Chapter 1706: A Strong Sense of Crisis

Zirui's fiancée is herself.

Bai Manman immediately walked up to Qi Shishi and gave a forced smile: "Hello, I am Zirui's fiancée." She hooked her arm through Zirui's.

Zirui pulled his arm out of her grasp as if he had been electrocuted, casting a cold glance at Bai Manman; his gaze was as icy as a blade, making her shudder.

"This is no place for you to speak," Zirui scolded her.

She wanted to say, I didn't lie, I was telling the truth.

I am your fiancée, why are you afraid to let this woman know?

But she only thought it; she didn't dare ask.

In front of Sheng Zirui, she always felt insecure and unequal in status.

Qi Shishi smiled and invited them: "Let's go, it's windy here and not the place for conversation. I have prepared a dinner for you all; taste it and see if the food here is to your liking."

She had clearly eased Bai Manman's embarrassment, but Bai Manman did not appreciate it.

She even thought Qi Shishi was being fake; if it weren't for her, Zirui wouldn't have been so cold and indifferent to her all along.

When rivals in love meet, they are naturally extremely hostile.

Qi Shishi had made thorough preparations to host the distinguished guests from Jiangzhou, and the scene was grand and lively.

The banquet was held in a buffet style, the advantage of which was that people could move freely while dining and converse with others at the same time.

There were not many varieties of food, mainly staple seafood.

Meat, fruits, and vegetables were scarce.

Country L borders the sea and is rich in seafood resources, but land is scarce, so fruits and vegetables are not only limited in variety but also expensive.

Although they are hard to come by, at a banquet of this level, it wouldn't be impossible to obtain them; there could only be one reason—the host did it on purpose.

The lack of vegetables and fruits was a signal from the host to the guests—there is room for increased cooperation in agricultural and sideline products.

The signal was not very obvious; whether it could be understood depended on the other party's level of perception.

It could also be considered a small test set by Qi Shishi for the Jiangzhou delegation.

As soon as Zirui saw the dishes, he understood everything.

He whispered a few words to the Confidential Secretary, and the secretary understood and went to find the Confidential Secretary beside Qi Shishi to discuss the matter.

But Bai Manman began to find fault with the food.

Seeing Zirui walk toward Qi Shishi, she stepped forward first, arrived in front of Qi Shishi, and asked: "It's all just sea fish; don't you have any meat here? Zirui likes to eat meat."

Her voice was loud, and many people heard her.

Bai Manman wanted to express two things: first, that Qi Shishi did not value Zirui, and Zirui should wake up and stop wasting his infatuation on her. If she valued him enough, how could she not even prepare the food he liked?

Second, the diet in this place is too different from the habits in Jiangzhou; I, Bai Manman, am the one most suited for Zirui.

These were all petty thoughts; she thought she was very clever, but in the eyes of others, it was just small-minded and lacking in vision.

No matter how good Zirui's composure was, he couldn't keep his face straight now.

He glared at her: "Shut up. No one will treat you like a Yaba if you don't speak."

As his fiancée, her words and actions would, to a certain extent, represent Zirui.

"Did I say something wrong? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I will definitely be careful in the future." Her attitude in admitting her mistake was still good... but it was only her attitude; she didn't realize where she had gone wrong.

Zirui did not trust her and began to send her away: "Forget about the future. If you don't like this food, go back to your room and have someone send you a meal; don't affect others."

Bai Manman's eyes immediately filled with tears.

But she didn't want to leave; she wanted to stay, so she pleaded: "Zirui, please, don't send me away, okay?"

"I will listen to everything you say. I will do whatever you tell me to do, and I won't do anything you say I can't..."

In less than a short day, she had already made promises many times.

The little trust that had existed was already exhausted.

Zirui was expressionless and said coldly: "Please, go home to lose face if you want to; I cannot lose face with you abroad."

"I didn't mean to..."

"Get out!"

Only then did Bai Manman leave reluctantly, returning to the guest room upstairs.

Her reluctance was mainly due to worry.

She was worried about Qi Shishi and Zirui, fearing that their old flame would be rekindled.

Zihan is a big mouth; she only asked one question about the past between Qi Shishi and Zirui, and he told her everything.

The dance began.

Qi Shishi had changed into a silver-white evening gown, off-the-shoulder, with a long skirt swaying, wrapping around her graceful figure!

As soon as she appeared, she became the focus of the entire room.

Not only because of her good looks and figure, but also because her current temperament was completely different from when she wore a military uniform.

When she wore a military uniform, she had a heroic and spirited beauty; wearing an evening gown, she was gentle and soft, very feminine!

The men's gazes were filled with admiration and covetousness.

The women's gazes, however, were mostly naked jealousy.

It was fortunate that Bai Manman was not there; if she were, who knows what outrageous actions she would have taken!

Zirui couldn't take his eyes off her, but he didn't dare to look openly; such an outstanding woman was destined never to belong to him.

Truly, fate plays tricks on people.

The music started.

As the host, Qi Shishi had the initiative to invite a guest to dance the first dance. Originally, she wanted to invite Liu Kai to dance the first dance; Liu Kai was an elder, and it was very appropriate to invite an elder.

But Liu Kai smiled and shook his head, gesturing with his eyes toward Zirui.

She hesitated: "This... is that okay?"

It is not that she is unwilling, but she is afraid that others will overthink it.

Liu Kai said, "There is nothing wrong with it. You are today's host, and he is our most distinguished guest today. In terms of both sentiment and reason, you two should dance the first dance. If you do not do so, it would instead look more like 'there are no three hundred taels of silver buried here'."

Thus, Qi Shishi walked toward Zirui, originally intending to invite him herself.

Upon arriving in front of Zirui, he took the initiative and said, "Commander Qi, may I invite you to dance?"

"Of course, I am very happy to accept your invitation."

Country L, the country's unwritten rules.

A host inviting a guest is a sign of respect and politeness.

For an important guest to take the initiative to invite the host to dance, especially when both parties are preparing to cooperate, is the greatest sign of sincerity, indicating that they will agree to all of the other party's requests.

At the very beginning, Qi Shishi did not seek out Zirui first, which also meant this; she did not want to use emotions to hold him hostage.

But when he truly did so, she was still very happy.

The two glided into the dance floor, their coordination perfect and tacit.

A match made in heaven.

After Bai Manman went upstairs, she was always restless, opening the door from time to time to listen to the movement outside, even though she could not hear anything.

After opening the door for the nth time, she finally heard the dance music start.

The dance party has begun, and the first dance should be danced by her and Zirui!

The etiquette in Jiangzhou is like this; she is Zirui's fiancée, so Zirui's first dance should naturally be with her.

But this is Country L.

She does not understand the rules of Country L, nor does she have any interest in knowing them.

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