In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the banquet.Jing Lan, as a third-level ability user and the new main attacker of Ranxue, was brought by Ranxue's deputy head to attend the banquet.

Ran Xue's deputy head is a person with long sleeves and good dancers. He can call more than half of the people in the banquet by name, and the more important guests have some personal relationships with him.

He dragged Jing Lan through the crowd like a butterfly: "Come on, let's get acquainted, this is our new main attacker of Ranxue."

Someone nearby immediately echoed with a smile: "This is that famous pastry chef? Yo, this time, you really caught the treasure. Let me offer you a toast, and I will take care of you in the future."

Jing Lan held a glass of champagne, didn't even touch her lips, glanced at the man uninterestedly, and dealt with it perfunctorily.

The person toasting is a boss who does sales business and often needs mercenary escorts.Originally wanted to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with Ranxue's new main attacker, but at this moment, he encountered a soft nail, and his complexion suddenly became a little ugly.

The deputy team leader stood in front of Jing Lan empathetically and said: "This pastry chef is cold-tempered. He has been so cold-hearted since the first day he joined the team. But his strength is really nothing to say. Draw a tie with our regiment leader. Come, I will respect everyone for this cup, and I will trouble everyone to take care of him in the future."

So the atmosphere heated up again, and a group of people chatted about gossip.

"Have you heard? Captain Sheng of the expedition team found a lover recently, and he is very spoiled!"

The deputy head showed just the right amount of surprise and curiosity, and asked cooperatively: "You mean Captain Sheng Bai? Impossible! Didn't everyone say that Captain Sheng is not close to women?"

"Isn't it just that he is not close to women? The lover he is looking for is a man!" The other person patted his thigh pretending to regret: "If I knew that Dui Sheng would like this, I would get ten or eight beautiful young men for him. Sent."

Everyone laughed hahaha.

"You're overthinking this. Back then, in order to please Sheng Dui, everyone gave away a lot from men and women, but Sheng Dui didn't buy it at all. I don't know what kind of magic this one around me has, so that he can take down Sheng Dui. "

The pretty high-ranking female in the crowd snorted in dissatisfaction: "I'm afraid that some fox somewhere will become a spirit, and use that trick to lure Sheng's soul away."

She is Qiu Zhen's cousin, and she works as an administrative commissioner for the management committee of the refuge in Jingting City.Thanks to the relationship with Dr. Qiu Zhen's assistant, life in the shelter management committee went smoothly.She fell in love with Sheng Bai, and pursued vigorously for two months. The entire Jingting City executives knew about it, but Sheng Bai refused her with only one sentence. He said: If you pester me again, I will kill you.

This sentence was said by Sheng Bai in front of many people at a high-level meeting. doctor.After that, things between the two fell into disarray.

As soon as she opened her mouth, those colleagues who were close to her immediately united with her: "Hey, I heard it's just a good-looking trash vase, with no background and no abilities. Team Sheng should be tired of it in two days."

"The same is true for the Sheng team. No matter how much he likes such a guy, we are no better than our sister Qiu. Her appearance, identity, and ability are all top-notch."

"What are you talking about, is a little duck worthy of being compared with our sister Qiu?"

They were standing close to the entrance of the banquet hall, when they suddenly heard a commotion outside the door, then the door was pushed open by the waiter, and a beauty in a delicate white suit appeared at the door.

His suit was a slim fit, well cut, and perfectly outlined Xia Xi's beautiful waistline.Underneath was a black shirt, buttoned to the top, and a bow tie.There is a well-designed metal bag on the suit, and a pair of amethyst cuffs on the wrist are dazzling, which complements his amethyst earrings of the same style.

His appearance is already considered outstanding, but what makes people unable to take their eyes off is the natural nobility on his body.It seemed that he was born to be held up and pampered.Just standing there, he captured everyone's attention and became the protagonist of this banquet.

But when the beauty spoke, her harsh tone made everyone doubt life: "Zeng Ce, I seem to have heard someone say bad things about me, can I cut off his tongue?"

It was only then that everyone noticed that there was a man behind the beauty, taller than him, and very handsome, but the man followed behind him, like a star whose brilliance was covered by the bright moon, without any sense of existence.

Zeng Ce?Isn't that one of the ten big star officials under Sheng Bai?Only then did everyone realize that the young man was the protagonist of their gossip just now.

Zeng Ce twitched the corner of his mouth, complaining incessantly.Others don't know, but he knows that this little ancestor is simply Daji alive.He stunned Sheng Bai and obeyed him, asking for the stars but not the moon.He said that whoever is not pleasing to the eye will have bad luck the next day.Even some of his requests that would interfere with the internal affairs of the expedition team, Sheng Bai listened to them.This kid obviously has no real power, but as long as Sheng Bai pampers him for a day, even the deputy team has to treat him respectfully.

After Zeng Ce was beaten that day, he made up his mind to stay away from Xia Xi, but who knew that the other party called his name and asked him to accompany him to today's banquet.It sounds good to be an escort, but in fact, it is to let yourself, a dignified star leader, be his bodyguard for free.But Zeng Ce didn't even dare to refuse.

Zeng Ce wiped off the cold sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, and advised: "Mr. Xia, here are all the nobles of Jingting City, so don't offend them casually. Besides, everyone should just be joking, there is no malicious intention, please bear with me."

"Really?" Xia Xi walked straight into the crowd, stood beside Jing Lan, and looked at the man who said he was a duckling just now: "Are you kidding me?"

That person is just a small character in the management committee of Jingting City, and his status is lower than Zeng Ce's. Looking at Zeng Ce's face, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so he could only bow his waist and say loudly to Xia Xi Apologize: "I'm sorry, Mr. Xia. I'm a jerk, you don't mind."

"Just kidding, it seems that I am narrow-minded when I pursue it. In this way, you punish yourself with a bottle, and forget about it." Xia Xi picked a bottle of high-quality liquor from the side, handed it to the other party, and smiled brightly: "Drink it. Drink it If you don’t finish, I’ll cut off your tongue.”

The man was so frightened that he took the wine bottle tremblingly, regardless of whether he could drink it or not, he raised his neck and poured it down.

Shahi?

Jing Lan recognized the beautiful young man beside him, he was really Xia Xi's changed appearance.But it was the first time Jing Lan saw Xia Xi with such a full-on aura.

After the apocalypse, Xia Xi always covered his face. Before the apocalypse, he always dressed casually, and his demeanor was plain and easy-going. Although that appearance was also very attractive, it was not so dazzling that it was difficult to approach.

But, when did he become Sheng Bai's lover?

In the past few days, Jinglan has been busy gaining a foothold in Ranxue, and has no time to go to the old city. The message from Shiyin kept saying that everything is fine and nothing happened.

But it doesn't look like nothing happened in front of him, Jing Lan instinctively realized that things were out of control when he didn't know it.Shiyin only favors those who are more useful to him.Apparently Sheng Bai's expedition team was more powerful than Ranxue, so Shi Yin helped him hide it from himself.

Jing Lan clenched her fist secretly.Of course he believed that nothing would really happen between Xia Xi and Sheng Bai, but Xia Xi's appearance in the name of Sheng Bai's lover still made him feel a little sour, gurgling up, every bubble exploded, It is full of grievances.

But he can't say anything, after all, he is no longer Xia Xi's boyfriend.

"It's you, Mr. Pastry Chef." A brisk voice interrupted Jing Lan's emotions.

Jing Lan raised her head and met Xia Xi's bright smile. He hadn't smiled at Jing Lan like this for a long time.Jing Lan's mood was like mixing a large spoonful of honey into lemon juice to make a cup of sweet honey lemonade.

Like a big dog seeing his master, he grinned foolishly, not as cold as before.

Xia Xi didn't intend to hide her relationship with Jing Lan.After all, with Sheng Bai's suspicion, he will definitely check himself, and he will follow the clues to find out that the dessert chef has something to do with him, and even take the initiative to show his favor and provide shelter.

It's not that Sheng Bai really likes herself, and Xia Xi doesn't have to worry about Sheng Bai being jealous, on the contrary, he can just open up the relationship with Jing Lan, and make contact with him in the future without arousing suspicion.

Xia Xiyi pointed out: "A few days ago, thanks to your care, I didn't have time to go to Xincheng to look for you to thank you. I didn't expect to meet you here. I have to thank you very much. Without your care, maybe there would be no mine. today."

What Xia Xi was talking about was Jing Lan's taking Xia Xi into his territory.If Jing Lan hadn't blocked Xia Xi's chance to hold his thigh, he might have joined a certain force in advance, and he wouldn't be targeted by the expedition team and sent to Zeng Ce, let alone get close to Sheng Bai.

Jing Lan couldn't laugh anymore: "Yes, what a coincidence."

Ranxue's deputy team leader noticed Xin Dalu's eyes widened, looked back and forth between Xia Xi and Jing Lan twice, pulled Jing Lan aside, and asked in a low voice, "You said you liked it before?" Old city youth is summer?"

Jing Lan glanced at Xia Xi and nodded silently.

"Hiss—" the deputy head patted Jing Lan's shoulder sympathetically: "My condolences."

While they were talking, the protagonist of the banquet finally appeared.The leader was a handsome man. He didn't look like he was in his sixties at all, with thick black hair and a well-maintained complexion.I feel like I'm in my 40s.

Behind him stood a middle-aged woman with a gentle temperament, and a young man in his teens who looked somewhat similar to Jing Lan.

At first, Xia Xi only knew that the owner was the person in charge of the medical center, but she was stunned when she saw the person involved.

Although he has never seen a real person, before the end of the world, when Xia Xi accidentally asked about Jing Lan's family situation, the other party showed him the photos.

The three people in front of him were Jing Lan's father, stepmother, and half-brother.

Xia Xi looked at Jing Lan in surprise, Jing Lan had an indifferent expression, she peeled off a piece of hard candy and stuffed it into her mouth, biting it hard.

Before the end of the world, Xia Xi knew that Jing Lan severed the parent-child relationship with her father because she refused to return to her father's job.The relationship between the two is definitely not close.Later, from Jinglan's few words and the conversations of his friends and classmates, Xia Xi also gradually learned that Jinglan was kicked out by his family in a disguised form when he was in middle school, but in fact he had no home for a long time.

Seeing the loving and harmonious family of three in front of him, and Jing Lan standing aside with a gloomy expression, Xia Xi felt a little suffocated for no reason.

It is known that Jing Lan was tortured by the Jingting City Research Institute in her previous life, but Jing Lan's father was a high-level official in Jingting City.Xia Xi couldn't imagine what role Jing's father played during the years of Jinglan's torture.

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