Irvin poured the wine and raised his glass. "Come, let's have a toast!"

Eric and Sylvia joined in, raising their glasses and clinking them with Irvin.

Eric was hesitant to dive into business matters immediately, so he decided to open with a lighter topic.

"Big Bro, how is the development between Keith and Valerie?" he asked.

Irvin glanced sternly at Keith and sighed. "I'm so pissed whenever I talk about this. Once Valerie returned to Dortmund, he stopped contacting her!"

Despite getting older, Keith still didn't have a girlfriend, a fact that naturally concerned Irvin. Sighing again, Irvin lifted his glass and continued. "Eric, since you're close to Roland. Could you help him put in a good word?"

"Don't worry. I will," Eric said with a reassuring smile.

Although Keith and Valerie didn't harbor romantic feelings for each other, Eric believed that a deeper connection could develop between them over time, much like his own evolving relationship with Sylvia. They were initially dist