It took me a while to regain my composure, and I looked at Ryan and said, "Don't use this as an excuse to make me angry. I'm telling you, just thinking about this irritates me."I quickly said to Ryan, "I'll call your parents tonight and ask them to come early! That's settled; it's on New Year's Day."I grandly said to Ryan, "Once the wedding is over, it's all done!""Can I take this as you being kind-hearted?" he sneered. "You're so worried about everything, aren't you?"I chuckled. "Is it wrong for someone to care about you? Do you think I'm meddling in everything?"I added, "You're responsible for informing Joyce! Let me remind you, girls like a little surprise. Don't be as stiff as a log. Make it grand, romantic, with roses, rings... and even get down on one knee to propose."Ryan quickly nodded in response to my words, feeling somewhat embarrassed. "Alright, stop being sentimental! Just mind your own business. Am I that immature? I hope you put in as much effort as in meddli

Poppy's tone made it seem like I just happened to be here and it would be impolite not to invite me. This invitation sounded forced."Sorry! My wife and I have a social engagement tonight!" Atlas refused outright, not even glancing at Poppy.As soon as these words were spoken, her manager immediately looked at me, apparently somewhat astonished.Indeed, when Poppy introduced me downstairs just now, I was introduced as Poppy's friend, Chloe, the CEO.Poppy looked embarrassed. She glanced at me, shrugged, and said, "Oh... that's really unfortunate! Chloe, I'll make another appointment with you another day!"I just smiled faintly, not giving her any response.Kalina immediately gestured towards the door again, "Miss Poppy, this way, please!""Okay!" Poppy immediately adopted an elegant demeanor and turned to walk out.After they disappeared from my sight, I looked at Atlas with a smile, "Not giving the beauty any attention?""I only give my beauty attention!" With that, he hugged

"We've just negotiated with Ms. Kalina, Mr. Atlas. Thank you for trusting me and giving me this opportunity. The shoot will start the day after tomorrow. Is that okay with you, Mr. Atlas?" she asked, then added, "I'll make some adjustments tomorrow and make sure not to disappoint you, Mr. Atlas!""Okay," Atlas responded calmly."Will you be there at the shoot?" Poppy asked, looking at Atlas expectantly."Why would I be there?" Atlas finally looked at Poppy.Poppy was initially silent and seemed surprised when she heard Atlas's question. Then, she realized what Atlas meant."Oh, I hope you’ll be there so that I can follow your instructions and achieve the expected results. After all, you have the most say!" Poppy seemed to be able to adapt quite quickly."The designer has more say than me. If you just follow the designer’s instructions, you’ll be able to achieve the desired effect." Atlas's tone was very decisive.Poppy immediately looked embarrassed.Then she hurriedly explaine

Atlas immediately stepped forward to shake hands with Leonard, their large hands clasping together.I stared at Leonard. He had left an excellent impression on me. He had a kind face, and his smile was warm and friendly.At first glance, he appeared to be a gentleman, and I had to admit that he seemed very cultured.His eyes turned to me, and he smiled at Atlas and asked, "Is this your girlfriend, Mr. Atlas? It's a pleasure to meet you! You two make a wonderful couple!""This is my wife, Chloe," Atlas corrected him.Leonard immediately said, "It’s nice to meet you, Mrs. Atlas! I apologize for my mistake."I greeted him warmly with a smile. "Hello, Mr. Leonard. It’s no problem at all."Arthur introduced us to several other unfamiliar faces, but no one else left as deep an impression as Leonard did.As I stood by Atlas's side and watched them greet one another, I continued to secretly observe Leonard.For some reason, I was uniquely attracted to this man. I didn't know why, but

The people in the hall suddenly fell silent as we waited for Arthur's speech.Like us, everyone here was speculating about the purpose of the Morgan family's invitation.Arthur cheerfully said, "Everyone here at this Morgan family gathering today are my dear friends and relatives. Perhaps you’re curious about why I invited you all here today?"We all looked at each other, and someone loudly said, "Yes! Stop keeping us in suspense, Mr. Arthur! We've been trying to guess what this is all about!"Arthur laughed heartily. He was clearly very happy.Then he loudly declared, "I have some good news to announce! This is the engagement banquet of my daughter Mia Morgan and the son of the President of the Monora Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Leonard's son, Ernest Tomlinson!"There was instantly an uproar, with people complaining, "This isn't right, Mr. Arthur! You should have told us this was such a big event. Look, we...""That's right, Mr. Arthur, you were wrong to do this!""We should have