The moonlit night was cool, and all the courtyard lights had come on.

As the evening breeze blew, waves of barbecue scent freely escaped into the air.

The bonfire flickered with red light, wrapped in swirling smoke.

Jiang Yisheng looked at the roasted goose hanging on the grill and felt a momentary pang of sympathy for the poor bird.

"Wasn’t the goose bought to be raised? Why did it suddenly get roasted?" Feng Yi asked curiously, looking at the goose that was nearly done.

"We’re heading back to M country tomorrow, and Jiuliang and the others are going to Y country, leaving only the goose here, so my cousin suggested we roast it," Jiang Yisheng explained.

Feng Yi expressed his surprise, "You’re going back to M country tomorrow?"

Jiang Yisheng nodded, "Our grandparents have been in the capital for quite some time now, and now that my cousin has recovered his memory, it’s time for us to return."

His arm hadn’t yet healed, and it wouldn’t be much fun staying here alone, so he might as well follow them back.

Feng Yi let out a mournful sigh and hooked an arm around his shoulder, "With all of you gone, I’ll be left here all alone, so bored with no one to accompany me to the bar."

Supported by his still-casted hand, the corners of Jiang Yisheng’s lips lifted into a faint smile, "I don’t recall you ever being so reluctant to part with me."

"Who says that? Isn’t my reluctance to part with you obvious enough?" Feng Yi said nonchalantly.

"No, that act of yours works better on girls, I’m almost sick listening to it," Jiang Yisheng pushed him away and retorted unabashedly.

Not far away, Ji Mingqian came back carrying a bag of beer.

Seeing the two close together, his eyes darkened, and his steps quickened.

He squeezed right in between the two without hesitation.

"The beer’s here. Who wants a drink?" Ji Mingqian put the bag on the table and casually tossed a can to Feng Yi.

"Catch."

Feng Yi caught it and popped the tab, releasing the faint aroma of beer.

Ye Jiuliang took a can, sipped it, and then handed it to Li Mochan, "Want some?"

Li Mochan took it and followed suit with a drink.

"Asheng, aren’t you going to have some?" Feng Yi teased.

Knowing he was purposely making fun of him, Jiang Yisheng gave him a look before he could speak, Ji Mingqian intercepted, "Definitely not, he goes crazy once he’s drunk."

"Hahaha."

Assuming it was just Ji Mingqian taking a jab at Jiang Yisheng, both Feng Yi and Ye Jiuliang couldn’t help but suppress their laughter.

Only Li Mochan gave Ji Mingqian a deep look, the corners of his lips lifting slightly.

"Ji Mingqian, shut up," Jiang Yisheng shot him a cold glance, irritated.

Ji Mingqian smirked, taking a can of beer and sitting beside him.

"Am I not stating the facts?"

Jiang Yisheng playfully hit him with his hand, "Get lost, don’t sit next to me, stay farther away."

Ji Mingqian pretended not to hear, leisurely drinking his beer.

"Jiuliang, with today’s stunt of yours, I’m afraid all the journalists in the capital are truly scared of you now," Feng Yi said with a light chuckle, recalling the news he had heard that day.

Within just one afternoon, ZE Newspaper’s apology video had spread rapidly online, and the other media outlets that had spread the rumors had all followed suit apologizing one by one.

Ye Jiuliang’s red lips curled up slightly, "I’ll take that as a compliment."

Feng Yi smiled, "It is indeed a compliment."

"The goose is ready, we can eat now," Ji Mingqian said as he put on disposable gloves, cut a piece of goose with a small dinner knife, and handed it to Jiang Yisheng.

"Try this."

Not expecting him to hand it directly to him, Jiang Yisheng paused and then took it.

The freshly roasted goose meat was aromatic, and he took a bite, it was still hot in his mouth.

"Ouch, that’s hot."

Li Mochan tore off a goose leg and brought it to Ye Jiuliang’s mouth.

"It’s hot, eat slowly."

Ye Jiuliang leaned in and nibbled, the goose leg’s crispy flavor filling her mouth.

With a smile in her eyes, she said, "Seems like raising this goose for a while wasn’t in vain."

Hearing this, Jiang Yisheng chuckled lightly.

The fate of being eaten was inescapable, even for the big white goose their family bought.

As Feng Yi gnawed on goose meat, his gaze inadvertently swept over the necklace on Ji Mingqian’s neck, and he somehow found it familiar.

He shifted his gaze away and looked up at Li Mochan when it belatedly dawned on him why it looked familiar.

"Mingqian, why does the necklace you’re wearing around your neck look so much like the one Ahan has?"

He teased, "Are those couple necklaces?"

Ji Mingqian, "..."

Him and Li Mochan wearing couple necklaces, how could his imagination be so bizarre?

"Hahaha." Ye Jiuliang was not shy about it and burst into laughter on the spot.

Her Li Mochan was almost to the point of giving Aqian a good beating, how could he possibly wear matching couple’s items.

What a joke.

In the end, it was Jiang Yisheng who explained, "The necklace around cousin’s neck is Jiuliang’s."

"Why do those two necklaces look so similar?" Feng Yi didn’t understand.

"There are four of these necklaces, XaXinuoi Nuo also has one, only given to the one you’re committed to," Ye Jiuliang restrained her laughter and explained to him.

"I gave mine to Mohan, and since Aqian is single, the necklace naturally remains with him."

Feng Yi suddenly realized, "So that’s how it is."

He reached out and thumped Ji Mingqian’s shoulder, "Looks like we’ll know if you have a girlfriend or not in the future just by looking at your necklace."

Ji Mingqian’s lips twitched slightly, "If I take off the necklace tomorrow, won’t that be taken as me having a girlfriend?"

Feng Yi said, "That’s very possible."

"Eat your roasted goose," Ji Mingqian replied, speechless.

Jiang Yisheng picked up his bottle of juice and sipped absentmindedly.

It wasn’t until eleven o’clock that Feng Yi left, and everyone else went back to their respective rooms to rest.

With the rumors cleared up and nothing else to do, Ye Jiuliang decided to return to Country Y a day early, just as Jiang Yisheng and the others were also returning to Country M tomorrow.

With no luggage to pack, Ji Mingqian, having nothing better to do after his shower, hopped over to the room next door.

Jiang Yisheng was mildly surprised to see him when he opened the door.

"What’s up?"

Ji Mingqian pushed the door open and strode in familiarly.

"Can’t I come over if there’s nothing wrong?"

Seeing the opened suitcase on the floor, Ji Mingqian raised an eyebrow, "Haven’t you finished packing your luggage?"

"Just about to pack." Jiang Yisheng came over and stretched out his hand to take clothes out of the wardrobe, casually tossing them onto the bed.

"What do you want, coming to find me so late instead of going to sleep?"

Ji Mingqian sat on the edge of the bed, watching as he single-handedly arranged the clothes, "To play games."

"No time for that, hurry up and roll back to your room," Jiang Yisheng said, busily folding clothes without lifting his head.

Before his words could fall, a knocking sound came again.

"Knock knock knock—"

Jiang Yisheng’s face showed confusion, since when was his room so popular?

In that time, Ji Mingqian had already gone to answer the door.

Opening the door, face to face.

Cold eyes met dark eyes, both of them froze for a moment.

Li Mochan raised an eyebrow and asked casually, "What are you doing in Asheng’s room?"

"Came to play games with him," Ji Mingqian replied.

Hearing Li Mochan’s voice, Jiang Yisheng dropped the clothes and hurriedly walked over.

"Cousin."

Li Mochan handed him the bag he was holding, "Take this, the medication I prepared for you."