Love Began with the First Meeting

Rita closed the magazine in her hand, frustrated. She raised an eyebrow and said, "I thought everything was ready for tomorrow? It's going to be 10 pm when the plane touches down in T City. You mean I still have to go to the company?"

Allen stopped reading as well and turned to look at Rita.

Mia Xiao glanced nervously at Allen then said, "Mr. Gu is already in T City. I can't say for sure whether it's for tomorrow's matter or not."

Rita nodded. "Okay. I see."

Mia Xiao then excused herself and returned to her seat, which was only a few places away from them. Rita opened the magazine again, and while flipping through the pages, she said, "You seem to be nervous."

Allen shot her a glance and replied coldly, "Don't you feel nervous?" He jeered, "I'm worried about the finances of the Shen Family. You..." His moved his eyes from Rita to the smooth floor in front of him and slowly uttered, "You are worried if this thing goes wrong, you and I won't be together anymore!" He looked back at Rita with his eyes devoid of any emotion.

Rita seemed to be unaffected by Allen's words. Smiling, she said, "You can say so because you think that even if you fail, you have done your best. Then, you can go back and pursue Elsa again. Perhaps, this wouldn't be a bad outcome for you, after all, right?" When he realized that Rita could see right through his facade and hit the nail on the head, he clenched his jaw, and his expression returned to normal again. "You seem to analyze me so well. Does that mean you love me?" he mocked.

Rita snapped the magazine and glared at him. With a cynical smile on her face, she sneered, "Allen, do you really believe that Elsa would go back to you? Apart from the financial aspect, Charlie is way more outstanding than you. He is an excellent student, and Charlie can offer Elsa a prosperous life. That's what Elsa would desire."

The moment Rita mentioned Charlie's name, Allen could feel the rage burning inside him. If it weren't for Charlie, he wouldn't have to worry about Elsa in his plan.

While the two of them were quarreling, some people had entered the VIP room. Allen and Rita stopped and looked toward the door. Shortly after Charlie, Evelyn and Bess came in, laughing and talking with each other. Some people followed behind. One of them said something to Charlie. After Charlie had nodded, they stayed where they were with their heads bowed to show respect until all three of them had walked past. Once the trio had walked past, the people straightened up and left.

At the sudden unexpected encounter, Allen's whole body tensed, and he clenched his teeth. 'You're Evelyn's gigolo, and at the same time, you flirt with Elsa and act like a gentleman. You're such a low life scum bag! A deceitful asshole!' he cursed in his heart. While Allen was cursing Charlie in silence, Charlie was doing the same. 'You're using the engagement to Rita to pull your family business out of financial trouble. However, once the crisis of the family company is over, you think you can still get Elsa back. You freeloading parasite!' Charlie thought.

While Allen and Rita had to wait to board the plane, Evelyn, Charlie, and Bess just went straight to the boarding gate. The Dragon Empire Group owned the plane. Naturally, the Long Family members had the privilege.

"Charlie is enjoying his life as Evelyn's pet. If I were Charlie and could find a woman who is so rich and powerful, I wouldn't mind being cursed and despised by others either," Rita said. Even though she was commenting about Charlie, she also had a jibe at Allen. Rita shot Allen a disappointed look and jeered inwardly, 'Nowadays, more and more men are using women to achieve their goals. Charlie is a perfect example, and Allen, you are too. You expect my family to help yours financially by way of our engagement. Do you think that we're that stupid and you're the only smart one?'

When Elsa and her friends reached T City, it was after 7 o'clock in the morning. They had pre-booked a hotel, which was located between the beach and The Flight Media, near West Street. It was an ideal location because there was a famous night market on West Street. To the girls, it was something they didn't want to miss.

From the railway station, they caught a taxi to the hotel. After unpacking their things, they went with great enthusiasm to visit West Street. Even though summer had just started, the temperature was much hotter in T City than it was in A City. The girls were finding the heat unbearable.

"I can't take it anymore. I need some ice cream. Who wants some?" Olivia asked. At the mention of ice cream, all the other girls raised their hands. So they trudged to an ice cream store together.

"Elsa, my sister-in-law!" Elsa had just bought an ice cream and was about to taste it when she heard a voice from behind her. She was so startled that she nearly threw the ice cream out of her hand.

She turned to the direction of the voice and saw Evelyn and Bess walking toward her. Both of them were sweating as well. "You... you're shopping here as well?" Elsa stammered.

"Yeah. We want to buy some ice cream as well," Evelyn answered. Evelyn pointed to the store sign and then the ice cream in Elsa's hand. Beaming at her, she said, "Sister-in-law, how did you know that this store is famous for its ice cream?"

"I didn't know..." Elsa felt somewhat embarrassed. Maybe it was because her relationship with Charlie had almost reached the end, but Evelyn was still calling her sister-in-law. That made her uncomfortable. "Olivia said she wanted some ice cream, so we came here," Elsa explained. Evelyn then turned to the other three girls and greeted them, "Hello, I am Evelyn." Then she stood beside Elsa and winked. "I'm Elsa's future sister-in-law!"

It took no time for the other three girls to hit it off with Evelyn. Although she had only been in A University for half a year, Evelyn was already a celebrity in the school. The girls had imagined someone like Evelyn, who came from the powerful Long family, would look down on them. Surprisingly though, Evelyn was just like one of them. Her sincere smile and casual way of talking made her one of their good friends.

"Evelyn, it's my treat. I'll buy the ice cream first." After Bess greeted the girls, she bought Evelyn a bowl of ice cream and a cup of juice for herself. 00000000☐☐☐☐