When Qin Shimei turned back to catch up with Zhi Ruo, she heard a woman calling her out. Qin Shimei ignored her, but Zhi Ruo, who was six feet away in front of Qin Shimei, heard everything.
Zhi Ruo stopped her walk and glared at the barking woman. Zhi Ruo had seen her on a fashion magazine before. That woman, her name was Ming Xi, a model.
"Excuse me? What did you just call my little Shimei?"
Qin Shimei finally caught up to Zhi Rou and grabbed her arm to pull her away. "Zhi Zhi, ignore her. Let's hurry up and meet up with Shūshu and Ā Yí Zhi. I am sure they have been waiting for a long time now."
Still, Ming Xi did not give in as she had her chin up. "Hmp! I called her a slut. Does she not know her place? Your friend should properly kneel and apologize to Young Master Wang."
Qin Shimei turns to glare at Ming Xi. This impudent little thing... has guts to say that? She sneered and thought, This woman wants me to kneel? Who does she think she is, the Empress?
With an irritated and haughty look, she stared at Ming Xi. "Kneel? I already apologized to him. Plus, I don't need a whore who only uses her body and not her brain to tell me to know my place."
Ming Xi pointed at Qin Shimei, "You...you..." She turns her body to the man with a pouting face, "Ju-long, I am being bullied. What will happen if someone finds out that the Wang family's only son is being looked down by a commoner?"
Qin Shimei rolled her eyes but stiffened up. Wait, Ju-long? Why does that name sound familiar?
The flashback at the hotel scene resurfaces. Qin Shimei felt like her whole body got struck by lightning. She finally focused her full attention to the quiet man who stood next to Ming Xi.
Ju-long is truly drop dead handsome. He was 191 cm tall with raven black hair, and pure gold eyes. Along with a sharp and divine jawline, straight sword-like eyebrows, thin pale pink lips, and a perfect high nose. His body build is not too slim or muscular, but enough for his expensive suits to show the toned muscles in the right places. Qin Shimei tried to find the similarity between the Ju-long in front of her and the one at the hotel.
Like a slap in the face, she finds that all the features are the same! It's just the color of the iris is different. The Ju-long in front of her had pure gold while the one at the hotel had red glowing eyes.
While Qin Shimei was too busy staring at Ju-long's face, what she didn't know was that he has been watching her ever since she got off the elevator. She also did not realize that all of her thoughts were easily read by the man when she was busy examining him!
When Qin Shimei locked eyes with Ju-long, she saw the same smirk on his face! She felt a cold shiver run down her spine. In a nervous voice, she prompted Zhi Ruo, "Zhi Zhi, let's go. Sh-shūshu and Ā Yí Zhi are pro-probably waiting."
When Zhi Ruo saw Qin Shimei's pale and frightened face, she did not retaliate this time. As they turned around to leave, she can feel Qin Shimei' hands shaking. Zhi Ruo gripped her hands and gave her a worried look.
Qin Shimei gently squeezed her palm to calm her nerves and responded to her best friend with a nod and a reassuring smile.
Ming Xi thought Qin Shimei was scared because of Ju-long's status. She got arrogant and would not let them slip away so easily.
She raised her voice at them, "Hey! I'm not through with you yet!" But Qin Shimei and Zhi Ruo ignored her while walking to their destination. Two staff members, who stood by the entrance, opened the wide tinted glass french doors as the two radiant ladies sashayed through.
A flash of mirth passed through the male's eyes before instantly disappearing. Ju-long, in his nonchalant attitude, pulled away Ming Xi's clutch from his arm. "Ming Xi, if you don't shut up, you can walk back home yourself. Know your place since this is a business dinner, not a date."
Ju-long swiftly walked into the restaurant, leaving behind the fuming and jealous Ming Xi. He looked at the direction where Qin Shimei left. Unknowingly, a playful smile emerged on his majestic face.
Ming Xi, who got ditched by Ju-long, dug her long fingernails deep into her palm and caused blood to taint the free edges of her nails. She cursed Qin Shimei and Zhi Ruo for ruining her chance with the infamous Wang Ju-long.
Surrounded with chattering and clinking utensils, Qin Shimei and Zhi Ruo finally arrived at the table where General Zhi and his wife were patiently sitting. They were seated by the windows that shown the beautiful view of city lights below. Qin Shimei and Zhi Ruo sat respectively across from the old couple.
Even though the old couple were in their mid 40's, they still looked young, and their faces showed no signs of wrinkles.
General Zhi is a fine-looking middle-aged man with the chinstrap beard on his powerful, inverted triangle face. He had tanned skin with a fit and stern body. Even though his title sounds intimidating, he is actually a very romantic, loyal and loving husband, and father.
Zhi Ruo looked exactly like her mother, Auntie Zhi, but the only difference is that Auntie Zhi had some white strands of hair which emphasized her age. Nonetheless, it makes her look more attractive and easy on the eyes.
General Zhi wore his general uniform while Auntie Zhi is wearing a long and elegant purple cheongsam dress.
General Zhi has a bright smile on his face, "Ah! Mei'er, it has been a long time since I last saw you. You got a lot skinnier, but a little taller too! Did my little Ruo'er not feed you?"
Zhi Ruo pouted at General Zhi, "Bà, why are you blaming me? You don't know how much bizarre foods little Shimei stuffs in her mouth and still stays skinny!"
Auntie Zhi looks at the father and daughter pair, bickering. She places a hand on General Zhi's shoulder, "Hunny, stop teasing our daughter."
Then Auntie Zhi shook her head and turned to Qin Shimei. A soft gasp can be heard from Auntie Zhi, "Mei'er, why is your face so pale? What happened?"
Qin Shimei unconcernedly waved her hand, "It's nothing serious, Ā Yí Zhi. I just need some rest and I'll be fine. I'm sure Shūshu and Ā Yí have been waiting for a long time so we should go ahead and order food."
Auntie Zhi gently smiled at Qin Shimei, knowing how the woman does not want to talk about it. "Okay. If you have any problem just let us know."
Qin Shimei replied with an "Hmm...".
Soon after, Zhi Ruo gently elbowed Qin Shimei's arm to get her attention. Qin Shimei tilted her head, giving her a questionable look. Zhi Ruo points her chin at the entrance to glance at that direction. Qin Shimei turned her attention to the wide open french doors and saw Ju-long and Ming Xi making their way in.
* Ā Yí - auntie
* Shūshu - uncle
*Bà - daddy