Villain: After I died, all the heroines cried themselves to sleep.

The wild eldest daughter of the Lu family had been lying in wait in the front courtyard for a long time, and immediately jumped out when she saw her target.

"Hmph, Luo Chuan, in the end you still came to the party."

Lu Zhiyao snorted coldly and looked down at Luo Chuan.

Today, she was dressed up carefully, looking like a dazzling peacock.

She made her signature move, flipping her chestnut-colored wavy hair and smiling proudly and confidently.

"How about it? Have you seen my family background? Have you felt my beauty? You can't take your eyes off me, can you?"

"...Who are you? Do I know you?"

Luo Chuan stared with dead fish eyes.

He then ignored Lu Zhiyao and walked past her.

"W-what? You're ignoring me and dare to say you don't know me?!"

Lu Zhiyao froze on the spot, then revealed her true colors, stomped her foot in exasperation, and chased after him.

"What do you mean by this? This is my house! My house!!! You come to my house for a party and pretend you don't know me, the host?"

"I'm furious! The eldest daughter of the prestigious Lu family personally came to greet you—even my grandfather doesn't receive this treatment! Shouldn't you be grateful and completely infatuated with me?"

"Luo Chuan! I command you to stop right there! Today I'm going to make you my devoted follower!"

"..."

Luo Chuan ignored Lu Zhiyao, treating her curses as nothing.

Looking around, the Lu family truly deserves its reputation as one of the four great families of Dongcheng. In this era where land is incredibly valuable, they still possess such a vast manor.

At this time, many talented young men gathered in the manor.

For extraordinary martial artists, the period from the awakening of their extraordinary talent at the age of eighteen to their complete maturity at the age of thirty is the golden age of rapid growth in strength.

The term "young talents" refers to young people in this age group.

Luo Chuan looked around.

Most of them were strangers in their twenties, and judging from their clothing and appearance, they were mostly scions of prominent families, led by Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang.

"Hey! Are you even listening to me?"

Lu Zhiyao was still rambling on.

At this time.

A young man not far away heard the noise and turned around to look.

Upon discovering Lu Zhiyao, his eyes lit up.

He immediately stepped forward and greeted Lu Zhiyao.

"Good evening, young lady."

As he spoke, he looked at Luo Chuan beside him and said politely.

"Friend, it's a pleasure to meet you. I sense you had an argument with the young lady. Regardless, she is the host of this gathering, so please show her some respect."

"..."

Is this an attempt to curry favor with Lu Zhiyao?

Luo Chuan found it amusing and instantly guessed what the other person was thinking.

Putting aside her regrettable inner personality, Lu Zhiyao is indeed a top-tier "rich, beautiful, and successful" woman in terms of appearance alone, and it would be easy for her to deceive unsuspecting young people.

Luo Chuan was about to explain, hoping to use this opportunity to get rid of Lu Zhiyao's entanglement.

Unexpectedly, Lu Zhiyao was the first to give the young man a cold look.

Who are you? Do I know you?

"..."

Upon hearing this, the young man was immediately embarrassed.

"Luo Chuan and I were talking here, why are you meddling in our business?"

Lu Zhiyao continued to speak in a condescending manner.

"I only wanted to stand up for you because I saw how he ignored the young lady and was so ruthless..."

The young man forced a smile as he explained.

Lu Zhiyao simply crossed her arms over her chest and proudly raised her chin.

"I love the way he ignores me, so what's wrong with that?"

"..."

A bucket of cold water was poured over his head.

Lu Zhiyao has already gone this far.

The young man had nothing more to say and could only leave dejectedly.

He was like a defeated rooster, with an urge to find a place to hang himself.

"What a disappointment."

Lu Zhiyao pursed her lips.

He then pressed his hand to his chest, raised the corners of his mouth in a confident smile, and showed off to Luo Chuan.

"See? I'm incredibly charming, with countless suitors. If you know what's good for you, you should do everything you can to please me. Since you saved my life, I might reluctantly accept you."

"I don't know its value, so don't force yourself on me. There's no happiness in forcing things."

Luo Chuan shook his head.

As they were talking.

Another young man walked over.

Luo Chuan thought the other person was also one of Lu Zhiyao's suitors, but then he heard the other person speak.

"Little sister, you've finally met the guest you've been eagerly awaiting? This must be your savior, Luo Chuan, right?"

He nodded at Luo Chuan.

"I am Zhiyao's older brother, the second oldest in the family. Thank you for saving my little sister from the kidnappers. Our Lu family will always remember this kindness."

"Second Brother, I'm entertaining guests, could you please move aside?"

Lu Zhiyao wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction.

"I saw you chase them away. Why are you still entertaining guests? Mom and Dad want you to go back inside. They have something to say to you. Leave things here to me."

Young Master Lu spoke to Lu Zhiyao in a gentle and patient manner, finally persuading her to reluctantly return to the house.

Luo Chuan watched as Lu Ershao sent Lu Zhiyao away.

I can roughly guess that the other party's next step is to suppress me and stand up for their spoiled younger sister.

"Luo Chuan, I don't know what you think of Zhiyao. She's very beautiful, and she comes from our Lu family. There are countless people who want to use her to climb the social ladder..."

Young Master Lu then proceeded to list Lu Zhiyao's virtues in great detail.

It was as if they were trying to make Luo Chuan feel ashamed of himself, thus discouraging him from thinking about currying favor with the powerful and making a move on his sister.

As expected, Young Master Lu spoke earnestly.

"So, I'm afraid you'll have to marry her!"

"Okay... um???"

Luo Chuan was about to agree when he suddenly realized that the lines were wrong!

"I heard you! You said okay, right?"

Lu Ershao caught the moment Luo Chuan made a slip of the tongue.

He excitedly patted Luo Chuan on the shoulder, as if he had put down a heavy burden.

"Brother Luo, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond! My little sister may have many flaws in her personality and no particular skills, and she's always self-righteous and gets into a lot of trouble. But at least she's beautiful, and she'd be perfect as a decorative vase."

"No, what I meant to say was 'what a pity...'"

"It's no pity. As long as you grit your teeth and marry Zhiyao, you will be my half-brother from now on. Our Lu family is willing to provide you with any support as a dowry for Zhiyao."

Fearing that Luo Chuan would refuse, Lu Ershao turned around and went into the house.

"Grandpa, my mission is complete!"

"..."

Is there such a thing as paying someone to force a younger sister onto another person?

Just how extravagant is Lu Zhiyao?

Luo Chuan shook his head, putting the Lu family's affairs out of his mind.

He hadn't forgotten that he came here to observe Xu Xiaojin and take his first step into social interaction.

However, Xu Xiaojin has not yet been seen.

Luo Chuan continued to wander around the manor.

Perhaps because she wasn't the main character, she didn't encounter any major difficulties.

Listening to the conversations of the scions of prominent families around him, Luo Chuan learned that such gatherings were common in wealthy and powerful families.

It allows the younger generation to get to know each other, build relationships, and even join forces if they hit it off.

To put it bluntly, it's just a matchmaking event.

Luo Chuan observed the area for a while and finally ran into an acquaintance.

Ms. Kobayashi was seen talking to other people.

Luo Chuan was startled, remembering that he had just said he refused the Lu family's invitation.

If Ms. Kobayashi sees this, I'll probably get a lecture again.

So he decisively made his escape.

But before Luo Chuan could run far...

Then I heard Ms. Kobayashi's voice from behind me.

"Wait a moment!"