They added fish slices and shrimps into the simmering pot of soup. People who were crazy about hot
pot would always put those in.
Greyson was a foodie but it was his first time trying hot pot.
Discretely, he observed what Ashley and Ellie were doing and he was able to learn the ways of eating
hot pot quickly. 'You put the food in the pot and then you can eat it, ' he said to himself.
'But time is important. Some ingredients need to be cooked a little longer and some don't.'
"Try this, Greyson. It's really good," the two foodies recommended as they kept adding food to his
plate.
They hadn't known him for a long time, but they had already thought of Greyson as their friend. They
were at ease with him.
Although the two girls ordered plenty of food, the three didn't waste any. When they finished the meal,
they were so full that they could barely button their pants.
As a sign of gratitude, Greyson wanted to pay their bill. However, since it was Ashley's treat, she
refused his proposal adamantly.
She then went to the counter to pay the bill, leaving Ellie and Greyson in their seats.
While alone in each other's company, Greyson and Ellie started to chat.
"Ellie, may I know your WeChat account?" Greyson asked. "I only have an older brother. Since you and
Ashley have been so nice to me, I feel like you are my sisters," he admitted shyly. "I really would like to
be friends with the both of you. How about we exchange WeChat accounts so we can keep in touch?"
His cheeks were turning bright red.
Ellie had no heart to refuse his request.
The two not only exchanged their WeChat accounts but also phone numbers.
When Ashley made her way back to their table from the counter, she found the two talking and
laughing.
The whole scene rendered her speechless. 'She said that she was afraid that I might be fooled, and
she even suspected Greyson was a bad person.
So what's going on in there?' she said to herself in disbelief.
'It looks like she's having a good time with him.' Despite her surprise, she couldn't help but be amused.
'Oh, forget it. Perhaps she has already forgotten what she said to me, ' she thought with a resigned
expression.
After lunch, the three hung out in the shopping mall. They also had dinner together.
When it started getting late, the two girls decided to bid goodbye to Greyson. They could see
reluctance in his eyes, and it somehow amused them. The three of them really had a good time.
After that, Ashley and Ellie headed straight for their apartment.
"I didn't expect him to be such a cute and funny guy," Ellie remarked with a beaming smile as she
looked at the picture they took together.
Rolling her eyes at her friend, Ashley quipped, "If he wasn't good-looking, you might not be so fond of
him."
Ellie gave her a disgruntled stare and snapped, "Come on, Ash, don't be so mean."
After all, girls weren't immune to cute and easygoing boys like Greyson but despite that, they only
thought of Greyson as their brother.
...
In the Mu family's residence.
Leo was sitting on the couch. Peggy was on the other side of the room, staring at him as if she was
looking at a stranger. Flatly, she asked, "What are you doing here?"
She had just come home. Her initial plan was to go to a hair salon with her friends from wealthy
families before doing some shopping. But when they had their hair done, she received a call from her
maid and she was told that she had a visitor.
Since she had to go home earlier than she had anticipated, she had to apologize to her rich friends and
promised to hang out with them another day. It didn't occur to her that her guest was Leo. The sight of
Leo annoyed him.
She actually wasn't close to the Su family. But her foster parents raised her and treated her well, and
so she sometimes would give them a hand when she was in a good mood.
One thing she didn't want was the Su family accusing her of being ungrateful or speaking ill of her to
others behind her back.
"You're back, Auntie," Leo greeted with a flattering smile as he watched the elegant lady enter the
house.
Instead of being aggressive and arrogant like he acted on his date with Ashley, he acted in a humble
manner in front of Peggy.
Aware that Peggy had helped his family a lot, he couldn't afford to displease her.
"Hmm," Peggy replied nonchalantly, settling herself on the sofa far from Leo. She studied the young
man from head to toe and raised her eyebrows with a defiant look on her face.
Leo was draped in the same unfitting business suit he wore on his date with Ashley last time.
Neither was he tall nor handsome, but he preferred to wear business suits to pretend to be a
successful businessman.
Some people looked good in their business suits, but unfortunately he looked terrible.
When he met Peggy's gaze, he fidgeted in his seat.
He had always been nervous in front of Peggy for he thought that he was inferior to the Mu family.
"Oh, I almost forgot," Peggy said, breaking the silence. A thought came into her head.
"What do you think of the date I arranged for you?" she asked.
"Did you refer to Ashley Mu?" Leo countered, furrowing his brows.
"Oh, yeah," Peggy replied.
"Lena is much prettier than her," Leo commented, a smile creeping up his lips.
Little did he know, he mistook the girl on the picture that Peggy had shown to him for Lena. Ashley
disguised herself as a country bumpkin to hide her beauty, and because of that, he had a bad
impression of her.
The purpose of his visit was to figure out why Peggy had asked him to be on a date with such an ugly
woman.
But the luxurious interior of Peggy's villa and her unreachable aura were causing his brain to
malfunction.
Thanks to Peggy, his family was able to lead a comfortable life. He even studied abroad. Believing his
rich aunt would help him find a job, he didn't focus on studying while he was out of the country and
instead, he spent time and money dating girls. His aunt even helped him get his diploma by bribing
people in the university.
And now, she just asked him to go on a date with a repulsive girl. The bad thing was, if she asked him
to marry that girl, no one in his family would oppose the marriage.
After all, she was a rich lady.
Peggy intended to ask Leo how his date went but his words had already pleased her.
A satisfied look appeared on her face. Lena was her daughter. Hearing Leo praise Lena delighted her.
However, she didn't realize that Leo never met her daughter. When Leo came back from abroad, he
was asked to go on a blind date.
The pleasure on Peggy's face confirmed his assumption that the girl on the photo was Lena.
'My date was Ashley. Why did she give me Lena's photo and said she was the girl I was going to
meet?' he wondered.
Since he couldn't understand why his aunt would do such a thing, he wanted to ask questions. He,
however, didn't blurt out his doubts for he didn't want to bug Peggy. 'She has her own reasons, ' he
thought.
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