John angrily tore off the orchid leaves beside him.

"Damn! This adulterous couple, I wondered why they always had the highest bathroom frequency during our outings! They must have been sneaking around!"

I hadn't noticed until he mentioned it.

"Damn! I remembered! On Hale's birthday, you guys got me drunk, right? Bending over the table, I saw two people touching each other under the table! I don't remember anything after that because I passed out!"

"Daniel, did you touch Eden that night?"

My heart sank.

Do I need to sneak to touch my own girlfriend?

That night Eden was sitting between me and Hale!

"Damn it, this bastard dared to hit on your girl. Let's kill him!"

John impulsively got up and rushed out.

Dick and I stopped him.

"Don't be impulsive. We don't have evidence now. We can only stabilize them first."

After saying this, we began to discuss the specific plan in detail.

We all agreed that these two should suffer the most vicious revenge.

Now everything was still in time, as Eden's parents had inadvertently helped me a lot!

They persuaded Eden not to get the marriage certificate with me, to have the wedding first, and observe for a year and a half before deciding.

Without a marriage certificate, things would be much easier!

In my previous life, the night before the wedding, Hale didn't return home.

It wasn't until four in the morning that he came back, reeking of alcohol.

When asked, he claimed he was helping his sister and had accidentally fallen asleep after having a few drinks.

Now, it seemed likely that it had something to do with Eden.

I gave her a call.

"Hello, honey, what's up?"

The moment I heard her voice, I felt a wave of nausea.

Her voice was sickly sweet, something I used to love in my previous life. How could I have ever liked it?

Suppressing the urge to vomit, I asked her.

"Darling, how's the setup on your end? Do you need any help?"

She refused repeatedly, "No, no, no need. In our hometown, it's tradition for the bride and groom not to meet before the wedding. Stay put and don't come over. We have enough people here. Love you!"

After saying that, she hung up quickly.

We began analyzing the situation.

Her hometown wasn't far from the city, only about a half-hour drive.

Eden didn't like the idea of getting married in the village, so she had me book two five-star hotel rooms, supposedly for her and her bridesmaids.

She didn't have many friends, just the two bridesmaids.

So two rooms seemed a bit extravagant.

Seeing my face grow darker, Dick volunteered to go and observe secretly.

There wasn't much else we could do.

After Dick left, I received a call from Eden's mother.

"Daniel, there's a change of plans, and I need to tell you in advance!"

I was taken aback and put her on speaker.

"Sure, go ahead, Auntie."

"Well, two buses might not be enough. Hurry and get another one. The whole village is coming, and many people from Eden's grandmother's side are also attending."

"And tomorrow, we've arranged for twelve people to block the door. Prepare a red envelope with 666 dollars for each. It's a good omen and looks impressive!"

"Oh, and prepare a big red envelope with 10,000 dollars for the master who matched your horoscopes and chose the auspicious date. We owe him thanks. Without his approval, we wouldn't be willing to let our daughter marry you!"

John silently cursed beside me, calling them shameless.

A plan suddenly formed in my mind.

They cared about appearances, right? Tomorrow, I'd make sure their entire family lost face!

Suppressing my anger, I replied as gently as possible.

"Okay, Mom, I understand. Is there anything else?"

"Yes, tomorrow you must have your parents give Eden a 50,000 dollars fee to change her form of address. Our precious daughter will be part of your family, so you must show enough respect!"

"And add Eden's name to the title deed of your house as soon as possible. Make sure it's notarized to give her half. Our daughter can't afford to gamble. Marrying you and bearing children is a matter of life and death!"

I sneered and agreed.

After hanging up, John burst out cursing.

"Are they out of their minds? How dare they increase demands at the last minute? Didn't you already pay a dowry of 200,000 dollars?!"

Yes, my parents had exhausted their life savings to buy a new house, and the dowry and banquet money equaled my annual salary.

I could afford the additional demands from her mother since my small internet company was doing well, having saved over 600,000 dollars in two years.

Half of this money was meant for the wedding, and I planned to let my parents keep the rest for emergencies.

After all, they were getting old and didn't earn much.

Eden's mother agreed to our marriage because she saw me as a potential success.

Moreover, during our two-year relationship, I often brought expensive gifts to her home.

All just because Eden's mother wanted to show off to the widow next door.

The widow's son-in-law often parked his BMW in front of Eden's house, and whenever Eden's mother asked him to move it, the widow would mock her for not being able to afford such a car.

The two often quarreled, forming a deep grudge.

With my frequent gifts worth tens of thousands, Eden's mother had regained some face.

Unfortunately, that face would be lost entirely tomorrow.

Knowing the wedding would definitely not happen, I felt at ease.

I even went back to sleep.

Around eight or nine in the evening, Dick's call woke me.

"Daniel, check your Twitter!"