Canbao didn't understand what "cannon fodder" meant, so she simply lowered her head and continued eating her cake.

The cakes here are so delicious!

Strawberry flavor is delicious! Mango flavor is delicious! Durian flavor...

Canbao's face was contorted in pain.

It smells awful!

The system also chimed in disapprovingly: "Take it further away."

Canbao obediently and silently pushed the durian-scented one away.

Wen Shuqiao naturally dragged the durian cake in front of her. Seeing that Wen Shuqiao didn't intend to continue talking to them, the two exchanged a glance and sat down next to her.

One of them asked, feigning sadness, "Shuqiao, how have you been lately? Remember to message me if you need anything, and I'll definitely help you if I can."

Wen Shuqiao finished the small cake in no time and didn't answer.

Another added, "Yes, yes, Shuqiao, although you're no longer the eldest daughter of the Su family, you'll always be our friend."

Wen Shuqiao took a sip of juice, her gaze falling on the two women as she asked, "Friends who don't reply to messages?"

The original owner didn't have the habit of deleting chat history; on her first day in this world, she read almost everything to absorb information about it.

They had naturally seen the records of the two people in front of them. When the original owner was still a member of the Su family, they were more frequent in sending messages than anyone else. But when the original owner fell on hard times and sent them messages, they didn't reply to a single one for hundreds of years.

The original owner wasn't bad to them back then.

Wen Shuqiao thought that if it were the original owner of this body, she would probably have exploded by the time she heard them come over to greet her today, but she was not the original owner of this body and didn't really feel anything for them.

Her tone was indifferent, making it impossible to tell whether she was angry or blaming.

This left the two of them somewhat at a loss for words.

Wen Shuqiao was kicked out of the Su family before, and judging from the Su family's attitude, she shouldn't be able to come back, but unexpectedly she showed up at Su Sisi's welcome banquet today.

It seems the Su family hasn't given up on her. They might bring her back once their anger subsides. After all, they've raised her for over twenty years; how could they just abandon her like that?

Zhao Yue and Jiang Qing exchanged a glance, then Zhao Yue said, "Oh, Shu Qiao, you know we've been so busy with work lately, we've been receiving so many messages every day, we can't even keep up with all the messages."

Wen Shuqiao didn't answer. Can Can, who was sitting next to her, tugged at Wen Shuqiao's clothes. Wen Shuqiao turned to look at him and said gently, "What's wrong, baby?"

Can Can whispered, "Auntie, I need to pee."

Wen Shuqiao hummed in agreement, but since she didn't know where the restroom was, she turned her head and asked, "Excuse me, where is the restroom?"

Zhao Yue paused for a moment, then pointed in a direction.

Wen Shuqiao glanced at it and said, "Thank you."

Then, carrying Canbao, he got up and left without answering their questions.

Zhao Yue and Jiang Qing watched her retreating figure. Jiang Qing said, "She's leaving already?"

Zhao Yue was also puzzled: "Yeah, why does she seem different from usual?"

She has such a good temper that it's as if she has no temper at all; normally, she would have turned into a firecracker by now.

Jiang Qing said, "They probably feel that the real eldest daughter of the Su family has returned, and things have been settled, so there's nothing they can do."

Isn't today's banquet prepared for Su Sisi?

They also invited many prominent figures.

Jiang Qing said, "Forget it, we're on good terms with Su Sisi now, she probably doesn't like us being with Su Shuqiao."

They came here just to see Wen Shuqiao make a fool of herself. Since she wasn't taking the bait, there was no point in them jumping around; they would just look like clowns.

Both of them got up with complicated expressions, grabbed their wine glasses, and headed to their group of girlfriends.

After Can Can finished using the toilet, she obediently washed her hands and let Wen Shu Qiao wipe them with a tissue.

He looked down and asked, "Auntie, when are we going home?"

The party wasn't fun at all! Although the little cakes were delicious, Canbao is already full and doesn't need any more!

Wen Shuqiao threw the tissue into the trash can. She wasn't really used to this atmosphere either. She thought for a moment and said, "Let's say goodbye to Grandma and go home."

Can Can nodded: "Okay."

The system notified us: 【We haven't met Uncle yet.】

Can Can skillfully pretended not to understand.

The system sighed helplessly.

It seems that relying on Chan-bo's efforts won't be enough; we can only wait for his uncle to come and find him.

I thought I could send Canbao back to the Shen family sooner.

Wen Shuqiao led Can Can back. In the short time they had been gone, the banquet hall had become much more crowded and lively.

Wen Shuqiao's face is known to almost everyone in these circles, and she attracted a small number of people's attention as soon as she appeared.

After all, the case of the real and fake heiresses was a topic of conversation for everyone a while ago.

Everyone was quite surprised to see Wen Shuqiao at the banquet looking like this, especially since she was holding a baby's hand, which made her even more conspicuous.

Wen Shuqiao knew they were watching her, but it didn't matter; she was basically seeing everyone here for the last time tonight anyway.

Her gaze swept quickly across every corner of the banquet hall, finally finding Qu Lan's figure at the edge of the stage, where she was chatting with a group of wealthy women.

Can Can held Wen Shu Qiao's hand tightly, wishing she could immediately climb into Wen Shu Qiao's arms and stay quietly there.

Wen Shuqiao sensed Cancan's nervousness, and as if she had heard what he was thinking, she bent down and picked him up.

Can Can immediately buried her face in Wen Shu Qiao's shoulder.

The system snorted: [You little coward.]

Canbao thought to herself, "That's an evil assessment!"

Detailed, very... demanding!

Wen Shuqiao located Qu Lan's position, and carrying Canbao, she quickly passed through the crowd and quietly approached Qu Lan.

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