Three years after our breakup, you came back to China, and I'm just giving up. Why are you cryi

Lu Hao wasn't surprised that Su Yu was here.

After talking with Zhen Youqu yesterday, he knew he would definitely run into Su Yu today.

But he didn't expect that Su Yu would be seated at the same table as Xiao Xiyue.

Thinking of Fang Ruoyun's words just now, he knew that this must have been her arrangement.

He subtly shifted his feet, his body now partially obscured by the champagne roses placed at the front of the stage.

"What, afraid your ex-girlfriend will see?" Fang Ruoyun's voice was low and teasing.

Lu Hao turned his head away, suppressing his anger. "So, this is the 'good show' you were talking about?"

"Don't rush, I'm just introducing you to tonight's main actors and special guests." She completely ignored Lu Hao's anger, her eyes becoming even more playful. "Don't worry, I won't do anything at the wedding. But I'll have to trouble Mr. Lu to come with me later."

Lu Hao took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and forced himself to calm down.

The emcee's voice on stage was still rising and falling, and the guests' laughter and cheers grew louder and louder, but he only felt annoyed.

If Fang Ruoyun's purpose was merely to take him to those two women to show off, he had plenty of ways to deal with it.

But what if her schemes don't stop there...?

He wouldn't mind making this "good show" even uglier.

The wedding ceremony was completed quickly, and Lu Hao, as the best man, followed the groom Qin Shou to each table to offer toasts.

When the group arrived at Xiao Xiyue and Su Yu's table, Fang Ruoyun, who was originally following the bride Jiang Yun, suddenly circled around and naturally walked to Lu Hao's side, taking his arm in the process.

Xiao Xiyue noticed Fang Ruoyun's actions, but she simply picked up her wine glass, her eyes showing no emotion, and she didn't even glance at Lu Hao beside her.

Fang Ruoyun was slightly disappointed by her actions, as she hadn't expected to see the way she had anticipated.

However, Su Yu leaned forward slightly and lowered her voice as everyone stood up to clink glasses, saying, "Mr. Fang, I don't recall that bridesmaids still have the custom of taking the best man's arm while toasting these days?"

Fang Ruoyun shifted her gaze from Xiao Xiyue and met Su Yu's provocative eyes. She suddenly smiled and lowered her voice.

"Su Yu, if it weren't for Gu Yunfeng's sake, do you think you have the right to sit here and say these things to me today?"

"You..." Su Yu's expression changed instantly.

She glanced at Lu Hao instinctively, only to find that he still wore a polite smile, as if he hadn't heard the name "Gu Yunfeng" at all, or perhaps the name meant nothing to him.

Su Yu's tense nerves relaxed slightly.

It seems he hasn't remembered yet.

However, before she could fully relax, Fang Ruoyun spoke again in a light and airy tone.

"Be a good dog, manage your company well, and some things are beyond your control."

"You!" Su Yu's chest heaved with anger, and she was about to explode when her hand, which was under the table, was grabbed by another hand.

She was taken aback, then turned to meet Xiao Xiyue's calm and unwavering eyes.

Xiao Xiyue didn't say anything, she just shook her head at her.

Su Yu took a deep breath, but ultimately swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She picked up her wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, no longer glancing at Fang Ruoyun.

Lu Hao took in all of this, and the unease in his heart grew stronger.

Just as he was about to follow Qin Shou to the next table, Xiao Xiyue, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"This water doesn't have a fishy smell."

Her voice was very soft, as if she were talking to herself.

Lu Hao turned around abruptly and saw Xiao Xiyue holding a glass of plain water, her fingertips lightly tracing the inside of the glass, her eyes indifferent.

His brows furrowed instantly, presumably because Xiao Xiyue was trying to convey some message to him, but he didn't understand it at first.

Without giving it much thought, he followed Qin Shouxian to finish the toasting ceremony.

Half an hour later, the toasting ceremony finally ended.

Lu Hao's cheeks flushed, and his eyes began to glaze over.

He shielded Qin Shou from too much alcohol.

Especially at the last few tables, which were all friends who had been fooling around with each other at the villa the night before, the groom was treated like dirt when they started drinking.

Red, white, and yellow drinks were mixed together and passed around from one cup to another.

The most outrageous thing was that two guys actually poured chili oil, mustard, vinegar, soy sauce, and even half a spoonful of fish soup and chicken soup into a large beer mug, calling it "a complete tonic soup".

Just as Lu Hao was about to drink it, Fang Ruoyun stepped in with a cold face and reprimanded him a few times, which finally calmed down the group of lunatics.

Back in the backstage dressing room, Lu Hao collapsed onto the sofa, feeling as if the entire ceiling was spinning.

"Sister Fang, I'll leave Lu Hao in your care." Qin Shou said to Fang Ruoyun with a mischievous grin.

"Okay, don't worry." Fang Ruoyun nodded.

Qin Shou turned his head again and winked at Lu Hao on the sofa, the meaning of which was self-evident: Brother, this is all I can do for you, seize the opportunity.

Lu Hao didn't even have the strength to lift a finger. His brain felt as heavy as if it were filled with lead, and he just wanted to fall asleep.

Fang Ruoyun brought over a glass of warm milk, lifted his head, and held the rim of the glass to his lips. "Drink some to sober up."

Lu Hao didn't care about anything else, opened his mouth and gulped it down in one go.

He shook his head, tried to open his eyes, and focused his gaze several times before he could see Fang Ruoyun's face clearly.

"Come on," he slurred, his voice muffled, "the play you've been talking about... is about to begin."

Fang Ruoyun was amused by his drunken appearance. "Oh, you can't wait to cooperate with me?"

"Heh..." Lu Hao forced a cold laugh from his throat, "Guess."

"Idiot."

Fang Ruoyun's smile vanished. She walked to the sofa next to her, sat down, crossed her long legs, and adopted an elegant posture.

"As long as you cooperate well with me to finish this play, I'll invest five million in your little company, just for 20% of the shares. I can also help you get subsequent projects, including some official promotional video projects."

These conditions instantly sobered Lu Hao up considerably.

He sat up abruptly, glaring sharply at Fang Ruoyun. "You've really gone all out to deal with Xiao Xiyue."

"A huge investment?" Fang Ruoyun scoffed. "Lu Hao, you overestimate yourself."

"..." Lu Hao was speechless.

He then thought of Fang Ruoyun's family background and smiled helplessly.

Indeed, for someone like her, five million and some connections are probably not even a drop in the ocean.

"You did all this just to spite her?"

Fang Ruoyun did not answer. Instead, she stood up and walked step by step to him. She placed her hands on the back of the sofa on either side of his cheeks, trapping him between herself and the sofa.

Her bridesmaid dress was a strapless design, and the way she bent over made Lu Hao's eyes glaze over.

"Do you know how satisfying it was when I saw that high and mighty woman, Xiao Xiyue, come to me and beg for mercy for someone as insignificant as you?" She whispered in his ear, her breath sweet as orchids.

She seemed to be talking to herself, or perhaps showing off to him.

"Xiyue Apparel suddenly appeared out of nowhere and, in just one year, it became a force to be reckoned with. Every time we clashed, I was at a disadvantage. I'm not reconciled, I'm extremely reconciled."

Fang Ruoyun extended her index finger and gently stroked Lu Hao's cheek.

Her voice carried a morbid excitement.

"Until you came along, I finally learned about her weakness."