“Miss Nan, nice to meet you. You love to eat my braised tofu, especially the green peppers I put in. But you only allowed ten, saying that ten is fine, one more or one less is not fine. One time I tried to joke with her, so I put in an extra one, but she found out eventually.” Mr. Liu was excited.
Wenbei Su was going to say something, but he was stopped by Leon, who was so interested in this that he wanted to ask more details.
“And then?” Leon asked.
“Then Miss Nan told me to serve her another dish for punishment. I remember it’s also tofu, which was coleslaw with tofu. Although it was for free, in fact, when she was leaving, Miss Nan insisted on paying together. She is a kind person. But then, suddenly, she disappeared, and I heard that…”
Mr. Liu stopped, unwilling to continue.
“What did you hear about?” Leon kept asking.
“I heard she passed away. The staff here were sad for quite a long time. Every time she came to our restaurant, we were so happy. What a pity she was gone.”
“Is she dead?” Leon looked at Wenbei then.
“My sister was not lucky enough and she died many years ago.” Wenbei said softly.
“Then why did Mr. Liu say she is Miss Nan?” Leon said.
This was also my concern. Why did he think I was the dead Nan Su?
“They look alike. Though the face has changed a bit, but the eyes won’t change. When Miss Nan was a child, her eyes were watery and bright. And when she smiled, her eyes were pretty. The eyes cannot change no matter what has changed.” Mr. Liu said excitedly.
Leon looked at me, “It seems that you really look like Miss Nan.” Then he looked at Mr. Liu, “She’s not Miss Nan, she’s my wife Nala Yao.”
“I’m sorry. I got you mixed up.” Mr. Liu was somewhat panicked, “I’m really sorry. I’m too excited. I don’t have other intention.”
“It’s fine. They’re all my good friends. They won’t mind. Mr. Liu, I’ll let you go.” Wenbei wanted to avoid the embarrassment between us.
Mr. Liu was about to leave, but I stopped him, “Mr. Liu, I also want to know what it tastes like when it’s added ten green peppers. Can you add it for us too?”
Liu froze for a moment, “Okay, I’ll add, but actually adding ten peppers really make you feel nothing, because it’s too little.”
“Just add it.” Leon said.
The peppers were really green and looked appetizing. Ten really didn’t make any difference in the flavor. Looking at the dishes on the table, I was somewhat lost.
“Let’s start, then.” Leon gestured to me.
However, the atmosphere had suddenly become somewhat dull because of the interlude just now.
“Brother Su, may I ask a question?” Leon said.
“Go ahead, please.” Wenbei politely put down his chopsticks, seriously answering Leon’s question.
“Your sister… how did she pass away?”
“It seems to be an illness, and I’m not really sure. I was studying abroad at that time. She’s my beloved sister and although years have passed, I still couldn’t feel no regret and pain. After meeting Nala, my first feeling was that she was like my sister, so that was why I wanted to have more contact with her. Please forgive me if I let Mr. Hua misunderstand.”
Leon nodded, as if he was pondering, “No wonder she calls you brother and you call her sister. There are a lot people looking alike in this world. The same in appearance doesn’t say too much.”
“That’s right. I recognize her as a sister now, hoping Mr. Hua would not mind.”
“It’s nothing. Everyone has his own regret. I can understand that.” Leon said.
I wondered what Leon’s regret was. Was that Nan Lin? Now Nan had shown up, he shouldn’t have any regrets now.
At the same time, Wenbei’ s phone rang. After answering the phone, he told us that the reception started. As soon as things were settled, we could head there.
After eating, we went downstairs. The car sent by Wenbei was already waiting at the door, which was high specs, a Rolls Royce.
Soon we arrived at the destination. There were many guests at the reception, but it was not noisy. Two or three who were holding champagne gathered together to chat.
It’s a high-end social gathering and everyone who came here wanted to get some acquaintance with people they most wanted to, thus to develop their relationship network and then exchange the benefits.
Most of the guests here were local celebrities in Yang City, but we were from Hai City, not knowing these people very well.
Wenbei said there were a few influential political bigwigs over there, so it was not convenient for him to come out. He also wanted to introduce them to Leon, so I did not follow him to go. When several men talked alone, women were not suitable to participate in.
I sat in the corner, watching those men and women in the light.
Suddenly I saw a familiar figure and I thought I was mistaken, but seeing closer, I found it was really Ruoxin Chen, who was going to marry Leon before.
I didn’t want to know why she appeared. I hurried back, only to hear she mentioned my name.
I was a little curious, so I leaned closer to listen. She was really talking about me.
“The one on the list is indeed Nala Yao, but she is only a small supervisor of a branch of the group. She was not very competent, and she also made a lot of mistakes. Someone must have made a mistake to put her on the list.”
This meant that it was Ruoxin who took my place in the celebration today.
She was one of the directors of Hua Group, who was qualified enough to attend, but it was is a bit much to not forget condemning me.
Thinking about it, I just forgot it. Why bothered myself with her? She already had a grudge against me, and it was quite common for her to say something bad about me.
I went back to the corner, but to my surprise, Ruoxin had already spotted me, so she came towards me.
“Why are you here?” Ruoxin was also a little surprised, for she must have thought that I had gone back to Hai City.
“How can you be here? And why can’t I?” I responded calmly.
“Where’s Leon? Why didn’t he show up this afternoon?”
It turned out she thought there was a chance to be with Leon if she replaced me. It seemed that she didn’t want to let Leon go.
“Leon said if I didn’t come, he wouldn’t come. He stayed with me at the hotel. What’s wrong, disappointed?” I said with a smile.
“You’re just a hillbilly, not fitting for a place like this, are you? Do you know how to drink this wine?” Ruoxin shook his wine glass.
I laughed and I really didn’t want to argue with her.
In such a high-end occasion, people were talking quietly, and it’s too awkward for me to mess with her. It would be a disgrace to Leon and Wenbei.
But she didn’t let it go. Two women were called to come by her. It’s not a surprise that she had friends in Yang City and her relationship network were really wide, for she was the daughter of the mayor. Everyone wanted to make acquittance with her if they knew her identity.
“How dare this woman come here. Obviously, she disqualified from participating and I wonder how she managed to come here?” Ruoxin began to humiliate me.
The two women had some qualities, so they didn’t follow to be mean to me. This was just a show for them.
“Miss Chen, please just stop. Don’t embarrass yourself in front of the two ladies. You are also a person with status, at least you are a director of Hua Group. It doesn’t matter if you disgrace yourself, but don’t disgrace the company. Let’s stop, I admit it’s my fault.” I said faintly.
I was going to walk away, for I really didn’t want to have a fight with her in a place like this. Is this necessary to be disgraced in Yang City?