Zuo Aiai asked the driver to wait in the parking lot. She entered through the main door of the hotel and began to look for the private room that she had been in before.
To get to the private room, one had to first pass through the banquet hall. The banquet organized by King's Group had had a very strict invitation system.
It was thanks to the fact that Jin Di had been in the limelight before that almost all of the security personnel recognized her face now. They didn't make things difficult for her.
She chose a relatively low-key path to enter, just in case. After Jin Di left, she was not sure whether he would return to the banquet or not.
Given the current situation, she didn't really want him to see her.
She lowered her head and kept close to the wall as she walked towards the stairs. When she was halfway there, someone suddenly bumped into her.
She let out a muffled groan. Before she could say anything, she felt someone grabbing her arm and pulling her with them.
When Zuo Aiai looked up, she saw a woman who looked like she was in her thirties. The woman's face was pale as she swayed, about to fall. She looked as though she was holding Zuo Aiai's arm as a support to stay upright.
Zuo Aiai hurriedly propped her up and asked, "Miss, are you alright?"
The woman seemed to have recovered a little and narrowed her eyes at Zuo Aiai. "I'm sorry, Miss, can you help me to a private room to rest? I might have low blood pressure..."
Seeing that the woman's face was frighteningly pale, and she happened to be going to the private room to look for something anyway, Zuo Aiai did not refuse. She helped the woman to the private room.
There was mineral water in the room, so Zuo Aiai opened a bottle and poured the woman a cup.
The woman looked at her and smiled, looking very friendly. "Thank you, Miss. It's all thanks to you that I made it up here. There were so many people downstairs just now—it would be a wonder if I didn't get trampled!"
Zuo Aiai had assumed that the woman was a serious person when she saw her dignified and luxurious dress.
She didn't expect her to have such a playful sense of human. Zuo Aiai immediately smiled and said, "Miss, you must be joking. Have a glass of water and have a good rest."
The woman blushed slightly when she heard Zuo Aiai call her miss. She couldn't help but look at Zuo Aiai again, not knowing whether she was happy or shy.
Zuo Aiai was in a hurry to find the jade pendant. After pouring the water, she looked everywhere she could think of in the room, but couldn't find it. She couldn't help but look a little disappointed.
Seeing her strange expression the woman, who was Feng Shuyuan, could not help but ask her with a smile, "Miss, you must also be a guest here, right? Oh, don't tell me that my old bones have delayed you..."
When Zuo Aiai heard her say that she was old, she was suddenly stunned. Without thinking, she said, "Miss, you are only in your thirties. Why do you say that you have old bones?"
She really did not go against her heart. She said this because the lady in front of her really didn't look old: her skin was smooth and her waist was straight. Other than the fine lines at the corners of her eyes, she hardly looked any older than Zuo Aiai.
And what woman doesn't like to be praised for her beauty?
Especially Feng Shuyuan, who usually put in a lot of effort to take care of herself in order to be praised by others.
However, the women in her circle were all hypocritical. Even though she was old, she could not bear to see others young. She would never say anything nice when she met a young woman.
Now, when she heard such a beautiful young girl saying that she looked young, her heart bloomed!
"Oh, you flatter me. Why wouldn't my bones be old? I'll be fifty soon..."
Zuo Aiai was shocked. "50?!"
"Yeah, after my birthday this year, I'll be 47..."
She really hadn't been able to tell at all, and instantly felt embarrassed. "You really look like you're in your 30s. I'm sorry, I didn't ask properly. Sorry for the offense."