Celine Tucker and she are mother and daughter, thinking alike, and though Shawn Norton as a compensation wasn't bad, she pursed her lips and spoke without changing her expression, "Mr. Norton, you mentioned you have a student you favor—'he' must surely be here today. Might I have the honor to meet him?"
She used 'he,' not the female 'she.'
It was because she was very confident in her heart that there wouldn't be any girl in Beijing who could surpass Caryn Zachmann in musical attainment.
If there were, it would probably be a male.
"Yes, Mr. Norton, we too would like to see the student you hold in such high regard. He must be truly outstanding."
"Mr. Norton, is your student also here? That's wonderful. I would love to see what Mr. Norton's student looks like and broaden my own horizons."
The people in the banquet hall looked around them for a moment, trying to see who might be a likely candidate.
From behind.