Love is as vast as the Milky Way, impossible to cross.

"knock knock"

A knock on the door broke the sweet atmosphere.

Huo Muchen gently released Liu Shiyin, and seeing her flushed cheeks and slightly panting, he smiled, lowered his head and affectionately kissed the tip of her nose, then gently pulled her into his arms.

"Who?"

"Young Master, Madam requests that you and Miss Shiyin come down for dinner."

Aunt Hong's voice rang out from outside the door.

"Okay, I understand. I'll be right down."

Upon hearing the sound, Liu Shiyin quickly pushed away from Huo Muchen's embrace and ran towards the bathroom.

"It's all your fault,"

As Liu Shiyin rinsed her slightly flushed cheeks with cold water, she looked at Huo Muchen with a mournful expression.

"Is it my fault? Is it because I'm a good kisser? Or is it because you're too easily moved?"

Huo Muchen hugged Liu Shiyin from behind and said with a smile,

"I'm ignoring you now, I can never win an argument with you,"

Liu Shiyin was afraid that her face would turn even redder if things continued like this, so she pushed Huo Muchen away and prepared to go downstairs. Huo Muchen reacted quickly and took her hand to go downstairs with her.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was incredibly silent, with everyone lost in their own thoughts.

Occasionally, Wang Qing and Xu Xiaofan would exchange a few words, but no one paid them any attention, as if the entire restaurant was shrouded in a strange and suffocating atmosphere.

After the servants finished clearing the table, Huo Zhenting cleared his throat and said:

"Since everyone is here today, I want to say two things."

His voice broke the silence, and all eyes turned to him.

"First, regarding Mu Chen and Xiao Fan's marriage, the 'arranged marriage' we mentioned before, or the efforts of their parents to bring them together after they grew up, were all wishful thinking on our part as parents. Perhaps it was out of good wishes for their future. However, matters of the heart cannot be forced; they require the sincerity and willingness of both parties."

He paused, turned his gaze to Huo Muchen and Liu Shiyin, and continued:

"Mu Chen really likes Shi Yin. After getting to know her for a while, Ruo Xin and I also like her very much. Therefore, we will no longer stick to our past agreement, but will fully support Mu Chen and Shi Yin's choice. We strongly approve of their relationship and look forward to their engagement and marriage in the future."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaofan's face turned deathly pale. She abruptly stood up, her voice trembling with emotion:

"Uncle Huo, you know how much I like Brother Mu Chen. I'm a hundred times better than Liu Shiyin. Why is it her and not me? Why?"

Seeing this, Xu Zhiyuan quickly got up to comfort his daughter. He knew that Xu Xiaofan was emotionally agitated at the moment, and he said softly:

“Xiao Fan, sit down. You can’t talk to your Uncle Huo like that. Mu Chen told me a long time ago that he was going to marry Shi Yin and asked me to tell you. I haven’t had a chance to tell you yet. I’ll explain it to you when we get back. Listen to your Uncle Huo.”

Xu Zhiyuan's words made Xu Xiaofan even angrier. She forcefully shook off Xu Zhiyuan's hand that was on her arm. She looked at Huo Zhenting with her eyes full of resentment and confusion.

Huo Zhenting looked at Xu Xiaofan and slowly said:

"Xiao Fan, matters of the heart cannot be forced. Love is not a competition; there is no distinction between strong and weak."

Xu Zhiyuan nodded in agreement, but his heart was filled with worry.

He wasn't worried about his daughter's love life; he was worried about the Xu family business, which he had built up over half his life.

He looked at Huo Zhenting, a bad feeling creeping into his heart, as if the fate of the Xu Group was about to end tonight.