Chapter 917: Three Women Performing a Show and Zi Yi Becomes the Onlooker
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Even though Annette was unhappy about how they came uninvited, she could not refuse them since they were here. She said to Zi Yi, “Zi, there’s no need to come and get them with me, so remain here. I’ll bring them over.”
Soon, Annette brought Freya and Lucy over.
The three of them were laughing while conversing as they made their way inside.
“I heard that Sister Annette invited Mrs. Lu over for afternoon tea. Why didn’t you tell us~”
“We had specially sent someone over to invite Mrs. Lu out, only to find out that Sister Annette had invited her over first.”
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“Zi Yi and I made an appointment last night, so I invited her over first.”
Soon, the three of them arrived in front of Zi Yi.
Annette introduced the two women to Zi Yi.
Freya and Lucy each sat next to Zi Yi as they enthusiastically started a conversation.
“Mrs. Lu, you’re amazing. I’m also a fan of painting and when I saw the paintings you had completed during compet.i.tions in the past, I was stunned. I’ve always wanted to collect one of your paintings, but I didn’t expect there to be so few in circulation.”
“Mrs. Lu’s medical skills are also superb. Your medical papers have been greatly used as references by the medical universities in our country. In particular, the area of genetics. Your papers have made a great contribution to the whole human race.”
Listening to the compliments from both sides, Zi Yi knew why they were acting so enthusiastically towards her. She merely casually responded to them and took a sip of tea from time to time.
Both of them hogged the conversation with Zi Yi and isolated Annette.
Annette sat there and looked at her two cousins. Even though she had a smile on her face, traces of mockery flashed past her eyes.
She was clearly aware of their motives for coming here. However, Zi Yi did not seem to be interested in those topics and she suddenly felt relieved.
Just then, Freya suddenly extended an invitation to Zi Yi. “Mrs. Lu, we have specially arranged a party tonight and you must come and attend. We invited the famous painter, Mr. Louis. I believe you will definitely have common topics to share with him.”
Lucy chimed in and said, “Yes, we also invited people from the Robotics a.s.sociation. They really wish to have a meeting with you.”
As soon as they finished talking, both of them looked at Zi Yi with an expression as if saying, “You will definitely come, won’t you?”
Just as Zi Yi was about to speak, Annette who had not been able to get a word in finally spoke. She first revealed a smile and said, “Royal Cousins, Zi isn’t fond of attending parties with many people. Aren’t you making things difficult for her by inviting her?”
When they heard what Annette said, they looked at her with slight displeasure.
Are you telling us that only you can invite Mrs. Lu and we can’t?
Annette pretended not to see their unhappy gazes and asked Zi Yi, “Zi, there’s a performance at the theater tonight. Do you want to take a look?”
Freya and Lucy were even more displeased.
Zi Yi looked at the undercurrents between the three of them and grabbed a cherry to play with in her hand.
“Is Mrs. Lu fond of cherries?” Lucy suddenly said, “Speaking of cherries, Country Z’s are the tastiest. Our country’s cherries are lacking in terms of sweetness and if Mrs. Lu would like, I’ll get someone to air freight some and send them to you right away.”
Annette casually said, “These cherries have been sent over by Third Royal Uncle.”
Lucy’s expression stiffened and she stopped talking.
Clearly, they had some fear towards Runge.
After a moment of silence, Freya smiled and changed the topic to the party tonight. “Mrs. Lu, we invited a female robot engineer tonight. Her name is Mia and I believe you should have heard of her?”
Zi Yi tried to recall if she knew of a female robot engineer named Mia and she answered in all honesty, “I’ve never heard of her.”
Freya’s smile stiffened and she felt that she was unable to continue the conversation.
Annette, on the other hand, smiled. She said with an understanding expression, “Zi Yi usually stays in the research lab and she’s out here for a vacation. Since it’s a vacation, why should she mingle with people related to her field? She should be enjoying herself… Zi, aren’t I right?”
Zi Yi looked at her and did not answer, and so it could be considered as a silent acquiesce.
Freya and Lucy were even more unhappy. However, they knew that it wasn’t a suitable time for them to flare up.
After they made eye contact with each other, Freya said with a smile, “Sister Annette is right. Since there’s a performance in the theater tonight, why don’t we head there together?”
Lucy added her opinion and said, “That’s right. Mrs. Lu is a guest and as hosts, we should be accompanying you.”
As a result, it was decided.
After having dinner at Annette’s place, all four of them headed to the theater across the lake by a leisure boat.
This theater was the Royal Theater and those who could come to listen to the performances were also people from high society.
The four of them arrived at the VIP table through the VIP pa.s.sage and not before long, the performance started.
Tonight’s performance was a symphony.
This was Zi Yi’s first time listening to such a performance. She found it to be interesting and so, she listened to the performance seriously.
The other three were filled with other thoughts in their mind.
Freya and Lucy exchanged eye contact with one another and they had quickly formulated a plan in their minds.
Annette knew that her cousins would definitely have other thoughts and so, she paid attention to their actions.
When she saw Freya taking out her phone to send messages, Annette did the same and took out her phone to send messages as if nothing had happened.
Throughout the whole performance, Zi Yi was the only one who listened.
After the performance ended, Freya suggested. “Zi, the Yinhe River is an interesting place to visit at night. Why don’t we go there to play?”
The Yinhe River Freya mentioned was the most popular river in Country D. It was particularly lively at night and it was also a famous tourist attraction.
Zi Yi nodded her head and said, “I’m fine with going there.”
In any case, it was one of the places she wanted to visit.
As a result, the four of them headed to the Yinhe River.
The Yinhe River and the banks of the river were both lively. There were various kinds of boats competing with each other in terms of fanciness, luxury, and performance.
The boat was prepared by Freya and Lucy; it was a particularly luxurious boat.
“Zi, how is it? Isn’t the Yinhe River very beautiful at night?”
“It’s pretty good.” Zi Yi looked at the dancers dancing in the middle of the deck. She felt that European dances were also pretty good. She decided to add this type of dance to her dancing robots when she returned.
BANG!
All of a sudden, there was a huge impact on the boat and the hull shook vigorously.
It shook so much that even those dancers staggered and fell to the ground. Even the four of them, including Zi Yi, who were seated, all fell off their chairs.
Zi Yi soon steadied herself and looked outside the boat, only to see another boat had actually smashed against theirs.
Annette and the other two princesses had fallen to the ground and still remained there.
Just then, there were screams sounding from all directions, making the whole river bank extremely noisy.
The maids and guards hastily came over and helped them up.
“What’s going on! Who hit our boat?!” asked Freya angrily in a loud voice as soon as she stood on her feet.
One of the guards hastily answered, “Eldest Princess, it was a merchant’s boat.”
Lucy hastily asked Zi Yi, “Zi, are you alright?”
“I’m fine. Do you want to go and have a look at the situation?”
She felt that the boat was currently sinking.
Her senses were right.
Just then, a man staggered inside and loudly shouted in horror, “Princesses, it’s not good. There’s a huge hole in our boat from the collision. Water is gus.h.i.+ng in and the boat is currently sinking.”