Damn it! The girl he likes insists on dragging him to a blind date.

At this moment, both Sheng Wanyu and Gu Chi looked rather unwell, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

However, Sheng Wanyu was never one to hide her feelings. She glanced at Gu Chi without any hesitation and followed up on Sheng Zongche's words, saying, "I'm almost going through menopause. I'm so angry with some people that I'm about to go through menopause!"

Sheng Zongche said, "If you go through menopause, look at more handsome men. Once your estrogen levels rise, your menstrual cycle will immediately improve."

Sheng Wanyu cursed, "Damn it, let me see what you're capable of!"

Xia You greeted them politely: "Sister Wanyu, Senior Gu."

Sheng Wanyu stood up abruptly and pulled Xia You to sit opposite Gu Chi: "Sister-in-law, I'll sit with you today. If I sit next to Gu Chi, I'll get a toothache even when I drink water."

Sheng Zongche rolled his eyes, sat down, and patted Gu Chi's leg. "This is the first time I've brought my wife out to eat with you guys. Can't you give me some face? What's all the noise about?"

Gu Chi remained silent. The ice in the whiskey glass in front of him had long since melted away, leaving no sharp edges. He tilted his head back and drank the last mouthful of spicy whiskey, his eyes churning with an indescribable restlessness.

Sheng Zongche added, "Don't you understand Sheng Wanyu? She responds better to gentle persuasion than force. If you confront her head-on, you'll only push her further away."

Gu Chi turned her head and retorted, "Why are you talking so much today?"

Sheng Zongche: ?

Xia You said, "Sheng Zongche talks a lot, so much so that I want to put a bottle stopper in his mouth."

Sheng Zongche: ? ?

Sheng Wanyu stared at Xia You's profile and couldn't help but tug at her sweater. "He's not only talkative, but he's also incredibly mean. Look at what he's done to you! Were you two making out in the car because you were late?"

Upon hearing this, Xia You recalled the scenes that had just unfolded in the car.

Tears welled up in her eyes from the kiss, her whole body trembled, and she couldn't help but let out some lewd moans that she had never heard before.

Xia Youteng blushed instantly, her face turning bright red to her ears. Sheng Wanyu didn't tease her any further, but instead said, "By the way, Xiao Youyou, your sweater is so pretty! It's from the very popular M brand lately."

Sheng Zongche interjected, "Then you'll definitely look better than me, after all, age is a real disadvantage."

Sheng Wanyu was so angry she almost cursed, "You bastard!"

Xia You quickly replied, "Yes, Madam Sheng bought it for me."

"When did my mom get such good taste? She never buys me clothes. Is she closer to her daughter-in-law than her own daughter?" Sheng Wanyu said, propping her chin on her hand. "By the way, there's a charity gala coming up to raise money for the Hengtong Industrial Park fire. I'll be attending. You can have Sheng Zongche bring you there."

The fire at Hengtong Industrial Park was the news Xia You heard in Sheng Zongche's car that day. This fire was the biggest in Haicheng in nearly 30 years. There were many chemical products in the park, so there were multiple explosions during the fire.

Sheng Zongche was chatting with Gu Chi when he heard Sheng Wanyu's words. He turned his gaze over and said, "I'm not taking Youyou to the charity gala for the fire."

Sheng Wanyu paused for a moment, then remembered what Sheng Zongche had said about Xia You's parents, and immediately understood: "Okay then, little Youyou, next time there's another event, let Sheng Zongche bring you."

Xia You smiled and said without any hesitation, "It's okay, Sister Wanyu. My parents' situation happened so many years ago. I can go."

"Okay, okay, then you can all come together."

As the two were talking, Sheng Zongche kept looking at Xia You's rosy face, his eyes deep and unfathomable, like a bottomless pool.

Suddenly, two girls appeared at the dining table.

The two held hands, and asked somewhat nervously, "Um... are you Sheng Wanyu?"

Sheng Wanyu looked up and flashed her signature smile: "It's me, hello everyone."

"Aaaaaah!" a girl screamed, "We love you so much! Can we get your autograph?!"

Another girl said, "Can we take a picture together?!"

"sure."

While Sheng Wanyu was signing autographs for two fans, one of them asked, "Sister Wanyu! I really like you so much! I never expected to run into you here, I'm so excited!! Are you having dinner with friends?!"

Sheng Wanyu stopped writing abruptly. The next second, almost without thinking, she smiled and said, "No, I'm having dinner with my brother."

Then she looked at Gu Chi and Xia You, "This is my brother's friend, and this is his friend's girlfriend."

Sheng Zongche: ?

Xia You: "..."

Gu Chi's expression was cold, his eyes already filled with gloom.

The girl said, "Oh, I know your younger brother, the eldest son of the Shengyao Group!!"

Sheng Zongche sneered, reached across the table and grabbed Xia You's hand, saying to the two girls, "My sister was too tired from filming, and it damaged her brain and made her mentally unstable. This is my girlfriend."

The two girls were taken aback, and following Sheng Zongche's words, they awkwardly evaded the question, saying, "Oh, I see..."

Sheng Wanyu: "..."

After the two left, Sheng Wanyu glared at Sheng Zongche and said in a low voice, "What are you up to! Why did you have to sabotage me?!"

Sheng Zongche glanced at her with a half-smile: "I'm telling you, you've lost your mind from filming. Youyou is clearly my girlfriend, why should I give her to Gu Chi?"

Gu Chi: ?

Sheng Wanyu cursed, "Damn it, can't I even say something casually?!"

"No way, it's not just you and Gu Chi eating together. What's wrong with telling the truth? Why should I drag my wife into this and spread rumors?"

"I'm just worried about what people might think!"

"It's the truth, but you're hiding it like a state secret. If your affair with Gu Chi were to leak out, were you planning to flee with a train overnight?"

"Sheng Zongche, if you say that again, I'll beat you up!"

"Go ahead and hit me. I'm 20 centimeters taller and 30 kilograms heavier than you. If you can beat me, then try."

Xia You never expected the siblings to argue so childishly. Noticing the displeasure on Gu Chi's face, she quickly kicked Sheng Zongche lightly under the table. "Sheng Nini, can you please say less?"

Gu Chi remained silent until he suddenly put down his wine glass, the bottom of which tapped softly on the table.

The three people at the table turned to look at him at the same time.

The man lowered his eyes, and when he looked up again, all that remained in his eyes was a deep melancholy.

He neither yelled nor cursed, but stood up with a cold face, his back ramrod straight, and turned to leave.

Sheng Zongche stared at his retreating figure and chuckled softly, "Wow, quite handsome, like an emperor leaving court."

Xia You: "..."

Sheng Wanyu's expression darkened, but she quickly composed herself and said arrogantly, "Tch, who does he think he is? If he wants to leave, then leave. If he's so capable, then he shouldn't come looking for me."

Sheng Zongche said to Sheng Wanyu, "Gu Chi has already left, why don't you leave too, so my wife and I can have some alone time."

Sheng Wanyu didn't reply to that question. She pretended to flip through the menu in her hand, but her mind had already wandered off somewhere else.

Sheng Zongche called out to her, "Sheng Wanyu, are you deaf? Do you need a hearing aid?"

Xia You gave him a desperate wink: "Sheng Zongche, please stop talking, I'm begging you!"

The man's interest was instantly piqued: "Oh? Xia Xiaoyou, how are you planning to ask?"