"Young master, a guest has come to visit."
Just then, a servant's voice came from outside the quiet room. Zhang Hong gathered himself and said to Li Mo, "Li Mo, if you have things to do, go take care of them first."
Li Mo nodded. During this time, not only Zhang Hong and the others had been busy; so had he.
Following the servant out of the courtyard, he spotted Su Chen sitting in the main hall, drinking tea. Su Chen saw Li Mo too, and stood with a smile.
After they exchanged greetings, Su Chen took out his wedding gift and handed it to Li Mo. Li Mo accepted it cheerfully, patted Su Chen on the shoulder, and laughed. "I thought you'd forgotten about this."
The other senior brothers had all delivered their wedding gifts early. Su Chen was the only one left. Li Mo wasn't worried that Su Chen had forgotten to bring a gift; he was afraid Su Chen had forgotten he was getting married.
Hearing this, Su Chen gave an awkward laugh. "How could I possibly forget your wedding, Senior Brother?"
"Haha!" Li Mo burst out laughing, then pulled Su Chen aside for a chat.
"By the way, Senior Brother, I saw a lot of guards patrolling the courtyard just now. What's going on?" As they chatted, Su Chen suddenly voiced his confusion.
He had sensed something amiss as soon as he entered Zhang Residence. It didn't feel like a place about to host a wedding; rather, it seemed heavily guarded.
Li Mo didn't hide anything from him. He told Su Chen about the Flying Sky Bandit. "...That's how things stand. My father-in-law's whole family has been plagued by the Flying Sky Bandit, but if that fellow dares to show up, I'll make sure he doesn't