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Xu Nanjing tried again but couldn't unfold the fan.
Great, he'd learned nothing.
"Forget it," Xu Nanjing gave up, returning the folding fan to Bai Lian as he began to discuss important matters with her.
It was about the birthday celebration of the old Mr. Xu, for which invitations were already being sent out.
Gao Yan and Xu Jueling both asked Xu Nanjing to extend an invitation to Bai Lian.
The invitation Bai Lian had purchased at the auction had won the old man's favor. The old man had always been particularly pleased with Xu Nanjing, and even more so at present.
"The end of the month?" Bai Lian only knew Xu Nanjing and Gao Yan and wasn't familiar with the rest of the Xu family. Considering Xu Nanjing's background, which was anything but ordinary, she said, "No, I won't be going."
Xu Nanjing took out a gilt invitation and placed it on her desk, thought for a moment, and said, "Here's the invitation. Come if you have time."