Yusuf Zuck and Louise Garrett met Russ Trujillo and Felicity O'brien outside of the Guolin Family Restaurant. Louise had wanted to make the introduction, but when Russ greeted her with a jesting "brother-in-law," she was instantly befuddled.
Yusuf Zuck and her as-yet-unmet brother-in-law were acquainted?
"No need for introductions, we've met before. Hello, little sister," Yusuf Zuck said, reaching out his hand.
Felicity had a mission, and she didn't want to make her sister uncomfortable, so she reluctantly shook Yusuf's hand. Her expression was neither cold nor warm, not chilly but not enthusiastic either, and she didn't call him brother-in-law or speak a word.
Louise then began to feel that something was off. She knew her sister well; she had still been calling him brother-in-law over the phone before, so why the silence upon meeting?
"Shall we go upstairs? Hey, Russ, your family is from Beijing too?" Yusuf asked with genuine curiosity.