After looking around for ages, Shen Fangli still couldn't find anyone.
There were too many people at the birthday banquet, and it was too noisy. She couldn't even judge their location by how close their voices sounded.
Looking at it this way, the Ji Household Old Residence really was huge.
And for Ji the Old Master's birthday banquet, nearly all the public areas had been opened to guests.
But Shen Fangli wasn't in a hurry.
She knew Yan Xianjue's personality—he loved watching excitement.
He definitely wouldn't miss the iconic scene of a group brawl at the birthday banquet later.
She only needed to keep an eye on wherever was liveliest.
Shen Fangli wandered casually through the hall and picked up a glass of champagne from a server's tray.
She wasn't interested in drinking. She was only holding it to keep up appearances.
After following the walls and admiring the Ji Household's collection of paintings, she hadn't run into Yan Xianjue, but she spotted Zhou Ye first.
The boy who never even wore his school uniform properly had, for once, put on a respectable suit.
Standing restrained beside the elders, he would have looked nothing like the gossip-loving student at school if his eyes hadn't lit up the moment he saw her.
Shen Fangli sighed inwardly. These people from top-tier wealthy families were all masters at reading the room.
If nothing else, she was far behind them when it came to putting on an act.
*
Zhou Ye spotted Shen Fangli with his sharp eyes and got as excited as if he'd seen a savior.
He hurriedly told the two elders beside him, who were chatting enthusiastically, "I saw a classmate. I'm going to say hello."
Only after the elders nodded did Zhou Ye leave with composed manners, though his pace