At a streetside café, just as Cynthia was about to take a sip of her freshly refilled coffee, her phone rang.
Cheryl looked over almost at the same time.
Cynthia answered the call in front of Cheryl.
She had thought Xiaojuan would be on the other end, but once the caller spoke, she realized it was actually her manager!
A middle-aged woman's brisk voice came through. "Sorry, Miss Xiaojuan is unable to meet you at the moment. We hope you can come to her home at nine o'clock sharp tonight for a chat."
The manager then gave her an address.
Cynthia agreed, wrote it down on a piece of paper, and hung up.
Facing Cheryl, who was already all ears, she could not help remarking, "We have to wait until nine tonight. Looks like your Xia You doesn't hold such an important place in those women's hearts."
Cheryl smiled wryly. "You can't really put it that way. You saw it yourself just now. They really are busy, and very popular. They must have plans of their own. They can't change their scheduled performances just because we suddenly asked to meet them."
"You're certainly understanding." Cynthia glanced at Cheryl.
She knew all that, of course.
She had only said it to see how Cheryl would react.
She wanted to see how Cheryl would respond when faced with Xia You's other women.
Unfortunately, Cheryl's air of being an outsider made it rather uninteresting for her.
Still, whatever the case, the other party had agreed to meet her and even invited her into their home. At least she had achieved her objective.
"Let's go." Cynthia rose and, under Cheryl's puzzled gaze, said mildly, "We shouldn't just sit around either. Don't you like exploring? I'll keep you company and have a good look around