Upon seeing a skinny silhouette coming out of the limousine that rushed over, the young men on the shore began to cheer before they could even see who it was. The tabloid reporters also quickly set up their cameras and began to take pictures.
However, after the fluorescent lights flashed for a while, everyone realized that the person who caught their attention was a strange Asian boy who was covering his face. Right away, they could not help but boo him.
"Sh * t, he covered his face the moment he got off the car. I thought I'd caught a big fish. It's already bad enough that I'm running the entertainment industry, but to think that I'd bump into such a self-righteous guy.
Who does he think he is? He's only carrying a canvas bag to a party. Which idiot would want to take pictures of him intentionally … "Seeing the young man passing through the security checkpoint and running up the suspension ladder to the ship in just a blink of an eye, a young reporter wearing a baseball cap swore.
"Kid, don't look down on these yellow-skinned young men. A few years ago, a reporter from Star Newspaper accidentally took a picture of an unknown Asian boy at a big party held by Anreya. In the end, he was recognized as the son of some big shot in China's political field. That news has been trending on the entertainment section for quite a while now."
An old paparazzi casually gave some pointers out of kindness when he heard the layman's words from his new colleague. As he was speaking, he suddenly saw the limousine's door open again. Tina Douglin, one of the protagonists of this cruise party, walked out of the limousine gracefully.
"Sh * t! That kid came with Tina Douglin just now! He's her boyfriend! Sh * t! These rich kids are getting more and more cunning!" The old reporter cursed under his breath in annoyance. Raising the thick camera in his hand, he squeezed together with more than ten of his colleagues and shouted in vain, "Miss Tina, look here! Look here!
Excuse me, is the boy who came with you in the limousine your new boyfriend?
I heard that your ex-boyfriend and Miss Trish's brother met with an accident in the Amazon jungle. Is this true? "
At this time, Tina ignored the crazy fans and the reporters who were shouting to take pictures. She courteously waved her hands to the left and right and strolled up the suspension ladder of the Elizabeth Holiday under the protection of the security guards. In the end, she turned around and smiled before disappearing from everyone's sight.
When they boarded the cruise ship, their field of vision became wide and bright. Under the warm sunlight, Tina greeted a few of her friends who noticed her and quietly walked up to Zhang Lisheng who was standing on the side of the ship overlooking the ocean. "Lisheng, we should go change our clothes now. The guests will be arriving soon."
The young man nodded and followed the girl into the cabin.
A few minutes later, in a spacious lounge on the first floor of the Elizabeth Holiday, Zhang Lisheng, who had separated from Tina to change his clothes, took out his dress from his backpack and handed it to the ship's attendant to iron it.
When his dress was straightened and fitted properly again, a beautiful professional stylist had also forcefully done some makeup on his face, making it look a little more lustrous, making him look like an elegant young man.
However, he was not impressed by his change. When he looked into the mirror, he said to the stylist, "Miss Fanny, do I have to put powder on my face? I think it's weird."
"This isn't powder, it's a tool to make your skin look bright and radiant.
Mr. Lisheng, as a city boy in the New Era, it's a necessary courtesy to use these little tools to decorate yourself when you're attending a party. "
"But my brother at home never puts these things on his face when he sneaks out to attend a party at night."
"That's why he's so ashamed that he can only sneak out to attend a party. Alright Mr. Lisheng, believe me, I've only done the most basic makeup on your face. It's so natural that even a professional makeup artist wouldn't be able to see through it.
You can drink, eat, sweat, and even swim in the sea. You don't have to worry at all … "
As the stylist was speaking, the lounge's door was pushed open all of a sudden. A middle-aged man who was not tall and looked very similar to Tina walked in in big strides.
He said nothing after entering the room. He looked straight at Zhang Lisheng in a dignified manner and said in all seriousness after a long silence, "You must be Mr. Zhang Lisheng, am I right?"
It was Zhang Lisheng's first time feeling helpless in front of a man ever since his father Zhang Daowu passed away looking at the face that overlapped with Tina's in his mind. He stood up a little panicked, "Yes, you must be Mr. Dolby Douglin. It's nice to meet you," He took the initiative to extend his hand.
The middle-aged man shook Zhang Lisheng's hand hard, "I'm Dolby Douglin.
You're skinnier than I thought, I can't believe you're wearing a colorful bracelet. Seems like you survived in the Amazon with your intelligence.
Men need to have a strong physique. If you are like me and insist on fighting twice a week, and often go to Africa to hunt lions … "
While Dolby was boasting about his brave act of dancing with lions in Africa out of nowhere, Tina, who was wearing a beautiful pink floor-length dress that revealed her full chest, walked into the lounge with a mature and beautiful young woman who looked like she was only in her thirties.
"Dolby my dear, it's been over two years since you picked up your shotgun …" The beautiful young woman could not help but say with a smile when she heard Dolby's boasting.
"I can still smash a 1,200-pound lion's head with just one shot even if I don't touch a gun for ten years." Dolby glared at Zhang Lisheng fiercely with caution in his eyes and walked to his daughter. "Oh my little angel, you're so beautiful today."
"Thanks, dad." Tina kissed her father's cheek while smiling happily. "But can you stop scaring Lisheng? He's not afraid of lions or tigers."
"Perhaps he's not afraid of lions or tigers but nobody can bear the wrath of a father whose daughter is bullied.
Especially this father who's good at fighting, good at hunting and is rich enough to hire the best lawyer. "
"Dad, I know what you're doing is the tradition of an American father who has a daughter but I'm an adult now …"
"I still have guardianship rights according to the law before you turn 21 …"
"Oh, dad …" Tina kissed Dolby's cheek again and said coquettishly.
"Alright, alright. I'll talk to this Mr. Lisheng about something else …"
As Dolby was speaking, a waiter on the cruise walked over. "Ms. Tina, the guests are almost here. Ms. Sheila and Ms. Trish are ready too.
Can you and your partner go to the lobby on the second floor now? "
"Yes." Tina nodded and smiled at her father. "Dad, you and mom can go to the lobby on the first floor and wait for my grand entrance. I love you guys."
"We love you too, baby. We wish that you'll always be as happy and happy as today."
The girl held Zhang Lisheng's hand and walked out of the lounge slowly as her parents wished them well.
"Lisheng, I hope you don't mind. My dad's attitude towards you when he first met you is one of the traditions of American fathers. When Walter met Mr. Howick for the first time, I heard that Mr. Howick used a military bayonet to dismember a calf and barbecued it."
"Isn't that too exaggerated?"
"I've heard even more exaggerated stories, but you shouldn't be nervous about such a small matter, right? Even if my dad could really kill an African lion with a gun, it's nothing to you. Why did you let out a sigh of relief when you walked out of the lounge?"
"Really? Why don't I feel that?" Zhang Lisheng said stubbornly.
Both of them chatted and laughed softly as they followed behind the waiter. They arrived at the staff elevator hidden in the cabin.
They took the elevator to the second floor and walked to the spacious hall. Zhang Lisheng saw Sheila who was wearing a red rose gown and Trish who was wearing a snow-white lace gown sitting opposite each other on the sofa by the window in silence.
A tall, handsome, unfamiliar young man with an expressionless face was sitting next to both of them while Walter, whose mouth was twitching from time to time with infinite melancholy and inexplicable anger hidden in his expression, sat on the other.
"Who's that man?"
"He's Sheila's temporary date for the party. Shittu is treating his brain injury in Sweden now, he can't make it back to New York." Tina sensed that the atmosphere was a little strange from far away. After answering Zhang Lisheng, she walked to her two best friends pretending that she did not notice anything. "Hey sisters, it's our day to be in the limelight today. Are you guys ready?"
"Dubin and I are ready. I wonder how's Trish doing?"
"If your Mr. Dubin didn't laugh at Walter, we would've been ready as well."
"Listen, Trish. Dubin has already explained many times that he didn't laugh because of Walter's … no matter what, it's not because of Walter's behavior. It's because a seagull tripped when it was catching a fish on the sea outside the window."
"A seagull tripped when it was catching a fish? I've been going out to sea all day but why have I never seen such a strange thing before?"
"Trish, you're being unreasonable by saying that!
Okay, even if it's really like what Walter said and Dubin could not help but smile when he saw him, so what? Dubin has already apologized many times. Don't tell me that you still want to send him to the electric chair? "
"Oh, Trish, Sheila, my dear sisters, today is a very happy day. Don't fight just because of a little misunderstanding okay …"
Upon seeing Trish and Sheila quarreling, Tina began to persuade the two sisters while Zhang Lisheng, on the other hand, looked out of the window in boredom.
The big transparent floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor of the ship had a wide field of vision. The blue and clear sea of the Atlantic Ocean could be seen in the young man's eyes. Just when he was feeling refreshed, he suddenly saw an obscure yellow light flashing faintly in the blue waves of the sea and sky in the distance.
Zhang Lisheng's body froze right away as goosebumps rose all over his body. Not knowing how much time had passed, he finally heard, "Lisheng, Lisheng, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?" Only then did he snap back to reality.
"I'm fine. It's just that … Tina, will this ship always stay by the shore or will it sail in the sea?"
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