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

The warm sun tried desperately to shine through the sunshade, but it couldn't manage it. After giving up, it could only reflect off the ground and the lawn.

The only thing they couldn't get into was the sunshade.

The game begins.

Xiao Youzi was nestled in Ji Hancheng's arms as he played cards with one hand, while Tang Junyao occasionally stuffed fruit into the mouths of her son and Ji Hancheng.

The last action was not what Tang Junyao wanted to do, but jealous men have no limits; they even try to steal their son's affection. Helpless, she could only treat him like two sons.

After several rounds, Lu Jinnan and his team were still being dominated, looking disheveled and their initial momentum completely shattered. They were now listless and struggling in despair. "This is so boring. Can't you let us win just once? This is a card game, not a war."

Seeing that Lu Jinnan was in a bad mood, Little Yuzu quickly helped by throwing out two kings, one big and one small, while muttering, "Bomb!"

"Godson, your dad's almost beaten me to death, and you're still going to explode? I'll be flying to the heavens!" Lu Jinnan said with a smile, looking at the cute little pomelo.

Tang Junyao chuckled. Xiaoyouzi had been playing cards for over half an hour and hadn't found it boring at all; she was either constantly bombing or on her way to bombing.

Ji Hancheng smugly said, "They're my own sons, so we're united against outsiders." After saying that, he affectionately ruffled his son's hair, thinking, "Good job, you brat, you even know how to protect your dad."

Lu Jinnan: ".............."

While hitting him from the side, Han Yue said, "If you stop talking nonsense, your mind will be much more flexible. You can give it a try."

After speaking, they exchanged a glance with Ji Hancheng for a second, and their coded communication began.

Lu Jinnan really stopped talking after that, and Ji Hancheng played cards leisurely. Surprisingly, Lu Jinnan and his team won this round.

Lu Jinnan: It seems we can't do two things at once. If we focus, we can still win.

Little did they know that Ji Hancheng had let them off the hook.

Han Yue protected Lan Yunxi throughout the card game, always pressuring her and guessing what cards she had. He played according to her hand, trying to make Lan Yunxi happy and get rid of all her cards.

Han Yue covered the rear, facing two opponents at once.

Every time Lan Yunxi finished playing her cards, her face would light up with a smile, like a flower blooming in spring, a delightful sight.

Han Yue's deep, magnetic, and alluring voice came from beside her ear, "There are still a few cards left."

Han Guoguo didn't care about losing. From the start of the game, she knew there was only one outcome: losing. She deliberately said, "You guys are cheating. You can't do this."

Lan Yunxi wasn't sure if she could ask about the remaining cards. When she played with Tong Xuxu and the others before, she hadn't asked her teammates how many cards they had left, and now she was unsure if she could answer.

Han Yue glanced at his sister, "Just like you, blindly hitting with your eyes closed."

Seeing that Lan Yunxi didn't answer, Han Yue stopped playing his cards, looked up and stared intently at the slightly blushing girl beside him, his tone gentle and alluring, "Hmm? How many cards?"

The eye contact couldn't last more than 3 seconds, and Lan Yunxi's face flushed red again. She whispered, "Four."

Han Yue understood immediately and played a 3. Han Guoguo had no opinion about this blatant cheating. Fortunately, the fact that the loser gets a reward comforted her.

Han Guoguo asked Tong Xuxu, "Xuxu, do you have a straight?"

Tong Xuxu: Let's not use unidentified cards.

Han Yue leaned back confidently in his chair, legs apart, arms taut with muscle tension, exuding an air of untamed freedom. "You can choose to play openly."

Han Guoguo scoffed, "I won't cheat. Tch, what a disgrace."

Han Yue's arm would occasionally bump into and entangle with the sleeve of her white shirt due to the movements of playing cards. Whether it was intentional or unintentional, Lan Yunxi's heart was in turmoil throughout the entire card game, like a roller coaster.

When Lan Yunxi was so nervous that she couldn't help but want to go see him, she would stuff some cake or pastry into her mouth to soothe the turmoil in her heart.

Second-floor balcony.

Shen Muyun and Lan Yunchen stood on it, with a panoramic view of the courtyard.

The two had been standing there for more than half an hour. Lan Yunchen and Shen Muyun had made excuses to leave and give them space, as it was inevitable that they would feel uncomfortable with them around.

At first glance, Lan Yunxi's face was full of smiles and shyness, and they could even see her stealing glances at Han Yue and the others from time to time.

Shen Muyun held a book in her hand, slowly removed the bookmark and placed it on the page she was reading. She sat upright in the white rattan chair and said in a gentle voice, "Your sister likes that boy more than just a little bit; it's almost love. It's no use you reading this."

Lan Yunchen sat next to his mother, playing with Xiaoyouzi's Rubik's Cube in his hand. He glanced in Han Yue's direction and said, "Mom, I understand."

Shen Muyun was very insightful and trusted her first instinct, as well as Xixi's judgment. "When this boy returns to the capital, return the map of the covert operations he gave you."

The hidden defenses could indeed be a threat to Han Yue's neck, but feelings under threat are always mixed with impurities and not so pure. Sincere and natural feelings are the most beautiful, and Xi Xi doesn't need these things to reinforce her feelings.

His willingness to stake his family's fate on the deal demonstrates his sincerity and expresses his affection for Xixi. Both Shen Muyun and Lan Chumu are satisfied with this, and they look at the child with new respect.

As for how things develop between him and Xixi, they won't interfere. Once their character has been assessed, that's the biggest thing they can do.

The Lan family's education has always been about respecting children and allowing them to grow naturally. They don't easily interrupt each stage that children should go through. Some profound truths are better experienced by children than explained a thousand times.

Of course, this doesn't mean letting children venture into dangerous places without knowing the risks. Just like Han Yue, they examined his character and investigated his relationship issues, allowing Xixi to experience things naturally within a sufficiently safe range.

Lan Yunchen nodded in agreement, having never intended to hold their lifeline hostage. "I will return it to him."

"I'm going back to my room. Please take good care of him. Your father has a meeting tonight and will probably be back quite late. Please make arrangements for that boy's sister to go home tonight."

Lan Yunchen saw a strange expectation in his mother's eyes, smiled, and said with a slight upturn of his lips, "Mom, you're overthinking it. Don't count on me and Han Yue's sister. If we were going to be together, we would have been years ago. Don't worry about me."

"I've already arranged a private jet to take her back."

Shen Muyun felt helpless. If her son didn't want to find someone, there was no point in saying anything more. Relationships depend on fate. For example, Xixi had so many suitors in college, but she didn't like any of them.

She insisted on going to the capital and ended up falling in love with this boy. Fate brings people together even from a thousand miles away, but those who are not destined to meet will find it difficult to meet even face to face.

Oh well, whatever, son. He's good at his career and has a good personality, but he just doesn't seem interested in finding a girlfriend.

After Shen Muyun left, Lan Yunchen was left alone on the balcony watching the stars and the moon. He unconsciously fell into deep thought. Being alone was quite nice. He was already very content to see his two younger sisters happy.

He doesn't have much love to give to others; he's too busy.

In the evening, a bonfire party was held at the manor.

Lan Yunchen prepared a speaker with exceptionally high sound quality, which was currently playing music to support the evening's performance.

Long, lingering notes drifted through every corner of the manor, the wind rushed closer with the lively atmosphere, high-fiving everyone, and the branches and flowers danced gracefully to the music.

The melody of the music contained the joy, confidence, and smiles of the boys and girls, blooming in the beautiful manor, with laughter echoing, and every note striking their hearts.

Little Yuzi struggled to move her bottom, her aloof demeanor completely gone. She jumped quite well, at least she didn't move her arms and legs in unison.

Han Guoguo had attended similar parties in countries she visited. She said that without games, the fun would be greatly diminished, with a group of people sitting in a circle.

"I propose this, and you are not allowed to object. You must accommodate me. I'm leaving in an hour and a half."

She didn't give anyone a second to imagine, and continued with her ulterior motive: "Let's play a game. Here are the rules: I'll start by calling out 'one,' and then we'll go up to 99. If we call out '8' or anything containing '8,' we don't say the number; we just slap the back of the next person's head. Then the next person says the number. The loser can dance or sing, how about that?"

Lu Jinnan, holding Su Xue's hand, sat cross-legged on the ground, squinting slightly as he asked Han Guoguo, "Miss, is my memory playing tricks on me, or is your game peculiar? Aren't they all based on 7?"

Without hesitation, Han Guoguo answered, "Because 8 is my lucky number."

Then Lu Jinnan fell silent. Tang Junyao chuckled, "Xiaoxue's new husband suggests you go invisible."

The term "new husband" is quite nice; Lu Jinnan likes it quite a bit. It's novel, and he made a zipper-like gesture towards Tang Junyao.