Buena approached wearing a new seasonal Chanel collection, carrying a Prada handbag in her hand and stepping on Jimmy-choo heels.
All over her body, the smell of money poured out.
Analeigh couldn’t help but scoff, “Buena, what money your boyfriend has, your suit must be hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
Rio nudged Buena with his shoulder and smiled, “Buena is rich now, by the way, didn’t you say last time that your boyfriend had a five star hotel in Imperial, is it called something like The Gammon Hotel?”.
Analeigh was a little surprised and asked, “Really? My husband and I are having a thank you dinner at Imperial for colleagues and friends, also tentatively scheduled at The Gammon Hotel. good, is your boyfriend the general manager?”
Buena said with a hint of pride in her eyes, “He doesn’t work for anyone, he’s the owner, or president, of The Gammon Hotel. If you want to have a banquet at The Gammon Hotel, I can ask him to give you a 30% discount. After all, we are old school friends and have lived together for a long time. Still, I will do you this small favor.”
Analeigh said, “That’s great, my husband and I were hesitating, we thought it was a bit expensive, if it was 30% off we would have no problem. good, thank you very much.”
Buena tousled her long hair and said, “What’s the big deal? It’s a piece of cake.”
Susanna wrapped her arms around her and snorted deliberately, “It’s not like I own the hotel or have a husband, so what’s with the envy.”
Buena hooked her red lips and looked at Susana, naturally noticing Paula Rouco next to Susana.
She was beautiful, the kind of beauty and loveliness that attracts everyone’s attention, even when she is standing and not talking.
Paula Rouco was not dressed up, even her clothes looked like she was casually dressed, her face was unadorned, her lips had only a light pea-colored lipstick, very discreet, but very white.
Buena clenched her fist, today she was very dressed up and she was going to outshine Paula Rouco any way she could.
Seven years and the first meeting, she couldn’t lose.
Buena laughed, “Some people, who can’t eat grapes, say they are sour, and I can understand that.”
Susana: “Ha.”
What’s wrong with an owner of The Gammon Hotel.
Susana reached out and draped her arm across Paula Rouco’s shoulders and raised an eyebrow, “Like El Hotel Gammon, which Paulita’s daddy bought hand over fist.”
Buena gritted her teeth as the atmosphere filled with smoke.
Paula Rouco slyly pats Susana’s hand, signaling her to stop gagging, that it’s not necessary.
Buena loves envy, it’s her business.
Analeigh and Rio, being from the same residence, naturally turned to Buena, and it was Susana who spoke first.
Susana got angry when she saw Buena and said, “Paulita, I’m going to go get my partner first, I’ll see you later, Rufio is inviting us to lunch, don’t you dare disappear.”
“Okay, go ahead and call later.”
Over the years, Buena has mingled with Imperial’s prestigious clientele and heard about the Imperial family.
“Rufio, is he the young owner of the Sheng family?” Buena asked unconsciously.
Susanna gave her a frank and vacant look, “Sorry, that’s my boy, if you want to pinch, go somewhere else.”
The words, spoken sharply and embarrassedly, left Susanna’s lips and she turned away, not giving Buena a chance to catch her breath or retort.
Buena’s delicate face is colorful.
Seeing that the mood was subdued, Rio immediately changed the subject, “It’s been seven years since the four of us got together for today’s school celebration, and it’s a rare occasion that we’re all together again today, so it’s worth celebrating.”
Kind-hearted Analeigh takes Paula Rouco’s arm and says, “Paulita, in particular, has been gone for seven years and doesn’t get in touch with us, while the three of us do from time to time.
Talking about Facebook, Buena said, “Paulita, why did you delete my Facebook?”.
Paula Rouco, neither angry nor annoyed, looked blankly at her soft, innocent face and simply said, “I will periodically delete people who are not important.”
It was the words, crisp and clear, that made Buena choke.
After a while, when Buena reached up to lift her hair again, Rio was perceptive enough to see the large diamond ring on her ring finger.
“What the fuck Buena, is this from your boyfriend? A diamond ring this big, is it the legendary pigeon egg?”
The corners of Buena’s mouth suppressed a smirk and pretended to be calm, “Look at you, you’ve never seen the world, this is only five carats, earlier my boyfriend said he wanted to give me a ten carat diamond ring, I think a ten carat diamond ring is too flashy, and it’s too big to wear with tired hands, so I let him buy a smaller one.”
Analeigh : “Gee, give me a carat, look at the wedding ring on my hand, it’s only one carat and my husband minced meat to buy it.”
Rio said, “Lemon, you are making yourself very miserable, isn’t your husband an IoT engineer in a big company? He makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, is it really okay for you to cry about being poor every day?”
Analeigh, who is sincere and unpretentious, said, “It’s not enough to make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year at Imperial. When we get married, we may have to have children, and my husband and I will have to work hard to make it work, because later, when we have children, we’ll be spending money everywhere.”
“Yes, especially houses are expensive. But Buena is very good, her boyfriend buys her a villa right away.”
Feeling increasingly superior and confident, Buena couldn’t help but look at Paula Rouco sideways as she spoke.
I thought even Paula Rouco would be envious, but Paula Rouco’s face remained light and emotionless.
Buena became more and more dejected and said, “It’s just a villa, it doesn’t cost much. Men who are willing to spend money on you, only really love you. Anyone who says he loves you with his mouth is a liar.”
Rio asked, “Buena, this diamond ring looks familiar, is it some magazine model?”.
Buena wiggled her fingers, “Yes? I think so, I don’t remember it, I heard from my boyfriend that it was auctioned at a foreign auction, I think it cost a lot of money.”
Paula Rouco scanned it and it was a fake.
The genuine article, auctioned some time ago by an internationally renowned jewelry designer.
Unfortunately, the designer, Paula Rouco, happens to know about it.
But Paula Rouco doesn’t bother to prod her, you can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep.
After a long time of pleasantries, it was almost lunchtime when Paula Rouco said, “Susana asked me to join you for lunch, so I’ll leave you.”
Analeigh said, “Well, I’ll see you next time, and you’ll have to come to my wedding.”
“Yes, I will definitely be there.”
Rio also said, “Paulita, keep in touch with us and visit more often in the future, after working at the society, I find it’s better to be college friends.”
Paula Rouco smiled slightly and merely said, “Good.”
Shortly after Paula Rouco left, Buena went after her.
When they reached the boulevard, there were hardly any people on this side.
“Paula Rouco, wait a minute.”