Di Lin watched Lin Xiujia leave, then stood and glared at Zichuan Xiu and Sterling, who were still laughing.
"I'm going to help your future sister-in-law!"
With that, Di Lin went after his future wife for some time alone with her.
He left the two bachelors in the private room.
What did two bachelors know about love?
After the meal, Di Lin asked Lin Xiujia to head back first. The three of them still had important matters to discuss.
Zichuan Xiu rubbed his full belly. "Big Brother, what else is there? I was going to take a walk and let this food settle!"
Di Lin took off his academy uniform jacket, leaving himself in a white shirt, and began warming up.
"The three of us are going to fight. We need to make enough noise that everyone in Valen Fortress hears we've fallen out!"
"Huh? Why?" Zichuan Xiu asked, baffled.
"Yang Minghua is a cunning old fox. He invited me and promised plenty of rewards, but if I simply join him, he'll still have doubts. We need to put on a show of brotherly ties breaking apart. Once he believes I've fallen out with you, I'll have a chance to earn his trust!"
Di Lin had thought the matter through carefully.
"But what excuse do we have to fight?" Sterling asked. That was the crucial point. If they started fighting without a reason, no one would believe it.
Zichuan Xiu thought for a moment, and a devious idea came to him.
"Hey, I've got it. Didn't we all have feelings for Xiujia back then? But Big Brother got there first. We can say he stole her from us. How's that?"
Di Lin considered it, then added, "That's not enough. Yang Minghua cares about self-interest, so we need to look like