The engagement was with the younger brother, but I've fallen for the older brother.

Si Yimian peeked half her head out from next to He Sichen and winked at him.

"He Sichen, you used to be so cool?"

He Sichen glanced at her sideways, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.

"Young and ignorant."

Lu Zhuo immediately countered, "Young and ignorant?!"

"You were twenty-nine three years ago when you said that! He Sichen, have you no shame?"

Lu Zhuo pulled Lin Yiyao closer to his chest, grinning mischievously.

"I said at the time, with Lao He's character, he'll either not fail, or he'll lose his life."

"So you secretly started a cross-cultural relationship with your brother's ex. The plot is just as dramatic as it was back in the day, Old Yan."

Huo Siyue raised her hand from the side.

"I know the answer to this question. When they were having an affair, I almost cried myself hoarse trying to keep quiet."

The whole house was filled with laughter.

Su Ruan finally couldn't hold it in and choked on a mouthful of lychee juice. Yan Tingnan calmly pulled out a tissue and handed it to her, his tone indifferent.

"Slower."

Yan Tingnan couldn't help but chime in, "Old Crane, your faith in science isn't very strong."

Wen Jinxiao crossed his legs and continued to deliver the finishing blow at the opportune moment.

"Before meeting the right person, all his principles were get-out-of-jail-free cards; after meeting the right person, all his principles became material for being slapped in the face."

He Sichen picked up a glass of wine and took a sip.

"Are you here tonight to throw me a bachelor party or to hold a critique session?"

"Criticism Conference!"

Everyone present, except for Si Yimian, spoke in unison.

"If we don't slap you in the face tonight, how can we face you after all those years of talking?"

Si Yimian covered her mouth and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He Sichen turned his head to look at her, his gaze drifting downwards.

"What are you laughing at? Are you in cahoots with them?"

"I am neutral."

Si Yimian immediately stopped smiling, put on a serious face, and raised her hand as if to swear an oath.

"I will absolutely not participate in any part of the group mocking you."

After saying that, she turned her head and whispered in Huo Siyue's ear, her voice just loud enough for everyone in the room to hear.

"But do you have recordings of his quotes? I'd like to make a compilation to use as the opening video for my wedding."

He Sichen raised his hand and gently pinched the back of her neck.

Si Yimian shrank her neck and laughed, leaning towards Huo Siyue.

Wen Jinxiao slammed his hand on the table.

"Speaking of cross-cultural relationships, Lao He, shouldn't you explain that?"

"Two years! You and Mianmian have been dating for two years! You haven't told us a single word!"

He Sichen slowly put down his wine glass.

"What can you do if I tell you?"

Wen Jinxiao immediately chimed in, "At least we can laugh at you two years earlier!"

He Sichen curled his lips and looked at Wen Jinxiao.

"It seems like you're the only one left out of our group."

He began to subtly shift the focus of the conflict towards Wen Jinxiao.

"Old Yan and Zhuo'er got married, and so did I. Wen Jinxiao, shouldn't you reflect on your own actions?"

Wen Jinxiao put his wine glass on the table.

"Reflect on what? I'm doing just fine on my own."

Lin Yiyao sat obediently in Lu Zhuo's lap until she suddenly had a brilliant idea, and her eyes lit up.

"Isn't Siyue single too?"

Lu Zhuo looked down at her, couldn't help but laugh, and pinched her cheek.

"Since when have you been playing matchmaker?"

Lin Yiyao's ears turned red, and she muttered softly, "I was just saying it offhand..."

"Damn! Damn!"

Huo Siyue raised one hand, making a gesture of refusal.

"Yaoyao, please completely erase this thought from your cute little mind."

"I have money, free time, and sisters. I have all three essentials for life. I don't need a man to make life more difficult."

"Love itself holds zero appeal for me; I only enjoy watching others date."

"I don't have to bear the costs of adjustment, I don't have to deal with conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and I don't have to get up in the middle of the night to breastfeed."

"But I enjoyed all the sweet moments in your relationship."

"Watching other people's love stories is a million times more satisfying than experiencing it yourself, plus you don't have to get involved. Do you understand that feeling?"

She paused, then pointed in Wen Jinxiao's direction.

Even if we were to discuss it, we wouldn't choose him.

"Wen Jinxiao, I'm not targeting you personally."

Wen Jinxiao: "Your first sentence was already very pointed."

Huo Siyue nodded without changing her expression.

"Fine, then I'll target you."

"We're too close, we've known each other since kindergarten. How can I date someone who saw me during my teething period?"

"No mystery, no tension, no filter!"

She straightened out her logic and became more and more enthusiastic as she spoke.

"And do you know that you are Mianmian's husband's brother, my brother's brother, and Yaoyao's husband's brother?"

"If the two of us got together, it would be called 'balanced literature'!"

Huo Siyue pointed at him with her finger.

"I'll dabble in anything, except for 'peace literature' which I absolutely refuse to touch."

"What I like is that sense of destiny, that spark between heaven and earth, not just that there just happens to be one man and one woman left, so it's you two."

He Sichen suddenly spoke, his tone calm.

"Jin Xiao, the rigor of her argument is higher than that of your thesis from the National University of Defense Technology back then."

Wen Jinxiao was so stabbed by this final blow that he tilted his head back and finished the rest of the whiskey in his glass.

"I shouldn't have gone out today."

"Whether you go out or not makes no difference."

Wen Jinxiao felt his blood pressure rising to the top of his head.

"Old Crane, you've come here tonight to send me away, haven't you?"

"no."

He Sichen suppressed a smile.

When someone who doesn't usually joke suddenly tries to suppress a laugh, the impact doubles.

"Seek truth from facts."

Everyone burst into laughter again.

Si Yimian muttered softly beside her, "You're talking a lot tonight."

He Sichen turned his head to look at her, lowering his voice.

"I'm in a good mood."

"What's making you feel good?"

He looked down at her, his pupils reflecting scattered specks of light.

I'll marry you tomorrow.

She suddenly leaned close to his ear, her breath brushing against his earlobe and penetrating inside.

"The wedding isn't until tomorrow, why are we starting tonight?"

"Start with what?"

"The peacock spreads its tail feathers."

He Sichen: "..."