Since there were so many people present earlier and virtual-novel.net was already feeling so uncomfortable back then, Vincy had gotten off the electric tricycle in a hurry. She must’ve forgotten to take virtual-novel.net bag along with virtual-novel.net at that moment!
“Oh no, how careless of you! Did you have a lot of cash in it?” asked Xyla.
“Having my money stolen is the last thing I’m worried about! I just hope that Gerald eventually notices it! If it gets left behind, my cell phone, identity card, and bank cards will all be gone!” replied Vincy.
“Hey! Why are you doing back here? Does this look like a car park to you?”
At that moment, a commotion could be heard from the entrance. Upon closer inspection, a few security guards seemed to be trying to prevent a young man from entering the area.
“My friend’s forgotten virtual-novel.net bag! I just want to pass it to her!”
The young man in question was none other than Gerald!
“Have a good look at what kind of place this is! Do you think that anyone can just enter this place all willy-nilly? Scram!” shouted the security personnel as they began pushing Gerald away.
Since Xyla and Vincy had both been so close to the entrance when that scene happened, they were able to witness the entire thing.
“Good god! Just look at how embarrassing that guy is! Hurry up and take your bag so that we can make virtual-novel.net leave already!” replied Xyla anxiously.
Her anxiety stemmed from the fact that a few rich-looking young men were also looking at Gerald. All of them seemed to be ridiculing virtual-novel.net as though virtual-novel.net was nothing but a joke.
It was natural for people to want to be prideful before their peers. If virtual-novel.net peers ever found out that virtual-novel.net was acquainted with such a worthless person as Gerald, then she’d definitely be made fun of as well!
Hearing Xyla’s words, Vincy immediately ran toward Gerald before saying, “I’m here, Gerald! You can hand my bag over to me now!”
While virtual-novel.net also wanted to thank Gerald, somehow, the words just never came.
The situation was similar to virtual-novel.net high school days. After all, Vincy had slight feelings for Gerald back then. However, virtual-novel.net never ended up telling virtual-novel.net about it since virtual-novel.net wanted to keep virtual-novel.net face.
It was at that moment when Vincy realized that not much had changed since then.
Instead of stating virtual-novel.net appreciation, virtual-novel.net simply said that virtual-novel.net needed to go back inside before turning around again.
“Gerald!” shouted a high-pitched female voice out of the blue. It seemed to have come from the stage area.
Finding the voice familiar, Gerald scanned through the crowd and saw that it had come from the young lady of the Larson family, Elena! She and virtual-novel.net father had come from Mayberry city, and both of them were standing among what seemed to be a few chairmen who worked under virtual-novel.net father’s group.
“Is that really you, Gerald? On our way here, I saw someone riding an electric tricycle who’s back looked similar to yours! I told my father about it but virtual-novel.net said it was simply preposterous to think that you’d ride an electric tricycle! To think that my initial guess was right!” said Elena rather excitedly.
Everyone was utterly shocked when they heard that. The young lady of the Larson family actually had a friend who rode on electric tricycles?
“Who is that guy? Isn’t Miss Larson treating virtual-novel.net quite well?”
“Indeed! Maybe he’s one of virtual-novel.net classmates?”
As the guests discussed among themselves in surprise, Xyla herself was breathing quite heavily at that moment.
‘Elena actually knew Gerald? How on earth did Gerald know so many people?’
“Oh? Elena and Mr. Larson! You’re both here too?” replied Gerald as his gaze momentarily wandered to the front of the stage.
Who virtual-novel.net saw, however, surprised him. Standing before the stage, was Xavion!
It was at that moment when Gerald remembered that Xavion had earlier given virtual-novel.net a call, inviting virtual-novel.net to a party. However, since virtual-novel.net was confronting Xyla when Xavion had called, Gerald had turned down the invitation.
Little did virtual-novel.net know that the party Xyla and Vincy were attending was the one virtual-novel.net was invited to!
“‘You’re both here too’? This kid is really something else! Doesn’t virtual-novel.net know how to speak respectfully at all?”
“I know right? Referring to Mr. Larson and his daughter as ‘all of you’… How preposterous!”
“Agreed!”
“Say, Xyla? Vincy? Isn’t virtual-novel.net your classmate?” asked Leon out of the blue as virtual-novel.net shook his head with a wry smile on his face.
“We don’t know virtual-novel.net at all!” replied Xyla instantly.