"Fate ties everything together. Maybe we're having a barbecue here for a reason. It's very important for
things to happen at the right time, right place, and with the right people. These elements are
indefensible. Anyway, Nacy, try some of these kebabs. Tell me if I'm a good cook or not." Bruce
gracefully picked up a kebab, dipped it in a thin layer of seafood sauce and handed it to Nacy.
Nacy took the steaming hot kebab, put it on her plate, and gently blew on it. After a while, she took a
bite of the kebab. She chewed it with a surprised look on her face, then gave a thumbs up. "Wow, this
is delicious! How did you roast it? Your cooking skills are good enough that you can open a barbecue
booth at the school gate...This is your ticket to popularity!"
"You really have a good business acumen." Bruce put all the kebabs on the plate. He took out the
needle mushrooms and chicken wings from the trunk and put them onto a piece of tin foil.
"Ha-ha. What do you think of my idea? Tell me... Would you be interested in running a barbecue
shop?"
"If you like eating barbecued food so much, I can roast some more things for you later..." Bruce spoke
with an air of ambiguity, looking up at Nacy.
Nacy twisted her mouth, blushing a little, then frowned on purpose. She felt a little embarrassed at his
words. "What if you change your mind in the future?"
"Why would I? It's just a barbecue, right? But you'd better eat less. It's not good for your health," Bruce
said with a smile, looking at the needle mushroom in his hand.
Nacy curled her lips, shrugging. She hadn't had barbecue since marrying Simon. Simon was a man
who led a healthy and cautious life. He was against consuming roadside, fried, and barbecued food. He
often took her to eat Western foods like beefsteak but never let her eat from cheap roadside stands.
Simon loved Nacy a lot, but in his own method of loving and caring for her, he forgot to consider what
her expectations from their marriage were.
Nacy was a naturally curious woman, who liked to pursue new things. She was fed up with eating the
same Western food and having the same red wine. Sometimes, her idea of change and satisfaction
meant having a casual barbecue or some cheap junk food. Simon was uptight in that manner, being a
person who didn't like breaking the rules for healthy living. He had grown up in a traditional family, and
everything he did in his life aligned with his parents' expectations from him, which explained why he
was so conservative regarding some things.
"Just once in a while. I haven't eaten kebabs for years!" Nacy stared at the slice of pork in her hands. It
was so tempting that she couldn't take her eyes off it!
"Is that by choice? Or is that how your husband likes to live?" Bruce gave a faint and warm smile.
"Partly. But he isn't that strict anymore," Nacy spoke casually, after devouring the piece of meat and
throwing the bamboo stick into the trash can. Bruce noticed how she was unwilling to meet his eyes.
Bruce and Nacy had a great afternoon, talking with their hearts open. Nacy hadn't felt like herself to this
extent in a long time. Bruce was an intelligent guy, for he could make out what was on her mind, so he
avoided some sensitive topics. He only mentioned Simon once, half-jokingly.
"Have some of these kebabs yourself! I'm so stuffed!" Nacy suddenly realized he hadn't eaten any of
the kebabs. How could he restrain himself from eating such delicious food?
"I thought you liked them too much. So I'd just roast them for you. You can have as many as you want."
With a pair of thick, black-rimmed glasses on his handsome, chiseled face, Bruce looked sincere but
cheerful. Nacy noticed how gentle he appeared.
Bonnie and Jennifer also happened to come to the resort for a barbecue that day. Bonnie was wearing
a pink gauze dress with pearls pinned on the hemline; while Jennifer wore a plain, white T-shirt and a
pair of jeans shorts, matched with a pair of sunglasses. Her white and slender legs were particularly
striking, attracting the crowd's attention.
With a blue knitted hat on her head, Jennifer squinted her eyes and elbowed Bonnie as soon as she
spotted Nacy and Bruce. "Bonnie, look! Isn't that Nacy and Bruce?"
Bonnie looked where Jennifer was pointing. From where she was standing, it was hard to see who the
girl was, especially since she had her back to Bonnie, but Bruce's side face could be seen clearly.
With a sneer on her lips, she said, "Nacy just got divorced. I cannot believe she is already hanging out
with another man! What a bitch!"
"Exactly. I understand now why Simon abandoned her! If I had married such a shameless woman, I
would have divorced her a long time ago," Jennifer remarked in a mocking, sour tone.
"Wait here. I'll go over there to check if it's really that shameless bitch!" Bonnie took her large
sunglasses off her delicate face and walked on with a vicious smile.
Jennifer nodded with a smirk. She then took a seat nearby, casually waiting for the drama to unfold.
Bonnie pretended to casually walk past Nacy and Bruce, sneakily taking many pictures of them.
She lowered her head and stared at her phone, so Nacy wouldn't notice her.
"Hey, where are you guys? Have you arrived?" Bonnie walked toward Nacy and spoke loudly,
pretending to be on the phone.
Nacy recognized her voice and turned around. A frown came across her face as soon as she spotted
Bonnie.
She saw her looking right and left with her back to Nacy.
"Aha! What a scene!" Nacy said contemptuously.
Hanging up the phone, Bonnie turned around, acting like she had just seen Nacy. She put on a fake
smile and spoke with feigned enthusiasm, "Hey! What a coincidence to see you here, vice director Xu!"
Nacy raised her eyebrows and stood up suddenly. She took a few steps toward Bonnie and folded her
hands against her chest. "Look who it is...Bonnie... I was just wondering why the air had suddenly
become so foul. Now I know it's because of your presence..."
The two women glared at each other like angry lionesses, urging the other to admit her defeat first.
Nacy had deliberately stepped so close to Bonnie. She wanted to get a whiff of her perfume, but it
turned out that she wasn't wearing the same one today. She observed her face closely and noticed the
wrinkles at the corner of her eyes.
"Could it be that you have a nose of a dog, Miss Jin? Maybe that's why you can smell the air." Bonnie
pursed her lips and raised one of her eyebrows, crossing her hands against her chest like Nacy.
Nacy stared back at her with fire in her eyes. After all, she was a professional actress. Undoubtedly,
she was more domineering as far as the fierceness was concerned. "You have wrinkles around your
eyes. That's bad. You've begun losing your beauty already in your twenties. I'm afraid you'll get a
premature menopause. You'd better go to the hospital and inject some Botox to maintain your
face...How else will you steal other women's husbands?"
Bonnie maintained her calm even after hearing Nacy's attacking words. "Thank you for reminding me,
Miss Jin. But you'd better take care of yourself first. Divorced at such a young age? Some would
consider that a failure..."
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