The beach on the east side of the Imperial Capital.
It has always been a quiet place, but today it is very lively at night. Guide signs and lights have been installed on the roads along the way, and people are on duty at each intersection to guide the way.
Expensive sports cars drove from the center of the Imperial city to the sea. The car lights along the way illuminated the surrounding area, making it particularly grand when viewed from above.
The dinner officially started at eight o'clock in the evening, and people were arriving one after another.
Li's seaside villa was originally modeled after a resort hotel, with a total of four floors, covering a huge area from the courtyard to the swimming pool, and a lot of effort was put into its construction.
The Li family is not an ordinary family. As long as they are willing to spend money, they can have whatever style they want.
This villa was built early, by Li Langhua's father, specifically to receive guests from the Li family. Later, the Imperial capital gradually developed, and various hotels were built.
This place is not close to the Imperial Capital, and it has gradually become a place where the Li family only comes when they are on vacation.
There are a total of forty rooms in the entire villa, and the gardens and swimming pools in the entire park are all designed by the most famous architects in the imperial capital at that time.
Even now, it is not outdated at all. It has been renovated and refurbished one after another over the years. Not to mention anything else, the furnishings in the courtyard alone are one of the best in the entire Imperial Capital.
A car stopped at the gate. The waiter stepped forward and opened the door. After the people in the car got out, the driver drove the car into the parking lot.
The whole building was brightly lit, illuminating a radius of several miles. The people entering the courtyard were of higher status.
Tonight, Li Langhua wore a dark purple cheongsam and a pair of high heels of the same color. Her dyed black curly hair was made into a bun, and a diamond hairpin was fixed in her hair.
Although she is nearly seventy years old, the old lady's face is radiant, her skin is firm, and her skincare has been very effective over the years. Under the light, she now looks like a person in her forties.
Li Ruobing wore a lake blue dress and spent the afternoon doing beauty treatments with the old lady. The stylist also made a matching look according to the lady's temperament, so at first glance she looked a bit like the old lady.
"Ruobing, go up and see if Li Li is okay. This child is always dragging her feet." Li Langhua arranged for herr granddaughter to be beside her.
"I've just arranged for someone to go over, so you don't have to worry." Li Ruobing said.
People were coming and going at the moment, so she had to stay with the old lady.
"Old Mrs. Li." The person entering the door came forward to greet Li Langhua.
Li Langhua smiled and talked to the other party, "Mr. Mu, long time no see..."
In the hall, the lights were flickering, glasses were exchanged, and the specially invited famous pianist whose fingertips were smoothly pressing on the keys, and melodious music poured out.
Li Yuanzhi was busy greeting his business partners. He was also dressed very smartly today. He was wearing a silver-gray suit and his glasses had also been changed to a new style.
"Mr. Li, why didn't you bring a female companion for this occasion today? You are still alone after so many years." The man opposite him clinked his wine glass with him.
Li Yuanzhi smiled gently, "My temperament is not popular with women. It's not like Mr. Su who is popular with women."
"I'm embarrassed by what Mr. Li said."
The man next to him smiled and said, "Mr. Li has been busy taking care of business these years. Naturally, he has no time to consider personal issues. We should all learn from this."
Who doesn't know that Li Yuanzhi has been conscientious in helping the Li family these years. Although Li Langhua is firmly in the position of the head of the family, Li Yuanzhi joined the Li family at the age of twenty-five and has made great contributions to the Li family over the years.
It's Li Li's birthday tonight. Many people secretly speculated whether the old lady wanted Li Li to become the next Iron Lady and inherit the position of the head of the Li family by creating such a big scene.
But Li Yuanzhi didn't seem to care at all.
He still walked among the guests with ease, received the guests in an orderly manner, was generous and steady, and had no intention of taking this matter to heart.
Li Ruobing accompanied the old lady to entertain the guests at the door. As soon as he looked up, she saw Ning Muzhang getting out of the silver sports car.
He was wearing a silver suit with a folded gray pocket square in his pocket.
A black car parked next to him. The man who got out of the car was about fifty years old, energetic and looked like Ning Muzhang.
The woman holding his arm looked to be about twenty years old. The woman was wearing an extremely sexy black dress. The neckline was opened to the maximum and the entire back was exposed.
Ning Muzhang glanced at the woman beside his father, disgust evident in his eyes.
"Mrs. Li." Ning Yeqing walked over with his female companion.
When Li Ruobing saw Ning Muzhang following him, her fingertips trembled a little. The incident of getting into Mizui that night was still vivid in her mind.
As a result, when she saw Ning Muzhang now, she would still think of that incident, and her whole body could not stop trembling.
"Your body is still strong." Ning Yeqing exchanged pleasantries with Li Langhua.
"No matter how tough you are, you are still an old man." Li Langhua said and looked at Ning Muzhang, "Why didn't Muzhang bring his fiancée here this time?"
Ning Muzhang nodded politely, "She has some matters abroad and is not in the Imperial Capital at the moment."
"It looks like good things are coming soon." Li Langhua laughed heartily.
"Since it's Li Li's birthday, where has this kid gone?" Ning Yeqing said and glanced into the hall.
Li Li was nowhere to be seen in the entire hall.
"She said she is going to perform a showcase of her talent for everyone. She is still preparing up here. You guys go in first," Li Langhua said.
When Ning Yeqing came in, his palms were still squeezing his female companion's waist wantonly, and Li Langhua's eyes felt cold.
The head of the Ning family, Ning Yeqing, had a chaotic private life, surrounded by women. This had been the case for so many years. After Ning Muzhang's mother passed away, Ning Yeqing did not marry again.
But he has been surrounded by women. With this status, he can naturally get any kind of woman he wants. All kinds of star models are younger than the last and more delicate in appearance than the last.
Noticing that something was wrong with Li Ruobing's expression, the old lady patted her on the shoulder and asked, "What's going on?"
"Nothing."
Li Ruobing waved her hand. She didn't know why, but every time she saw Ning Muzhang since the last time, she felt uncomfortable.
She always felt like he was different from the person she knew before.
It was as if there was a mask on his face, and she couldn't see clearly what he looked like behind the scenes.
On the second floor, in Li Li's lounge.
Xi Moqian and Li Li were sitting side by side. At this moment, she had finished all her outfits, and both of them were wearing very similar dresses.
The dress Li Li is wearing is a semi-fluffy princess dress. For her birthday, the Li family specially customized it from the top luxury brands a month in advance.
The two girls sat side by side. Xi Moqian yawned and leaned back. It was clear that Li Li's birthday party was quite fun in the past.
There won't be so many elders accompanying them, they are all young people of the same age. No one will tell them how crazy they want to be. But this time, all the famous people in the entire Imperial Capital are here.
"My parents are traveling abroad, otherwise they would have to come here this time." Xi Moqian held her chin in her hands and murmured.
"What do you think my grandma wants to do?" Li Li's head was pounding.
Her birthday dinner had never been so grand before, and this dinner was almost time for the Li family's annual party.
Xi Moqian looked at Li Li, as if confirming something, "Let me ask you, didn't your grandma tell you that she would hand over the Li family to you?"
This was the hottest news in the past two days. Although she had never heard her eldest brother mention it at home, it was stormy outside.
"What are you thinking about? My second uncle is still here, and no matter how bad things are, I still have my sister. How can I become the head of the Li family?"
In this regard, Li Li is still very self-aware.
"But that's not right. The size of your dinner is almost on par as if it is your wedding. Are you sure it's okay?"
Li Li drooped her head and snorted through her nostrils as a response to her.
If she could figure it out, she wouldn't be so entangled. Anyway, there are so many people waiting below, and she feels scared just thinking about it.
"I'll go down and help you see if Wen Li is here in a while." Xi Moqian got up from the sofa, "You'd better practice for a while and don't make any mistakes when you perform on stage later."
After Xi Moqian left the room, Li Li stood up and sat down next to the harp placed behind her.
She plucked the strings with her fingertips, made a slight sound, and stood up.
At the door of the first floor, a car with a cloud license plate stopped. A tall man and a woman got out of the car. The man was wearing a gray-blue suit, and the color of his tie matched the color of the dress of the woman next to him.
The man got out of the car first and then helped the woman get out of the car. He lowered his head and adjusted her dress carefully.
The two of them wore rings of the same style on their intertwined palms, making it obvious that they were husband and wife.
Li Ruobing saw the two people appearing and stood beside the old lady to remind her, "Someone from the Yun family is here."
They are one of the four major families, Yun Sheng, the head of the Yun family, and his wife Su Mengyi.
Yun Sheng's appearance is tougher, with smooth facial features, deep black eyes, and slanting cold eyebrows, giving off the unique charm of a mature man in his thirties.
Su Mengyi looks smaller next to her husband, with shiny black hair tied behind her ears, fair skin, tall figure, and graceful facial features. At first glance, she looks like a model from some modeling agency.
She doesn't look like a woman who has given birth to a child.
The two of them came hand in hand and greeted the old lady.
After a few simple words, Li Langhua asked, "Why don't I see Yun Xiao?"
Yun Sheng and his wife looked at each other and chuckled.
"Yun Xiao has been busy these days, but he should have come here to contact Li Li, so why would he come with us?" The smile on Su Mengyi's face did not stop.
The tone of her words was also playful.
"That's it. Then I have to ask Li Li later and tell her not to neglect Yun Xiao."
The people who were supposed to come were almost here, and Li Langhua was supported back to the hall by Li Ruobing with satisfaction.
Su Mengyi came close to her husband and asked in a low voice, "The old lady seems to care about Yun Xiao very much."
The last time they met at a hotel, Li Langhua pulled her and asked her a lot about Yun Xiao. Wasn't it obvious that she wanted to turn Yun Xiao into her grandson-in-law?
"Don't think too much, we still don't know what will happen in the future." Yun Sheng helped his wife stand firm, "I told you not to buy the shoes that are so high. If your feet hurt later, don't bother me."
Su Mengyi rolled her eyes and replied impatiently, "I know."
Almost everyone in the entire hall is here, and the people sent by each family are of high status. For families like the four major families, the heads of the families are all in place.
Ning Muzhang stood beside the finely carved Roman column, holding a wine glass and looking around, as if looking for something in the crowd.
He soon saw the three people appearing at the door, and his eyes caught the woman in the middle wearing a long white dress. He raised his hand and swallowed all the wine in the glass.
"It doesn't look like we late too much, we just came a little late." Xia Chen said while looking at the crowded hall.
He didn't know the way very well when they went out, so they arrived a little late.
Why are there so many people now?
Su Jingjing stared dumbfounded at the pink-blue floating in the hall in front of her. Looking up, the entire roof was covered with pink-blue balloons. Down, the ribbons and puppets were arranged in all colors.
No wonder, from the gate to the yard, all the fountains are dreamlike in color, with crystal-carved swans and mermaid princesses placed in the middle.
"The Li family is too generous. This Li Li is really the child who is loved by thousands of people." Su Jingjing sighed.
This kind of dinner scene is enough to show how favored Li Li is in the entire Li family. The guests are all important figures in the Imperial Capital, and the scene can be decorated so dreamlike.
This kind of arrangement is the dream in every girl's heart.
As soon as Xi Moqian came down from upstairs, she saw the three people appearing at the door. She jumped over and ran over, shouting Wen Li's name in a voice as clear as a silver bell.
"You look very beautiful today." Su Jingjing praised.
Xi Moqian nodded sheepishly, and then looked at Wen Li with more surprise in her eyes.
"I have long known that Wen Li is beautiful, but I didn't expect that she would look so good in a dress." Xi Moqian's eyes lit up.
Wen Li is so good-looking like this. From the first time she saw her, she was always dressed in casual clothes and wearing a hat. The brim of the hat blocked half of her face. No matter how outstanding her appearance was, she was buried in this outfit.
Now that she has changed into those clothes that confuse her eyes, she simply looked too beautiful.
"What you wear looks pretty good, too." Wen Li replied to her.
Xi Moqian covered her face and turned her head shyly. She was quite shy when Wen Li praised her so much.
"You guys come in with me first. Li Li will be down soon. She has a talent show." Xi Moqian led them into the hall.
"She can also perform talent shows." Su Jingjing became curious, "What are you doing there, drawing comics?"
Wen Li gave her a rare look of disgust.
"Li Li has been studying harp for ten years, under the tutelage of famous masters, and she plays it very well. She will perform harp music soon."
Wen Li raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect that Li Li, with her temperament, could actually play the harp.
"The harp is quite powerful." Su Jingjing was surprised.
The harp is a very special existence among all musical instruments. It has rich connotations and beautiful sound quality. Its popularity in many cities is not very high. The harp itself is expensive, and ordinary families may not be able to hire good teachers even if they have the ability to send their children to learn.
"Of course. In addition to playing the harp, Li Li can also play the violin, but she is the best at learning the harp." Xi Moqian was particularly proud when she said this.
Children who grow up in a family like theirs, in addition to learning all kinds of etiquette, also need to have a minimum of artistic literacy.
When Xi Moqian was a child, her family forced her to practice the violin for several years. She only practiced for a longer period of time with Li Li accompanying her.
"It seems that she has not only been pampered growing up, but also knows everything she should know." Wen Li chuckled.
Xi Moqian looked at the three of them and continued with a smile, "Li Li is good at oil painting. She was admitted to Imperial University with the first place in her major."
Although she dropped out of school later and hasn't gone to school in the past few years, Li Li was seventeen years old when she took the exam. If she hadn't dropped out of school, she would be in her junior year now.
Xi Moqian has always admitted that Li Li is more powerful than herself. It's not that she can't do many things, it's just that she doesn't want to do them.
"It's pretty awesome. It seems like the Li family has put a lot of effort into cultivating her." Su Jingjing chuckled.
If Mrs. Li really had the idea to pass on the title of head of the family to Li Li, how could she not train her properly? She must have spent time and thought on it.
But why this person became like this is unknown.
Xi Moqian took a few people to find a good seat to sit down and wait, and handed the fruit wine to the three of them warmly and considerately.
Wen Li raised her eyelids slightly and looked at Xi Moqian opposite, "Aren't you going to greet the others?"
This little girl has been with them since they walked in the door and never left.
"No need, this is not my place, and I don't like those messy people." Xi Moqian snorted.
The people who come here are all rich or noble, and they are not at the same stage as her. Many of them brought their daughters and sons who are the same age as Li Li, and they all started socializing quickly.
But she hates those people who are vain and arrogant, and she never takes care of them.
"Then we just sit here and wait?" Su Jingjing snorted.
Wen Li put aside the fruit wine that Xi Moqian handed over, "Guests should behave like guests and just wait quietly."
Waiting for Li Li to come downstairs to perform and handing the gift into her hands, this matter will be done for tonight.
"Then until when will we have to wait?" Su Jingjing propped up her chin. She looked at them all night, but she couldn't find a few looks that met her aesthetic standards.
If you can't find a handsome young man for this kind of dinner, it will be as if you didn't come.
"Brother." Xi Moqian's eyes lit up and she skipped towards the door.
When Xi Moran walked in, there was a woman beside him. She was wearing a bright red dress and a tight-fitting dress. The tight-fitting design showed off the woman's curvy figure. The red color also highlighted the woman's fair complexion.
Next to her, Xi Moran was tall and handsome, with bright starry eyes, a handsome face, and a stunning scenery.
The two seemed to match each other very well, and what was very eye-catching was the bandage wrapped around the woman's wrist.
"Brother." Xi Moqian jumped up to Xi Moran, held her brother's hand and smiled brightly.
"Did you get into trouble today?" Xi Moran looked at his sister.
Xi Moqian patted her chest and assured, "No, I have been very good today. I have been helping Li Li all the time."
Xi Moran also knows his sister's temperament, which is often a bit off-key, but she will never get into trouble on such occasions.
"Qianqian." Anna called affectionately.
Xi Moqian smiled at her and said, "Sister Anna, you are here too."
Soon the little girl's eyes fell on the gauze wrapped around Anna's wrist, "Are you injured?"
Xi Moqian took her wrist and looked carefully. It was wrapped in a thick layer, and it looked like it was seriously injured.
"It's okay, just a little injury."
Anna's eyes glanced at the direction where Xi Moqian came from just now, and her eyes dimmed. Those three people looked really familiar, and they were really enemies. Those three people were actually guests of the Li family.
"Tonight is a different occasion. I'm warning you for the last time..."
Before Xi Moran could say anything, Xi Moqian said seriously with a small face, "Don't show your temper or get angry. I need to report anything to you. No matter what, I have to take the overall situation into consideration."
Xi Moran had given these instructions countless times before she went out.
It's Li Li's 20th birthday tonight, and it's no joke that the Li family has made such a big fuss.
"Brother, don't worry. Even if someone kicks me in the face tonight, I won't fight back. Today is Li Li's birthday." Xi Moqian's eyes were burning with fire.
Xi Moran tapped her forehead with his finger, "I want you to be more sensible. I don't want you to be bullied."
After saying this, Xi Moran glanced at Wen Li in the distance, "But if you follow her, nothing will happen."
Fu Yuxiu's little ancestor can stay sane better than anyone else. Although they are the same age, ten Li Li and Xi Moqian cannot compare to one Wen Li.
With Wen Li by her side the whole night, there was nothing to worry about.
"Qianqian, is that your friend?" Anna said and looked at the three of them.
The gaze that fell on Su Jingjing became obviously colder, and Su Jingjing paused while drinking.
The senses in their profession are always very sharp, and Su Jingjing immediately caught the source of that malicious gaze.
"Sister Su, why does that cockfighting woman keep staring at you? She looks as if she wants to eat you alive."
Xia Chen remembered that the woman was the woman he met in the shopping mall today.
"I can tell, this woman is sick." Su Jingjing snorted.
It is estimated that she tried to use Xi Moran to suppress them today but failed. Now Xi Moran himself has arrived and wants to settle the score with them.
This kind of incompetent woman, a woman who can only rely on the power of men, is the best at bullying others.
"It looks like it's going to be lively tonight." Wen Li looked away.
Soon, she also saw Ning Muzhang staring at her from the opposite side, and noticed the gaze she directed towards him.
Ning Muzhang had a weird smile on his lips, raised his wine glass in the direction of Wen Li, and made a gesture of clinking glasses...
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