C27 Life Planning?

Before getting off work, I asked Da Yong to invite me to the Sister Li's gathering at night. He said with great anticipation, "Alright, at that time, beautiful women will definitely be like the clouds in the sky."

I said, "How do you know?"

He said, "Think about it, Sister Li has a cosmetics company. Don't they all deal with women? I might even be able to get to know a few female bosses.

Da Yong and I went back to our residence to change into our most decent clothes. When the two of us went to the barbershop, we even specially cleaned up our hair and dressed ourselves up like a dog. In order to not lose face, Da Yong even borrowed an Audi A4 from a friend to drive to the Sunlight Parliament with me.

When we got off the bus in front of Sunshine Congress, we realized that tonight would definitely be a gathering place for the rich. Da Yong and I looked at the cars parked outside the gate, the BMW's fancy cars, Lexus, Jaguar, even an orange Lamborghini and a black Bentley.

The greeter at the door stepped forward and politely asked if we were going to Ms. Zhou's opening party, and we said yes. She brought Da Yong and I into the hall, which was already crowded with people, many of whom were conversing in Zhejiang language.

Da Yong whispered: "These people are all rich people."

I nodded. "Yes."

The people around him all seemed to have a strong sense of business. They were the upper class in this society, and even though their clothes were ordinary, they exuded an extraordinary aura. When Da Yong and I meticulously dressed up in this bright and colorful crowd, we suddenly became gloomy and a sense of inferiority surfaced in our heart.

I looked around and saw that the Sister Li was not far away. She was wearing a white evening dress and a light makeup that night. She looked so noble that I almost didn't recognize her.

She was carrying a glass of red wine when we entered. When she turned around, she saw us and smiled sweetly. She put down her glass and walked over. I tugged on Da Yong's clothes and walked up with him, calling out to Sister Li.

She smiled and said, "Come here, I've been watching for a long time. I'm afraid you won't come."

I felt a little inferior in front of Sister Li, and awkwardly smiled: "Sister Li, there are a lot of people here tonight."

The Sister Li smiled sweetly, looked around, and said: "Yes, they are all from the same hometown as Zhejiang in Shaanxi, and have come here to show their appreciation."

Da Yong joked: "Sister Li, your gathering is really too grand. I feel a little inferior to so many rich people."

Sister Li said: "What, today my company is opening, everyone is willing to come here. You and Xiao Wang being able to come here, I am also very happy, relax, it's nothing."

Although Da Yong was nervous, he still took a cup of wine from the servant beside him to congratulate Sister Li: "Sister Li, your company has opened today, and did not prepare any gifts, and only expressed my feelings on the surface.

After saying that, Da Yong drank a cup of wine. Sister Li took a sip and said: "Sorry, I don't dare to drink too much. Thank you, Da Yong."

Da Yong put down his wine cup. In order to make room for me and Sister Li, he went into the crowd by himself, and the next time I saw him, he was already standing together with an unfamiliar woman.

While Sister Li and I were chatting, someone would occasionally bring a cup of wine over to congratulate her.

After that, Sister Li took my arm and went to a corner to chat with me.

Sister Li smiled sweetly at me, and said that those people were all people who came to Shaanxi province to do business, there were tea merchants, construction company owners, people from all kinds of businesses, and normally they didn't have any interactions with each other, so they came to support us only for the purpose of doing business in the future, unlike me and her, who don't have any pure interests relationship.

I think this is the way of the mall. I don't know much about business, even for a kid like me who lives at the bottom of society.

While I was chatting with Sister Li, a middle-aged woman walked over and smiled and nodded at me. She greeted Sister Li: "Beauty Zhou, why are you here?"

Sister Li laughed: "Of course not."

The middle-aged woman held the wine cup and said, "Come, have a drink."

After clinking cups with Sister Li, Sister Li took a sip of the wine and said, "Thank you for your blessings tonight."

The middle-aged woman said, "I still need you to take care of me in the future." Sister Li laughed.

The middle aged woman asked Sister Li, "Why aren't you seeing your husband tonight?"

Sister Li naturally replied: "Oh, he went out of the country."

The middle aged woman leered at me, then whispered into Sister Li's ears: "This boy is your little lover, right?"

Although her voice was soft, I could still hear her. When I saw Sister Li blush, I immediately denied it and said, "No, no, it's a friend."

My face burned, too, and I turned away, waiting for the woman to leave. I saw that Sister Li's face was still very red, and I also felt the same way. I felt that my face was very hot, and unnaturally smiled at her.

I denied, "No, what?"

Sister Li said, "Your face is red. She asked me if you were my little lover. She's joking, don't take it to heart. "

I said, "No."

Sister Li said, "Then that's good. I'll go and greet them. You can sit first, okay?"

I nodded and sat down on a sofa. Watching as Sister Li walked into the group of guests, greeting them with a smile and raising her glass for a drink, although she would only have a small sip every time, there were too many guests, causing her face to gradually turn red.

Although many female guests were dressed extravagantly on this occasion, they did not have a Sister Li temperament. The most dazzling person tonight is the Sister Li, because I saw many men surrounding her, looking for opportunities to chat with her. Especially when the ball started, the men invited Sister Li to dance one by one. As he was a distinguished guest, it was not easy for Sister Li to decline.

Every time someone asked her out, she would look in my direction with an innocent expression on her face. After getting danced three times consecutively, Sister Li began to refuse. She covered her temples to indicate that she drank too much and her head was not feeling well.

Then she came to me and sat down. She took a sip of her wine and said, "Xiao Wang, how about you dance with me?"

I said, "I won't."

I don't. This kind of ballroom dance is usually important, and I've never been to any particularly important Westernized ball or party, nor have I ever had any contact with it.

Sister Li said, "It's alright, I'll teach you."

She took my hand and pulled me to the dance floor. She pulled my hand over to her waist, locked her left hand with mine, and began to jump with me, my steps never quite catching up, and several times I stepped on her feet. Someone was watching from the side, causing me to feel embarrassed.

Sister Li was actually quite natural. She danced with me for a bit before coming back to sit. She said, "It should be very simple, right?" I said, "It was hard. I stepped on it a few times." She smiled and said, "It's fine. I'll become more proficient after a few jumps."

From time to time, someone would walk past us and greet the Sister Li. Seeing us sitting so intimately together, there would always be a similar look in their eyes. I asked the Sister Li, "Does everyone feel that there's something going on between you and me?"

The Sister Li said, "Don't think too much into it. Everyone is here to attend my company's gathering tonight, who would say anything?"

However, I always felt that the gazes that many people used to look at me and Sister Li wasn't normal, so I always vigilantly maintained a distance away from them. The gathering continued until around 12 PM. Everyone gradually bade their farewells. In the end, only Da Yong, Sister Li and a few of her company's employees were left.

Ever since I was asked by the woman if I was her lover, I started to feel uncomfortable. After calling Da Yong, I informed the Sister Li that it was already too late.

Sister Li had wanted to tell me something, but seeing that Da Yong was present, he hesitated. He smiled and said: "Alright then, let's head back earlier. Be careful on the road."

Da Yong and I got out and got into the car. He asked me, "Why didn't you grasp such a good opportunity tonight?"

I asked back, "Do you think we are from the same society as the Sister Li?"

Da Yong said: "That's true, the woman I had taken a fancy to just now was the boss of the glasses business. At the beginning, I had a good conversation with her, but later on when she asked me what I was doing, she didn't really chat with me anymore."

I said, "We're the ones that have no status."

Da Yong said: "But I feel that Sister Li is a really good person. She was able to invite us to such important occasions, and after interacting with her a few times, I realized that she did not have any airs of arrogance at all."

I smiled and said nothing.

When Da Yong sent me to my residence, I sent a message to Sister Li, telling her to tell me when she's back from her work. Not long after I returned home, the Sister Li sent me a message, saying that she had gone back, telling me not to worry.

At night, I lay on my bed thinking about the gathering scene. Seeing how dazzling Sister Li was among the crowd, and how I was only a small employee of the company standing together with her, I couldn't help but wonder who I was. If she could be a little pretentious in front of me, a little cold and dismissive, I really would back off.

I recalled the things that happened between me and the Sister Li in the past few months, and I felt that I was too arrogant. The Sister Li was such a beautiful woman, which one of the men I met wasn't someone with a reputation and money? Maybe I'm just a tool for people to get rid of their loneliness. Maybe one day when she gets tired of me, there will be new men around her.

She should not be a woman who likes the new and dislikes the old. Even if she likes the new and dislikes the old, firstly, I have no rights and no money, and secondly, I am not tall or handsome. I also do not know about the points in men that women like.

Sometimes it was really hard for women to guess, especially married women over thirty. Who knew how they felt in their hearts?