Pei Zhan originally planned to meet Liang Chen before attending the engagement with Liang Zhi and the others. Unexpectedly, upon inquiry at the Liang Mansion, he learned that Liang Chen had also gone to the other residence.
Since last time when he had a chance encounter with Xu Yin on the street and exchanged a few unpleasant words, Pei Zhan became even less inclined to maintain a superficially harmonious relationship with this person. Although Xu Yin hadn't done anything overtly objectionable, and Pei Zhan, not being a three-year-old child, had experienced much in the outside world and would not lack basic composure, still, for some reason, he just couldn't get close to this person.
Thus, he didn't want to get involved in this engagement, but since he was looking for Liang Chen, he had no choice but to go once.
At the other residence, Liang Zhi, under Fu Zhen's orders, had to get the "Seven Strategies" from Xu Yin, making it impossible to avoid some play-acting.
