"Honey, do you think the marriage between Youyou and Song Shiyu is really going to work?"

The banquet had officially begun, and after Chi Youyou introduced Song Shiyu to her parents, they were practically inseparable, especially since Song Shiyu was the main focus of the event. All eyes were on them.

Chi Dayi kept his gaze fixed on the unsmiling Song Shiyu in the crowd, who was already holding his precious daughter, leaving him with mixed feelings.

Cheng Ruosheng patted his arm, "Do you think our Youbao would still behave herself if she didn’t like him?"

"What if it’s because of our reputation..."

"Then she wouldn’t be your daughter!"

Cheng Ruosheng raised an eyebrow, "Don’t you know your own daughter’s temperament? The marriage contract is just talk; Youbao won’t be bound by a piece of paper. If she doesn’t want it, even if she’s dragged into it, she’d find a way out."

That’s true.

Chi Dayi nodded, "But isn’t Song Shiyu a bit too old?"

"As long as Youbao likes him."

Chi Dayi frowned, still unhappy. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"Now I finally understand how your father felt before."

At these words, Cheng Ruosheng covered her mouth and laughed, "If he dares to bully our daughter, make sure to teach him a good lesson!"

"Absolutely!"

If that kid dares to bully their daughter, he’d definitely teach him a lesson!

Song Shiyu had just clinked glasses with someone when he felt a chill down his back. He turned around to see his father-in-law glaring at him menacingly.

He was full of confusion; did he do something wrong?

It didn’t seem like it...

"What’s wrong?"

Chi Youyou noticed his distraction and glanced at him.

"It’s nothing. Are you tired? Let’s go rest over there."

"Okay! My face is about to freeze from smiling!"

She complained softly, her hand holding the glass also felt sore. These cocktail parties were exhausting.

Song Shiyu thought back and couldn’t figure out what he did wrong recently, other than bringing Chi Youyou to various social gatherings. His father-in-law probably thought he was tiring out his precious daughter.

Chi Youyou had no clue what he was thinking. If she knew, she’d definitely laugh at him — who would’ve thought Song Shiyu had someone he feared!

The two of them made their rounds affectionately, while in a corner, Cheng Xueyi was grinding her teeth in anger.

"Look at her showing off!"

"Xueyi, I actually think you’re prettier than Chi Youyou. Besides, she’s not even a Cheng. If there’s a marriage alliance, it should be you!"

"Exactly, no matter how you think about it, you’re more suitable—smart and capable!"

Cheng Xueyi snorted in agreement but wasn’t as foolish as Cheng Ziyuan to say such things openly.

"Enough, she’s the daughter of the main branch, we from the second and third branches can’t compare, no matter how exceptional."

Her words were laced with sarcastic envy.

Her phoenix eyes were fixed on the two, lost in thought.

"Shihuai, the eldest brother is in your hands, thanks to Youyou this time."

"Uncle, don’t worry, I will take good care of my father."

"Hmph, pretending again here."

Cheng Shihuai was seeing Cheng Hongseng and Cheng Hongkang off. Before they got into the car, Cheng Hongkang turned coldly, his hands behind his back, and snorted.

"Uncle, if you have some time recently, you might want to check your company’s accounts. The Chamber of Commerce’s financial audit is next week."

Cheng Shihuai didn’t want to speak to him, but after thinking, decided to say something anyway.

"What do you mean by that!"

Cheng Hongkang squinted his eyes.

"Just what it sounds like."

"Cheng Shihuai, you’re just an acting president, and you actually think you’re the president?"

"Second brother, cough... Shihuai didn’t mean anything else, cough... he was just reminding you."

"Remind me of what! Our accounts are perfectly fine! What could go wrong!"

Cheng Hongkang huffed, "As if you’re the only virtuous one, while I’m always up to no good!"

"Second brother... cough cough cough..."

"Uncle, the wind is strong and your health isn’t good today. You should head back."

Cheng Shihuai patted Cheng Hongseng, who was sitting in a wheelchair, gesturing for the butler to escort him into the car, preventing another argument between the brothers.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this, Cheng Hongkang stormed off, slamming the car door upon entry to vent his frustration.

Chi Youyou stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, watching the situation unfold outside, her big eyes fixed on the three people.

"What’s wrong?"

Song Shiyu followed her gaze, "Who are you suspicious of?"

Chi Youyou shook her head.

"People’s hearts are too complicated."

She had grown up among animals, their world was simple — they ate when hungry, played when happy, and lay down when uncomfortable; there wasn’t such scheming.

"Don’t overthink it."

Song Shiyu gently placed his large hand on her head, rubbing it, "I’ll handle everything."

Chi Youyou pouted, looking at Song Shiyu’s reflection in the glass, momentarily lost but quickly changing the subject, "Don’t forget I want to go to the auction; remember to send me the information."

"It should already be on your phone."

"That fast!"

"Yeah."

Chi Youyou retrieved her phone from her purse and confirmed that it was indeed there, immediately giving him a thumbs up.

"Why do I find the Chamber of Commerce’s vice president odd?"

"Fan Yao?"

"Yeah, and that fat Fu Ting."

"The photos were taken by their people; Jiang An said they even sent me quite a few exotic beauties."

Huh?

"Bought at the auction."

Chi Youyou: !!!

Before she could tease Song Shiyu, she was taken aback by his last sentence.

What kind of auction is this Master hosting, auctioning off people?

"Abroad isn’t as strict as home, anything goes as long as both parties are willing."

Wow, foreign countries really know how to have fun.

"What did you do with those beauties? Keep them for yourself?"

"No, paid a sum to send them back home."

"Signed off by their wives?"

"Mmm hmm~"

Brilliant!

"No wonder I saw their expressions change after taking calls earlier, and they left the banquet in a hurry."

It turns out Song Shiyu is ruthless, sending them directly to their homes!

Looks like they’ll definitely be in for a scolding today.

The banquet ended with everyone harboring their own schemes.

The next day, two events occupied the headlines in M Country.

One was that Mr. Cheng could be saved, with Yun personally treating him, and the other was the engagement between Song Shiyu and Chi Youyou.

Far away in Huaxia, Fang Yifei got the news around the same time.

"Damn! Wasn’t Chi Youyou seriously injured in a car accident and hospitalized? How did she end up in M Country!"

"No idea, she just inexplicably went to M Country!"

"What about Song Shiyu’s foreign lover?"

"I don’t know either!"

Fang Yifei was about to blow a gasket from Nan Zhi’s questions, she also wanted to know what the hell was going on!