Chapter 9

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On September 28th, it was the coming-of-age ceremony of the only son of the Ji family. Most of the high-ranking officials of the Federation Army attended, and the other families that could attend were mostly wealthy and influential. The Zuo family naturally had to go as well.

At exactly eight o'clock in the evening, Zuo Luohuan accompanied her parents out of the house. When they arrived at the Ji family's residence and saw the cars outside, she casually remarked, "The lineup is quite grand."

After getting out of the car, Zuo Dihong glanced at her and said, "Your coming-of-age ceremony was not inferior to theirs."

Thinking of this, Yi Tong felt a little unhappy. "You didn't even come back for your own coming-of-age ceremony. You just sent a perfunctory video. Have you opened the coming-of-age gift that I prepared for you yet?"

"I'm sorry." Zuo Luohuan raised her hand and pointed, "I'll look at it when I get back."

Yi Tong advised, "In the future, you should also spend more time with your peers. You can't just keep hiding away every day."

Although there were many cars and people, everything around them was orderly. If you looked closely, you would see people patrolling back and forth in the corners. If anyone caused trouble, they would be taken down immediately. After all, no one who entered or exited was of low status.

At the entrance, Ji Xixiu and his wife Yan Jinqiu personally received them. The two of them stood on either side, and their every move was flawless. Behind them was a long table for guests' gifts.

Yi Tong handed over the gift she had prepared and exchanged a few words of blessing with Yan Jinqiu. As for the two family heads, their conversation was full of tension, but they both had smiles on their faces. During this time, Ji Xixiu glanced at Zuo Luohuan, who had empty hands, and his narrow eyes flashed with coldness, just like Ji Yuezhi's, but it disappeared too quickly, making people think it was an illusion.

After the family entered, Zuo Dihong turned his head and asked his daughter, "Didn't you prepare another gift before?" Zuo Luohuan raised her hand to check the time: "The gift won't be ready for a while, I'll go get it later."

The item is ready, but she wasn't satisfied with the gift box provided by the store, so she asked the manager to reorder it. They said it would take at least an hour to arrive.

Upon hearing this, Zuo Dihong didn't say anything more. He and Yi Tong went upstairs to talk to other people, leaving Zuo Luohuan alone.

She scanned the first floor and saw that most people were there, but she didn't see Ji Yuezhi's figure.

"Luohuan, over here." Jiang Hong saw her come in from not far away and called out.

"Will he come out today?" Zuo Luohuan walked over and asked her first question.

Jiang Hong originally had something to say to her, but it took him a while to realize who she was talking about. "Ji Yuezhi will come down when it's time for the coming-of-age ceremony speech. He may still be in the transitional period and not feeling well."

Zuo Luohuan absentmindedly nodded, twirling her fingers around her wine glass, not knowing if she had really heard what he said.

"Tonight is the night of the shift change, so the guards may be more relaxed." Jiang Hong leaned against a pillar, standing opposite Zuo Luohuan, and quickly whispered as he sipped his wine.

The banquet hall was roughly divided into two circles. The upper level was occupied by executives who were either sitting or standing, while the younger generation was all on the first floor. Zuo Luohuan usually walked alone, but that didn't mean that other people didn't know her. In fact, some people had already started to approach her to say hello. 

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