Only after being reborn did I realize how fascinating the world of the rich is.

Cao Jinpeng kissed Xia Anna next to him, and said to Lü Zhendong with a half-smile, "Second brother, you're so lucky. Peipei is a good girl, really good. You should treat her well!"

Lu Zhendong said smugly, "Of course I know Peipei is a good person. Don't worry, I will cherish her!"

Then, he turned to Fang Huiya and smiled gratefully, saying, "Thank you, sister-in-law. If it weren't for your matchmaking, I would never have met such a wonderful girl as Peipei!"

Fang Huiya smiled awkwardly: "I'm glad you like it. I'm just a matchmaker. If you two ever have a fight, don't come looking for me!"

"Sister-in-law, what are you saying? Peipei is such a good girl, how could I possibly quarrel with her? I'd rather cherish her than argue with her!"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "That's hard to say. No couple can avoid disagreements. Not to mention, which parents haven't argued?"

At this moment, Cao Jinpeng intervened, raising his wine glass and saying to Li Xiaofeng, "Third brother, those two are doing just fine, are you trying to break them up or what? You're such a busybody!"

Then, he turned to Miao Peipei and said, "Come on, Peipei, let's have a drink. I wish you become more and more beautiful and happier!"

Miao Peipei quickly picked up her wine glass, clinked it with Cao Jinpeng's, and said with a bright smile, "Thank you, Brother Peng. Please take good care of my Zhendong in the future!"

"Of course! Absolutely!"

The two men quickly clinked their glasses together and then each drank their wine in one gulp. But Li Xiaofeng noticed that their little fingers touched briefly under their glasses.

At this moment, Li Xiaofeng suddenly realized that the way the group was sitting was a little strange.

A huge U-shaped sofa, with the fourth brother Cheng Zhiyuan sitting alone on one side of the U, facing diagonally towards everyone.

The rest of the people sat at the bottom of the wide U-shaped seating area. Cao Jinpeng sat between Xia Anna and Miao Peipei, with Lü Zhendong on Miao Peipei's other side and Li Xiaofeng next to Lü Zhendong.

Fang Huiya, on the other hand, sat down on the other side of Li Xiaofeng, somewhat discreetly.

Logically, if Cao Jinpeng knew to avoid such situations, he should have had Xia Anna and Miao Peipei sit together, but he didn't.

It seems he didn't consider the taboo at all and just wanted to enjoy the feeling of having women on both sides.

The others didn't seem to care, perhaps because they felt that everyone was a friend and in such a relaxed environment, it was normal for everyone to sit wherever they wanted.

Perhaps, in this situation, any action would be normal, but Li Xiaofeng knew about Cao Jinpeng's background beforehand and paid attention to his subtle interactions with Miao Peipei, which is why he felt it was different.

Just then, Brother Long gently knocked on the door from the outside, then walked in with a bow and humility, greeting everyone with a very humble attitude, completely unlike his previous domineering and arrogant demeanor.

Seeing Brother Long come in, Cao Jinpeng seemed to perk up, puffed out his chest, and asked Brother Long in a sarcastic tone, "Hey, isn't this Brother Long? What gust of wind blew you over here, sir!"

"Are you here today to have a drinking contest with me, to snatch Anna away, or to use your numbers to attack me again?"

Xia Anna quickly pleaded with Cao Jinpeng, "Brother Peng, I was immature before, but now I only love you, and you're the only one in my heart."

Brother Long hurriedly begged for forgiveness, saying, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. In front of Brother Peng, I don't even have the right to carry your shoes. I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness before, and I offended you."

You've hit me, you've cursed me, and I've given you all the money I had to apologize. Please, Brother Peng, let me go!

The words of these two people contain a lot of information.

Judging from the attitudes of the two men, Li Xiaofeng could tell that Cao Jinpeng seemed to have found a powerful backer who had both Xia Anna and Brother Long under his control, and it was very likely that his family members had intervened.

No wonder he's become so arrogant after just one summer vacation.

At this moment, Lü Zhendong looked at Cao Jinpeng with a somewhat shocked expression.

Miao Peipei looked at Cao Jinpeng with eyes full of admiration.

As for Cheng Zhiyuan, he sat there eating with his head down, looking completely indifferent.

It seems that Cheng Zhiyuan is the only one who knows the inside story. After all, his family is involved in the gray industry, Xia Anna is one of his subordinates, and Brother Long is also very familiar with him.

Li Xiaofeng finally realized why Cao Jinpeng had been so kind today, inviting him along to the dinner party – it was all to show off in front of everyone!

Cao Jinpeng said with a disdainful look, "You have the nerve to mention your few bucks?"

Brother Long smiled obsequiously: "Brother Peng, in our line of work, money comes quickly and goes quickly. It's not that I don't want to give, it's just that I can't save up any money!"

"So what are you planning to do? Are you going to try and refuse to give it to me?"

"Hehe, Brother Peng, we're just a worthless life, can you give me some advice?"

"You can owe me the money for now. I won't cheat you; I'll just charge you 30% interest. However, you can do me a favor to pay off the debt. Once you pay me back, we'll be even!"

"No problem, no problem, it doesn't matter who I work for. Following Brother Peng is a blessing I earned in my past life!" Brother Long said as he rushed forward to pour wine for Cao Jinpeng.

However, Cao Jinpeng suddenly kicked him hard, causing him to stumble and almost fall.

Seeing Long Ge's puzzled and angry expression, Cao Jinpeng shouted loudly.

"You ill-mannered brat! Who let you come here? You think you're worthy to sit on equal footing with me? What a piece of trash! Since you're following me, you'd better kneel down and call me 'Big Brother' right now!"

"this......."

Brother Long looked at Cheng Zhiyuan with pleading eyes and said obsequiously, "Young Master Cheng, could you please say a good word for me? I, Brother Long, have some reputation in the martial arts world, please..."

Cheng Zhiyuan spat out a sunflower seed shell, put down the sunflower seeds in his hand, patted the crumbs off his hands, and said in a flat tone, "Ah Long, I can't help you with this either."

As you know, the elders have already intervened, so it's not something a junior like me can get involved in. Besides, you were indeed in the wrong in this matter. After all these years in the world, haven't you even learned to be a little more discerning?

These past few years you've become so arrogant, always jumping around and daring to do anything. I call you Ah Long, and you really think you've become a dragon?

The situation has changed now; everyone's busy clearing their own name and doesn't have time to bother with you!

Cao Jinpeng crossed his legs and said smugly, "What's wrong? Your legs are too stiff to bend? No problem, I can find a stick to help you fix this problem another day!"

Brother Long looked at Cao Jinpeng, hesitated for a while, and finally hardened his heart, gritted his teeth, and knelt down before Cao Jinpeng.

Cao Jinpeng laughed triumphantly. Xia Anna, standing next to him, glanced at Brother Long, then turned her head away with a hint of reluctance, her eyes seemingly moist.