It happened faster than she expected.
"Don't worry, you can stand beside me then. You won't have to say much," Zhou Yu reassured her.
"Mm," Su Yuyan pursed her lips and nodded slightly.
She was still showing her timidity.
After all, going with her husband to annul a marriage sounded incredibly embarrassing.
Even though this husband was only a husband by contract.
But for the sake of her future freedom, Su Yuyan had no choice but to brace herself and move forward with Zhou Yu.
...
Six thirty in the evening.
The cars specially sent by the Su family for the banquet began to arrive at their destination one after another.
Su Qishan and Zhang Rufeng alighted from the same car, and then their gazes simultaneously turned to a car behind them.
Because inside that car were Zhou Yu and Su Yuyan.
"His skin is as thick as a homeless person who hasn't washed his face in years, even freeloading on the Su family's car!" Zhang Rufeng fumed.
Initially, she had thought Zhou Yu was just coming to see Su Yuyan at the Su family's residence.
Who would have thought that this fellow would refuse to leave and even claim he wanted to attend the welcome banquet arranged by the War God Leng Xue?
Su Qishan and his wife were furious.
But they dared not anger Zhou Yu.
So, in the end, they turned a blind eye and pretended not to see him.
But they never expected.
Zhou Yu would push his luck and want to share a car with Su Yuyan!
He was going too far!!
"Forget it, let him have his moment of triumph," Su Qishan sighed.
The Su family had no martial arts masters to rely on and could only be bullied.
Moreover, Zhou Yu kept bringing up the marriage certificate, and Su Qishan couldn't argue with him.
The only fortunate thing was that the driver was from the Su family.
With a driver present, Zhou Yu wouldn't dare to make any inappropriate moves towards Su Yuyan in the car.
Ever since learning that their daughter and Zhou Yu were still pure, Su Qishan had thought: before the Zhang family made their move, let Zhou Yu have some advantage.
Su Qishan felt helpless, but he had no other choice.
He couldn't fight, nor could he argue.
And as long as that little red book existed, even calling the law enforcement officers would be useless.
"After the welcome banquet, let's see how the Zhang family deals with him!"
After Zhang Rufeng's impotent rage, she turned her head away.
Because Zhou Yu and Su Yuyan were about to get out of the car.
"This is where the welcome banquet is being held?"
Zhou Yu helped Su Yuyan out of the car and scanned the giant marble sign not far away.
Four characters were engraved on it: Yunlan Villa.
Uh?
Yunlan Villa?
Zhou Yu was a little taken aback.
Why was this name so similar to the naming convention of Yunlan Heavenly Palace?
"It is said that this Yunlan Villa and the mastermind behind Yunlan Heavenly Palace are the same person. It's not surprising that you are surprised," Su Yuyan explained.
Anyone could connect Yunlan Heavenly Palace and Yunlan Villa.
But that mastermind was extremely mysterious.
"The scale of this person's undertaking is truly astonishing," Zhou Yu nodded silently.
He wasn't short of money.
If Zhou Yu willed it, many people would bring him boxes of money to spend lavishly.
But it was very intriguing that the mastermind was so high-profile yet remained hidden in Yunhai City.
In other words.
The person's background was so immense that many overt powers in Yunhai City could not investigate it clearly.
At least, from the current situation, Fatty Qian and the Zhang family couldn't achieve this.
"Everyone else is going in, let's go and take a look too," Su Yuyan said.
While in the car.
Su Yuyan had actually wanted to ask Zhou Yu if his unparalleled medical skills could cure her grandfather, who was bedridden.
But due to her father and stepmother's surveillance.
Furthermore, she hadn't been able to help Zhou Yu much so far, so she felt embarrassed to ask.
"I'll ask after we go and annul the engagement."
This was Su Yuyan's plan.
Her relationship with Zhou Yu was initially based on mutual utilization.
Even though she now harbored some special feelings for this man, if Zhou Yu was indifferent, her rash request would only displease him.
The hope this man gave her was Su Yuyan's last vestige of pride.
For this, she had to tread carefully with every step.
"Okay, I was also thinking of going in to take a look."
Zhou Yu was unaware of Su Yuyan's thoughts.
He said, and then, to her stunned gaze, he took her hand and blended into the crowd.
"There are many eyes here, and he's still holding Yuyan's hand, how detestable!"
Su Qishan and his wife, seeing this scene, were furious.
But the figures of the couple disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Inside Yunlan Villa.
The natural, exquisite rock formations left the banquet attendees in awe. They stopped to admire them, fearing they might miss any masterpiece.
In addition, the design of the villa was also unique, with mountains, water, and fields, making people feel refreshed and invigorated.
In short.
You get what you pay for.
"I must say, this place is a world apart from the outside."
Zhou Yu, holding Su Yuyan's hand, stopped in front of a pavilion with a mural.
He had seen many antique items collected by his old master, so he was certain that the mural before him was genuine!
Its value was at least in the eight figures.
"Do you have research on antique murals?" Su Yuyan asked.
She couldn't understand these things anyway.
Zhou Yu crossed his arms, his hand resting on his chin, and said, "I wouldn't say research, just a little knowledge. This mural right in front of us, I tell you, it was directly cut from the entire wall."
"Ah? Aren't ancient murals fragile and susceptible to wind and sun? Won't it be damaged quickly if it's placed here?" Su Yuyan asked, puzzled.
Not only her.
Seeing the two of them stop to admire the mural.
Some people around also stopped to watch.
When those people heard Zhou Yu say the mural was genuine, they all looked skeptical.
Clearly, their thoughts were similar to Su Yuyan's.
"No, it has several layers of protection added to it..."
"Oh, oh, oh, isn't this Cousin Yuyan and her new groom? Why are you attending the War Goddess's welcome banquet together? Aren't you afraid of running into people from the Zhang family and being severely humiliated?"
Zhou Yu was about to play the role of a science popularizer.
But a sharp voice interrupted what he was about to say.
He turned around.
And saw a short woman less than 1.6 meters tall.
"Which one are you?" Zhou Yu asked, looking straight ahead.
*Pfft!*
Su Yuyan couldn't help but laugh out loud at his action.
"Hahaha..."
The people around also burst into laughter.
Zhou Yu was just too funny.
When he asked "which one are you," he was looking straight ahead.
But given his height, if he kept his gaze forward, he wouldn't be able to see the short woman in that posture.
This guy was definitely doing it on purpose!