Chapter 331

At the end of the song, the band in the corner of the banquet stopped playing.

The couples of dancers rotating in the arena each stopped in place with different finishing movements, and after gracefully saluting their dance partners, they invariably turned their eyes to the deliberately vacated small corner in the center. block place.

There, a man and a woman with a huge difference in appearance also stopped dancing in a well-behaved posture.

Some guests secretly covered their disappointed eyes, while others showed disdain.

In such "upper class" social occasions, the ballroom dancing that attracts people and sends them off naturally represents a part of social life, and a person's origin can be more or less seen from his dancing posture.

Before that, I don’t know how many people present were practicing dance steps, secretly looking forward to being selected by Ji Zhixu as a dance partner at this birthday party, and then showing off their demeanor...

They are all confident that their status and ability can win this honor, no matter how bad they are, they will be robbed of the limelight by those who are close to them.

But he didn't expect Cheng Yaojin to come out halfway, making this guy who had never heard of it before become the object of Miss Ji's favor.

Naturally, these people were grinding their teeth in secret, and they couldn't help but compare themselves with each other, and found that this person seemed to be ordinary except for his appearance, and even his dancing steps were extremely jerky, just like a simple ordinary person. Involuntarily began to have some dark expectations - such as an accident while dancing or something...

But it's a pity that although Lin Jie's performance was quite satisfactory, he played steadily from the beginning to the end, and even talked and laughed with Miss Ji, chatting very happily.

Lin Jie firmly held Ji Zhixu's hand with one hand, supported the latter's waist with the other hand, posed the simplest ending pose, and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Dancing or something... It's still a bit embarrassing for him, who has been in the bookstore for several years, especially to ignore all kinds of eyes around him.

After the music stopped, Ji Zhixu consciously let go of the hand on Lin Jie's shoulder, took two steps back, held up the hem of the skirt to salute gracefully, lowered his head slightly and said humbly: "Thank you for your guidance. Allowing me to realize my own ignorance and the immensity of my knowledge...has helped me a lot.”

"You're welcome, after all, you are my old customer, I have always paid great attention to 'after-sales service'-but then again, we have known each other for almost half a year, so there is no need to be so...be polite and restrained, just get along like ordinary friends gone."

Lin Jie smiled helplessly, looking at Ji Zhixu, who was so radiant in front of him, but bowed his head to him, and wondered if it was because Miss Ji was most embarrassed when she walked into the bookstore on a rainy night, causing the other party to Psychologically, he has always been extremely weak.

Or was the conversation that I deliberately dominated in the past too deep, which made Ji Zhixu feel inertia?

I always feel...Miss Ji seems to be too respectful and obedient, in other words, "has become the shape of Lin Jie".

Although such a result can be regarded as intentional, but if it goes too far, he will feel a little bit guilty...

Ji Zhixu pursed his lips, his face was panicked and embarrassed for a moment, but then he struggled for a while, and nodded in agreement with difficulty: "You are right, I will treat you as a friend."

Although it is very difficult for her to treat the existence in front of her that is more powerful than a god as a friend, since it is Mr. Lin's request, she must try her best to fulfill it.

"..."

If it weren't for the more solemn occasion now, Lin Jie really wanted to sigh with his forehead.

You have a serious face, haven't you relaxed at all! How come it seems like I am ordering you, I feel more restrained!

Lin Jie was powerless to complain, but suddenly saw a brown-haired young man in luxurious and decent formal attire walking by, holding a glass of wine, smiling decently at Ji Zhixu, and raised his glass.

"Miss Ji, long time no see."

Ji Zhixu frowned indiscriminately. The person in front of him was not an ordinary nobleman, but a direct descendant of a wizard family, and he was a relatively powerful competitor in the contemporary era. .

Just like the information Fitch got, there were quite a few extraordinary beings in this banquet.

If it is the past, Ji Zhixu will definitely work hard to make friends with these people, win more bargaining chips for Luoer resources, and choose suitable collaborators among them, for himself, for his father, and for the entire Luoer resources counterattack...

This is her irresistible fate.

But now that Mr. Lin is on the platform, these people are dispensable.

"Long time no see." Ji Zhixu nodded.

Although these people are no longer valuable, the necessary etiquette still needs to be maintained, so she introduced Lin Jie out of convention: "John Fred, the second son of the Fred family."

She thought it over and decided not to introduce Lin Jie to John.

For one thing, Mr. Lin's identity will be revealed later when the cooperation between the two parties is announced, so that it will be deterrent enough.

Secondly... She didn't think it was necessary to introduce Mr. Lin's identity to such a worthless person, it was too cheap.

Lin Jie naturally didn't know the twists and turns in Ji Zhixu's heart, so he smiled and extended his hand politely: "Hello."

John's face was a little weird, he didn't reach out, but frowned and looked at Ji Zhixu. After waiting for a while, he found that the former didn't have any intention of continuing the introduction, and the expression he looked at Lin Jie became a little more exciting.

Of course, it was not embarrassment, but a kind of complacency mixed with surprise, sarcasm, sudden realization and gloating.

In his view, there are only two situations where only one party is introduced. The first is that the identity of this person is well known, and the second is that this person is not worth introducing.

He had never seen the black-haired young man in front of him before. The first situation was completely impossible.

So there is only the second situation... Unexpectedly, is this guy just a shield pulled by Ji Zhixu? Just because he didn't want to choose one of them as his future partner, he made such a bad plan...

He maintained a half-smile expression on his face, and said, "Excuse me, Miss Ji, doesn't this gentleman have a name? I think that both parties should be treated equally during the introduction. This is the most basic etiquette, isn't it?"

John raised his head haughtily and proudly, raised the corners of his mouth, and continued, "Even if there is a huge difference in identity between the two parties, it would be too embarrassing to introduce only one party."

"...?"

Ji Zhixu was a little confused.

Yes, it is indeed embarrassing and there is nothing wrong with it.

But why didn't you feel embarrassed at all, but rather proud? Isn't the insult strong enough, or is this John actually a dick?

But now is not the time to think about it...

Ji Zhixu's gaze stayed on Lin Jie's palm hanging in the air for a while, his heart tightened, and he raised his head to look at Lin Jie's face.

The smile on the face of the bookstore owner has disappeared.