Chapter 181
Momo Soo seemed to have realized this as well, and she tried to pass the topic over to Yuri Zhang and
Fade Chen. But Chessca Tan was obviously not interested in the two, so it didn’t take more than 5
minutes before she was talking to Momo Soo once again Moreover, she is repeatedly mentioned the
Soo Family’s business, promising that she’ll go visit the them in South Bay City whenever she had the
chance, and how their two families should collaborate with each other. What was meant to be a
leisurely activity had turned into a business conference. Momo Soo really didn’t want to talk about it, so
she answered everything hastily, hoping to just let it pass. Little did she know, Chessca Tan’s face had
turned into a darker shade of grey. They were out for the entire day, and Chesca Tan had originally
planned to bring them home to rest overnight while they’d continue with the trip the next day. But just
as they were about to arrive home, Momo Soo received a phone call and said apologetically to Chesca
Tan, "Senior, I’m sorry. My friend posted on social media, saying that a friend of mine from South Bay
City came to Hanover City. They have invited me to dinner, so I won’t be staying at your place today."
"A friend from South Bay City!" Chesca Tan exclaimed as she asked, "Are they business partners of the
Soo Family ?" Momo Soo shook her head and said, "Just a high school classmate of mine, she came
to Hanover City for a trip." Chesca Tan hummed in reply, then said, "Wait! How about I fetch you
there?" "That won’t be necessary. My friend is staying nearby at a place called the Rujia Hotel, which is
just within walking distance." Momo Soo answered, smiling. Chessca Tan’s haughty expression froze
when she heard the name Rujia Hotel, instantly acknowledging that her friend was not someone of high
social class. She was immediately thrown off and said, "In that case, I’ll drop you guys off here. Momo,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtplease give me a call if you would like to make plans for tomorrow." "Okay, thank you very much,
Senior" Momo Soo replied. Chesca Tan opened the car door for the three of them to get down. They
parted ways after waving their goodbyes as Chesca Tan drove away. Both Momo Soo and Yuri Zhang
felt at ease as they watched Chesca Tan leave. They let out a sigh of relief, a smile finally reappearing
on their faces. Fade Chen smirked as he looked at the girls and said to Momo Soo," Momo, since when
have you learned how to lie ? Let me guess, you don’t really have a friend at the Rujia Hotel, do you?"
Momo Soo threw a glare in Fade Chen’s direction, waving her small, clenched fist at him and said,
"You’re such a know it-all, brother-in-law, and yet you pretend like you don’t know anything." Right after
that, Momo Soo’s expression darkened as she said in a low tone, "Senior Tan had invited me here
several times before, and I thought that she’d be enthusiastic and welcoming to see us here. I never
expected for her to have only been interested in my family’s business. Starting from yesterday, she
couldn’t stop mentioning about having both our families engage in business collaboration." Yuri Zhang
fell silent a moment before she spoke up, her voice as light as a feather, "Momo, don’t feel too
disappointed. Senior was quite welcoming, she’s already brought us to so many places." Kindness
came naturally for Yuri Zhang as she always searched for the best in people. Momo Soo curled her lips
and said, "I wasn’t criticizing her. It’s just just." She ran out of words to describe what she was feeling.
Fade Chen had noticed this, as he smiled faintly and said, "It’s just that you wanted a pure friendship,
but you didn’t know that the other party is merely taking advantage of you." Momo Soo nodded when
he heard his explanation and said, "Yes, that’s precisely what I meant." Fade Chen said, "Momo, I
understand where you’re coming from, but there’s no such thing as a pure friendship. The entire
societies made up of people taking advantage of each other. Your senior may be a little flawed with her
ways, but it’s perfectly normal. Because, this is... society." "Society!" The two innocent girls were
processing what Fade Chen had said with their heads lowered, digesting their first lesson of entering
society. After a while, Momo Soo lifted her chin and flashed a smile at Fade Chen, "Brother-in-law, I
understand now. I’ll be more considerate in the future." Yuri Zhang nodded solemnly as well. Seeing
that the two women have figured it out, Fade Chen changed the topic with a hearty laugh and said, "It’s
getting late. Also, it’s been a whole day. I’m famished." "Me too!" Yuri Zhang nodded with a smile.
Momo Soo pointed generously at a five-star hotel not far away and said, "Let’s go have ourselves a
lavish meal." With their salary, a five-star hotel was considered nothing, so they headed there for a
good meal and stayed overnight in three separate suites, finally getting a good night’s rest. The next
morning, Mom Son contacted Chesca Tan, inviting her over to join and hang out with her classmates.
Surely enough, Chessca Tan found an excuse for herself and refused. In the end, Momo Soo and the
others set out on their own. Without Chesca Tan with them, things were a little complicated, but they
were truly having the time of their lives. Besides, what’s not to like about going on a trip without
someone who couldn’t stop yapping in your ears about a corporate collaboration? Just like that,
another day was gone. The gang went around to all the famous scenic spots in Hanover City and didn’t
return to the hotel to rest until around four in the evening. Who could’ve expected, Momo Soo received
a phone call from Chesca Tan in the evening. She invited her to a gala that was going to take place
later at night, with all the attendees well-known socialites of Hanover City. Momo Soo knew, right off the
bat, that the gala was nothing more than a guise for a wealthy socialites’ party to expand their contacts.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmTactfully, she refused right away, because she wasn’t at all interested in the event. However, Chessca
Tan persevered and she was persistent to the extent that Momo Soo felt sorry for rejecting her any
further. Finally, she accepted her invitation, but with the condition that Fade Chen and Yuri Zhang
tagged along as well. felt sorry for rejecting her any Chesca Tan wasn’t planning to invite them in the
first place, but since Momo Soo had insisted for them to come, she had no choice but to agree to her
request. So, the three of them took a shower, got changed into their casual attire, and took a cab to the
venue of where the party was being held. None of them were fancily dressed, since none of them were
particularly interested in the event. The party was held in a luxurious villa by the riverside. The host was
a wealthy local businessman, and his invitees were the other rich socialites of Hanover City. Chesca
Tan was waiting for Momo Soo at the villa entrance. Her expression soured when saw that the gang
had arrived in a cab in clothes that made them look nothing but cheap.
Momo Soo’s attire was considered decent, to say the least. Her clothes were merely ordinary, but since
she was wealthy, her ordinary clothes were all branded and not too shabby to wear to a party like this.
The same couldn’t be said for Yuri Zhang and Fade Chen though, as Chessca Tan could barely hide
the glare in her eyes. She could tell that the clothes they were wearing didn’t cost more than two
hundred yuan per piece, and at most five hundred yuan in total. They looked as if two beggars were
entering the Imperial Palace, Chesca Tan wanted to pretend that she didn’t know the two, but after all,
they came with Momo Soo. She had no choice to put on a smile as she went to welcome them.
However, after saying their pleasantries, Chesca Tan quickened her pace and immediately pulled
Momo Soo away to chat. She deliberately left Yuri Zhang and Fade Chen behind