These words caused a stir among everyone present.
Huo Yuzhou's face remained expressionless. "Is that so?"
" President Xi must have misunderstood. I really don't know that 1.85-meter tall, dark-skinned athletic student you met in a car accident and who's been relentlessly pursuing me."
"However, it sounds like President Xi. Xi's younger brother is quite in line with your belief in bravely pursuing love. It seems like birds of a feather flock together."
Xi Juan's lips twitched, forcing a smile.
"You're ruthless."
Huo Yuzhou's thin lips curved into a slight smile.
"You're welcome."
Nan Qing: "..."
Nan Qing didn't dare to speak and began to eat with her head down.
Unexpectedly, the atmosphere at the dinner table had barely calmed down for a few seconds when Huo Yuzhou spoke, and sure enough, the battle resumed.
" President Qin, it's been a long time."
"If I think about it, after Qingqing and I get married, we'll have to President Qin' Big Brother' along with our Baby."
Huo Yuzhou raised his glass to him, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed.
"I heard that after your recovery, Old Master Qin has been busy introducing you to young ladies from well-to-do families in your social circle. Even Young President Gu's cousin has met you. How did the meeting go?"
Nan Qing slowed down her sneaky eating and looked at Qin Mubai.
Qin Mubai's gaze met his in the air. After a brief eye contact, Qin Mubai's fingers tightened around the knife and fork, his voice cold and hard.
"I have no plans to get married."
"The old man was pressuring us too much; we just went out for a meal and explained everything to the other party."
Nan Qing was somewhat puzzled and confused.
Looking at Qin Mubai, he realized for the first time in his life that, in some ways, his understanding of Qin Mubai might be wrong.
His older brother has always been a role model among his peers: young, intelligent, and so disciplined as to be almost rigid, perfectly meeting all the requirements of the older generation for the eldest son in the family.
Nan Qing once thought that Qin Mubai's life would probably continue smoothly and happily like this.
He will meet a beautiful, gentle, and compatible girl at an age when most of his peers are getting married. After dating and falling in love, they will walk down the aisle together, creating a perfect marriage, and then have a beautiful and intelligent Baby.
Then, I can help him take care of his children.
Qin Mubai's child will definitely be much cuter than Qin Mubai. When that time comes, I can take care of my future sister-in-law's Baby just like Qin Mubai took care of me.
But right now, Qin Mubai's expression was probably too resolute.
Nan Qing was so convinced that Qin Mubai had probably suffered some setback in his love life and had begun to sever ties with love.
Faced with this chaotic battlefield of flying bullets, Fan Muzhi person with social anxiety, moved closer to the window again, trying to minimize his presence.
Xi Juan Huo Yuzhou in shock.
The engagement is barely even started, and he dares to talk back to his brother-in-law?
Is Huo Yuzhou really this assertive when it comes to dating?
Is he insane???
Nan Qing's head was spinning after that meal.
To prevent Huo Yuzhou from causing further trouble, Nan Qing raised her hand and shared half of her tomato and beef bowl with Huo Yuzhou.
Huo Yuzhou glanced at him with a half-smile. Nan Qing patted Huo Yuzhou's thigh with his hand under the table, causing the muscles under his suit pants to suddenly tense up, but Huo Yuzhou surprisingly calmed down.
But Huo Yuzhou had Xi Juan down for two minutes when Xi Juan started escalating the situation again.
How is this dish?
Nan Qing didn't dare to answer directly; he felt there was probably a trap in this topic.
As expected, several pairs of eyes at the table were drawn to him as Xi Juan, dressed in a burgundy suit, continued his eloquent speech:
"The tomato beef stew is our restaurant's signature dish. The beef is tender, the tomato flavor is rich, and the texture is very satisfying."
"Furthermore, to ensure a superior dining experience, the beef is air-freighted from Australia using a cold chain, and it comes from bulls that are around one and a half years old. The chefs also control the cooking time down to the second, all to prevent the beef from becoming tough."
Xi Juan smiled meaningfully.
"After all, no matter how much tender grass an aging cow eats, it can't change the fact that it's an old cow."
Nan Qing: "..."
Fan Muzhi, who was trying to make himself less noticeable, coughed at those words and covered his mouth, saying he was going to the restroom.
Only four people remained at the table, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Xi Juan smiled brightly and looked at Huo Yuzhou.
What does Mr. President Huo think?
Huo Yuzhou remained calm and composed, taking a sip of his wine with an air of elegance as he looked in another direction.
"Big brother's right here, why are you asking me?"
Xi Juan's breath hitched, and he turned to look at Qin Mubai, whom he had been trying so hard to build a closer relationship with for so long.
Qin Mubai, whose expression hadn't changed since he sat down, didn't look good at the moment. His features were already sharp and angular, and the way his thin lips were slightly pursed made him look even more stiff.
Xi Juan hesitated for a moment--
No, does someone Qin Mubai's age even care about age?
Oh, he's not married yet.
Xi Juan slapped his lips, raised his glass in apology,
"I was just talking nonsense, please don't mind me, brother."
"However, someone as upright and polite as my older brother would certainly not be like some people who take advantage of a seven or eight-year age difference to lure naive young boys and deceive them when they lack social experience."
"They say there's a generation gap every three years, but for some people, that gap is so wide it's practically an insurmountable chasm—the age difference is almost enough for someone to be their father."
Before anyone else could speak, Qin Mubai slammed his cup down on the table, his handsome face tightening even more.
Xi Juan pondered it for a while, but couldn't quite figure it out.
Is age-related criticism really that damaging to men?
He only wanted to give Huo Yuzhou a hard time, so why did his future brother-in-law react so strongly?
Huo Yuzhou smiled slightly and put down his knife and fork.
He raised his hand and grasped Nan Qing's fingers, playing with them in his palm. His deep, pleasant voice lingered in the air, reaching the ears of several people.
" President Xi is right. After all, I'm older, and there's a generation gap between me and Qingqing."
"I've been busy with work these past few years, and my health isn't very good; I might pass away early."
Nan Qing kicked him under the table, "Shut up."
Huo Yuzhou looked at him with a smile.
"What should we do? Our Baby is likely to become a widow who lost her husband and inherited a huge fortune."
"She's already beautiful, and she's burdened with a huge inheritance. I don't know how many young, handsome, 185cm tall, dark-skinned athletes have been desperately pursuing our Baby."
" President Xi is young; he might even live to see this."
Huo Yuzhou turned his head to the side, his narrow eyes gleaming with a playful smile.
"However, by then, President Xi will be quite old; he might even be old enough to be the father of all those suitors."
Xi Juan: "..."
Nan Qing: "..."
Qin Mubai: "..."
In the long silence, a familiar, soft voice rang in Nan Qing's ears.
[They're all terrible; the more I talk about them, the angrier I get.]
[Can't all the men in this world, except for the Baby, die out, leaving only myself?]