Why it never ends

Chapter 1076 Invitation

Once this conversation started between Stella and Kovichik, it seemed that Hesta and Tiexi had nothing to do with it.

Tiexi completely understood why Stella needed him to stand by her side. His only role here was to make use of her remaining energy when Stella was losing interest - even if Stella had thousands of ways to end a conversation she was not interested in, none of them would be as simple and straightforward as "My friend is feeling a little unwell, I'll accompany her to rest for a while."

Helping to pick up the conversation when the atmosphere turns cold? Unless Stella intended to do so, this kind of thing would never happen to her.

Hesta listened to the two discussing tonight's wine, and then he realized that Stella seemed to know a lot about wine. Stella raised the wine glass towards the light, motioning Hesta and Tiexi to look at the light orange color on the edge of the glass - this meant that this bottle of red wine was very mature, unlike those red wines made in recent years, which always had blue-purple edges.

After Stella finished praising the wine, she began to pretend to praise Hesta for his taste. Hesta spread his hands and said, "It's none of my business. I don't drink, so how can I understand this?"

Stella looked surprised: "It seems that there is a very senior person who is giving you advice?"

Hesta was about to say that the selection of products for tonight was all arranged by Lei Lin, but Kovicik immediately interrupted him.

"This is Sir Tryon's collection," said Koveshik. "I knew it as soon as I tasted the 'blanc de noirs' over there. He never disappoints in this regard."

"What is 'Black in White'?" Hesta asked.

Stella smiled slightly and looked at Kovicik.

"That's right. Generally speaking, white wine can only be made from light-colored grapes," Kovicik said softly. "But if the winemaker is skilled and can avoid contact with the grape skins during the winemaking process, then dark grapes can also be used to make white champagne. This kind of exquisite product is called white in black..."

Kovicik had long wanted to comment on tonight's wine selection in front of Hesta, but among a group of people drinking water and juice, he was unable to take advantage. It was not until Stella brought the topic to wine that he became excited - the taste for wine was obviously an important reflection of one's status.

Except for Kovichik himself, the other three people present could see that he was extremely happy at the moment. Stella gave him the main stage of the conversation, but she would occasionally add a sentence or two to agree or refute, so as not to let Kovichik realize that she was talking too much. In just a few rounds, Kovichik sighed several times from the bottom of his heart, as if he had already regarded Stella as a half-confidant.

Looking at Kovicik who suddenly started to talk nonstop, Hesta finally realized what Stella was doing. She was a little confused at first. Wasn't it natural that the wine selection tonight was good? Lai Lin was a tavern owner. It was not strange that a tavern owner knew how to choose wine... Why did she need to explain this?

The more excited Kovicik was, the more complicated Hesta felt. She suddenly began to reflect on whether she had been treated in this way when she talked to Stella in the past. Otherwise, how could she explain that she had agreed to let this person come to do equestrian therapy for Eucalyptus without checking Tiexi's background?

Stella is Miss Chiba's friend. The two have been good friends for many years and have close contacts. Even the report many years ago that directly shattered the Third District United Government's conspiracy to kidnap people was written by this shrewd and capable journalist...but these do not prove that she has the ability to identify therapists.

...However, the limitation of human beings lies in that once they classify the other party into the "trustworthy" camp, some unreasonable filters will inexplicably appear.

Thinking of this, Hesta couldn't help but re-examine Stella. She suddenly remembered that Pakat had relayed Stella's evaluation of Eucalyptus in the morning. If Eucalyptus was the kind of person who had "you can trust me" written on her face, then Stella was the type who could subtly make people forget to think about "whether she is trustworthy" during the conversation.

Kovicik was talking excitedly when he suddenly realized that Hesta had not looked at him for a long time. Instead, he was looking at Stella. This made him feel like a bucket of cold water was poured on him. His original witty remarks suddenly disappeared and he became a little at a loss.

Stella immediately and considerately handed over a new glass of wine, and Kovicik took it and closed his mouth.

"I've learned." Hesta suddenly clapped his hands and looked at Kovichik, "I didn't expect you to know so much about drinks." Kovichik, who was suspended in the air again, felt like he was back on the ground - this had almost become the norm when he was with Hesta. Kovichik felt his heart beating violently again. Less than ten seconds of silence made his back sweat. He suddenly realized how embarrassed he was. After a few simple responses, he smiled and asked the butler to push him to the lounge to wipe his face.

Stella watched him leave with concern in her eyes, and was suddenly patted on the shoulder by Hesta.

"Are you free next week?" Hesta asked.

"Hmm?" Stella turned around and blinked innocently, "When exactly?"

"Next week," Hesta repeated. "Pakat and I are going to go south again. I just suddenly thought that if you could go with Pakat, she might be more adaptable."

Stella’s expression became intriguing: “…Go to the south, what are you doing.”

"Take some photos?" Hesta said, "The scenery over there is nice."

"I'm not an old wizard who does landscape photography... but it's okay." Stella shook her wine glass, "As long as you ask me, no matter when, I will always have time."

"...That's great." Hesta looked away. "Go ask Pakat for the details. When you're done talking to her, come find me and we'll talk about other things."

Stella readily agreed, and then said: “Actually, I heard her say a little bit at noon…”

Before he could finish his words, Rico's piercing voice "Jane——!" came from the yard. Everyone in the main house stopped talking at the same time and turned to look at the door.

Li Ge took off his helmet and rushed into the house. She was stunned by the sight of the living room decorated with lights, and then she laughed out loud: "You are having a cocktail party! Well done, very well done!"

Hesta walked through the crowd: "I haven't seen you since this afternoon. Where have you been--"

Rico pointed to the dark yard outside the house and said, "Turan is here! I'll pick her up at the station!"

Hesta's expression froze for a moment, and then instantly turned into a strong surprise: "You mean..."

"She also brought a friend of hers, a doctor from District 14. She asked if she could stay with us temporarily, and I agreed right away - it should be no problem."

Rico looked at Hesta, watching the ecstatic expression on his friend's face turn to confusion and his voice stumble.

"The Doctor...from District 14?"