"That's Emily Bolton, my childhood classmate. Her family used to be neighbors with mine. We're both twenty this year, born in the same year, though she's a few months older than me. After finishing junior high, she was sent abroad to study and has only just come back a few days ago!" Grace Walker introduced to Henry Carter, then took Henry Carter's arm and walked toward that table.

The entire banquet hall had no fewer than twenty tables, and no one really knew each other. However, the hall was very large and luxurious, so it didn't feel crowded at all.

Henry Carter didn't like this kind of environment; he preferred private rooms.

Of course, the hall here was by no means cheaper than private rooms in other hotels, because Wanchian Grand Hotel was the only ultra five-star hotel in the whole Chengfeng City—extremely expensive.

Maybe that's also why Emily Bolton would rather hold the banquet in such a hall than switch hotels for a private room?

Very soon.

Henry Carter and Grace Walker arrived at the table.

Emily Bolton enthusiastically pulled Grace Walker to sit beside her, and introduced her to the others at the table: "This is my childhood bestie Grace Walker, isn't she a real beauty? I wasn't lying to you, was I?"

"Hello everyone, I'm Grace Walker!" Grace Walker was not very talkative, so she quietly introduced herself, then looked at Henry Carter: "This is my boyfriend, Henry Carter!"

Henry Carter didn't say anything and sat down next to Grace Walker.

At the table, besides Emily Bolton, there were seven men and two women, all about the same age. At this moment, everyone was staring at Grace Walker.

Obviously, Grace Walker's looks had really surprised them. She wasn't just ordinarily pretty—after all, Chengfeng University had about thirty thousand students, and she was one of the top ten campus beauties. Her looks and temperament were self-evident, truly one in ten thousand.

Very soon, several eager voices sounded:

"Miss Lin, I'm David Brooks. You're really beautiful. Earlier, Qingmeng said she had a gorgeous best friend, and we didn't believe her!"

"Miss Lin, I'm Brian Foster. My family is in the lumber business. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

"I'm Andrew Clark, just like Qingmeng, I just returned from studying abroad. I went to Stanford University!"

...

The ones who spoke up were all men, each dressed very impressively in suits. Their gazes at Grace Walker were burning with interest. Though they called it self-introduction, in fact, they were all showing off their family backgrounds and such.

"Lanxin, let me toast you. I'm Samuel Bennett!" After everyone had basically introduced themselves, another man stood up.

He wore gold-rimmed glasses, had his hair slicked back, a high nose, and a slightly pale complexion, giving off a scholarly vibe.

With a warm smile, he stood up, raised his wine glass, and downed it in one go.

Grace Walker was a bit at a loss, because she couldn't drink alcohol.

"Lanxin, what are you spacing out for? Young Master Bennett is toasting you—aren't you going to drink? Young Master Bennett rarely toasts anyone. You're so lucky!" Emily Bolton nudged Grace Walker with her elbow, whispering excitedly.

So lucky? What did Henry Carter hear? Of course he heard Emily Bolton's words, and his eyes turned a bit cold. This childhood friend of Lanxin's was really not a good person!

Meanwhile, the others at the table all had different expressions.

First, the men who had just introduced themselves to Grace Walker and were clearly interested in her looked a bit awkward.

If Samuel Bennett hadn't shown interest in Grace Walker, it would have been fine. But since he did, if anyone dared to compete with Samuel Bennett now, it would be asking for trouble.

Then, the other two women at the table stared at Grace Walker with some hostility. They were both interested in Samuel Bennett, but Samuel Bennett was interested in Grace Walker, so of course they weren't happy.

Henry Carter didn't say anything, quietly sitting there and eating pastries.

"I can't drink alcohol!" Grace Walker spoke up.

"You... Lanxin, what am I supposed to say? Young Master Bennett is one of the top young masters in all of Chengfeng City. It's your honor that he's interested in you, and you still refuse? You're driving me crazy!" Emily Bolton complained. "Even if you can't drink, just have a little bit, it's fine!"

"I have a boyfriend!" Grace Walker frowned slightly, a bit surprised but even more disappointed.

She hadn't expected Emily Bolton to say something like that. If she didn't know she had a boyfriend, that would be one thing, but she clearly knew, and still tried to set her up with that Young Master Bennett. This so-called childhood bestie really had some character issues.

"Lanxin, if you can't drink, you can have a soft drink!" Samuel Bennett said with a faint smile, not giving up.

"Young Master Bennett, please call me Miss Lin. I'm not used to people I'm not familiar with calling me Lanxin!" Grace Walker's voice turned a bit colder.

"Heh... Miss Lin is a bit arrogant!" Samuel Bennett narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold glint flashing across his face. Clearly, he was angry, but he didn't lose his temper right away. Instead, he sat down and glanced at Henry Carter: "But Miss Lin's taste isn't that great!"

As he spoke, Samuel Bennett looked at Henry Carter: "May I ask what Young Master Carter does?"

"Student, in the same class as Lanxin." Henry Carter glanced at Samuel Bennett.