Si Lijue's face darkened visibly. He walked up to Qin Huai and kicked him hard in the shin.

"I knew you couldn't keep your mouth shut. You dare to lie and make excuses but won't admit it. You just wait, I'll settle the score with you later." After saying that, he turned and chased after her with a cold face.

Whenever he thought of Su Niannian's pitiful crying face, he felt uncomfortable, inexplicably nervous and worried.

"Ouch!" Qin Huai winced in pain. Seeing Si Lijue walk out of the private room, he rubbed his aching calf and complained about someone's meddling, "Tang Shuo, why are you meddling in other people's business? Why did you betray me? What good would it do you to betray me? I considered you a brother, do you even have a brother who stabs you in the back?"

Tang Shuo shrugged, took a sip of his wine, and said slowly, "I'm just telling the truth. Besides, you're so smart, do you think you can fool your brother just by denying it and keeping quiet?"

Qin Huai was extremely annoyed and pouted, "Whether I can get away with it or not is none of your business. Why are you worrying about it?"

Tang Shuo shook his head and said casually, "I'm telling you, instead of arguing with me here, you'd better hurry up and think about how to appease your brother later, otherwise, you'll be in big trouble." He seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold.

"Tang Shuo, you just wait! If my elder brother punishes me severely, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!" Qin Huai pointed at Tang Shuo's nose and said through gritted teeth.

Tang Shuo looked fearless, secretly rolling his eyes: "I just want you to learn a lesson and watch your mouth in the future."

I've never seen anyone speak so bluntly, you idiot! You'll die from that mouth of yours sooner or later.

Qin Huai was so angry that he jumped up and down, "You Tang Erlengzi, who are you calling stupid! You're the stupid one, your whole family are stupid."

Tang Shuo looked at Qin Huai with a serious expression and raised his voice slightly, saying, "I'm doing this all for your own good, don't be ungrateful."

Qin Huai, however, showed no appreciation whatsoever. He glared at Tang Shuo and retorted curtly, "Hmph! I don't care if you're doing this for my own good. Who do you think you are? Stop meddling in other people's business! My affairs are none of your concern!"

Tang Shuo sighed helplessly, "Rotten wood cannot be carved."

Qin Huai retorted without hesitation: "Then I don't think you're any good timber either. You might just be a piece of wood that's been eaten by insects. It looks shiny on the outside, but it's already riddled with holes inside!"

"You..." Tang Shuo's lips trembled with anger. He pinched his brow and said in a fit of rage, "I'm so pathetic for trying to reason with you. I'm just asking for trouble."

"You really are despicable. I advise you to mind your own business instead." Qin Huai was furious and had nowhere to vent his anger, so he grabbed Tang Shuo and wouldn't let go.

"Alright, stop arguing." Jiang Che quickly spoke up to stop the two of them as they argued more and more fiercely.

The place was already chaotic enough, and the two of them were making things even more complicated.

He said with a worried look, "I wonder if my brother has managed to appease my sister-in-law? If their marriage falls through because of our conversation, wouldn't that ruin my brother's life?"

"Yeah! It wasn't easy for my brother to find a wife, why would I bring up that thing from five years ago?"

Qin Huai's attention was immediately drawn back. He slapped his head in frustration, wishing he could bite off his tongue.

Li Xian asked curiously, "Why is my sister-in-law so concerned about something that happened five years ago? She and my brother probably hadn't even met back then."

Qin Huai was also puzzled. He scratched his head and muttered, "Oh yeah! Why is my sister-in-law so reluctant to let me mention things from five years ago?"

"Could it be that my sister-in-law cares too much about my brother, loves him too much, and even holds grudges about his past?" Jiang Che wondered.

Li Xian's girlfriend, Zhao Feifei, nodded solemnly and spoke from a woman's perspective: "Yes, the more a woman loves a man, the more she will care about everything that has happened to him, especially things between men and women. Whether in the past or now, just thinking about these things will make her feel uncomfortable."

Su Li chimed in, "Yes, two people who don't care about each other usually don't love each other very much."

Although Zhang Siyu didn't say anything, her expression showed that she agreed with Zhao Feifei's point of view.

Tang Shuo held a glass of red wine in his hand, his eyes scanning his friends with interest. Suddenly, he casually remarked, "Is it possible that your sister-in-law is the woman who took your brother's innocence five years ago?"

"Huh? Could it be her?" Qin Huai's anger subsided by half, but his heart pounded even louder.

"Eight or nine out of ten." Tang Shuo uttered four words calmly, continued drinking, and said no more.

......

After Tang Shuo's reminder, everyone fell silent, looking at each other, and the entire private room became deathly quiet.

Su Niannian hurriedly walked out of the private room, just as a glamorous woman was walking in this direction, and the two almost bumped into each other.

She quickly apologized, "I'm sorry." She shifted her body to the side, trying to walk around the person and continue forward, but the person called out to her, "Are you Su Niannian?"

Su Niannian stopped, lifted her eyelids to examine the person in front of her, and confirmed that she did not know her. She wondered how the person knew her name. She simply nodded politely, "Yes, I am Su Niannian. Who are you, Miss? Have we met before?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "I haven't met you before. My name is Gu Qing. I'm a good friend of Li Jue. I've heard his sister mention your name."

She emphasized the words "good friend" and made it seem like she was very familiar with Si Lili, as if she was deliberately reminding Su Niannian of something.

Si Lijue's good friend is also a friend of those people inside, right? It seems she's going to the appointment.

Out of politeness, Su Niannian greeted her with a smile: "Hello! They're all inside, you go in first! I'm going to the restroom."

Gu Qing deliberately took a small step in front of Su Niannian, successfully blocking her way. His gaze was fixed on her, as if he wanted to see right through her.

A faint smile crept onto Gu Qing's lips, but it didn't reach the depths of her eyes, instead giving off an elusive feeling.

Gu Qing deliberately closed the distance between herself and Su Niannian, standing tall and proud like a fighting hen.

Then, she said arrogantly, "I'm not in a hurry to go in. I'd like to chat with you for a bit. Is that convenient for you?"

Su Niannian frowned slightly, not in the mood to talk to her much, and felt it was unnecessary to waste time with her, since the two of them were not familiar with each other at all.

She smiled politely, "Is it okay later? I'm sorry, I need to use the restroom urgently."

"I also need to go to the restroom, let's go together!" Gu Qing seemed unwilling to miss this opportunity, and without waiting for Su Niannian's agreement, she took the lead and walked towards the restroom.

She finally had a chance to be alone with Su Niannian, and she felt uncomfortable if she didn't speak her mind.