Chapter 3687: Call Your Girlfriend Along

Robert never dreamed that Steve would actually invite him to dinner.

You know, Steve had always been at odds with his grandfather, and after he was formally named heir, his grandfather tried every way to mend relations, but Steve wouldn't give him a chance, not even answering his calls.

Now Steve actually took the initiative to invite this junior to dinner—no matter how he heard it, it sounded like an Arabian Nights tale.

Among the younger generation of the Rothschild family, Robert isn't the most outstanding, but he is certainly the most self-aware; he knows he isn't exceptional in any way, only the Rothschild halo gave him too much boost and empowerment, so he also knows that someone like him, a minor figure, could never catch Steve's eye.

But even if he couldn't figure out the reason, since Steve had already invited him, he certainly couldn't refuse.

After all, Steve will one day be the helm of the Rothschild family, and any chance to get closer to him shouldn't be missed.

So he almost without hesitation immediately agreed, saying: "Okay, Steve Grandpa, I don't know where you plan to dine? I'll get ready and come over right away!"

Steve laughed: "The family has a high-end club in the Bay Area—why not dine there? Just be there in an hour."

Robert knew the club Steve mentioned; although this place could be considered his grandfather's headquarters, the family also has many directly managed properties here, and even his grandfather has no authority over them, so his family almost never comes here unless someone comes from New York.

Since Steve had already booked the place, Robert, as a junior, naturally had no objection, and he quickly agreed: "Okay, Steve Grandpa, I'm on my way."

Steve smilingly asked him: "By the way, Robert, do you have a girlfriend at school?"

Robert was greatly surprised in his heart, not knowing why Steve cared so much, but he still honestly replied: "Currently… currently I indeed have a girlfriend I'm seeing."

【13> Steve heartily laughed: "Good, then bring your girlfriend along."

Steve laughed heartily and said, "Good, then bring your girlfriend along."

"Ah?" Robert was even more astonished, a bit nervous as he said: "Steve Grandpa, I… I and her haven't even reached the stage of meeting parents yet..."

Steve casually said: "Oh, I don't even count as your parents, don't put any psychological burden on yourself, just bring her over directly, and by the way introduce her to me, I also have friends I want to introduce to you—you're both young people, you should have more common topics."

Robert completely couldn't figure it out; he couldn't really understand Steve's every word, having thought Steve inviting him to dinner was already outrageous, yet still asking him to bring his girlfriend and introduce other young people to meet him—does this old man really have so much leisure now?

But since things had come to this point, he wanted to refuse but dared not, so he could only grit his teeth and say: "Okay, Steve Grandpa..."

Steve laughed: "Then you two get ready now and come over."

"Okay." Robert hung up, feeling a surge of doubt, he didn't dare delay, so he quickly called his father first—Steve is after all the family's second-in-command, no matter what the other's intentions, Robert had to inform his family first.

His father, upon receiving the call, also felt very surprised; Steve and Robert's grandfather had already torn faces during the succession struggle, and since Robert's grandfather ultimately lost, even if he dreamed of improving relations with Steve, Steve had never given them any chance—yet now Steve actually took the initiative to invite the family's junior to dinner, which indeed is puzzling, but for the family it's also an unexpected joy, after all, from initial total hostility to now Steve being able to show friendliness toward his own children—this itself is progress.

So Robert's father instructed him: you must perform well in front of Steve; if possible, it's best to convey some goodwill messages from grandfather; best of all, invite Steve to come sit at home.

Feeling the weight of responsibility, Robert naturally agreed without hesitation, then walked out of the changing room and saw his girlfriend waiting outside.

His girlfriend stood outside the changing room door at that moment; she hadn't gone to the lounge to find a seat, nor was she leaning against the wall playing on her phone—she stood there like a model, always smiling, and when she saw Robert come out, she immediately delighted and stepped forward, smiling: "Today's changing time seems faster than before."

Robert nodded and said to her: "Catherine, if you have nothing else planned tonight, I'd like you to come with me to a dinner gathering."

"A dinner gathering?" his girlfriend asked curiously: "Didn't we say we'd just eat together? Why is there suddenly a dinner gathering?"

Robert helplessly shrugged and said: "My grandfather's elder brother came, called me saying he wants to have dinner with me, and asked if I have a girlfriend—if so, bring her too; you know, he's our family's heir, I dare not defy him."

His girlfriend's pupils shrank sharply; though her expression showed nothing, inside she was already overcome with shock and turmoil.

She is considered a "noble" among scholars—not because her mixed blood is particularly noble, but because her lineage, after many years of the Break Qing Association's history, truly possesses half of a Western noble bloodline traceable in Western history; unlike other scholars, she is considered to truly have the ticket to enter high white-collar circles.

Don't underestimate this half Western noble bloodline—for non-white ethnicities, wanting to mix into this bloodline is no easy task; although Western society nominally appears open, old money and old aristocracy are very traditional; many can tolerate cousin marriage but cannot accept interracial marriage; her lineage, starting from her grandmother's generation, has been striving to enter Western aristocratic circles; her grandmother successfully married into a fallen noble who fled Europe to America; her mother went further, marrying a somewhat renowned old money aristocrat in America—only still far from reaching the Rothschilds' top-tier level.

From childhood she was held to high expectations, undergoing saturated training, all aimed at marrying into the West's topmost family; at sixteen, after careful evaluation, her family listed Robert Rothschild as her target, so she used a nearly perfect resume to successfully apply to Stanford, then began approaching Robert with her best side, and successfully won his heart.

On the day she and Robert confirmed their relationship, her family reported the news to the Left Army Governor's Office, which immediately relayed the good news to Wu Feiyan, who even personally commended her and her family, even promising that once she successfully married into the Rothschild family, she would be given maximal freedom for her and her family, the whole family thrilled and even full of anticipation.

But she clearly knows in her heart that whether she can marry into the Rothschild family depends on Robert's parents and grandparents, not Robert himself, so she has always hoped Robert would bring her to meet his family—but she never imagined this day would come so soon, and even less imagined that the person she would meet this time would not be Robert's parents, but the Rothschild family's second-in-command, Steve Rothschild!