671 Humility is a Virtue (2/2)
”Princess, we have already prepared transportation for you outside the meeting hall. ”
”There is no need. Deep Blue will lead me to him.” Heidi hopped onto Deep Blue's back, and then the giant monster rose from sitting position. With one single leap, it covered a few hundred meters, and after half a heartbeat, Heidi and Deep Blue banished into the distance.
”Balls, why do all the girls act like that Wang Tong is the only man in the world?” Porten complained.
Li Shiming patted his shoulder. ”There are plenty of fishes out there. We have other things to worry about other than relationships.”
”Haha, that's right. I wish Wang Tong and Patroclus will both die in their fight!” Porten said begrudgingly. It would be an ideal situation for most opportunists if both Wang Tong and Patroclus perished. Lie Jian and Li Shiming would be the greatest beneficiaries should that happen.
Li Shiming was not impressed by Porten's selfishness. To Porten, the world was a zero-sum game, and Li Shiming worried that he would lose himself in his arrogance without proper guidance. If Porten got under Wang Tong's skin, even Li Shiming would not be able to save him. Wang Tong never tolerated actions that were destructive to unity, and that, Li Shiming wagered, Porten should have known as well.
Porten was not an idiot, but his lack of grasp on reality could sometime turn him into a babbling fool. Even on his way back to his residence, his mind was filled with images of Heidi's face. Compared to five-six years ago when he had seen her for the first time, she had shed that innocent look and replaced it with an irresistible charm of a woman, like the juicy peaches in August, waiting to be taken.
Wang Tong was told to wait for Heidi in the living room while the girls would first greet the guest in the lobby. Wang Tong knew better to not protest against the will of the higher power.
Ma Xiaoru, Zhou Sisi and Li Ruoer had put on their best makeup and dresses right after they have heard that Heidi was heading this way.
Zhou Sisi and Ma Xiaoru didn't want to interfere with Wang Tong's meeting, but Li Ruoer insisted that they should 'greet' Heidi before she met him.
Ma Xiaoru and Zhou Sisi would be lying if they said that they weren't threatened by Heidi at all. After all, she had spent more time with Wang Tong in the six years than they did.
”Are you sure this is a good idea?” Sisi asked.
”We need to be confident! We OWN Wang Tong, remember? We have to get that message across.” Li Ruoer said hotly.
”She is a guest. We can't be terrorizing her like this.”
”Urghh! You two are so useless! Fine, fine, let's just bask under her glory presence and let her take Wang Tong.” Li Ruoer half jested and half complained.
Suddenly, a blue shadow flashed across the front yard, and there she was, arrived in front of the three girls with the grace of a goddess. A measured smile broke over her exquisite face. ”Greetings, sisters.”
Li Ruoer was immediately enthralled with Heidi's poised and humble manner. A sense of shame rose inside her as she remembered why she was here. Ma Xiaoru replied with an equal measure of grace and humility. ”Nice to meet you. What a lovely sight you are! No wonder Wang Tong kept on talking about you.”
Heidi blushed. Although she and Wang Tong barely knew each other, her affections—hidden perfectly under the pretense of her responsibility— for him burned like wildfire. Before she came, her queen mother had reminded her of her responsibility: to secure marriage with Wang Tong. Heidi knew that in order to achieve that, she would have first to gain Ma Xiaoru's approval.