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"A royal ball?" Fang Jin's brows twitched. Previously, because of Qin Xiu, she had participated in that wine party, which resulted in so many things happening. Now that she heard of this wine party again, Fang Jin's first thought was to refuse it.

However, when she saw Wang Mingshan's pleading gaze, Fang Jin still decided to agree. After all, he was short on manpower. Not to mention everything else, just the cheque filled with zeros that Wang Mingshan had given him just now made Fang Jin feel that it was best if he agreed.

Thinking of this, Fang Jin nodded at Wang Mingshan, and asked: "Okay, when will the royal ball be held?"

"Tonight at seven o'clock! I'll pick you up then! " Seeing that Fang Jin had agreed, Wang Mingshan's face immediately revealed a look of ecstasy. he said quickly.

Fang Jin nodded her head slightly. Without saying anything else, she turned around and quickly returned to the inn.

The afternoon passed quickly, and night gradually fell. By the time it was 6: 30 in the evening, Wang Mingshan had already driven his car and respectfully waited at the hotel entrance.

Fang Jin walked out of the hotel entrance and got into Wang Mingshan's car.

After Fang Jin was seated, Wang Mingshan drove the car towards the location of the party.

After half an hour, Fang Jin finally arrived at his destination. The number of people participating in the party this time was much larger than the one Fang Jin participated in before.

Wang Jinglong had already received the news. The moment Fang Jin entered the hall, Wang Jinglong immediately came up to welcome her with a smile that could not be covered up. He said to Fang Jin, "Brother Fang, you've finally come. I've been waiting for you for such a long time!"

Fang Jin chuckled and shook his head slightly, but did not open his mouth to say anything. Fang Jin knew clearly in her heart that the reason why Wang Jinglong was so attentive towards him was only because he was a member of the National Security Bureau, as well as because of the power he held.

If he was only a commoner, Wang Jinglong would never treat him like this.

Because of this, Fang Jin naturally didn't care about Wang Jinglong's flattery.

As time passed, some of the guests gradually arrived at the large hall. Very quickly, Fang Jin was surrounded by people.

Most of these people were the people who had participated in the previous banquet. They had all seen Fang Jin's phone call and had called over the Central Discipline Commission's methods.

Although they didn't know what kind of background Fang Jin had, just a single phone call from her was enough to convince the normally mysterious and incomparably arrogant Commission for Discipline Inspection to come over.

As the saying goes, the flower palanquin was lifted by the crowd. Since these people were so attentive and attentive to him, it was not appropriate for Fang Jin to not stay a thousand miles away. It was just a show to see who had the better acting skills.

Just as Fang Jin was getting bored, a figure slowly walked over. The crowd of guests surrounding Fang Jin, upon seeing this person walk over, couldn't help but change their expressions and scatter.

Fang Jin also recognized the person who had just arrived. It was Qin Xiu's father, Qin Jianyang.

Today, Qin Fang Yang was wearing a black tailcoat, giving off the charm of a middle-aged man. He slowly walked to Fang Jin's side, his gaze quickly sizing up Fang Jin's body, and said: "Fang Jin, right? I didn't expect that we would meet again today. "

Hearing Qin Fang Yang's words, Fang Jin couldn't help but smile. Towards this secretary of the Jiangling Committee, Fang Jin's heart was filled with respect. This had nothing to do with Qin Xiu.

Not to mention anything else, at least during the reign of Qin Yanyang, he had done many good things for the people.

"Secretary Qin, what a coincidence." This time, Fang Jin didn't address him as Uncle Qin. Previously, he had called him that because of Qin Xiu's presence. And this time, Qin Xiu wasn't here. In that case, it was better to be clear about the relationship between the two of them.

When he heard the name Fang Jin, Qin Fang Yang was stunned. As he came back to his senses, he couldn't help but reveal an expression of admiration.

"Fang Jin, I heard you're still studying at Wuhu University, right?" Qin Fang Yang looked at Fang Jin and said with a smile.

Fang Jin smiled and nodded, "That's right. Right now, I'm still a student."

"I wonder how you and our family's Qin Xiu met. Little Xiu, this child's personality is rather impetuous. I presume you've taken quite a bit of effort to take care of her." Qin Fang Yang had a kind smile on his face. Those who didn't know that he had seen him would think that his relationship with Fang Jin was very harmonious.

Fang Jin shook his head and laughed, "Uncle Qin, I think you have misunderstood. The relationship between me and Qin Xiu is just an ordinary friendship. As for the previous time, it was because Qin Xiu didn't want to be with the hedonistic young master and had pulled me over as a shield. "

All matters were the same. Although Fang Jin and Qin Xiu had a good relationship, there were some things that had to be clarified so as to not let others misunderstand. More importantly, Qin Xiu was a girl after all. As a girl, her reputation was very serious.

Fang Jin didn't want her mouth full of nonsense to hurt Qin Xiu.

Hearing Fang Jin's words, Qin Fang Yang could not help but furrow his brows, but he quickly recovered. Originally, according to his thoughts, he wanted Fang Jin to get closer to his daughter.

This was because Qin Fang Yang could tell that Fang Jin's background was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. If his daughter was together with Fang Jin, it would be of great help to his future career.

However, never would Qin Fang Yang have thought that Fang Jin seemed to have seen through this long ago. Thus, from the start, he had treated the relationship between Qin Xiu and his fingertip as a normal friendship, preventing him from speaking any further.

The atmosphere between the two of them fell into a period of silence. Qin Fang Yang did not know what to say. As for Fang Jin, she didn't want to speak at all.

From Fang Jin's point of view, although Qin Fang Yang's position as an official was not bad, it would not be a good thing if he was related by blood to Qin Fang Yang.

Just because you do good for me doesn't mean that this official is clean. This point, Fang Jin had long since understood clearly.

If it was him before he started cultivating, he would perhaps be overjoyed when faced with this kind of thing. However, right now, Fang Jin was completely focused on his cultivation. In the face of the obvious recruitment, Fang Jin naturally did not care.

Just as the atmosphere between Qin Fang Yang and Fang Jin turned incomparably awkward, a loud scream suddenly rang out and entered the ears of every guest present.

"Let me go, I said I won't leave with you."

The voice was filled with unconcealable anger and sadness. When Fang Jin heard these words, a familiar feeling surged up from his heart.

He turned his head to look, and when he clearly saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but be startled. This was because not far away, Shen Meng, who she had not seen for a long time, had an expression of dissatisfaction on her face as she roared at a twenty-something year old man.

The man who was scolded in public by Shen Meng was naturally furious. At this moment, he raised his arm, wanting to slap Shen Meng in the face.

However, before he could attack, his arm was grabbed.

The person grabbing his arm was naturally Fang Jin. Fang Jin frowned slightly, her gaze completely ignoring the man in front of her. She then shifted her gaze onto Shen Meng and said faintly, "Why are you here?"

When she saw that Fang Jin had actually appeared in front of her, Shen Meng was pleasantly surprised. Ever since her fight with Fang Jin that day, she had been trying to find the whereabouts of Fang Jin, but after searching for a while, she was unable to find her whereabouts.

Now that Fang Jin had appeared here, how could Shen Meng not be excited?

The man's expression changed. Just as he wanted to say something, he saw Fang Jin turn her head and look at him. She said indifferently, "Now, leave this place immediately. I can pretend that nothing happened."

Hearing Fang Jin's words, the man's face turned green and red. If it were anyone else who dared to say such words to him, the man in front of him would not hesitate to slap him with his large ear.

But now, the one standing in front of him was Fang Jin. During the banquet earlier, he had personally witnessed the scene where Fang Jin had called the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection over with a single phone call. Naturally, he also knew that with his background, he couldn't compare to Fang Jin.

Helplessly, he could only glare fiercely at Shen Meng. At this moment, he did not say a single word as he turned around and left in large strides.

"Follow me." At this moment, Fang Jin stretched out her hand and grabbed onto Shen Meng's soft white hand. She didn't care whether Shen Meng was willing or not, directly pulling Shen Meng away from the reception.

Wang Jinglong and the rest couldn't help but look at each other. They could see the astonishment in each other's eyes. However, everyone was a reputable figure after all. Therefore, they did not say anything in response to Fang Jin's sudden departure.

Fang Jin held Shen Meng's hand tightly and led her out of the banquet location and onto the street.

"Why are you here?" Fang Jin looked at Shen Meng, whom he had not seen for a long time, and asked indifferently.

Shen Meng bit her lips and was silent for a moment. However, she did not answer Fang Jin's question and instead said: "Fang Jin, I was wrong about that matter. Can you forgive me? My brother has let him go home, and I really don't want to lose you. "

As Shen Meng said this, she took a step forward and hugged Fang Jin. She exerted quite a bit of force, as if she was afraid that if she let go, Fang Jin would disappear from her sight.

Feeling the weakness in Shen Meng's heart, Fang Jin couldn't help but sigh. Towards Shen Meng, Fang Jin's feelings were quite complicated. Back then, when Shen Meng didn't even ask, she just assumed it was his fault. This made Fang Jin extremely angry and heartbroken.

After all, Shen Meng could be said to be his first love. Between the two of them, so many beauties had happened in the past.

Fang Jin slowly stretched out his hands and hugged Shen Meng. At the same time, Shen Meng who was holding onto Fang Jin tightened her grip.

The two of them stood on the main street, hugging each other tightly. After who knows how long, Shen Meng finally let go of her hands. She looked at Fang Jin and said, "Fang Jin, can you forgive me? I won't cause any more trouble in the future. "

Looking at Shen Meng's eyes which were filled with regret and guilt, Fang Jin's heart softened. He lightly nodded his head, reached out his hand to caress Shen Meng's fair cheeks and softly said, "Okay, but this will be the last time."

"En!" Seeing that Fang Jin had agreed, Shen Meng's face instantly lit up. She rushed forward and hugged Fang Jin again.

"Who was that person?" Fang Jin patted Shen Meng's back and asked solemnly.