Chapter 907 - Gathering Before the Appointed Time (2/2)
”Hahaha! Look at that white cat! It smiles exactly like Xiulan!” Amanpio Kileksy pointed at Ketchup. ”What the heck? Did she really give birth to a cat? How else could it look so much like her? Hahaha!”
The ladies all shook their heads at him but still inwardly agreed that the white cat indeed smiled like their friend Xiulan.
Then Amanpio offered both of his elbows to his female companions. ”Since Exlorsson, Wiztein and Seekerton are all unable to come, it seems that I'll be your only escort today. Don't worry, ladies. I can accommodate all of you—”
”No, thank you,” Florence interrupted him before grabbing Ashandra's arm. ”We're good.”
”Yes, we're fine by ourselves,” Theresa followed suit and paired up with AJ.
Amanpio stared at them and at his empty elbows. ”Damn! I'm the one who doesn't have a partner?!”
The ladies laughed at him before chatting among themselves while looking around the beautifully decorated surroundings. They were all interrupted by the mansion's head butler.
”If you will all please follow me and the other staff, we'll lead you to the parlour where you can have some refreshments before the event starts.”
”What is the event? How come we still don't know what's going on? Tell us, we want to know!” Grandpa Lu's booming demand voiced out the exact thoughts of the other guests.
”My apologies, Sir Lu and everyone. The master and mistress have not granted us authority to disclose that information. We ask you to be patient for now. We assure you that everything will be revealed at the appointed time.”
”Hmph!”
Grandpa Lu pretended to be displeased but his eyes couldn't hide the excitement and anticipation. The others were also in similar states. When they reached the parlour, there were already some people inside.
The Bauer siblings were there. Alric was chatting with his sister Alona who flew from Germany to attend today's event. The Cross Academy students headed straight to them to give them a greeting. They had met before at Orchidia Beauty's grand launch. Amanpio was especially friendly with the German siblings because he had closely worked with Alric before in creating special equipment.
Qiao Yu, Iris' financial manager, was sitting at a corner and chatting with Xu Tian, Jin Liwei's right-hand man. Both of them actually knew what was going on today but pretended to be clueless like everyone else.
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At another corner, there was a big group comprising of the Black Stars officers. Zhou Mei'er (CaptainBlackStar), Ming Li (LittlePhoenix) and her father were there. The four posh ladies Feng Wan (MrsLovePhantom), Si Xinyue (JJNumber1Fan) with her Police Chief husband, Bai Li (JJNumber2Fan), and Kung Mian (JJNumber3Fan) were all present. To complete their group, Hou Liang (MonkeyFace) and Wu Chen (iEatSlippers) also attended, of course.
Grandpa Lu formed his own group at the centre of the parlour with Grandma Li and Huang Yuyan, Professor Dupont and Giulia Moretti, Professor Schwarz and Professor Hisakawa, and also Enrique Valdez, Maestro De Luca and JJ.
The door opened again as more people entered the now bustling parlour.