While Fang Cheng and Sakagawa Kotaro were enjoying their conversation, a fat middle-aged man took a seat not far away.
He clenched a cigar between his teeth and stared at Sato Hayato without blinking, not caring in the slightest that he might be noticed.
Sato Hayato quickly noticed the man's undisguised stare.
Feeling uneasy, he shifted his seat to block the man's view with his profile.
The fat man didn't care. Instead, he blew a mouthful of smoke toward Sato Hayato's back and narrowed his eyes slightly.
As the event drew closer, more and more prominent members of society arrived, including those headed for the VIP rooms on the second floor.
In the largest VIP room at the center, Ugou Mirai had just sat down when her nose suddenly began sniffing around.
Although the room was the largest, it held only Ugou Mirai and her head maid, Yuguang Qingxue.
Yuguang Qingxue watched her young lady squirm around on the sofa like a dog, sniffing nonstop.
"What do you smell?"
"A really familiar scent."
Ugou Mirai looked puzzled, but soon remembered who the scent belonged to. Her eyes lit up. "I remember now. It's Senior's scent."
She said excitedly, "Qingxue, Senior's here too! I'm going to find him."
It took Yuguang Qingxue two seconds to remember who her young lady meant by Senior.
Why would that Vampire come here?
She pushed Ugou Mirai, who had jumped to her feet, back down onto the sofa. "You can't go."
Ugou Mirai complained, "Why not?"
Yuguang Qingxue's delicate, flawless face showed no emotion. "He dumped you."
Ugou Mirai froze, her face crumpling. She'd finally managed to forget about that, and of course, she'd also forgotten Fang Cheng in the process.
But now Yuguang Qingxue had brought up that painful memory.
"I just want to