秦亦舒知道他在刻意疏远，却也不恼，对他的冷漠，淡然一笑。在聚会上，一些官场的太太们，见到熟悉的人，便会熟络的上前搭话：“哟，亦舒，快快......过来坐。”
“冯姨太，苏姨太，王太太.........你们近来可好？”秦亦舒挽着他的胳膊，示意他落座。
盛方宸无奈坐下，他并不在意这些女人之间的寒暄，只是碍于她们身边的那几个男人，他们都是一些的政务官员，盛家自发家以来，和这些人向来都是恭恭敬敬，不敢怠慢。
“还说呢，约了几场牌局，都不来。是不是忙着应付男人呀？”苏蓉挤眉弄眼的望了一眼盛方宸，对着她偷笑。
“苏姨太，您就会拿我取乐！前几日玩儿的太累，想歇几天而已，等过段时间，我亲自组局，给你们赔礼道歉还不成吗？”秦亦舒撇嘴求饶。
“哎唷，瞧瞧，我们可不敢让你赔罪！之前，你是蔡局长的妹妹，都让我们敬畏，这日后，万一你多了层身份，只怕我们连约你上街都得排队呢！”王太太忍俊不禁的捂嘴偷笑。
盛方宸忙着和那几个男人周旋，全然不知这边女人的谈话内容。此时，门外已经停了一辆雪佛兰汽车，她仪态大方的从车上下来，在卓力的陪同下来到饭店的门口，蓦然停下脚步。
望着张灯结彩的大堂，听着里面响起的舞曲，内心反复挣扎，一旦踏入，就意味着，不再是他背后的小女人，而是做好与他并肩作战的准备。
她深吸了一口气，挺胸抬头，步伐沉稳的向饭店里走去，她穿梭在人群里，暂时没有看到盛方宸的身影。卓威还没来得及通报，她就被弗雷德拉到了身边。
“Miss Shen, I suddenly understand that what you Chinese often say is that one day's absence is like three years' separation. I have been waiting for your answer, but you have never come to me（沈小姐，我现在突然明白，你们中国人常说的那句，一日不见如隔三秋的含义，我一直都在等待你的回答，只是你一直都没有来找过我）”弗雷德递给她一杯酒。
“Mr. Fred, I'm sorry, I haven't had the courage to express my thoughts. Due to various factors, I am afraid of your identity. You know, in Chinese society, at a certain level, it is difficult to hear the truth again. And I, the reason why I haven't responded to your feelings for a long time, is because I thought you were just a momentary impulse towards me, but I didn't expect you to keep waiting. At this point, only after learning that you are about to return to your country, did I dare to attend the meeting and confess to you.（弗雷德先生，抱歉，我一直没有勇气袒露我的想法。因为各方面的因素，让我忌惮您的身份，您知道，在中国社会，到了一定的阶层，很难再听到真心话。而我，之所以迟迟不回应您的心意，是觉得您对我只是一时兴起，没想到，您却一直在等待。事到如今，得知您即将回国，我才敢赴会，向您坦白。）”沈穆瑶接过他的酒杯，轻呷了一口酒。
“Is it? What is your answer?（是吗？那你的答案是什么？）”弗雷德饶有兴趣的望着她的眼睛等待回应。
“I'm sorry, I can't accept your love, and I won't leave Sheng Fangchen either. Perhaps you can't understand the emotions between me and him, but I must admit that he is the only meaning for me to live.（很抱歉，我不能接受您的爱意，我也不会离开盛方宸，或许你无法理解我和他之间的这种情感，但我必须承认，他是我活下去的唯一意义。）”沈穆瑶语气笃定的回应道。
"oh My goodness, I really can't imagine. Can't you survive without this man?（哦！我的老天，我确实无法想象，难道没了这个男人，你无法存活吗？）"
“Yes.”她并没有再过多解释，斩钉截铁的回应着他。