By the time the waiter brought up the warmed wine and dishes, everyone was pushing cups and changing toasts, quickly bursting into laughter and merrymaking.
Only Su Ke sat with a gloomy face, drinking sullenly by himself, visibly unhappy.
Across from him, Qin Shuang'er occasionally shot him furious glares, her attitude one of deep-seated grudge, drawing the attention of Zhang Zhongding beside her, who kept looking back at them.
Zhang Zhongding might have appeared to be a simple brute, but he was actually very attentive, something that was evident from his vigilant eyes. Yet, he pretended to notice nothing and continued to engage cheerfully with everyone else.
Xue Qian silently sighed to himself and couldn't help carefully observing Qin Shuang'er beside him.
