Love Began with the First Meeting
Chapter 573 A Fight (Part One)

A true man will always stand by and support the woman he loves no matter what - even if it's her fault or not.

QY Island was open to anybody. It was a paradise of fun and pleasure as a lot of clubs were open all night till dawn. Tourism and the entertaining industry were the major economic sources here. Because it contributed so much to the country's economy, the government just conveniently turned a blind eye to the shady business on the island.

Leng's Corporations was going to hold a commercial cocktail party in the LW Hotel. It would be the first one held by Aaron since he had regained his control of Leng's Corporation by making use of his dominating power in the government. As a bastard, Aaron was cruel and ruthless. He had used every kind of filthy method on earth to retrieve his power in Leng's Corporations in just four years.

The cocktail party was to be held in the Dream of Luxury, the best one among the four renowned theme restaurants in the hotel. It was also the one most difficult to reserve in spite of its costliest price among the four. The restaurant consisted of two parts, the ship-shaped dining hall above ground and the underground dining hall with a transparent screen that curved 180 degrees to partition the restaurant from the sea water. The screen was made of a shock-proof and bullet-proof hard glass that was 20 centimeters in thickness. The whole interior was painted in white decorated with different shades of blue. With the help of romantic colorful lights and a variety of fish swimming outside the screen, visitors would have a feeling of dining under the sea. It resembled wonderlands so much that it seemed that time slowed down in there.

A long and fancy limousine slowly came to halt at the entrance of the hotel. A bellboy approached and opened the car door. A long leg stretched out first, the polished shoe glimmering in the sunshine. Numerous cameras flashed when its master finally stepped out. But the bodyguards were swift in hiding the man's face from view before any reporter could get a picture of it.

Brian lowered himself a little to reach out for Molly's hand. Despite his cold exterior, Molly gave him a gentle smile. The corners of her mouth lifted and her lips looked luscious as on it was a sheer layer of lip gloss. On her body was a sapphire blue strapless dress that hung way above her knees. She was wearing white heels that only made her look more delicate. Her silky hair was fixed in a loose bun adorned with a butterfly clip with crystals. On her neck was Firefly Stone, the necklace woven by nine cords with the valuable stone on the middle. Sensing her nervousness, the stone flashed a faint red light. Against the sapphire blue dress, however, the faint red was so conspicuous that it attracted everyone's attention.

Molly's eyes started to hurt as glaring flashes of camera continued to strike at them. She frowned and rested her eyes close. Brian took her by her hand and led her into the hotel lobby. She clutched her handbag tight against her chest as the bracelets on her wrists tinkled. She felt confident as she walked through these people because she could feel the strength and warmth on Brian's hand that held hers.

Brian looked handsome in his tailored suit. He went into the lobby with Molly with the help of a bell boy. Now, the reporters could only see their backs. Even though they were starting to get annoyed, they couldn't risk offending any of the guests at the cocktail party. The inside of the Dream of Luxury was already full of people. They talked, laughed, and toasted to each other. Like many other cocktail parities for celebrities, guests invited here were important people from everywhere politics, business, showbiz. They seemingly came here for the official announcement. But most of them had a different agenda for being here tonight. As the biggest names of the country gathered in this one place tonight, opportunities will be exchanged left and right. This was an unspoken standard in gatherings such as this. As the CEO of Leng's Corporation, Aaron was a favorite topic of conversation tonight. His name was dropped throughout the party like a prayer whether it was from a politician or a businessman or a celebrity. Aaron's last name Leng meant coldness, which was a good way to describe him - he was cold and distant. Therefore, courage was necessary for anyone who wanted to be close to him. Most of the guests offered him a hello and a few comments about the weather before running off as they fail to come up with more interesting things to talk about.

Aaron spotted Brian as soon as he walked in. Aaron approached him to welcome him in person. He first whispered something to Ken's ear when he saw Molly tagging along with Brian. Then Ken immediately left.

"Wow, this is a surprise. I didn't think you'd come early, "Aaron commented.

"I like to be early when it comes to things I need to do. I don't like to prolong things," Brian said flatly. Even though he was relatively peaceful, Molly could still sense his coldness.

Aaron narrowed his eyes as he looked at Molly. There was something in his gaze that only Brian could read into.

"Okay," Brian gave Molly's hand a firmer grip before continuing, "they can keep each other's company."

Molly found herself confused at what Brian had just said. When she was about to ask what he was talking about, she saw Ken walking towards them with a girl in tow. She was very beautiful with her porcelain skin and curly hair. She was wearing a pink floor-length dress that accentuated her petite body. Her face was pasted with a smile but there was something about her eyes that gave her away. She seemed to be secretly hating all of this.

Molly sank into deep thought when she settled her eyes on the girl standing in front of her. Then she heard Aaron talking, "This is Ximena Mo, my girlfriend." He turned to look at Ximena in a comparatively cold manner, "This is Molly Xia, Mr. Brian Long's wife." "Nice to meet you, Mrs. Long," Ximena addressed Molly with a smile.

Molly flushed when she heard Aaron say "Mr. Brian Long's wife." She nodded at Ximena with a smiling face and said, "Just call me Molly."

"Okay, Molly," Ximena said, smiling. She nodded at Molly as well. Her tone was quite courteous, neither too warm nor too aloof, "You can call me Ximena."

Now that the niceties were over it was time for Brian and Aaron to get to business. Brian obviously went here for a reason. While he didn't tell Molly about this specifically, she still knew. Brian waived Molly off. He told her to entertain herself first and eat something while he talked with Aaron in private. Molly nodded, then he and Aaron stalked off. Aaron gave the same reminders to Ximena.

Ximena stared at Aaron walking away until he finally disappeared into the crowd. Her lips curled as if she was upset. But she immediately shifted her expression when she turned to look at Molly, "Let's go replace a table where we can eat."

Molly nodded. As a guest, she knew to always accept the hostess' offer that was basic courtesy. Besides, she was hungry anyway. Both she and Brian were busy that afternoon that they hadn't had a chance to eat something.

They made their way towards the buffet table which was laid out with a variety of food. They picked up a plate and selected from the food, remaining silent the whole time. Since this was their first time meeting one another, no one spoke or initiated anything. Molly wasn't good at talking to strangers and Ximena seemed to be upset about something. They just smiled whenever their eyes would meet. 00000000