149 HAVE WE MET BEFORE? (1/2)

Zhong Feng looked at the woman with a slight frown.

”Who are you?” He asked directly.

Actually, he was not pretending not to know the person in order to soothe the tense little wife at his side. Still, he was glad that he did not know this woman because her glare was tangible, and she was attempting to disengage her hand from his.

”Feng'er, don't be rude. How can you not remember Song Lili?” His mother rebuked him.

If it was any other woman, she would perhaps have been embarrassed about the straightforward response by Zhong Feng after the warm welcome. However, Song Lili was not an ordinary woman. Moreover, she had great self-confidence which could not be shaken easily.

”Don't worry about it, Auntie Ling. It is natural that Feng'er does not remember me. The last time we met was when we were fourteen.” Song Lili said with a beautiful smile.

Zhong Feng finally remembered the identity of the woman. They had not met numerous times, so his impression of her was quite shallow. Moreover, she was not very memorable to him. When he was younger, he had not prioritised interactions.

It was not different from now. He did not like spending unnecessary time on non-beneficial conversations. Therefore, he swiftly moved on.

”Mother, father, I have brought my girlfriend with me. This is Hu Lei.” He almost always addressed his parents in a formal manner.

He was a little dissatisfied with this introduction. However, Hu Lei had told him that he could absolutely not under any circumstances introduce her as his wife. It would be in violation of his promise to maintain things as they were.

The three people acted like they had finally seen Hu Lei. She wanted to roll her eyes at them, but she remembered that this was Ah Feng's home. However, she could not help admiring them. Apart from Zhong Tian who had sharpness in their gaze, the women did not show a change in expression.

”Good afternoon, Mr and Mrs Zhong.” She channelled her inner angel for the greeting. She was impressed with her own purity and brilliance.

There was a moment of silence. Hu Lei could only assume it was because of her stunning performance.

”So it is the Hu girl. You have changed since I last saw you.” The graceful Chu Ling was the first to break out of the daze. She was not the Zhong matriarch for nothing.

Hu Lei frowned and tilted her head in confusion.

”Have we met before?” She asked.

The two elders looked at her in surprise and with some intensity. She did not seem to be faking it. They turned their eyes to their son who subtly shook his head. He had not expected for his mother to directly talk about the incident which was taboo in the house so directly.

She had probably assumed that Hu Lei remembered the past or at least, had been told about the incident by her father. Therefore, it would have been more awkward if they pretended not to know her at all. Unfortunately, Hu Lei did not have a clue about anything.

”Oh, it is no surprise that you do not remember. We met you when you were very small because you always used to follow your father around. He helped us once.” Chu Ling recovered quickly and continued without incident.

Song Lili felt that she had been ignored for too long. However, she did not know how to turn the attention of the room back to her. If she interjected, she would seem like an attention wh*re. She did not want to appear uncouth.