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

The moment Zhu Yan finished speaking, Shen Yan's eyes widened, his blank stare conveying disbelief.

But he didn't freeze. After a moment, he took a few steps forward and knelt down at Zhu Yan's feet.

He picked up a small silver fork from the fruit plate, stuck a piece of fruit in it, and brought it to Zhu Yan's lips.

Duan Qian: (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)

What's going on?

Duan Qian was completely stunned, forgetting that he was still holding a wine glass in his hand.

With a loosening of his grip, the glass slipped from Duan Qian's fingertips and fell to the ground, shattering and spilling its contents of red wine all over the floor.

A few drops even splashed onto Zhu Yan's shiny, handmade leather shoes.

The moment Duan Qian's cup shattered, all the conversations around the banquet hall came to an abrupt halt.

Everyone looked in unison toward the direction from which the sound of the glass shattering came.

"Is that young nobleman from some country sitting on the sofa? My goodness, he has such an air about him, the whole thing around him seems more sophisticated!!!"

"Is it possible that everything around him was inherently high-class...?"

"Tsk, are you picking a fight? The point is, he's handsome, okay!"

Whispers began to emanate from a corner of the banquet hall, particularly around the area where the celebration was taking place.

And everyone stared intently at the banquet.

Suspicion, curiosity, jealousy...

There were all kinds of looks.

"Hey, isn't that Shen Yan, the eldest young master of the Shen family, squatting next to him and feeding him fruit?"

Someone quickly recognized Shen Yan's identity.

"Really? What is he doing? Showing off his love?"

"Hmm... I don't think so. Don't you think Young Master Shen's attitude towards that person is a bit too respectful?"

For a moment, everyone was curious about the identity of the young man in front of them.

Because he was sitting lazily on the sofa, eating the fruit that Shen Yan personally fed him, he seemed unusually out of place compared to the other guests.

Not to mention Duan Qian, even Xu Zhiyuan, who was standing to the side, was dumbfounded.

He moved his back off the sofa, shifted closer to Zhu Yan, then rested his left hand on his knee, turned his head, and stared at Zhu Yan with wide eyes.

!!!

Why won't you let me feed them!

Shen Yan...

(╬▔盘▔)

I knew you had ill intentions towards Xiao Yanyan!

Xu Zhiyuan now desperately wanted to snatch the silver fork from Shen Yan's hand and kick him aside.

Zhu Yan only ate a couple of bites as a symbolic gesture, just to spite the person who rushed up to him without saying a word and accused him of seducing his brother Shen Yan.

Although Shen Yan did not know Zhu Yan's purpose in doing so, he still obediently did as he was told.

"Brother Shen Yan, why...why are you so devoted to him?!"

The banquet hall fell silent again.

Let's all listen together to the sound of Duan Qian breaking through the defenses.

"Of course it's because he's more handsome and more charming than you." At this moment, a young man of about twenty-five years old stepped out from the crowd.

He had long, soft, golden hair that draped naturally over his shoulders.

Wearing a black suit with a gold accessory on his chest, he exudes a cool and aloof aura.

"Sir, would you be interested in getting to know me?" The man, wearing leather shoes, walked step by step toward the banquet.

A smile graced his face, but excitement shone in his eyes.

Zhu Yan noticed him the moment he stepped out of the crowd.

It wasn't his handsome looks that attracted him, but rather his striking blond hair.

"Not interested." Zhu Yan glanced at him briefly before looking away.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Xu Zhiyuan looked in the direction of the sound, and his expression instantly changed.

"Jiang Ci?" Xu Zhiyuan became wary when he heard that Jiang Ci had come specifically to chat up Zhu Yan. "What are you doing in H country?"

"What? You're the only one who can come, but I can't?" Jiang Ci was also surprised that Xu Zhiyuan actually knew this classical, abstinent young nobleman.

"Who are you? This is between him and me, it's none of your business." Duan Qian turned around and retorted to the man with long yellow hair who suddenly appeared and interfered, his tone quite aggressive.

Unexpectedly, Duan Qian was pushed back by the guards behind Jiang Ci as soon as he took a step forward.

"How dare you speak so disrespectfully to His Highness the Crown Prince!" A guard stepped forward and pinned Duan Qian down.

"The Crown Prince?!"

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd.

"I remember now, I was wondering why he looked so familiar, he is the Crown Prince Jiang Ci of G country."

"Wow, the Zhu family is really powerful. They can even get the Crown Prince of G country to come. They must really value this young master."

At this moment, everyone present realized that the Zhu family, which had always been mysterious, had an extremely powerful background.

Most importantly, they valued this young master of the family highly.

"Smashing a cup? Trying to disrupt the young master's banquet? How many lives do you have to pay for it?" Jiang Ci's eyes were cold, a contemptuous smile playing on his lips as he glanced at Duan Qian. "Disrespectful to the young master, throw him out."

Jiang Ci spoke as casually as if he were throwing away a piece of trash, yet one could still discern his reverence for the young master of the Zhu family in his tone.

"Brother Shen...Shen Yan, save me." Duan Qian realized the enormity of his mistake and pleaded with Shen Yan for help in a trembling voice.

"He brought it on himself." Shen Yan finally understood that Duan Qian had offended Zhu Yan with his arrogant words, so he had no intention of paying any attention to him.

Having dealt with the clown in front of her, Jiang Ci turned around, a smile returning to her face, and sidled up next to Zhu Yan:

"Handsome young man, my name is Jiang Ci, what's yours?" Jiang Ci ran to the sofa next to Zhu Yan and sat down without any hesitation.

Xu Zhiyuan frowned, his eyes filled with suppressed anger, and the twitching at the corner of his mouth indicated his speechlessness.

"Why are you asking? He's your father!" Xu Zhiyuan's eyes were fixed on Jiang Ci's restless hands. If he dared to lay a hand on him, Xu Zhiyuan didn't care if he was a prince or a crown prince. He would beat him so badly that even his own father wouldn't recognize him.

"Tsk, Xu Zhiyuan, why are you everywhere?" Clearly, Jiang Ci also disliked Xu Zhiyuan's presence.

"Take your salty pig's hands away and don't touch my little Yan Yan." Xu Zhiyuan saw Jiang Ci naturally put his hand on Zhu Yan's shoulder and immediately wanted to jump over and chop it off.

"Your Highness, if you don't want your hand anymore, then you can keep holding it." Zhu Yan maintained his original posture, without even glancing at Jiang Ci, but his words were full of threat.

Upon hearing Zhu Yan's words, Jiang Ci's smile widened.

Has a unique personality.

I like it even more.

"Don't be so aloof, my future boyfriend."

Banquet:?

Xu Zhiyuan: !!!

"Damn it, Jiang Ci, you shameless bastard! You pounce on every handsome guy you see, and you always get bored after a few flings. Now you dare to covet Xiao Yanyan? Dream on!"

Xu Zhiyuan heard many stories about Jiang Ci's romantic escapades in G country, all because she used her looks and status to harm people everywhere.

He has so many lovers that you can't even count them on your ten fingers!

Zhu Yan was already indifferent to him, and after hearing about Jiang Ci's past scumbag behavior, she was shocked to learn that he shamelessly claimed to be her boyfriend.

So he reached out and grabbed Jiang Ci's hand that was on his shoulder, twisted it, and pushed him down onto the sofa. "Since you don't want your hand anymore, I'll help you."

"How dare you lay a hand on the Crown Prince!"

"Get out of here!"

Jiang Ci's guards were about to rush over and attack Zhu Yan, but they were scared away by Jiang Ci's angry rebuke.

Zhu Yan pressed him down onto the sofa, but instead of angering him, it excited him even more.

Unafraid of authority, and decisive in taking action...

Jiang Ci wore a satisfied smile.

I love it so much...

"Hitting is a sign of affection, scolding is a sign of love. Are you also infatuated with me? Otherwise, why would you be so close to me?" Jiang Ci said in a nonsensical tone.

Banquet:…

It's absolutely infatuated.

Zhu Yan pulled Jiang Ci up from the sofa and kicked him in the butt, sending him sprawling to the ground.

"roll."

The group of big shots around were dumbfounded. Good heavens, this young man is really brave. He kicked the crown prince just like that.

Xu Zhiyuan: Serves you right!

She turned to Zhu Yan and started swooning over him.

Ah Yan is so handsome!

The guards helped the disheveled Jiang Ci to her feet and stepped forward, preparing to seize Zhu Yan. "How dare you harm His Highness the Crown Prince! I..."

Before the guard could finish speaking, Jiang Ci kicked him aside, warning, "Get lost! If you dare touch him, I'll chop you into pieces and throw you into the sea!"

Just as Jiang Ci finished speaking, a powerful voice came from behind the crowd.

"Jiang Ci! How could you treat the young master like this! Do you believe I'll chop you into pieces and throw you into the sea?!"