Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

In the afternoon, everyone was ready to go. There were three cars when they arrived, and there were still three cars when they left.

There was only a slight change in personnel. Xu Mingkai drove when we arrived, but he has now returned. Ji Hancheng is now in the driver's seat, Tang Junyao is in the passenger seat, and Xiaoyouzi and Xixi are in the back seat.

The car had already driven some distance from the dock. Lan Yunxi was playing a tickling game with Xiaoyouzi in the back seat, having a great time. It was hard to believe that such a childish person would chase after a boy, and so enthusiastically at that.

Tang Junyao glanced at the two children playing in the back seat through the rearview mirror and asked curiously, "Xixi, aren't you chasing Han Yue? Why aren't you sitting with Guoguo?"

Shouldn't she stick around and try to get his attention, since she doesn't see Han Yue very often?

Upon hearing this, Xixi stopped playing around and gave Xiaoyouzi a loud kiss on the cheek. "I'll play with you later, and Auntie will talk to you for a bit."

Then, speaking to Tang Junyao in front of her with a very serious expression, she said, "This is my plan. I need to know when to advance and when to retreat. If I keep hanging around in front of him, he definitely won't think of me. I need to hang around for a few days, then disappear for a few days, so that he can think of me. Distance makes the heart grow fonder. If he doesn't think of me when I'm not around, it means I haven't attracted him yet. I'll go and make my presence known again."

Tang Junyao: "..............." This is almost like using Sun Tzu's Art of War.

The little girl spoke with such conviction that Tang Junyao couldn't help but chuckle. "Xixi, where did you learn all this?"

Xi Xi readily admitted, "My mother taught me that. She said you can't just be a simp, otherwise the other person won't feel your presence. They'll only think you're unimportant and will only remember you after they lose you or you disappear."

Tang Junyao: This is treating Han Yue as both a bug and a case study.

I don't know if it will work.

Ji Hancheng, who had been silent until now, smiled slightly and rubbed the tip of his nose with his right index finger. "I think Xixi's method is quite good. Brother-in-law Xixi believes you can succeed."

Hearing Ji Hancheng's encouragement, Lan Yunxi leaned forward and gave him a high five. A crisp and loud clap rang out in the enclosed space.

Tang Junyao was speechless. "You guys are really something. Why do I feel like Han Yue is being studied on a chopping board while you guys are discussing the plan?"

Visual imagery: Han Yue, lying on the chopping board awaiting dissection: Hurry up, you guys.

Xi Xi: Don't rush, let's think about where to start.

Ji Hancheng: From a mental perspective, he doesn't seem quite normal to me.

Xi Xi: I also think this location is good.

Lan Yunxi imagined Tang Junyao's words and found the scene hilarious. Feeling happy, she mentally went through Han Yue's words.

After sitting back down, I gave Xiaoyouzi a high-five. The little one's ability to imitate is quite good. She had just seen how her father and aunt gave each other a high-five, and now she was trying to do the same with Xixi.

Ji Hancheng spoke seriously, and it was also a heartfelt statement of his true thoughts: "Xixi has an innate confidence and is adorable. If Han Yue doesn't like her, then he's blind."

Tang Junyao chuckled. This was the first time Ji Hancheng had ever praised someone like this. "You're really doing a great job as a brother-in-law."

Ji Hancheng glanced at her in the passenger seat, a smile in his eyes, and slowly reached out to take her small hand in his, enveloping it. "Jealous?"

Tang Junyao glanced at him sideways, unable to bear it and said, "Are you sick? Why would I be jealous? Drive properly, there are four lives in the car."

Ji Hancheng sat up straight. "I understand, wife."

It's strange how people are. At first, hearing the word "wife" feels very unnatural, but as you call her that more often, you gradually accept it.

In Han Yue's car, Han Guoguo sat in the passenger seat, bored out of her mind, and closed her eyes, pretending to doze off.

Han Yue glanced at her sideways and said indifferently, "Why didn't you invite your girlfriends to sit with you? You look half-dead now."

Han Guoguo didn't even open her eyes, keeping her eyelids closed, and moved her red lips, "Sigh, it's because someone sent a message but didn't reply, didn't react at all. Doesn't this little princess have any dignity? Princess, do you know that? This person condescended to come down to earth to chase after such a taciturn person like you, and you can't even get a penny for me every day. Do you think this person is so idle that they don't have any dignity?"

Han Yue pursed his lips and remained silent for a long while before finally speaking, "According to what you're saying, I have to agree to anything someone pursues me without hesitation. Is your brother some kind of freeloader?"

Han Guoguo sat up straight abruptly, hands on her hips, with an expression that said, "You think you're made of gold? Why don't you put yourself up for auction and raise your price?"

"Don't you even know your bottom line?"

Han Yue, unusually intrigued, asked with great interest, "Tell me your bottom line. I really don't know my limits. Come on, let's get this straight. If you don't give me a clear answer today, you're not getting off the bus."

Han Guoguo sat up straight, straightened her back, and went over the follow-up questions in advance, looking like she was ready to die. "You're the one who told me to say this. If I touch on your sore spot, a gentleman uses words, not fists. You have to promise me that."

Han Yue urged impatiently, "Just say it already, why all the preamble?"

Han Guoguo: You think I wanted to start a prelude? I'm just afraid you'll lose control and beat me up.

She composed herself and coughed twice.

Han Yue urged again, "We're grinding beans, should I get you a microphone to thank CCTV first, and then thank me?"

"Shut up and stop bothering me."

Then Han Guoguo spoke up, "Ahem, well, let me tell you, first of all, you're not bad looking, which is probably what attracted the little princess. Secondly, your family's financial situation is okay; you can at least support a wife and children, so there's still hope for the future. However, our little princess definitely wouldn't be interested in your little bit of money. As for those women in Tiss, they're definitely after your money more than your looks. You should be aware of that. These are the advantages you have."

Han Yue asked indifferently, "Is this a paper presentation or a conference summary?"

Han Guoguo disliked Han Yue interrupting her. "Aren't you annoying? Wait until I finish speaking before you speak. You're lucky that I can dissect your problem for you. I wouldn't bother dissecting most people."

Han Guoguo glared at the driver's seat. "Don't interrupt me anymore. The downside is that you're nothing except for the two points mentioned above. You're irritating from every angle. You have such a mouth that you can kill people with your insults. What girl can stand your abuse? Secondly, you clearly have a mouth, but you're useless except for firing a barrage of shots. You're basically wasting your mouth. Who would want to live with a mute? What can you do all day except pretend to be cool?"

It's much easier to talk about the flaws than the merits. She poured out all her complaints in one breath without even taking a breath, which exhausted Han Guoguo. "Is there any water? I'm dying of thirst."

Han Yue didn't seem to listen to her or not, as he completely ignored her words and instead said something completely off-topic: "Isn't it incredibly satisfying to voice your deepest dislike for me? If you dislike me so much, why don't you be more assertive and not spend my money?"

Han Guoguo took a sip of soda water, took a deep breath, and said, "Han Duidui, you can't do this. Let's talk things out and not bring up economic issues. This is a bit unethical. Besides, you asked me to give you a detailed explanation, and now that I've explained it, you're blaming me?"

Han Yue continued to ignore her dissatisfaction, changing the subject, "Have you spent all the money you earned in Blue City?"

Han Guoguo slumped heavily onto the car seat, stretched out her legs, and said, "No one knows me better than my brother. Absorbing nature's photosynthesis costs money, right? Is there anything these days that doesn't cost money? Why is it so difficult for you to support me for a short time? How much money did it cost you?"

"Are you sure it only cost a little bit? Aren't you having a huge misunderstanding about what 'a little bit' means?"

Han Yue's mind was filled with the piles of packages in the living room of the Deep Water Bay villa. He even suspected that Han Guoguo had taken over the entire online shopping platform.

"You won't go shopping with me, so I can only shop online. If you went shopping with me, I wouldn't shop online."

The next second, Han Yue immediately refused, "You should just shop online."

"See? There's a reason you're single. Just stay single. You're given such a good opportunity to practice, and you don't even want it. Sigh." Han Guoguo shook her head after saying that.

It's a long story.

There are reasons why straight men are single.

Now I finally understand: it's late-stage, and there's no cure.

Upon hearing this, Han Yue pursed his lips and remained silent, intently staring at a certain point ahead, driving steadily towards the capital city.

After a long while, Han Yue finally spoke, "I'm not going back to Deep Water Bay tonight. You'll be staying alone. If you're easily scared, I'll get you a room at Tiho."

Han Guoguo pouted, unable to bear looking at him. "Take me back to Deep Water Bay, I want to take all my treasures apart."

Han Yue turned his head and gave Han Guoguo a disdainful look, but Han Guoguo didn't take it seriously and even shrugged.

They're so smug!