Rebirth: CEO's Sweetheart Reaches the Life Pinnacle!-Chapter 764 - 681: I’m Not Going Either

Leng Mochen looked at her playful and naive expression, and couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache. He picked up the knife, cut the steak on his plate, and placed it in front of Li Si.

Li Si looked at him with her eyes sparkling: "Darling! You’re so sweet!"

If it weren’t for the countless lightbulbs around them, she’d undoubtedly give him a kiss right then.

Leng Mochen understood her thought, moved his lips slightly, expressing everything without a word.

Bai Shasha received the same kind of treatment.

Xu Er even got creative, trying to carve a heart-shaped steak, but failed miserably, eliciting a chuckle from Bai Shasha.

In an instant, the gloom from finding out about the lack of pregnancy dissipated.

Long Wu followed suit, trying to show off, but Su Meng dismissed him: "I can cut it myself!"

Long Wu caught the teasing expressions from everyone else and felt stifled. He inwardly cursed himself as well as Yin Rui and his girlfriend with unrelenting fury.

Although his relationship with his mother-in-law had improved lately, Su Meng still treated him with polite coldness on the surface while keeping him at arm’s length privately.

The half-open door gave certain people an opportunity.

"Brother Wu! You’re really here!"

Yin Rui’s chubby face popped in through the half-open door, smiling cheerfully like he was greeting old friends.

Acting completely at home, he walked in and greeted the people present enthusiastically: "Xu Er, Leng Er, and all the sisters-in-law are here too!"

Only Xu Er responded to him.

Li Si silently ate her steak, unwilling to pay him any attention.

Leng Mochen gave him a cold glance before focusing back on Li Si eating her food.

Bai Shasha and Su Meng exchanged looks, seeing mutual annoyance in each other’s eyes.

"Brother Wu! I saw a car outside that looked like yours. Since I was here eating with some friends, I thought I’d drop by to say hi. Your phone wasn’t connecting!"

Long Wu snorted: "Got something to say?"

He really hadn’t expected this clown to be in the same restaurant.

Yin Rui took out three red wedding invitations from his bag. "What a coincidence running into everyone here today. Next month, on December 20th, I’m getting married. I hope you all can come!"

No one replied, and the atmosphere grew slightly awkward.

Yin Rui, undeterred, kept his smile and turned to Su Meng. "Sister-in-law, I sincerely apologize for that incident the other day. Although I’ve explained myself to Brother Wu, I still want to say I’m deeply sorry to you. My fiancée... sigh, sometimes she’s beyond my control."

Su Meng looked at him coolly, saying nothing.

If she were to pull the same kind of stunt and then apologize afterward, would it be acceptable?

Though it wasn’t a huge matter, in that particular setting, it felt no different than being publicly humiliated.

The Long Family had a prominent reputation in their social circle. As the daughter-in-law, appearing in such a situation raised countless judgments about her. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

And Long Wu’s inaction at the scene had fueled unwarranted speculation.

As a result, the attitudes at parties, from people and even Mrs. Long, had notably shifted recently.

Mrs. Long had called specifically to reprimand her over the matter.

Hearing Yin Rui mention that day again, Su Meng’s expression visibly soured.

Long Wu felt his anger ignite in his chest and snapped coldly, "Yin Rui! Apologies don’t fix everything! Stop bringing up the past. But disrespecting my wife means disrespecting me.

Do you think I’m the type to forgive and forget? I don’t care about others, but regarding your wedding, my wife and I will not be attending!"

Attend for what? To offer blessings? More likely to make trouble!

Yin Rui’s eyes briefly flickered, his smile faltering for a moment before he sighed quietly. "Brother Wu, I knew you and Sister-in-law would still hold resentment. But I truly didn’t have a choice. In front of everyone, I’m not afraid to admit—whether it’s family background or career, I fall far short compared to you all. Against He Zixi, I’m even lesser.

Forget everything else—can’t you consider the friendship we’ve shared over the years?"

After saying this, Yin Rui glanced at everyone. "I’ll leave the invitations here. Whether you come or not is up to you."

With that, he quietly left the room.

Had he kept up his usual, overly familiar demeanor, it might have been easier to brush him off.

But his final heartfelt speech struck a nerve in Xu Er, stirring memories of their past camaraderie, now distorted into this mess.

"Long Wu, Leng Er, what do you think about stopping by briefly, just for appearances, and leaving right after?"

Long Wu sneered. "Xu Er, such a saintly heart you have! If you want to go, go ahead. Not me! You saw what his fiancée did to Meng Meng at your father’s birthday banquet.

I wouldn’t go! What—so people think I, Long Wu, need to suck up to Yin Rui?"

Xu Er sighed lightly. Long Wu was absolutely right.

If not for the incident involving He Zixi, Yin Rui’s wedding might warrant a polite appearance for the sake of propriety, but now? Who’d go create misery for themselves?

Xu Er looked at Leng Er. "What about you?"

Leng Mochen shook his head indifferently, "I’m not going either."

He Zixi’s wedding would undoubtedly draw He Yinyin to the event.

And the Qin Family would definitely send someone, most likely Qin He.

One reason was his dislike for Yin Rui, the other was his desire to avoid Qin He for now.

Currently, Qin Xin’s position in the Qin Family hadn’t yet reached the status of Qin He.

Li Si’s lips curled subtly. She didn’t know exactly what Leng Mochen was thinking, but hearing him decline still made her secretly happy.

She truly had zero feelings of goodwill toward Yin Rui or He Zixi.

Long Wu teased Xu Er, "Why do you care whether Leng Er goes or not? If you want to go, go yourself. He’s lost his memory and doesn’t recognize anyone; imagine how awkward that’d be!

Also, forget about that one person, eh?" He ended his comment with a wink at Xu Er.

Xu Er froze briefly before realizing Long Wu was referring to Yin Peiwen. He awkwardly rubbed his head. "Oh right! Silly of me to forget!"

Bai Shasha shot him a glance, and Xu Er quickly changed the topic. "We’ll see when the time comes. Got to check my schedule too."

After dinner, the group dispersed, each heading home.

On the way back, Leng Mochen thought for a moment and told Li Si, "Mrs. Leng and Leng Ning are at home."

Someone at home had informed him earlier.

Li Si checked the time in confusion. "It’s almost nine o’clock; why are they here?"

Leng Mochen snorted. "Someone tipped them off."

Li Si immediately felt irritated, looking up in disdain. "Who? Wang Mingyue? Or someone else?"

Leng Mochen nodded. "Wang Mingyue."

He had gone straight from home to find Li Si, and amidst the urgency, someone with sharp eyes must’ve caught on to the details.