Chapter 687: Chapter 491, Cocktail Party_2
With the music playing in the background, Rebecca was softly introducing the dignitaries present at the gathering.
There were established nobles and well-known merchants from the city.
Though it was not a formal gathering, under the personal invitation of ‘Olivia’, many influential figures of the city had arrived.
As it wasn’t a large scale banquet.
It didn’t take long; Olivia made her appearance, escorted by a group of middle-aged noblewomen.
She first delivered a few public remarks before descending to engage in enthusiastic conversations with some of the nobles.
Not much later.
Olivia, with her entourage of noblewomen, walked towards Rebecca, all smiles.
Olivia herself was quite striking. She carried herself with dignity, dressed in a long pale purple dress, with an emerald gemstone necklace adorning her neck.
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She was different from Rebecca.
Olivia’s beauty was mature and intelligent, full of elegance. Despite her well-preserved appearance, her age nearing forty was evident.
Contrarily, Rebecca embodied a timeless beauty, a combination of vivacity and fullness.
The other noblewomen, when compared to the two, fell short by quite a bit.
Despite their dazzling array of jewels, their looks and demeanor were not in the same league.
“Rebecca, is this your husband?” Olivia asked as she approached, her eyes roaming curiously over the young man standing before her.
As she surveyed him, she nodded approvingly, as if quite satisfied.
Her gesture was akin to a girlfriend’s mother seeing her daughter’s boyfriend for the first time.
Ahem!
Rebecca cleared her throat lightly and said, “Olivia, this is Fang Hao.”
She turned to Fang Hao and introduced, “This is Olivia.”
In total, five women had arrived.
Apart from speaking to Olivia, Rebecca ignored the rest of the women completely.
But the other women also pretended not to notice and maintained their pleasant smiles.
All of them were sizing up Fang Hao.
Fang Hao stood up, and greeted, “Fang Hao. It’s an honor to meet Mrs. Olivia and the beautiful ladies.”
Olivia quickly returned the greeting as well, “I’m pleased to meet you too, Mr. Fang Hao.”
Olivia had already been informed about Fang Hao’s identity.
Still, to the other women, this gave them reason to look at him afresh.
They had noticed Rebecca’s accompanying man earlier, and were impressed by his appearance and manners.
But because he looked younger, even younger than their own children, they did not think much of it.
However, seeing Olivia’s reaction and hearing recent rumors about Rebecca’s change of husband, they quickly caught on.
In fact, it’s quite liberal here.
A woman marrying a younger husband isn’t unusual, it’s just less common.
Olivia took a seat next to Fang Hao, “Mr. Fang Hao, are you a transmigrator?”
Fang Hao sat straight, “Yes, my city is near Lyss City.”
Another woman questioned, “A transmigrator, huh? How strong is your city, do you have any industries?”
Fang Hao shifted his gaze and responded, “The city’s development is quite satisfactory, with a few thousand troops. We have opened a textile store; the clothing business is doing well.”
Another woman followed up, “What scale? How does it compare to Fairy Dream Tower?”
Fang Hao smiled and replied as if a machine programmed to answer, “In terms of clothing, our business is doing better than Fairy Dream Tower’s.”
“Really? Even better than Fairy Dream Tower?” the women appeared skeptical.
Fang Hao nodded, “The garments we produce are indeed more popular than those of Fairy Dream Tower. What Rebecca is wearing is our own production.”
At this revelation, all eyes were once again on Rebecca.
Upon their arrival, they had noticed Rebecca’s dress.
And the stockings she wore over her legs.
These noblewomen decked in expensive and extravagant attire and jewelry.
But Rebecca’s dress was even more audacious.
It highlighted a woman’s figure perfectly.
At this gathering, she was undoubtedly the center of everyone’s attention.
Not just the noblewomen.
The men in the hall were also stealing glances at Rebecca.
“Rebecca, stand up and let us see,” Olivia said, taking Rebecca’s hand.
Without refusing, Rebecca stood up and turned around for everyone to see.
“Isn’t this a bit too daring?”
“The fabric feels really nice to touch.”
“The craftsmanship isn’t bad either. How did you achieve this glossiness?”
Initially, the other noblewomen who had accompanied Olivia had started surrounding Rebecca and engaging in conversation.
Rebecca quietly answered their questions and introduced the matters related to Bone Textile Store.
Suddenly, the distance between them seemed to lessen.
Olivia found the dress that accentuated the figure particularly intriguing.
But she was more curious about the young man sitting next to her, who was clearly about the same age as her son.
“How did you and Rebecca meet?” Olivia shifted a bit closer to Fang Hao to inquire.
“At that time, I was setting up a mercenary group in Lyss City. We worked together to annihilate the Faceless, and thus grew close,” Fang Hao continued answering.
Olivia nodded, “This is the first time I’ve seen Rebecca admire a man so much. You must treat her well.”
Fang Hao shrugged, “She’s in power, you should be telling her to treat me well.”
Olivia chuckled, finding Fang Hao’s reply entertaining.