Chapter 136 - Familiar

"Li Jingli! You're here." Xi Ana exclaimed.

Lim Yi Sheng heard that she always send invitation to them but it's very rare for them to go and usually only Li Jingli is willing to put up with events like this but from the way Xi Ana reacted it seems like even Li Jingli did not confirm ahead of time.

The way Li Jingli wears his coat with all the buŧŧons opened showing his white inner shirt and with the attractive silver earring on his right ear made him look like your typical playboy young master in the city but it still didn't diminish his attractive qualities.

"Yeah, only I could make it though."

Li Jingli lightly kissed Xi Ana on the cheek before taking a glass of wine from one of the waiters roaming the place and raised it to Lim Yi Sheng for a toast, "Long time no see brother-in-law."

He had long been used to this kind of greeting of Li Jingli towards Xi Ana, they also stayed in western countries for a long time and this type of greeting is normal for them.

Lim Yi Sheng returned the smile as the both of them donned their cups.

"It really is. The last time we saw each other was when Xi Ana got into accident, right?"

They did meet at the lobby of the hospital just before Li Jingli left and they didn't have time to meet after that again.

"Yeah."

The silver earring on Li Jingli's left ear really attracted Lim Yi Sheng's attention. It's normal but he was just a little bit surprised since this is his first time seeing him wear an earring.

"If you don't mind me asking, is that a real piercing?" it could be just the earring that's making it look like a piercing, they could make tat kind of earrings nowadays.

"Oh this? It's nothing really special. One time when we were in Country R for a vacation, Ana and I went out to play then we suddenly met one of our acquaintance who by chance owns a piercing shop and offered to do it for us for free. We were like, 'it seems fun, why don't we try.' and so the both of us did."

"He got the piercing and I got a second on my life ear." Xi Ana said.

"I never noticed." he never really did since Xi Ana isn't really the type of person who likes wearing a lot of jewelries.

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"Well that's the story and the next day we dragged Wenna and Qi Lu to the shop and they also got piercings then we had someone customize four pieces of silver earring of the same design for each one of us."

"Your friendship is really something I admire. As for me, I only have Lu Nai He as my best friend." it's not like he's feeling any discontentment sometimes he just wonder how it would be if he and Lu Nai He has more friends.

"I believe it doesn't matter how many friends you have, as long as you could rely on him?"

He was just about to reply when Xi Ana talked first,"So you can say girly things like this as well?"

"If we ever have a conversation like this in the future let's leave this woman out shall we? She just have to ruin my momentum like that!"

"Sure. A man-to-man talk would be great." he readily agreed. Of course there are things that can only be talked between men likewise there stuffs that only women could talk with each other.

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The two who were left alone took another glass of wine for each other before Li Jingli commented.

"You really used this event to gather a lot of people with strong connection. Rather than a banquet to welcome your father, for me it looks like a den of lions and tigers trying to create a pack for themselves. You really are an opportunist, Ana."

"Hey now, I don't want to be called like that twice by another opportunist himself."

Li jingli laughed. It must have been Lim Yi Sheng who said the same thing to her, he thought.

"A lot of people would think so it's just that we're the only people who could say that in front of you."

Although he said that, this type of scenario is totally normal. Intentionally or not, it will still end up like a connection gathering event.

Rather than feel vexed, people would actually be more thankful to be given an opportunity to meet with other potential business partners and investors.

Meanwhile, on the stage that was set up the host started to call Xi Ana's grandfather, "Before we officially start this banquet, I want to call the man behind the glory and prosperity of Xi Empire to please come up on the stage perhaps to say a few words. The chairman himself, Chairman Xi Shendong."

"Erm.." the old man on the stage cleared his throat.

"I was quite impressed that a lot of people came tonight despite the abrupt invitation. For that, I want to thank who took some time of their busy schedule just to attend this old man's banquet for my son."

Xi Ana almost rolled her eyes on her grandfather's statement. Of course they would take some time, he is Xi Shendong. Who dares not to come? Just like how they can't easily ignore other families of the same social standing's invitations

As for the latter part of his sentence, Xi Ana had long been used to her grandfather using the term 'son' instead of son-in-law in front of people to address her father but still when people hear it directly from him they were quite amused.