Magic Doctor CEO Lady's Humble Husband (Fade Chen) novel Chapter 181

Momo Soo seemed to have realized this as well, and she tried to pass the topic over to Yuri Zhang and Fade Chen. But Chessca Tan was obviously not interested in the two, so it didn't take more than 5 minutes before she was talking to Momo Soo once again.

Moreover, she's repeatedly mentioned the Soo Family's business, promising that she'll go visit them in South Bay City whenever she had the chance, and how their two families should collaborate with each other. What was meant to be a leisurely activity had turned into a business conference.

Momo Soo really didn't want to talk about it, so she answered everything hastily, hoping to just let it pass. Little did she know, Chessca Tan's face had turned into a darker shade of grey.

They were out for the entire day, and Chessca Tan had originally planned to bring them home to rest overnight while they'd continue with the trip the next day. But just as they were about to arrive home, Momo Soo received a phone call and said apologetically to Chessca Tan, "Senior, I'm sorry. My friend posted on social media, saying that a friend of mine from South Bay City came to Hanover City. They have invited me to dinner, so I won't be staying at your place today."

"A friend from South Bay City!" Chessca Tan exclaimed as she asked, "Are they business partners of the Soo Family?"

Momo Soo shook her head and said, "Just a high school classmate of mine, she came to Hanover City for a trip."

Chessca Tan hummed in reply, then said, "Wait! How about I fetch you there?"

"That won't be necessary. My friend is staying nearby at a place called the Rujia Hotel, which is just within walking distance." Momo Soo answered, smiling.

Chessca Tan's haughty expression froze when she heard the name Rujia Hotel, instantly acknowledging that her friend was not someone of high social class. She was immediately thrown off and said, "In that case, I'll drop you guys off here. Momo, please give me a call if you would like to make plans for tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you very much, Senior," Momo Soo replied.

Chessca Tan opened the car door for the three of them to get down. They parted ways after waving their goodbyes as Chessca Tan drove away.

Both Momo Soo and Yuri Zhang felt at ease as they watched Chessca Tan leave. They let out a sigh of relief, a smile finally reappearing on their faces.

Fade Chen smirked as he looked at the girls and said to Momo Soo, "Momo, since when have you learned how to lie? Let me guess, you don't really have a friend at the Rujia Hotel, do you?"

Momo Soo threw a glare in Fade Chen's direction, waving her small, clenched fist at him and said, "You're such a know- it- all, brother-in-law, and yet you pretend like you don't know anything."

Right after that, Momo Soo's expression darkened as she said in a low tone, "Senior Tan had invited me here several times before, and I thought that she'd be enthusiastic and welcoming to see us here. I never expected her to have only been interested in my family's business. Starting from yesterday, she couldn't stop mentioning about having both our families engage in business collaboration."

Yuri Zhang fell silent a moment before she spoke up, her voice as light as a feather, "Momo, don't feel too disappointed. Senior was quite welcoming, she's already brought us to so many places." Kindness came naturally for Yuri Zhang as she always searched for the best in people.

Momo Soo curled her lips and said, "I wasn't criticizing her. It's just, just..."

She ran out of words to describe what she was feeling.

Fade Chen had noticed this, as he smiled faintly and said, "It's just that you wanted a pure friendship, but you didn't know that the other party is merely taking advantage of you."

Momo Soo nodded when he heard his explanation and said, "Yes, that's precisely what I meant."

Fade Chen said, "Momo, I understand where you're coming from, but there's no such thing as a pure friendship. The entire society's made up of people taking advantage of each other. Your senior may be a little flawed with her ways, but it's perfectly normal. Because this is... society."

"Society!" The two innocent girls were processing what Fade Chen had said with their heads lowered, digesting their first lesson of entering society.