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”Ahh? Felicity, is he the assistant that you arranged
for?”
The three female anchors were all a little surprised.
Even though
Gerald looked pretty handsome, he looked like a country
bumpkin because of the way he dressed.
Look at the assistants that they had brought with them instead.
All of them were dressed very nicely, and all of them were very young and handsome.
One of the boys was even a suitor who was pursuing
one of the female anchors.
He was the one who had driven the SUV here today.
The contrast
was simply too great.
After all, this was an outdoor live broadcast. Just look at their faces.
To think that they
would have to bring a country bumpkin around with them today. Wouldn’t that be lowering everyone’s grades and standards
today?
“Yes. I did not have time to look for an assistant, so I simply
dragged one of my fellow
students from university here with me!”
Felicity’s
face was also burning.
She felt very ashamed.
“Hehehe. Let
me see, why don’t we just ask him
to carry all of
our belongings as
he follows us around then? It’s no big deal.
I can just hold two cell
phones then!”
At this time, one of the boys looked at Gerald as he shook
his head with a wry smile
on his face.
The disgust in his words was self-evident.
“I think that Hector is right. It will be fine if he just carries our belongings and follows
behind us then!”
One of the beautiful anchors
said.
“Okay, Gerald. Why don’t you hand my cell phone
over to Hector?
You can just
carry all our things
from us and follow
behind us from a distance!”
Felicity said hurriedly.
Gerald could not help but feel a surge of anger in his heart. D*mn it. I came here to help you today. Did you really
think that I am here to be your
hired worker?
However, as he thought about it, since
he was already here, there
was no point for him to leave right now.
Even if he disliked it, he would simply be leisurely carrying
things around for them.
“La, la, la, my dear fans. Good afternoon, everyone!” “Good afternoon, babies!”
“I am your Sweetie!
I missed all of you to
death!”
The live broadcast began soon, and the several
beautiful girls started
their live broadcast with their own opening remarks.
“Hector! Hector!
Hurry up and help
me aim the camera at this luxury sports car!”
The yellow haired beautiful anchor named Sara
Wester exclaimed excitedly. Felicity also took advantage of this opportunity to come next to the Lamborghini. They continued talking
and laughing.
Gerald watched from the sidelines until he got a little
bored. At this time, he took
out his cell phone before he logged into Felicity’s live broadcast room.
Unexpectedly, her live broadcast room was still
very popular. The comments area was exploding at this time.
“D*mn it! What kind of car is that?”
“It that the Lamborghini Reventon!
It costs about
three million dollars
and is filled
with all sorts of luxurious configurations!”
“Yes, the interior design of this car is
absolutely world-class! Just take a look at
the interior of the car!
“D*mn it! Can we have
a panoramic view of the car?
Give us a panoramic view of
the car!”
“Who is driving
this car? He must be a really
wealthy person!” “This
is such a cool sports
car! Roar, roar, roar!”
“…”
The live broadcast of all four of the beautiful girls became very hyped.
At this time, no one was focusing on the beauties
anymore. Instead, everyone’s attention was placed on the car. Felicity and the other girls were all struggling to ask for gifts
while satisfying their fans’ requests. They filmed the appearance of the sports car from far and near.
They also received
numerous gifts at this time.
There was a rich person
in Felicity’s live broadcast room who gave her
nine
hundred dollars
worth of gifts.
This brought
the atmosphere of the live broadcast room to a small climax.
“Thank you, Brother Jazz. I love you,
Brother Jazz!”
“…”
An hour passed by just
like that.
The four of them did not continue
walking around outdoors.
They simply
conducted their live broadcasts right next to the Lamborghini.
Each of them had already attracted quite a huge popularity and following
at this time.
“Oh, you guys really
do not know how to dote or pamper
us at all! I need to take a short break now.”
More and more fans entered the live broadcast
room as they requested to look at the
car.
After talking
for so long, Felicity and the other girls were already tired.
“Darlings, please
be good. I will continue
broadcasting live after
drinking some water!”
“Sara, did you bring
any water with you?”
“No, we did not bring any! Why don’t we buy
some? My throat is already dry!” “Hmm, I am thirsty too! I
also feel like eating some
watermelon now!”
The female anchors
said playfully.
“Well, Gerald, why don’t you go and buy some water and a watermelon for us now? Go!”
Felicity ordered as she pointed her finger at
Gerald. Gerald was going insane.
What was she treating him as?
Alas, speaking
of it, he was also feeling a little thirsty
after following these girls around.
He also felt like eating
some watermelon.
Gerald decided
to go and buy it out of desperation.
He bought
a pack of mineral water,
a big watermelon, and a watermelon knife.
Gerald came back carrying a big bag of items with him, and he was really
exhausted.
At this time, Felicity and the rest of the girls were still
broadcasting live about the prospects of the car.
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”Gerald, hurry up and cut the watermelon! D*mn
it. Why did you bring the whole watermelon
back here? Are you stupid? Why didn’t you ask the person to cut the watermelon for you before
bringing it back to us? I’m speechless!”
D*mn it!
Where should he cut it?
Oh, he got it! He
could just use the hood of the car as a fruit table to cut the watermelon! After all, it was not easy for the paint on the Reventon to come off.
He threw a bag of
mineral water directly on the
hood of the Lamborghini.
After that, he put the watermelon on the hood before
he started cutting it with
the knife.
This scene caused Felicity
and the rest of the girls who were doing their live broadcast
to be stunned.
Their live broadcast
was also interrupted.
Many of the
beautiful girls who came
here to take photos of the car also
opened their mouths in surprise!
D*mn it! D*mn it!
D*mn it!
These were the two words
that came up in everyone’s hearts tacitly!
This person
was actually using
the front hood of the Lamborghini to cut the watermelon?
“Gerald, are you fucking
insane?!” “Ahh! Take that
away right now!” Felicity turned pale in fright.
She was the first person to speak
up. Gerald must be sick. Absolutely so!
If he cut the watermelon and scratched the Lamborghini
whilst doing so, she would never be able to afford to pay for the
damages in this lifetime.
“Did this b*stard come here to create trouble
on purpose?”
Sara and Hector were also stunned.
Fans in the live broadcast room were all booing at this time.
They said something
about one hundred
and fifty thousand
or three hundred
thousand dollars.
“Why are you standing there in a daze? Hurry up and take
everything down and wipe the car clean!
What if someone
finds out about
this? You will not be able to leave, then!”
Felicity was filled with regrets. If she could not find an assistant, she should have just spent some money
to hire one! Why did she bring Gerald
here with her?
Why?!
“Oh, it’s okay. Even if the car is scratched, it’s fine!”
Gerald smiled bitterly.
If the car was
really scratched, he was the one who scratched it himself anyway.
He did not need to ask anyone for any compensation. Why were they so nervous?
What do you mean it
is okay even if the car is scratched? Hurry
up and take those
things away now!”
Felicity stomped
her feet angrily.
Gerald had no choice but to take the watermelon and the pack of mineral
water down. He was initially
thinking of eating the watermelon like this so that everyone would not need to sit on the floor and eat. He simply
wanted them to eat more comfortably.
It seemed as though he had been thinking
too much!
Felicity came over and pushed
Gerald away. After that, she carefully wiped
the car clean with her own wet wipes. After making sure that there were
no scratches on the car at all, she was
finally completely relieved.
“Felicity, is he from your class? Why don’t you ask him to leave now? It was really
a very dangerous scene just now!”
Hector said contemptuously.
The SUV next to this car belonged
to Hector, and he seemed rich.
He had already
looked down on Gerald as soon as he saw him. However, when Gerald was acting like a fool and almost scratched
the luxury sports
car, he could feel goosebumps all over his body!
He was really frustrated.
“Yes, Gerald, you can leave now. I was wrong!
I, Felicity, really
made a mistake by
asking you to come with me to be my assistant!”
Felicity spoke in a very direct and blunt manner.
“Okay, I will just take a bottle of water with me then!”
Gerald left after
grabbing a bottle
of mineral water.
It was rather embarrassing. Gerald thought about taking his car key out and pressing it. That
would have been really simple!
However, Gerald felt as though
he was putting on a show in front of the netizens
who lived in the same
city since live broadcasts were going on at
the time.
Besides that, he originally did not plan to
buy such an expensive car, but he had to do so because
he was forced by his
sister.
Therefore, Gerald
left happily.
He did not want to have too much interaction with Felicity anyway.
Gerald did not go anywhere else this time.
He went straight
back to his dormitory and finished gulping
down a bottle of water.
Then, he laid in his bed to get some rest.
Shortly after
that, Harper and the rest of the boys came back to the dormitory.
“You guys are back so
soon. How was the party with Hayley
and the others?”
Gerald asked with a smile on his face.
“Gerald, it is good that you
are also in the dormitory. Let’s go over to Hayley’s
dormitory together!”
After coming back, Harper, Benjamin, and the rest of the
boys were either flipping through
their wallets or making
phone calls nervously.
“Ah? What is wrong?”
“D*mn it. Don’t mention
it. Alice is in trouble!”
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What could have possibly happened
to Alice? Gerald was surprised.
However, since Harper was asking him to accompany them to Hayley’s
dormitory,
it would not
be good for him to turn down his request.
Moreover, Gerald really wanted to go and find out what
exactly happened to Alice.
Although this girl made him feel a little touched
before this, her attitude had taken
a one hundred and eighty-degree turn after Gerald was slandered by Jacelyn.
After all, she
was still a friend!
In fact, Gerald was simply making up all sorts of reasons
for himself. Even though he said
that he did not care about Alice at all, as a normal man, how could he possibly
be indifferent to such a beautiful girl?
At Alice’s
dormitory.
The six boys, including Gerald and Harper, signed in downstairs before
they came in.
After coming in, they saw Alice crying
as she sat on the bed. Jacelyn
was also crying at this time.
Jacelyn’s face was pale, and she seemed
to be really frightened. “Alice,
Jacelyn, we came here to see you!” Harper replied.
On the way, after Gerald
had asked about the matter,
Gerald also found
out about the ins and
outs of this matter.
It turned
out that the identities of the four people
who were beaten up at the manor
were in fact extraordinary.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that one of the young
man’s family
industries was one of the biggest
in the whole of Mayberry
City.
Aside from Mayberry
International Inc., the young man’s family business
was the
best.
Who was this person?
His name was William Rye, and his father’s name was Henry
Rye. He was one of the biggest real estate bosses in
Mayberry City.
It just so happened that even though
he was a rich second-generation, William was usually a very
low-key person.
He had gone to the manor
to accompany a few friends to have a drink that day.
After drinking on a whim, he had seen Jacelyn
and Alice. He especially took notice
of Alice, who was exceptionally beautiful.
That was the reason why he teased the two girls under the influence
of alcohol. Unexpectedly, he had gotten
beat up twice.
Moreover, he was beaten up until he was bloodied
all over. After returning
home, William had called for help.
His whole family
was shocked at this sight.
Although the parties
did not seek revenge directly, Danny, Chad, Jacelyn,
and
Alice’s family received a warning to varying degrees.
Chad’s family
ran a family business, and all of their supplies had
been cut off
immediately.
Alice’s family also had their own company,
and her family
was in a similar situation to that of Chad’s.
As for Jacelyn
and Danny, their parents were also threatened and given a warning.
It felt as though they would have to pay the price
for rubbing this person the wrong
way.
In short,
Alice and the others were all terrified now.
This was because William had threatened to destroy them completely
within a month!
“What should I do now? What should
I do now? My dad has already
contacted a lot of
people, but they could not do anything at all!”
Alice was crying desperately.
Jacelyn’s parents were also laid off with immediate effect.
“Alice, can’t Danny
and Chad help with this matter?”
Harper could only ask them this question.
After all, he could not do anything
to help as he watched
from the sidelines.
“Oh, what could they possibly do? I heard that Chad and Danny
even went to the other party’s company to look for him.
They knelt down and apologized to the other
party, but they were subsequently thrown out of the
company by the
security guards.”
“We really got into big trouble this time. I heard that Danny also slapped himself
desperately in front of the other
party, but it was all useless!”
Another girl in the dormitory
was also very worried. Alice cried even harder.
Jacelyn was also the same. They did not look as arrogant as they did before.
“Why don’t we call the police,
then?”
Benjamin said as he scratched his head.
Who would not know about the Rye family in Mayberry City? They were really awesome and powerful.
Most people
could not afford
to offend them.
Alice shook her head as she said, “No, it’s no use.
Moreover, we were the ones who beat them up in the first place, and they did not fight
back at all. Even if we make a police
report, we will be the ones getting
arrested instead!”
When everyone
heard this, they felt that this was indeed the case.
“Don’t be so sad anymore.
There will always be a solution to the problem!”
Gerald, who had not spoken at all, suddenly
spoke up at this time.
He really did not know how else to persuade
them.
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However, he
decided to give face to Harper
and Hayley. After all, this had
happened during
Hayley’s birthday banquet.
Gerald was intending to ask Zack if he had any good solutions to deal with this matter.
“Ahh? You’re
here too? Crap! Crap! Crap! Who gave you the
courage to come
here? Why do you even have the face to show up here?”
Jacelyn lost her temper
and got very furious when she heard Gerald’s words.
She was even scolding and mocking him now. Who was the source behind this whole
matter? Wasn’t it all because
Gerald was a pathetic jerk?
If it weren’t because
of Gerald, would
Alice have felt so ashamed
that she had
rushed to the washroom
immediately?
If Alice did not run to the washroom
because she was angry, would she have followed
her all the way to the washroom then?
If neither of them went to the washroom, would they have provoked someone
of
William’s background then?
The culprit
behind this matter
was Gerald!
Yet, he
actually had the face to show up here?
Jacelyn jumped off her bed as she raised her hand at
Gerald. She really hated this scumbag!
Slap!
The slap that she was planning
to give to Gerald did not happen
as planned.
As she raised her hand in the air, Gerald stopped
her before she could slap him.
“Jacelyn, enough
is enough!”
Gerald pushed
her to the ground fiercely.
Gerald had a good temper. He usually had a very good temper,
but this did not mean that he would
not get angry.
He had been belittled by this girl and slapped
by her several times.
Xavia was his ex-girlfriend, so he could never bring
himself to fight her whenever she
slapped him.
But who was Jacelyn
to him? Nobody!
Therefore, Gerald
could not hold back his anger anymore.
“Ahh! You dared to hit me?!”
Jacelyn acted like a crazy person as she sat on the ground with red and swollen eyes and
continued crying.
“Okay, enough!
Enough!” Hayley and the other girls hurriedly
persuaded Jacelyn.
Alice looked up at Gerald before she sneered and said, “Gerald,
did you come here to make fun of us and treat
us as a joke?”
Alice really hated Gerald to the core. However,
she did not act as Jacelyn did.
“Alice, Jacelyn, Gerald only came to see how you girls were doing
because he heard that something happened
to you. Why would he possibly be treating you as
a joke?”
Harper hurriedly
intervened because he really
could not stand it anymore.
“Pfft. What is he doing here if he is not here to make
fun of us? I know that he must be
holding a grudge against me because I found out that he is a gigolo! I know him too well. To be honest,
I even thought of going after him and pursuing
him before this!” Jacelyn scolded as she jumped up.
She understood Gerald’s past and was really
interested in Gerald.
Jacelyn was about
to continue arguing
with Gerald. However,
at this time, Alice’s
cell phone suddenly rang.
“Dad, how did it go? What did the powerful
and influential person
you asked for
help say?”
Alice asked nervously.
Jacelyn had finally calmed
down and was listening to Alice attentively.
The only person
she could rely on right now was the connections that Alice’s
family had.
“Dad, don’t be sad. If he said that he is busy, perhaps he is really
busy. Don’t think too
much about it. I am still in my dormitory now. Some of my friends came to see me. I am not hungry. No, I have not
eaten yet, but I do not have much appetite. No. Ahh? Okay, let me ask
them then…”
After that,
Alice hung up the phone.
She had a somewhat disappointed expression on her face as she said,
“My dad is at the restaurant, and he
was trying to ask someone to put in a good word for us, but the other party turned
him down because
he said that he was busy. My dad is
asking me to go over to the restaurant now because he has already
ordered a lot of dishes and cannot
ask for it to be returned anyway. Why don’t we go over there together, then? After all, all of you have been accompanying me
throughout the entire
afternoon.”
After she was done speaking,
she looked at Harper and the other boys. “Harper,
why don’t all of you come with us too? I finally understand what I have
to do now. It is useless for us to
continue worrying about this matter now. What’s the big deal? I will just go over to his company tomorrow and beg
William personally!”
“Alice, you…?”
Hayley naturally understood the meaning behind Alice’s words.
She wanted to
stop her but she could not say anything. Was there any other way out of this?
The crowd of girls went downstairs.
Alice felt very helpless at this time, and what she wanted
the most right now was for
her father to be by her
side.
Jacelyn and the rest of the girls were also very willing
to go there. This was because having
an adult around them would at least give them a sense of security. After all, all adults were rich in experience.
Therefore, they would certainly be
better equipped to deal with this kind of situation compared to these young people.
Harper could not bring himself
to turn down her request,
so they naturally followed
them.
Surprisingly, Gerald
did not retreat
this time.
He simply followed
silently behind them.
No matter what it was, he had already encountered this
incident today. Therefore, there
was no reason for him to just ignore it!
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Alice’s family ran an information company.
Their annual profit was about nine hundred thousand dollars to one
million dollars.
It was not
very high, but it was already pretty
good.
The location of the restaurant was inside a very luxurious hotel. After Gerald
and the others entered the
restaurant, they realized that Alice’s parents had indeed ordered
a table full of high-end wine and
dishes.
Unfortunately, the person who he really
wanted to invite
to come over here today
was not here at all.
“Alice, you are here!”
George smiled as he stood up. Now that his daughter had
caused such big trouble, his company
was also in a dire situation now. His company was most likely about to face bankruptcy within a month after William’s
cruel words and threats.
He would be losing more than ten years of hard work just like that. He could only force a smile at this time.
“Hello, uncle, auntie!”
Everyone greeted
each other.
“Alice, dad wants to ask you something. Didn’t you say that one of
your classmates is really amazing? I
heard you saying that he has a very strong network
and connection with some very powerful people. Is this classmate of yours here with you today?”
George recalled
hearing his daughter
mention the fact that one of her classmates had a very close relationship and
connection with someone from the Wayfair Mountain Entertainment.
That was the reason why George asked her this question. If he could
help them, their lives would be much easier.
“He is here today, dad, but things
are completely different from what we thought. His personal connections and relationship are not what I thought
it was before…”
Alice replied
with an indifferent expression on her face.
She did not make a clear statement
on whether Gerald
had come here with them today or not.
“Alice, why are you still giving him face at a time like this? Yes, uncle.
We initially thought that Gerald was a good person and
had a very good connection and network of friends. However,
we found out today that he is nothing more than a gigolo
who is kept by others just so that he could enter and leave the manor freely. He is just a young man who is
being kept and taken care of by more than one
woman!”
“He might look really incredible, but he is nothing at all! I don’t think that anyone
will help her just
because they want to give him face!”
Jacelyn cursed
as she stood up.
In fact, she started to regret her words as soon as she started
cursing at him. This was not right!
She seemed to have forgotten
about Gerald. After all, Gerald
could even make someone
like Flynn bow and apologize
to all of them.
This proved
that Gerald’s connection and contacts were indeed very incredible.
If he asked his lovers
for help, who knew, he might probably
be able to resolve this matter for them!
Alas, Jacelyn only thought of this at this time.
However, no matter
what it was, Gerald was still not the rich second-generation she had imagined him to be. Since she had
had such high hopes and expectations
for him, the disappointment that she felt when she found out otherwise was even greater.
Jacelyn’s emotions were up and down and she completely disregarded this. “So, that is the case!”
George and his wife could not help but feel a little disappointed when they heard
this.
They were only meeting Gerald
for the first time today,
but they really
did not expect this seemingly handsome young man to be
so despicable.
They really
did not know why their
beautiful daughter would actually be friends with someone like this?
George and his wife were a little unhappy.
Gerald sat there without
saying a single
word at all.
He simply turned
the Lazy Susan as he ate.
There were so many good dishes on the table and Gerald was really hungry.
When they saw this scene,
the disgust that George and his wife felt for Gerald grew even stronger.
“Since you are hungry, you should just order a bowl of white rice to eat!”
Alice’s mother was a tall and stunning
beauty.
Although she was already about forty years old, she did not look like she was more
than twenty-five years old.
She had extremely fair skin.
At this time, she crossed her arms across
her chest as she spoke
coldly to Gerald.
White rice? A bowl of white
rice? She was intentionally criticizing
Gerald!
“Hmph! Exactly! He should just eat plain white rice! He must be drunk! All he knows how to do is to eat even at a time
like this!”
“What do you think he is doing here, anyway? He will not
even be able to help in any way!
All he knows how to do is to eat and drink for free! Even though he is kept by someone else, he has still not
gotten rid of his attitude of taking advantage of petty gains!
He would eat a free meal
whenever he could
get a free meal!”
“I really
do not know what those women are thinking! Why would they even want
to keep a gigolo
like him?”
Several girls who were led by Jacelyn
also said mockingly. Gerald could only smile wryly in his heart.
Scold. Scold
as much as you want to. You will be
crying sooner or later anyway.
“D*mn it!”
At this time, the door of the room was suddenly
pushed open.
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A young man dressed in a suit and leather
shoes opened the door and walked in. Well dressed,
he looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.
As soon as he came in, George and his wife immediately stood up as a gesture
of respect.
“Yuvin, what did Charles
say about this?”
The man standing in front of him was Charles Zeller’s
secretary. He was also the son of George’s wife’s distant cousin.
They were somehow
connected in some way, where he was also a distant cousin
of Alice.
George intended to
ask for Yuvin’s help in creating a path for him so he could depend on Charles’
connections. At the very least,
he didn’t want his company
to go bankrupt, just like that.
Yuvin shook his head and smiled wryly.
“I’m sorry, Uncle. Charles came to this restaurant just now, so I thought
he would come down. However,
it seems he’s busy entertaining a very important
guest
here. It means he’s really
indisposed at this moment. I told you not to wait for him here.”
“I know Charles
is not going to come down, but Yuvin, can we at least go up and give
him a toast and express our feelings?” George bitterly pleaded.
He knew it was very impolite.
However, Charles’ connections were his last resort, and without them, he would
really have no
other way out.
Having offended an influential family
in Mayberry City, they were basically done for.
George was also in a rut himself.
“Yes, cousin
Yuvin. If you are to help, help our
family, then!”
Although Alice had always been an icy, arrogant person,
she had no choice but to
beg for Yuvin’s help this time.
Yuvin sighed. “As your nephew, Uncle and Auntie, I understand your
feelings very well,” he said.
“However, what you’re asking is impossible; perhaps I’ll help you if there’s
a future opportunity?”
And that was what he said.
If this matter were not resolved today,
there would be no future
at all anyway. George
quickly came to a realization.
It wasn’t that Charles was busy. He simply
refused to help them.
After all, it would be too much of
a hassle since this was the Rye family
they were talking about.
Thus, their last glimmer of hope was diminished. Everyone
had grim expressions on their faces.
“The boundless horizon is my love. The flowers bloom at the foot of
the mountain range. What rhythm has the most swing? Which song is the happiest one?”
It was then that Gerald’s
ringtone played the song ‘Coolest
Ethnic.’
Ahh!
Since when did he turn that into his ringtone?
How could this be?
Thanks to the sudden tune,
the atmosphere in the room became very awkward.
The corners of George’s mouth twitched a little.
Alice, Jacelyn,
and the others all stared
at Gerald in disgust.
“Oh my god. How could such a person
exist? How pathetic!” Jacelyn roared
unceremoniously.
At that moment,
Gerald had already
answered the call.
It came from an unknown number.
“Hello?”
“Is this Mr. Crawford?”
The voice of a middle-aged man
came over the other end of the line. Gerald
could guess that it was Wesley as soon as he heard the voice. Wesley
Harrison from the Bureau of Commerce!
“It’s me!”
“I know it’s a little presumptuous of me to call you. It is like this, Mr. Crawford,
we’ve already gathered
the leaders from different regions
to discuss some issues of the company’s land and several
entertainment centers that you’ve invested in.
I’d like to take the liberty of asking if you have any spare time? We do
hope you can make a trip here in person!” said Wesley with a smile.
“Oh, oh, yes!”
Gerald decided that he’d go over and take a look since he was almost done
eating anyway.
“That’s great, Mr. Crawford! We’ll be meeting
at the Majestic Phoenix Restaurant now. Where are you? I’ll arrange
for a driver to go pick you up.”
“Huh? The Majestic
Phoenix Restaurant? It happens that I am at the Majestic
Phoenix Restaurant now too!”
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”You’re dining at the Majestic
Phoenix Restaurant too? That’s great, Mr. Crawford!
I’ll come over, and
we can toast to a glass
of wine!”
Cough. Cough.
If anyone were to make a toast, it should
have been Gerald.
No matter what it was, Wesley was still his senior, after all.
But since Mr. Harrison
had invited him, he should just come over anyway
so they could enjoy a drink together.
How could he not give face to Mr. Harrison? He even gave his room number to Mr. Harrison.
It was no big deal.
At most, he would simply invest more in the future. Gerald hung up the phone.
George and everyone
else was still staring contemptuously at Gerald.
“That’s unexpected! A person of this sort could have friends in the Majestic
Phoenix Restaurant?!”
“Yeah. How pretentious!”
The girls sneered.
Now, Gerald’s status in their hearts had
significantly plummeted. Yes. Gerald was either a low profile
second-generation heir or someone who had won the lottery
of their hearts before this.
He was really very wealthy.
They could have garnered heaps
of benefits from him.
At this time, however, Gerald was nothing more than a
playboy. He was loved when he had money,
of course, but what would happen when his
lovers got sick and
tired of him?
What would he be then?
As a result, everyone had a surprisingly
consistent attitude toward him. Then, the door
to the room suddenly opened.
A large number of people were outside. About
twenty to thirty middle-aged and elderly all dressed
in suits and leather shoes, had
gathered outside.
They all stood outside the door with wine glasses
in hand.
George was left dumbfounded.
Even Alice and everyone else became extremely nervous. What was happening?
“Zeller…Charles Zeller?”
“This…this…this…Mr. Harrison?”
“Chairman Myers,
Chairman Lloyd, why are you guys here?”
George trembled
as he spoke.
Amongst the twenty-odd people who were standing in front of him, which one of
them wasn’t
an influential figure of Mayberry City?
Even Wesley Harrison from the Bureau of Commerce
was here.
Also, Charles Zeller,
the most influential and powerful figure
in George’s eyes,
was
here, standing amongst
the crowd, laughing
with a glass of wine in his hand. Could they have all gathered
here for me?
George was in a hazy, dreamlike
state.
“Sit down,
please have a seat!” George and his wife exclaimed in excitement.
“You’re too polite.
We are just here to make a toast, and we’ll be leaving after that!”
Wesley bowed slightly as a gesture
of respect towards
George.
This respect,
however, was actually
not for George,
but it was because
of Gerald.
Wesley held a wine glass in his hand.
Amid the room’s exciting atmosphere,
Wesley stood before Gerald,
followed by the large group behind him.
“Raise your glasses to a toast for Mr. Crawford!”
After that, he finished the glass of wine.
“Mr. Crawford, a toast from us to you!”
Standing behind Wesley
were investors for this project,
and many of them were officials from the Bureau
of Commerce.
Gerald was also speechless.
He initially thought
that Wesley would come here on his own, even thinking of
asking him to help with Alice’s
matter.
Gerald would never have expected so many people
to come at once. Not wanting to be impolite, he hurriedly
finished his glass as a reply. The
scene left George dumbfounded as well.
Alice had stiffened up, seeming startled
and shocked.
Jacelyn’s mouth was
opened so wide that an egg could easily fit inside.
Of course,
they had initially
thought he was nothing but a playboy.
But whatever their impression on him was, even the renowned Wesley Harrison from the Bureau
of Commerce was present.
Moreover, they all addressed him as Mr. Crawford. What did
this indicate?
Gerald couldn’t simply be a rich playboy!
After all, Wesley was one of Mayberry
City’s most prominent and influential!
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”Mr. Crawford, when your banquet
is over, please,
come up and join us to discuss
the issues I mentioned earlier.”
Wesley then warmly shook hands with Gerald.
When the young man waved his hands, he couldn’t help but
wonder how many companies would
rise overnight in Mayberry
City.
Mayberry City’s economy had already improved
significantly.
It was all because Gerald signed his name a few times.
He was a young man
of such power and stature,
yet, never one to
be pretentious or showy, from the very beginning to the
end. He remained polite to everyone around
him.
Rare! This was
really rare!
After he was done talking, Wesley left the room with everyone else.
The room was all but dead silent
at this time.
Nobody spoke a word, all looking toward Gerald with open mouths.
George and his wife thought to themselves.
They had initially thought that Charles
was the greatest man around,
albeit a little
arrogant.
However, now, it seemed the really powerful
person turned out to be this young man standing
in front of them!
“Gerald, what did they call you? Did they just address
you as Mr. Crawford?”
Jacelyn swallowed
hard.
Alice looked
at Gerald in shock as well.
“It is just a title!” Gerald replied with a slight
smile.
He really didn’t
want to appear to be pretentious or ostentatious. Seeing
how things had turned out, Gerald could
not help but feel a little embarrassed.
“Could Gerald be the Mr. Crawford
from the Mayberry
Commercial Street?”
“Mr. Crawford? The Mr. Crawford from Mayberry Commercial Street? It
seems it’s the only reason Mr. Harrison has been so respectful toward him, right?”
“Impossible. How could this be? How could Gerald
possibly be so rich?”
Everyone continued speculating, but Jacelyn, on the other hand, was simply in utter
disbelief.
If this was indeed
the truth, she really wanted
to die!
“Thank you for your hospitality, Uncle and Auntie
Bradford. This incident
occurred thanks to the
birthday party of my good brother’s girlfriend. Allow me to deal with it
on your behalf. Please
excuse me. I’ll be retiring to my room upstairs.”
From the way he had been stared
at, Gerald would have been very uncomfortable if he stayed any longer.
So he took this opportunity to slip away.
Gerald neither confirmed or denied anything when they asked if he was
Mr. Crawford from the Mayberry Commercial Street.
After leaving
the room, Gerald
called Zack, asking
him to come forward as a mediator to deal with the matter.
Zack quickly
followed suit.
“Alice, could
you have been mistaken? Didn’t
you say he was a player?” George
asked with a hint of regret.
If he had known this was the truth,
he wouldn’t have mocked and satirized him.
Earlier, when Wesley bowed a little
to George, he was so excited that he almost
peed his pants!
Alice Muttered to herself. “Impossible! There has to be
something hidden behind all this.
How could Gerald possibly be the Mr. Crawford from Mayberry Commercial Street? To make matters worse,
we even offended the Rye family this
time. How could Gerald have possibly settled
this with one word?!”
Undoubtedly, the knowledge of this matter
had taken a tremendous toll on whoever was listening.
Then, George’s
cell phone suddenly
rang.
He was surprised when he saw the number.
“It’s me. It’s me. Hello? Okay! Okay! Okay! Huh? What did
you say? …that’s great! Thank you. Thank
you so much!”
George hung up in excitement. Everyone looked at him.
“Alice, this time, we have really met a very noble person. Seriously!
Gerald… no, Mr. Crawford is really
our benefactor! A senior from the Bureau of Commerce just called
to tell me that a very powerful and influential person had just come
forward. The matter has been resolved successfully!” said George.
Alice slumped
weakly into her chair when she heard this.
Everything was really linked to Gerald. He was indeed
very powerful! But what was going
on? Who was this
Gerald?
Everyone had lingering doubts in their
hearts.
Gerald was already
upstairs in his room. He had
called Zack to help the people
from Hayley’s dormitory, both Alice and Jacelyn’s
families. He didn’t care for Chad and
Danny, though, and did not want to care for them. What did they have to do with him anyway?
Gerald thought
no more about the matter.
After entering the room, he continued drinking
with Wesley and the others.
As for the essential matters that Wesley
spoke about, he was simply
hoping that Gerald would be able to attend the
opening ceremony on the day the major entertainment
establishments opened.
Since it wasn’t an issue, Gerald
agreed immediately.
It was almost
eleven o’clock when Gerald returned
to the campus.
He was lying on his bed but kept tossing and turning around
as he found himself unable to sleep.
“Ding! Ding!”
Notifications rang on Gerald’s
cell phone, one after the other.
“Gerald, Gerald… are you asleep
yet? Let’s meet up early
tomorrow morning at our
school’s west cafeteria! I have something important to tell you! You don’t need to
reply to this!”
At first glance,
it was a text message
from Mila.
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Early the next morning.
Since it was a Saturday,
Harper and the rest of the boys wanted to wake up at their own time.
Gerald did not bother them either, heading
to the west cafeteria on his own. Mila had arrived early, and she was already waiting
for him there.
She even brought
two sets of breakfast. Fried rice with egg and ham!
“I bought some rice for you! Hurry up and eat it!” said Mila with a smile.
Gerald wasn’t
shy at all. “What’s up, Mila? What did
you want to tell me?” he
asked as he took a bite.
Mila was dressed
beautifully today. Her fair legs were exposed,
and it made his heart flutter.
Gerald couldn’t
help but stare
at her.
“Hehe! It is my grandmother’s birthday today. I’ll be going back to celebrate it for her!”
Mila blinked. “You should know about my relationship with
Irene, right? Don’t blame me for
being petty. In fact, I am not the kind who likes to compare or make comparisons. That said, my
relationship with Irene is very special. We’ve
been like that ever since we were born. We compared everything, from whose name sounded better, to who was better
at studying, who wore the prettier clothes, and who received
more praise from everyone!
“I don’t know if she was born with her competitive nature,
but no matter what it is, I don’t want to lose to
her!”
“Oh, right!
Do you get what I was saying?”
Mila asked as she pouted.
Gerald seemed
to understand, albeit
very little of it.
“I don’t quite understand!” he lamented.
He didn’t really get what she was saying.
Perhaps it was because Gerald grew up in a completely different environment. After all, he knew that there would always
be people in this world
who lived better and had better things than him.
Even if Gerald wanted to compare, he once used to be so
poor that he couldn’t even afford
new clothes for the New Year. Compare? How could he possibly compare to anyone at all?
Naturally, Gerald had always been a little
disgusted over those who would
fight over or show off their wealth.
There was even some resistance from the bottom of his heart.
Perhaps, it could
be said that he was deeply troubled
because of the antics of the rich.
Although he was filthy rich himself,
Gerald never understood the wealthy’s
thoughts and in what
direction their mentality
went.
“I’ll just tell you this plainly. Gerald,
you know she has a boyfriend, right?
I heard Kyle saying that Irene will be bringing
back that bastard boyfriend of hers to
celebrate my grandmother’s birthday. I also heard that the bastard
prepared a
special gift for her.
“When that happens, many will be complimenting Irene.
So, I’ve decided that I should bring a boyfriend back with me too!”
“Are you asking me to pretend
to be your boyfriend?”
Gerald seemed to understand what was really going on now.
“Um, yes! I want you
to keep pretending you’re my boyfriend, and you can
continue pretending to be a wealthy heir too. I’ll return to my dorm to wash up
before I go out and buy you some clothes.
“Gerald. Good old Gerald.
Please help me till the end!” Mila flirtatiously cooed.
To be honest, this young girl was really
very beautiful.
Gerald found he couldn’t turn down her request when she blinked
her beautiful
eyes and opened her beautiful
small lips. He, however, felt a very strange feeling.
Apparently… he wanted to be her real boyfriend. Hehe…
“Actually, there is no need for me to pretend anymore.
I am really a rich heir!”
Gerald smiled bitterly in his heart.
Once he agreed to Mila’s request,
she brought him out to buy some new clothes.
Gerald really looked very handsome once he was all dressed up.
Now, both of them were rushing
to her grandmother’s birthday feast.
Mila’s phone suddenly
rang. “Huh? What did you say? Okay, okay. I will get there first!”
After hanging
up the phone, Mila let out a long sigh.
“Gerald, I have to leave first. Kyle and I ordered a birthday gift for my
grandmother, but apparently, there’s something wrong with it. It is making me really anxious.
Why don’t we do this? Let’s meet
at 11 in front of the Royal
Dragon Villa’s entrance.
I’ll call you!”
“No problem!” Gerald nodded.
Mila hurriedly called
for a cab before she left.
Gerald smiled
bitterly. It was only a little past nine in the morning.
What was he going
to do for two hours?
Oh, right! Driving license!
His driving license
should have been mailed to him!
He made a phone call to ask about it. As expected,
the package had already arrived at the courier.
“Damn!”
Gerald was so excited
he nearly jumped
up high.
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His biggest dream was to drive
a car. He wanted to drive a vehicle
that belonged
to himself,
and it needn’t be an expensive car.
Now, he could finally drive!
Not to mention, he had a Lamborghini! He would
be lying if he said he wasn’t
excited!
After picking
up his driving license, Gerald
went to his car.
“Vroom! Vroom!
Vroom!”
A brand new black Passat skidded
past Gerald’s body.
After that,
the beautiful car drove around
the park.
Many people were walking around
the park, and the Passat
also attracted many
girls’ attention.
“Wow, it’s a Passat! It’s the latest
model from this year. Looks pretty good!”
“Isn’t it more than thirty thousand dollars?”
“Looks like it’s the top-spec. That car should
be at least forty-five thousand
dollars!”
“Oh, god. More than forty-five thousand
dollars?! Must be another rich guy!”
A group of girls quietly
whispered among themselves as they pointed
at the luxurious cars.
This park was popular thanks to the Lamborghini.
The past few days saw a strange but familiar pattern. Everyone from university
who had a car would drive around this park to attract beautiful
girls’ attention.
Especially if it was
a new car.
The owner of this Passat was obviously driving
around the vicinity
to show off to the crowd.
“Haha, isn’t that Gerald?
What a coincidence!”
The car suddenly
stopped, and the windows came down. A handsome young
man poked his head
out of the car.
When Gerald saw who it was,
he realized he knew him.
It was Jordan Lourd,
a guy who attended driving
lessons with him.
It was the guy who mocked him together with a student
from his department called
Nathaniel.
In the beginning, Jordan was interested in Mila, but when he heard that Victor was pursuing her, he immediately gave up.
Both Jordan and Gerald took the same course, and Jordan
had instantly purchased a car after passing the exams.
He was obviously here just to show off.
Although Gerald had nothing against
Jordan, he had his own reason for doing this.
satisfied.
“Oh! Jordan!
You are so bad. Who wants to be in a car driven by your sort, eh?”
Ladies nowadays were all very bold. All they wanted were rich boyfriends or sugar
daddy’s that would pamper
them through their college days.
Gerald said nothing after
listening to their
nefarious insults.
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