The best socializer is none other than Manranyama Souren.
For her, except for Yui Uesugi, everyone in the room is either meeting for the first time or not very familiar.
But just five minutes later, she had completely taken control of the situation.
Specifically, Shaoze had moved from Katagiri Mai's arms to Manranyama Souren's lap. The other girls were happily eating desserts, chatting and laughing.
Not only were Shaoze's eyes sparkling and blinking, constantly asking Manranyama Souren to feed her various desserts.
Even Katagiri Mai, who usually gave off an icy beauty vibe, showed a rare hint of warmth on her face.
At the current dining table, besides the initially extravagant banana boat ice cream (almost finished), there were mango snow, select chocolate cake, milk caramel French buffet, chocolate lava cake ice cream... and many other desserts, all laid out on the table.
As everyone happily chatted about girly secrets and shared desserts, even the air was filled with sweet fragrance, and the sound of laughter echoed in the room.
For most girls, such an occasion was a normal daily life at this age.
But for Manranyama Souren, it was her first experience of such a life.
From childhood to adulthood, her life had always been one of elite living, with every minute accounted for.
Now that she had left the Manranyama family and was managing her own life, it was rare and luxurious to have this time to herself.
This period of rare relaxation was much needed for her after settling down.
After this, she would have to focus and continue expanding her business, as well as revisit the issue of dealing with the elusive Bai Yaxin.
At that moment, a "ding" sound from a cellphone alert came from the phone being held by Van for Manranyama Souren.
Everyone thought it was just a common message alert and didn't pay much attention, continuing to enjoy the desserts.
Even Van, in a very relaxed state, opened her phone, casually glanced at the message, then put the phone away to continue enjoying the ice cream.
But in the next moment, she seemed to realize something, picked up the phone again, whispered two sentences to Manranyama Souren's ear, then handed the phone over to her.
After listening to Van's words, initially, Manranyama Souren looked puzzled. She hesitantly took the phone and, after reading it, her soft expression also froze.
Manranyama Souren seemed not to believe her eyes, repeatedly reading the contents on the phone over and over again... Finally, she gave up her doubts and chose to believe the reality before her.
She slowly handed the phone back to Van, then picked up Shaoze from her lap and placed her in the arms of Mai Katagiri beside her.
"Sorry, everyone, I have something urgent to attend to, so I have to leave for today," Manranyama Souren said while getting up to bid goodbye to everyone.
Her movements were so smooth that almost no one had time to react. And her resolute expression made it difficult for anyone to persuade her to stay.
Before leaving, Manranyama Souren made sure to ask Van to settle the bill for the private room. But it was evident that her mind was no longer in the dessert shop.
All of this was due to the message that read, "Manranyama Group has undergone a leadership change, Bai Yaxin has taken over."
