After rushing to the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Zhang Lisheng waited outside the courtyard fence that was shaded by trees even in winter. Not long after, Zhang Lisheng saw Tina wearing a beautiful white winter dress with light makeup driving a small two-seater golf cart in front of him.
Of course, the two of them were very sweet when they met. After they found a restaurant nearby and enjoyed a lunch together in a private room, the girl originally planned to go to the Dublin Modern Art Exhibition in New York to spend the afternoon with her boyfriend before having dinner with her two close friends in the evening.
However, when Tina saw Zhang Lisheng's inadvertent pouting expression when he heard the word 'art', she changed her tasteful plan into a three-hour epic magic masterpiece in the cinema. For this reason, she was more than 20 minutes late when she arrived at the Palin French Restaurant where she had an appointment with Trish and Sheila.
Sheila, who was sitting at a square table by the window of the restaurant, saw the girl hurriedly walking over while holding her boyfriend's arm from afar, so she rushed to say loudly, "It's alright, you don't have to apologize, Tina. You don't have to apologize. Trish and I both understand the reason why you're late, so we won't think that you're a vulgar girl who has no sense of time. Even though I've already gotten heartburn from drinking too much coffee, I'll still forgive you."
"I'm sorry, Trish, dear. Lisheng and I went to watch a movie, but I didn't expect it to be three hours long." Tina walked up to Trish and kissed her friend's cheek before apologizing. Then, she sat in front of Sheila and said, "I also want to say sorry to you, Sheila. In order to apologize, I'll order some rye bread for you later to treat your heartburn …"
"And then I'll die because I'm allergic to rye, right? Sister, you really have a 'black heart' like a medieval witch now. I don't even dare to say anything now," Sheila said with a strange expression.
At this time, when everyone had arrived, a young and handsome waiter wearing a white shirt, a black vest, and a black bow tie cleverly walked to the table and handed over the menu.
After the four of them ordered, Trish looked at Tina, who was eager to fight back against Sheila, and suddenly said, "Tina, Sheila is going to the Noah World and will depart in three to five days. Today's meal can be considered as sending her off in advance, so can you stop bickering?"
"What?" Tina was stunned. When she saw that Trish's expression did not look like she was joking, she asked Sheila in shock, "Oh, t-this is too sudden. I-I really can't imagine it. Sheila, w-why do you want to go to the Noah World so suddenly?"
"It's like this. Haven't I already been involved in the family business long ago?" Upon hearing the reproach in her best friend's words, Sheila remembered that she was about to be separated from her best 'sisters' so her face turned gloomy. Forcing a smile, she said, "The company has won the preliminary planning and construction of several oasis cities in the Noah World in the government's bidding. Dad suddenly asked me to be in charge of it last night, so …"
"What about your studies at Harvard?"
"Of course, I'm taking a break from school temporarily. Isn't Harvard going to build a branch in Noah? Perhaps I can work while going to school at that time," Sheila replied with a smile.
The instant her words left her mouth, Trish, who was by the side, joked in low spirits, "It's good to leave Boston. Now that Harvard is so lifeless, it's good to leave as well …"
"What do you mean by it's good to leave? These days, my dad has been feeling that Boston is too dangerous so he's tempting me to take a break from school temporarily. Other than the arms manufacturing industry, his business focus is also leaning towards the Noah World. Because he feels that it's safer there, there were several times when he wanted me to go to Noah.
Oh sh * t, I don't even want to say it anymore. In order to be with you and Trish and not be separated from us three sisters, I've rejected all of his proposals. I didn't even think about it at all … Of course, I admit that Lisheng is part of it.
Of course, I admit that Lisheng is also a factor in this. B-But Sheila, how can you just leave us just like that?! "Tina interrupted Trish's words and shouted loudly, causing the other customers in the restaurant to look at them one by one.
In the face of the girl's questioning, Sheila lowered her head and said nothing. Trish sighed, not knowing what to say. It was apparent that she was also dissatisfied with the role of her best friend.
In the silence, the waiter served the dinner on the table. Sensing the solemn atmosphere, he said awkwardly, "Please enjoy your meal." In the blink of an eye, he disappeared without a trace. In the end, it was Zhang Lisheng who shrugged and said, "Tina, don't get too excited. Calm down. Actually, this problem is easy to solve.
Now that Boston has been invaded by the foreign world's gods, it has indeed become less safe. Since Harvard is going to build a branch in Noah World, you and Trish can go there to continue your studies so you don't have to be separated from Sheila anymore. "
"Lisheng, how can things be so simple? Other than deserts and oases, there's nothing else in Noah World. The Harvard branch is still a mirage now …"
"Even if it's a mirage now, it will still appear in the future. It's just that we'll have to wait a little longer." The young man interrupted his girlfriend's voice that was gradually becoming excited again. "Since Mr. Dolby already has a business there, you can take care of your business while waiting patiently like Sheila.
As for Trish, isn't her ambition to become a liar? Erm, I mean a politician who is committed to serving the general public? New immigrants, new beginnings, what better place is there for political practice than Noah World? "
"Oh, Lisheng is right! Tina, Trish, both of you come with me to Noah World too! This way, we won't have to be separated anymore!" Sheila shouted in surprise. This time, it was her turn to attract the dissatisfied gaze of the others.
"Wait a minute, weren't we criticizing Sheila's selfishness? Why did it suddenly change to this? Before this dinner, I was still spending my winter vacation with my boyfriend sweetly while waiting for the university to reopen.
After dinner, I suddenly have to go to the foreign world to take care of my dad's business. T-This change is just too inexplicable, "Tina stuttered and turned to look at her boyfriend." Besides, if I go to Noah World, I won't be able to see you so easily anymore, baby … "
"It's alright, Tina. Didn't I just tell you that my mom has accepted the invitation and will soon go to the Noah World's immigrant oasis to be the principal of an elementary school? If I have the time, I can fly there to visit both of you.
I have to fly to New Mexico and Boston, so it won't take me more than a few hours on the road. "
The instant Zhang Lisheng's words left his mouth, Sheila seized the opportunity to add, "Did you hear what Lisheng said, dear Tina? We're young Americans, so are we still afraid of change?"
Tina became silent for a while with a gloomy expression. Ignoring Sheila, she turned to look at Trish. "Dear sister, what do you think?"
"Actually, if it weren't for the fact that all of you are here, I wouldn't have wanted to stay at Harvard long ago." Trish, who was the most involved in the Sisters' Association's activities and had suffered the most serious damage after the Harvard Stadium tragedy, took a few deep breaths and said.
"Oh, this is great! We, the Harvard Three Sisters, can still be together …" As Sheila spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.
"It's not the Harvard Three Sisters but the Noah Two Sisters! You're already out, Sheila! It's because you abandoned us first! Without saying anything, you suddenly ran to the foreign world!" Tina interrupted her best friend's words angrily and said loudly, "This is not something that sisters should do!"
Upon hearing the girl's accusation, Sheila put on a wronged expression and whispered, "Tina, I'm sorry. I'm wrong in this matter, but there's a reason for this. Even though this reason may sound ridiculous to you, you know that my dad is different from Uncle Dolby.
He's not that close to me. Even though he would give me everything that I should have, such as money, shares, and the opportunity to take over the company, he has never shown me the kind of smile that your dad would show when he looks at you in private like a loving father.
But when I said that he wanted me to go to the Noah World to take full charge of the company's operation on his behalf, he smiled like that … At that time, I knew that my dad is different from Uncle Dolby.
Only then did I realize that his love for me was the same as Uncle Dolby's love for you. It's just that sometimes he's not good at expressing it. I don't know what I was thinking, but I agreed at once. I didn't want to disappoint him. "She was sobbing uncontrollably as she spoke.
"Sheila, we can understand your difficulties. Don't cry, dear sister. We forgive you. Really, we forgive you …" Upon seeing the tear-soaked makeup on Sheila's face, Trish's heart softened and comforted her softly. However, it did not stop her best friend's sad crying.
When the girl saw that her comfort did not have much effect, she quickly turned her gaze to Tina who was in a daze. "Tina, say something. You're still not willing to forgive Sheila? Oh, you really have a heart of stone!"
"A heart of stone?" Tina snapped back to reality and pondered for a while before replying. "Oh, you red-haired Aryan Special alien girl. If it wasn't for your ancestors who had randomly placed nuclear bombs on Earth and created so many foreign worlds, nothing would have happened at all. How dare you say that I have a heart of stone now?"
"Red-haired alien girl? Ha! Are you blaming me for something that happened thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years ago? You're a blonde girl who believes in Darwin's theory of evolution and thinks that your ancestor is a yellow-haired gorilla?" Trish retorted without showing any weakness.
"Trish, Trish, Trish!" Tina called Trish's name three times in a gradually rising voice and said loudly, "You've already shown your ancestor's unreasonable alien genes just by being poked at by someone, right?
Alright, let's follow the rules and let Sheila decide who's right and who's wrong. Two against one, the loser will apologize right away. "
"Okay, Sheila, tell us who's right and who's wrong?" After saying so, Trish and Tina shifted their gaze to Sheila at the same time.
"You want me to judge who's right and who's wrong?" Sheila said with tears in her eyes. "In that case, I'm still your sister."
"Of course, you'll always be!" The two girls who pretended to quarrel said affirmatively in unison. "You'll always be …" Tears began to flow out of their eyes for no reason. After that, the three of them held hands together and became as good as before.
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