Zhan Bei Jue turned to look at Jiang Nan Fang, who was laughing heartily.
He turned his head again to look at Zhou Jin Bei behind him, who had a smug look on her face.
"As expected, only sister-in-law has a way. Surprised, aren't you? Isn't it fun?"
So, it turned out the two of them were deliberately putting on a show to tease him.
Zhan Bei Jue gritted his teeth in anger, having worried all the way.
He reached out and grabbed Jiang Nan Fang, tightening his grip around her neck.
"You're getting worse and worse, daring to trick me now?"
Jiang Nan Fang's neck was so slender, he wished he could encircle it with just one hand.
Let alone two, the choke was so fake it was laughable.
Jiang Nan Fang tiptoed, looking at him playfully.
"We haven't gotten together in so long. You weren't cooperating when we had this chance, so what else could we do? Would you really bear to choke me to death?"
Of course, he wouldn't.
Zhan Bei Jue lowered his head and brushed his lips against hers, whispering.
"I have my own plans. I haven't seen you for days, and I wanted to have a private evening with you tonight."
He thought his whisper would go unheard.
However, Lu Ming Zhe guessed it perfectly from his lips.
"Alright, you two have your private time every day. At your age, aren't you tired?"
"Consider today a day off for you. You get the benefit and still complain."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Among this group, only Shen Min Er was inexperienced and had never dated a boyfriend.
When everyone laughed, she laughed along.
Zhan Bei Jue saw that her spirits were good lately, and heard from Jiang Nan Fang that she had completely cut ties with Ke Teng.
In a good mood, he raised his eyebrows and teased Min Er.
"What are you smiling at? They're laughing, and you're laughing too. A young lady like you, shouldn't you be shy?"
Min Er didn't understand what he meant at first, but then suddenly did.
She blushed instantly at his words.
Jiang Nan Fang hit him.
"Are you even human? If she knew how to be shy, would you still be alive if she had kept her distance from you in Switzerland back then?"
"She came with good intentions to celebrate your birthday, what kind of attitude is that? Go apologize to her."
Actually, Zhan Bei Jue had always felt quite sorry for Min Er.
After all, he had received a lot of favors from her back then.
Yet, after returning, he had been so evasive towards her.
No matter how generous his material compensation was, he still felt a sense of debt psychologically.
Since Jiang Nan Fang had said so, giving him face, he walked over and opened his arms to Min Er.
"You're not holding a grudge against me, are you?"
Min Er gave him a light hug.
"How could I? This is good."
Since everyone had arrived happily, it was time to be seated.
Everyone inserted candles and asked Zhan Bei Jue to make a wish.
Zhan Bei Jue scoffed.
"I stopped playing such childish games thirty years ago. Whoever wants to make a wish can do so, I'll give them the opportunity."
"You're not going to make a wish, are you sure?"
"It's not a genie's lamp, what's there to be unsure about?"
"Alright then. If you're not making one, then leave it to me."
Lu Qing Xu stood up.
He pulled out the candles, picked up the plastic knife, and made a move to cut the cake.
However, as soon as the knife touched the cream, he twisted his wrist and smeared the cream onto Zhan Bei Jue's face.
"Since you're here, you think you can leave clean? Impossible!"
Following his shout, the private room instantly descended into chaos.
Everyone acted like kindergarten children, wildly reaching for the cake and smearing it on each other's faces.
In just a few minutes, the cake was reduced to crumbs, and everyone was smeared with cream.
Only when there was no more cake to play with did everyone quiet down. They looked at each other, like ghosts, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Jiang Nan Fang had a white smear on her nose from someone, finger marks on her chin, and cream in her hair.
She looked quite cute.
Zhan Bei Jue hadn't seen her for days and missed her terribly, wanting to take a bite.
Lu Ming Zhe saw through his thoughts completely.
"Go on, kiss her. She's your legal wife, what are you afraid of? Pretend we're all blind, just kiss her."
Since you all don't consider yourselves outsiders, I won't be polite either.
Zhan Bei Jue cupped Jiang Nan Fang's face and immediately lowered his head.
The room erupted in cheers.
Zhou Jin Bei sat in her seat, not clapping for their faces, but for their physical actions.
Click, click, she took a few shots.
Then, while everyone was laughing uncontrollably, she took a group photo.
Knowing that Jiang Nan Fang and her husband disliked posting their affection on social media, she posted one for them as a memento.
After all, she hadn't taken any clear face shots.
A few minutes after the post went live, Chen Jiao Jiao spotted Lu Ming Zhe in the crowd.
Upon closer inspection, she realized everyone there was someone she knew.
Seeing everyone covered in cream, she figured it must be someone's birthday.
How could they not invite her!
She sent a WeChat message to Zhou Jin Bei, asking where she was and whose birthday it was.
Zhou Jin Bei quickly apologized.
"I was so focused on cooperating with sister-in-law to coax my brother over, I was too busy and completely forgot about you."
"They haven't started serving the food yet, hurry over."
She sent her the address.
The dishes were pre-arranged. After cleaning the private room, everything was brought out at once.
Everyone started toasting.
By the time Chen Jiao Jiao arrived, people had already had several drinks.
Zhou Jin Bei, excited like a fool, rushed up to hug her and introduce everyone present.
Then, she arranged for her to sit next to Lu Ming Zhe.
"Mrs. Lu is here, everyone, make way, make way, quickly invite Mrs. Lu to her seat."
"Mrs. Lu, please come this way."
Everyone knew Zhou Jin Bei's temperament, she was prone to getting carried away, especially after a few drinks.
They all wore amused expressions, no one bothered with her.
Besides, Chen Jiao Jiao was indeed married to Lu Ming Zhe, so calling her Mrs. Lu was appropriate.
Unexpectedly, hearing her repeatedly call her Mrs. Lu, Lu Ming Zhe was the first to be displeased.
"That's enough, you talk too much. I know you have a mouth, I know you're not mute, go back now."
Chen Jiao Jiao sat down next to him and found that he didn't seem to welcome her.
She felt a little unhappy.
"What's wrong, Mr. Lu? Aren't you happy to see me?"
Lu Ming Zhe glanced at her sideways. "Am I?"
"Don't you know yourself?"
"Then what? Should I have enthusiastically greeted you, held your hand, and escorted you to your seat? And then invited you to have a few drinks?"
"It's not impossible."
Chen Jiao Jiao suddenly became affectionate.
"We've been married for so long, and we've never had a drink together. Let alone clinking glasses, you have to drink with me today."
Indeed, their marriage had been rushed, with nothing properly done, and they rarely appeared together after marriage, so no one had had the chance to tease them.
Since Chen Jiao Jiao had brought it up herself today, Lu Qing Xu and Zhou Jin Bei quickly egged them on.
"Alright, alright, come, I'll pour the wine for you. Drink up, drink up."
Chen Jiao Jiao felt that her remaining life would be like this.
In terms of looks, family background, character, and tolerance towards her, she probably couldn't find anyone better than Lu Ming Zhe.
Moreover, with her father's current predicament, she needed to find a shoulder to lean on.