Yan Qiao loosely linked arms with Pei Jingzhan and retorted with a smile, "Just a few dishes and you're already so bloated? If you'd ever looked in the mirror and had any self-awareness, you wouldn't have said that. I made him wear a mask for your own good, so you wouldn't feel ashamed of yourselves."

Shen Yuejin wanted to argue with her a bit more, but Xi Wen stopped her.

"Yuejin, be mindful of the occasion."

Today is their wedding day; it's inappropriate for them to argue here.

Shen Yuejin bit her lip, then suddenly thought of something, and her expression suddenly became smug.

"You all better be careful, we have important guests today, so don't offend them."

Xi Wen smiled and nodded, "Third Master Pei will also be attending. Please make yourselves at home if we fail to provide adequate hospitality."

Looking at their boastful expressions, Yan Qiao thought that Master Pei was their real father.

"You can show off when the others arrive. Your marriage partner isn't Xi Luo, and Third Master doesn't necessarily give face to everyone."

Xi Wen and Shen Yuejin's expressions changed drastically. Before they could refute, Yan Qiao led Pei Jingzhan inside and found their seats.

Then they discovered that the table only had Yan Qiao's name on it, clearly intended to isolate her.

Yan Qiao scoffed, "Elementary school tactics. Ignore her and focus on getting a free meal."

It's even better if two people can have a table all to themselves.

Shortly after they sat down, Shen Zhou, who was greeting guests in the room, came forward.

His expression was not good. If you had to describe it in one sentence, it would be like staring at Pei Jingzhan, who was wearing a mask, with a hostile look, as if he were looking at a cheating wife.

"Yan Qiao, who is he?"

Yan Qiao was impatient with dealing with him and casually replied, "You don't know him."

"You didn't even say anything, how do you know I don't know you?"

Yan Qiao curled her lips, "His family went bankrupt, he's just a destitute family, not worth your attention."

Shen Zhou saw her words as a form of protection.

Yan Qiao had never been nervous around Xi Luo before.

He was about to speak when someone grabbed his arm.

When I turned around, it was Yan Yaoyao.

His face darkened; he almost forgot about his engagement to her and couldn't embarrass her in public.

To everyone's surprise, Yan Yaoyao immediately launched into a sarcastic remark: "Yan Qiao, you're really getting worse as you get older, bringing just any Tom, Dick, or Harry around. Don't you even know what kind of occasion this is? It's the wedding banquet of the Shen family's daughter; not just anyone can attend."

Yan Qiao chuckled, "If someone as shameless as you dares to come, why can't my friend come? Didn't Yuan Mengchun give you a hard time? You still have the mood to come to the banquet."

Yan Yaoyao was shocked to learn that Yuan Mengchun's police report was actually related to Yan Qiao.

"You told on me to my grandma!"

Yan Qiao exclaimed, raising her voice, "What are you reporting? Oh, are you talking about you stealing your grandma's safe? It's not really reporting, is it? You gave away such a fine bracelet; anyone would be suspicious. I just mentioned it to Yuan Mengchun; who knew she would call the police? But you're her granddaughter; she would never send you to jail."

Yan Yaoyao roared in exasperation, "Shut up!"

Yan Qiao smiled slightly, her eyes fixed on her with icy coldness.

"Aren't you going to get lost?"

Yan Yaoyao glanced at Chen Zhou with a wronged expression, then ran away in anger.

Yan Qiao's fighting prowess was astonishing, and since Pei Jingzhan didn't want to reveal his identity, he simply hid behind her.

Who knew that Chen Zhou, for some inexplicable reason, would target him.

"Yan Qiao, take a good look at him. He only dares to hide behind women. What kind of man is he?"

Yan Qiao was furious and was about to retort when she saw Chen Wu walking over.

"Shenzhou, Yuejin is looking for you."

With Chen Wu's arrival, Chen Zhou's arrogance diminished considerably, and he left reluctantly.

His gaze fell on Pei Jingzhan, he raised an eyebrow, but did not expose his identity.

Instead, she looked at Yan Qiao and said, "Sorry, I didn't keep a close eye on the dog at home."

Yan Qiao chuckled, "Brother Chenwu is too busy with important matters to concern himself with such trivialities."

Shen Wu nodded. "Then please make yourselves at home, eat and drink well."

He glanced at Pei Jingzhan one last time before taking Xu Ran's hand and leaving.

They sat at the main table, a few tables away from Yan Qiao's side.

Xu Ran frowned. "Why do I feel like the person next to Yan Qiao looks familiar?"

Chen Wu chuckled, "It's familiar, that's why."

Xu Ran asked in surprise, "Do we know each other?"

"I wonder what Pei Jingzhan is up to." Shen Wu glanced at Yan Qiao out of the corner of his eye; the two seemed to know each other quite well.

Xu Ran looked surprised and couldn't help but glance over.

"It was him..." Her expression was somewhat complicated.

Meanwhile, Pei Jingzhan watched with his hands in his sleeves as Yan Qiao poured him tea, and said quietly, "You call him Brother Chenwu?"

Yan Qiao casually asked, "I've called him 'brother' since I was little. Is there a problem with that?"

Pei Jingzhan chuckled, "If I remember correctly, Chen Wu is already 35 years old this year."

Yan Qiao thought for a moment, "I think so."

He is five years older than me.

You call him brother, and me uncle.

Yan Qiao rolled her eyes at him, "Brother Chenwu is well-maintained and doesn't look like he's 35. Look in the mirror, you look mature beyond your years. Your demeanor doesn't suit you at 30; you look like a 40 or 50-year-old scholar. Calling you 'uncle' would be too kind of you!"

Pei Jingzhan chose to shut up, he was so angry he almost had a heart attack.

His phone vibrated twice. He took it out and glanced at it; it was a message from Chen Wu.

Chenwu: [@JZ What are you doing?]

JZ: [Don't meddle in other people's business.]

Chen Wu: [Yan Qiao is my sister, don't bully her.]

JZ: [Heh.]

Who's bullying whom here?

Yan Qiao arrived early; there was still some time before the wedding officially began.

"I'm going to the restroom."

She got up and walked out, but saw that there was a queue for the restroom on this side, so she thought of taking the elevator up to the second floor to take a look.

After relieving herself, she wiped her hands and came out of the bathroom, only to hear noises coming from the stairwell.

She peeked curiously through the crack in the door, and what she saw was quite shocking.

A man and a woman were kissing passionately, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Xi Wen!

But this woman's attire clearly did not belong to Shen Yuejin.

An excited look, like someone eagerly watching a melon, appeared in her eyes as she tiptoed to take a peek.

Wow! It's Su Ya?

I had met him once before at a charity gala.

Yan Qiao turned around quietly and went downstairs.

She was happy to see Shen Yuejin get her comeuppance.

But after all, she was Shen Wu's younger sister, and for the sake of Grandpa Shen, we still had to remind her a thing or two.

Yan Qiao then went to the dressing room to find Shen Yuejin, but Shen Yuejin was not in the dressing room at the time, but was entangled with Shen Wu.

I questioned him: "Brother, didn't you send an invitation to Third Master? My wedding is about to start, why hasn't he arrived yet!"

Shen Wu looked displeased and said, "Never mind that, just focus on your wedding."

Shen Yuejin stomped her feet in anger, "But I told a lot of people that Third Master would come. If he doesn't come, how embarrassing will I be?"

Shen Wu had no choice but to send a message to Pei Jingzhan, asking if it would be convenient for him to show his face.

Pei Jingzhan naturally refused; if he revealed his identity, how could he still fool Yan Qiao?

Shen Wu placed his phone face down on the table and said coldly, "If you can't get married without him coming, then it's better not to get married at all."