After the fake young master left home, he discovered that it wasn't raining at all outside.

The next day, as the rising sun painted the horizon with a touch of red, and the entire sky was tinged with a pale red, Lin Shen was already waiting with his men in front of the banquet room.

Because he had been instructed at the banquet the day before, he dared not go in rashly at this moment and could only wait outside the door.

At 8:30, there was still no movement, and breakfast time had been missed.

It's alright, it's only 8:30. Let the young master rest a little longer.

Lin Shen comforted himself in this way.

At 11:30, the sun was already directly overhead, but Zhu Yan remained silent in the room.

Hmm... It's only 11:30. Young Master usually eats lunch quite late, no rush.

At this moment, Lin Shen found another reason to convince himself. But he was still worried, turning back every now and then and listening intently to the sounds coming from inside the door.

It's 1:30, and Zhu Yan still hasn't started. Lin Shen is getting anxious, but there are others even more anxious than him.

Seeing that Zhu Yan hadn't eaten breakfast and hadn't eaten lunch, Zhu Mobai and the others couldn't help but feel worried, so they all rushed to Zhu Yan's door.

"Is Ayan still not awake?" Bai Zheng asked Lin Shen, her eyes filled with worry.

"Yes, Madam, the young master should still be asleep," Lin Shen replied.

"Still asleep?" Zhu Cheng couldn't believe it at all. After all, he was a person with a very regular schedule, usually getting up at seven in the morning. He never dared to imagine someone sleeping until after one o'clock the next day. "Is something wrong?"

"I'm worried too. I'm afraid something might happen inside and no one would know." Zhu Qian completely agreed with Zhu Cheng's concerns, because he couldn't imagine someone sleeping so soundly.

So they both turned their gaze to Zhu Yu, who was standing to the side yawning. Zhu Yu felt two burning gazes and his body involuntarily trembled.

"Why are you looking at me?" Zhu Yu wasn't too worried. After all, he could sleep until noon the next day. He thought it was normal that Zhu Yan hadn't come out yet. What could possibly happen in the Zhu family?

The two men continued to look at Zhu Yu with meaningful expressions, making him feel a chill run down his spine. "Seriously? You want me to jump in again?"

Zhu Yu was terrified by their idea. He had been caught jumping yesterday, and he was determined not to do it again. If he jumped again, A Yan's impression of him would probably turn negative.

No, no, absolutely not.

"If you want to dance, you can dance yourself. I'm not going. You're definitely trying to ruin my noble image in Ayan's heart. You're so sneaky." Zhu Yu scoffed at their underhanded tactics.

Zhu Qian rolled his eyes at him. If he could jump over it, what would he need Zhu Yu for? Zhu Yu had seen all sorts of storms outside. Jumping off a balcony was nothing to him. But if he and Zhu Cheng were to do it, it would be like jumping off a building.

"What are you jumping for? Don't you have a key to get in? You three brutes!" Zhu Mo couldn't bear to watch his three sons talking about jumping off the building. They were so rude.

Just as the group was hesitating about whether to unlock the door and go in, Xu Zhiyuan appeared. He glanced at them and guessed what they were thinking.

"Patriarch Zhu, I advise you not to open it. It's only 2 o'clock. Ayan usually follows a foreign schedule at home and doesn't get up until at least 6 o'clock in the evening. If you go in now, you'll just be asking for a scolding." Xu Zhiyuan saw that they had a good attitude of admitting their mistakes and correcting them yesterday, so he gave them a few more pointers.

"Then...isn't he hungry?" Bai Zheng didn't care that he slept so late; she just wanted to know how his body could take it since he didn't eat breakfast or lunch every day.

Xu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Guess why he's so thin." His smile was also quite helpless.

But it's understandable that Zhu Yan was upset. After sleeping all day at the Wen family's house, no one cooked for him, so he had to cook for himself when he got hungry. However, he was rather lazy, so he would still order takeout. But then another problem arose: the takeout could only be delivered to the entrance of the villa area and couldn't be delivered inside, so he had to go and pick it up himself.

So he simply stopped eating altogether. If he woke up hungry, he would just eat whatever was available, either leftovers or cook some noodles himself.

"How can this be allowed?" Zhu Mo felt sorry for Zhu Yan because he was so thin, and strongly disagreed with this approach.

Xu Zhiyuan knew this, of course, but he had tried to persuade Zhu Yan countless times, but she wouldn't listen, and he was at his wit's end.

Sigh, still not giving up? Then go and try it yourself.

"You can go and try it now."

Xu Zhiyuan was always eager to watch the drama unfold, since the banquet wouldn't upset him anyway.

"Why are you all outside Yan-ge's room?" Lu Ze came out of the elevator, looking at his phone as he walked, his steps hurried, as if something had happened. "Yan-ge isn't up yet?"

Lu Ze looked at the closed door, then his gaze fell on his phone, which displayed a message Zhu Yan had sent him the previous night:

"Come over at 1:30 tomorrow."

Xu Zhiyuan noticed Lu Ze's strange expression and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are you so surprised? Others may not understand Ayan, but don't you? It's only a few o'clock."

"But Brother Yan asked me to come over at noon yesterday, it seems like he had something to discuss, but I just called him several times and he didn't answer. Brother Yan isn't the type to break his promises." Lu Ze's words made everyone's hearts sink again.

"What?!?!" Zhu Mo panicked, disregarding everything else, and ordered Lin Shen, "Open the door quickly!"

Upon receiving the order, Lin Shen immediately opened the door, and everyone rushed inside.

The first thing that catches the eye is that Zhu Yan is lying on a luxurious 3-meter-wide bed, with a top-quality ivory mat on the bed, handmade rattan mats along the edge of the bed, and a silk quilt covering her body, showing her nobility.

However, Zhu Yan kicked off the silk quilt, leaving only his legs partially covered; more than half of it was off. He didn't sleep in the center of the luxurious bed, which could comfortably accommodate three or four people; instead, he lay on his side on the edge, using his arm as a pillow. His laptop was carelessly tossed on the bed in front of him, not even closed.

Clearly, Zhu Yan was so busy that she was too tired and fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed.

However, Zhu Cheng still stepped forward, walked to the bedside, reached out, and pressed the back of his hand against Zhu Yan's forehead to check if he had a fever.

But as soon as she touched him, Zhu Yan noticed it immediately. She opened her eyes slightly, turned around, and faced Zhu Cheng.

Zhu Cheng was startled by Zhu Yan's actions and quickly withdrew his hand, straightening up his bent-over body and squatting by the bed.

Zhu Yan noticed someone in front of her, but couldn't see clearly. Then she closed her eyes and kicked Zhu Cheng, who was squatting by the bed.

"roll."

At this moment, Zhu Yan was dazed and not fully awake, and coupled with his morning grumpiness, his tone was full of impatience.

Zhu Cheng, who was standing to the side with Zhu Yan pressing his chest down and unable to move, was stunned.

He grabbed Zhu Yan's ankle with one hand, trying to lift his foot and put it back on the bed. But as he held it and gently placed it on the edge of the bed, Zhu Yan's foot kicked out again, stepping on his chest.

"Don't move." As if sleeping in this position was comfortable, Zhu Yan spoke lazily in a low voice.

Zhu Cheng: ?

Should I leave or not?

Zhu Cheng had never seen such a scene before, so he turned to ask others for help, only to find that everyone was looking at him with schadenfreude.

Zhu Cheng looked at them speechlessly, then turned to signal them to help, but his good brothers all took out their phones from their pockets, held them to their ears, looked away, pretended to be busy, and quietly walked out of the room.

Bai Zheng and Zhu Mo exchanged a knowing glance, secretly smiled and gave Zhu Cheng a encouraging look before quietly leaving.

It seems that Zhu Yan just overslept and nothing bad happened, so there's no need for them to stay here and wait for Zhu Yan to wake up and face his wrath.

After all, we've already witnessed it...

If they can't afford to offend them, can't they at least avoid them?

At this moment, the eldest brother, the victim of a great injustice, is alone, helpless, and at a loss.

……

A friend in need is a friend indeed; he has now seen through these people.

Xu Zhiyuan was secretly overjoyed to see that he wasn't the only one suffering.

Haha, I told you not to come in, but you insisted on coming to get yelled at. Now I'm the one who has to appease you for a week.

( ꈍᴗꈍ)

Sigh, Zhu has admitted it, so let them step on him if they want, as long as Ayan is comfortable.

So, resignedly, he pulled over the blanket next to him and carefully covered Zhu Yan with it. After all, even through the clothes, he could feel the icy temperature of Zhu Yan's feet.

And so our esteemed President of Country H quietly waited to endure the morning grumpiness that followed the celebration banquet.

He didn't intend to wake him up directly; maybe he wouldn't be grumpy when he woke up naturally.

Just as Xu Zhiyuan and Lu Ze were trying to sneak out of the room, a piercing cell phone ringtone sounded in the room.

The call came from the pocket of Zhu Cheng's suit jacket. It was his phone, but because Zhu Yan was stepping on his suit, he couldn't take the phone out of the pocket.

As expected, Zhu Yan was awakened by the shrill ringing of the bell. He opened his eyes, frowned, and searched for the source of the sound with a blurry gaze.

Then he saw Zhu Cheng squatting innocently by his bedside, and his own foot stepping on Zhu Cheng's chest.

Banquet:…

Hmm... it's probably gotten worse again.