"Hi... That was a wonderful performance earlier" A young man said to Heya.
Heya had seen him approaching her but she hadn"t been sure he was actually coming to meet her. She did recognise him. Her parents had introduced him as Zhu Lian. He was the son of her father"s friend who owned the biggest automobile company in the country.
Zhu Lian had come in place of his parents who were currently not in town because they had gone for a friend"s funeral.
Heya guessed he was probably in his mid twenties. He was tall and a bit huge. There was a Golden stud in his left earlobe and Heya swore he could pa.s.s off as a lady with that face of his if not for the fact that he was quite tall and had a masculine built.
"Thanks for the compliment" Heya said with a modest smile.
"Most welcome. I have attended a couple of special events organised by your parents but you were never present. This is my first time seeing the Li family"s young mistress. Thought maybe you didn"t like the crowds"
"Yea. I really do not fancy it." She admitted.
Sara watched from afar as the both of them communicated. A smile lit up her face as she thought about another potential suitor for Heya. Speaking of suitors, she wondered why she hadn"t heard anything about Cearo from a while now.
Her gaze landed on Muchen who was busy speaking with his grandmother and a group of other guests. Once in a while, she looked at his direction and he sent her a smile or wink once their eyes met.
She was glad that he wasn"t neglecting her at least.
Everyone seemed to be busy except for her. If even Minde was in the middle of a conversation right now, then it was very obvious that not even Changyu would be left alone.
Soon, she saw the front door open again. She wondered who it was that was coming here by this time when they were almost ending the party.
But then.... She saw a gold-haired man enter. She gasped in shock when she saw it was the admin of the school she took her etiquette cla.s.ses. Mr Jerry Gold.
She saw him walk towards where Sun and Muchen was sitting with some other guests who were probably distant relatives.
"Grandmother. Happy birthday" Jerry bent down to kiss Sun on both cheeks.
What....? Grandmother? Sara could vaguely hear what they were saying since she wasn"t very far from them. She tried to inch closer so she could hear and also not get seen by him.
She was hiding the fact that she was taking those cla.s.ses from Muchen. It was already bad enough that his father was aware, she didn"t want Muchen to know about it.
"Jerry. You also came. How are your parents?" Sun asked excitedly. From her look, it was obvious she knew him well and it had been long since she last saw him.
"They sent their greetings. Sorry I"m just coming now. I just returned to the country about an hour ago. I didn"t want to miss this"
Sara watched him exchange greeting with Muchen like they both knew each other well.
"Why are you acting like a thief?" A voice startled her from behind. She turned to see it was Mr Pessi... Sorry... Chairman Li.
She bowed to greet him and looked at him awkwardly. "Chairman Li. I"m really sorry for everything I said. I"m not really like that"
He raised a brow at her "Are you sure you really are not like that?"
Sara scratched her head awkwardly. "Maybe just a bit. But I"m actually a nice person."
"Oh... I see. So...are you really friends with Miss Changyu or you begged her to say nice things about you to us?" He asked her with a teasing smile.
"Of course not. I wouldn"t do something as shameless as that!" Sara denied resolutely.
She had been able to deduce that this man didn"t have any problem with her so she became relaxed.
Fazhan looked at her in confusion. Was this not the same person who asked him to do it just yesterday and even this evening?
He shook his head. "I hope you haven"t forgotten your promise?" Fazhan asked her.
"Promise? What promise?" Sara looked at him in confusion which caused him to scoff loudly.
"You said you were going to introduce my son to a nice woman. I gave you the chance o f being my daughter-in-law but you rejected it"
"How was I supposed to know Mr Li was your son? It"s actually partly your fault. You could have just told me from the beginning that he was your son. But you allowed me embarra.s.s myself" Sara whined and pouted.
It didn"t seem to register to her that she was scolding him. She was used to talking this way since it was the same way she spoke with her father.
And this... was actually one of the things her father really wanted her to learn.
Fazhan didn"t seem to mind as he exchanged words with her.
"What? My fault?"
She nodded. "You obviously recognised me. It was the reason you kept playing with me. I"ll tell Mr Li you"re asking me to introduce him to another woman"
"What? You were the one who said that. Why are you lying against me in my presence?" He scoffed in disbelief. She was not only a psycho, she was also shameless.
"Alright... But I only have one woman in mind. She is a perfect candidate and would suit your son completely."
"You...are not talking about yourself are you?" He c.o.c.ked a brow at her.
She placed both hands on her chest and grinned. "Of course it"s me."
He shook his head and laughed out.
"But Chairman Li... You...won"t tell Mr Li about those cla.s.ses I"m taking right? I"ll die of embarra.s.sment if you do"
"Hmmmm..." He pretended to think. "Call me father-in-law and I won"t do it"
"Father-in-law!" Sara shouted immediately.
Fazhan could not help laughing. Yes... She was simply really shameless.
"But...who is that man over there?" She gestured towards Mr Gold who was still speaking with Madam Li.
"Why? Are you interested in him?"
"Of course not!" She denied immediately.
"He is an admin in the school I told you I was attending. He doesn"t recognise me as Sara w.a.n.g but Alice Feng. What if he sees me and tells your son about it?" Sara began to bite her finger nervously. "Is he close with Mr Li?" She inquired.
"His grandmother and my mother were friends and cla.s.smates while growing up. Even after she relocated abroad and got married to a foreigner, they kept in touch and met each other often. His grandmother died last year but the ties remained."
"Oh... I see"
Sara"s eyes suddenly widened when Jerry looked at her direction. He furrowed his brow in confusion before excusing himself to come meet her.
"He"s coming. He saw me. What do I do?" She asked Fazhan nervously.
"You should talk to him before he tells Muchen about it."
"I"m not ready for that please hide me" Sara moved behind him to hide but immediately Jerry got closer and greeted him with familiarity, he moved out of the way and exposed her to Jerry.
Sara glared at him before murmuring "unreliable"
He chortled gently and walked out to give them privacy.