Chapter 118: 118. Chapter 118: Father Luo

118. Chapter 118: Father Luo's Self-Awareness Awakens

【New plot?】

【Yes. Tomorrow is the eightieth birthday of the Sheng Family's elder. The Sheng Family and the Luo Family are old friends, and the two sides have a very good relationship, so the Luo Family should naturally go over to gather. Because the plot direction has changed significantly, your new plot is to develop an ambiguous relationship with the Sheng Family's grandson, Yan Qi, and win Favorability Value. Once the Sheng Family and the Luo Family enter into a marriage alliance, a powerful union, it will be a huge blow to the male lead, and this will also change the Luo Family's ending.】

The Baby System explains to Luo Xixi.

【I see...】

After hearing this, Luo Xixi is lost in thought.

But then, the Baby System says again: 【Because the Sheng Family has great influence, the second male lead, Yan Yu, is also among those invited. He will also attend tomorrow night's birthday banquet.】

As soon as the Baby System finishes speaking, Luo Xixi says without hesitation: 【Then I'm going!】

It is impossible to explain things to someone over the phone. Luo Xixi does not want to lose Qiyuan as a good comrade-in-arms and ally. Plus, she really was in the wrong this time, so naturally, she has to be the one to lower her head. Therefore, as long as there is an opportunity to meet in person, Luo Xixi must try.

"Mom, I'm going."

Luo Xixi nods to Bai Fengxia and says.

"That's good."

Bai Fengxia nods with a smile and agrees, saying: "Then tomorrow, Xixi, you can come to the banquet with us."

"Okay."

The next day.

Luo Xixi follows her parents to the Sheng Family elder's birthday banquet. The eldest son of the Sheng Family, who is also the current person in charge of the Sheng Family's company, Sheng Tinghao, brings his son, Yan Qi, to the main gate to greet them warmly.

"Zhennian, Fengxia, you've arrived."

Sheng Tinghao greets the Luo parents happily, then his gaze falls on Luo Xixi, and he says with a smile: "This must be Xixi. At your Recognition Banquet last time, I was still on a business trip overseas and couldn't make it back in time, so I didn't get to properly meet Xixi. Xixi, I am the eldest son of your Grandpa Sheng, my name is Sheng Tinghao, you can just call me Uncle Sheng."

"Hello, Uncle Sheng, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Luo Xixi also greets him politely.

"Hehe, good girl."

As he speaks, Sheng Tinghao looks back at his son, Yan Qi, and says: "Yan Qi, there will be many people in a while, and I might not be able to attend to your Uncle Luo's family. You take my place and host Uncle Luo and the others well. Also, Xixi just returned home, so she's probably shy in an occasion like this. You are about the same age, so keep Xixi company and don't leave her out."

"Oh..."

Yan Qi responds indifferently.

He looks a bit reluctant.

Seeing his son's attitude, Sheng Tinghao frowns and scolds: "Oh what? Why are you so impolite? Answer me again!"

"Got it, Dad."

Yan Qi has no choice but to change his tone.

Sheng Tinghao looks at the Luo parents and says: "Zhennian, Fengxia, I'll take you to see Dad. Yan Qi, you keep Xixi company."

"Got it."

Then, the Luo family walks ahead with Sheng Tinghao, while Yan Qi and Luo Xixi follow behind.

Yan Qi is still immersed in the blow of breaking up with Shiqing, so he remains cold and distant toward Luo Xixi.

Luo Xixi doesn't care. She heard from the Baby System that in the plot, Yan Qi is just this kind of cold, aloof, and unresponsive person. However, according to the character setting, Luo Xixi falls uncontrollably in love with Yan Qi the moment she sees him. The more unresponsive he is, the more crazily Luo Xixi loves Yan Qi, pursuing him relentlessly. It is the first time Yan Qi has seen a girl as crazy as Luo Xixi, so he starts to look at her with a bit of admiration.

But the plot no longer matters to Luo Xixi. Even if she follows the plot, as long as the male and female leads are targeting her, following the plot is useless. The point is to deal with the male and female leads.

Therefore, Luo Xixi never thought about having any interaction with Yan Qi when she came to the banquet this time.

He doesn't want to bother with her, and she doesn't want to bother with him either.

Because of his father's order, Yan Qi can only stay with Luo Xixi. He wears a sour face, and the more he thinks about it, the more annoyed he feels. Why does his father insist on him having a marriage alliance with the Luo Family? Is he just a tool for marriage?

What era is this to still want arranged marriages? Dream on!

Just as Yan Qi is thinking about how to get rid of this troublesome woman, Luo Xixi—

【Sigh, how on earth am I supposed to get rid of Yan Qi? Can he stop following me around? So annoying!】

!!!!

This voice!

Yan Qi is suddenly stunned. Isn't this Luo Xixi's inner voice?

Back at the Luo Family's Recognition Banquet, Yan Qi had also heard Luo Xixi's inner voice. At the time, he thought he was hallucinating, and since the two didn't have any interaction afterward, Yan Qi didn't take it to heart.

But now that he has heard it again, Yan Qi quickly turns to look at Luo Xixi.

"Hmm?"

Seeing Yan Qi's eyes wide open, staring at her intensely, Luo Xixi is a bit confused.

She blinks her eyes innocently and asks: "What's wrong?"

【Oh my, this person suddenly turned around and scared me. Why is he acting so jumpy?】

Yan Qi: "..."

Listening to Luo Xixi's inner voice expressing her disdain for him, he feels a bit angry. He wants to say that he hasn't even expressed his disdain for her yet, so how does Luo Xixi have the nerve to disdain him? What right does she have?

She wants to leave his side? Even if someone is to leave, it should be him leaving; there is no way this woman is leaving first!

Perhaps it is a strange sense of competitiveness at work, but Yan Qi takes a deep breath and says to Luo Xixi with a fake smile: "Xixi, are you hungry? Let's go over there and get something to eat."

"Huh?"

Luo Xixi is stunned. She was just looking for an excuse to walk away from Yan Qi; why is this person taking the initiative to invite her to eat?

Seeing Luo Xixi's dumbfounded expression, Yan Qi feels even more satisfied. He feels that the pent-up frustration he has been holding in for these past few days has been vented quite a bit. Then, without further ado, he pulls Luo Xixi toward the buffet area.

"Don't 'huh', let's go. Pick what you like to eat. I've watched your livestream; you like meat, right?"

"Um, I can walk by myself, loosen your grip!"

Luo Xixi and Yan Qi walk toward the buffet area, but they don't know that every move they make is being watched by both the Luo and Sheng families.

Sheng Laoyezi chuckles twice and says to Father Luo, Luo Zhennian, with a smile: "Zhennian, I see that Yan Qi and Xixi are getting along quite well. Originally, this was a marriage arrangement for the children made by me and your father. Now, if the two children are mutually attracted, I think we should go ahead and arrange the engagement soon."

As an NPC, Father Luo should have agreed immediately according to the plot progression, but because his Favorability Value toward Luo Xixi has skyrocketed, he is gradually awakening his Self-Awareness, and thus he cares more about his daughter's feelings rather than being a dictator.

Hearing the proposal from Sheng Laoyezi, he also smiled and politely declined, saying: "It still depends on the children's wishes. Previously, Xixi said in front of everyone that she would not fulfill the engagement with Yan Qi, fearing it would hurt the relationship between Yan Qi and Shiqing. I don't know what she thinks now, so I have to go back and ask Xixi for her opinion. In any case, the two children are still young, so there is no rush for the engagement."