Chapter 697: Could I Have Been Reborn?

A beautiful small stage was built in the center of the banquet hall. As soon as Yuanyuan walked up, a boy who was stirring up trouble set off a handheld party popper. For a time, the sound of "bang, bang, bang" resounded through the hall, and colorful paper flowers danced in the sky.

The atmosphere was instantly ignited, and everyone applauded and cheered. Yuanyuan waved at everyone happily.

"Thank you very much for coming to my birthday party today. Every year on this day, I can personally feel the sense of happiness that the word 'friend' brings me. And today, there are old friends, and there are also new friends..."

When talking about new friends, Yuanyuan specifically looked at Shen Ci on the periphery of the crowd. Although she was standing at the very back, she was the most eye-catching, the whole person shining white and glowing with beauty.

"Whether you are an old friend or a new friend, I hope everyone can be happy and have fun today. I have arranged a big meal for everyone in the Dragon and Phoenix Hall tonight. Let's not go home until we're drunk today!"

"Happy birthday, Yuanyuan!"

"Happy birthday, beautiful!"

Everyone cheered loudly again, and Shen Ci also smiled and applauded.

The birthday party was officially started, and the background music in the hall became cheerful.

Qiu Keying was the first to rush up and grab Yuanyuan: "Yuanyuan, let's go take beautiful photos on the terrace. The snow scene is especially beautiful, just like 'Tiny Times'."

The girls were all excited when they heard this, completely not caring how thin the dresses everyone was wearing today, just wanting to take some great photos.

"Okay!" Yuanyuan clapped her hands: "Let's girls go to the terrace to take photos first. It's just right for the sunset and snow scene now."

Lianxing looked at Shen Ci upon hearing this: "A-Ci, are you going?"

Shen Ci shook her head lightly.

Originally, she could have gone. Although she was also afraid of the cold, since she was already here, she wanted to accompany Lianxing.

But Li Xiao's silly girlfriend was also there, and it was obvious that she and the birthday girl were good friends. If she went too, she was afraid a quarrel would break out.

After all, this was someone else's birthday party, and she didn't want to ruin someone else's good day.

Most importantly, she didn't want to argue with that silly girl in front of so many people; it was really beneath her standards.

"Then I'll go accompany Yuanyuan to take a few photos first, and then I'll come find you immediately. If anything happens, just find my brother. Although he's not very reliable, he should be very willing to serve you."

Shen Ci pursed her lips and smiled: "It's okay, you go."

She fully understood that Lianxing, as a good friend, definitely had to take a photo with the birthday girl.

After Lianxing left, Shen Ci went straight to the restroom. She had eaten so much just now, she needed to touch up her lipstick.

As it turned out, she ran into Li Xiao again.

"Shen Ci..."

Li Xiao was stunned, thinking Shen Ci was following him on purpose, and couldn't help but take the initiative to speak: "Are you following me?"

Shen Ci:?

Seeing the expression on her face, Li Xiao knew he had misunderstood. But he pretended to be fine on the surface, looking at Shen Ci earnestly and saying: "I don't know what you've experienced in the past year or so, but as an ex-boyfriend, I still sincerely hope you can be upright and honest, and live with a clear conscience."

"Did your brain get caught in a door?" Shen Ci said with an expression of disgust.

"You don't need to pretend in front of me anymore. I have long suspected your changes, just didn't want to believe it, because at that time, my liking for you had reached a state of self-numbing." Li Xiao said with justification, the more he spoke, the more he could convince himself, the more he trusted himself, feeling that every word he said was true.

"But it's different now. A year or so is enough for me to face your sudden changes and the various suspicious signs that have occurred to you. And I've also verified it; you have a boyfriend off-campus, he should be quite rich, right?"

Shen Ci was confused at first, not knowing what Li Xiao was babbling about again.

But by the end, she understood. Li Xiao thought she was being kept by a rich old man?

"Do you think the only way for me to change my life is to be kept by an old man?" Shen Ci sneered and asked.

Li Xiao narrowed his eyes: "At your age, in the current situation, do you have any more reasonable explanation?"

Shen Ci straightened her expression and looked at him seriously: "Could I have been reborn?"

After speaking, Li Xiao hugged her tightly again: "Keying, do you know how much I like you? I have to go abroad later, and long-distance relationships are very hard, so I was really restrained at first. But I found that I couldn't restrain the impulse to be with you at all, so I gathered a lot of courage to confess to you."

"We will be in two different countries in the future, and there will be more difficulties to overcome if we want to be together. I don't want us to hurt the relationship between us because of an irrelevant person. You also like me and want to be with me forever, right?"

"Why couldn't it be a handsome guy? After all, it wouldn't be hard for me to be kept by a young, handsome, and wealthy guy, right?"

Speaking of this, Gu Yunzhou happened to appear in Shen Ci's line of sight by accident.

She raised her hand to greet him: "Gu Yunzhou!"

"Shen Ci!" Gu Yunzhou grinned and ran over happily.

Noticing Li Xiao, Gu Yunzhou's expression froze.

He vaguely remembered that Shen Ci and Li Xiao had dated for a while?

"Li Xiao, long time no see!"

"Yunzhou."

The two could be considered acquaintances, but the relationship was limited to greeting each other when they met; there was no private friendship.

Shen Ci looked at Gu Yunzhou and asked: "Gu Yunzhou, do you like me?"

Gu Yunzhou didn't hesitate at all upon hearing this, and didn't even care that Li Xiao was standing right in front of him, admitting it bluntly: "Of course, you know that."

Li Xiao widened his eyes in disbelief.

Shen Ci asked again: "Then how much do you like me?"

Gu Yunzhou: "I'd even be your dog!"

Li Xiao: "?"

Shen Ci hooked her lips in satisfaction, turning to look at Li Xiao provocatively: "If one day I really am kept by someone, at the very least, it has to be Gu Yunzhou's condition."

"Kept?" Gu Yunzhou's eyes lit up: "Is the activity still on? No need to be kept, count me in as paying to be with you. I can let you swipe all my cards!"

Li Xiao's face turned green!

"Gu Yunzhou!" he gritted his teeth.

Gu Yunzhou blinked at him: "Didn't you break up long ago? Then I don't count as a third party, right?"

"No, wait, I seem to really be a third party!" Gu Yunzhou looked at Shen Ci and said: "You have a boyfriend now!"

Shen Ci nodded and patted Gu Yunzhou on the shoulder lightly: "I'll notify you for the next activity."

Gu Yunzhou nodded happily: "Okay, I'm always holding the number plate of love for you!"

Li Xiao's eyes went black, and he almost fainted from anger on the spot.

Who would have thought that at this very moment, Qiu Keying appeared aggressively at the corner, and locked onto Shen Ci and Li Xiao standing face to face at a glance.

Her chest felt blocked, and her full anger erupted. She stepped on her high heels and rushed over.

Seeing this, Li Xiao's heart "thumped," secretly thinking it was over.

In this situation, he was most afraid of a direct conflict between Qiu Keying and Shen Ci. If some things that Qiu Keying shouldn't know were to be known by her, then everything he had carefully planned would be in vain! ===== CHAPTER 698 =====