Chapter 60 It Has Been A Long time.


    "Do you have time to meet up? I want to take you out for dinner tonight." Sum was straightforward, and


    he didn''t like to beat around the bush.


    E''s eyes filled with tears when she recalled what had happened downstairs. She could hardly have a


    chance to keep her son and by now she had nothing else to do. "Yes."


    "Ok, I''ll pick you up. Is that ok?" Sum sounded excited. But he held back his excitement in his voice


    and asked like a true gentleman.


    E shook her head. She was in the old house now, which was far from downtown: "I''ll drive myself,


    thanks. Just tell me when and where."


    E hung up after agreeing on the time and ce of her meeting with Sum.


    She searched the apps for jobs but found nothing suitable for her at the moment.


    Back then, in earlier years, she had gone to the Film Academy of her own free will, despite her parents''


    objections. She now seemed to regret it, and felt that acting was the only job she could do.


    Melody came back at the old house at dusk.


    She happened to see E, who was now going downstairs. She nced at the living room with cold


    eyes. Vi and Emma became silent the moment they saw her.


    "E, you are going out?" Melody asked kindly. She saw that E was carrying her bag down the stairs.


    They must have bullied E while she was out, she thought.


    E walked toward Melody, and took her arm,"Yes, nanna. I have an appointment with one of my old


    schoolmates. I won''t be eating at home this evening, thank you!" E tried to smile when she saw this


    old, grey-haired woman. She didn''t want nanna to worry about her any longer.


    Melody kindly patted E on the back of her hand. This girl had been stuck in the house for too long,


    and it was a good idea for her to go out and get some fresh air: "Ok, but pleasee home early.


    Otherwise I will be worried."


    E peeped out at her a sweet smile: "OK, nanna, I will be back shortly after diner."


    Emma was so jealous at the sight of this scene. What on earth did E have that such a strict woman


    like Melody was being so kind and nice with her!


    "OK, drive safely." Melody let go of E.


    "By the way, nanna, would you please take care of Jerry for me this evening?" said E carefully, for


    fear that again Samuel would turn her down and take Jerry away for the night.


    Melody understood what she was saying and replied: "Don''t worry, E. I will take care of everything."


    E nodded. She left the old house without saying her goodbye to the others present.


    The moment E left, Melody went to the living room and took her sleeping great-grandson from


    Emma''s arms.


    "If you have any problems with my granddaughter-inw and me, just say it now and be over with it."


    Melody''''s words were so serious and strong that they startled Vi. She did, indeed, have a problem


    with E, but she dared not to have one with her mother-inw. "Melody, you''re thinking too much."


    Emma fidgeted on the couch. She could barely make any direct eye contact with Melody.


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    And Samuel sat there and yed with his mobile phone, without uttering a single a word. It was just the


    same, and usual:


    "Samuel, don''t you need to go out and go to work. Aren''t you busy today? At the office they can''t get a


    hold of you, but now you have time to be with your concubine?" Melody''s words were harsh and cut


    straight to the bone. Emma was too embarrassed to sit still on the couch.


    "Grandma, please don''t be mad. I''m leaving right now" Emma took a deep breath, forced a smile on


    her face and was just about to leave.


    "That old hag!" she thought,"Calling me a concubine!"


    "No, tonight we''re staying in the old house" casually replied Samuel. Melody was too angry at his reply


    to say another word. She held her great-grandson in her arms as she took him up to the second floor of


    the house.


    Vi knew well enough about her mother-inw and how she was. She was afraid that Emma could


    not stand it. So she came over tofort her: "It''s OK, she''s like that sometimes. Samuel said you


    could stay here, so it''s all right. Mrs. Qi, make up a room up for Emma, please."


    "Yes, madam" Mrs. Qi put down the food she had just bought in from the kitchen, washed her hands


    and then walked upstairs to get the room ready.


    "Auntie, thank you. You''ve been so nice to me." Emma looked at Vi and wasdeeply touched. She


    had to win the support of her future-mother-inw so as to marry Samuel with ease in the future.


    At dinner, Melody did not show up to eat with them. She was babysitting Jerry in her room and would


    not give Jerry to anyone.


    Samuel asked Mrs. Qi to pick out some food and to serve it to grandma upstairs.


    Melody ate it upstairs in her room.


    Dihao Grant Hotel


    E eventually arrived at the private room booked by Sum on the third floor on her 5 cm high heels.


    Before entering the room, she was still wondering why Sum booked a private room for just the two of


    them when a table in the lobby would have been more than enough.


    A waiter opened room 366 for her. In the room were four?or five people waiting for her.


    When E looked more closely, she realized that these people looked familiar.


    "Herees E!" At E''s sight, Sum stood up to wee her.


    A woman with short red hair came along with him. E knew her name was Molly. She used to call her"


    Mammy Yuan" during her college years.


    "Mammy Yuan!" At the sight of her, E blurted out her nickname pleasantly.


    Molly stared at her and pretended to be sad: "E, I''m a mother now, and you still call me that. I don''t


    like you anymore!" The two joked,ughed and hugged each other heartily.


    "Ah, it''s been such a long time! I missed you so much!" E meant it. and she And soon she forgot


    about all the sadness that was guing her life.


    "E,e and have a look at all of us!" Sum pulled E out from Molly''s hug.


    There were two men and two women sitting at the table.


    A chubby man looked at E with a giggle. She didn''t even have to look at his face to know who it was,


    as she could easily tell only by his giggle: "Chubby Yang!"


    He was her old ssmate from high school, named Yang. In high school, Yang was honest and well-


    behaved, but he was often bullied.


    E, who was a downright chipper, could not stand it anymore, and so she had someone teach the


    bullies a lesson for two or three days. Sine then, Yang was more than grateful to E.


    Yang was still overweight, with a height of 175 cm and a weight of 198 pounds. He was chubby indeed!


    They hugged and rejoiced. And then another woman was calling E''s name:


    "E, when on Earth will you notice me?" A sweet and delicate female voice drew E''s attention.


    "Oh, my cutie, I will never forget you!" The cutie was Yvonne Yan. She was now a model and had


    be very popr in Hollywood recently.


    She was E''s deskmate at college, and they used to be partners in dancing and acting sses. After


    they had graduated, Yan migrated to America with her family and they lost touch with one another


    since.


    Yan hugged E tightly. Many had been out of touch with each other since graduation.


    It had been 5 or 6 years since theirst reunion. She now almost cried.


    "And me, me!" A voice suddenly burst out eagerly and interrupted their hug.