"Oh, come on, that's just how things are between Shen Yannian and me. We're already engaged. Don't tell me you want us to be on bad terms, big brother?"
Su Cimu did not answer Su Yunchao's question directly, asking a question of his own instead.
"As your older brother, of course I want you to be happy. But I keep feeling that Shen Yannian isn't a good person, that he's up to no good. I'm afraid you won't be a match for him," Su Yunchao told Su Cimu very seriously.
"Don't underestimate me, big brother. Who's playing whom between Shen Yannian and me is still up in the air. Do you have that little confidence in your own brother? Everyone loves me. Even the great Second Master Shen has to fall for this young master, okay!"
Hearing Su Cimu say that, Su Yunchao could not help laughing.
"Yes, our Xiao Ci really is adorable. You're the whole family's treasure."
"So you don't need to worry, big brother. Shen Yannian and I are doing great. If things really don't work out, we can still get divorced after we're married. We've only just gotten engaged. No need to panic."
Su Cimu's attitude put Su Yunchao's mind at ease for the time being.
He only had this one younger brother, so naturally, he had to protect and cherish him. He could not let anyone hurt him.
Su Cimu stayed at home for two days without Shen Yannian coming over and almost thought he was free. He arranged over WeChat to go unwind with Liang Tian that evening, only for Shen Yannian to catch him red-handed.
"Seriously? You're already engaged, and you're still coming to a bar to have fun? Aren't you afraid your husband will drag you home?"
Liang Tian and Su Cimu sat drinking in a booth, and Liang Tian could not resist teasing him.
"Tch, it's not like this young master is here to fool around with anyone. Can't I have a drink and some fun? What right does Shen Yannian have to boss me around?"
"Fine, fine, you're the best, Young Master Su. But I heard Shen Yannian comes to this bar a lot too. Watch yourself. Don't actually get caught."
"An old stick-in-the-mud like him comes to places like this for fun too?"
Su Cimu really could not imagine Shen Yannian moving his body on the dance floor like they did.
"Even if he doesn't, his friends will bring him along. Besides, sometimes people discuss business in places like this too. The deal-closing rate is high."
When Liang Tian arranged business meetings, he sometimes arranged them here too, since the atmosphere was better. Of course, that was only with younger people. He would not bring middle-aged or elderly people to places like this to discuss business.
"Oh, but I don't believe I could be that unlucky. I finally get to go out and have some fun, and he'd still catch me?"
At that very moment, in the second-floor loft at the Night Bar, Shen Yannian and his troublemaking friend Fang Youwei raised their glasses to celebrate landing a major project. They could finally take it easy for a while.
"Hey, I heard you and that Young Master Su have been coming and going from the office together a lot. What, are you serious about him?" Fang Youwei looked at him teasingly.
"When did I ever tell you I was just playing around?" Shen Yannian raised an eyebrow.
Feelings were not something to play around with.
"Oh, all right, I said the wrong thing. I'll drink a glass as punishment."
With that, Fang Youwei downed a glass, then asked:
"Seriously, bring Young Master Su out to hang out with us sometime. I think he's pretty interesting. His engagement banquet turned straight into a public humiliation session, and he kept his cool."
Fang Youwei really wanted to meet this Young Master Su. He also wanted to see what kind of person could pluck an unattainable flower like Shen Yannian.
"We'll see. My sweetheart is very well-behaved and doesn't really come to places like this for fun. I'll have to ask what he thinks." Shen Yannian smiled dotingly.
Fang Youwei immediately broke out in goosebumps. He rolled his eyes, then walked out to the second-floor corridor and looked down, only to spot an incredibly familiar figure.
"Well, well, Second Master Shen, isn't that the sweetheart you were just talking about?"