It's a snail rice noodle shop not far from the school.
The three of them were eating heartily, probably because they were too hungry, and they didn't look at the news on their phones.
At that moment, two girls sitting a few tables away from them were discussing the day's hottest news.
One of the long-haired girls said, "The internet exploded this afternoon. Wei Zhibin is actually the heir to a reclusive tycoon in Kyoto."
Another short-haired girl excitedly chimed in, "Yeah, I never expected that he would not only sing so well, but also act so well, and his family background is ridiculously strong."
Wu Youyou and the others naturally heard the news. Wei Zhibin was actually from the Wei family, one of the four hidden families. She had never heard of this in her previous life.
So, does that mean Wei Zhibin is Wei Ziyao's brother?
Yang Min had long since stopped being a fan of Wei Zhibin, and upon hearing this news, she was only slightly surprised. "He's actually from a wealthy family. No wonder he has so many resources in the industry."
Liu Xiaolan had no interest in Wei Zhibin whatsoever. Hearing these rumors felt like hearing a distant, ancient story. For an ordinary person like her, the snail rice noodles in front of her were far more appealing. They smelled pungent but tasted spicy and delicious. She slurped them down, as if the rumors were just passing through her ears.
She looked at the egg in Wu Youyou's bowl, stared at it for a long time, and then said in a deep voice, "Youyou, you've finished eating everything else, but why didn't you touch this egg?"
"I don't want to eat eggs," Wu Youyou said softly.
"If you don't want to eat it, scoop it out for me!" After saying that, Liu Xiaolan directly scooped it out of Wu Youyou's bowl.
The long-haired girl spoke up again: "What a pity~ Such a god-like man actually announced his engagement directly, and it's to the daughter of the Wu Group in our city!"
The short-haired girl's eyes sparkled with gossip as she said, "Isn't this rich girl Wu Youyou from our school? It seems the previous online incident was definitely true!"
Liu Xiaolan, who was about to scoop the egg into her bowl, trembled after hearing the conversation between the two people, and the egg rolled to the ground.
She watched as the egg fell from the bowl onto the table, then rolled all the way to the floor and shattered into pieces.
Liu Xiaolan immediately got angry.
She slammed her chopsticks down on the snail bowl, making a loud clanging sound. She stood up, looked at the two girls, and angrily said, "What are you talking about? What engagement? What's real or fake? Are you just bored and gossiping behind people's backs?"
The two girls turned around and saw Wu Youyou and the other two. One of the girls, who had short hair, immediately recognized Wu Youyou. When she saw Wu Youyou looking at her with a gloomy expression, she blushed slightly, but still said confidently, "It's all over the internet now, and Wei Zhibin has also made the news public. You, Wu Youyou, have the guts to do it, but not the guts to admit it?"
Yang Min jumped up abruptly, rolled up her sleeves, and shouted at them, "Want to fight? Come on~ I'll tear your mouth apart."
The short-haired girl also had a fiery temper and really wanted to yell back, but the long-haired girl pulled her back in time and whispered in her ear, "Forget it, Yang Min's family is very powerful, especially Wu Youyou. We can't afford to offend them. Let's go!"
The short-haired girl seemed to realize something as well, and immediately lost her previous arrogance.
The two of them slunk away as fast as they could.
"Tch~" Yang Min said with a disdainful look, "What audacity to spread rumors and cause trouble."
Wu Youyou had already opened her phone and checked the latest news; all the headlines were about Wei Zhibin.
#Wei Zhibin is actually the heir to a reclusive tycoon#
#Wei Zhibin announces his engagement#
#The Wu Group boards the ship of a reclusive family#
#The Wu family's daughter, a woman of noble destiny#
...
My phone is filled with similar news articles, page after page!
Wu Youyou's eyes widened. When did she become Wei Zhibin's fiancée? When did they get engaged? Part of the engagement agreement was exposed online, and her father's signature was on it.
Her family kept this from her. She didn't believe her father had sold her to curry favor with the powerful. There must be some reason she didn't know. In a panic, she dialed Wu Zhenyuan's number.
Yang Min and Liu Xiaolan realized the seriousness of the situation and looked at her with grave expressions. Suddenly, even the snail rice noodles in front of them didn't taste so good anymore.
Wu Zhenyuan's phone kept ringing in his pocket.
However, he didn't answer the phone for a long time, not because he didn't want to, but because he simply didn't have time to answer it. At this time, Wu Zhenyuan had already been surrounded by reporters at the entrance of Wu's Group.
The reporters asked one tricky question after another.
Reporter: "Mr. Wu, under what conditions did the Wu Group form an alliance with the reclusive Wei family of Kyoto through marriage?"
Wu Zhenyuan, feigning composure, could only vaguely reply, "It's based on fate, not on any personal gain."
Reporter: "Mr. Wu, your daughter is still preparing for the college entrance examination. She and Wei Zhibin are six years apart in age. What was the basis of their relationship?"
Wu Zhenyuan frowned slightly, seemingly unwilling to discuss the matter. "I'm sorry, I have no comment!"
Reporter: "Mr. Wu, I heard that your daughter is pregnant. Is that true?"
Wu Zhenyuan's face turned ashen, and he said angrily, "Please don't spread rumors and cause trouble. They acted out of emotion but stopped at the proper place! If you continue to spread rumors and cause trouble, I will pursue your legal responsibilities."
The reporters wanted to ask more juicy questions, but in the end they could only watch helplessly as Wu Zhenyuan was escorted by security guards into a car and sped away.
Wu Youyou tried calling her father several times but couldn't get through, so she immediately called her mother.
Song Lan paced back and forth at home. When she saw her daughter calling, she quickly answered the phone.
"Hey~ Youyou, I've called you several times, why aren't you answering?"
Wu Youyou heard her mother's anxious voice on the other end of the phone, and she felt a pang of heartache. She had caused her parents worry in her past life, and now she was causing them to worry about her again. She felt very unfilial.
Wu Youyou tried to appear calm and said, "Mom, I'm having tutoring, so my phone is on silent."
Hearing her daughter's calm and composed voice on the other end of the phone, Song Lan felt a great sense of relief and asked, "You're so busy today, have you seen any news?"
Does Wu Youyou know what her mother is referring to?
If her mother could ask such a question, then why did her father sign the engagement agreement? She must know. Wu Youyou smiled and said, "Mom, I've only just turned eighteen, and you're already in such a hurry to marry me off?"
Yang Min and Liu Xiaolan looked at her with puzzled expressions. What kind of time is this to have such a good attitude!
Hearing her daughter still able to talk about this with a smile, Song Lan finally felt relieved and said easily, "This marriage was arranged for you by your father!"
Wu Youyou sensed that her mother had finally relaxed, so she slowly let out a breath and then joked, "Dad must have had his reasons for doing that, but I'm just curious, how did all these things happen?"
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