The two people who could each precisely seize the other's weak spot during negotiations fell silent at the same time.
After a moment, Lin Shi slowly said, "...It's all your fault."
Ji Xi gave a cold "Heh."
As sparks flew between them, uninhibited laughter came from beside them.
They both turned to look at Yan Wan, who was standing nearby with her arm linked through Yan Shan's, laughing nonstop.
Yan Wan laughed breathlessly. "Shanshan, these two kids are way too entertaining."
Yan Shan supported Yan Wan with a calm expression and cast a cool glance at Ji Xi and Lin Shi, who were looking over. "Oh, isn't that nice?"
Lin Shi and Ji Xi: "..."
They had found the root cause.
Yan Wan did not notice the reactions of the people beside her and assumed Yan Shan was responding to her. She softly sighed. "Looks like our family is getting two more love-struck fools. Fortunately, they're a couple."
Yan Shan glanced at her, and Yan Wan gestured in Yan Xianjue's direction.
Yan Shan tilted her head, then commented after a moment, "The family ring Ji Heng gave was quite sincere too."
Yan Wan nodded casually, as if the ring symbolizing the head of the family was nothing special in her eyes.
And that was indeed the case. Yan Wan looked utterly unconcerned. "This isn't an era where people judge by tokens of affection anymore. It's just an accessory."
Of course, theirs had only been an exchange of interests. She and Ji Heng had both gotten what they wanted. It was simply a little dull, nowhere near as interesting as young people falling in love.
Ji Xi, whose uncle had suddenly been dragged out for comparison, remained calm upon hearing this, as if he was already used to it.
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