golden phoenix soaring out of the Ming family’s humble beginnings, truly making the Ming family’s ancestral graves smoke with pride.

And to those young ladies who adored handsome men, Big Brother was even more of a coveted prize—some might even call him “Tang Monk’s meat,” someone they’d stop at nothing to get a little bit of attention from.

So, as Big Brother Ming Kai’s most cherished sister and brother, she and Yaoyao had always received all sorts of lovely gifts from pretty young ladies since they were little, and they were precisely the ones these ladies were eager to win over.

Liu Qingqing was no exception.

After only meeting her two or three times, she already began to show them obsequious behavior, constantly showering them with compliments and trying to curry favor.

Yaoyao was still too young back then to tell right from wrong, and soon fell under Liu Qingqing’s sweet-talking spell, going on and on about how wonderful Liu Qingqing was in front of Big Brother.

But Big Brother found himself utterly baffled by it all, yet he couldn’t bring himself to scold Yaoyao even a single word. Instead, he would gently stroke Yaoyao’s head and say tenderly, “You silly boy—already won over by her?”

“Of course not! Big Brother, I really do think Sister Yuan Qing is so, so wonderful—I haven’t been bought off at all!”

Yaoyao protested indignantly, pushing away Big Brother’s hand with a look of disdain.

Yet Big Brother just smiled as warmly as springtime, once again placing his hand on Yaoyao’s head and saying, “Very well, very well—you haven’t been bought off; you’re perfectly clear-headed. Big Brother was wrong to suspect you.”

“Now that’s more like it!” Yaoyao immediately broke into a smile, no longer resisting Big Brother’s gentle pat on the head.

Only then did Big Brother speak earnestly: “Yaoyao, let me give you a task, okay?”

“What kind of task?”

Yaoyao asked curiously.

Big Brother remained as gentle as ever, stroking his chin before taking Yaoyao’s hand and saying, “The next time you see your Sister Yuan Qing, don’t rush to speak or accept her gifts. Instead, quietly observe every single thing she does and says—what she does, what she says, what expressions she makes toward different people—and make a detailed record of it all. But don’t interfere in any way—not even utter a single word. Can you do that?”

End of Chapter 165: Counterattack 91