Chen Jiaojiao felt a surge of resentment in her heart, stomped her foot slightly, and went to get the food with a bitter expression.

Li Ke and Zhuang Weifeng were almost shoulder to shoulder at this moment. To others, the two seemed to have a good relationship. Zhuang Weifeng thought he had received a hint that Li Ke was throwing herself into his arms, and his eyes looked at Li Ke with a lot of lust and pride that were different from ordinary people.

To outsiders, it seemed that Zhuang Weifeng also liked Li Ke very much, and his eyes were full of smiles when he looked at her.

Li Ke didn't bother to look at his face. She spotted a future acquaintance at the banquet and subtly pointed to a middle-aged man standing next to Zhuang Yihao.

The man was rather short, appearing to be less than 1.7 meters tall. His hair looked somewhat sparse, and his features were rather plain, with narrow eyes. He had a somewhat sinister look.

Zhuang Yihao was standing next to him, and the two were talking very intimately. If you looked closely, it was easy to see that Zhuang Yihao had a very respectful and admiring attitude towards this person.

"Who is that person? Your uncle seemed to treat him with great respect. Is he richer than your uncle?" Li Ke leaned closer to Zhuang Weifeng and asked in a low voice.

Zhuang Weifeng was somewhat distracted by the beauty's advances. He smiled and replied, "He is Mr. Tanaka, a close friend of my uncle and his closest business partner. Mr. Tanaka's family is incredibly wealthy; my uncle is somewhat inferior to him."

It turned out he was from R country. Li Ke stared at the middle-aged man, looked at him carefully for a while, and made sure that she had not mistaken him for someone else.

In her memory, Tian Zhongsheng had much thinner hair than he does now, and his face always wore a gloomy and frightening expression, unlike his current spirited, lively, and energetic self.

At that time, Tian Zhongsheng and Zhuang Yihao lived in the safest central building area. The two were still neighbors. Tian Zhongsheng spoke fluent Mandarin and you couldn't tell at all that he was from Japan.

Country R was the first country to disappear from the world after the apocalypse. Before the apocalypse, the country was frequently ravaged by earthquakes and tsunamis. After the apocalypse, it sank directly into the sea and ceased to exist.

Back then, the Chen family and her mother wanted to sell Li Ke to this perverted old man who could be her father, all for a room in the security center.

Thinking of these unpleasant memories, Li Ke felt a chill run down her spine. She straightened up and looked at where the Eastern girl was, only to be met with her glaring at her angrily.

Li Ke gave the girl a provocative smile, then asked Zhuang Weifeng, "Who is that girl? Is she another one of your admirers? She looks so cute, and to be able to appear at this party, her family background must be quite good. Why didn't you choose her and instead went after Chen Jiaojiao?"

Zhuang Weifeng certainly wouldn't tell Li Ke the truth. He smiled at Li Ke naturally and said half-truthfully, "She is my uncle's daughter, named Qin Mingyue. I've always treated her like a younger sister. As for choosing your sister, it's because Jiaojiao is obedient and understanding. She won't make too many unreasonable demands on me, making her the most suitable choice for me right now."

Zhuang Weifeng couldn't afford to mess with Qin Mingyue, that capricious little firecracker. People in their circle had known for a long time that those were people you could associate with and have fun with, but those were people you had to take responsibility for if you messed with them.

Qin Mingyue had been removed from the marriage proposal list for the heir of a large family a long time ago because of her poor health, a secret that was not made public.

Chen Jiaojiao also came back, carrying a small plate of fruit in her hand. She smiled sweetly at Li Ke and said, "Sister, these are all your favorite foods. Uncle Zhuang's party was truly wonderful, with everything you could want. If there's anything else you'd like, you can tell me. I'd be happy to take care of you."

Li Ke took the fruit plate from Chen Jiaojiao. Looking at Chen Jiaojiao, who had regained her perfect elegance, she simply glanced back at her and said indifferently, "Every time I hear you call me 'sister,' I want to slap you."

Chen Jiaojiao's smile froze. She hadn't expected Li Ke to be so unrestrained and speak recklessly regardless of the occasion.

Li Ke put his arm around Chen Jiaojiao's shoulder and, seemingly affectionately but actually ruthlessly, pushed her toward Zhuang Weifeng: "Don't worry, Zhuang Weifeng said that he likes girls like you who are understanding and obedient the most, so Jiaojiao, you have to work hard and hold on to him."

After releasing Chen Jiaojiao, Li Ke ignored Chen Jiaojiao and Zhuang Weifeng's gazes and slowly walked downstairs, handing the fruit plate she was carrying to the waiter next to her along the way.

Of course, she would never eat anything Chen Jiaojiao brought.

The fish that Li Ke caught soon began to move, slowly drifting through the crowd and approaching her.

Li Ke watched the round-faced girl slowly approaching her, then turned and walked out of the hall. She stopped only after leaving the banquet hall and reaching the annex building next to the main castle building, where she saw a waiter carrying a wine barrel coming out from underground.

The wine barrels contained several bottles of red wine. The staff placed two wine barrels on a trolley, then closed the cellar door. Upon seeing Li Ke standing beside him, they bowed to her and slowly pushed the trolley toward the banquet area.

Qin Mingyue then came to Li Ke's side and questioned her in a coquettish voice, "What is your relationship with Zhuang Weifeng? And what is your relationship with that girl who was with Zhuang Weifeng? And what is her relationship with Zhuang Weifeng?"

Li Ke turned to look at the owner of the voice: "And who are you? Why should I tell you this information?"

"I am Qin Mingyue, the eldest daughter of the Qin family. Zhuang Weifeng has long been betrothed to me. You people who are clinging to him are just something he finds novel and is playing around with. I advise you to have some self-awareness and leave as soon as possible if you know what's good for you. It's better than suffering humiliation in the end, realizing the difference between you, and then making a shameful exit." Qin Mingyue glared at Li Ke as she spoke these words, her chest heaving rapidly, and her face turning even redder.

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