Hashimoto Maya pondered it for quite a while from the back, but still couldn't figure out what "I've heard so much about you" had to do with introducing his red wine to Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia, however, played along very graciously. He examined them one by one and politely commented, "An impressive collection."
"Haha, you have excellent taste!" President Kusaka was in the mood to talk. "To tell you the truth, it took a Noble somewhere in Europe quite a long time to collect these red wine labels. Behind every single one is a long and storied history. Take this one, for example..."
He launched into a long-winded, endless explanation.
On the sofa across the room, Yamazaki Yumi had already left after exchanging greetings. Watching the scene from afar, she smiled and quietly said to the other presidents who had come with her, "Mr. Jiang Xia is going to have a rough time now."
Suzuki Sonoko had no interest in either red wine or President Kusaka and had already settled into this lounge area. Hearing that, her ears practically perked up. "What do you mean?"
"It means..." A handsome, long-haired Sommelier sat down on the sofa. "Mr. Jiang Xia has no choice but to listen to that old man ramble on. He won't be able to come over for a drink anytime soon."
Yamazaki Yumi swirled the red wine that had just been poured into her glass and said with a smile, "Though he couldn't drink anyway. He isn't even twenty yet."
The two adults burst out laughing.
Suzuki Sonoko looked toward the two people still standing in front of those labels, popped a piece of cake into her mouth, and muttered curiously, "That old president sure talks a lot. What is he even going on about?"
Beside her, another