Chapter 1 (1/2)

Chapter 1: Tears of Hope

The Claudia Reese Group was located in the city center in downtown, which had another landmark—the Laurel Mansion. Hanfei easily found the entrance to the building.

However, it seemed like a number of world-renowned figures in China were invited to this exhibition. This set off an uproar in the country, resulting in many unrelated people gathering at the entrance. Hanfei couldn’t even get in.

“Excuse me,” said Zheng Hanfei politely. “I was invited to this exhibition. I’m sorry, but you’re in my way.”

“Who the h.e.l.l are you?” The man was very angry. He looked Hanfei with disdain and said, “Are you kidding me? You look too shabby to get into this exhibition.”

Hanfei was speechless. Although he and Bo were wearing suits to this exhibition, compared with those famous figures, they did seem a bit shabby. No wonder why people didn’t believe what he said.

Hanfei thought about showing the man his invitation so he’d let him through, but then he thought that these kinds of people would hara.s.s him even if Hanfei showed his invitation, not to mention that the guy might’ve never even seen the invitation before.

“h.e.l.lo, are you Mr. Zheng Hanfei?” As Hanfei was wondering what to do, a gentle female voice was ringing in his ears.

Hanfei saw a blond woman with blue eyes standing beside him. She was wearing a professional office suit and looked tall and slim. She was definitely a beauty.

“Are you Mr. Zheng Hanfei?” Seeing that Hanfei didn’t respond, the beauty stared at him in confusion and asked again.

“Oh! I am!” Hanfei blushed and answered. He was ashamed that he’d lost his mind while looking at the beauty.

Speaking of shame, Hanfei inadvertently glanced at the man behind him. His eyes and mouth were wide open, and his saliva dropped to the ground. He was definitely a “gentleman.”

“My willpower seems to be pretty good.” Hanfei started comforting himself.

“Great! I thought it was the wrong person! My name is Linda.” Linda reached out with her right hand and enthusiastically introduced herself. “The person that invited you sent me here; he knew that you would probably have a problem coming in.”

“h.e.l.lo!” Zheng Hanfei shook hands with her. “I’ve also brought another person to attend. I hope this won’t cause you any inconvenience.”

“Not at all!” Linda shook her head, then made an inviting gesture. “The manager may still be waiting. Please come with me.”

Hanfei nodded and glanced at the man who had a look of surprise. Hanfei smiled with pride and followed Linda into the building.

……

“h.e.l.lo!” Hanfei looked at the tall Chinese-like man in the black tuxedo. He recognized that the man was the famous manager at Claudia Reese–Sterling. Hanfei reached out his hand.

“h.e.l.lo!” Sterling smiled. He held Hanfei’s hand and said, “Zheng Hanfei, you look just like your father. The first time I saw you, I thought you were him!”

“Mr. Sterling, do you know where my dad is?” Hanfei was trembling. Bo could see a few tears glistening in his eyes.

“Your father hasn’t come back?”

Hanfei was disappointed. After hearing the manager’s response, he knew that Sterling didn’t have any clues on his father’s whereabouts either. Suddenly, he felt very frustrated. He spent ten years, yet had not found even a single trace of a useful clue. Even if he found a clue, would he even be able to meet his parents? Hanfei couldn’t even imagine it.

“Don’t worry!” Sterling knew that he said something wrong and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll send someone to look for your father’s whereabouts. As long as there’s a message, I’ll let you know.”

“That’s true, sir!” Bo also tried to comfort Hanfei, “Everything’s going to be fine; worrying is useless. Let’s see if Mr. Sterling wants to tell us anything.”

“Alright!” Hanfei exhaled, then stared at Sterling with the look of a detective. “So Mr. Sterling, what exactly is your ‘important thing’?”

“…Linda, bring me that thing!”