"As for a dinner like tonight, I wouldn't have taken it seriously in the past. Don't worry, I'll be fine, and no one will take advantage of me."

Chu Mu: “…”

Yes, she used to be the eldest daughter of the Li family and had attended many high-society banquets. In her words, she had met the young masters of the Jun family before, but they had no connection.

"You don't need me to go over and accompany you, but you have to promise me that you won't do anything you don't want to do just for the sake of business or orders."

Li Ke smiled and said, "Brother Mu, don't worry, I won't. I always do business in an upright manner and make clean money."

"Call me if you need anything."

Li Ke nodded: "I see. If anything really happens, I can ask Mu Qing for help. Brother Mu is not in City A right now, and distant water cannot quench a nearby fire."

Chu Mu: “…”

He returned to the head office in the past few days.

"Don't worry, everyone knows that I'm good friends with the eldest young lady of the Jun family, so no one dares to do anything to me."

Chu Mu thought that Mu Qing and Yang Xi were both helping Li Ke. These two women were the most distinguished young ladies in City A. They had two wealthy families behind them. Li Ke was on good terms with them, so no one dared to hurt him.

Chu Mu was relieved.

After finishing the call with her stepbrother, Li Ke began to prepare for the dinner party and returned to her rented house early on purpose.

After taking a shower, she changed into an evening dress, put on some light makeup, and took out a bag from the closet that she rarely used. However, it was not a famous bag. She had sold all her luxury goods for money.

The bags I use now cost just over a thousand yuan each.

But when she picked up the bag, she looked in the mirror and felt that it was unnecessary to carry it.

In the end, she hung the bag back to its original place and chose to pick up a wallet that looked very exquisite, but was actually bought on Taobao and was not worth much.

She wanted to drive there herself, so she put her high heels in a black plastic bag and planned to change into them when she got to the hotel.

Only after making sure everything was in order did Li Ke go out.

Because it was Friday, there were a lot of cars and people on the street.

Every street is a little bit jammed with traffic.

Li Ke was glad that she left home early, otherwise she would be stuck in traffic and by the time she arrived at the hotel, the party would have already started.

That's how it was. When she arrived at the hotel, the dinner had already started, luckily it had just begun.

Those who came to the dinner were all bosses of small and medium-sized enterprises. Several of the small bosses had business dealings with Li Ke. When they saw Li Ke appear in an evening gown, they stared at her so hard that they couldn't move their eyes.

Usually, Li Ke either wears simple clothes or wears women's suits. Although he is good-looking, he does not give people a stunning feeling.

Li Ke seemed like a different person tonight, which amazed them.

Li Ke, who originally came from a wealthy family, may not have had an easy life later on, but she had a good temperament and her every move showed her nobility.

She walked in and everyone in the room stared at her.

A CEO looked at Li Ke with lustful eyes as she greeted someone she knew, then asked the people around her, "Which company does that beautiful woman work for?"

"Mr. Li from Yongtai Carton Factory."

He asked doubtfully, "Didn't the Yongtai Carton Factory go bankrupt a long time ago?"

This boss's company is quite large. Among the guests tonight, he is ranked among the top five. There are many small bosses around him, and they all want to discuss cooperation with him. Even if they cannot cooperate, making more friends with these big bosses will be beneficial to their small companies.

"Mr. Zhou, this Mr. Li is Li Ke, Li Yongtai's eldest daughter. Everyone used to call her Miss Li. The Yongtai Carton Factory went bankrupt and was still in debt. Li Yongtai refused to give up and set up a new carton factory. When the business was starting to pick up, Li Yongtai poisoned Mrs. Li, the second Mrs. Li, and killed her."

"Both Li Yongtai and his son were poisoned. His son was lucky and ate less, so he survived. Li Yongtai, having fallen from heaven, felt bad about his money and didn't want to waste it. He ate more and became severely poisoned. He died without rescue efforts."

"The new carton factory was taken over by his eldest daughter, Li Ke, and she was the one who paid off the debts. She told the creditors that if she gave her time, she would pay it off one by one. She's a responsible girl, and her younger siblings are still in school, and she's supporting them."

The boss who introduced Li Ke to Mr. Zhou praised Li Ke in every way.

I think Li Ke is responsible.

Another CEO next to Mr. Zhou went on to introduce, "This Li Ke is also a lucky person. When the Li family went bankrupt, Li Yongtai wanted to sell his two daughters to pay off the debts. Li Ke ran away with her brother and sister-in-law, and met the third young master of the Jun family. He took them back to Fengchen Villa. With the third young master's protection, the debt collectors dared not touch her and her siblings."

Mr. Zhou couldn't get in touch with a young master from a truly wealthy family like Jun Li, and he disdained to deal with a small boss like Li Ke, so he really didn't know Li Ke's story.

At this moment, I was very interested in listening to everyone talking about Li Ke.

"I heard that Li Ke and the Third Young Master Jun are having some affair, so it's very likely that she'll marry into the Jun family and become the Third Young Master's wife."

Hearing this, Mr. Zhou's fiery heart suddenly turned cold.

He took a fancy to Li Ke.

Li Ke's factory produces cardboard boxes, and his company needs a large number of cardboard boxes every month. He originally wanted to lure Li Ke with business talks. As long as Li Ke was persuaded, he would give all the cardboard orders in his company to Li Ke's cardboard factory.

After hearing that Li Ke had an affair with the third young master of the Jun family, even if Mr. Zhou had the guts, he would not dare to compete with the third young master of the Jun family for a woman.

Although the young master of the Jun family had no idea who he was and he had never even seen what the young master of the Jun family looked like, Mr. Zhou was afraid of the people of the Jun family, especially the head of the family, Ye Junbo.

"Mr. Zhang, you are behind schedule."

"Why are we behind? Is there any new progress? I haven't heard any gossip about Young Master Jun and Li Ke recently."

The man lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the two broke up, and Li Ke has to pay off her father's debts. She thinks it will take her several years to pay off the debt. Maybe she wants the Third Young Master Jun to wait for her for a few years, but the Third Young Master Jun said that she is not so confident as to let him, the Third Young Master of the Jun family, take care of her for a few years."

"The two of them just lost contact. They were just flirting and didn't become real boyfriend and girlfriend."

Mr. Zhang: "...I see. No wonder I haven't heard any gossip about them in a long time. No wonder Li Ke is so tired running orders every day, but the Third Young Master Jun doesn't offer a helping hand. Also, with so much debt and the Li family in such a state of decline, how can they be worthy of the Third Young Master Jun?"

"It was a wise decision for Li Ke to cut off contact with the Third Young Master Jun."