The Real World 9

On the other side, a woman dressed in mink and gold was sitting with a few companions, chatting and cracking sunflower seeds.

"Xinhui, out of all of us classmates, you're definitely the one doing the best. That fur coat of yours must have cost a fortune."

"Oh, not really. Just a little over twenty thousand," Liu Xinhui said with a hand covering her mouth as she laughed, though still polite. "If anyone's really doing the best, it has to be Yuanyuan.

Back in school, she was smart and hardworking—teachers always praised her. By the way, where is Yuanyuan? Why hasn't she arrived yet?"

"I called her. She's on her way," one companion picked up the conversation with a smile. "Yuanyuan's pretty busy too. Who knows how well she's doing over in City F these past couple of years."