That evening, Zong Jia took them back to the hotel, and then led Jiang Xiaoli back to their room.
"Little Pear, what are Yan Chengcheng's feelings for Lu Ze?"
Jiang Xiaoli paused in her brushing, "Before answering your question, I need to know why you asked it. Is it just out of curiosity, or are you gathering information for someone?"
Zong Jia chuckled softly, "Will these two reasons lead to different answers?"
"Guess?" she mumbled, continuing to brush her teeth. "Tell me why first!"
Zong Jia put the towel away, saying, "Just consider it me being nosy."
After brushing her teeth, Jiang Xiaoli turned to face him. "You're gossipy? I don't really believe it."
"Hehe." Zong Jiayu said with a smile, "When I was looking for a best man, Lu Ze initially refused, saying that he wanted to focus on preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination in a different major."
But after he found out the bridesmaid list, he came to me and said he had changed his mind. Seeing him and Yan Chengcheng together today, I thought it might be quite reasonable to gossip a bit.
"Tsk tsk tsk!" she couldn't help but sigh, "Why are people so hypocritical these days? He clearly likes Chengcheng, so why did he have to argue with her in front of so many people at dinner? No wonder he can't win her over like that!"
Zong Jia shrugged. "I don't really understand what he's thinking either."
Jiang Xiaoli pouted, "I think Chengcheng deserves someone better."
Perhaps she was overthinking things. She always felt that since her strict parents admired Lu Ze so much, Yan Chengcheng would definitely suffer if the two of them were together.
Master Yan, as their relationship advisor, is the one among them who most yearns for the romantic love stories in dramas. This person is definitely not the socially awkward and sharp-tongued Lu Ze.
With this in mind, during the filming the next day, Jiang Xiaoli switched Lu Ze and Su Jianshu based on their height compatibility.
Everything seems to have returned to square one.
However, a small accident occurred after the filming was completed.
Jiang Chengle had been waiting on the sidelines for a long time, and as soon as filming ended, he took Xiao Muyu to pick up Jiang's relatives.
Zhong Yuan, a passionate photography enthusiast, chatted with Brian at length, while Hu Jingxin and Ren Zhiyi were pulled in to act as their translators.
Jiang Xiaoli went back to her room to change out of her wedding dress and then went to look for them. She swept around the garden twice but couldn't find Yan Chengcheng.
She asked Chang Yue, "Xiao Yue, where's Cheng Cheng?"
Chang Yue looked around and said, "We were just here. We changed our clothes and came over together."
Dafu pointed in the direction of the castle's annex, "I think I just saw Lu Ze call Yan Chengcheng over."
Jiang Xiaoli and Chang Yue exchanged a glance. Chang Yue said, "Xiaoli, I feel a little uneasy. Let's go check it out."
The three of them arrived near the annex, where the first floor was a greenhouse covered with stained glass windows.
As they approached, they heard Yan Chengcheng's voice, "Hey, Lu, if you haven't taken your medicine, go take it now, don't go crazy here."
Lu Ze's voice came through, "Chengcheng, I'm serious!"
He began to analyze in detail, “Although you are a bit inferior to me, our compatibility is still very high.”
I'll definitely find a stable job after I graduate with a master's degree from Tsinghua University. You only have a bachelor's degree and you're still doing business, which is a bit lacking.
It's okay, we're from the same place, so we can either stay in Kyoto or go back to our hometown to develop our careers.
My dad is still your dad's boss. We'll be even closer once we become family..."
"Lu Ze! Have you no shame?!"
Yan Chengcheng couldn't hold back any longer and started firing a barrage of criticism, "Who do you think you are? You think I'm inferior to you?"
Do you have a clear understanding of yourself? What, just because people from your hometown keep praising you, do you really think you're some kind of chosen one?
Let's not talk about anything else, and I won't compare you to Zong Jiayu. You're the worst one in your dorm, don't you know that?
Su Jianshu has already started an internship at a computer R&D company, and Xie Wenchuan has published several professional papers in the field of computer science.
What about you? To put it nicely, it's called taking the postgraduate entrance exam in a different major; to put it bluntly, isn't it just that you can't keep up with your studies?
So what if I started a business during my undergraduate years? Go home and have your parents empty their savings to see if they can afford a house in Kyoto! If they can, your dad is a corrupt official!
"You really have the nerve to bring up the fact that your dad is my dad's boss? Let me make this clear: if your family dares to cause trouble for my dad because I refused your shameless demands, I'll make sure he retires early—I can afford to support him! But your dad won't have it easy either!"
"Clap clap clap!"
Jiang Xiaoli and Chang Yue couldn't hold back any longer and applauded Yan Chengcheng's speech from the bottom of their hearts.
Hearing the commotion, Yan Chengcheng ran towards them, while Lu Ze walked away with a gloomy expression.
Jiang Xiaoli gave her a big hug, "Chengcheng, you are so amazing!"
Chang Yue nodded repeatedly, "Look, Lu Ze's face has turned black because of what you said!"
Yan Chengcheng laughed for a moment before asking worriedly, "Xiao Li, I'm so sorry, I really couldn't help it. Will that affect your wedding?"
Jiang Xiaoli took her arm and said, "It's okay, he won't cause any trouble. This is Birmingham, not your hometown."
Yan Chengcheng was relieved. "Haha, even our hometown doesn't work. My dad's workplace is just a powerless department with no real authority."
They returned to the main hall, but Brian and his assistants were already gone.
Jiang Xiaoli smiled and asked, "Brother Yuan, how did the communication go?"
Zhong Yuan nodded and said, "I bought a few of those new digital cameras before, but compared to Brian's, I feel mine is still a bit lacking. I'll look into it some more."
Hu Jingxin commented, "This is exactly what Xiaoli meant when she said poor students have too many stationery items! Brian just said that equipment isn't the most important thing! Ideas are!"
The young couple started arguing, and Ren Zhiyi asked, "Where did you two just go?"
Chang Yue insisted on dragging Jiang Xiaoli to reenact the scene, and Jiang Xiaoli had no choice but to agree.
Chang Yue finished reciting Lu Ze's lines haltingly, and Jiang Xiaoli then recited Yan Chengcheng's lines verbatim, even capturing about 80% of her expressions and gestures.
Yan Chengcheng was the first to laugh, "Hahaha! Did I really look that ferocious just now?"
Chang Yue nodded affirmatively, "I think Xiao Li has restrained herself a bit. You must have been really angry just now; I was startled by your expression."
Hu Jingxin didn't even have time to argue with Zhong Yuan. She held Yan Chengcheng's hand and said, "Chengcheng, this is the first time I've admired you this much since we met!"
She was a little embarrassed, "How did we jump straight into the emotional part?"
Ren Zhiyi said with a smile, "Chengcheng, we all admire your clear-headedness!"
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