All-in on Lin Xianyu

Because there were too many people for lunch today, Ren Ma decisively chose to eat out, even at the cost of a 10% holiday surcharge on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar year—not because the food outside was particularly delicious, but because the waiters watching them and the voices of other diners would keep the atmosphere from becoming too awkward.

It was like turning on the TV while eating. The programs might be boring, but if the only sound at the table was everyone chewing, the oppressive, inescapable awkwardness would be even worse.

After all, this meeting had truly caught everyone by surprise, including Gu Yueyan.

Fortunately, the meeting had been so sudden that they could only rush to a restaurant at the last minute. Thus, very fortunately—they could only sit in the main hall, where the noisy sounds gave them plenty of time to adjust.

"I thought you were coming back on New Year's Eve." Gu Yueyan spoke first, staring at Gu Yuexuan. "Didn't you say you had a mission on the twenty-ninth?"

"I did have a mission." Gu Yuexuan said, "I had to escort a superior back to his hometown."

Gu Yueyan frowned slightly, glanced at her father, and said, "...Are you messing with me?"

"No. I only found out yesterday that the superior I was escorting was our dad." Gu Yuexuan mercilessly dumped the blame on their father beside him. "I was tricked too. I rushed onto the high-speed rail last night and didn't even have time to have a meal with my brothers."

Gu Wenyi said flatly, "If I hadn't returned a day early, how would I have known you were giving me such a huge 'surprise'?"

Ren Suo suddenly cut in, "Yeah, it really is a huge surprise."

The dining table instantly fell silent. Everyone