The engagement was with the younger brother, but I've fallen for the older brother.

Si Yimian looked down at the hand covering the back of her hand and suddenly wanted to laugh.

So that's where they were waiting.

She slowly withdrew her hand and picked up the spoon to stir the soup in the bowl.

The white swirls of coconut milk spun in circles, much like the logic swirling in her mind at that moment.

"So her underwear sprouted wings and flew to Dr. Crane's shoe?"

He Nanxian remained silent for a moment.

"I know this has upset you, but right now neither side is a winner online."

"Her reputation is ruined, and you're being criticized too. If we can quell this situation with minimal cost..."

Si Yimian took over the conversation, her tone still soft.

"Brother Nanxian, the minimum price you mentioned is for me to admit to a mistake I didn't make."

"Right?"

He Nanxian opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Si Yimian lowered her head and stirred the soup in her bowl, then suddenly asked a question.

"Brother Nanxian, did Sister Ningyou send you to find me?"

He Nanxian curled his fingers slightly, then withdrew them and placed them on the table.

"Ning You came to me and said that Qin Enyu is her best friend, and they have been friends for more than ten years since high school."

She said Qin Enyu was just confused for a moment and shouldn't be judged like this by the entire internet.

"She values ​​relationships and couldn't bear to see Eun-yu's reputation ruined."

"Mianmian, I can't refuse her."

He spoke these words with a tone of helplessness and guilt.

Si Yimian couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly.

What a convenient excuse – there was no way to refuse!

Is his only option to sacrifice her?

She suddenly remembered a sentence.

Some people love you by protecting you from behind.

Some people love you so much that they push you out into the rain to shield you from the storm.

The same issue, two men, two solutions.

He Sichen, the person she was supposed to be with, was featured on the trending topics and sold for 300,000 yuan. He was so angry that he pinned her against the wall in the emergency exit.

In the end, all he could manage was to say was "Don't talk to him this week," not even bothering to utter a harsh word in her face.

He even secretly gave her extra tutoring.

The Cold War is the Cold War, and the deductions are the deductions.

He never intended to push her out to fill the hole.

What about He Nanxian, the legitimate marriage partner?

Sitting here, without changing his expression, he directly sent her to be sacrificed to the heavens, so that Si Ningyou wouldn't be so sad.

To be generous with other people's money, and to do so in such a refined and unconventional way.

She suddenly felt that even the way He Sichen deducted five points from her made her look handsome.

At least they were open and aboveboard when they were angry, and they didn't treat her like a disposable rag.

Si Yimian put down the spoon and slowly leaned back in her chair.

"Brother Nanxian, you're actually a pretty nice guy."

"There's something I don't understand: why didn't you just go talk to your older brother?"

"As long as the eldest brother steps forward and issues a statement, given his credibility, online public opinion can be reversed overnight."

"After all, he's the person directly involved, so he has the most say."

He Nanxian gave a wry smile and shook his head.

"He never takes sides or participates in public opinion."

"Getting him to issue a statement about this is harder than climbing to heaven."

Si Yimian looked at him and suddenly smiled.

She smiled softly, like a gentle little lamb.

The older brother's side is an impenetrable fortress, so they're targeting her, the easy target.

But she's like a persimmon, black inside.

"Brother Nanxian, if I go out and say that I took the video out of context, it will be the same as admitting that I deliberately framed Qin Enyu."

"She can say whatever she wants about me then."

Do you think she'll let this opportunity slip by?

"Netizens will tear me to pieces. I finally managed to crawl out of the filth of bullying."

He Nanxian was stunned.

He hadn't thought of that.

"But......"

Si Yimian raised her face and looked at him with a clear and innocent gaze.

"Before you came to me, did you ever consider that I was also feeling wronged?"

"I was the one who was wrongly accused of bullying, I was the one who was splashed with dirty water, and I was the one whose fans blocked the alley entrance and threw eggs at me."

"You feel sorry for Ningyou's friend, but does anyone feel sorry for me?"

Her voice grew softer and softer, becoming nasal.

He Nanxian was speechless, and a look of pity appeared in his eyes.

"Mianmian, I didn't think that much about it..."

"It's okay."

Si Yimian saw that the groundwork had been laid.

She bit her lower lip, as if she had been struggling with her thoughts for a long time.

"Brother Nanxian, I understand you."

"But while I understand, things can't be done this way."

She pulled a gold-embossed invitation from her bag and pushed it in front of him.

"Next Saturday, Yu'an Charity Gala."

"Let Miss Qin come."

He Nanxian glanced down, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Mianmian, this is Yu'an's territory. If Big Brother sees Qin Enyu..."

"That's why we needed her to come."

Si Yimian rested her chin on her hand, analyzing the situation intently.

"A charity gala, so many media outlets, so many people."

"As soon as someone takes a photo of Qin Enyu and Dr. He together, a press release will be issued stating that she and Yu An have a good relationship."

"Wouldn't that easily resolve the online public opinion issue?"

"No explanation or statement is needed; people online will naturally defend her."

He Nanxian held the invitation and looked at it over and over again.

Do you think the eldest brother will cooperate?

"Big brother, you don't need to cooperate."

Si Yimian smiled and continued the conversation.

"He just needs to stand there and not move, and Miss Qin will come over on her own."

"Just find a good angle to create a false perspective; netizens will only see that you're in the same frame anyway."

"Whether she reconciles with me or not is not important."

"She washed herself clean, so naturally she won't bite me anymore."

He Nanxian pondered for a moment and found it to be reasonable.

This is much smarter than letting Si Yimian take the blame.

He accepted the invitation, and his brow relaxed.

"Okay, I'll go tell Ning You."

Si Yimian picked up her lime sparkling water glass and clinked glasses with him.

"Brother Nanxian has been running around and worrying about Sister Ningyou's friends."

"If I were Ning You, I would be so touched."

I really suggest donating his brain to someone in need, since he doesn't seem to use it much anyway.

He Nanxian didn't catch the barb in her words and just smiled.

"It's good that Mianmian understands."

Si Yimian bit her straw and nodded with a smile.

The game of chess in my mind has already reached the middle stage.

She had anticipated Qin Enyu's every move.

After that video was leaked, Qin Enyu's team must be in a complete mess right now.

Suppressing trending topics, issuing lawyer's letters, and hiring online trolls to control comments—after using these three tactics, they can only last for three days at most.

If no stronger evidence is found to overturn the verdict in three days, Qin Enyu's commercial value will drop to zero.

Therefore, they will definitely try to clear their names.

The Yu'an Charity Gala is Qin Enyu's best lifeline.

Si Yimian was originally worried about how to deliver the invitation to Qin Enyu without seeming deliberate.

Unexpectedly, Qin Enyu and Si Ningyou took a shortcut.

They directly sent He Nanxian to persuade her to sacrifice herself for her best friend.

The invitation has already been sent out, and Qin Enyu will definitely come.

Whenever Qin Enyu arrives, Yu An's charity gala becomes her battleground.

She will definitely make Qin Enyu reveal the truth about the bullying, word by word!