The other three stopped gossiping about Yun Zijin and focused on ordering from their menus.
They had just finished ordering when there was a knock at the door.
The four of them exchanged glances. "Didn’t the waiter just leave with our order? Who could be knocking right now?"
Yun Zijin shook her head. She was certain she hadn’t invited anyone else.
"Maybe... we should open it and see?"
Besides, with Yun Zijin’s seven bodyguards around, their personal safety wasn’t a concern.
Yun Zijin rose from her seat, walked to the door of the private room, and quickly slid it open.
Ren Hui and Li Cui, who had been leaning against the door to eavesdrop, suddenly lost their balance and tumbled forward. Yun Zijin nimbly dodged to the side.
"Ren Hui! Li Cui! What are you two doing here? Were you eavesdropping at the door of our room?!"
Qin Sitong had considered countless possibilities, but she never imagined it would be Ren Hui and Li Cui.
"And why shouldn’t it be us? We invited you again and again, but you refused to come to Cui Cui’s birthday party."
"I didn’t expect to run into you here. It looks like we’re fated to meet. Why don’t you come join us at our table?"
Yun Zijin eyed the two of them suspiciously.
’Li Cui’s family background means she could never afford a meal at Qingjin Pavilion. And Ren Hui’s family went bankrupt, so with her current financial situation, there’s no way she could afford it either.’
’So... who’s backing them?’
"Li Cui, wasn’t your birthday party supposed to be yesterday? What happened, did your family win the lottery? With the prices at Qingjin Pavilion, and considering your finances, a single meal here would cost you several months of your food budget.
"Do your parents know you’re hosting a birthday party in a place this expensive?"
Yun Zijin’s sharp, clear eyes stared fixedly at the two of them, as if she could see right through all their schemes and conspiracies.
Ren Hui and Li Cui involuntarily took a step back, but they quickly composed themselves and turned back to Yun Zijin.
"It was originally yesterday, but something came up, so we rescheduled for today."
"My... My dad won the lottery, and he gave me the money especially for my birthday."
"This is my first real birthday party in years, and I want as many people as possible to be there."
"Sitong, Zijin... your friends can come along as well."
Li Cui sounded so sincere that if Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong hadn’t already known how shameless the pair could be, they might have actually believed her.

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