Cynthia did not want to dwell on the matter. She looked away from Xia You's face and turned to the others.
"It looks like everyone really wants to meet Elesa. Perfect timing-Caitlin just told me she knows Elesa. They aren't very close, but she was about to take me to meet her. Would you like to come along? I'm sure bringing a few more friends in won't be a problem."
Caitlin nodded too. "That's right. Would you like to come with us?"
Dawn, Songlu, and Makomo were naturally delighted to hear this.
"Really?! That's wonderful!"
Songlu even bounced and hopped around, clamoring, "I want to go! I want to go! I want to go!"
But Xia You alone instinctively sensed trouble.
After all, he had just met Elesa in the hallway without any disguise. When they met again, she would naturally recognize him at once. If she mentioned giving him her autograph earlier, wouldn't all hell break loose?
No.
Absolutely not!
With that thought, he shook his head. "You go ahead. Actually, I'm not interested in meeting Elesa at all."
Hearing this, Cynthia and Caitlin both turned back to Xia You with looks of suspicion, puzzlement, and confusion, clearly not believing a word of his nonsense.
Never mind those two-even Cheryl could not help giving Xia You a few extra looks. The others, however, noticed nothing amiss.
He gave a light cough and smiled. "It's backstage, after all, and the models' backstage area at that. It probably wouldn't be very appropriate for a man like me to go in, so I'll just wait here for you."
His reason sounded perfectly respectable, and it did seem to make sense.
But given Cynthia's age and experience, along with how well she knew Xia You, she still instinctively sensed that things could not