Excitement immediately shone in the woman's eyes. "Hi! I am Christine… I know you probably don't remember me but we already met in London. My previous company invited you as one of our speakers when we have our women's month celebration." She held Lily's hand and beamed. "I am a great fan!"
Lily could only nod. She returned the woman's smile.
Before coming to Hong Kong she had spoken to a lot of events for women mainly because of the charities that she supported. She had met a lot of abused women and some women like her who thrived in the business world. "Well— I am speechless."
"Ehem," Ben cleared his throat. It was as if both Lily and the manager had forgotten that he is still standing here. "I think it is best if we settle this so we could…"
"Oh! Of course." Christine nodded. She then listened as Ben told her everything that happened. Her brows immediately furrowed as she reminded Alice of their company's policy. Not long after she started reprimanding Alice, Zhou Jingren strode inside the room with one of the executives of the mall.
When everyone saw the executive, their faces immediately changed. This is not just the COO of the mall but also the son of the Director! What kind of influence does Zhou Jingren have to be able to bring the COO of the company just because of something like this? Isn't this a little bit too… extra?
Even Lily was speechless. She would understand if Zhou Jingren brought another manager. But the COO? She eyed her husband as the executive starting apologizing to her.
"As compensation, I would like to invite everyone for tea." The executive ended his apology with an offer as he eyed Zhou Jingren. As if gauging his reaction.
"Alright, then." Lily sighed inwardly. She immediately made a mental note to remind her husband not to do this again. This is such a nonsense reason for a COO to be dragged out of his office and attend to this kind of thing. Of course, Lily still gave her husband a smile for his efforts.
"I never knew that you are already married!" Christine immediately started babbling as they walk out of the store. She together with Ben was also invited for the tea. "When I heard that something happened to you a couple of months back, I was totally devastated. I felt that…" she continued talking as her eyes sparkled.
Lily could only nod her head and gave a wry smile. She never thought that she would one day met someone that truly appreciated the work that she did in Europe.
When the group arrived at the tea house, the COO immediately asked an attendant to give them a private room and ordered the best available tea for them. Once again, the executive offered an apology together with Ben and Christine and promised to make sure that this will not happen again.
In the end, everything went well and Lily received a total of thirty percent discount from the store.
"So he is that woman's cousin?" Zhou Jingren asked. They are now walking towards another store where Lily planned to buy some branded clothes.
"Hmmm… However, rumor has it that he is her uncle and not her cousin. They said that he is the son of the previous patriarch of the Liang family. So he should be the younger brother of Demi's father. They said that the Liang family did everything to hide this scandal as the mother of this Ben is only a lowly maid that the patriarch raped." Lily shrugged. "Of course, the people who founded such rumors are the enemies of the Liang Family."
Zhou Jingren nodded. "The families of the rich are really complicated." He said. This earned a chuckle from Lily.
"Just look at our families." She uttered, amusement flashed in her eyes. "It is the exact definition of crazy."
"People tend to do everything just to preserve their wealth." Zhou Jingren said as he held Lily's hand closer to his chest.
In response, a smile escaped Lily's lips. "I too would do everything to preserve my wealth." She beamed. "Money is still money. Without it this world is useless… that and maybe love." She said. "Right… love." She nodded to herself.
"We have been walking for a few hours now. Hows your feet? Do you want to rest?" he changed the topic and looked at Lily's small frame. Zhou Jingren knew that Lily had to hasten her steps sometimes to keep up with his long strides.
"Hmmm… maybe you could buy some milk tea for me later? I'm sure that is the only thing that will ease the pain in my legs." Lily beamed.
Helplessness immediately flashed in Zhou Jingren's eyes at his wife's antics. "Are you sure that is the only thing that will make you feel better?" he gave her a boyish grin.
"Now that I thought about it…" Lily held her chin. "I think two milk teas are not enough! Make it three." She held three of her fingers in front of him.
"Alright, your highness." He smiled. Of course, before doing this, Lily insisted that they buy the clothes that she wanted. She then decided to go back to the hotel first while Zhou Jingren buys the tea for her. She was not really that tired, however, she still needed to save her energy for their nightly activities.
While Lily knew that they are not here for pleasure, but she just couldn't stop herself from thinking that this is already a part of their honeymoon. After all, they are still newlyweds. Lily laughed at her thoughts.
She held the paper bags tighter as she walked towards the elevator of the hotel.
"Miss Lily?" A voice interrupted her. She turned towards the speaker and lifted an eyebrow.
"Yes?"
"Director Lee is waiting for you in the restaurant on the tenth floor of the building. He said he needed to speak to you about… Mr. Zhou and Miss Liang."
"Is that so?" Lily smiled a soft diabolical smile. This old man really loved to disturb her honeymoon, huh.