As they were talking, a deep, husky male voice reached their ears.
"What are they talking about, heads touching?"
Looking in the direction of the sound, Lu Kechen and Li Ruoning stood among the crowd, smiling at the two of them.
"Oh my, this beauty is..." After Lu Kechen gently squeezed her palm, Li Ruoning realized what he meant and immediately changed her words, "This beauty is really pretty. Zhang Youye, your hair color is quite flamboyant. Aren't you going to introduce her to us?"
After getting up and nodding to the two of them, Zhang Youye pulled Shu Yi's hand, winked at Lu Kechen smugly, and spoke with a proud tone that seemed to be showing off their affection.
"This is my wife, Shuyi. We just got our marriage certificate, and I brought her along to introduce her to you. Designer, I've been seeing you and Achen showing off your love all this time, now it's my turn."
"You got your marriage certificate?" Releasing Lu Kechen's hand, Li Ruoning quickly pulled Shu Yi back to her seat. "You got your marriage certificate so soon? He's only been back in Jingnan for a short time, my goodness! And you even know where his family is...?"
The girl in front of me was very enthusiastic and pretty.
With delicate features, appropriate makeup, long curly hair tied back, and a mischievous glint in her large eyes, she possessed the kind of beauty that made people want to get close to her.
Shu Yi explained with a smile, "I know everything. I know about his family's status in Jingnan and what's going on in the family."
After saying that, Shu Yi gently nudged Zhang Youye's toe, signaling him to look outside.
“Look at those girls outside. They were taking pictures of you with their phones the whole time, and now that your brother is here, they’re taking pictures of him too.”
Taking the bottle from Lu Kechen, Li Ruoning took a sip and smacked her lips a few times, looking completely unfazed.
"You'll get used to it, it's normal, I encounter this situation all the time. Now that your husband has changed his hair color, he'll definitely be more attractive to young girls."
"Hmm." Lu Kechen nodded calmly, then looked up at Zhang Youye. "Why did you dye your hair this color? I looked around outside just now and almost didn't recognize you."
He couldn't very well say that he dyed his hair like that to refuse an arranged marriage, so Zhang Youye ran a hand through his stray hairs and made up a random excuse to get by.
"I want to dye it because I feel it suits my identity."
"Hmm." Lu Kechen nodded calmly again. "Indeed, it fits your flamboyant delinquent image."
From the moment he entered the store until he sat down, Lu Kechen only nodded briefly to Shu Yi when he greeted her.
Then, he busied himself wiping the table, scalding the dishes and chopsticks, and washing the cups for Li Ruoning.
After a series of actions, until he opened his mouth to speak, he never looked at her again.
Even when she was talking to Li Ruoning, he only stared at Li Ruoning's profile and never looked away.
Based on his behavior of ignoring other women besides Li Ruoning.
He is simply a model of male virtue.
Thinking of Zhang Youye's earlier words, Shu Yi became curious and asked Li Ruoning in a low voice.
Are you married to your partner?
“Yes.” Li Ruoning nodded. “We got our marriage certificate a while ago, but we haven’t had the wedding banquet yet. We’ve both been very busy with work and haven’t been able to find the time to do it.”
Hearing this, Shu Yi added, "When you came in just now, you two looked like you were in the honeymoon phase. I thought you weren't married yet."
"I heard from Zhang Youye that you two have known each other since you were very young? Childhood sweethearts, how romantic."
It seemed that they were talking about a topic that Li Ruoning was very interested in. She quickly swallowed the food in her mouth, and without turning her head, she reached out and took the tissue that Lu Kechen handed her to wipe her mouth clean.
Then, she stared into Shu Yi's eyes, striking a pose as if she were about to have a long talk.
"We've known each other since we were nine years old. He moved to Jiaxing back then, and I fell for him at first sight. From that moment on, everyone I know knows I like him. And also..."
Seeing his wife about to launch into another long-winded tale of their love story, Lu Kechen sighed helplessly, picked up his wine glass, and lightly clinked it against Zhang Youye's.
"Does her grandfather know about the marriage certificate?"
"Not yet. We picked her up this morning. After that, we'll bring her back to meet her parents. After we have dinner with you, we'll head back to Jingnan. The Shu family has some things to take care of right now, so she wants to keep it a secret for the time being."
Lu Kechen had heard about the power struggles within large families from Zhang Youye before.
Upon hearing this, he asked in a low voice, "What about the Qin family? What have they done?"
"I'm not sure, but I reckon it should be close," Zhang Youye replied in a deep voice.
His clear eyes were not yet filled with the smell of alcohol. After speaking, he bent down, picked up two new bottles, handed one to Lu Kechen, and grinned nonchalantly.
"I'm happy today, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's have a few more drinks together. You didn't drive here, did you?"
"I knew you'd always ask me to drink whenever something good happened, so I didn't drive. But you still need to take it easy, don't end up like last time, completely drunk."
...
After a few rounds of drinks, the surrounding guests gradually dispersed, but the barbecue smoke still lingered in the air.
While Shu Yi was wiping away tears, moved by the story of the two, on the other side, Zhang Youye was already completely drunk, while Lu Kechen remained calm and composed.
She gently nudged the man who had fallen onto the dining table, but he didn't react for a long time.
Left with no other choice, Lu Kechen had to interrupt Li Ruoning, who was still talking at length.
"Ningning, this kid is drunk, they should go back too."
Hearing this, Shu Yi finally turned to look at the man who was drunk on the dining table. Seeing that he had fallen into a deep sleep due to a hangover, she shook her head helplessly.
"How much did he drink? How did he get so drunk?"
"not much."
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