"Li-jie, you are so beautiful. You are still as gorgeous as ever." Shen Linqin exclaimed as she admired the beauty before her. Her eyes looked dreamily at her. "Your dress fits you perfectly. I know that all eyes will be on you tonight."
Xu Jia Li only smiled and looked at her own reflection in the mirror. What she saw was not her pretty face, nor her beautiful gown but rather a pair of autumn colored eyes gazing back at her, as if taunting, as if reminding her of her weakness. She smiled bitterly. She saw deep within her. She could never fool herself.
'Why do I feel this way?'
She didn't know what to feel. She was still thinking about last night and what transpired between the two of them.
When she woke up this morning, she immediately bid goodbye to Si Weimin and no matter how much he tried to take her back to the apartment, she refused. Yet Si Weimin asked one of the butlers to drive her home. She didn't refuse anymore and just let him assist her.
She could still recall the sadness in his dark eyes.
When she reached her apartment, she sighed and felt a deep sense of longing. She looked inside and saw that everything was in order as if yesterday's ordeal did not happen. There was no sign of blood and her room was as clean as it had been.
She was brought back to the present when Shen Linqin hold her. "Li-jie, we must go now."
She nodded and castigated herself after, 'Xu Jia Li, wake up! You have to remember why you're even here. Don't let a guy hinder you from achieving that goal. You have to focus.'
Deep within, she knew that she had to focus on her goal. She needed to avenge her mother. She needed to get back on tracks. She inhaled deeply and turned her head away from the mirror. And then, she heard Shen Linqin talking to Lan Meixu.
"Yes, Manager Lan. Li-jie is ready. Aiyoo, yes, yes. She's so beautiful! I'm really excited! The gown looks great on her. You'd better see her and you'll know what I mean." The excitement on Shen Linqin's voice was eminent. Her eyes twinkled as she continued talking to Manager Lan.
Xu Jia Li couldn't help but smile as she shook her head at Shen Linqin's childlike attitude. She knew that she was lucky to have people beside her who truly loved her. It was more than she could ask for.
After a while, Shen Linqin ended the call and began dialling another number. She called the assigned driver given by Manager Lan. Even Xu Jia Li was baffled as to why she needed to have a driver but Lan Meixu insisted and Shen Linqin only obeyed, besides it would be easier to assist Xu Jia Li if they would have someone to drive them both to the venue.
"Hello? We're ready. Please be on the underground parking. Meet us there. Thank you!" Shen Linqin said after the driver picked up the call.
A second later, she heard Linqin shout, "What?! Who are you to talk to me like that?" Her face showed annoyance as she listened on the other line.
Xu Jia Li could only observe Shen Linqin as she talked with the driver arranged by Lan Meixu. She grabbed her purse as she prepared to go.
"What?!" Shen Linqin looked like she would explode any minute as she raised her voice. Without hearing the answer from the other line, she immediately ended the call. Her face was suddenly red and her eyes glistened with hate.
"Are you alright, Linqin?" Xu Jia Li asked, her face full of concern.
"Yes, Li-jie. I'm okay but that driver! He's really annoying. I'll let him get a piece of my mind! That brute!"
Xu Jia Li only laughed and didn't ask anything further. They both left and headed down the underground parking.