Alice looked at President Mou and his wife and was about to introduce Adam as her boyfriend, when Mou Zirui said, " Grandma, this is Adam Perry! He is Chairwoman Faye's fiance. Do you know my favorite band? Sky? He is the leader and singer of the band! He is my idol! And he has promised to give me an autographed first edition of their album to me! And, since he is am amazing piano player, I was begging him to give me some lessons, but instead he is going to send me their own instructor's number! Isn't that amazing?"
Alice stared in amazement as the elegant Mou Zirui gushed like a school girl. She had of course read the details provided by him and knew he was a singer but she had not known that he was so famous. She had felt that he was some famous model. She had no idea that even singers could afford such luxuries. Guess, she was clueless about a lot of things! She turned thoughtful eyes towards the man as he curiosity increased. Maybe she really needed to look him up on the internet.
The older couple's eyes lightened slightly as they realized that Adam was not trying to seduce their impressionable granddaughter. Now, if the man had really agreed to teach the young girl himself, they would have thrown him off the yacht before he could say a, "Hello."
A bit embarrassed at being introduced in such a fawning manner, Adam gave a small smile and deflected," Wish you a very happy anniversary to you both. Thank you for having us over. This is a small gift from us."
Madam Mou, was extremely pleased at the man who showed immense humility in spite of being such a famous man. Of course she recognized the man after her granddaughter had introduced him. If there was one person that her granddaughter liked to talk about, then it was this man. And thus she had a good impression of him. She looked down at the box and then up at the man before smiling warmly, " Adam, we have requested all our guests from bringing any expensive guests. Please do not mind."
But instead of taking back the box, Adam smiled and answered," Madam, it would be too rude of us if we came empty handed. And this is not expensive. It is something that I have made myself. I can only hope that you don't find it too shabby!"
Alice could only stand in silent amazement when she realized that he had actually disregarded her instructions about not getting a gift. She was started to regret more and more about this discussion! This guy as too smooth. Once again, however, Zirui became the savior as Madam Mou accepted the gift with great reluctance. "Is this a hand made jade sculpture?" She then turned to her grandmother and continued," Grandma, Adam is also famous for making sculptures from jade and marble. It is a known fact among us fans that if Adam had not been a singer, he would have been a sculptor! Can I see it?"
Without waiting for permission, Zirui proceeded to open the small box and then oohed and aahed at the elegant dragon that was carved from the green stone. This time is was President Mou who spoke," You are really talented. We thank you for this longevity dragon!" He then turned to his granddaughter and ordered," Zi Zi, why don't you go and place this carefully. You can pass it to us when we return to the shore. Happily clutching the dragon, Zirui thanked her grandfather as well as Adam and excused herself. Once the girl was gone, President Mou gave the couple a small smile and continued, " Please excuse out grand daughter. She is a bit exuberant at times, though it is very rare in front of outsiders. It seems she had taken the two of you as her own people."
After this the couple continued to chat with Adam and Alice almost melted into the background as Adam charmed the couple with various anecdotes from his childhood when he was learning to sculpt. It was only as the couple moved on after complimenting Alice on her good taste in men did Alice actually realize that she had worried for no reason. This man was really skillful at handling people and situations. She realized that she was not the only one who felt comfortable being with him. His outgoing and free spirited personality coupled with his ability to talk about everything from current affairs to politics made him very likeable.
And as she noticed more and more of his ability, she felt more and more reserved and wary of this man. Because, no one absolutely no one could be this open and unreserved. This man was too smooth and good. She was seeing the effect he had on people first hand. There was almost no one who would not like him. And this was making her more and more agitated...