Nie Zhen glared at the unknown man who called her grandmother.
"Are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?" Mental hospital, perhaps. Nie Zhen only said the last sentence in her heart.
Ye Xing, who thought she was concerned for his physical health, was elated. "As expected, you are so kind, grandmother! Thank you for asking. Only you who care about me. I'm fine now." He wiped fake tears from his eyes.
Now, Nie Zhen's whole face twitched. Anyways, for the sake of her mental health, she chose to ignore this seemed to be crazy man.
"Hey, you look familiar, by the way. Have we met before?" Ye Xing's brows were furrowed as he tried to think where they'd met.
Nie Zhen reached for her mask in the bag. As she touched the mask, a thought striked her.
Only if she wore the mask when she came to the hotel, the guard wouldn't have recognized her and she wouldn't be denied entry. Consequently, she wouldn't be entangled with this men.
Why didn't she think of this before!???
Nie Zhen almost wanted to fall down on the floor. Maybe banged her head on the wall or something...
As Nie Zhen's face blanched at her foolishness, a voice asked in concern.
"What's wrong?" Li Han stared as Nie Zhen's face changed into various expressions. His lips curled slightly into a small smile. This woman... Her face always showed her emotions.
"Don't mind me. I'm just contemplating on the meaning of life." Nie Zhen sighed in resign.
"Aren't we going to enter?"
"Of course we are entering. After all the trouble, it would be double the foolishness if I don't enter now."
Nie Zhen put the mask on her face. Her mask was a gold colour with a touch of black outline. It was a simple one. The only one she could find within her budget.
Sigh... Who would have thought that the young miss from Nie family would have to worry about money when buying something someday...
It was all in the past now. The past when she could buy everything without even looking at the price.
They walked to the entrance of the hall. At the moment, Nie Zhen was accompanied by three men; Li Han, Ye Xing and Tang Bolin who just came after procuring a mask for himself.
The corridor was devoid of people. All the attendees had arrived earlier. They were the last ones to arrive.
As they entered the hall, the once boisterous and noisy with chatters and laughters hall turned silence. All heads were turned to the direction of the door of the hall.
Noticing the eyes on their direction, Nie Zhen stopped her steps.
Sh*t, have my identity been compromised?
How could it be? I'm wearing a mask now! How can they still recognize me?
Nie Zhen was dumbfounded. She didn't know she was that famous that people could still recognize her even with all the disguise.
She glanced at Li Han who was standing beside her. At the moment, Li Han was also looking at her.
As their eyes met, Nie Zhen smiled sheepishly, "I'm sorry. You must be uncomfortable with all the stares. I'm just that famous."
Li Han was sure people were staring because they recognized him from the mask he was wearing. However, he didn't refute her words. "It's okay. I'm used to it."
As if being awoke from their dazes, whispers travelled across the hall at their arrival.
"Is my eyes deceiving me? Or is that the renowned Young Master Li Han?"
"This must be an illusion. I'm seeing things right now."
"Idiot! That's truly Young Master Li Han!"
"You're joking! How can he be here right here, right now? Someone must have stole his mask and wore it to this ball."
"That's right! When have he ever came to any party or ball? He never showed his presence in public before. All we know was only his mask!"
"True! Someone must be playing a prank!"
Amidst their chattering and bantering, the group of four didn't seem to be perturbed by the noise.
People were still discussing about them. Some were refusing to believe the presence of Li Han, while some started to accept the reality that Li Han was truly here.
Among them was the group of the young masters who was betting on Li Han's attendance the day before.
"Sh*t! Is that really Li Han?"
"I see Ye Xing over there. And the other one seems to be his assistant who is always with him. This must be real. He must be truly Li Han."
"Then, who is the woman next to him?"
"His assistant?"
"No way! I've never heard of him having a woman as his assistant!"
"Then, his girlfriend?"
"That's the most impossible guess! Utter rubbish!"
As they were discussing about the identity of the woman standing next to Li Han, they didn't notice Ye Xing coming on their way.
"That's you grandmother!" Ye Xing butted in their conversations. "Now, let me hear all of you calling me grandfather!"
Ye Xing was wearing the most smug smile he could muster as he stared down at the group of the young master.