Just when everyone was thinking their own thoughts, Sharp Hall had ended his pleasantries with others, and the banquet had officially begun.

According to the tradition of the Hall family, banquets are usually held together with dances. Tonight's banquet is to celebrate Ophelia's coming-of-age ceremony, so the first dance is danced by Ophelia and her father Sharp.

Although Sharp is already middle-aged, science and technology are advanced these days, and he himself has held power for many years. His demeanor is definitely not comparable to that of an ordinary young man. The two of them danced on the dance floor, looking particularly harmonious.

He looked at his daughter lovingly. The smile on Ophelia's face was pure and happy, but he felt very uncomfortable whenever he thought about what might happen next.

When Ophelia was only three years old, her mother died for some reason. Although he was busy with family affairs and researching potions over the years, he never neglected his daughter's growth - nearly thirty years passed in the blink of an eye.

, the little baby back then has grown into a beautiful girl, but he doesn't know how long he can protect her, or whether he can see another person who is capable and willing to protect her appear next to her.

"Father, we will all be fine."

Ophelia suddenly spoke. It's not that she didn't know what would happen today, but she still thought so - or expected it.

Although she is already a qualified heir, the flowers that grew up in the greenhouse, have not experienced wind and rain, and always have a lovable innocence towards the world.

Sharp couldn't bear to break her innocence, so he smiled and nodded: "Our Royal Highness the Queen is right."

——He knows that Ophelia doesn't like others to call her little princess, so he never mentions this word in front of her, but refers to her as "princess".

Ophelia couldn't help laughing either.

When the song ended, the tenderness between father and daughter did not disappear with the sudden end of the music, but what should come will always come.

After the first dance, everyone present applauded, and a bunch of compliments poured out as if they were free, whether they were sincere or just polite.

Generally speaking, after the protagonist of the banquet dances the first dance, everyone can dance as they like, but it is different tonight. Not many people are interested in dancing with others, and their eyes are still firmly locked on Ophelia.

It's not that they have any thoughts about Ophelia, but they want to know who she chooses to dance with for her second ball.

After all, Ophelia is the confirmed heir of the Hall family. At this time, her dance represents the tendency of the Hall family - choosing which force to join.

Although most people already have speculations in their minds, when the Hall family has not made a clear stance, they can naturally only maintain a fragile balance.

The music has started playing again. These musicians are not that well-informed and don't know what the situation is now. They just follow the usual practice and choose the music that is most suitable for everyone to dance with.

Standing in a remote corner, Qin Sui heard the music and suddenly felt very happy - the music was so cheerful, but what was going to happen next would be... Haha, if you think about it carefully, sometimes there are many such joys in life.

What a dumbfounding coincidence.

Ophelia looked at the people in the party, her eyes were as clear as water, and even more shiny under the light. Her eyes passed over everyone in the banquet one by one, only pausing for a moment on Solich and Neumann.

, and finally fell on Li Sixun next to Chu Shaoyin.

Li Sixun showed a very graceful smile, walked forward, bowed slightly, and extended his hand to invite: "Miss Ophelia, can I have the honor to dance with you?"

Ophelia looked at the person in front of her, and for some reason, she no longer had the same feeling she had when she was chatting with Qin Sui about him. Her smile was slightly deep, and she gently put her hand on his, "This is me too.

An honor.”

On the surface, the conversation between the two was just about dancing, but in fact, it was about the future ownership of the Hall family.

Solici's face immediately turned ugly.

He was born into a noble family in the Lancelot Empire, and he had always been proud of his status. Today, he had to be "picked and picked" by a "village girl" in a remote village, but in the end, they didn't take a fancy to him - even though they knew it was Sharp Huo.

It was the decision of that old fox, but he still felt that he was deeply humiliated.

Neumann's expression was a little better than his, but the curve of the corners of his lips was almost non-existent, obviously he was extremely unhappy with this result.

The atmosphere in the venue gradually became more subtle.

Li Sixun seemed not to notice anything. He held Ophelia's hand and was about to step onto the dance floor.

And Ophelia couldn't help but hesitate at that moment - this was undoubtedly a slap in the face of the two envoys.

Li Sixun squeezed her hand gently, as if giving her strength.

Ophelia received his encouragement, her expression returned to calmness, and she no longer hesitated at all. At this point, the other party's dissatisfaction would not disappear just because her attitude was better now, and hesitation was meaningless.

At this moment, Solich finally couldn't hold back and spoke: "Miss Ophelia, according to tradition, the second dance of the coming-of-age ceremony is to be danced with the future partner. It seems that you have decided so quickly.

Seems sloppy."

With the leader speaking out, the rest of the people who were dissatisfied with Ophelia - or the Hall family's choice also spoke in agreement. Neumann even showed a gentle smile and walked up to Ophelia and said to her

He held out his hand: "Miss Ophelia, your beauty and wisdom make me fall in love. I hope I can have the honor to dance this second dance with you."

At this time, even people who knew nothing about the situation noticed that the situation was unusual, and they unconsciously took a few steps back, as if they could gain a little sense of security in this way.

Faced with these people's blatant provocation, Li Sixun raised his eyebrows, but did not say anything. Instead, he looked at Ophelia. At this time, his words were useless. What they needed was the Hall family's statement.

So does he.

Ophelia knew that no one would help her now. Her father left such an important decision to her to announce, in order for her to truly enter the family decision-making level and become the spokesperson for the family's future - at this time, no matter what she had in mind,

No matter how much hesitation and worry, she had to go on because there was only this way before her.

She breathed out gently, her smile remained unchanged, but her tone became more determined: "Ophelia is honored by your love, but I have already chosen my partner for the second dance, and I can't bear to let such a handsome Li

Sir, you are happy for nothing, so I can only say sorry."

Li Sixun laughed, with a sense of pride in a beautiful woman, and said "regrettably" to Solich and others: "Miss Ophelia is really charming, and I am not willing to give up her second dance."
Chapter completed!