The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

The person who walked in was none other than Xiao Ruoxi, the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, and beside her was Gu Shishi, the second daughter of the Gu family!

"Little sister, what brings you here?"

"Shishi, didn't you go out to play with your friends?"

Xiao Ruoxi glared at Xiao Tianze, and seeing him shrink back, she spoke in a cold voice.

"My dear Tian Ce brother, if I don't come now, will I ever have another chance?"

Seeing Xiao Ruoxi criticize her brother, Gu Shishi, not to be outdone, looked at her third brother, Gu Tiange.

"Third brother, you know perfectly well how much I love Yuan-gege, yet you still tricked me like this. I don't care, I'm going to tell Grandpa and have him teach you a lesson for me."

Xiao Tianze and Gu Tiange exchanged a glance, and instantly felt a headache coming on.

The two of them came to try and matchmake Su Shiyu and Ye Linyuan, hoping to make their younger sister/second younger sister give up on Ye Linyuan. They never expected the two of them to show up here...

This is really a headache...

Xiao Tianze, in particular, felt that his future was bleak.

Unlike the Ye family, which is dominated by women and has a large male population, resulting in a situation where having even one male heir is a blessing, the Xiao family is different. The Xiao family is dominated by men and has a large male population, with numerous branches in each generation.

Like the previous generation, Xiao Tianze's father had seven brothers and no sisters, which made Xiao Tianze's grandfather, Xiao Mingyuan, always resentful that he had no daughters.

By the time of Xiao Tianze's generation, his father had given him three brothers, his uncles and aunts had given him seventeen brothers, and Xiao Ruoxi was his eldest uncle's daughter born late in life!

In other words, Xiao Tianze's generation had a total of twenty-one sons before they finally had Xiao Ruoxi!

Therefore, the entire Xiao family doted on Xiao Ruoxi, their only daughter, like the plague. Even the old master Xiao loved his great-granddaughter more than all the others combined. When Xiao Ruoxi was a month old, he transferred one-third of the Xiao family's assets and shares to her name.

For the past nineteen years, it can be said that whatever Xiao Ruoxi wanted, the Xiao family would try their best to give her!

Xiao Tianze still vividly remembers how, back then, the Xiao family was genuinely preparing to kill Su Shiyu, the illegitimate daughter of the Su family, so that the Xiao family's little princess could rise to power...

Xiao Tianze glanced weakly at Xiao Ruoxi, then steeled himself and pointed directly at Gu Tiange, who was still trying to please Gu Shishi.

"Little sister, it's all his fault. He dragged me here by force, and I didn't even have time to text you to tell you where we were."

Gu Tiange: ......

Damn it, I made a terrible mistake in choosing my friends!

Since you were number one back then, don't blame me for being number fifteen!

Without hesitation, Gu Tiange pointed at Xiao Tianze and looked at Gu Shishi, preparing to shift the blame back onto Xiao Tianze.

"Second Brother, you probably won't tell me that you were dragged here by Brother Tian Ce, so you didn't have time to tell me, right?"

Looking at Gu Shishi's adorable, half-smiling face, Gu Tiange swallowed hard and pointed her finger at herself.

"Shishi, your second brother was momentarily blinded by greed. You'll forgive him, right?"

"As long as you forgive your second brother, from now on, if Shishi says east, your second brother will never go south, north, or west!"

"Hmph, fine, I haven't decided yet. But once I have, Second Brother, you absolutely have to do it!"

"Yes, sir!"

Seeing Gu Shishi and Xiao Ruoxi, who instantly turned the previously romantic atmosphere cold upon entering, Su Shiyu felt like her lungs were about to explode with anger. Why did these two little bitches have to come at this crucial moment, just when A Yuan was about to drink the nuptial wine with her?!

Suppressing her anger, Su Shiyu raised her glass to Xiao Ruoxi and Gu Shishi and spoke.

"Shishi and Ruoxi are here! Why didn't you tell me beforehand so I could have picked you up?"

Gu Shishi was the youngest among those present, having just celebrated her eighteenth birthday the day before yesterday. Upon hearing Su Shiyu's words, she couldn't help but retort.

"Hmph, if we had told Sister Shiyu beforehand, wouldn't we have missed the scene of Sister Shiyu forcing Brother Yuan to drink the nuptial wine?"

After saying that, Gu Shishi ran to the other side of Ye Linyuan, squeezed past Gu Tiange who was sitting next to her, hugged Ye Linyuan's arm, and said with a grin.

"Brother Yuan, if you want to drink the nuptial wine, drink it with Shishi. Shishi is eighteen years old and has never drunk alcohol before, let alone nuptial wine."

Looking at Gu Shishi's stunningly beautiful face, which was even more adorable and innocent than four years ago, Ye Linyuan subconsciously used his other hand to habitually ruffle Gu Shishi's hair, as if coaxing a child, and said with a smile.

"Shishi, you're too young to drink alcohol, and you don't understand the meaning of drinking from the same cup, so let's skip it."

"Oh dear, I'm not a child anymore. I just turned eighteen the day before yesterday."

When her birthday was mentioned, Gu Shishi couldn't help but pout and complain to Ye Linyuan with a face full of unhappiness.

"Brother Chouyuan, why didn't you come back a day earlier? If you had come back a day earlier, you could have attended my eighteenth birthday party."

If Brother Yuan comes back, I'll give myself to him as a birthday present.

Of course, Gu Shishi only thought the following words to herself, and was too embarrassed to say them out loud...

Seeing that Gu Shishi's pretty face was flushed, he thought she was angry, so he casually hugged her and couldn't help but pinch her slightly chubby, innocent and cute cheeks, coaxing her with a light laugh.

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I should have come back a day earlier. What gift does Shishi want? I'll make it up to you, okay? As long as Shishi forgives me this time, really, I'll give you anything."

"real?"

"Of course, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond. Although I am not a gentleman, I still keep my promises."

"Okay, then I want..."

Gu Shishi was about to say that she wanted Brother Yuan to be her husband, but then she thought again that although Brother Yuan said that, he was obviously still coaxing her like a child. It wouldn't be good if she scared Brother Yuan.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Shishi picked up her wine glass and stared intently at Ye Linyuan with her big eyes.

"I want to drink the nuptial wine with Brother Yuan!"

Ye Linyuan: ......

Wait, why are we going back to drinking from the same cup? Didn't I just say something for nothing?

Ye Linyuan couldn't help but turn his gaze to Gu Tiange, who shrugged helplessly upon seeing this.

Although he didn't want Shishi to get involved with Ye Linyuan, he had no choice but to leave now. He couldn't very well drag Shishi away with him.

If you really do that, you'll be doing the double whammy of caring for your husband and mother!

Compared to the taciturn and aloof older sister Gu Qingyu, the adorable little girl Gu Shishi is more loved by Gu's parents and three brothers!

Seeing Gu Tiange's helpless expression, Ye Linyuan's lips twitched slightly, and he unceremoniously picked up his wine glass and drank a toast with Gu Shishi.

If even your own brother doesn't care, then why should I care?

It's just a toast!

drink!

You're not human if you don't drink!

"Hahaha, as expected of Brother Yuan, he's just so likable."

"Hehehe, Lao Gu, it looks like you might be getting another great brother-in-law."

"That's not necessarily true. I think Sister Shiyu is a better match. Sister Shiyu and Brother Yuan are a match made in heaven."

"I think Miss Shishi and Young Master Ye are a better match."

"..."

If the friends who came originally tried their best to match Ye Linyuan and Su Shiyu together at the behest of Su Shiyu, Gu Tiange, and Xiao Tianze, then that's no longer the case. Anyone with eyes can see that the second young lady of the Gu family, who is most beloved by everyone, is obviously hopelessly in love with Ye Linyuan!

If we were to forcefully match Ye Linyuan and Su Shiyu together at this point, we might not offend the Su family, but we would offend the Gu family...

So at this point, one naturally has to act according to the eldest brother's wishes. For example, at this moment, Young Master Gu is clearly preparing to support his younger sister.

As for the Xiao family's faction, they first looked at the Xiao family's most beloved little princess, then at Xiao Tianze who had not yet spoken, and chose to remain silent.

Unfortunately, they still haven't figured out what these two are thinking...

After drinking a cup of nuptial wine, Ye Linyuan remained calm, while Gu Shishi across from him was blushing with shyness, her head bowed, not daring to look at Ye Linyuan, just like a newlywed bride, instantly attracting Ye Linyuan's attention.

It has to be said that although Gu Shishi is cute and innocent-looking, her figure is undeniably stunning. Her pure white dress is styled to be high and prominent, revealing a bust size even larger than Su Shiyu's. The dress then tapers sharply downwards, making one wonder if the phrase "slender enough to be grasped in one hand" truly applies.

Further down, there were long legs clad in white stockings. Even sitting in her lap, you could tell how beautiful those long legs were. What was that saying again?

Yes, legs for years!

What a beauty...

In an instant, this word popped into Ye Linyuan's mind!

She has the most innocent and adorable face, but her figure is so good it's unfair. What else could she be but a rare beauty!

Xiao Ruoxi, whose eyes were already red with jealousy, felt even more envious when she saw Ye Linyuan staring at Gu Shishi. She couldn't help but glare at Gu Shishi, who had her head down.

We clearly agreed that best friends would share Yuan Ge's food, but this little girl actually snatched it first! That's so unethical!

Fortunately, I still have a backup plan!

Thinking of her backup plan, Xiao Ruoxi gracefully walked up to Su Shiyu. Under Su Shiyu's questioning gaze, she leaned down and whispered in her ear, instantly making Su Shiyu freeze.