"What's up?"
Cree alighted from the sportscar to face the positive-looking young woman. In just a matter of weeks, she had made quite an incredible transformation into an assertive and brilliant young woman. Though he already had the hunch that something good had happened to her, he still went ahead to appease himself by asking her the obvious question.
"Something good happened at work?" he grinned mischievously, as his charming eyes twinkled under the bright moonlight.
She nodded and smiled back. Finally, after so long, she was finally getting to leave this burdensome place.
"What brings you here?" she asked him coyly, elated that he had made the trip for her.
"I have something to ask you," he said with his arms tucked across his chest Cree style. She glanced towards the sportscar, and playfully said, "I see that you are asking me as Cree."
"Definitely. Would you be my date partner tonight?"
She laughed. "It's already eight, Cree. Isn't it late for us to start the night? Shops will be closed in a few hours."
"It's Friday night," he laughed. "The city doesn't sleep, and there's always places outside the malls for some extra entertainment."
In five minutes, he had her bundled carefully into his car and zoomed off for a secret escapade. Unfortunately, before departing the area, neither of the two noticed a dark figure camouflaged under the dark shadows of a Jeep, sneaking around suspiciously watching them.
Since it was nighttime, Cree didn't go with his usual shades but had his hair designed Cree style and wore a pair of tinted spectacles. Since Cree was usually full of surprises, she didn't know what to expect, and just went with the moment. But did she like Cree? She didn't know yet, and time would eventually give her a suitable answer. The physical attraction she possessed for Cree didn't equate to love and in her mind, there were more factors to liking or loving someone than just being stimulated by his charming presence.
For this date, he took her to a renowned Italian restaurant by the name of La Cozza Infuriata. According to netizens, the venue of his choosing had been known for their seafood dishes. He was aware that Qiao Ruo was not a picky person, but good food was her weakness. He intended to make her fall for him slowly, and the first step had been to touch her heart from her stomach.
Of course, he had to pick a topic to bring up to her, and it started with the reason he had used to make her his 'woman'.
"Spicy seafood medley pasta."
"Basil pesto sea bass with spaghetti."
They smiled courteously at the waiter, and once they were alone again, Qiao Ruo popped the question.
"Do you have a favour to ask from me?"
He looked at her seriously and said, "Yes, Xiaoruo. I need your help. My mother will be coming to visit me, and... and I need you..your act."
The act. "How soon?" she asked.
"In a number of weeks," he told her.
She shrugged. "What do you want me to do?"
Cree promptly ignored the passing elite women who were giggling excitedly like schoolgirls about having caught sight of Cree Ye in public, and he just gripped her hand tighter instead.
"You'll have to move into the mansion before she arrives. I have to tell you this, Xiaoruo, my mother has the habit of suddenly appearing unannounced."
"How soon? As I recall from what she said earlier, she will be here soon," Qiao Ruo stated calmly.
"As soon as possible, in the next few days. Well, basically you have at least a week before she arrives, but it's better that you be prepared. Otherwise, we won't know what she would grill you with about my preferences. She likes to test people."
