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Xiao Helin thought he must be in a terrible state right now, looking awkwardly at the two people in the hallway.

He didn't dare look at Xiao Jie; he was dressed in pajamas and acted like the male head of the household, which was really annoying.

Especially when he was in such a sorry state.

He gave Luo Ning a stiff smile. "I'm sorry, I didn't know your house was ten stories high. I may have been a little rude."

Luo Ning stepped forward and opened the iron gate. Today was a good day, and the guests had already arrived at the door with gifts. She couldn't just turn them away, especially since she had invited them.

Although Xiao Helin had some ulterior motives, it was indeed what she said herself.

"It's nothing, why didn't you tell me you were coming?"

Before Luo Ning could speak, Xiao Jie walked up behind her and looked down at Xiao Helin.

Xiao Helin is usually a few centimeters shorter than Xiao Jie when they stand together, but now he is standing in the stairwell.

Although Xiao Jie was only wearing simple home clothes.

But his aura was inexplicably stronger than his.

Xiao Helin gritted his teeth. What's so great about him? Believe me, he's here today and he's not leaving.

Luo Ning opened the door and let Xiao Helin in, but Xiao Helin did not have her contact information from the bracelet.

Her bracelet was obtained from the official source and is connected to a satellite network; it requires official verification before it can function.

Xiao Helin's private base does not yet exist.

"Come in."

Luo Ning stepped aside to let Xiao Helin in.

Xiao Helin walked to the stairwell and then took a serious look at Luo Ning. She looked stunning today.

However, Luo Ning didn't care about that and instead turned on the smart sterilizer to let Xiao Helin disinfect.

Xiao Helin stood in the middle, looking at the sterilizer in amazement.

No matter how wealthy his base is, some of its advanced machinery is indeed inferior to that of the official base.

He had heard of this sterilizer; currently, it was only supplied to a few large official bases, and smaller official bases did not have it.

I never expected she would have it here.

"How did you get this sterilizer?"

Xiao Helin didn't beat around the bush and asked directly; if he tried to give Luo Ning a bureaucratic answer, she would roll her eyes.

Luo Ning's business acumen kicked in, and he blinked, asking Xiao Helin, "You want it?"

Xiao Helin answered confidently, "Of course! Everyone knows this sterilizer can eliminate 90% of bacteria and viruses outside. If one were installed at the base entrance, how much safer would the base be?"

"How many do you want?" Luo Ning asked.

Xiao Helin asked in confusion, "You have it?"

Luo Ning smiled knowingly, "Of course."

"Then I'll take three units first, the price..."

Luo Ning raised her hand to interrupt him, "Today is my birthday party, let's not talk about these things for now, Boss Xiao, we'll discuss them in detail later."

Doing this business with Xiao Helin was not something Luo Ning had expected; she hadn't decided on the price yet.

She needs to think it over carefully; she can't let Xiao Helin suffer a loss!

Xiao Helin had no doubts. He was indeed there to attend Luo Ning's birthday banquet. It was not appropriate to discuss business at a young girl's birthday party.

Looking at the upturned corners of her mouth, Xiao Jie knew that this little fox was about to trick someone again.

However, he would approve of setting a trap for Xiao Helin.

No, no matter who she's messing with, he's on her side.

Xiao Helin walked in and looked at the clean and bright house, feeling that it was different from his manor.

This place is neither as large nor as luxurious as his manor.

But the house was cozy, with sunlight streaming in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating most of the living room. The fishpond opposite was filled with many fish, like catfish, each weighing seven or eight pounds.

In the corner, there are flowers or photos, two people, a cat, a dog, and a robot, or a creative little ornament.

The living room was specially decorated with fresh flowers, balloons, ribbons, words of blessing, and some photos of Luo Ning.

She was smiling in every single photo, and there were even a few photos of her with that man interspersed among them.

He suspected that the man was unaware of this, and that the photo was taken intentionally.

He guessed correctly; the photo was indeed deliberately placed by Xiao Jie.

He hadn't originally planned to display these photos; he intended to keep them as a personal keepsake.

But when he learned from 123 that Xiao Helin was also coming to her birthday party, he secretly showed her a few photos of himself.

The photos in the corner were also deliberately placed there by him.

Luo Ning might not care even if she knew about his little schemes.

That's just the kind of person she is. When she doesn't care about you, you're like a zombie outside; she wouldn't care if you died in front of her.

If she cares about you, then the scales in her heart will definitely tip in your favor.

Xiao Helin was so angry that his teeth ached. How come, only a few days had passed, but he felt that the atmosphere between the two of them seemed to have become closer?

Being in a good position gives a man an advantage, and that might be his only advantage.

If he lived with her, he might not necessarily lose.

He looked at Xiao Jie with a cold smile, while Xiao Jie maintained an innocent and gentle expression, pretending not to understand what he meant.

Luo Ning stood next to Xiao Jie, took his hand, and gestured to Xiao Helin, "Please sit wherever you like. A few friends haven't arrived yet, so we might have to wait a bit."

123 hid nearby, partly because it was worried that Xiao Helin would discover that it had stolen... no, the host said it had borrowed his things.

Secondly, he mentally counted how many rounds he and the male protagonist had fought.

In the end, the protagonist's victory in the battle between the two was determined by the host's preference.

Sure enough, Xiao Helin's eyes dimmed considerably when he saw Luo Ning's actions.

Hearing her words afterward made me even sadder.

He wasn't even considered a friend by her; this birthday party was something he had planned out.

She already has a friend who has publicly acknowledged her relationship.

Xiao Jie couldn't hide his smugness when she took his hand for the first time.

Luo Ning squeezed his hand, signaling him to stop, as they would still have to deal with each other in the future.

After receiving the warning, Xiao Jie immediately became more restrained.

The food was almost ready, and his goal had been achieved; he no longer needed to wear those clothes.

She looks so beautiful today, he definitely has to dress to match her.

She gave 123 a look and went to the bedroom to change her clothes.

123 reluctantly walked out and leaned against Luo Ning, staring intently at Xiao Helin.

Xiao Helin was a respectable man; his sadness was fleeting. He composed himself and looked at 123 with curiosity.

Why are you looking at me like that? Are you angry?

Speaking of anger, 123 remembered that she had already vented her anger by borrowing his supplies.

She gave him a strange look, then looked away.

In fact, Xiao Helin had already discovered that his supplies had been stolen.

Ironically, Xiao Helin would not normally check his private stash, at least not by opening and examining every single box.

But a few days ago, he wanted to find a gift for Luo Ning in his private stash as a birthday present, but he was not satisfied with any of them.

As he went through all the items in his private stash, he discovered that he was missing several sets of jewelry.

He then checked the entire vault and discovered that his supplies had been stolen; the supplies were gone, but the boxes were left for him.

He was so angry that he immediately checked the surveillance footage, but found nothing.

He wasn't without suspicion of Luo Ning, after all, only Luo Ning and Luo Ning had gone inside during those few days.

However, Luo Ning's whereabouts could be traced from beginning to end, and even if she was a spatial ability user, it was impossible for her to evade the guards and take her own supplies remotely.

Finally, Wang Hu reminded them that when they were still in Ningcheng, a batch of supplies had been lost quietly in the same way.

At the time, they suspected it was the authorities, but they had no evidence. This time, he couldn't find any evidence either.

Even if they suspect it's an official faction, they can't come knocking on their door; the authorities won't tolerate any provocation from them now.

Not much was lost, so he assumed it was because he had offended the authorities recently and that's why they gave him a warning.

So he could only swallow this bitter pill.