In Kary Villa.
Mary and William got ready to go to Elissa and Alick's school to attend the parent-teacher conference.
"Time flies, doesn't it? Feels like it was only yesterday that they joined school, and now, they're already halfway through their first year. Makes me feel like I am so old," Mary said with a sigh, picking up her handbag.
"You don't look a day older than when I first met you. My wife will always be the same charming beauty that I met a few years ago," William said as he pulled her closer and kissed her.
Mary wrapped her arm around him and teased, "You're such a sweet talker! I'll represent Alick at the meeting today while you represent Elissa, okay?"
"Why? They're both in the same class, right?"
"Alick got the first place in the exam, and I want his teacher to praise me for raising such a smart boy!" Mary said proudly.
"Like father like son! Anyway, Elissa's grades aren't that bad. She is a girl, so she doesn't need to study all that hard. We'll always be here to support her," William said with a smile.
"Well... Can you say for sure that you will be able to support her throughout her life?" Mary a
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Alick. I will marry you once we grow up!"
Seeing that, Mary burst into laughter. She then rested her head on the table and giggled in secret. 'Looks like you will grow up to be a very popular man, Alick!' she thought to herself.
"Manager Lu! Are you Manager Lu?"
All of a sudden, a man's voice came, pulling her back to reality.
She immediately composed herself and looked at him. He was a tall, lean man in his forties. After thinking for a while, she suddenly remembered who he was. "You're Mr. Huang, right?"
"Yes, that's me!" He then pulled up a stool from one of the desks, and sat next to her. "I wasn't expecting to see you here," he said.
"It's good to see you, Mr. Huang." Just when Mary was about to shake his hand, he tightly grabbed her hand. "Is your child in this class as well?" he asked.
"Yeah," Mary said with an awkward nod and tried to pull her hand away.
"What a coincidence!" Ignoring her awkwardness, Mr. Huang kept moving closer to her and said, "I was fascinated by your charming personality the last time I worked with your company. It almost feels like we were fated to meet again today, Manager Lu."