Chapter 1122 More Comfortable Being Alone

“It’s fine, but…” Iris still sought the attendant’s opinion. The attendant smiled. “Miss Zephyr, if you don’t mind letting her join you on the swing, then please feel free. Although this swing had never held two people at once before, I suppose it shouldn’t be a big problem.” “... Had never held two people at once before?” Iris felt nervous because of what the attendant said. She was not afraid of falling over. She was only afraid that she might accidentally break the swing. After all, this was not hers and she should not be calling the shots. She thought about it and got down from the swing before looking at Ylana apologetically. “I’m sorry. The swing doesn’t belong to me, so I can’t decide if you can sit on it or not. You can decide on your own if you want to get up or not.” Ylana, “...” It was just a small matter that Ylana did not care about as she could not be bothered if Iris let her get up the swing or not. Her main purpose here was just to find an opportunity to get some information out of Iris to find out the relationship between Iris and Quentin. She never thought that Iris would let her make the decision herself. In other words, she would have to be the decision-maker for her choices and any consequences from that would have to be held by herself. ‘It looks like I’ve underestimated her. She’s not as stupid as she looks. ‘Would it be difficult for me to get any information out of her then?’ Ylana quickly reacted with a smile and said, “If that’s the case, it would be rude of me to insist on getting on the swing, but why did you think of coming out here? The dinner party looks rather happening, doesn't it?” Ylana spoke as she chose a stone stool and sat down. The long train from her dress was now dragging on the floor. Iris saw that and had no choice but to walk over and sat opposite Ylana. Her dress was not too long, just nice at the level of her knees, revealing her slim and beautiful legs. Sitting down was not a problem for her as it would not drag on the floor. This scene, when compared, made Ylana feel uncomfortable in her heart. She recognized the dress Iris was wearing. It was the work of a famous designer and she loved his work. Unfortunately… the designer only made one size of each design and none of it fit her. Ylana had a body that could easily gain a few pounds even when she ate very little, yet she was too lazy to workout… All she could do was control her diet and avoid fattening foods but at times, she would binge on sugary foods and fried stuff. When she gained weight, her dresses would no longer fit her and would reveal all the imperfections that she was insecure about. Besides, she had thicker thighs too. She never thought that the dress from this designer would fit Iris so well. “The banquet hall is indeed happening but I prefer to be alone. It’s more comfortable.” Iris explained after she sat down. Ylana regained her senses and smiled. “I see. I feel the same way too. The dinner party feels a little meaningless to me, that’s why I wanted to come out for a breather but I ended up losing my way around. Can I stay here with you for a while if you don’t mind?” Iris nodded. “Sure.” Iris had brought along a lot of cakes with her when she came out and she felt bad eating alone, thus she offered them to Ylana. Ylana’s expression changed a little when she saw the cakes. “No thank you. I’m on a diet and these things have too many calories in them.” “Is it?” Iris looked at the food she brought with her. They were indeed high-calorie foods. She thought about it and said, “Not even a bite?” Ylana waved her hand to reject the offer. “Okay, I shall dig in then. I haven’t eaten anything today so I’m just going to fill my stomach a bit.” Iris then began eating the cakes she took. Ylana thought that Iris was one of those girls who never grow fat no matter how much they ate, but after what Iris said about not eating for a day, she scoffed inwardly. ‘What? Turns out she’s the kind that would starve herself because she’s afraid of getting fat. Why is she eating cakes then? Who is she putting up a show for?’ Ylana then said, “Aren’t you afraid of gaining weight if you eat so many cakes?” Iris shook her head. “It should be fine. I do love cakes.” She was only worried that her tummy would protrude from eating too much. “...” ‘Heh,’ Ylana smirked inwardly, ‘continue with your act. Wait till I reveal your true colors.’ “Aren’t you on a diet since you didn’t eat anything the whole day?” Iris did not feel anything wrong with Ylana’s question and nodded her head. “Hmm. This dress needs a good figure. I dared not eat anything because I was worried that my tummy would protrude against the dress. That's why I let myself go hungry. However, I won’t need to wear this after the dinner party has ended, so it should be fine if I eat a little.” Ylana, “...” ‘I never thought that she would be so honest and didn’t even suspect anything wrong with my question.’ Ylana quizzically asked, “Do you go on a diet regularly?” Iris shook her head. “Nope. I’ve been too busy with work and because of that, I keep losing weight.” She used to be able to maintain her weight well but ever since she came back here, she kept losing weight. Before this, she could not even fit into this dress. Such is life… Ylana no longer wanted to talk about this when she looked at Iris’s slightly oval-shaped face, her slim arms, and her small waist. Iris slowly enjoyed her food and stopped talking to Ylana. Ylana sat a while and finally could not hold back from saying, “Um… I saw that you seem to have come with President Hall?” “Cough.” Iris immediately stopped eating when she heard Ylana mention ‘President Hall’ and nearly choked on her food. She patted her chest to ease the food down her throat and the attendant came up to her with a drink. “Miss Zephyr, have a drink.” Iris took the drink to soothe her throat before she looked at Ylana. Ylana was beautiful and wore an expensive dress. Before this, she claimed that she lost her way after coming out of the washroom, but it was quite far from the banquet to this place. Iris felt that she would not have been able to lose her way to this yard if not for the attendant leading her here. At first, Iris thought that Ylana lost her way because of the unfamiliarity with this place, but after she mentioned ‘President Hall’, Iris felt that something was not right. Now that she analyzed the whole thing, she was quite sure that something was fishy with this lady. ‘She could have lost her way elsewhere so why here? Besides, she could have easily asked for directions back to the banquet hall. Why did she stay here and talk about these things with me?’ Ylana inexplicably felt guilty when Iris stared at her with keen eyes. ‘Why is she looking at me sharply? I’ve simply asked a random question.’ She thought about it and quickly tried to cover up her previous question. “Don’t misunderstand. I’m just asking for the fun of it. I won’t ask anymore if it’s inconvenient for you to say anything.”