212 A TASTE FOR I (1/2)

Entertaining Pierre turned out to be more challenging than Hu Lei had thought. The man never seemed to run out of energy, and he wanted to see anything and everything. He wanted to savour food, explore the downtown, check out the parks and in the evening, go out.

On the third night, Hu Lei could not handle the pressure and decided to call in reinforcement in the form of Shun and Wang Che. She did not know many people in Supreme City so she could only depend on the two to help her.

Hu Lei smiled when Wang Che offered a solution for entertaining her enthusiastic guest. As it turned out, they were going to an exclusive party which promised to be extremely invigorating. It was the kind of thing that Pierre would be into.

\”I should warn you that the party is being held by Qi Han's company. He is probably going to be there.\” Wang Che said before Hu Lei could hang up.

Hu Lei did not think much of it because she had already spoken to the man. \”There's no problem.\” Nothing could keep her from taking Pierre to that gathering.

\”Alright, Shun and I will pick you up at eight. We can have dinner before going to the party.\”

Hu Lei told Pierre the plan immediately, and as predicted, he was excited to meet the local second-generation. The truth was he enjoyed his life with Vlad, but he missed interacting with young and fun carefree people.

The party was held in a high-end lounge owned by Qi Han in the edges of downtown Supreme. The fun had already begun when the group of four entered, but they had VVIP seating and did not have to worry about missing out on anything.

\”This place is fancy.\” Pierre commented looking around.

Hu Lei nodded when she thought about Vlad's nightclub. Embrocation was a great club, but it was more edgy and gritty as opposed to the clean and sleek style of the lounge. Plus, the guests at this party were commercially pretty and cute, but they did not have the supermodel beauty and demeanour she had seen at Embrocation.

Wang Che had already asked and made an order for a range of drinks, so they did not have to wait for long before four bottles were brought by a beautiful waitress. Before long, they raised their glasses and drank deep.

\”Vodka, really?\” Hu Lei asked Pierre laughing. As far as she knew, Pierre had always drunk red wine with his meals, nothing more.

\”Don't judge. I developed a taste for it.\” He poured himself another glass.

\”And you, sake?\” She turned to Shun.

\”What's wrong with osake-san?\” The man's face was already becoming a little flushed.

\”Should you really be talking while drinking tequila?\” Wang Che asked her.

\”What's wrong with tequila? It's says I am ready to party.\” She pointed her chin at his bottle. \”Whiskey says that I am stuck in a 60s Hollywood crime movie.\”

Pierre poured another drink for Hu Lei and handed it to her as soon as she was done. Hu Lei drank with him while the next performer was introduced. Apparently, Qi Han had gone all out for the party because the performance stage was a hanging bedazzled cage, drifting over the dance floor.

The young woman was a popular K-pop star with great fame and popularity around the world. She had everything demanded of a typical star: a good voice, a great body, dance moves and contagious cuteness. Her showmanship could not be denied as she sang and danced in the cage.

The four watched her as they continued to drink. Wang Che did not show much except clinical interest while Shun was already in his happy place. The only people truly interested in the performance were Hu Lei and Pierre.