Molly Yun was about to refuse, but the sales assistant had already returned after settling the bill.
She quickly pulled Molly Yun aside and whispered, "That guy is really something! So handsome, and so rich? Molly Yun, if you’re not interested, introduce him to me!"
Molly Yun's face darkened. "Excuse me, miss, are you treating people like gifts? Just passing them around? If you want to meet him, go talk to him openly."
The sales assistant looked Molly Yun up and down, flicked her wrist, and said, "Molly Yun, why are you pretending? Don’t I know what you’re like? You’re only sticking close to Ken Han because he’s handsome and a model. What, after a few months, you’ve grown a backbone?"
Molly Yun couldn’t help but sigh.
What should she do now?
What on earth did the old Molly Yun do to make everyone so angry?
Why is the whole world turned upside down?
"Sorry, I really don’t remember anything. If I offended you before, please forgive me." Molly Yun stepped back, putting some distance between them. "Besides, I’ve completely said goodbye to who I was. If you’re just talking to me as an old acquaintance, let’s stick to the present and future, and not bring up the past."
"Molly Yun, you’ve got some nerve now!" The sales assistant sneered. "You’re just gold-digging, so why pretend with me?"
Molly Yun didn’t want to talk to her anymore. She just nodded lightly, "Fine, if that’s what you insist on thinking, I have nothing else to say. Goodbye!"
Molly Yun turned and left. The sales assistant looked at her back with disdain and couldn’t help but rant about her in her social circle.
As soon as she started ranting, J and Ken Han immediately knew where Molly Yun was.
Eric Jiang stood at the door holding a paper bag, waiting for Molly Yun. Seeing her unhappy face, he wisely kept quiet.
Molly Yun sighed and said, "I’m fine. Sorry to keep you waiting. How about I treat you to a meal as thanks?"
"Sure." Eric Jiang didn’t refuse, smiling. "There are plenty of restaurants nearby. Want to try one?"
Molly Yun nodded and quietly walked beside Eric Jiang, lost in her thoughts.
Of course, those thoughts were all about the mess that just happened.
From last night to this morning, it really has been a mess!
Being harassed like this every day just isn’t sustainable.
But changing her phone number wasn’t so easy now.
If she did, there’d be way too many things to deal with.
Alipay, online banking, Tenpay, QQ, WeChat, and so on—all would need to be unlinked.
She’d already given this number to a lot of people. If she changed it, she’d have to notify everyone one by one.
It was a headache just thinking about it.
Sure, it would solve the problem once and for all, but it’d bring a lot of trouble afterwards too.
But if she didn’t change it? Things were already a mess, and who knew what else might go wrong later.
Eric Jiang kept watching Molly Yun.
Her expression was serious, her eyes blinking quickly. Clearly, she was deep in thought.
What was she thinking about?
She was thinking so seriously?
She didn’t even notice that the two of them were already standing at the restaurant entrance?
The restaurant waiter stood at the door, his smile almost frozen, when Molly Yun finally snapped out of it.
"Ah, we’re here already? Sorry, I spaced out just now." Molly Yun quickly apologized.
"No worries. If you like this place, let’s give it a try?" Eric Jiang smiled gently, attentive as always.
"Okay." Truthfully, Molly Yun didn’t care what they ate. She just wanted somewhere quiet to think.
Just as they were about to enter, Molly Yun’s phone rang—it was an unfamiliar number.
Molly Yun answered right away.
Before she could say a word, a barrage of curses came from the other end: "Well, Molly Yun, you’re hiding out in Summerville! You’ve got guts! Just wait, I’m flying over right now! Let’s see how you keep running!"
Molly Yun was about to speak, but the caller hung up with a click.
What a mess.
"Is something wrong? Need my help?" Eric Jiang was standing close to Molly Yun—not that he was trying to eavesdrop, but it was hard not to hear at that distance.
Molly Yun forced a smile. "It’s fine, just a bunch of random stuff. Let’s go eat."
Molly Yun decisively set her phone to silent.
She didn’t want her meal to be interrupted.
She tossed her phone into her bag, and sure enough, things got a lot quieter.
This restaurant was a Chinese place, specializing in seafood.
Well, Summerville was built by the water, so seafood was plentiful.
That’s why there were so many seafood places around.
But these people were foodies—they could tell if something was good the moment their chopsticks hit the plate.
Even though it was mealtime, there didn’t seem to be many people here.
Probably most people in Summerville were drawn to that exhibition.
It’s said they brought in a ton of influencers, live streaming and even interacting with fans on-site.
These influencers did live streams, introducing products from the cosmetics companies they’d signed with.
The organizers really went all out for this event.
Gotta admit, it seemed to be working pretty well.
The place was packed.
Otherwise, why would business be so slow everywhere else?
Everyone was heading over there.
At that moment, the restaurant’s TV was broadcasting today’s local news.
"According to our sources, the recent Cosmetics Expo and World Influencer Showcase held in Summerville have successfully attracted crowds of locals and tourists. Let’s take a look…" The camera pans, revealing a sea of people behind the host.
"Our main venue can hold tens of thousands, but today it’s clearly not enough. The ticket office is overwhelmed, so organizers opened a secondary hall, but that too filled up within an hour. Looks like this year’s Prestige Cosmetics Ranking will be more competitive than ever. Among the many companies participating, a few have brought especially strong contenders—Danni Cosmetics from N City, Crown Privée by Guerlain from overseas, and several domestic third- and fourth-tier brands. Everyone is fighting hard for a spot in the second tier."
While the host kept hyping things up, Molly Yun broke into a cold sweat watching the packed crowd on TV.
Good thing the Yin family has a villa in Summerville!
Otherwise, in this cold weather, they’d really have to sleep on the street!
When they arrived, there weren’t any hotel rooms left.
Now, with so many more people coming… some of them really might end up sleeping on the street.
Official reports say that ticket sales have hit over a million per day these past few days.
Even after factoring out locals, the number of visitors is still staggering.
Who knows if people are here for the cosmetics or for the influencers?
But really, most just came to see the influencers promoting products live.
Every expo had a streamer doing live broadcasts and product introductions, using their popularity to boost sales.
Those fans were seriously dedicated.
Even before the trial events officially started, people were rushing to sign up for samples, writing reviews, hoping their favorite influencer would pick them and send a special gift.
What? Guys don’t use cosmetics?
Come on!
They’ve got family, don’t they?
Even single guys have moms!
Aunts and cousins—someone’s bound to get those gifts!
If you want a present from your goddess, of course you’ll write a great review!
If you’ve already written the review, of course you’ll try the product!
If you really like it, when the new product launches, sales won’t be a problem!
Everyone was on board with this marketing idea.
Cosmetics companies got the buzz they needed, influencers got paid and boosted their popularity offline too.
Summerville’s local demand got a boost from all the visitors.
Win-win all around.
No wonder cities big and small love throwing all kinds of events these days.
Watching the crowds on TV, Molly Yun couldn’t help but ask, "Don’t any of them need to eat?"
"A feast for the eyes," Eric Jiang joked, making a clever pun.
Molly Yun was quick-witted—she got it instantly and burst out laughing.
That feeling of mutual understanding was just wonderful.
Just one sentence, and you instantly get what the other person means.
After the meal, there was no call or message from Nora Mu.
Looks like she’s set on helping Eric Jiang out.
Since Nora Mu didn’t give any instructions, Molly Yun didn’t have anything else to do.
She spent the afternoon researching information about pregnancy and childbirth.
Eric Jiang accompanied Molly Yun to the library. When he saw how she read, his heart started racing again.
He was sure of one thing now!
Molly Yun was Nora Yun!
Because only Nora Yun in the whole world would read this quickly and efficiently!
Nora Yun had once told him—this was her original speed-reading memory technique!
Otherwise, how could she have read so much at such a young age, with such an incredible knowledge base?
Molly Yun was just focused on researching, completely unaware that this one detail gave everything away.
At the end of the day, she was just a well-protected heiress from the Yun family.
No matter how careful, she was bound to slip up.
Besides, the Yun family taught her how to study, but not how to guard against people.
Think about it—a frail girl, always surrounded and protected, how could she be wary of others?
Eric Jiang looked at Molly Yun’s unfamiliar profile, his excitement nearly bursting out of him.
He wanted to grab Molly Yun’s shoulders right now and ask if she was really Nora Yun!
But he couldn’t!
He couldn’t!
Last night, she’d made it clear—now wasn’t the time to explain everything!