The evening party arrived as scheduled.
As night deepened, invited guests began arriving one after another at Sun Moon Royal Academy's banquet hall.
Jiang Yi wore a black swallowtail suit, its hem fluttering gently with his steps like the tips of ink-black wings, lending him the youthful air of a pretty boy.
Yet the confidence brought by his own strength added a mature, steady contrast to that youthful look.
In one sentence, he was the father of youthful charm. Beside him, Meng Hongchen's eyes were already sparkling with little stars.
"Absolutely exquisite..."
Meng Hongchen wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, her gaze practically glued to him.
If this were a novel, he would be the domineering, handsome male lead, and she... hehe, of course she would be the female lead.
"Hehe..."
She giggled sweetly, lifting the hem of her white dress with both hands as she followed behind Jiang Yi, basking in the gazes of passersby.
Their formal attire happened to make a perfect pair—this was Miss Meng's little scheme.
Along the way, the handsome man and beautiful woman drew plenty of attention, secretly delighting Meng Hongchen.
This was practically the same as declaring her ownership of Jiang Yi to everyone in the academy, like a little animal marking its territory.
"Let's go in. Stop spacing out."
Jiang Yi glanced at the lovestruck Meng Hongchen and helplessly reached out, lightly knocking her muddled little head.
There was nothing he could do about her.
Who would have thought Meng Hongchen was even more lovestruck than in the original story, and had even developed the traits of a shut-in girl?
Could Xixi have done this?
More than half of Ling Luochen's shut-in tendencies had also come from Xixi writing nonsense novels. She was truly a menace to society. (Well