As Charlie drove Jacob back to Tangchen Yipin, Jacob’s phone buzzed with a WeChat message from Matilda.


    Noticing they were nearing his house, Jacob quickly urged Charlie, “My dear son-inw, could you please pull over for a moment?”


    Curious, Charlie brought the car to a stop and asked, “What’s the matter?”


    Jacob replied, “Your Aunt Matilda just sent us a WeChat message.”


    With that, he opened the chat with Matilda right in front of Charlie.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Charlie casually nced at the screen and was surprised to see Matilda’s WeChat nickname: “aaa July Flowers, Birds, Fishes and Insects Confucius Temple Store.” “Dad, why does Aunt Matilda have such a long name on WeChat?” he asked in disbelief.


    Jacob took a moment to exin, saying, “I changed it to this for her. Her profile picture is an iris, so I thought it fitting to give her a nickname rted to flowers, birds, fish, and insects. I mainly did it to prevent ine from snooping around on my phone.”


    As Jacob scrolled through Matilda’s message, he turned to Charlie and said, “Aunt Matilda wants to know if I n to attend her wedding with Hank. If I do, she’ll send an invitation for our family to join them. What do you think I should say?”


    Charlie replied, “Well, since you don’t really want to go, just tell her the timing isn’t good for you and wish them a happy wedding.”


    Jacob hesitated, saying, “I don’t want to attend, but if I refuse outright, it mighte off as rude. What if Aunt Matilda thinks I’m avoiding it because I’m afraid of ine?”


    Charlie shot back, “Isn’t that actually how you feel?”


    Jacob responded earnestly, “That’s true, but I can’t let others read me so easily. I need to maintain some dignity!”


    Continuing, Jacob added, “Did you notice Matilda’s wording? She invited our entire family. She probably thinks I’m scared of ine!”


    Charlie sighed in exasperation, “Dad, please take my advice: don’t worry about your pride right now. If you want to borrow money from the slope, this is the perfect chance. You should seize this opportunity to resolve things once and for all.”


    Jacob waved dismissively and replied, “I’m no fool. Why would I take the easy way down when someone else offers it?”


    With a serious expression, he continued, “My dear son-inw, you don’t understand. It’s important for men to uphold their dignity. I may not be sure about Matilda, but I refuse to be the subject of theirughter.”


    Typing quickly, Jacob dered, “I’ll agree to attend at first, and when she sends the invitation, I’ll say I have something else going on the day before the wedding.”


    Charlie questioned, “Aren’t you worried about Mom finding out?”


    Jacob shrugged, “What’s there to worry about? Aunt Matilda won’t reach out to her, not even if her life depended on it. Even if the invitation is meant for our whole family, it will definitelye to me. As long as I keep quiet, who will know?”


    Charlie shook his head, saying, “Dad, I really think you should be more careful.”


    “It’ll be fine,” Jacob replied with confidence. “I’ve already sent her a reply, so it’s settled.”


    With the matter seemingly resolved, Charlie could only sigh in resignation, “As long as you think it’s fine.”


    Ignoring Charlie’s concern, Jacob skillfully deleted all the messages between himself and Matilda before dering, “Let’s head home!”


    Meanwhile, on the other side, Matilda read Jacob’s response and felt a bit puzzled.<fnb43e> ??? ????? ???????s ??? ?????s??? ?? findnovel</fnb43e>