Mona, who at this moment is emerging from the villa's entrance, no longer appears in her nighttime sleepwear.
She has not only changed into a form-fitting, ribbed tank top with built-in bra cups and a round neckline, but has also donned a pair of high-waisted jeans that accentuate her long, slender legs.
Her hair is tied up, some light makeup on her face doesn't completely conceal her dark circles, yet she looks spirited and shows no signs of having stayed up all night.
"..."
Seeing Mona transform her look in the blink of an eye, Luo An's eyelids twitch, clearly understanding her intentions.
Without waiting for him to speak, the over 1.7 meters tall Mona strides up to Sweety, looking down at her with a smile and extending her hand:
"Hello, Mona Evans, Luo An's girlfriend."
Sweety, tilting her head back to shake hands with Mona, puffs out her chest with a chuckle:
"Sweety Williams, Luo An's childhood friend."
"Childhood?"
Mona squints her eyes while turning her head towards Luo An, who nods with a poker face and remarks:
"She was the neighbor kid. She used to bully me all the time."
"It was just kids playing around, it wasn't really bullying."
With a smile, Sweety releases Mona's hand and turns to Luo An, adding:
"I just didn't expect that Luo An, so skinny and tiny back then, would grow so tall and handsome now—even many of the male stars in Hollywood can't compare to you.
By the way, have you thought about pursuing opportunities in Hollywood? I know quite a few people there, and in a decade or so, who knows, an Oscar might be within reach."
"We also know some people in Hollywood, so we won't trouble Miss Williams with that."
Mona's face is bright with a radiant smile as she asks:
"May I know what brings Miss Williams here today?"
"You're really direct, not even inviting me in to sit down for a bit. Luo An must have been led astray by you."
Sweety wrinkles her nose in displeasure, then marches back to her pink sports car, retrieves a document envelope, and hands it to Luo An, saying:
"I came to deliver an invitation to a dinner party, remember to attend on time."
After saying this, Sweety hops into her car, maneuvers it around, and after sizing Mona up and down, she says with a smile to Luo An:
"Oh, and there's only one invitation, so only you can attend.
But attending a dinner party requires a date, so if you need one, remember to call me. My number is on the envelope, bye."
Boom——
As her words fall, the Porsche sports car roars into action, and Sweety speeds off, quickly vanishing from their sight.
Luo An opens the document envelope and pulls out an invitation; it is indeed from the private club for graduates of Massachusetts University as mentioned earlier by Mr. Clement, scheduled for next Wednesday evening at seven.
"Hmph."
Mona glances at the invitation and, knowing about the alumni club, says nothing more but coldly snorts, turns around, and walks back into the villa, adding:
"Don't forget to buy that maple fruit cake, but this time I want three portions."
"Okay."
Luo An agrees and plans to buy five portions because with only three, he certainly won't get a bite.
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Day by day, time marches on, and Mona remains in her bedroom like a homebody, not venturing out.
But the complexity of the program calls for more time than she anticipates; Mona has underestimated the time needed, and it's not until the next Tuesday that she finishes writing the entire program.
Before she has a chance to validate it, Luo An forcefully ties her down to the bed so she can get some rest, and then he takes care of some simple follow-up tasks.
After sleeping from four in the afternoon until nine the next morning, Mona feels much more refreshed. After a few hours' rest, she begins to validate the program, while Luo An changes into a suit and drives to the club.
The location mentioned on the invitation is situated in a wealthy district in the southeast side of Boston. As Luo An arrives at the specified spot in his Dodge Hellcat, he discovers that this location is within the rich of the rich areas.
The "club" itself is even more exaggerated; it's directly a string of villas by the sea.
Considering the perimeter fences and security measures as boundaries, this club is practically a small, seaside community.
At the entrance of the club, which looked more like a community gateway, a Caucasian man wearing a sophisticated suit slowly stopped Luo An's Dodge Hellcat. He bent over, revealing a very friendly smile, and said:
"Good evening, sir, please present your invitation."
Luo An handed over the invitation, and the Caucasian man operated on a computer nearby for a moment, then returned the invitation to Luo An, followed by giving him a card and a key, saying with a smile:
"Welcome, Mr. Greenwood, your villa for tonight is number thirty-three, turn right at the upcoming intersection. Do you need a guide?"
As he spoke, a young woman approached from the side, with golden long hair, a delicate face, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, dressed in a black ladies' suit, her suit skirt just over her knees, and her slender calves covered in black stockings.
Luo An's eyes flickered, he was about to refuse, but quickly thought of something, and smiled with a nod:
"Of course, let her get in."
"Alright."
The Caucasian man waved his hand, and the beautiful woman promptly got into the passenger seat of the Dodge Hellcat, a faint fragrance wafting over.
Luo An started the car and drove slowly ahead; the woman, while guiding him, introduced herself:
"Good evening, Mr. Greenwood, you can call me Felicia.
Tonight I am your navigator, I can answer all of your questions."
"Good."
Luo An drove the car slowly around the corner and asked:
"Tell me about tonight's schedule."
"We don't have a set schedule here, Mr. Greenwood, you are free to decide your itinerary."
Felicia shook her head, adding:
"However, there is a party at the club's southern beach bar starting at eight tonight, going until midnight.
At eight-thirty, the club's northern golf course will officially open, available until eleven o'clock tonight.
At nine, there is night fishing from the club's western yacht, lasting until three o'clock in the morning.
At nine-thirty, the club's eastern..."
Felicia went on to list more than a dozen activities; there was no rule forcing members to choose any particular one, but once an activity was chosen, the member had to stay until it ended.
The Dodge Hellcat soon arrived at the entrance of villa number thirty-three. Luo An parked the car but did not immediately get out. Instead, he turned to Felicia, the navigator in the passenger seat, and asked:
"The navigation is finished, do you have other duties?"
"Of course."
Felicia answered with a smile:
"I am responsible for answering all your questions tonight, and I will do my best to fulfill your reasonable requests."
"Reasonable requests?"
Luo An raised his eyebrows and asked:
"Then what qualifies as an 'unreasonable request'?"
Felicia's smile remained:
"Naturally, any improper conduct that violates federal law, as well as state law."
"OK."
Luo An laughed, not dwelling too much on the topic, then continued to ask:
"Would it be a legitimate request for you to drive for me?"
Felicia was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and replied:
"Of course."
Luo An got out of the car and let Felicia drive, he himself sat in the passenger seat, and then said:
"Just now you introduced seventeen activities, and also seventeen locations.
Now, you drive, take me around all seventeen locations, I will tell you when to stop, otherwise keep driving."
Felicia: "..."