Lu Chengwen walked up behind Jiang Xiaohou and whispered in her ear, "You look beautiful today."
Bai Menkeke and Bai Menpiaopiao both rolled their eyes dramatically.
Jiang Xiaohou could not help laughing.
Lu Chengwen walked up to Bai Menkeke and said quietly, "That's enough. The Yu Family Head hasn't had it easy either. There's crap all over both the front and back courtyards, and he still has to put up with you two squeezing him from both sides."
"I'm targeting you," Bai Menkeke said.
"But he's the one being put in a difficult spot." Lu Chengwen said, "Brother Bai, you don't seem like the type to get involved in this sort of thing. Usually, you're all... Heroic Spirit. This little mess shouldn't be worth your time. You're not acting like yourself."
At the mention of not acting like himself, Bai Menkeke's heart stirred.
That was right. Why was she arguing with him?
But whenever she looked at Lu Chengwen, her anger surged uncontrollably.
Bai Menkeke sneered. "I just wanted to see what you looked like when you suffered a loss."
"I already went to haul manure. How much worse can it get?"
How could Lu Chengwen have known that the person before him was a girl? He even moved behind Bai Menkeke and draped an arm around her shoulders. Bai Menpiaopiao immediately said, "You... Xiao Wen! Let go of her!"
Yu Shikai stamped his foot. "We're screwed!"
He was about to rush over and beat someone up when Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian grabbed him. Both of them shook their heads at him.
Lu Chengwen turned back furiously. "You little brat, what's this got to do with you!? We men are discussing matters of national importance. You're a girl, so scram. Go stand off to the side!"
As he spoke,