"Xiao Yu, my dad just called. He said Leander was bringing Miss Aibeier to see us and asked us to host them. They're already in Magic City."
Early that morning, Liu Shan received a call from her family just after getting out of bed, then told him this.
"Them? Weren't they traveling around the world? Are they here to cause trouble and get revenge on me?"
"I don't think so. I suspect Aibeier is here to see you, her 'dream lover.' After all, we were the only two people from Huaxia on that ship, so it'd be easy to make the connection. Besides, if they wanted revenge, would they be this polite and call ahead?"
"Tch, whatever she's thinking, I just won't see her."
"But... they've already come all this way?"
Xiao Yu sneered. "What's that got to do with me? If she's here to get revenge and disgust me, wouldn't I have to be out of my mind to see her?
"If she's here to fawn over me, I don't want that either, much less any romantic entanglements with her. Why would I see her? Besides, what she likes is just an 'illusion,' not me."
Liu Shan laughed.
"All right, then. I'll tell my dad no!"
However, what surprised Xiao Yu a little was that, despite being turned down,
Aibeier actually found her way to the shop alone.
Wearing a floor-length European princess gown, she looked especially pure, noble, and beautiful.
Every single head turned!
Even passing cars slowed down and stopped so people could sneak pictures of her.
Of course,
she could only stand outside the shop and watch Xiao Yu on her phone.
Without Xiao Yu's permission, she couldn't enter the shop no matter how anxious she was. All she could do was wait there helplessly.
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