"Would you like to rest in the lounge for a while?" Lu Fan looked at Lin Ke'er. "Are you tired?"
"Not tired! I still want to wander around the banquet!" Lin Ke'er said repeatedly, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If it weren't for Brother Lu Fan, I wouldn't have this face."
"That's good too!" Lu Fan nodded and smiled. "This way, you can also get familiar with this environment faster."
"Why adapt faster?" Lin Ke'er looked surprised. "Does Brother Lu Fan have any ideas?"
"Not at all!" Lu Fan smiled. "I was just saying."
Seeing Lu Fan's odd behavior, Lin Ke'er was also quite curious but didn't ask further.
"Mr. Lu, besides the dining area, the banquet hall also has a special place for antiques. Would you like to take a look?" the female manager said with a smile. "These items are all treasured by Old Master Bai, and they are quite valuable."
"Where is it?" Lu Fan was slightly curious. He had been in the antique world a few days ago and hadn't found any good items. He wondered if he could find any treasures at the banquet this time.
"Please follow me!" The female manager smiled politely and led the way.
Lu Fan followed closely. Besides him, Lin Ke'er also trailed closely. Not long after, they arrived at another exhibition hall. Inside the exhibition hall, there were many raw stones and even rare treasures, looking dazzling.
"This is the antique hall!" the female manager said with a smile. "The antiques here are all clearly priced, and under normal circumstances, they are genuine!"
"I understand!" Lu Fan nodded. "Thank you, manager, for leading the way. If you have anything to do, please go ahead."
"Miss Bai instructed that Mr. Lu is not an ordinary guest, and I should follow him at all times," the female manager said seriously. "If Miss Bai finds out that I am not by Mr. Lu's side, wouldn't that be neglecting my duty?"
"Don't worry, I'll tell him when he comes," Lu Fan smiled. "It's always awkward to have someone following you. I hope you can understand."
The female manager quickly nodded, not daring to be negligent in the slightest. Lu Fan's request was equivalent to Bai Xue's words, there was no doubt about it.
As soon as the female manager left, Lin Ke'er let out a sigh of relief. "It's really uncomfortable to have someone following all the time. It's a good thing Brother Lu Fan made him leave!"
"It's not that you're not used to it; it's that I was afraid you wouldn't be, so I made him leave," Lu Fan said with a smile. "There are so many fine items here, why don't you pick a few?"
Lin Ke'er was stunned for a moment, then shook her head. "These things here are not cheap. How can I accept them!"
"Consider it a gift from me!" Lu Fan said generously. "Just pick to your heart's content!"
Lin Ke'er rolled her eyes. "I don't want them!"
Seeing Lin Ke'er's persistence, Lu Fan was helpless and had to give up.
However, they hadn't walked a few steps when they saw several figures. These people also looked in their direction, revealing a slight surprise.
"Lin Ke, why are you here?"
Lin Jia's voice was very low. Liu Xuanhao and Zhang Qian were beside him, and they were also browsing in the antique hall.
"Lin Jia!" Lin Ke'er said with joy. "Why are you here too?"
"Today is Old Master Bai's birthday. Liu Xuanhao got a few tickets, so we came in," Lin Jia said. "It took a lot of effort to get in. How did you get in?"
"Of course, we walked in!" Lin Ke'er smiled.
Lin Jia looked at each other and smiled. Not far away, Liu Xuanhao came to Lu Fan's side and nodded respectfully. "Mr. Lu, I didn't expect you to be here too!"
Lin Ke'er frowned. She didn't expect Liu Xuanhao to be so flattering to Lu Fan, with such a low posture. This wasn't like the Liu Xuanhao from Qingzhou University; he looked more like a subordinate.
"It's Old Master Bai's birthday, and I'm here to pay my respects. There shouldn't be any problem, right?" Lu Fan smiled faintly.
"Of course, of course!" Liu Xuanhao quickly nodded. He knew that Lu Fan had an extraordinary background, and it wouldn't be difficult for him to attend Old Master Bai's birthday banquet.
However, thinking about it, Old Master Bai held a prominent position in Qingzhou, and those who could attend his birthday banquet were all people of status. Even Liu Xuanhao had to pay a considerable price to enter this banquet hall.
"Since there's nothing else, we'll go for a walk!" Lin Jia greeted Lin Ke'er. "When the banquet starts, we'll sit at the same table!"
"Okay!" Lin Ke'er nodded happily.
Lu Fan gave a wry smile. "What a coincidence, running into them even here. If it weren't for your sake that day at the Holiday Club, I wouldn't have spoken up for them!"
"Brother Lu Fan, I know that!" Lin Ke'er nodded. "If it weren't for me, Brother Lu Fan wouldn't have had to endure so much grievance."
"You're quite eloquent, little girl!" Lu Fan nodded, feeling somewhat pleased.
As they were talking, not far from the antique hall, an old man with white hair, surrounded by a group of people, was carefully examining the items in the antique hall, looking quite interested.
The white-haired old man looked up and saw Lu Fan, his face showing joy. "Young man, I really didn't expect to meet you here."
"Master Liu?"
Lu Fan exclaimed, "I didn't expect you to be here too!"
"Old Master Bai is my old friend. How could I not attend his birthday?" Master Liu said frankly. "However, young man, do you also have some connection with Old Master Bai?"
"Not really!" Lu Fan smiled. "We just know each other!"
Master Liu nodded and smiled. "If there's a chance next time, you must visit the antique world. Perhaps you'll find something interesting. However, I'd like to see how far your eyesight has reached!"
"Master Liu is joking. I was just lucky," Lu Fan clasped his hands. He didn't have much objection to Master Liu in front of him.
After wandering around the antique hall for a long time, Lin Ke'er touched her stomach and said, "Why isn't it time to eat yet? I'm starving!"
"You should have said so earlier. There are pastries in the banquet hall."
Lu Fan pulled Lin Ke'er towards the banquet hall. Sure enough, he saw pastries placed on the tables, looking quite exquisite.
"Can these pastries be eaten?" Lin Ke hesitated and asked.
"It should be fine!" Lu Fan smiled. "Go ahead and eat!"
Lin Ke nodded and started eating directly. It hadn't officially started yet, and she felt that eating pastries like this was undignified, but she was too hungry and could only do so.
Lu Fan almost burst out laughing beside her. Lin Ke'er's way of eating pastries was quite peculiar.
"Didn't I tell you! These pastries can be eaten, so you don't need to be so particular," Lu Fan leaned on the table and smiled at Lin Ke'er.
Lin Ke'er nodded, then started to eat heartily.
However, at this moment, a woman from not far away laughed, "What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here!"