She ran away from him and was not to be offended by her sickly brother.

At around six o'clock in the evening, the ship docked on the shore slowly sailed away from the coast, and the dinner officially began——

The whistle of the giant ship woke up Meng Xia. Just as she was about to get up, she received a call from Huo Xibai——

"The dinner is about to start, why don't you come down?"

The man's voice was mixed with the noisy voices, and it seemed to be very lively.

"I don't want to go down."

She was still frightened by the fact that she was almost recognized by Mr. Huo today. Moreover, she came here originally to present something to Huo Xi. Now that the task had been completed, there was no need to go to the dinner.

"Then I'll have someone deliver some food to the room?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice on the other end of the phone——

"Huo Xibai, why are you hiding here? Come here quickly!"

"Wait a moment……"

"What are you waiting for? Everyone is waiting for you! Come here quickly."

Before Huo Xibai could speak, he was interrupted by Meng Xia, "You go ahead and do your work. If I'm hungry, I'll ask someone to bring me food."

"...Okay, then call me if you need anything."

After hesitating for a moment, Huo Xibai hung up the phone, followed the man away, and soon sat down in his seat——

The people sitting at his table were all close relatives of the Ronghuo family. As soon as he sat down, he caught Mrs. Rong's attention——

"Is this Xi Bai? We haven't seen him for a few years, and he has grown so big?"

"Yes."

Mrs. Huo had a faint smile on her lips, maintaining her usual elegance and gentleness.

"Hello, Aunt Rong." Huo Xibai greeted politely. His humble and courteous look made Mrs. Rong like her even more. "Don't be so formal. I hugged you when you were a child!"

"Oh, this kid is really... good-looking when he was a child, and now he is even more talented. I don't know how many little girls will like him."

As she said that, she deliberately glanced at Zhou Ranran beside her. The little girl immediately hugged her with a shy look, "Aunt!"

Mrs. Rong was from the Zhou family. After marrying into the Rong family, she gave birth to only one daughter, Rong Yan, and treated her only biological niece, Zhou Ranran, as her own.

How could Mrs. Huo not hear what she was saying? She immediately smiled knowingly, stared at the little girl and joked, "What? Ranran also likes us Xi Bai?"

"How can there be..."

When the little girl heard this, she glanced at Huo Xibai subconsciously and retorted sheepishly.

"Really? That's a pity. Originally, I thought that good things come in pairs and we kiss each other."

Mrs. Huo pretended to be disappointed, and the little girl immediately tightened her palms and frowned as if she was remembering something, "But Brother Xi Bai already has a girlfriend..."

Hearing this, Mrs. Huo's eyes paused, "Is that so? I really didn't know such a thing existed."

As she said that, she glanced at Huo Xibai beside her with her peripheral vision. Only Huo Xibai could see the irony in her eyes.

"..."

The originally lively atmosphere suddenly felt awkward, and Mrs. Rong chuckled, "Really? It seems like I'm talking too much. It's just... I don't know whose daughter is so lucky to be able to talk to Xi Together for nothing.”

"Yeah, after saying that, I suddenly became a little curious."

Mrs. Huo echoed, and the people at the table looked towards Huo Xibai——

Huo Xibai glanced at Mr. Huo, who was silent, and then at Mrs. Huo, who was smiling and waiting for her answer. He suddenly curled up his lips and smiled, "There is nothing to say. Speaking of which, you have met this person before. she……"

"Xi Bai." (End of chapter)