Gu Nian put her hand on her chin and looked at him curiously, "She sent a message saying that she wanted to send me an invitation."
"But I think it's better for me to accept your invitation. What do you think, brother?"
"It's all the same."
Huo Huaijin felt a pain in his heart when he saw her excited look, and subconsciously wanted to avoid talking about this issue.
What difference does it make who sends the invitation?
"But brother."
Gu Nian leaned forward, with confusion and worry on her serious face, "Are you really going to marry Duan Liya?"
That woman Duan Liya couldn't help but feel a little worried.
When Huo Huaijin heard this, he moved his hands for a moment. Thinking of the endless persecution at home, he felt instantly irritated.
After a long while, he said with deep eyes: "Yes."
"Oh well."
Gu Nian bit her lip and nodded, "No matter what decision you make, I will support you."
Huo Huaijin looked up at her, and the figure opposite was completely enveloped in his eyes, "But, I don't have to get married, unless..."
The affection in his eyes almost overflowed.
Gu Nian was stared at by him and took a sip of water inexplicably guilty.
Could it be that he casually agreed to the family's arrangement because he was rejected by him?
Gu Nian shook his head and got rid of the impossible thoughts in his head.
This kind of thinking is a bit narcissistic, but now the man's eyes are focused and affectionate, as if as long as she says "You don't want to get married", he will not get married.
But you can't say this casually.
From the beginning to the end, she regarded Huo Huaijin as her biological brother. She never had other thoughts for a second, let alone accepted his feelings.
Gu Nian's eyes flickered slightly and she looked away from him.
"Brother, getting married is a lifetime event. You must understand it!"
"Don't rush into getting married. Maybe you will find someone you really like in two days?" Gu Nian sipped the soup, still wanting to persuade him.
In fact, she was a little confused. When she saw them getting along before, she didn't realize how much he liked Duan Liya.
It can even be said that I am a little impatient.
The two of them suddenly reported that they were getting married, and she was a little worried.
"None of this matters anymore."
Huo Huaijin helped her pick up the vegetables, shaved off the bones from the fish and put them into her bowl. He said in a flat voice, "You don't have to worry."
Hearing this, Gu Nian's worry deepened.
Brother, what do you mean, why does it feel a little indifferent.
What happened to him?
She couldn't figure it out and sighed helplessly.
If he himself thinks it's okay, then it's useless no matter what others say.
"Okay, brother, just be happy."
Huo Huaijin paused with his chopsticks in the air, and his hurt expression flashed across his face.
His fascinating eyes lingered on her for two seconds, then he continued the movement of his hands and said in a deep voice: "Maybe."
Seeing him like this, Gu Nian suddenly felt that the food on the table was boring. He put down his chopsticks and said, "I'm full. Brother, please eat slowly."
Only then did she realize that her brother had been picking up food for her just now. Maybe it was a habit she had developed over the years when she was a child, but she didn't even stop him.
Huo Huaijin glanced at her dinner plate and said nothing.
I don't know if it was because there was nothing more to say, but the atmosphere at the dinner table became a little solid for a while, and Gu Nian couldn't stay any longer.
Fortunately, Huo Huaijin finished eating quickly. When he walked to the door of the restaurant, he raised his eyes and looked at her, "Shall I take you back?"
"Need not."
Gu Nian glanced at the time and said, "I'm driving the car. You should go home early."
Huo Huaijin nodded, "Then be careful on the road."
"Okay, I'll leave first."
Huo Huaijin hummed and watched the girl he had loved for many years turn around and leave. The back figure eventually became farther and farther away and disappeared from sight.
His eyes darkened and he drove away.
…
Gu Nian didn't expect that Huo Huaijin's engagement ceremony would be decided so quickly, just a week later.
A business marriage between the two major groups.
Almost all the prominent figures in the industry received invitations.
No matter what kind of mentality you come to attend, this engagement ceremony is destined to be lively.
After Gu Nian packed up, she drove with Lin Yichen. After parking the car, she heard the man next to her say: "The gift I prepared for your brother is in the back. Take a look."
"good."
Gu Nian nodded, got out of the car first with her own gift, and took out the beautifully wrapped gift box from the back seat. Lin Yichen took the opportunity to take both gifts from her hand and hold them.
"Ma'am, just be responsible and elegant."
Gu Nian couldn't help but chuckle and followed.
The venue was decorated in a luxurious and romantic way. The red carpet was rolled out from the entrance and extended to the end of the line of sight. The lights and sea of flowers were carefully arranged to make the whole venue dreamy.
Lu Shiqian had already arrived at the venue first. After saying hello, he turned around and saw two people whispering in a low voice. They looked so intimate that no one else could blend in.
It was as if a thin needle pricked his heart, getting heavier every time until the pain was numb.
Lin Yichen had noticed him a long time ago, but deliberately waited until Gu Nian turned his head before speaking, "Mr. Lu is here so early."
"It's not too late, Mr. Lin."
Gu Nian raised his eyes and saw the man opposite him staring at him, uncomfortably pursed his lips and pulled out a smile.
"Has it been too long?"
"Just arrived." Lu Shiqian ignored the man next to her and looked at the guests sitting next to her, "Nian Nian, sit here."
"Mr. Lu didn't notice that Niannian came with me?"
Lin Yichen looked at him with a half-smile, "My female companion naturally wants to sit with me."
"..."
Gu Nian stood right between the two men, feeling like she was about to be split in half by them, and she couldn't lean towards any side.
She looked at them helplessly, "Since Mr. Lu is alone, let's go together."
Lu Shiqian put one hand in his trouser pocket and glanced at the man opposite him with an indifferent expression, "I heard Nian Nian."
"Mr. Lu doesn't mind, and of course I don't mind either." Lin Yichen snorted coldly, looking unwilling to admit defeat.
The three of them finally sat next to each other. The two grown men refused to let each other go. They insisted on being next to Gu Nian. In the end, the most effective way was for Gu Nian to sit in the middle, and the two men sat on her left and right respectively. They looked like two big men.
Dharma protector.
Gu Nian felt relieved when he saw that the two men finally stopped talking and didn't argue too much.
But when she looked at the two "big Buddhas" beside her, she always felt that something bad would happen next.
During the opening of the wedding, many CEOs from other companies came over to greet each other. Lin Yichen and Lu Shiqian dealt with each other on their own. Gu Nian, on the other hand, was happy and relaxed, sitting in his seat with nothing to do.
Today is just an engagement.
But judging from the guests invited, it seemed that both the newlyweds regarded this as a business banquet.
Gu Nian looked at the business elites from all walks of life coming and going and chatting, and for a moment he couldn't understand his brother.