At the dinner table, the atmosphere was somewhat strange.

At first, Xi Rubao and the other young people were enthusiastically discussing how great it was to have just won the case, while Shangguan Wanwan found it awkward whether to join in or not, so she just poked at the two greens on her plate.

When Xi Rubao and the group praised Bao Gucheng for staying up late last night to deal with the rampant rumors, Shangguan Wanwan finally found an opening to chat, and she smiled and asked, "It’s about Fifth Sister’s new drama, right? Isn’t Mr. Wu the lead actor?"

As soon as Mr. Wu’s name came up, everyone lost interest in the conversation and responded with silence.

Mr. Gu, who was not familiar with the entertainment industry, was a bit puzzled, "Hey, who is Mr. Wu?"

Shangguan Wanwan patiently chatted with him, "He’s a very well-regarded actor, quite famous, slated to be in the drama adapted from Fifth Sister’s comic."

"Oh, well, that’s a good thing, isn’t it? Why are you all making such faces?"

"He schemed to snatch Second Brother’s role and even smeared Second Brother and Xiao Man. He’s not a good person." Bluntly said Xi Rubao.

"Is that so?" The old man didn’t understand the twists and turns of the entertainment world.

Shangguan Wanwan explained, "Actually, it’s just a common business practice. Mr. Gu, think of it like two companies bidding against each other; it’s unavoidable to promote one’s product more and to try to highlight the weaknesses of the competitor’s product to strengthen one’s position. There’s no real right or wrong, it’s all for business competition."

Hearing this, the old man understood, "Haha, Lang Yue’s competitor, really strong, huh?"

"Exactly." Shangguan Wanwan agreed with the elder.

"No, no, that’s not what I meant," Xi Rubao felt something was off with the explanation but couldn’t pinpoint it at the moment, "Anyway, Mr. Wu is really not a good person, Grandpa, he reneged on what he promised mom!"

"To make one’s product successful, sometimes it’s necessary to use some business tactics. You’re still young; you’ll understand when you face competition out in the world." Shangguan Wanwan said with heartfelt sincerity and a smile.

Mr. Gu slapped his knee, "Haha, Bao still gets easily excited chasing stars, that I understand, I understand. Wanwan, you studied law, didn’t expect you to understand business operations so well too, you’re really talented. Yu Zhi, you see, you’re just a legal scholar; learn more from your Cousin Wan, and Gucheng, once you retire and go into business, you can exchange ideas with Wanwan too. Making more friends is always a good thing, right? And it doesn’t matter if the friends are men or women, right?"

The old man was in high spirits, trying hard to play matchmaker.

It would be great if Yu Zhi could hit it off with Wanwan; if not, it would be nice if Gucheng’s single status could be resolved.

He sincerely cared equally for both people’s marriage matters, be it his son or his prized pupil.

Who would have thought.

He finally managed to steer the topic towards matchmaking.

His beloved son and prized disciple spoke up in unison:

"Introduce to Bao Gucheng, don’t bother with me."

"This is Gu Yuzhi’s matter, nothing to do with me."

Shangguan Wanwan, having been straightforwardly rejected by the two men on the spot: "..."

Everyone: "..." Ah, the awkwardness was enough to make one want to dig toes into the ground, yet they couldn’t help wanting to laugh.

Mr. Gu: "..." The old man was fuming, serves you both right to be bachelors without women for life.

In the midst of the awkwardness, Zuzi, seemingly in a good mood, scooped a spoonful of the sweet peach blossom wine balls and casually remarked, "Xiao Chenger, what’s the difference between ’character’ and ’product’?"

What?

Weren’t we talking about matchmaking? What did Zuzi mean by asking this?

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.