"Xin'er, I've arrived."
Cristino's words summoned Du Ruoxin to the parking lot.
He hadn't gotten out of the car before she arrived.
Only when he saw the woman hurrying over did Cristino allow his bodyguard to open the car door, and he slowly stepped out.
"Big Brother," Du Ruoxin greeted him with a smile.
However, upon seeing her elder brother dressed entirely in black – not just black clothes and pants, but also black sunglasses and black leather shoes, a look that resembled mourning attire – her smile visibly froze.
Cristino, with his hands in his pockets, glanced at the woman's astonished face. "What, not welcome?"
Du Ruoxin's throat felt a bit tight. "No..."
Um, Brother, did you prepare a white shirt? How about changing into one?
If not, should I get Rong Jingyang's for you to wear?
Their sizes are about the same anyway.
Cristino seemed not to notice the woman's hesitant words and strode into the Rong family's residence. "What are you waiting for?"
Du Ruoxin stared at her brother's retreating back with a look of resentment.
This won't do...
Coming to the Rong family like this is asking for trouble!
Father-in-law and Mother-in-law, along with other elders and juniors of the Rong family, would surely be displeased. How would they look at her, how would they look at Big Brother?
Du Ruoxin wished she could slap herself.
"Wait!"
She quickened her pace to catch up with Cristino, blocking his path, her eyes pleading. "Brother, can you change your clothes?"
If her brother was here to pick a fight, to cause trouble, then—
Cristino's gaze sharpened as he looked at Du Ruoxin, his tone displeased. "Hmm?"
Du Ruoxin clasped her hands together cautiously. "Please, please, give us some face, okay?"
"Your all-black attire makes it hard not to suspect you're here to stir up trouble."
"Brother~~~"
What all-black?
Cristino took off his sunglasses and looked at his attire, finally realizing he had habitually donned his protective coloration.
Indeed, for today's occasion, his ensemble was inappropriate.
But—
The man curved his lips into a wicked smile, his blue eyes exuding a demonic charm. "I can change."
"You help me."
Du Ruoxin: "!!!!"
This is terrifying, Brother!
Don't always tease her like this. What would Rong Jingyang think if he saw this!
Du Ruoxin's eyelids twitched, and she warily kept a two-meter distance from him.
The woman's involuntary, speechless action, coupled with her hurt expression, made Cristino's heart sink slightly.
Is she resisting him this much?
Clearly, before, he could hold her, kiss her...
His girl absolutely cannot become someone else's!
It will be soon!
Just in these two days!
Cristino abruptly halted his thoughts, turned, and walked back. "Wait for me."
His exclusive car was always stocked with several changes of clothes.
Signaling his bodyguard to fetch a blue shirt, Cristino changed by the car.
In the sunlight, his bronzed skin looked so sexy and exuded an air of dominance.
Du Ruoxin had already turned away when she realized her brother was undressing as he walked.
By the time he finished changing, it was already dinner time.
Du Ruoxin led her brother to the dining room, first greeting her husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and a host of elders, before they took their seats at another table.
At that moment, the news of Du Ruoxin being an adopted daughter of the Rothschild family had caused a stir among the younger generation of the Rong family.
So, their eldest sister-in-law had an astonishing background, not inferior to any daughter of a wealthy family!
They had always thought that Du Ruoxin, this little sparrow with no background, marrying into the Rong family was a blessing from her past lives, a favor from heaven, or a whim of the matriarch. It turned out she was a true phoenix.
It turned out that in this marriage, Big Brother and Sister-in-law were a match of equal standing.
However—
Anyone with discerning eyes could see that the heir of the Rothschild family looked at Du Ruoxin with an unusual gaze.
Was he here to snatch her away?