Chapter 908 - The Appointed Time Has Come (2/2)
About five minutes before the appointed time, the door opened again and in sashayed Wei Lan to the parlour while holding on to the arm of a very tanned, muscled man followed by a large entourage which some recognized as Iris Long's staff from her penthouse.
”Welcome, Madam Wei,” the butler greeted while giving her a standard gentlemanly bow.
”It's Vizcondesa Lan,” she corrected him.
”Vizcondesa Lan.”
She nodded, smiling in satisfaction. She looked around the entire parlour while striking a pose as if there were hundreds of cameras taking her photos in a red-carpet event. Of course, her escort for today, her new best friend Randy, the Zumba instructor, followed her example and also struck a pose.
As for Yi Mei and the other staff from Gold Heights penthouse, they quickly withdrew to the side and pretended not to know the two weird people in front of them. Yi Mei and her companions greeted the Dragon Palace staff that they recognized and caught up with them. There were a lot of new faces that looked unfamiliar but they soon learned that those people were from the event coordinating company hired just for today.
Like Long Tengfei and Yang Jiahui before them, Wei Lan and Randy also headed straight to Grandpa Lu's group. She greeted everyone with exaggerated warmth and enthusiasm except for when it was her ex-husband and his current wife's turn. She still greeted them because she was now a benevolent viscountess but her tone was several degrees colder than when she greeted the other people.
Long Tengfei also treated Wei Lan coldly while Yang Jiahui looked awkward but still tried her best to maintain a pleasant expression despite the situation. Everyone noticed the uncomfortable tension between the two sides but didn't comment. This wasn't an appropriate time to gossip about the family of Iris Long who was the hostess of today's party.
Wei Lan pulled Randy and squeezed themselves beside Huang Yuyan and Grandma Li. But before she could initiate a conversation with her future in-laws, the butler made an announcement.
”Esteemed guests, the appointed time has come. Please follow me and the rest of the staff and we will all lead you to the venue.”
”Finally!” Grandpa Lu's booming voice said. ”About time! We've all been waiting and waiting and waiting here in the parlour for so long that I almost fell asleep!”
”Oh, tone it down, you old buffoon,” Grandma Li's cold voice scolded him. ”Don't make a scene and embarrass Liwei and Xiulan.”
”Bah! In what way am I making a scene, you old hag? Tell me, I want to know! And for your information, those pinheaded kids are never embarrassed of their beloved grandpa because their Grandpa Lu is the best! Bahahaha!”
”Shameless!” Grandma Li rolled her eyes but the corner of her lips curved up a little. ”Let's go, Yuyan dear.”
”Y-yes, Mother.”
Everyone began filing out of the parlour in an orderly manner and followed the butler and staff.