After thinking all day, Lin Tai still had no conclusion. He asked the Idle Fish System, but the system basically knew nothing.
Helpless, Lin Tai could only take one step at a time.
As night fell and the city lights turned on, the Lin Family's front yard was already filled with various luxury cars, each worth tens of millions.
The Lin Family was one of the Ten Minor Families, and their contacts naturally were top-tier elites. Even if Lin Tai had a bad reputation, they still attended the birthday banquet.
After all, the birthday banquet was just a facade; their real purpose was to gather top social elites closer.
This was the iron-clad relationship of the Imperial Capital top-tier. No matter how much an ordinary person earned, if they couldn't get into the banquet, they were just nouveau riche and looked down upon.
They had their own rules and gameplay, and it was hard for outsiders to intervene.
This was why the male Protagonist Ye Bai initially wanted to climb onto Xia Shihan to enter the banquet.
"Still thinking about your Shihan?" A red-haired youth sat down shamelessly beside Lin Tai, slinging an arm over his shoulder.
"Go away." Lin Tai looked up and saw Ling Weifeng, Lin Tai's only best friend in the original script.
So close that the phrase "wearing the same pants" was no empty talk.
When Ye Bai used Xia Shihan to alienate Ling Weifeng, the male side character first fell out with Xia Shihan for his brother.
Though he later apologized for his behavior, it showed how close Lin Tai and Ling Weifeng were.
Lin Tai lit fires, Ling Weifeng kept watch; Lin Tai fought, Ling Weifeng joined.
Because of this bond, after Lin Tai was shot, Ling Weifeng relentlessly pursued the killer and finally pinned it on Ye Bai.
Under the male lead Ye Bai's aura, Ling Weifeng died, the Ling Family was destroyed, and their assets were all taken by Ye Bai, becoming a lost soul beneath the male lead's feet.
"What's wrong?" Ling Weifeng was surprised. Normally, Lin Tai would be very happy talking this way.
"Saying Shihan from your mouth is disgusting." Lin Tai rolled his eyes, almost forgetting his bootlicker persona.
"Are you crazy? We've been brothers for over twenty years, and you tell me to go away because of a woman?" Ling Weifeng looked hurt.
"Sometimes I really wish you weren't my brother." Ling Weifeng was good-natured and didn't have a spoiled attitude; he had a good reputation. He died only because Lin Tai offended Ye Bai.
So sometimes Lin Tai really wished Ling Weifeng wasn't his brother.
Last time, Lin Tai had warned Ling Weifeng many times not to provoke Ye Bai, but it ended the same.
As long as Lin Tai was dead, Ling Weifeng would not forgive Ye Bai.
"Wow, if you say that, we can't be brothers anymore." Ling Weifeng naturally took Lin Tai's words as a joke.
"Then let's break up." Whether out of selfishness or other reasons, Lin Tai hoped Ling Weifeng would stay away from him.
"What's wrong with you?" Ling Weifeng could tell Lin Tai was not joking. He felt Lin Tai was very different today.
"Nothing. Shihan's here; I'm going." Lin Tai looked toward the door, brightening up like a firefly finding light when Xia Shihan appeared.
"Hey you." Ling Weifeng was helpless. He really didn't understand what was so good about Xia Shihan. To him, she didn't deserve Lin Tai!
He had warned Lin Tai many times, but every time Xia Shihan was mentioned, Lin Tai would either change the subject or get angry.
Eventually, he stopped saying anything and let Lin Tai fly into the fire.
He just hoped Lin Tai would eventually come to his senses.
At the door, Xia Shihan was stunningly beautiful, like a fairy descending, immediately attracting all eyes.
Xia Shihan was the first heroine of The Emperor's Return and held great importance in the male lead Ye Bai's heart. She was not only stunningly beautiful but a shrewd businesswoman. After taking over the Xia Family business, she doubled its assets in just a few years.
Xia Shihan was ambitious and had the abilities to match. Under her management, the Xia Family's power was approaching the top-tier Four Great Families.
What it lacked now was a breakthrough opportunity.
That opportunity came from the male lead Ye Bai.
"Shihan." Lin Tai never forgot his persona and ran toward Xia Shihan excitedly.
Here, his role was to greet Xia Shihan happily but was surprised to see another man, Ye Bai, standing beside her.
This scene was difficult to act: from joy to seeing Ye Bai's surprise, then anger. Without the acting skills of a top actor, Lin Tai could not have handled it.
"Hey, look, the Lin Family's Eldest Young Master is going after Xia Shihan again. Do you think the Eldest Young Master will get rejected by Xia Shihan?"
"Of course. Xia Shihan is the top Eldest Miss in our circle. How could she like some tlike that?"
"Hey, that spoiled kid doesn't know what his father paid to invite Xia Shihan." Seeing Lin Tai's foolish pursuit, the surrounding Second-Generation Heirs were full of disdain.
Lin Tai's tlike desire to eat a swan was no secret in the top-tier circle.
These Second-Generation Heirs looked down on Lin Tai and sneered at his behavior.
They had seen too many scenes like this. Xia Shihan didn't even care about such a t it was all one-sided.
The voices of these Second-Generation Heirs were not intentionally lowered, and Lin Tai heard them but mostly ignored them.
Who would want to be a bootlicker if not for following the plot?
"Shihan, welcome to my birthday banquet." Xia Shihan wore a long evening gown today, with carefully done makeup, looking ethereal, cold, and noble in the dress.
Lin Tai said his lines according to the script.
He knew Xia Shihan's response well: a simple "hm" before walking away, avoiding him.
Then came his anger when seeing Ye Bai.
"Happy birthday."
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