It was about 2 pm when they were done with their gift making activity.
"Finally!!! Jiejie! Gege! We're done now right? We can relax now right?"
Chen Fengju was feeling excited again when he thought of having fun. This made the other three chuckle and smile at his cuteness. This maknae maybe a very brave cadet of the army training centre, but to them, he was still their baby teddy bear.
"There, there. Calm down Xiaofeng. We've to get ready for the party too. There's no rest for today. Guys let's hurry up and go home."
It seemed as if Chen Lisheng was unwilling to waste any time today, but he knew better what the real reason was. It was one thing when he wasn't aware of his feelings towards Shen XiaoLi, but now that he has acknowledged them, they seem to get stronger by the passing minute. He don't want to be with her under the same roof if it wasn't necessary. He was afraid he might do something he'll regret later. Chen Lisheng started tiding up the place and ignored the questioning glances the other three gave him. This forced others to help him and give up on the idea of resting.
While the Chen brothers were busy loading their car, Chen Xixi pulled Shen XiaoLi aside.
"You were all giggly and excited, then why is gege in a bad mood? What happened?"
"I'm confused too. Before you both came, he asked me if I enjoyed his company and he told me he enjoyed too. He was being all shy and cute while shopping. I don't know why he's so grumpy now."
Both the girls were trying to decode what's going on in Chen Lisheng's mind.
"I guess it's because we interrupted your sweet time together. He must be cursing us right now. Wow! XiaoLi, he's whipped! Haha. My hard work payed off. Being a cupid is so hard. phew~"
Chen Xixi nudged XiaoLi whose face was as red as a tomato.
"Xiaoxi I think we should not get ahead of ourselves. Let's wait until he proposes. Until then I don't wanna get my hopes high."
Excitement seemed to vanish from their faces and it was replaced by sadness.
"Don't overthink XiaoLi. My gege isn't someone who will lead someone on. Specially, someone so close to our family. Mom will beat the crap out of him if he does so. So you should enjoy yourself and let go of all worries."
The besties hugged as they comforted each other. What they didn't knew that this conversation willed Chen Lisheng to clear everything out with Shen XiaoLi even more.
Chen Mansion
"Honey, where are the children? The arrangements are done and they party will begin in an hour. They need to get ready too."
Mrs. Chen was in her room getting ready for their grand 'wedding'. Th gown she wore on her wedding was altered in a manner that it would fit her now and it looked as good as new. Same was with Mr. Chen's suit. The Chen couple was quite hesitant about this idea of 'remarriage' but the children were so excited about it, they didn't had the heart to turn them down. But now the reason for this ceremony were nowhere to be seen, which worried mother Chen a lot.
"Don't worry xinxin they'll be here soon. You know their habit. They must be busy preparing a gift of us. A special gift. They know how much we love their meaningful gifts. So don't worry and let them do it peacefully."
The servants who knew about Chen siblings' plan were surprised how accurate Mr. Chen's guess was. It's true how a parent knows what their child is like. No one can understand you like your parents.
It was 3 pm when the children arrived at the mansion and they hurried towards their respective rooms to get ready. They've be ready before their parents notice their absence. Servants and make up artists went to help each of them. They've decided to meet in Chen Xixi's and Shen XiaoLi's room, when they all were ready, so that they can greet the Chen couple together.
Around 4:30 pm, guests started arriving at the venue and everyone were greeting and congratulating the Chen couple on their special day. Most of them were here with a purpose. They wanted their sons and daughters to befriend the Chen siblings and Shen XiaoLi, which will benefit them in business. Some were even trying to hook their children and Chen siblings on blind dates. Chen Lisheng was every lady's heartthrob that evening. The eldest son of the Chen family wasn't only the next owner of their business, but also was a respected army personnel. He had them both, be it looks or qualification. Chen Fengju was still young and was a cadet. So that made Chen LiSheng the ladies' first choice. They cannot ask for anything more in their husband. Shen XiaoLi was worried at first but when she saw how Lisheng was ignoring everyone, she was at ease.
"Mrs. Chen. Mr. Chen. It's been so long since we last met. We are in the same city, still it's so hard to meet since XiaoSa and Xiaoxi graduated high school. You both haven't aged since last time we met. Congratulations to both of you".
Fang Lujin and Xui Lang were happy to attend this special day for the Chen couple. They were one of the people who didn't had any ulterior motive for attending the party.
"Mr. Fang. Mrs. Fang. We missed you all so much too. Where's Fang Sa? That child has grown to be so beautiful. If XiaoSheng didn't insist on the fact that he sees her equvilent to Xiaoxi, we would've married him off to XiaoSa."
"Hahaha. I believe these children have preplanned how to refuse our proposal cause XiaoSa said the same thing. God gracious! They're one step ahead of us. Hahaha."
Both the ladies were chatting their hearts away, which made their respective husbands to smile happily.
"Don't worry Mrs. Chen. We'll get someone made for them someday. Let's not force the children."
"Yes Mrs. Fang. Destiny will do it's work. We must watch and enjoy."
"Mrs. Chen. Congratulations on your 25th anniversary! It was nice to meet you again. Oh! Mrs. Fang. You're here too?"
Zhou LinAn, the CEO of Zhou entertainments, was pursuing Chen Fengju for debuting as a model in her company before he joined the military academy. So she was an acquittance of the Chen couple.
"CEO Zhou! It's so nice to see you here. I just heard how you were pursuing Xiaofeng for modelling. Haha. That kid is quite tall and has boyish charms, so he would've done great. Too bad he choose military. CEO Zhou XiaoSa has grown up with the Chen siblings. Don't be so shocked haha."
Mrs. Chen was quite confused about the conversation going on between the ladies in front of her.
"Ummmm ... CEO Zhou? Mrs. Fang? You both know each other?"
"Yes Mrs. Chen. The woman I told you about? The one who's the reason why Fang Sa is shining so brightly? That's CEO Zhou. She literally adopted Fang Sa as her daughter and treats her just how he treats her son."
Zhou LinAn was embarrassed to hear such praising.
" What are you saying Mrs. Fang? It was Fang Sa who treated me as her mother first. And she is shining brightly because of her own efforts. I just helped her to find her talents."
"By the way, where's Fang Sa?"
Shen XiaoLi dragged Chen Xixi to a corner and pointed towards someone. "Xiaoxi who's that bit*h? and why is Sheng gege so comfortable with her? He's never so smiley with me"
Xixi was startled by the sudden outburst of her friend. XiaoLi was fuming right now.
'Jealousy is so scary'
Chen Xixi looked over the direction XiaoLi was pointing at and found Chen brothers chatting with Fang Sa.
"Fang Sa!"
Chen Xixi forgot everything as happily dashed towards her long lost friend while dragging an unhappy and shocked XiaoLi behind her. Xixi hugged her dear friend knocking the breathe out of Fang Sa.
"Xiaoxi let go. I can't breathe. You wanna kill me or something?"
"Fang Sa, you traitor. You forgot me once you got famous. I hate you. XiaoLi, she's the one who made me cry so much in these past 5 years. Beat her up with me. Boo hooo" Shen XiaoLi was shocked to find that the friend Xixi mentioned so much about was no other then the goddess Fang Sa.
"You're Fang Sa....?"
'How am I supposed to defeat this goddess?'