Chapter 300: Encountered Everywhere

Even though Emily was slow when it came to relations, she could still catch the teasing look in Zola's eyes.

She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You've got it wrong. Aaron and I are friends and business partners. I'm actually half an owner of Vanguard Innovations Group. Having you work directly with Vanguard Innovations Group will give you peace of mind, and besides, for mass production later on, we'll need Vanguard Innovations Group anyway. I can't do it all by myself."

Emily's explanation actually made Zola trust her even more.

Kaia was now looking at Emily like a total fan. "Emily, are you still taking followers? No, I want to be your first follower. Please take me on! How can you be so amazing? I need to learn from you!"

Kaia's behavior was very familiar to Emily.

She'd seen it many times on Sophia's face.

Emily couldn't help but pat Kaia's head. "I can take you as a follower, but I'm afraid the first spot is already taken. Otherwise, that person would probably get jealous."

Kaia was quite disappointed.

But only for a moment.

She was open-minded and easygoing by nature, so she let it go right away.

She even couldn't help but say, "Looks like I came too late. Oh well, as long as I'm your follower, Emily, that's good enough. But Emily, when can you introduce me to your other follower? I want to see who else has such good taste like me."

Emily noticed that Kaia's personality was similar to Sophia's in some ways.

She genuinely liked Kaia and nodded. "Sure, when there's a chance, I'll introduce you two."

With that, the business talk was done.

Zola was the owner and didn't have to stay in the shop all the time, so she planned to invite Emily and Kaia to have a meal together.

Kaia knew what Zola was thinking and suggested, "How about we skip it this time? I still want to take Emily out to have some fun!"

As for where, Kaia didn't say.

But Emily's eyes flickered.

Where? What fun?

She, the person in question, had no idea!

However, compared to her relationship with Zola, she naturally felt closer to Kaia, who had no business interests with her and seemed like a nice person. So even though she had questions, she didn't call Kaia out on it.

Seeing that Emily didn't object, and that it was Kaia who said this, Zola naturally didn't insist.

"Alright then, another time. Besides, Ms. Johnson still needs to give me acupuncture, right?"

Zola's response was straightforward.

This made both Emily and Kaia think even better of her.

Especially Kaia.

"Zola, you're really nice. Don't worry, I won't let Calista and the others give you a hard time today. I'll bring more people to your shop later."

Kaia said generously.

Zola smiled with her eyes crinkling. "That sounds great. I'll thank you in advance."

Kaia happily left with Emily.

Only in the car did Emily finally ask Kaia, "Where did you say you were taking me?"

Kaia seemed a bit embarrassed now. "Emily, you're not mad at me for making decisions on my own, are you? But Daniel said today I'm in charge of your schedule, so that's why I decided this."

"No, I'm not. So can you tell me now?"

Emily trusted that Kaia had good judgment and wouldn't take her anywhere inappropriate.

Only then did Kaia speak up. "Daniel has a banquet with Gilbert today. Aren't you curious about who they're meeting and what they're talking about?"

This was completely unexpected for Emily.

"Not really that curious."

"How can you not be curious? With such an excellent man like Daniel, who knows what women might approach him at the banquet. We need to see if Daniel can resist temptation. How about a surprise inspection this time?"

Kaia tried hard to persuade her.

This made Emily suspect she was up to something.

Could it be that she only seemed to have let go of Daniel's rejection, but actually held a grudge and wanted revenge?

Emily was looking at her with some suspicion.

She shook her head. "You might have some misunderstanding. Daniel and I, our relationship is actually..."

"You don't need to say it, I know. Emily, you're so excellent, it's right not to immediately agree to be with Daniel. You should test and evaluate him more. So this time we're going to watch and evaluate Daniel properly. I can tell Daniel really likes you, but we need to see if he's worth your affection.

How's that for being a follower? This is for your lifelong happiness. If this one doesn't work out, that's fine. Emily, you're so excellent, we can always find another one."

At that moment, Daniel, who was already in the car with Gilbert heading to the banquet, suddenly felt his nose itching.

Emily was actually embarrassed by what Kaia said.

Was Daniel really that obvious...

Just as Emily was lost in thought recalling Daniel's expressions, Kaia, seeing her silence, continued to persuade. "Emily, I can see you're career-minded too. The evaluation is one thing, but more importantly, there should be plenty of excellent people coming today. Maybe you'll find potential business partners. You should go meet them and make more connections."

From Zoey's words, Kaia had also glimpsed something about Emily's family background.

Perhaps because of her background, it might actually increase the difficulty of her marrying Daniel.

She was already excellent enough. Kaia hoped to help Emily become so excellent that others would overlook the gap created by her family background.

Seeing Kaia's good intentions, Emily didn't refuse this time.

"Okay, let's go take a look."

As soon as Emily nodded.

Kaia immediately had the driver take her to a professional makeup artist.

And she had already prepared a gown for her.

After Emily had her makeup done and put on the gown, not only did the stylist keep praising her and taking photo after photo.

Even Kaia, who was used to seeing beautiful people, couldn't hide her amazement at seeing Emily now.

"I knew you were pretty, but with just a little styling, you're this gorgeous. I dare say you'll definitely outshine everyone tonight."

Kaia praised generously.

Hearing this, Emily hesitated a bit. "There's no need to be that high-profile. Maybe I should change into something simpler."

She wasn't there to stand out for fame, so she felt it wasn't necessary.

But under the strong persuasion of Kaia and the stylist, Emily gave in and agreed.

She actually hadn't expected Kaia to make such a big deal of it. If she'd known, she wouldn't have agreed.

Just as Emily was being coaxed into confusion, Kaia brought her to the banquet venue.

As soon as the two appeared.

One dressed bright and lively.

The other dressed elegant and dignified, they caught many people's attention.

Feeling so many eyes on her, Emily decided to keep a low profile later and stand to the side.

She could already see people walking toward them with wine glasses.

Many beautiful women had come to tonight's banquet, all dressed to impress, and everything had been harmonious.

But Emily's appearance broke that harmony.

Because among those present were Calista and Zoey.