Chapter 133

Regarding Qiong’s suggestion, Julian glanced at the line of defense of the Empire’s younger generation not far away and fell silent.

He immediately saw that face, clearly identical to another, but with a different makeup than usual and a strange and alluring aura. This didn't seem like Lu Xiaoyao.

The woman's face at this moment was extremely reminiscent of how she had tricked him to death in the game.

Julian didn't want to directly infiltrate this group of people by taking the opportunity to greet her.

Even though they had temporarily teamed up in the game the day before.

His eyes wandered, subconsciously looking for another breakthrough. Soon, a young man in a silver-gray suit became Julian's next target.

Although the cuff on the wrist of the hand holding the wine glass bore the royal emblem, Julian felt that Yuan Fang was still a good choice for a chat.

However, the more he walked over, the more the chattering of the group of young people made Julian, who was wearing a gentlemanly smile, inexplicably doubt his life.

Are the younger generation of the Empire all chatterboxes?

…

"Wow! Mingmei, your brother is actually Mei Qiu! You've been hiding it too well!"

"Oh my god, you should have said so earlier, you're General Mei Qiu's sister! I'm a huge fan of General Mei Qiu!"

"By the way, Mingmei, why is your surname Ming and your brother's surname Mei? Is it an alias?"

"Mingmei, your brother is so amazing, you must be very strong too, right?"

"..."

Mingmei stood among the crowd, openly spacing out.

So noisy.

Why are these people, even those who aren't familiar with me, taking advantage of my acquaintances surrounding me to join in the conversation?!

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"Excuse me, everyone."

Mingmei turned her head and saw Mu Chen standing behind her at some point. Her nose once again smelled the familiar and reassuring cold fragrance.

Her one and only hero has arrived.

Everyone was slightly stunned by Mu Chen's sudden appearance. Whether they regarded him as a former classmate or as the boss figure who had brought them deep shadows in the game, they immediately put away the presumptuousness brought about by "Lu Xiaoyao" when facing Mu Chen.

This person is really not easy to mess with.

In response, Mu Chen's gaze specifically fell on "Lu Xiaoyao" in the scarlet short dress. Tonight, her makeup and dress were completely different from usual, and there was even a bright red tear mole at the corner of her eye.

Under the illumination of the banquet hall lights, the tear mole occasionally gave the illusion that it was a drop of blood falling from the corner of the eye.

Mingmei had also noticed "Lu Xiaoyao" early on. In today's occasion, her appearance and changes naturally reminded Mingmei of Da Yao.

In front of everyone, Mu Chen lowered his head and seemed to whisper something in Mingmei's ear.

Apart from feeling the slightly hot breath spraying on her neck, bringing a tremor from the depths of her soul, Mingmei also didn't hear what the person in front of her, who was clearly moving his mouth as if talking to her, was saying.

Then, in the next second, Mu Chen turned his head to look at the others, gave a polite and apologetic nod, and seemed to have whispered a secret to Mingmei before putting his hand on Mingmei's waist to lead her away from the crowd.

Could the others be "third wheels" and bother them?

It wasn't until they had walked more than ten steps away that Mu Chen stopped with Mingmei near the lady he had come with earlier.

"Have some cake first. I'll take you over after Minister Mei finishes talking."

Mingmei looked at Mu Chen, who had conjured up a small cake and handed it to her as if by magic. Mingmei took the cake with a complicated expression but didn't eat it immediately. The stylist's words from daytime were still in her ears, and a trace of unnaturalness flashed in Mingmei's eyes.

She had actually gained weight recently?

Was it from drinking too much milk tea or eating too many cakes?

Or both?

While her thoughts were running wild, Mingmei's gaze fell on the lady who was also chatting with others.

Mu Chen was the adopted child of the deceased Mu Feize. Mu Feize didn't have a partner when he passed away, so what was the relationship between the lady in front of her and Mu Chen?

The other party seemed to notice Mingmei's gaze, and turned her head to look directly at Mingmei.

Mingmei noticed a flash of surprise in the other party's eyes when she saw her, and then she looked at Mu Chen next to her. In an instant, she immediately gave Mingmei a warm and friendly smile.

Mingmei nodded slightly in response to the other party's smile.

"That is my aunt." Mu Chen said to Mingmei without waiting for her to ask, "My aunt raised me. She likes you very much."

Mingmei:?

What does this mean?

Mingmei didn't want to overthink it, but she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.

Then, the other party's next sentence was—

"I like what she likes."

I like what she likes.

She likes you very much.

These two sentences, when put together, were no different from a confession!

A confession, coming so suddenly!

[Ghostie!]

[Yes, Host, you heard right. He's confessing! He's confessing! If you like him, go for it!]

Ghostie had already learned to answer first.

He was already tired of the love between his host and the man in front of him, which was sometimes like elementary school students and sometimes like adults speeding in an ambiguous game.

Ah!

He, the artificial intelligence brain, would personally break through this window!

Thinking that his host was going on a trip with the man in front of him tomorrow, and that he himself was going to the main brain to study, he didn't mind making tonight's drama even more exciting!

Six-Six, I'm sorry, I'm actually an undercover agent _(：3」∠)_ I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to be a fun brain~

Hearing what her artificial intelligence said to her with boundless excitement, Mingmei's brain was a little stuck for a moment.

#Question: I found out that the person I like is hinting that they like me, what should I do?! Waiting online, urgent!#

"That...I can't eat the cake for now, my clothes are a bit tight..."

Mingmei was a little incoherent, and she put the cake in her hand back on the table next to her, stammering as she changed the subject.

After Mingmei finished speaking, she carefully raised her head and peeked at the man in front of her, only to see that his gaze was once again focused and affectionately fixed on her.

[Ghostie, I...]

[You can't handle it, Host, surrender!]

Ghostie's voice was still ringing in Mingmei's ears when Mu Chen quickly looked at the girl who was staring at him in a daze and suddenly said, "I'm done for, I surrender, I really, really have no experience...I can't handle it!"

"Pfft~"

As if amused by Mingmei's soliloquy, Mu Chen laughed outright. He had just been feeling infinitely lost at Mingmei's attempt to change the subject, but in the next second, she confessed so directly that she couldn't handle it.

Just as he laughed, the entire banquet hall suddenly went dark...

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Her eyes suddenly darkened, but there was no noise from anyone around her. Mingmei's instinctively tense nerves quickly relaxed.

Since there was no riot, it meant that this change was a normal procedure that the people present were already aware of.

In the darkness, a warm palm enveloped Mingmei's hand, leading her to move slowly towards another place. Before Mingmei could think about it, she saw a circle of faint light appear on the floor in the middle of the banquet hall.

After seeing the circle of light, the people standing nearby consciously retreated out of the circle.

"There will be an opening dance soon, which will officially start the ball."

Although the surrounding scene was dark and blurry, Mingmei felt a sense of peace of mind when she was held by Mu Chen and heard his explanation.

Melodious music also sounded at this moment, and Mingmei saw her brother, Mei Qiu, standing in front of the crowd, outside the circle of light, with Cheshire, who was dressed in盛装.

The two held each other's hands, and in the next second, they exchanged glances and stepped into the circle of light together with great tacit understanding.

Mingmei looked at the two people holding each other's hands, and she suddenly smiled.

On their intertwined fingers, the conspicuous pair of rings were worn on each other's ring fingers, declaring their possession of each other...