Chapter 695 A Country Bumpkin
Inside the banquet hall, near the window, a group of beautifully dressed girls surrounded Li Xiao and Qiu Keying.
The Qiu family holds a prominent position in Longcheng, and Qiu Keying is naturally very popular among these rich daughters. Although they are all superficial flattery, Qiu Keying finds it very useful.
Today is the first time she has brought her boyfriend to such an occasion. With such a formal appearance, everyone naturally has to give her face.
So everyone started talking one after another, praising Li Xiao.
"Keying, your boyfriend is so handsome."
"I've never seen you bring a boy to a party before, and I thought you didn't want a relationship. Turns out you just have high standards."
"Keying must have high standards. How many people in the entire Longcheng are worthy of Keying?"
"You're right, Keying, you look super beautiful today. Is this jewelry set a limited edition? I've seen it in a magazine, but I didn't expect it to be even better in person."
Qiu Keying held Li Xiao's arm and enjoyed the praise like a star. Now that the birthday girl was not there, she had become the most popular person in the banquet hall.
There are so many people here today, it's inevitable that some people may have some impression of Li Xiao.
"Li Xiao, your father is the chairman of the Li Group, right? I think we've met before."
"I have some impression of you, but you are even more handsome now. No wonder Keying likes you."
"I think I met you somewhere two years ago, but I haven't seen you since."
"Studying abroad? No wonder..."
It was not surprising that someone recognized him, Li Xiao. After all, the Li family was not an unknown family in Longcheng. He chatted with people calmly and confidently. His handsome appearance revealed a calm and introverted temperament that was different from the other boys present, which made Qiu Keying fall in love with him.
Until Li Xiao inadvertently raised his eyes and glanced at her when he was enjoying the company of both parties, that charming and cold figure suddenly caught his eyes, causing his heart to suddenly stagnate.
On the sofa not far away, Gu Yunzhou was stuffing a ball of paper into his palm and clenching it tightly, then he shook his arm suddenly, and a flower appeared in his hand.
Chen Ci laughed particularly happily because of his little magic trick. The expression on his face and the smile emanating from his eyebrows were so beautiful and eye-catching.
Not only Li Xiao, most of the boys present noticed Shen Ci.
Her outfit today was completely different from Qiu Keying's princess style. Li Xiao was fascinated by it. He obviously still preferred Chen Ci's style.
"How is it? Is it powerful?"
Gu Yunzhou asked proudly after performing several magic tricks for Shen Ci.
Shen Ci clapped his hands: "Amazing, much better than those low-level methods you used to use."
"I'm only talking about you. Others can't see it even if they want to."
"Brother, stop bothering Aci. Didn't you bring your girlfriend with you? Go and keep her company!" Lian Xing was so tired of rolling her eyes that she couldn't help but shout to drive him away.
"I don't have a girlfriend. Your brother is single now!" As he said this, he raised his eyebrows at Shen Ci.
"So disgusting." Gu Lianxing stood up and pulled Shen Ci up: "Ah Ci, ignore him, let's go inside and eat something."
Chen Ci smiled helplessly and stood up. She actually enjoyed watching Lian Xing and Gu Yunzhou bickering.
Boys like Gu Yunzhou, who are carefree and have a playful personality written all over their faces, especially those with a sense of humor, are actually very popular with girls.
"Lianxing!"
At this time, someone waved at Lian Xing from a distance, obviously a friend she knew well.
Lian Xing knew that Chen Ci didn't like to interact with strangers and have awkward conversations, so she said to Chen Ci, "Ah Ci, go wait for me at the self-service area first. Don't pay attention to my brother. I'll go say hello and come over."
"good."
Shen Ci nodded and went to the self-service area alone.
In such occasions, few people would walk around the buffet area with trays to eat. The daughters of the rich family thought it was ungraceful and inappropriate, while the young masters' attention was all on the daughters of the rich family.
So Shen Ci was the only one in the entire buffet area, and she was really a little hungry.
Holding the tray and looking at the dazzling array of fresh food, Shen Ci's appetite was whetted.
"King salmon sashimi", she must eat it!
"Crab sushi", she must eat it!
"Foie Gras Hand-Piece", she must eat it!
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Compared to fake-smile and awkward chat with others, Chen Ci obviously prefers the pure land of the self-service area.
But soon, someone came to spoil the atmosphere.
"Oh, are you here for the buffet?"
A sarcastic voice with a bad tone sounded from behind. Shen Ci, who was still holding a bowl of "Cherry Mousse" in his hand, turned around when he heard the voice.
Chen Ci was so beautiful today that the moment she turned her head, Qiu Keying's eyes dimmed by three points.
It's a beauty that cannot be denied.
But what's the use?
A country bumpkin!
There were two girls beside Qiu Keying. They obviously knew that Qiu Keying didn't like the pretty girl in front of her. To please her, they followed Qiu Keying's words and mocked her, "How did someone like that get in here?"
"Exactly. I've never seen anyone eat in an occasion like this before. It's so embarrassing."
Qiu Keying sneered and said, "I've said it before. After my dad buys this place, he'll definitely ban people like this from entering. Otherwise, they'll lower the quality of this place. It's really unlucky."
The other party's provocation came suddenly, but it was not inexplicable. When Shen Ci saw that the person behind her was Qiu Keying, she knew that she was here to humiliate her.
She slowly put down what she was holding and turned around.
Her brows were cold and her eyes were frozen. Now that she was facing the public, her aura was obviously more intimidating than when she was behind her back just now.
Qiu Keying and the other two felt a sudden sense of weakness in their hearts, but it only lasted for a moment before they glared back at Chen Ci provocatively.
Shen Ci walked in front of Qiu Keying. The other party was very confident because she had two friends with her, but because of her height, she had to tilt her head slightly to look up at Shen Ci.
"I didn't expect to see you here again today." Qiu Keying spoke preemptively, "Which man brought you in again? You don't usually get the chance to eat such delicious food, do you? Eat it, no one will laugh at you, because that's what ignorant people do."
Qiu Keying obviously developed a fundamental contempt for Chen Ci because of Li Xiao's words, thinking that she was a vain woman who used low means to win the favor of men by relying on her beauty.
In addition, Chen Ci insulted Li Xiao that day, so Qiu Keying's hostility towards her at this moment was not groundless.
Qiu Keying said so many unpleasant things, implicitly mocking Shen Ci for being unpresentable and unworldly. She was very straightforward in her contempt and belittling her, but Shen Ci just looked at her coldly and said lightly, "Your lipstick is on your teeth!"
Qiu Keying was startled and quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth, but shame and anger were revealed in her eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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