The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

At 8 p.m., at Moonlight Bar, when Su Shiyu and Ye Linyuan pushed open the door to their private room, most of their mutual friends had already arrived.

When the two entered hand in hand, many of Su Shiyu's friends, who had already been greeted by her, started to cheer.

"Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, Young Master Ye has been gone for four years, and he's already won over President Su, one of the three most beautiful female CEOs in Haicheng, as soon as he got back!"

"Hahaha, look at what you're saying. They were a couple to begin with. It was only because that scoundrel surnamed Zhao took advantage of their kindness that they had to separate for four years. Now they're just back on track."

"Yes, yes, I misspoke. This isn't called winning someone over, it's called rekindling old flames, hahahahaha."

"Um, Ms. Su, could I interview you? What are your feelings about having your wish fulfilled?"

Even though she was prepared to go all out, Su Shiyu still blushed when teased like that and couldn't help but hide in Ye Linyuan's arms.

Seeing this, Ye Linyuan pushed away his friends who had surrounded him and said with a smile.

"Alright, alright, you guys stop joking around. If you keep going, Sister Shiyu is going to run away."

After saying that, Ye Linyuan pulled Su Shiyu to sit in the center of the sofa, picked up the red wine on the table, and raised his glass to everyone.

"Come on, it's been four years, let's have a toast!"

As Ye Linyuan finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room instantly became lively, and everyone raised their glasses.

"Haha, you're right! It's been four years, we should have a go!"

"By the way, Sister Shiyu, I remember you never drink, so why don't you let Ayuan drink this one for you?"

Everyone present knew about Su Shiyu's feelings for Ye Linyuan, and as one of them spoke up, the others echoed her sentiments.

"Yes, yes, yes, if the wife can't drink, the husband has to drink on her behalf."

"Lin Yuan, if you refuse, your wife Shi Yu will be unhappy."

"Look at what you're saying. Who is Lin Yuan? He's a well-known good person. How could he let Sister Shiyu lose face in public?"

"Hahaha, I misspoke. Come on, let's not waste any more words, everything is in the wine."

"..."

Su Shiyu originally wanted to reach for the red wine and drink it all in one gulp as Liu Fei suggested, but when she suddenly heard what the "plant" she had arranged said, she immediately withdrew her hand and looked at Ye Linyuan with her beautiful eyes full of water.

If A-Yuan drinks it for me, does that mean he's acknowledging me as his wife...?

Ye Linyuan didn't think much of it. He first drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, then picked up the wine in front of Su Shiyu and said to everyone with a smile.

"Come on, let's drink to our deep friendship! Cheers!"

"good!"

"Well done! Four years have passed, and Lin Yuan is still as magnanimous as ever!"

"If I were a woman, wouldn't I also be completely infatuated with Xiaoyuan?"

"Hahaha, Xiao Tianze, although you're not a woman, you have a younger sister. Isn't your sister completely infatuated with Xiao Yuan?"

"Hey Gu, don't even mention me, your sister did too. I remember when Xiaoyuan went abroad, your sister cried her eyes out."

"That's a good point. Ruoxi was the same way. If it weren't for your Xiao family stopping her, Ruoxi would have been planning to go abroad with Xiaoyuan."

"......"

Su Shiyu was initially all smiles, but as she listened, her brows furrowed. Something seemed off. It was as if these two were expressing their love for A Yuan to him!

Do these two guys have some kind of collaboration behind the scenes?

That won't do. Gu Shishi and Xiao Ruoxi are no less capable than me in terms of both personality and background. If I hadn't confessed to A Yuan back then, A Yuan might have been one of them as his girlfriend.

At this moment, Su Shiyu regretted inviting Gu Tiange and Xiao Tianze to the gathering.

Thinking of this, Su Shiyu quickly winked at her best friend, signaling her to change the subject.

Unlike the young masters of the Gu and Xiao families, who are also among the eight great families, Su Shiyu's friend is just a young lady from a second-rate family in Haicheng named Yao Xinxin. In fact, the Yao family even has to rely on the Su family for survival. So, while Yao Xinxin is said to be Su Shiyu's best friend, she should actually be called Su Shiyu's little sister who follows Su Shiyu's lead.

Having received a signal from Su Shiyu, he immediately understood and spoke up.

"Young Master Yuan, I heard that you and Sister Shiyu broke up four years ago and you went abroad because Sister Shiyu was forced into marriage by someone surnamed Zhao?"

Su Shiyu's face stiffened, and her entire aura instantly plummeted.

What does it mean to bring up the most sensitive topic? This is exactly what it means to bring up the most sensitive topic!

Mingming's marriage to Zhao Jinyan is her Achilles' heel, but now it's being brought up in public like this!

Thinking of this, Su Shiyu couldn't help but glare at Yao Xinxin, but Yao Xinxin gave Su Shiyu a reassuring look at this moment.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Shiyu decided to trust Yao Xinxin. On the one hand, no matter what, Yao Xinxin was her best friend and her heart was definitely on her side. On the other hand, the Yao family still needed to rely on the Su family to gain a foothold as a second-rate family in Haicheng, so there was no need for them to cause trouble for her.

Ye Linyuan, who was chatting and laughing with Gu Tiange, paused and looked deeply at Yao Xinxin. If he remembered correctly, Yao Xinxin was Su Shiyu's best friend. Since she asked this question, she must have gotten a hint from Sister Shiyu. It seems that Sister Shiyu misunderstood the real reason for his departure.

Speaking of which, Sister Shiyu always said that she broke up with her back then because of her. Before, I thought that Sister Shiyu loved me too much, so she blamed all the responsibility on me. Now it seems that she misunderstood the reason for my departure. She thought that it was because she was forced to marry Zhao Jinyan that she chose to break up and go abroad.

But since it's a misunderstanding, let's just let it remain a misunderstanding.

Ye Linyuan raised his glass, smiled at Yao Xinxin, and drank it down in one gulp without saying a word, instantly drawing cheers from the friends around him.

"Haha, does Brother Lin Yuan mean all the past events are contained in the wine? How heroic!"

"Come, come, Brother Linyuan, let me toast you! May you and Sister Shiyu rekindle your romance and live happily ever after!"

"Oh dear, you've said everything I wanted to say. What am I supposed to say now? Come on, Xiao Yuan, everything is understood without words."

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Su Shiyu watched Ye Linyuan down another glass of wine, her large, watery eyes filled with tears, her gaze towards him filled with love and heartache.

Ah Yuan, I'm sorry. If I had been more resolute four years ago, perhaps we wouldn't have been separated for four years.

Thinking of this, Su Shiyu filled her glass, put the red wine in her mouth, and wrapped her arms around Ye Linyuan's neck. Without giving Ye Linyuan a chance to react, amidst everyone's cheers and blessings, she poured the red wine in her mouth into Ye Linyuan's mouth.

"good!"

"Sister Shiyu is so generous!"

"What is true love? This is true love! Sister Shiyu never drinks alcohol, but she made an exception for our Brother Linyuan this time."

"Sister Shiyu is so awesome!"

"Hahaha, Xiao Yuan, isn't imported red wine especially fragrant and sweet?"

"That's for sure, because besides the red wine, it's also full of love."

"Oh my, it's rare to be happy today. Sister Shiyu, Young Master Yuan, you haven't seen each other for four years. Imported red wine alone isn't enough. You should at least have a toast together."

"A toast to the deceased? Yes, yes, it has to be a toast to the deceased, otherwise it would be a disservice to your four years of longing."

"Have a drink!"

"Have a drink!"

"Have a drink!"

"..."

At this moment, everyone selectively forgot about Su Shiyu's contractual husband, Zhao Jinyan, as if he didn't exist, and started making a fuss.

However, to those present, Zhao Jinyan was practically no different from someone who didn't exist.

Seeing that everything was developing in the direction she had expected, even though she had just become acquainted with A Yuan, Su Shiyu felt she didn't want to miss out on the whole "cross-cupped wine" thing!

Su Shiyu filled her cup again, her beautiful eyes welling up with tears once more, and she looked at Ye Linyuan with hopeful eyes, her cherry lips slightly parted.

"A-Yuan..."

Ye Linyuan glanced at his friends who were making a fuss, and then at Su Shiyu, who looked like she wanted it so badly. He felt that he should give this aloof female CEO in public, who was actually a top-notch love-obsessed person in private, a little sweetness.

Anyway, I'm a guy, so I'm not at a disadvantage, am I?

What? You just drank imported red wine?

Sorry, I didn't initiate it just now, so it doesn't count.

Just as Ye Linyuan was about to take the opportunity to drink his first toast in twenty-one years, the door to the private room opened and a clear, ethereal voice rang out.

"Of course, Brother Yuan's toast should be with me!"

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I have a meeting tonight, so I'll post this first. I should be able to post about three more chapters tonight.