For the arrival of Li Bai and others, Venn showed extraordinary enthusiasm.

The man undoubtedly looked more mature than he had last met, he still had a stubble on his chin, but he was no longer as scruffy as before, his hair had been carefully trimmed, and he had an extra pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose...... This maturity is not only reflected in his appearance, but also in his conversational temperament, if he didn't know that the host who showed up must be him, the girl might not even recognize it, and the gentleman in front of him would be the second-class reporter.

"I just wanted to invite a few people to a small party." He stood in front of the girl, looking at the crowd around him with a helpless feeling in his eyes, "I didn't expect so many people to come." ”

Wayne was struggling to explain to Li Bai, he hadn't thought about it at all, the white-haired girl in front of him was the culprit - if it weren't for the fact that he was able to hook up with her several times and that she would come to Shankly's birthday party and didn't know who stabbed him out, there wouldn't be so many people here at all, and these guys who call themselves nobles and gentlemen wouldn't come to talk to him as a little reporter for no reason...... Even if he has been promoted.

From the very beginning, they had only one goal.

"This beautiful young lady, do I have the privilege of inviting you to a dance?" A handsome black-haired young man came to them, first nodding politely at Wayne, and then looking at Li Bai with what he thought was the most charming smile.

“…… Sorry, I can't dance. The girl's face was unnatural and she rejected him.

"It's a pity, what about a glass of champagne together? See...... Right there, my friends and I are looking forward to having you join us......" The black-haired young man continued to invite without giving up, although he had been mentally prepared for this, and he was not the first to be rejected, but it was a problem for everyone to be lucky.

"I'm sorry, I'm allergic to alcohol, I'm afraid I won't be able to get away with your kindness...... Say hello to your friends on my behalf. Li Bai still accused himself of rejecting him as politely as possible.

…… How many are these?

Ever since the official start of the birthday party duì (if this can still be called a birthday party duì), the strangers who were still slightly restrained when she first entered the door have targeted her, and from time to time young men in their eighteen, nineteen, or twenty years old have invited her to do this and that...... These people are actually not difficult to deal with, the real trouble is those old guys who have gone into battle in person, and even a strong lady who directly sells her thirteen-year-old son to the girl! It surprised her, who was not mentally prepared.

Looking at the lonely back of the black-haired young man when he left, Li Bai's eyes also crossed a trace of exhaustion.

This was not the first time she had seen this man, she had been there many times on more solemn occasions under the careful training of the seahorse, and she remembered that he was the only son of the general agent of the group in England, and the name was not clear...... There are many people with such identities, either local magnates or inextricably linked to the group, and she can't be offended at all.

This kind of high-level social occasion can be said to be a high-level social occasion, and Li Bai has never experienced it before, and he has been curious and yearning for it...... Now there was only endless boredom, and she hated to force herself to lie.

"Don't take it personally, Vane." Seeing the tangled look on Vane's face, Li Bai had to comfort him in turn, "I didn't deliberately cover up my whereabouts, it's normal for them to know, this kind of thing has happened almost every time I go out since I won the championship in Duel City...... Rest assured, I'm used to it. ”

"But......," Vane wanted to say more.

Although he was a decent man but not a brain-dead, he could naturally see that the reason why he had been given the opportunity to live in West London and this small cottage was entirely the result of the secret manipulation of the big men - they had given him the legal way to get these things through guò a long time ago, that is, they had been aiming at this party since then, which was much earlier than the girl had said, so it could not have been as simple as she said, it was entirely because he had not kept the news in check.

And Shankly...... He turned his head to look at his sullen daughter in the corner, it was a little Lori carved in pink, although she was still young, she could also see that she had inherited her father's excellent genes, and at the moment she was frowning and worrying on the sofa in a daze, which was incompatible with the lively atmosphere of other children around him playing and grabbing cakes.

It's all because of me...... It was Shankly's birthday that made it look so bad.

In addition to blaming himself, he began to treat the girl in front of him differently, because there was no reason why the other party he considered would not be able to see it, and those words were probably just to reassure him.

He was very touched by this.

Following Wayne's gaze, Li Bai also saw his daughter, and the other party's lost appearance made her slightly stunned.

"That's Shankly?"

It's a little ashamed to say...... By this time, she hadn't been able to determine what Vane's daughter was like, and she blamed the annoying flies for keeping her focus on socializing, thus ignoring the main purpose of her visit.

After receiving Vane's confirmation, she simply stopped standing here as a target, and put the goblet with milk on the table and walked towards the corner where Shankley was, much to the disappointment of those who were still spying on her.

They can't go to the children's pile with a shy face...... What's more, there is still today's little protagonist there, this little ancestor has an extraordinary relationship with Prince Charles, and if she is angry, she will be harassed.

Shankli was still in a daze, and the scene in front of her was suddenly blocked and made her raise her head.

"What's the matter?" She glared at Li Bai with a somewhat cold expression, "If not, don't bother me and my friends to play games." ”

His father's golden-brown hair was the same as his father's, with bright eyes and white skin as blue as the deep sea...... Shanklee, who happened to be 6 years old, was much smarter than her peers, and she understood that her birthday was disturbed largely due to the big sister in front of her, so naturally it was impossible to give any good looks.

Li Bai was a little funny in her heart, the arrogant appearance of the other party when she warned her with this cute appearance had no deterrent effect, and it was obviously a lie, she had observed it for about a minute before she came over, this Lori and her so-called friends couldn't play together at all.

It seems to be a precocious Lori......

"Shankly." She cheekily sat down next to her and made her voice sound softer, "Shanklee...... Has someone ever said your name is like chocolate? ”

“…… That's what my dad used to make fun of me! The little girl who originally twisted her head to the side immediately exploded when she heard this, and she looked at Li Bai with bared teeth, "Say it quickly!" How do you know! ”

"I guess." Getting along with ignorant children can really make people feel happy, and the nerves that were tense before for socializing gradually began to relax...... Seeing her like this, Li Bai couldn't help but want to tease her again. "I don't believe it~" Shankli noticed the cunning that flashed in Li Bai's eyes, she quickly realized that she was being led by the nose, and hurriedly regained her previous cold face, which was the look of 'you don't want to deceive me'.

"This title has always been known only to Dad and a few of my friends, it must be Dad who just told you!"

"Huh!? But I really guessed it...... "The girl is pretending to be pitiful."

Despite her precocious thoughts, Shankley was still just a child, and she was a little shaken when she saw a look of loss on Li Bai's face.

Did she really guess that?

She has now been brought into the blind spot of thinking by Li Bai, and she has completely forgotten why she is unhappy today.

"It's a shame." Sensing the other party's vacillation, Li Bai decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue, she took out a card from her coat pocket, and the angle of holding the card was just right so that the little girl could only see part of the card. "I'm so sad to come and give you a birthday present and not even get the most basic trust."

"No...... Unbelief is unbelief! Shankly's eyelids jumped...... Of course, children like gifts because they are birthday gifts, not to mention that she also regarded Li Bai as half an idol before, if it wasn't for hating the other party for stealing her limelight today, she would have pounced on it a long time ago.

The little guy can't put it down.

Seeing Shankli secretly looking at the cards in her hand out of the corner of her eye, the girl smiled badly.

"Wow! That's the Sapphire Dragon! With an exclamation, the children who had dispersed automatically with Li Bai's arrival gathered around again, most of them were familiar faces, and Li Bai had met them as early as the afternoon...... So they weren't afraid to live at all, and they rushed forward one by one to get a glimpse of what this legendary card really looked like.

"Who told you to come?" Seeing a group of 'little kids' in her eyes drooling over her birthday gift, Shankli finally couldn't sit still, she was like a smart cat, and quickly stretched out her little paw towards Li Bai's licensed right hand...... It's a pity that the latter saw through the intention, and at the last moment, his right hand was slightly raised, just avoiding her snatching.

“…… Don't worry, I'll give it to you later~" Seeing the pitiful appearance of the little girl staying there with a small mouth, Li Bai's heart softened and gave up the idea of continuing to laugh; She took out a pen and a beautiful greeting card from her pocket, and began to write under the gaze of the children:

For Shankly Thomas

May her eyes always be more beautiful than sapphires.

Underneath the words of blessing was her autograph, and after completing the greeting card, Li Bai took it to his mouth and blew it gently, and when the ink was dry, he handed it over along with the sapphire dragon.

"Happy Birthday, Chocolate~"

"Don't call me by that name!" Grabbing the gift, Shanklee quickly glanced at the greeting card, and an uncontrollable happy smile appeared on her face, "...... But for the sake of the gift, I just

I can reluctantly forgive you~"

"Forgive me?" The smile on Li Bai's face froze, feeling that she was busy for a long time and still couldn't get any privileges?

Sure enough, dealing with Tsundere Lori is to be hard!

"Ahh Ahh What are you doing! Put me down! ”

"It's not good for your health to sit all day, come, my sister will take you for a ride!"

"Soul fades...... Don't lift me up so high! Woo...... I give you permission to call me chocolate...... Let me go! ”

"Hahaha......"

"I'm so envious of ......"

Angela was concentrating on fighting with the half of the roast chicken on the plate, and when she heard this murmur, she paused slightly, and she looked up to find Nate staring strangely at the white-haired girl who was messing with Shanklee, the little Lori was lifted to the sky by her, and she herself kept spinning in circles, constantly laughing and screaming.

She paused to chew the food in her mouth and looked at Nate in a daze.

Is this guy shaking M.

Shaking her head, Angela retracted her disdainful gaze expressionlessly and ripped off a large piece of meat from the roast chicken.

Why didn't these people understand, she thought as she ate.

This kind of gathering ...... Obviously, eating is the main task......

……

The banter with Shankli lasted for nearly 2 hours, and the pie was about to end, Li Bai declined Vain's desire to keep them staying, and prepared to leave with his two guards, many people wanted to continue to invite her to other parts of the city to have fun, but she also politely declined one by one.

Just kidding, it was already so late, she wasn't in the habit of night outing with strangers, and if she hadn't planned to give Shankley a normal birthday, she wouldn't have left until so late.

"By the way, Mr. Vane, there is one more thing I want to know from you......" Before leaving, Li Bai decided to ask the strange Sir Ciro - this person did have the audacity to ask her to come to Vane to confirm the authenticity of his identity, and she suspected that it was just a reverse thinking trap.

"You mean Ciro?" Vane seemed a little surprised, "This man has a rather eccentric personality, but he is indeed a real knight, who was personally conferred by Her Majesty the Queen seven years ago...... Why, did he ask you for divination before? ”

"Not bad at all...... And said something strange. The girl replied with a wry smile.

"That's normal, don't care, he's not been like this for a day or two, adults and children are annoying him." Vane raised his eyebrows and shrugged his shoulders again, "You don't know, he also came to me last week, and said a bunch of inexplicable things to the same thing, and I took advantage of his cane to flip through the cards he used for divination, guess what I saw?" ”

“…… What the? ”

"It's full of trap cards."

“……”

(I seem to be wasting my time.) ）

London doesn't have the same night view as Shanghai or New York, but it lives up to its name as Europe's largest city, and they decide to walk a little way and hail a ride back to their hotel.

"His Highness seems to be very optimistic about that child?" Nate leaned over to the girl and asked a little awkwardly, "Is she really worth giving away the sapphire dragon......

Now that the international rules are beginning to flood, the value of lower-level monsters with high attack power has begun to skyrocket, and some can even sell for more than higher-level monsters with stronger values, as the best of the lower-level monsters, LV4 has a sapphire dragon with 1900 attack power, and the value is self-evident.

And...... This card is one of the first few Lea cards owned by Li Bai, and it has a good symbolic meaning...... She saw Li Bai pick it out and stroke it carefully like a treasure with several other usual monsters more than once, which shows the importance she attaches to it.

"Hmm." Li Bai exhaled a white breath and approved her guess.

"She looks at problems from a much higher perspective than her peers, and has the logical thinking ability of almost a junior high school student...... Although she is still immature, don't forget that she is only 6 years old, which is rare. ”

"Then His Highness is planning to ...... her And did her father pull her over to the side of the group? ”

"It's not that exaggerated...... It's just the first time we've met, and she's too young. The girl lifted the brim of her hat a little, so that she could see the night view more fully,

"I just, I just want to be happy......"

"But—" Nate tried to say something more, but Angela pulled her back.

"Stupid." She pressed down on the black-haired girl who was still struggling, and whispered a curse in her ear in a low voice.

"Mrs. Thomas was not seen from the beginning to the end of the meeting, and no one from the beginning to the end of the meeting proposed that such a person existed......"

"Don't you think it's strange at all?"