Chapter 85
Duan Hannah, who had been an arrogant and oppressive person since she was a child, had never been popular with her classmates, and it was a pleasure to see her being attacked in return.
Cheng Lydia knew Chung Grace wasn’t one to be bullied, but she didn’t expect her to be so well thought out and had obviously done her homework in advance before coming here. How else would she know that Duan Hannah had chased after Gu William, and how else would she know that Duan Hannah was Yamamoto’s wife.
The smile on this man’s face seemed to be fixed, not increasing or decreasing, elegant and charming. As if the open battle between the two women had nothing to do with him, as if Chung Grace was not the female companion he brought, as if … had just watched a joke that had nothing to do with himself.
“I think this BFF of yours is the one who’s a little demon.” Shen Ron leaned over and smiled lightly in Cheng Lydia’s ear, “You should take a lesson from her.”
Cheng Lydia also leaned her mouth over his ear and said, “Would you like it if I went up and slapped Miss Duan twice right now?”
“Of course not.”
“That’s right.” Cheng Lydia gave him a look.
But any man who wants to save face will not allow his woman to behave like a shrew in public.
Gu William is not angry because he does not have Chung Grace in his heart at all; perhaps in his heart, Chung Grace, like Duan Hannah, is just a small flower that he keeps in his bower, among a hundred flowers.
Despite Chung Grace’s victory over Duan Hannah, Cheng Lydia is not happy for her at all, but feels sad for her in her heart.
When will this silly girl wake up from this layer of illusory love!
A young woman with a kind face came over and looked at Cheng Lydia with a smile, “Ron, back then I only heard that you got married and married the girl you loved, but I never saw you bring your wife out, but when I saw her today, she is really a good-looking man and a good-looking woman.”
“That’s right, how can you snow people for so long when they’re such beautiful wives?” Another male student chimed in.
Shen Ron gave Cheng Lydia a sideways glance and said with a smile, “My lady is naturally shy and doesn’t like to participate in group activities.”
“Mrs. Shen, you are indeed naturally beautiful.” Another young woman dressed stylishly smiled and handed her a business card, “This is the address of the Celebrity Club run by our company, remember to come around more often in the future.”
The young woman just slapped her palm down, “Chen Qianqian! You really don’t forget to sell your business wherever you go!”
Chen Qianqian was not convinced: “Can’t I sell my business? Anyway, Mrs. Shen usually needs beauty and relaxation, this is called fatty water not flowing out of the field! Besides, people Ron are fine with it, why do you care so much, right, Ron.”
Chen Qianqian turned to Shen Ron and asked with a salivating smile.
Shen Ron’s eyebrows relaxed and he smiled lightly as he took the card from her hand and turned it to Cheng Lydia, saying softly, “Keep it, this company has a pretty good reputation.”
Cheng Lydia took the card and nodded politely, “I’ll be there sometime.”
“Thank you! Mrs. Shen is really generous and decent, and Ron really has a good eye!” Chen Qianqian raised an eyebrow at the young woman just now, and turned around and walked away proudly.
Watching their departing backs, Cheng Lydia looked up to Shen Ron and said, “It seems not everyone is that difficult to get along with.”
“Of course, you think all my classmates are the mean type?” Shen Ron raised an eyebrow.
Cheng Lydia laughed embarrassed, “Got a phobia from a Miss Duan.”
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During the meal, although the status of each person is different, but the conversation is quite warm, some lively and cheerful old classmates compete for a toast to persuade wine.
Duan Hannah had been suppressed by Chung Grace and was less talkative. On the contrary, Chung Grace and the group had a great time chatting, and also took photos and signed autographs at the request of some people.
From the beginning to the end, Gu William watched over her with a light smile like a guardian, and drank in her place.
During the dinner, there was a toast to Shen Ron and Cheng Lydia. Cheng Lydia did not dare to drink more because she had to work tomorrow, but seeing that Shen Ron had an injury on his hand, she could not bear to let him drink for her, so she had to drink a few glasses.
At the end of the day, the men chatted about the economy, and Cheng Lydia and a few women dropped by the window to watch the night.
The night scene here was naturally not as pretty as in Tokyo, but she liked it anyway, and she preferred the feeling of being high up and looking down.
“I wish I could jump from here.” The shallow voice of Chung Grace suddenly came to his ears.
Cheng Lydia turned back in surprise and looked at her, “What are you talking about? Don’t scare me.”
“Just kidding with you, why so serious.” Chung Grace glanced at her with a smile and turned to leave.
“Where are you going?” Cheng Lydia asked.
“I’m afraid of heights.”
“Heh.”
“Do you want to go to the bathroom with me?”
“I’ll stay with you.” Cheng Lydia knew she had just had a little too much to drink and was worried about her falling, as she did, leaving the window to walk with her in the direction of the bathroom.
The two stood in front of the sink mirror to touch up their makeup, and Cheng Lydia swept a glance at her in the mirror to remind her, “Don’t be so feisty sometimes, save face for the men.”
“I can’t help myself.”
“Why lower yourself to pick up on the kind of woman who poses no threat to you?”
“Ugh. …” Chung Grace let out a sultry, melancholy sigh.
She also wanted to be the kind of woman that all men had their hearts set on, but unfortunately it was always the opposite of what she wanted.
“What do you know about Master Gu’s past?”
“Why do you ask?” Chung Grace swept her off her feet.
“I just thought it was curious that you would know someone like Duan Hannah.”
“It’s always a good idea to do your homework before joining a completely new circle.” Chung Grace closed her handbag, contentedly spinning around in front of the mirror to look at herself.
“Looks like you didn’t do your homework deep enough.” A mocking female voice came from the toilet cubicle, followed by the sound of the toilet flushing and the door opening.
Duan Hannah’s figure stepped out and the two at the sink froze, glancing at each other before glancing at Duan Hannah, whose face was covered in sarcasm. They didn’t know anything about it!
It’s never a good thing to talk behind people’s backs, but Chung Grace didn’t look guilty and met her with a mocking look, “Is Miss Duan going to tell me about Miss Muzi and the actresses and models?”
“It does seem you’ve done a little homework on Gu William’s past.”
“Master Gu is an amorous man, it’s normal to have a few more women.”
“You’re wrong.” Duan Hannah curled her lips into a smile and swept Cheng Lydia with a deliberate glance, “Master Gu is a dedicated man.”
“Is that so? You’re not trying to tell me that Master Gu specializes in you, Duan Beauty, are you?”
“Guess again.”
“Boring.” Chung Grace’s patience was completely worn out and pulled Cheng Lydia, whose face had turned white, “Let’s go.”
Cheng Lydia’s heart ‘thumped’ as she dragged her along.
It was not that she did not feel the glance that Duan Hannah had just given her, nor did she not understand the meaning of it. She could not imagine how Chung Grace would react if this secret, which had been hidden in her heart, was said by Duan Hannah’s mouth at this moment.
Cheng Lydia prayed in her heart that Duan Hannah would shut up and not tell Chung Grace the secret that even she could not bear to tell her. But Duan Hannah said as Chung Grace pulled open the bathroom door panel, “Master Gu’s dedicated love is in your hands right now.”
Chung Grace gave a lurch and twisted her head.
Duan Hannah smiled wickedly, “Isn’t that surprising?”
“What do you mean?” Chung Grace glanced down at her palm, and the person she was holding … was her best friend, someone who was not even close to Gu William.
The blood was finally gone from Cheng Lydia’s face, and even her palms felt a chill as she pulled her palms back from Chung Grace’s and opened her mouth to say, “Grace, there’s a misunderstanding, it’s better if I talk to you when we get back.”
Cheng Lydia’s explanation made Chung Grace’s heart sink… Isn’t an explanation a cover-up?
“So, you and Master Gu are really related?” Chung Grace looked at her askance.
“It was a misunderstanding. …”
“It’s better if you talk to me.” Chung Grace turned to Duan Hannah.
Duan Hannah, however, just snorted coldly and crossed over to the side of the two men and raised off.
Just as Duan Hannah left, Chung Grace’s phone rang with a ‘beep’ of incoming MMS messages, she took her phone out from inside her handbag and tapped her inbox and intimate photos of Cheng Lydia and Gu William at the Anseong Resort came flooding in.
Little by little, Chung Grace’s face stiffened, little by little, the expression sank colder.
Cheng Lydia’s heart shifted with the expression on her face.
She didn’t know what text message Chung Grace had received on her phone, but she knew it had to be something bad. It wasn’t until Chung Grace handed her the screen of her phone to her that she knew the reason for her pale face.
These photos were on Shen Ron’s phone and today they are on Chung Grace’s phone. She is sure that this time it must be Duan Hannah, what about the last time? Was it Duan Hannah’s fault too?
She’d always thought it was Ho Gina, but there seemed … to be no possible connection between Ho Gina and Duan Hannah.
“Xiao Yi listen to me.” Cheng Lydia reached out and grabbed her phone and pushed the picture off the screen, “Here’s the thing, Gu William loves Yang June and as you know, everyone here tonight thought I was Yang June too … ”
“Don’t you dare tell me that’s Yang June in the picture too?” Chung Grace interrupted her with a low growl.
“That’s me in the picture. …”
“Even if Gu William loves Yang June and thinks of you as Yang June, what about you? Do you think you’re Yang June too? You’re addicted to being Yang June, aren’t you? So you went on vacation with Gu William without telling me?”
“That’s not true. …”
“Or what?” Chung Grace lost her smile bitterly and shook off her grip on the palm of her hand coming up to stare at her coldly, “Cheng Lydia I’m telling you, I can tolerate him dating both Miss Muzzy and the actress and model, but I can’t tolerate him having an affair with my best friend, it makes me feel sick and squirmy.”
“I don’t have the kind of relationship with him that you think I do.” Cheng Lydia promised with a firm face, “There never was and there never will be!”
“If that’s the case, why did you go on vacation with him?”
“It’s just …” Cheng Lydia opened her mouth, but stopped it.
What did she have to say to make Chung Grace feel better? Should she tell her that her outing with Gu William was just a deal? If she knew that Gu William was willing to give up the land in the west of the city for her, she would be even more upset, right?