Gerald scratched his head
awkwardly.
In fact, he had been trying to
avoid Naomi and her friends.
He especially wanted to avoid
Alice since she seemingly hated him so much. Therefore, Gerald didn’t want to
waste his time trying to butter up to her.
“Danny was the one who
suggested that we have some fun at Emperor Karaoke Bar on Mayberry Commercial
Street. If you try to run away this time, we’ll no longer be friends!” Naomi
told Gerald upfront.
She had always been a very
straightforward and outgoing person and she did not put too much thought into
any situation at all.
Therefore, she would never be
able to understand that Gerald was not from the same world as them.
Of course, this was all in the
past.
When Naomi saw that Gerald was
not saying anything, she quickly said once again, “Okay, let’s go and have some
fun together! I know you’re afraid that Danny will try to make things difficult
for you again, but don’t worry about him. If he tries to pick on you again,
I’ll make sure to teach him a lesson!”
Gerald could only smile when he
heard Naomi’s words.
He knew that if he continued
turning down her invitation, she would be really mad at him.
Alright, they should just have
some fun together then.
Naomi hurriedly led Gerald to
the entrance of the Emperor Karaoke Bar.
When
Gerald looked at the name of the bar, he realized that this was one of the
properties registered under his own name. Gerald had never had the opportunity
to do this in the past but this time, he would finally be able to pay for his
friends.
“Oh! Mr. Crawford is also here
on Mayberry Commercial Street? Do you know the way around this place? Do you
know where you can have a lot of fun here? I can show you around.”
Danny walked over to Gerald
with a sheepish smile on his face.
“Danny, shut up already! What
did I warn you before this?”
Naomi glared at Danny with an
angry expression on her face.
Danny smiled before he said,
“Okay, okay. I was just trying to be nice to him. After all, Mayberry
Commercial Street is where the rich and powerful people usually come to have
some fun. Since Gerald would like to look around the street, I’d be more than
happy to show him around.”
Alice could only glare at
Gerald at this time.
She felt that it was really
embarrassing to be seen with Gerald in public.
After that, Alice hurriedly
asked, “Okay, why don’t we go in first? Danny, have you already booked the
private room?”
“Yes, I’ve already booked the
room, I asked a friend of mine to help me do so. After all, the rooms are
usually fully booked at this time. Follow me!”
After that, Danny led the group
of people into the karaoke bar.
This was the first time that
Gerald had ever entered a karaoke bar and he thought that it was actually a
rather luxurious place.
Moreover,
the private room that Danny had booked for them was indeed very huge and
luxurious. There was also a big fish tank with a few glittering gold arowana
fishes in it.
After entering the room, the
girls sat down at one corner whereas Gerald sat at another corner with the rest
of his roommates.
At this time, they started
taking turns to sing and the atmosphere in the room was very lively.
The girls continued chatting
among themselves and Alice put her legs up on the sofa, showing off her long
white legs.
“There are actually arowana
fishes here?”
Gerald kept looking at the fish
tank out of curiosity.
He had already read about how
popular the arowana fishes were because of the good luck and fortune that they
purportedly brought.
However, he felt as though
these arowana fishes were completely different compared to the ones that he had
seen in the books before.
Therefore, Gerald decided to
ask Harper about it.
Harper nodded before he said,
“Yes, these are arowana fishes but the ones here look a little different
because they’re imported from Malaysia. They’re very valuable and only the
really wealthy and powerful people can afford to buy these arowana fishes!”
Danny unintentionally heard
Gerald and Harper talking about the arowana.
At this time, he couldn’t help
himself from smiling before he said, “Oh my god, Gerald. You can even recognize
the luxury brand Hermes but you cannot even recognize this precious arowana
fish?”
As
soon as she heard the word ‘Hermes’, Alice could not help but frown again.
Blondie who had also been
following Danny around laughed before he said, “Hahaha. Unfortunately, there
are no fake fishes! Otherwise, Gerald would definitely be able to recognize it
and he’d definitely buy it too!”
“This kind of arowana fish is
considered a very auspicious fish that can bring good luck and fortune to the
family.”
Alice spoke up at this time.
“Ahh, Alice! You’re really very
knowledgeable!”
Danny gave Alice two thumbs up
immediately.
“Of course! Our Alice is a very
intelligent goddess, unlike some pauper.”
Alice’s roommates chimed in without
any hesitation at all.
“Wouldn’t this private room be
very expensive? Are you very close with that friend of yours?” Alice could not
help but asked Danny at this time.
In fact, she was already very
impressed with Danny as she got to know him better throughout the night. If
Danny was a little more mature and stable, he would definitely stand a chance
to be her boyfriend.
“It’s alright. This private
room only costs four thousand dollars a night,” Danny replied in a triumphant
manner.
After that, he slapped his
forehead as though he had just forgotten something. “Oh my god. If you hadn’t
mentioned him, I would’ve completely forgotten that I promised to give my
friend a call once I’m here.”
After that, Danny stepped aside
to make a phone call.
At
this time, Gerald continued sitting at a corner as he chatted happily with his
friends.
Even though Naomi had initially
planned to celebrate her birthday with her roommates and Gerald’s roommates, it
was obvious that her friends were more interested in the guys from Danny’s
dormitory.
In fact, Danny and Blondie were
getting along very well with all of the girls in Alice’s dormitory.
At this moment, someone
suddenly pushed the door open.
A young man dressed in a black
suit and a pair of bright leather shoes walked into the room immediately. He
was very tall and he had very fair skin and he seemed to be a very
temperamental person at first glance.
“Brother Nigel, you’re here!”
Danny stood up to greet the man
as soon as he saw him.
“Danny, how are you? Are you
satisfied with this private room?”
“Of course! Thank you for
arranging this for me, Brother Nigel!”
Danny spoke to him in a
cheerful manner.
At this time, Blondie and the
rest of Danny’s roommates also greeted Nigel respectfully.
“Danny, stop talking already!
Why don’t you introduce me to your friends?”
At this time, Nigel glanced at
all the beautiful girls seated in the room and he was especially attracted to
Alice, who was extremely gorgeous.
“Oh right! I forgot about that!
Everyone, let me introduce my friend to you. This is Nigel Fisher and his
family is in the food and catering business. He owns Grand
Marshall
Restaurant on Mayberry Commercial Street and he is making tens of millions of
dollars every year! He’s the reason we were able to book this private room
tonight!” Danny proudly introduced his friend.
Grand Marshall Restaurant?
Wow!
Those who could open a
restaurant on Mayberry Commercial Street were usually extremely wealthy.
Moreover, they would definitely
be making a lot of money!
Alice looked at Nigel with her
bright and sparkling eyes at this time.
“Hahaha. Everyone, please don’t
listen to Danny, he’s just spouting nonsense. My family’s business is really
small. As for the reason why I could easily book a room in the Emperor Karaoke
Bar, it’s simply because the manager is my father’s close friend. If you need
help booking a room in the future, please don’t hesitate to approach me!” Nigel
replied in a humble manner as he smiled.
“Brother Nigel, do you have a
girlfriend?”
The girl seated beside Alice
suddenly asked him a random question and everyone in the private room started
laughing immediately.
Nigel smiled bitterly before he
shook his head. After that, he looked at Alice before he said, “Hello,
beautiful. It’s nice to meet you.”
“Hello!” Alice replied with a
reserved smile on her face.
After that, Danny started to
introduce everyone to Nigel one by one.
After introducing everyone in
the room, Danny looked at Gerald who was seated at the corner.
He
pointed his finger at Gerald before he said, “Brother Nigel, this is Gerald!”
Nigel held out his hand to
shake hands with Gerald but his eyelids started twitching as soon as he heard
his name.
“What? Is
this the same Gerald who lost his girlfriend to Yuri and even delivered a gift
to Yuri and Xavia when they were at the grove?”