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"Why can't I pick up the phone at home? Lomio, tell me the truth. Did Dad do something again? Otherwise, why would you come here alone? "Where's Mom?" The more Luo Ke thought about it, the more she felt something was off.

"Elder sister, don't ask anymore, there really isn't anything wrong. It's just that mother has something on, so she asked me to come and see you." Luo Mu grabbed his sister's wrist and said obediently.

Luo Ke wanted to say something, but Luo Mu directly said to her in a spoiled manner, "Elder sister, I haven't eaten yet. Do you have anything to eat at home?"

Hearing Luo Mu's words, Luo Ke sighed helplessly. She stretched out her hand to rub her brother's hair and said, "Come in, I'll take you to eat something."

The two of them walked towards the kitchen. Luo Ke could tell that her brother didn't usually call her. Luo Mu lowered her head and pretended to be obedient, quietly listening to her sister's nagging.

Hearing voices coming from the door, Lu Yunqi walked out. Who knew that at this moment, Luo Mu would raise his head and look at him. He immediately called out to him in a friendly manner, "Hello brother-in-law."

Luo Mu's docility greatly improved Lu Yunqi's mood. He walked up to Luo Mu and said, "This must be Luo Mu. He's grown taller recently."

"No matter how tall I look, I'm still not as tall as brother-in-law. I didn't disturb you guys when I came, right?" Luo Mu said as he rubbed his hair.

"How can you say that you came to disturb me?" Before Luo Ke could say anything, Lu Yunqi was the first to speak. He felt very comfortable being coaxed by Luo Mu's words. Why did she find Luo Ke's cheap little brother to be pleasing to the eye?

However, Luo Ke was still worried that her brother hadn't eaten yet. She told them, "You two go ahead and chat. Luo Mu hasn't eaten yet. I'll go make some food for him."

"Don't bother, since little brother is here, let's take him out to eat." After saying that, Lu Yunqi picked up his coat from the rack.

Luo Ke shook her head helplessly. She knew that Lu Yunqi couldn't easily change his decision, so she pulled Luo Mu and followed behind his, heading towards the restaurant.

Lu Yunqi brought them to a private restaurant not far away. He ordered some dishes from a private room, then told Luo Mu, "I don't know what you like, so I ordered some. If it's not enough, we can order more later."

He looked at the table and waved his hand, "Brother-in-law, you don't need to order anymore. There are a lot of them already."

"It's rare for you to come here. Brother-in-law will definitely let you eat and drink well." As Lu Yunqi spoke, his gaze involuntarily drifted toward Luo Ke.

Naturally, the other party noticed his gaze, but paid no heed to Lu Yunqi. Instead, he turned to Luo Mu and said, "You don't have to be so polite either. Eat whatever you like."

Luo Mu, who was initially nervous, instantly relaxed after hearing his sister's words. He picked up his chopsticks and began to eat. Looking at her brother wolfing down his food, Luo Qiu couldn't help but frown. She was still thinking about how worried he was, something must have happened at home, otherwise Luo Mu wouldn't have come looking for her in such a hurry. But he didn't want to tell her anything, as if he was afraid to implicate her.

Such a thought lingered in Luo Ke's heart, making her very nervous. However, Luo Ke didn't show it on her face. Instead, she accompanied her younger brother as she ate two bites of food.

Seeing that Luo Mu was done eating, she continued to ask, "Luo Mu, tell the truth to sister. Did something happen at home?"

"Nothing really happened. Elder sister, you're thinking too much." Hearing her words, Luo Mu instantly lowered his head, not daring to look into Luo Ke's eyes.

"I grew up with you, what do you have that I don't know about? Every time you lie, you lower your head and don't dare to look into other people's eyes." Luo Ke said with a cold expression.

Hearing his sister's words, Luo Mu was even more afraid to speak. He tugged at the corner of his shirt. For a moment, the room was completely silent. Lu Yunqi silently watched as the two of them argued, but he did not go up to try to dissuade them. After all, this was Luo Ke's own family's matter.

Luo Ke took a deep breath and said to Luo Mu, "Hurry up and tell me what's going on. Otherwise, when it's too late, we won't be able to do anything."

Her words were like the last straw that broke a camel's back. Luo Mu bit his lower lip and said, "Dad owes me a huge amount of gambling debts. The loan sharks have found their way home."