By the time everyone reached the destination, Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli were already sitting on the ground in front of the roast whole lamb, each holding a bowl of mare's milk wine and sipping it slowly.
Seeing them arrive, Yan Xianjue merely raised a hand lazily and waved. "Oh, you're here."
Everyone: "..."
They had clearly come together. Could he not make it seem like they had run into each other by chance?
But after spending half the day on a plane and another half riding horses, they were genuinely starving and too lazy to complain.
Aside from Lei Xuan, who hesitated as if he wanted to say something, everyone else conscientiously found their places and sat obediently around the roast lamb.
Everyone stared eagerly at Lei Xuan... and the sizzling, oil-dripping lamb beside him.
Yan Xianjue was clearly not curious about the rankings at all.
After all, he was definitely first place!
And unlike the other guests, he had none of their restraint or embarrassment about speaking up. He simply lifted his chin at Lei Xuan. "Director, it's time to hand out the lamb."
Lei Xuan rolled his eyes speechlessly, but still complained, "...You only treat me like the director at times like this."
Thinking about it carefully, Shen Fangli realized this was not the first time Yan Xianjue had treated people differently depending on the situation.
When he needed someone, he called him Officer Ji. When he did not, he called him Ji Heng.
If she had not been too hungry to move, she really would have stood up and patted Lei Xuan on the shoulder to comfort him with, Forget it. It's not like this is your first day knowing him.
Being carried along at full speed on horseback had indeed been exhilarating, but once she