"That's how it was.
Keqi ate up this meal with a taste of indifference.
The others were having lively conversations, making friends, after all, they were not ordinary folks, their social skills were not bad, making the atmosphere of the meal quite pleasant. Even though they all noticed Keqi's abnormality, they only thought that Keqi was thinking about something troublesome, or business-related problems, which were common occurrences for them, so no one paid any heed.
After the duration of the meal.
After much deliberation.
Keqi then chose to believe in the idea that it was better to believe than not, and gave up on the idea of vying for the qualification of gems and jewelry supplier from Tang Kai, to avoid spoiling his own plans. Though perhaps what Ling was talking about wasn't this issue, but at the dinner table, Ling had already provided a warning, so if he were to act recklessly, it would be disrespectful towards Ling.
