Perhaps using sympathy as a way to get closer to someone one liked was indeed rather childish.
He was a little slow-witted, alas. It seemed that, apart from it, he did not know what other ways there were to attract her attention.
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The engagement ceremony was currently going through tight preparations.
Only about thirty people, relatives and friends alike, were invited from Mu Yazhe's side. Most were important figures from Shengyu, and this included Lu Jinyu.
As for Yun Shishi's side, there were even fewer people.
The engagement ceremony was going to be held on an island. The man had specially prepared a beach ceremony for his woman, but this was all done in total secrecy, so she absolutely had no clue about it.
The invitation cards she had prepared were slowly being delivered, yet during the delivery of those, an incident occurred.