Amid the slightly noisy speeches, He Ao returned to his seat.
By then, their small table had already been laid with several exquisite cakes, some simple chicken dishes, cooled lobster, and vegetable salad.
The food at dinners like this was generally not particularly lavish, nor would they serve strongly scented grilled or fried foods. Usually, it was just pastries, cold dishes, salads, and the like.
But while these foods were simple, they were not cheap.
The meat was real meat, the seafood was specially farmed seafood, and the vegetables were real vegetables rather than synthetic ones.
The ingredients used to make the cakes were also mostly all-natural.
However, Wei Jinna had not taken a single bite from the dishes on their table. Her gaze remained fixed in the direction of the presidential candidate.
"The dinner is about to end," Wei Jinna said as she watched He Ao sit down, her gaze shifting to the Security Personnel nearby. "They're still not letting anyone in. It looks like they won't let people in to talk to him for the entire dinner."
Just moments ago, she had still entertained the thought that perhaps they really were discussing something inside, and that once they were done, they would allow the people outside in to speak with them.
But now, it seemed that their talk of a "full schedule" had merely been a perfunctory excuse, polite words meant to avoid letting anyone see the presidential candidate.
In De Nuo City, although her footing was unstable, she was still the Branch Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Seeing the mayor was not difficult for her.
She withdrew her gaze and could not help muttering, "These politicians really have too many schemes."
He Ao turned his head to look at her and smiled. "That's just how