"So it's Miss Sheng."

Ninth Master politely shook Sheng Tianxing's outstretched hand.

But he let go in just a second.

Sheng Tianxing felt somewhat disappointed.

She wanted to hold him for a few more seconds, to feel the texture and warmth of Ninth Master's skin...

But it wasn't until then.

She then noticed that Ninth Master was wearing thin, silky gloves that were almost invisible unless you looked closely.

Then she remembered.

It seems that the rumors about Ninth Master disliking physical contact with others are true?

While she was lost in thought.

Ninth Master had already looked at her body, gazing at the motionless Sheng Ai: "May I ask who this young lady is?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Tianxing's expression changed and became quite unpleasant.

Why is Ninth Master asking this? Is he interested in Sheng Ai?

She had long heard that Ninth Master did not like socializing and rarely took the initiative to contact others, so why would he take the initiative to ask about Sheng Ai?

And how is she going to introduce herself?

While she hesitated.

Xiaoying respectfully began, "Ninth Uncle, this is Sheng Tianxing's older sister, her name is..."

Sheng Ai spoke politely: "My name is Sheng Ai."

Sheng Tianxing looked at Sheng Ai with murderous eyes.

Sheng Ai actually revealed her name in front of so many people?

Now everyone knows that Sheng Ai is in the Sheng family...

"So it's Miss Sheng Ai." Ninth Master smiled and extended his hand. "I'm Shi Jiu, from the capital. I can barely be considered a scientist."

"It's an honor to meet you."

The scene fell silent for a few seconds.

Everyone stared at Shi Jiu and Sheng Ai with surprised looks.

People outside the circle certainly can't understand their surprise.

But everyone in the industry knows this.

Ninth Master is of noble status and has a very high social standing. He is always greeted by others, and it is rare for anyone to make him take the initiative to greet them.

In addition, Ninth Master prefers to be alone and rarely takes the initiative to greet people, let alone shake hands with them.

However, tonight, Ninth Master actually took the initiative to shake hands with a young girl wearing a veil, and even used the word "honor," which is simply unheard of...

After the initial surprise.

Some people showed expressions of envy or ambiguity.

Could Ninth Master have taken a liking to this girl?

Sheng Ai's eyes remained expressionless; she simply extended her hand and shook hands with Ninth Master, saying, "Nice to meet you."

Only then did everyone notice.

Sheng Ai was also wearing thin gloves.

Three seconds after shaking hands.

Ninth Master released his right hand, smiled, and said sincerely, "When we have dinner later, I wonder if it would be convenient for me to sit next to Miss Sheng?"

Sheng Ai stared at Ninth Master with her dark eyes for a few seconds before saying, "Okay."

"Thank you, Miss Sheng." Ninth Master smiled again. "I hope Miss Sheng has a good time tonight."

He looked at Shi Qian and her husband beside him: "You must treat Miss Sheng Wu well and not neglect your guest."

The Shi Qian couple were also taken aback by the special treatment that Ninth Master gave to Sheng Ai.

Their Ninth Master... is really not that kind of persona.

What's wrong with Ninth Master of their family tonight?

But they didn't dare ask, they just nodded hastily, "Yes."

Then she said to her daughter, "Xiaoying, you must entertain Xiaoai well tonight and make sure Xiaoai has a great time."

Xiaoying paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "Okay, no problem."

Ninth Master nodded slightly to Sheng Ai and walked over unhurriedly.

However, everyone's eyes remained on Sheng Ai, and they whispered among themselves.

"Who is this Miss Sheng Wu that makes Ninth Master treat her differently?"

"So many big shots have come tonight, yet Ninth Master didn't shake hands with anyone or ask anyone a single question. But he's been so proactive with this Miss Sheng. Clearly, he has a special relationship with Miss Sheng..."

"Do you think Ninth Master might have taken a liking to Miss Sheng the Fifth?"

"Sheng Ai is so outstanding, it wouldn't be surprising if anyone took a fancy to her, right?"

"If she's so outstanding, why doesn't she even dare to show her face?"

"Didn't you hear she has a skin allergy?"

"What skin allergy? She must have known that Ninth Master was coming tonight, and deliberately dressed up like this to attract his attention..."

There are all sorts of opinions.

But no matter what was said, almost everyone's attention was focused on Sheng Ai, and no longer paid attention to Sheng Tianxing next to her.

Hearing the whispers of the crowd, Sheng Tianxing felt so embarrassed and jealous that her heart was about to explode...

Why would the Ninth Master of the Shi family, who is rumored to be indifferent to women and has never had any scandals in his 26 years of life, be so special to Sheng Ai, whom he doesn't even know is beautiful or ugly?

Could it be that Sheng Ai deliberately dressed up like this to seduce Ninth Master at the banquet?

That's right!

That must be it!

The more Sheng Tianxing thought about it, the more convinced he became that this was indeed the truth.

She turned her head, covering the corner of her eye with her bangs, and looked at Sheng Ai with disgust, as if she were looking at a disgusting fly...

She knew perfectly well that there were no pure "angels" in this world.

The so-called "angels" are just better actors than others...

[Sheng Ai, you just wait!]

She thought to herself, [I'll subdue this monster of yours sooner or later...]

Xiaoying didn't sense Sheng Tianxing's malice towards Sheng Ai.

She said very dutifully, "Tianxing, Sister Ai, let me show you around my house."

Sheng Tianxing is still a man of refinement.

He did not confront Sheng Ai on this occasion.

Even more so, thanks to Sheng Ai's favor, she was able to sit at the main table with Ninth Master and Shi Qian and her husband.

Originally, the butler had only come to invite Sheng Ai to sit at the head table.

But Sheng Tianxing clung tightly to Sheng Ai's arm, saying nervously, "I'll sit wherever you sit, sister..."

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