After the promotional period for " Old Friends of Mountains and Rivers " ended, the two had almost completely lost contact.
Of course, the reason for losing contact had nothing to do with each other.
"Is Shen Yu's engagement party going to be held soon?" An Che asked directly without trying to hide anything.
"Hmm." Chi Li nodded gently. "Ten more days."
He didn't know the details of the two people's situation, nor did he want to get involved; he simply chose to tell them the truth as a friend.
"Get me an invitation." An Che forced an unnatural smile, trying to sound casual. "As his only ex, she should be there to witness this moment, right?"
Chi Li paused for a few seconds before saying, "I can't make that decision."
As far as he knew, Shen Yu's engagement party only invited family and business friends, and no celebrities were invited.
"Could you ask him for one for me?" An Che persisted, only changing the wording, and added, "I don't have his contact information right now."
He spoke calmly, but kept blinking, trying to hold back the tears that were welling up.
"What if he refuses?" Chi Li asked softly.
"He won't refuse." An Che held up his phone and waved it. "I have some juicy scoops on him."
Chi Li immediately contacted Shen Yu.
Before An Che's 'threat' could even be uttered, Shen Yu agreed.
Chi Li put down the phone, looked at An Che was waiting beside her, and couldn't help but ask, "What are you going to do there?"
Although An Che was unreliable, Chi Li certain that he wouldn't cause a scene at the engagement ceremony.
"It's nothing, I was just looking around." An Che's voice was much calmer than before.
Chi Li: "What are you looking at?"
"Let's see if this person's heart has truly grown, and if so, what it looks like." An Che curled the corners of his lips, speaking with a faint self-deprecating smile.
"Hmm." Chi Li nodded, not asking any further questions, only saying, "There are plenty of men in the world, if one doesn't work out, just find the next one."
An Che smiled and said, "I know."
On the day of Shen Yu's engagement banquet.
Shen Qiang, who had reached a strategic cooperation agreement with him, appeared openly at the banquet entrance with the live broadcast media. He personally changed the title of the live broadcast to "Take you to the scene of the engagement banquet of the president of Starlight Entertainment ", and then waited for people to enter while scratching his head.
Soon, the number of viewers in the live stream increased by tens of thousands.
[ Shen Qiang?! What a title?!]
[Are they really the three Shen brothers? [Stunned]]
[How to put it... it was a bit unexpected, yet also somewhat logical...]
Is it for real or just a publicity stunt? Host, please answer!
[His brazen appearance suggests he's no longer trying to hide it, so it must be true.]
[By the way, is it possible to see Chi Li and Shen Xunye attending together at this event?]
[It's hard to say, it's just an engagement party, not a wedding party.]
The camera in the live stream shook for a moment, and the screen was quickly filled with Shen Qiang's large face.
He scratched his head, raised an eyebrow, and said, "You guys are so smart? That's right, Shen Yu, me, Shen Xunye, we're the three brothers of the Shen family. Besides that, I also have a younger sister, I won't tell you her name, we all have the same mother."
Several new questions flashed across the screen in rapid succession.
Questions like, "Then why isn't your agency Starlight Entertainment?" and "Who's your sister? Has she debuted?" are common.
Shen Qiang ignored everything and led the camera inside. "I'll show you how boring a banquet can be."
The camera pans past Shen Qiang and onto the field.
The banquet hall was large and divided into several areas, each with its own distinct atmosphere.
Shen Qiang walked quickly through these areas, stopping occasionally to talk to people who came up to him.
At this point, the camera is often focused on the ground, and the audience can only see the gleaming marble floor.
[ Shen Qiang was right... it's so boring.]
[My only impression is that the venue was incredibly luxurious; that's all.]
[What could there be? They won't even show you their face.]
[Leaving aside the other guests, at least let me see the faces of the bride and groom, right?]
[I think they'll give it to me if I run into them~]
Before encountering the bride and groom, Shen Qiang first met Chi Li, who was elegantly enjoying a matcha cake in the dessert area, and Shen Xunye standing next to her.
"You guys came in so early?" He ducked the people following him back and stepped forward to chat. "Why don't you act like divas, Chi Li?"
[A jolt of excitement!]
[That " Chi Li" sounded a bit forced, didn't it, narrator? [laughing and crying emoji]]
Let me see it! Let me see it!
"I didn't have work today, and there was nothing to do at home, so I decided to come over early," Chi Li replied with a smile.
In fact, he was a little worried about An Che, which is why he arrived early.
"How does it feel to be here?" Shen Qiang began his tedious interview.
Shen Xunye took the remaining half of the small cake from Chi Li and finished it in one bite. "... Don't try to make conversation."
"You're so fierce, it'll make your brother sad." Shen Qiang took a half-step back in a pretentious manner.
Shen Xunye: "... I feel a little nauseous."
"Can you two stop being so childish..." Chi Li rubbed his forehead, steer the conversation back to the main point. "It just feels... well, very glamorous, very lively."
"Hmm..." Shen Qiang nodded thoughtfully, then turned to Shen Xunye and asked, "What about you?"
"I just find this incredibly troublesome. It's not like it's a wedding, why all the fuss..." Shen Xunye's tone remained unfriendly. "Anyway, my future engagement banquet needs to be simple. Just a meal with family will suffice."
Shen Qiang laughed, "Can you make that decision?"
Shen Xunye was silent for two seconds, then bent down and pressed his face close to Chi Li's, speaking in a pleading tone, "Let me make the decision, okay? Wife."
[Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I heard something! Wife!!!]
[Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, my heart is pounding!]
[Knowing that their relationship was stable, I was still incredibly excited to hear such an intimate term of endearment from Shen Xunye!]
[That humble tone... it's definitely henpecked. [nosebleed]]
Shen Qiang, you've really done too many good deeds!
[Wait a minute—we haven't even seen their faces, how can we be sure it's really Shen Xunye and Chi Li on the other side? (Pouring cold water on the idea)]
[Judging from the extent of Shen Qiang's demonic transformation, there's a real possibility that he might use role-playing to toy with our feelings...]
What good does he get from toying with us? [Stunned]
[It's just... fun...]
"Hmm?" Chi Li sensed something was amiss.
Shen Xunye rarely used such intimate terms in public; he usually used them in bed.
"Let's keep our engagement party simple from now on, okay, baby?" Shen Xunye thought Chi Li was distracted and hadn't heard him, so he repeated himself and thoughtfully changed his address.