Chapter 10: Heading to the banquet

'I must say, I look dashing.' Wei Jun commented as he examined himself in the mirror while dressed in a tuxedo. It was a normal tuxedo with nothing special except for the studs yet it looked better on Wei Jun than it did on anyone else.

"Let's go." Wei Jun came out of his room and ordered Chen Xian who had been waiting outside Wei Jun's room for a while now. It was six in the evening and the banquet would start at eight. The son of the birthday woman was already very late.

The car left the villa of Young Ruan and after a drive of twenty minutes, it entered the premises of a mansion five times the size of Young Ruan's villa.

'It's adequate at best in size.' But for a person like Wei Jun or the real one possessing the body, the mansion in front of him wasn't very big.

The car soon stopped in front of a main door. A girl with brown hair and brown eyes was standing at the main door wearing a displeased look. That girl was the incarnation of beauty itself. Sharp nose coupled with a smooth face and rosy lips. Her eyes would drown anyone in them if she stared at someone with them.

She was about five feet tall in height and age-wise, she seemed somewhere around the early twenties. Her dress of choice was a green dress that cascaded down to her heels of the same color. A shoulder-cut dress that accentuated her milky white skin color. Her green ruby earrings also made her very attractive.

It took a few seconds of stepping out of the car to properly analyze the girl standing in front of him for Wei Jun. He could also guess she was angry. But what he wanted to know the most was, 'Who is she?'

[That is one of the heroines of the first novel, host]

[Also your sister]

'I see.' From that, Wei Jun didn't need to ask for the girl's name. He knew exactly who she was. Lin Ruan, a primary heroine in the novel and the adoptive sister of the previous holder of Wei Jun's body.

"How could you be so late? You were supposed to be here by five. You should have been here in the morning." Lin Ruan complained as soon as Wei Jun got closer to her.

Wei Jun didn't reply. He kept staring at her for a while before he replied, "I was busy picking up a suitable gift for Mother."

Contrary to that, during the brief stare, Wei Jun was thinking something else entirely, 'She isn't my mother so why should I?'

[Wouldn't it be better to just blend in?]

[Lesser headaches that way]

'You're right.' He replied before he asked, 'Anyway, what should I do about her? If she is a heroine, then she's an enemy. Do I need to kill her?'

[Not necessarily]

[In fact, this could be an opportunity]

[Since Lin Ruan is a very crucial point of Run Long, making her your ally instead would deal a massive blow to Run Long]

'In other words, this girl is an opportunity I need to take away from Run Long?' Wei Jun surmised the explanation.

[Yes]

'Then does that mean, every heroine and friend of the protagonist is also an opportunity? And not just items and manuals?' He asked as he purchased something from the shop and then lied about the gift thing.

[Precisely]

'I see.'

"Don't let it happen again. Can you imagine if the guests had arrived before you did, how embarrassing would it be?" Lin Ruan reprimanded Wei Jun.

Wei Jun nodded and apologized, "I truly apologize, sister. I will make sure to make up for it."

Lin Ruan was taken aback by Wei Jun's answer. She was expecting Wei Jun to push the blame to someone else or say something mean. Apologizing and doing that so nicely was the last thing--- No, it was something she hadn't even considered from her brother.

"I... Ah... Okay." She stuttered as she failed to form a proper reply. Wei Jun walked past her and entered the luxurious mansion. Just as he entered, the shine from the various decorative lights and the chandelier overtook him. He observed his surroundings as various servants moved at the directives of their superiors to prepare various delicacies to enjoy during the banquet.

"Come on, Mother is waiting for you." Lin Ruan said as he was still taking everything in. Wei Jun nodded and followed Lin Ruan through the mansion. After walking for about ten minutes, they finally arrived outside a room.

Many servants were standing outside that room, looking increasingly worried.

"What is happening?" Wei Jun asked as he saw the atmosphere was far from celebratory.

"You shouldn't concern yourself with these things." Lin Ruan curtly replied before she moved ahead. The servants made way for her to access the door and after a slight knock, she said, "Mother, please don't spoil your mood on such a festive occasion. Look, even Xiao Wei is here now."

After a few seconds, the door opened and a woman with a red face came out. Not only her face, but even her eyes were swollen and they were red that Wei Jun suspected were from crying.

He wondered what would have happened before the woman who appeared from the door whom he could barely assess, jumped at him with such a speed that he couldn't follow her movements with his pathetic agility.

Still, he prepared himself but before he could, he was already in the warm embrace of a woman who was crying nonstop. "Xiao Wei. What has happened? Look what they did."

The woman who had taken Wei Jun by surprise started rambling incoherently. Many of her words didn't make any sense but from the looks of it, she seemed to be relaying important information but Wei Jun couldn't understand.

He turned to look at his new sister who also seemed down after seeing their mother like this. "What happened?" This time, Wei Jun didn't ask out of curiosity but there was authority in his voice.

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