Return to the City: The Strongest King

Lin Shu returned to her seat with a look of excitement on her face, phone in hand. Zhong Chuling saw Lin Shu’s expression and guessed that everything was fine, but she still cautiously asked, "How did it go?"

Lin Shu waved her hand and said, "It’s fine. Uncle is very generous—he said we can spend as we please."

This was clearly not what Ji Huan had expected. She couldn’t help but ask in confusion, "Your uncle is really rich, huh?"

"He should be, I guess. I’m not too sure myself."

Ji Huan frowned and asked, "You spent over a hundred thousand, and he didn’t get mad at you? He must be super rich. Then your uncle must hold some status in Minghe too, right?"

"That, I don’t know. He wasn’t originally from Minghe."

"Oh... so he’s an outsider." Ji Huan immediately stopped paying attention. In Minghe, it was the domain of powerful families. An outsider, no matter how wealthy, wasn’t worth much. Furthermore, he wasn’t Lin Shu’s biological father. No matter how much money he had, it wouldn’t have much to do with her.

After finishing their drinks and realizing it was getting late, Ji Huan took Lin Shu and Zhong Chuling to a soirée.

The soirée was actually being hosted for Song Xiaodong. The Ji Family wanted to use this event to build closer ties with Song Xiaodong. This was especially vital for Ji Huan, as they desperately hoped she could become Song Xiaodong’s woman.

Ji Huan brought Zhong Chuling and Lin Shu to a dressing room inside the venue.

Lin Shu asked curiously, "Going to a soirée, and we need to get dressed up? Is it a costume ball?"

Ji Huan chuckled and said, "Not exactly. It’s just that there will be a lot of important people attending tonight, so we need to dress up nicely. Put on the clothes you bought today; otherwise, it won’t be formal enough. Dressing too casually would seem out of place at the soirée, and that wouldn’t be any fun."