Chapter 5 The Return of the Childhood Playmate (Part One)

I thought the party was over, but when I returned to the hall, there were still many guests. As a host, it's inappropriate for me to leave in advance.

I found sofa at the corner and sat down to calm down for a while. Then I took out the delicate doll and looked at it carefully for a while. I found that this doll looked more and more familiar.

"Oh, who made it? It's exactly the same."

The sudden voice startled me. As soon as I turned around, I saw a pair of alluring eyes hiding behind the glass. I didn't remember who he was. 'Do we know each other well?' The man said again.

"Daisy, it's been a long time."

The tone was familiar as if I had been his friend for many years.

Before I could remember who he was, the people around me took the opportunity to approach him. 'He must have a very high status. But it has nothing to do with me.' So I lowered my head to play with the doll again.

"Daisy, do you forget Brother Alan? You promised me that you would marry me when you grew up."

All of a sudden, I raised my head. Her resolute face gradually overlapped the beautiful little face in my memory. It was really Brother Alan! The eldest grandson of the General Commander of A military region, Alan Williams. He was a playmate during the childhood, like a brother. But... It was a long time ago when I said I would marry him. How could he remember it so clearly? He took me to play with him since I was a child. As the old saying goes: when a girl turns seven years old, she should not play with a boy. But I always followed him. I lived with Grandma when I was seven years old. Not long after, I heard that he was sent to UK.

"Ah, Brother Alan." I called him by his name. We hadn't seen each other for so many years. It was a little strange.

I smiled as a response.

With a standard and attractive smile on his face, he said, "Daisy, I haven't seen you for years. You're more beautiful."

I wanted to say, Brother, stop laughing and flirting with me. I always had no resistance to handsome men. When I was a child, he was definitely a beauty. It was not my fault to describe him like this, because he indeed looked like a girl. Perhaps it was because of this, he studied in the military school at young age to cultivate his manliness. Sure enough... Men changed after eighteen-year-old.

I called him in a sweet voice, "Brother Alan."

He looked at the ceramic doll in my hand and smiled, "Who made it? It's really like you."

Yes, I had been wondering why this little thing looked so familiar. After hearing what he said, I found out it was exactly the same as me.

"I knew the youngsters must be getting along with each other. Besides, they knew each other since the childhood. See... Senior Williams, now they are talking with each other."

'The voice was... Grandma?' I was shocked by another purpose of this banquet. I suddenly looked at Alan. He had already stood up calmly to welcome two of the elders, and pulled me up by the way. With a smile, he nodded at an old man with silver hair, "Grandpa." She looked back at me and said, "Daisy, call him Grandpa."

'What? Grandpa... This... This... Is it necessary to be so intimate?'

Grandma smiled without affectation. My heart was beating fast. 'Oh, my God. I'm just the product for sale now.' Spineless, I casted a look at Hale who was standing by my Grandma... He...he...he... He turned a blind eye to me! Where was his attitude for peace just now?

I summoned up my courage and called, "Grandpa Williams."

"You've grown up. You've gotten so pretty."

"Yes, Senior Williams. What do you think of them?" The old housekeeper looked like the matchmaker of the ancient times. No wonder she was a Mammy before.

Sure enough, Grandma said to me, "Daisy, have a good chat with Alan. I have something else to do and will leave you two alone."

After Grandma left, I felt embarrassed.

He spoke first, "Don't worry. I won't do anything to you."

I quickly smiled and said, "Well, I'm not nervous."

"But your smile is uglier than crying."

I stopped laughing. A servant passed by with a tray of wine in her hand. Alan took two glasses, one for me and the other for himself.

"May I have the honor?"

I didn't think too much and took it. I bet people around us must cast a look on us from time to time.

I took a tiny sip and put the glass back. At the same time, I saw Hale from the corner of my eyes. He followed Grandma upstairs.

"Did you see something new?"

"What?" Unknown to that, I was still looking in the direction of Hale. But there was no sight of him.

Alan turned around to stand in front of me. "Do you know why I came to the party?"

I looked away and answered absentmindedly, "Isn't it because my Grandma wants to find me a man to marry with?"

"Haw-haw, that's just part of the reason. I heard that you are studying at the basic level of the Miller Group?"

"Yes, it is sort of a way to be familiar with the operations and management of the company."

Alan seemed to be in high spirits. "How is it going? Do you feel tired?"

"No, not at all." I looked at him guardedly and said, "Aren't you studying at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Uk? Isn't international relations your field? Why are you interested in management?"

He touched his nose and said, "I'm just worried that you might be bullied in the company? I heard that your Grandma let an outsider to start at the bottom with you?"

"Yes."

"Is it the boy you saw just now?" 'Isn't that obvious? He must have heard Grandma's introduction about Hale.'

I nodded. He probably guessed that I was not feeling well, so he changed the topic.