Stepping up to Vera's office door, he found her just coming out.

Seeing Su Yehao, Miss Vera smiled and said,

"You're right on time. I was just about to greet you. I wasn't sure what you'd like, so how about some Ceylon black tea?"

"Sounds good. It's been a while. What have you been up to lately?"

Su Yehao made some casual small talk.

Beside them, the gallery manager scrutinized them closely, trying to find some clue to confirm his suspicions.

Suddenly, he really did notice something amiss.

For instance, Miss Vera was wearing light makeup and even a hint of perfume. She wore a striped sweater with long boots, obviously having put some effort into her appearance.

Su Yehao had met her too few times to know that she wasn't always like this.

In reality, Vera usually focused on comfort and neatness. Unless she was attending a formal occasion, she would, at most, apply some moisturizer and lipstick, living a rather simple and unadorned life.

That alone was enough for the gallery manager to determine that something was up.

He immediately detoured to tattle to Miss Vera's mother, saying with certainty,

"That Tai Zihao tried to fool me just now. He's definitely a smooth-talking young master. I wouldn't trust him for anything!"

The gallery manager was nearly fifty years old and had worked as a housekeeper in Miss Vera's family before, always treating her as half a daughter.

Seeing their "cabbage" about to be taken by a "pig," especially a "fancy pig," the manager couldn't help but worry, convinced that Su Yehao must be trying to deceive their young lady.

However, Miss Vera's mother, Juliana, was more open-minded.

Hearing this, she asked in surprise, "Oh? My daughter, who's practically a nun, would actually dress up carefully just to see a man?"

Like mother, like daughter.

Even the gallery manager knew Miss Vera's usual character, so her mother was naturally even more aware.

In recent years, many people had expressed interest in Vera, including many European aristocrats with long histories.

Mrs. Juliana and her husband had arranged quite a few matchmaking opportunities.

Unfortunately, Vera wasn't interested in anyone. When pushed too hard, she would choose to "run away from home," using the excuse of sketching or relaxing to avoid going home.

The Andrade family had many properties in Europe, so there were plenty of places to go. For example, last summer when the lavender was in bloom, Vera stayed in an old castle surrounded by flower fields for a full three months, a place where even cell phone signals couldn't reach.

Even as her own daughter, Mrs. Juliana felt that Vera's personality was too eccentric, almost like autism. Yet, she didn't have any social barriers; she simply disliked crowds.

Although Su Yehao had a terrible reputation when it came to his personal life, from a woman's perspective, Mrs. Juliana admitted that he had a certain bad-boy charm. He was not only extremely successful in business but also very handsome.

This, in fact, made Mrs. Juliana breathe a sigh of relief.

Because, in her opinion, the whole thing showed that her daughter's orientation and ideas were fine. Perhaps the people she had tried to set her up with before weren't good enough, which was why she didn't like them...

Meanwhile, on Su Yehao's side.

He entered the office and, while Miss Vera was busy making tea, went straight to the window to admire the scenery of Central and the distant Victoria Harbour.

There were too many tall buildings in Central, and the view wasn't open enough. When the skyscrapers in the Kai Tak project were completed, it would probably be more comfortable, with natural light from top to bottom.

Although there were many office buildings in Central, at least the density was considered.

The worst were actually the office buildings in Manhattan. In order to sell more land, they were planned crazily, almost one right next to the other, and most of them were very old.

A huge Central Park was left in the middle, but it was still praised to the skies. From a design point of view, it was obviously unreasonable, like some starving to death while others were drowning in food.

After all, he had studied civil engineering and construction, so he couldn't help but pay attention to urban architecture. Su Yehao pointed to the distant rooftop and said with a smile,

"It turns out that from your office, you can directly see my Hi Garden Hotel. I often invite people to the rooftop to talk business, have coffee, and eat. Maybe you'll see me sometimes."

Miss Vera was stunned for a moment, then said honestly,

"I never handle business matters, so I rarely come here. Almost everything in the office is new. Sometimes my father laments that he regrets only having one child to avoid trouble. If I were as good at business as you are, he would definitely be very happy."

"Having too many children can be a real headache. I don't see anything wrong with you. Who says the business has to be managed by your own family? The professional manager system is so well-established now. You just need to find a reliable team to help manage it."

Su Yehao smiled and added curiously, "I thought you really didn't care about these things at all. It seems that living in the world, you can't avoid trivial matters."

"...I still care, I guess. Compared to my withdrawn personality, Nangong Tian and Jiang Yu are more popular, so you ended up with them, didn't you?"

"???"

Su Yehao was a little confused and asked,

"How did we get on this topic? I'm with them because we fell in love over time. Remember when I was in high school, I pursued you, right? And I was rejected."

Since they were being so frank, Miss Vera bit her lip and finally said, "But I mentioned to you that maybe we could try it after graduation. I didn't hear from you for a whole summer."

"..."

Su Yehao thought for a long time before remembering that there seemed to be such a thing.

He had been taken to a bar by Huang Zewen and had met her in a bar owned by Vera. He couldn't remember exactly what they talked about.

Smiling awkwardly, Su Yehao asked, "Did you wait for me? That shouldn't be. I didn't hear from you after graduation. If you really had feelings for me, you should have at least shown it a little. You're usually like an ice queen. I don't have telepathy."

Was he disappointed?

Maybe a little bit.

But after all, he was already a father. Talking about these old stories, his mood... at most, there was just a little ripple. In terms of personality, they really weren't as compatible as Nangong Tian and Jiang Yu.

Hearing Su Yehao pass the buck, Miss Vera thought seriously for a moment and actually nodded, saying,

"I guess that's my fault. I have no experience with this kind of thing. It's completely different from what's written in love stories."

"...What's written in stories?"

After organizing her thoughts, Miss Vera explained, "Probably... as long as you give the other person a look, the two of you can understand each other perfectly? Is that idiom correct?"

"Correct."

Su Yehao was amused and continued, "Real-life relationships are different. They're much more complicated. With your level, don't fall for a man like me. Just ask Jiang Yu, it'll break your heart."

"Really? But I just saw Jiang Yu the day before yesterday. She came back from Iceland and brought me a crystal gift. She seemed so happy."

"..."