PRISONER OF LOVE LOVE THE WIDOWER

SEASON 3 Part 3's. Nathan Chow 2's

Yeah-well business meeting. I wear a semi-formal white dress with a glamorous makeup, actually I wear the one I like just won't think about what people like to see.

I only have to be there for three hours. Maybe there's Nathan I'm talking to. I don't care if we're going to be betrothed or not, because in my plan nothing will happen.

"Speak politely to the Chow family." Papa picked me up at 6:30 with his driver. He has an office in Shanghai of course.

"Yes-yes, when am I being disrespectful."

"You know the Chow family's son."

"So, I think I know Nathan."

"Ohh the youngest."

"Why did he remember he was the youngest?" I'm insinuating him now.

"Papa went to school in the same place as the current head of the Chow family. We talk often."

"Ohh,." I'll pretend I don't know what this meeting means.

Arriving at the hotel I walked beside Dad as usual, holding Dad's arm like I usually do in other official events if I was told to come along.

"Brother Wong, ..." An Uncle of my age greeted him. Dad raised his hand waving. This is probably what Dad said to his schoolmate.

"Brother Chow." They saluted each other, then with a Mistress whom I thought was the wife of the head of the Chow family.

"Oh this is your first daughter, so pretty, now in Shanghai?"

"Yes this is Cherrie, buy greetings to Mrs Chow."

"Auntie, Uncle, ..." I greeted them while slightly bowing.

"What business are you doing in Shanghai?" Aunt Chow asked me.

"I opened a boutique, it's called LUXE."

"Ohhh you're the owner of LUXE? That boutique is very famous here. I didn't think you owned it?"

"Yes, before my colleagues who run the operation, now I start charging here."

"Indeed Mr. Wong's daughter is good at doing business as the First Princess." I smiled with my Uncle's sweet praise, too bad this sweet compliment will be wasted.

"Thank you Uncle, thank you Auntie, not in front of us have also opened LUXE in Beijing, if Bibi looking for a certain fashion or bag in Beijing can contact us." I'm just marketing now, who knows he's willing to buy in there to get my attention.

"Ahh... Aunt will visit." He dyed, "Where is Nathan, he can accompany you. Do you know Nathan?"

"Yes we've met a few times Auntie."

Nathan came later. I asked him if he knew there was something behind this or not, or if he just knew he was being told to get acquainted now.

"Nathan! Here..." His mother now called him at the other table.

"This is Cherrie, you're with her tonight. This is Uncle Wong, Cherrie's father, say hello to Uncle. You know him, don't you?"

"Ohh Cherrie is beautiful, we know her. Uncle Wong..." He saluted Papa.

"Your son is handsome. I think a lot of girls are heartbroken because of him." Everyone laughs. I grimaced, not much else I guess scattered with his pop star style that was good to all those women.

"Where are you two, find your own place, your job is to accompany Cherrie tonight Nathan."

"Good Mama." He smiled at me and offered to hold her arm. "Miss Wong." I'm putting my hand on him now.

"Beautiful, I can't believe you showed up tonight. Have you received an offer from my company?" He doesn't seem to know his parents' agenda.

"Already, being taken care of by the part that asked for it, if they agreed they would contact your office."

"All right." He's lookingat me. "Your father and mother are involved in a strange problem in Hong Kong apparently. Everyone talks about it..." Wait, there's a chance he knows. But I better pretend I don't know anything.

"Well, I went to Shanghai because I didn't want to get involved in their problems." He took me to sit at his desk. Offered me a drink and introduced me to some of his colleagues and family politely.

"Where were you in the office before?"

"In Hong Kong, but I was in Jakarta before."

"Ohh, it turns out so. And now you're more in Shanghai or you're back and forth in Hong Kong?"

"I'm more here, I think, I rarely go back to Hong Kong later."

"Where are you in office now?" I gave him my card.

"LUXE'S? It sells a collection of branded items, doesn't it? Some kind of exclusive store with a personal fashion advisor?"

"Yes you're right."

"In Shanghai many people hunt for expensive bags. It must be very profitable for a business like this here."

"It's just a bag, not comparable to an airplane." He laughed at my comparison.

"Truely, I don't know. You're right the business isn't comparable. You manage hundreds of millions of dollars." She smiled, if she wasn't Mama's enemy I'd tease her back. Unfortunately he's my enemy.

"You got a girlfriend here?" Suddenly the question turned to personal. His eyes looked at me seriously, he was spreading his charms seemingly.

"Why do you want to know?"

"Maybe I can take you to dinner." I smiled a little. Now that my opinion has changed she knows this matchmaking plan.

"Dining can be arranged, but in the near future I have to go to Paris." Let's give you a diplomatic answer.

"I can accompany you to Paris..." I grimaced at him.

"Why did you suddenly want to accompany me to Paris?" He sighed now and looked at me.

"You really don't know why? I thought you knew first?" Now he seems to be speaking frankly. I was quite annoyed with his gaze.

"You're a good kid who accepts family arrangements without asking anything?" My question made her smile.

"Actually I just found out yesterday, I think you already know because you called me a few days ago first?"

"Oh that's really for a business supply request, you don't get me wrong. I had no other intention than to ask for an offer, not just you I asked for an offer. Sorry you're not offended." He just smiled a little, now he knows his charm doesn't work for me.

"I've been told by your father?"

"No, he didn't say anything, I just judged based on experience. I may have known him too much." I'm staring. "You haven't answered my question, you're accepting this without question..."

"You think family rules are something you can just bend?"

"You don't have a girl you love?"

"Ohhh do you believe in love fairy tales? Because I only believe in mutual benefit and cooperation. Love, just a psychological reaction that makes the logical mind disappear I guess. It's not nothing, it's just it can't be glorified without you knowing compromise, right?"

"I didn't expect to hear this from a Nathan Chow." I grimaced widely, while she smiled a little.

"Why? You don't think I'm attractive?" He asked blatantly.

"You're perfect Nathan. 100 girls look at you, 100 of them will say you're handsome and have everything. You're all girls' dream."

"But apparently a perfect score isn't enough for you, is it?"

"I didn't say that." He looked at me and thought of my words now.

"So this isn't about me? You have a boyfriend?" I won't answer it in our first meeting, there's no way to answer it in my head. The fact is I didn't expect him to say this at the first meeting straight away. Without the cover.

She can't know right now that I'm going to reject her right away because I'm on Mama's side. Not because of him...

"I'm going to the toilet..." I have to think about how to avoid this pressure. I think tonight I'd better avoid not talking too much.

Without further excuse I got out of my chair, running away from Nathan Chow who was chasing me with the question of whether I had a girlfriend. Well, let's just say I have...

I spent a long time in the toilet, putting together what I had to say. She thought I had a boyfriend, that it could be a shield even if I didn't answer.

Next time I'll just avoid it.

I came out of the toilet, my eyes slammed into someone I knew. It's Anthony Cheng, I won't be wrong, I back off because only once met him remember again. Not wrong, that's it. My memory is pretty good.

I could spend time chatting to the others, dodging the all-too-serious Nathan in this first meeting of ours.

"Mr Anthony, ..." He looked when I called his name. Looked at me but she tried so hard to remember where she had seen me. "I'm Cherrie Wong, who called you a few days ago..." Now he's smiling.

"Ahhh Miss Wong, my memory really sucks. Ii'm sorry. Turns out you were on this show, too, ..." She smiled, her smile was sweet as well, she was not as creepy as I remembered before. Although the adult face is like seeing a person who is at the age of approaching the head of four.

"This is Cherry Wong, daughter of Mr Wong Lee Man, ..." Everyone knows my father's name, so I can join here. Exchanging business cards takes at least some time.

"Let's sit down, this chair is empty." Anthony kindly gave me a seat, I was able to sit down and chat with others, some carrying women who turned out to know my LUXE.

"Have you accepted our offer?" He asked about our business.

"Already, I think the price is interesting, let alone you promise to give a discount after the third repeat order. Someone will call your sales representative."

"Ohh good, we usually have idle planes in the parking lot of Shanghai Airport, my people can arrange them for you."

"You came here with your father?"

"Yes, he's at the front desk there with the Chow family."

"Ohh, are you okay here?"

"Will the chair be used? It's okay I'm going..." I looked around, maybe he was waiting for another colleague.

"No, your father's on the host's desk, I'm afraid to keep you here...."

"Ah is okay...I'm..." I haven't spoken much longer.

"Dear Cherrie, you're here apparently..." Shit, Nathan found me.