The leader of the cultivation alliance has a crush on me.

"Who knows, he was just here a moment ago, but he said he ordered a batch of wine that will arrive soon, and it's about time now, he should be going to pick it up."

"He Wen is over there. You can talk to her first. I'll go ask the chef to prepare more food."

Song Ke looked at He Wen over there. In the original plot, her presence was very low. She was basically mentioned in passing and not described much. It was only said that she had a good relationship with her brother He Yunming.

Song Ke walked over with her wine glass. He Wen was chatting with a male celebrity. Song Ke thought the man looked familiar, but couldn't recognize him at first.

He Wen, however, looked at Song Ke with delight: "I just heard Jiang Lin say you were coming, I'm so glad to finally see you."

After saying that, he looked Song Ke up and down and sincerely praised her: "You look very different today, so beautiful."

Song Ke smiled politely and said, "Thank you, you're very pretty too."

After saying that, she added, "The necklace suits you very well."

He Wen smiled as she listened, her hand unconsciously reaching for the necklace that adorned her smooth collarbone: "This is a gift my brother designed and made for my eighteenth birthday. It's a hollowed-out castle."

Song Ke looked at the tiny castle, no bigger than a thumb. It was exquisite and unique, since it was rare for ornaments to be related to architecture.

"No wonder it looks unique."

He Wen smiled and said, "I was also very surprised at the time. This was my brother's first award-winning work, and I never expected him to make it into a pendant for me."

Song Ke said with a smile, "You and your brother have such a good relationship, he must love you very much."

He Wen looked at Song Ke, a nameless thought flashing in her eyes: "Yes, my brother has always doted on me since I was a child, treating me like his own sister."

Song Ke was smiling faintly, but when she suddenly heard He Wen's words, she looked at her with a puzzled and surprised expression, and was stunned for a moment without being able to react.

Are He Yunming and He Wen not biological siblings?

Is that what He Wen meant?

But she felt it would be too offensive to ask directly. She was surprised that she had found out about something that was never mentioned in the original storyline at this time.

Song Ke couldn't understand why He Wen had deliberately revealed this information to her.

Does Gu Qing know about this?

Perhaps it doesn't matter to her, because she likes He Yunming as a person, nothing else matters.

"Song Ke, your friend is calling you over there." He Wen smiled faintly as she looked at Song Ke, who seemed lost in thought, and patted her shoulder as she called to her.

Song Ke snapped out of her daze, smiled at He Wen, gave her a probing look, and said with a smile, "Then I'll head over first, we can chat again later when we have time."

He Wen nodded, watched Song Ke walk away, took out her phone, took a picture of Song Ke's back as she walked away, and sent it to He Yunming.

When Song Ke went over, she saw the girl who had taken care of the tall, thin man. She was wearing a Chanel-style dress, and her curly hair was tied back in a low ponytail with a hairband. The tall, thin man was standing next to her.

Song Ke pursed her lips, and her friend seemed to notice the disgust on Song Ke's face, so she patted the tall, thin man's arm and said, "Go get me a drink."

The tall, thin man walked away without saying anything, and Song Ke asked her speechlessly, "Why did you bring him here?"

The girl laughed and said, "Keke, what's with that tone? You don't even know him, and he didn't do anything to you. Why are you looking at him so unfriendly?"

Song Ke: "Alright, when have we ever treated the people you brought with you well?"

"Your parents don't care about you at all. They really spoil you."

The girl smiled broadly: "What do you know? I'm not like you, clinging to one person so desperately."

"By the way, I heard you and Chu Tiancheng had another falling out recently?"

Song Ke was speechless: "I say you guys are really bored, you tell me every time you see me."

"Is that really true or not?" the two girls asked, their faces full of curiosity.

Seeing her expression, Song Ke frowned: "You guys didn't use me as a bet again, did you?"

The girl tugged at Song Ke's arm with a grin, her posture ingratiating: "Tell me, and I'll give you half if I win."

Song Ke looked helpless. Was her affair with Chu Tiancheng really worth getting involved in?

"I'm too lazy to care about you."

Chu Tiancheng arrived just before the cake was being cut. When Song Ke saw him, she was stunned for a moment, then her gaze fell on Qin Huan beside him, and she clearly felt a lot of eyes on her.

Some were watching the drama unfold, some were worried, and some were indignant on her behalf.

Jiang Lin sat next to Song Ke and asked in a low voice, "Um, I did tell Chu Tiancheng that we were going to hold the banquet here, but I didn't let him bring any female companions."

"What is he doing? He knows both of you better today. He's not trying to embarrass you."

Song Ke was stunned for a moment. When she came to her senses, Chu Tiancheng had already walked up to Jiang Lin, handed her a gift, and said in a light tone, "Happy birthday, Jiang Lin."

Jiang Lin looked at Chu Tiancheng with a dark expression, glanced at Song Ke subconsciously, and then politely said, "Thank you."

"Let's cut the cake quickly." Song Ke reminded Jiang Lin without even glancing at Chu Tiancheng.

To be honest, she suddenly felt a little disappointed in Chu Tiancheng.

In the original storyline, although Chu Tiancheng was indifferent to Song Ke, he was at least devoted to Gu Qing. He never went out of his way to embarrass Gu Qing like this before.

After cutting the cake, Song Ke glanced over here but didn't pay much attention to it. She found a corner and went to continue negotiating the resources they had just discussed.

Qin Huan looked smug, while He Wen took the initiative to greet Chu Tiancheng.

"Hello, Mr. Chu, my name is He Wen."

Chu Tiancheng looked at He Yunming's sister, nodded with a probing gaze, and said in a cold tone, "Hello."

He Wen smiled and said, "I didn't expect to run into President Chu here. My brother's name is He Yunming. He mentioned you to me at home."

Chu Tiancheng raised an eyebrow with interest upon hearing this and asked, "Oh, what are you talking about me?"

He Wen smiled generously, completely ignoring the hostility Qin Huan was throwing at her: "Of course he said that President Chu is young and promising, and handsome. He also said that he would like to cooperate with President Chu if there is an opportunity."

After saying that, she deliberately glanced at Qin Huan and smiled, "You two have equally good taste."

Chu Tiancheng frowned as he listened, while He Wen smiled but didn't continue, her expression intriguing and tantalizing.

After watching the person leave, Qin Huan changed her expression to one of eagerness and asked with a smile, "President Chu, we should go now."

Chu Tiancheng nodded, glanced at the crowd, and said calmly, "Okay, wait for me at the door, I'll say hello."

Qin Huan didn't know whether he was greeting Jiang Lin or Song Ke, but Chu Tiancheng didn't care about her attitude and went straight to Song Ke.

Song Ke was talking to someone when she looked up and saw her friend and the tall, thin man heading towards the main entrance. She looked at them with suspicion, as her friend was usually not the one who left this early.

When she finished talking to the person, Jiang Lin was also a little drunk, and A Fang was helping him upstairs to his room.

"You're already drunk?"

Ah Fang looked helpless: "Don't even mention it, I think he deliberately wanted to get drunk."

Song Ke realized that he probably didn't want to go home, and sighed, "He's already like this, let's get him to rest quickly."

"By the way, what are your plans for tonight?"

Ah Fang pulled down the hand that had unconsciously wrapped around his neck, and said with a look of disgust, "Let's see if he wakes up. I heard that his old man was released from the nursing home today. I just heard him on the phone, and he seemed pretty angry."

"If this happened to me, I would be angry too. When he was kicked out of his home, did his parents soften their stance?"

“He was just telling me that Ji Mingchi was his parents’ biological son and that he was adopted.”

"What are your plans? Should we wait for him to sober up before leaving together, or should we go down the mountain first?"