Li Boche tightened his grip on the red wine glass. "I just asked him to help me with something, he might be busy now."

“He has always cared about my mother's belongings. Now that you are so generous and willing to return them to me, I must tell him this good news and ask him to thank you for your promotion.”

Luo Ningxi didn't want Li Botong to miss this opportunity to get close to the leader. She didn't even give Sheng Zong a chance to respond before directly calling Li Botong.

"Drip drip—"

Although the surroundings of the banquet hall weren't completely silent, soothing and elegant music played softly.

A jarring phone ringtone suddenly rang out, abruptly shattering the elegant atmosphere.

Luo Ningxi heard the ringtone of her husband's phone, and it rang out all around her. She instinctively searched for the source of the sound, and then she was stunned...

That sound, it actually came from President Sheng's pant pocket?

Looking closer, Ning Xi noticed the outline of a cell phone under the expensive tailored suit of the man.

Is it a coincidence?

She called Li Bocen herself, why was Sheng's phone ringing? And the ringtone was exactly the same!

Luo Ningxi's gaze was fixed on the pair of ink-colored eyes beneath Li Boche's mask, her fingers curled slightly, and she directly hung up the phone.

"Drip—"

The ringing abruptly stopped, making the surrounding music fall silent!

Sheng's phone also stopped ringing!!

Luo Ningxi's heart skipped a beat, hitting her throat instantly. A series of terrifying thoughts flashed through her mind, and she dared not even breathe hard. She could only stare fixedly at the tall man in front of her.

Li Bochen's deep eyes instantly turned cold.

Damn, he forgot to put his phone on silent...

But he had long wanted to tell Luo Ningxi his true identity. If it were exposed here...

Since they've been through so much together, she should understand, right?

Why not just come clean now?

Li Bochen moved his lips, just about to speak when Luo Ningxi suddenly took a step forward and stood before him.

"Are you..."

She raised her eyes to meet those familiar orbs, her brows furrowing tighter as if she already knew something.

She slowly raised her hand and reached towards the man's mask...

Mo Yao next to him had been on edge since the moment his phone rang!

Now, I'm watching as Mrs. Li is about to take off Mr. Li's mask. I can't even breathe! What will Mr. Li do? Doesn't he want to seize this opportunity to confess to his wife?

But there are so many people here, what if Lord Li's true identity were to be exposed...

Isn't he unwilling to let people know that the boss behind Shengshi Group is actually the fourth young master of the Li family?

Luningxi's fingertips, inching closer to the man's mask, silently prayed in her heart that beneath it lay a completely unfamiliar face, and not the person she had in mind!

Two people looked at each other through their masks, the atmosphere instantly becoming incredibly tense.

It seemed like only the two of them were left, everything else vanished into nothingness!

Just as Lon Ningxi's finger was about to touch the man's mask!

Suddenly, a tall figure stood between the two, abruptly halting Luo Ningxi's movements!

Yu Chengnan held a glass of red wine, blocking Luo Ningxi's view completely.

"Xi Xi, I just looked for you for ages downstairs, didn't expect to find you here."

"What do you want from me?"

Luo Ningxi's thoughts were interrupted, her tone a little displeased.

She hasn't settled the score with him about the bidding yet, and now she's running over here to do what?

Yu Chengnan glanced at Li Bochen warily, his eyes full of hostility, "All the people here are wolves in sheep's clothing. Don't be fooled by them, come back with me first."

After he finished speaking, he wanted to pull on Luo Ningxi, but she resisted and dodged away. "Don't touch me! Compared to you, President Sheng is more like a good person…"

She leaned back slightly, falling right into a pair of arms that smelled of pine.

Li Bochen held Luo Ningxi's waist with one hand, gentlemanly steadying her, and said coldly, "Mr. Yu, this place is not where the Yu Group runs wild."

Yu Chengnan gritted his teeth, almost squeezing the words out from between his teeth, “Who do you think I am, Sheng Zong of Shengshi Group? At the auction just now, Sheng Zong spent a fortune for Ningxi, he was really dashing.”

"If it makes Miss Luo happy, what's the point of this money?" Li Bichen said nonchalantly, but his body was in a defensive posture, shielding Luo Ningxi.

A light, airy voice suddenly caused Yu Chengnan's face to darken. He gritted his teeth and said, "But President Sheng and Miss Luo have no relationship with each other. Who knows what your purpose is in doing this?"

"Purpose? How, in Mr. Yu's heart, to give a lady a gift, must there always be a purpose?"

"Fifty million, that's enough to kill a few people if you threw it at them. I don't believe President Sheng would be so generous."

"Then you're wrong. Miss Luo and I are good friends. The reason I took this necklace is not only out of respect for her mother's heirloom, but also as a way to repay her."

Yu Chengnan frowned, obviously not understanding. What kind of reward?

When did they get involved again?

(Editor in charge：water for chocolate novel)