"Big bro, aren’t you in Rongcheng? Why are you back?" Jin Xu looked at his big brother and showed a surprised expression as well.

Jin Qichuan gave him a slight glance and then his gaze fell on the woman behind him.

Last time at the gym club, he had seen Xia Duoduo, just glanced twice and recognized her.

If he remembered correctly, she is Ji Wei’s best friend.

When he thought of that name, Jin Qichuan’s heart lightly wavered, yet he maintained a calm expression outwardly, his face as serene as ever.

"Mr. Jin, hello."

Xia Duoduo noticed that Jin Qichuan was scrutinizing her, quickly smiled and greeted him.

"Don’t be so formal, just call me big brother," Jin Xu casually corrected, wrapping his arm around Xia Duoduo’s waist.

Calling him big brother... better not.

She’s not at the stage of discussing marriage with Jin Xu yet; such a title seemed too intimate.

Moreover, with Jin Qichuan sitting there with such presence, Xia Duoduo was already so nervous her palms were sweating, making her even less daring to be presumptuous.

"Are you two together now?"

After a moment of silence, Jin Qichuan suddenly spoke.

He’s not very keen on celebrity gossip, but the news about Jin Xu and Xia Duoduo had spread throughout the entertainment circle today; even hearing from others, he knew a thing or two.

Just an hour ago, he received a frantic call from his mother, demanding him to return home tonight. Being incredibly smart, Jin Qichuan soon guessed what was going on.

Jin Xu wore a bright smile, led Xia Duoduo over to the sofa, and sat down, laughingly replied, "Yeah, Duoduo and I are serious."

Jin Qichuan heard this, nodded slightly, and didn’t ask further.

Although Gu Zhimin told him over the phone to interrogate as the elder brother, Jin Qichuan couldn’t do such things; besides, Jin Xu was grown up, freely dating was quite normal, he had no reason to intervene.

"Dinner prepared by Aunt Lan should be ready."

Jin Qichuan said as he stood up and walked towards the dining room with his long legs.

Jin Xu and Xia Duoduo exchanged a glance, then got up to follow him.

Xia Duoduo thought to herself: this Mr. Jin, despite the strong aura, seemed quite easy to talk to!

Only the three of them dined in the dining room.

After sitting down, Jin Qichuan quietly focused on eating, Jin Xu initially wanted to say something to lighten the mood, but Xia Duoduo was mindful of the others, and didn’t collaborate with his jokes as usual.

Eventually, Jin Xu stopped talking as well.

After dinner, Xia Duoduo proactively offered help to Aunt Lan.

"Miss Xia, please rest in the living room, let the servants handle this arduous work," Aunt Lan kindly stopped her upon seeing it.

"It’s okay, my unexpected arrival here caused you quite some trouble, I’d feel uneasy if I did nothing."

Jin Xu understood her thoughts and chimed in, "Aunt Lan, Duoduo means well, let her help. I will wash the dishes later."

Just as Jin Qichuan was about to leave the dining room, he heard this, turned around to glance at his brother indifferently and nonchalantly remarked, "Xu, if I recall correctly, you’ve never been in the kitchen your whole life. Washing dishes, really?"

"Bro, you must be mistaken!"

Jin Xu immediately countered, made exaggerated facial gestures and emphasized again, "You definitely remember wrong!"

Seriously, big bro, can you spare some face in front of the woman?

Seeing the situation, Jin Qichuan moved his lips helplessly and turned to leave.

Aunt Lan watched the brothers’ reaction, standing behind them, couldn’t help but laugh.

Turns out their young master has a self-esteem after all?