Liang Shaojie laughed in exasperation: "Memory loss? Old age?! Humph! Xu Zhengxi and I are the same age! He's even half a year older than me by month! Where I'm weak, he's weak; where he's strong, I'm strong!"
"Childish!" If it weren't for Xu Zhengxi's strict upbringing, Xu Zhe would have really wanted to roll her eyes at Liang Shaojie.
He's almost thirty, and he's so childish! No wonder Liang Shile always scolds him, he deserves it!
Xu Zhe tried to pull Bei Xiaoyu away, but Liang Shaojie quickly stopped them.
"Don't take her away!"
Xu Zhe: "......"
"Don't you dare be rude to my Miss Zhe!" A loud voice came with a gust of wind, ruffling their hair and disrupting the tense atmosphere.
A lithe figure landed between Xu Zhe and Liang Shaojie, delivering a karate chop to Liang Shaojie's neck, causing him a sharp pain in his throat and making him cough repeatedly.
"Si Xingzhu?!" Xu Zhe was stunned by the dramatic entrance of the female warrior Si. It was just like a scene from an ancient drama where a guard defeats a villain.
"Miss Zhe, Xingzhu is late in coming to your rescue. Please don't blame me!" Si Xingzhu withdrew the hand she had used to chop Liang Shaojie and bowed to Xu Zhe.
Xu Zhe: "......"
The play is over.
"Cough cough cough... Si Xingzhu! What are you doing?!" Liang Shaojie's throat was sore for a long time. How unlucky could he be to have another lunatic come along!
"Huh?! Liang Shaojie?!" Si Xingzhu was startled, as if she had seen a ghost. "You're actually the eldest young master of the Liang family, Liang Shile's brother, my young master's childhood friend, and the man Bei Xiaoyu rejected during her probation period!"
Xu Zhe: "......" Another performance?!
Bei Xiaoyu: "..." She's gone mad!
Liang Shaojie glared at him angrily: "Knowing it was me, you still used such force!"
"How was I supposed to know it was you!" Si Xingzhu pointed at his face. "You've been beaten half-up to a pulp. I thought some ugly freak was messing with my young master's darling!"
Liang Shaojie was even angrier when he heard this. Half a pig's head?! Ugly monster?! The young master's darling?!
Damn it! It's infuriating and disgusting!
"Stop talking nonsense and take Xu Zhe back right now. Don't delay my business!"
Si Xingzhu glanced at Xu Zhe, then at Bei Xiaoyu. She stood with her hands on her hips, blocking their way, showing no fear whatsoever.
"Whether Xu Zhe and I leave quickly or not is not up to you! If it delays your business, you have to ask Bei Xiaoyu for permission first!"
Upon hearing this, Liang Shaojie asked Bei Xiaoyu first, then looked somewhat dejected: "Xiaoyu?"
Bei Xiaoyu bit her lip and said to Xu Zhe and Si Xingzhu, "I'm fine, you two go back first."
"Xiaoyu!" Liang Shaojie's listless head perked up again.
Xu Zhe respected her wishes, nodded, and got into the car with Si Xingzhu.
Relationship matters can only be resolved by the people involved; no one else is in a position to interfere.
"Zhe, what are you doing here today? Why didn't you bring me?"
Si Xingzhu began to express her dissatisfaction. As soon as she saw Liang Shaojie and Bei Xiaoyu in the same frame, she knew that she had missed a good show!
Since he was bored anyway, Xu Zhe briefly told her about the engagement banquet.
"What?!" Si Xingzhu's bright eyes widened in surprise.
I hate you!
Xu Zhe: "......" How inexplicable!
"Such a sweet and big melon, and you didn't even invite me to eat it with you! You're going too far!" Si Xingzhu yelled, distracting Master Wu, who looked at the back seat through the rearview mirror.
Xu Zhe wanted to cover her mouth: "I didn't know it would be this dramatic when I came! If I had known the woman was Yu Tiantian, I would never have come!"
"If I had known the woman was Yu Tiantian, I would have gladly faced a rain of knives!" Si Xingzhu's expression was as if she had missed out on a fortune.
"I'm about to go to the world of foreigners with you. It's uncertain whether there will be any gossip to eat while we're there. You didn't even invite me to come and have some fun before you leave!"
"Alright, I'll take you with me wherever I go from now on." Xu Zhe wasn't just saying that to appease her; he genuinely meant it.
With Si Xingzhu by my side, no matter what happens, at least my life won't be in danger.
"By the way, could you check if there are any people named Luo Huasen and Wang Xiaoli around Yu Tiantian?" Xu Zhe suddenly remembered the two names Liang Shaojie had mentioned at the engagement party.
She thought about it and found it strange that Yu Tiantian's whole demeanor changed when she heard those two names.
Si Xingzhu: "Luo Huasen, Wang Xiaoli? Are those the names I'm thinking of?"
"I don't know exactly which words they are, but Liang Shaojie mentioned them earlier."
"Then why don't you just ask Liang Shaojie!" Si Xingzhu thought Xu Zhe might not be very bright.
"Don't I have any pride? He looks at me like I'm a rival in love!"
"I see." Si Xingzhu understood. "Okay!"
Xu Zhe: "You can also ask your brother for help; he'll be able to investigate faster."
Si Xingzhu rolled her eyes at her: "Don't I have any pride?"
She doesn't need that defeated opponent Si Kangzhu to do anything; she can investigate on her own!
For the next two days, Xu Zhe continued to run around handling various procedures, taking Si Xingzhu with him wherever he went.
She hadn't figured out how to say goodbye to Yu Tiantian yet, but Yu Tiantian contacted her first.
The two agreed to meet at the club's coffee bar. Considering Yu Tiantian's feelings, Xu Zhe didn't bring Si Xingzhu, but instead had Master Wu drive her there.
Yu Tiantian was dressed head-to-toe in the latest designer fashion, with exquisite makeup and accessories, shining from head to toe.
However, her face now bore a hint of melancholy that didn't belong to her.
The two sat facing each other, neither knowing how to begin.
Xu Zhe pursed his lips and broke the silence: "Tian Tian, I've completed the withdrawal procedures and I'm going abroad at the end of the month."
Yu Tiantian looked up at her, slightly surprised.
"It was a sudden arrangement from home—to go to school in Germany. You happened to be on leave, so I didn't have a chance to tell you."
Upon hearing that she was asking for leave, Yu Tiantian's eyes dimmed.
Xu Zhe noticed her displeasure and quickly changed the subject: "Actually, I've never been abroad in my life. The farthest I've ever been is Beidu. I got my passport this time."
Yu Tiantian remained expressionless, picked up the coffee cup in front of her, took a small sip, and put it down.
“Xu Zhe, you know I haven’t been feeling well lately…” She paused, “I haven’t been feeling well lately.”
When Xu Zhe heard her mention this, her heart clenched. She was afraid that Yu Tiantian would blame her for showing up at the engagement party, and even more afraid that she would misunderstand that she and Bei Xiaoyu had intentionally gone there to sabotage the event.
Yu Tiantian continued, "So I will extend my vacation and take some time to adjust myself. To be honest, my father and the Liang family have been close since I was little. I was still in elementary school when I first met Liang Shaojie, but he was already in high school."
"The first time I saw him at his house, I thought this older brother was really good-looking, the kind of good-looking I had never seen before."
“But we are too far apart in age, so we never play together or have any interaction. Later, when my dad told me that we were going to be related to the Liang family through marriage, you have no idea how happy I was.”
Xu Zhe felt a lump in her throat. She hadn't expected that Tian Tian wouldn't blame her for misunderstanding her, but instead would open up to her and share her innermost thoughts. She had truly been petty.
Yu Tiantian forced a smile and gave Xu Zhe a forced, unsatisfying one: "Xu Zhe, can you do me a favor?"
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