A Slight Smile is Very Charming

Part 44: Radiance

It's a brief moment of silence before the atmosphere is light up in enthusiasm.  ButterflyDreams finally finds back the feeling of being the center of attention.  She smiles, "Let's introduce ourselves."

"I'm BlueDreams.  Wow, ReedWeiWei (HumbleReed), I can't believe how pretty you are!" a girl wearing a purple t-shirt introduces herself first.

"SandWashingLargeWaves.  We fought the Dragon King of Lake Tai together."

"Tobacco."

"Hi, I'm DeepPupils."

"Tony here."

"I'm StopAndGo."

"LordOfVibratingDuck, haha"......

Those who spoke are the players who have interacted with Wei Wei before.  The following two are new members of the guild after Wei Wei left.

"My name is a bit hard to pronounce.  You can just call me Albus."

"Beautiful, you can call me BlueWaterLake."

There are four to five other people who have not spoken yet.  The guy beside LittleRainYaoYao (LittleRainEnchantress) looks as if he wants to say something, but he stops abruptly after saying "I–."

The man beside ButterflyDreams stands up.  Just from the way he looks and dresses, it's apparent that he has already joined the workforce.  He holds up his glass to gesture a toast towards Wei Wei, "Reed, I'm BattleTheWorld.  We've had some unhappy moments in the game, but now that we're here, let's put the past behind us."

"Of course," Wei Wei says generously.

It's clear that BattleTheWorld's words are not only meant for Wei Wei, but also for the LittleRain clan.  LittleRainYaoYao says elegantly, "I'm LittleRainYaoYao.  ReedWeiWei, it's nice to finally meet you."

Although LittleRainYaoYao is polite in her speech, but her words make others uncomfortable; everyone in the room feels cold sweat running down their backs.  Wei Wei obviously knows the deeper meaning of her words, but even though she possesses a sharp tongue, she has no interest to entertain her.  She shines a smile and says gracefully, "Hello."

The young man beside her attempts to speak again.  He's finally able to look at Wei Wei directly, "I'm RealWaterIsScentless."

The two girls on the other side of LittleRainYaoYao stare at each other for a moment and say reluctantly, "LittleRainQingQing (LittleRainForeverYoung)."

"LittleRainMianMian (ContinuousLittleRain)."

After the introductions, everyone can't help but circle their inquisitive gazes between Wei Wei, RealWaterIsScentless, and LittleRainYaoYao.  Everyone finally stops when LittleRainYaoYao starts to look irritated.

RealWaterIsScentless stands up to call for a waiter.  He orders a few more bottles of expensive red wine and says imposingly, "It's my treat today.  Please help yourself."

"This is too expensive, isn't it?"

"RealWater, you're so rich."

Everyone is in awe of the price of the red wine.

BattleTheWorld smiles, "If it weren't for RealWater treating us, we wouldn't be eating here.  Each dish costs three digits."

LittleRainYaoYao smiles politely, "I was the one who brought up this gathering, so of course he needs to treat everyone."

Watching her talk like she's the queen at the table, ButterflyDreams sneers in annoyance.  She turns to Wei Wei and comments deliberately, "Wei Wei, your dress is really nice.  It suits your body so well.  How much did you buy it for?"