Xia Wensheng was invited by his friends to go to a drinking party. He didn't want to go at first. After a day of work, wouldn't it be better to go home and sleep?

However, I couldn't resist my friend's enthusiastic invitation, and since it had been quite a while since I'd seen him, I agreed to go over after get off work.

However, something suddenly came up just before the end of the workday, and by the time Xia Wensheng got there it was almost nine o'clock.

As soon as he entered, someone started teasing him, saying, "You're way too late! You must punish yourself with a drink."

"Something came up unexpectedly, so I'm late. One cup isn't enough, so I'll punish myself with a whole bottle."

Xia Wensheng declined the glasses offered by others and instead took an unopened bottle of beer from the table.

This bar was originally run by an acquaintance. There were no messy things inside; it was just a place to drink, chat, and listen to music. If Xia Wensheng hadn't known it was this kind of environment, he wouldn't have come.

Under the guise of drinking, Xia Wensheng glanced around at everyone present and was surprised to find Lin Shen there as well. But thinking about it, it made sense; the social circle was only so big, and everyone knew each other.

As soon as Xia Wensheng sat down, the friend who had invited him said to everyone, "You have no idea how much effort I put into getting Wensheng to come out. I'm telling you, buddy, we've done enough business, let's enjoy life!"

The man speaking was named Balu. His family originally started in the fur business, and as the business grew, they gradually shifted to the clothing industry, where they did very well.

Xia Wensheng met him at an auction. At that time, he wanted to bid for a bracelet to give to his mother. Most of the people at the local auction house were acquaintances, and seeing that he sincerely wanted it, they didn't bid higher.

But Balu kept raising the price. Later, Xia Wensheng realized that the price was unnecessary and let it go, deciding to choose a different gift for his mother later.

Unexpectedly, just a few days after the auction, Balu came to him and asked if he wanted to buy the bracelet he had won.

It turned out that the guy had planned to buy the bracelet to please his future mother-in-law, but before he could even meet her, he was dumped. That's why he found Xia Wensheng through someone else and asked if he still wanted to buy the bracelet.

Xia Wensheng didn't buy the bracelet, of course. It was a birthday gift for her mother, and she felt it wouldn't be right to buy something that someone else hadn't given away. However, because of this, she gradually became acquainted with Balu.

This person lived up to his name, being straightforward and honest. Xia Wensheng thought it would be quite interesting to be friends with someone like that.

Xia put down the wine bottle and laughed, "There's no other way. I have a whole family to support. How can I not work?"

Upon hearing this, everyone at the table laughed. "Old Xia, don't you feel guilty saying such things? You're even talking about supporting your family."

Xia heard this but just smiled and didn't say anything. He was the only one in the family who worked, so of course he had to support the family.

Upon hearing "supporting the family," someone at the table suddenly remembered what they had seen that day. "Hey! I heard that you saw your sister outside Jindi today. She was with Mr. Lin's nephew."

This person initially intended to say in front of Xia Wensheng and Lin Shen that the younger generation of their two families were having conflicts outside, which was not a good thing to say. However, he did not expect that his words would cause others to misunderstand.

Balu immediately smiled knowingly, even standing up himself and shooing away the two people sitting between Xia Wensheng and Lin Shen, pushing them to sit together. "Is that so? What's going on? A perfect match, are you getting married?!"

Not only is Balu straightforward, but he also lacks tact and social awareness.

Upon hearing this, Xia Wensheng and Lin Shen's faces both darkened.

Given Lin Junying's "previous record," the two of them immediately thought of what happened last time.

The next second, Xia Wensheng took out his phone, opened Xia Wenxi's chat box, and started typing.

Xia Wenxi replied to the message quickly. Xia Wensheng glanced at it twice and then handed the phone to Lin Shen, saying, "Take a look, President Lin."

The message was short, and Lin Shen quickly read it. He said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, but I will give Wen Xi an explanation for this."

The atmosphere in the room became tense the moment Xia Wensheng took out his phone. The person who first brought it up also regretted not telling Xia Wensheng privately and quickly tried to salvage the situation:

"What are you thinking? There are still many classmates around! Besides, one is Wen Sheng's sister, and the other is President Lin's nephew. Isn't that a generational difference?"

Those present could tell that Xia Wensheng and Lin Shen were not very happy. Although they didn't know why, they were at least perceptive.

"That's right, Balu, you can't just say things like that, there's a generation difference between them!"

With so many people around, Lin Shen didn't say anything, but simply took out his phone and sent a message to his second brother.

Xia Wensheng sat next to him and glanced at his phone screen, but couldn't see it clearly at first; she only saw a cat.

I casually joked, "Does Mr. Lin's family also keep cats?"

When Lin Shen heard him ask, he subconsciously glanced at his phone screen again. "My friend raised it."

Xia Wensheng glanced at it again, then leaned closer. "Wait a minute! Why does this cat look so familiar?"

"My friend found it, but couldn't keep it, so he gave it to me."

"My friend raised it."

In a flash, Xia Wensheng seemed to understand something. He shifted his gaze from Lin Shen's phone to Lin Shen's face, staring into his eyes.

But just as he was about to ask a question, he was interrupted again.

"What are you doing? Why are you staring at Lin Shen like that? Have your tastes changed since I last saw you?"

These words immediately made Xia Wensheng, who was about to question Lin Shen, explode in anger. "Get lost! What disgusting things are you saying?"

After a while of laughter and chatter, everyone turned to talking about other things. Xia Wensheng stared at Lin Shen and asked the question he had wanted to ask earlier.

"Is this cat mine?"

Although he doesn't go home every day, he has seen Xiaoyuer several times and even brought back some of Dengdeng's snacks to give to Xiaoyuer. His parents and Xia Wenxi also often send photos and videos in the family group chat.

Therefore, he was certain that the cat was Xiaoyuer! Lin Shen could not deny it at all!

Of course, Lin Shen didn't intend to deny it. He openly admitted, "I found the cat. You know I'm busy with work and can't keep the cat, so I gave it to Wenxi."

"You, Lin Shen, couldn't find anyone to adopt a cat? You had to choose Xia Wenxi. Can you honestly say you didn't have ulterior motives?"

Lin Shen remained direct and frank: "I have selfish motives."

His actions only made Xia Wensheng feel like he was punching cotton. He glared at him for a long time, and then, in a fit of anger, he snapped.

Unfortunately, at this crucial moment, some people still dared to provoke him. Among the people present today, some were friends invited by friends, and not everyone knew each other.

In addition, some people, after drinking alcohol, will lose their usual air of sophistication.

"Mr. Xia, is it true that your sister likes you?"

Upon hearing this, Balu, who had been somewhat tipsy, immediately sobered up. He was straightforward, not stupid; how could he say such a thing in front of Xia Wensheng?