THE tree decided to go to a fast food restaurant near the KNK building. No one dared to talk while they were waiting for Blue's friends, Pepper Mint, and Alena.
Blue faked a cough, "I'll order first. What do you want to eat?" She asked the two.
"Chicken fillet and fries will be fine." Thunder responded. "Light will have a fried chicken and fries. For the drinks, the two of us likes iced tea."
'Oh, they're that close? Knowing each other's preference?' Blue thought in her mind.
Blue nodded and walked towards the counter. Light followed her and handed his card to the cashier when Blue was about to pay.
"This... this is my treat. I'm not lacking money." Blue told the man who stood tall beside her. Blue's head only reached Light's armpit. He's so tall!
"It's fine." Light simply said and the cashier had no choice but to accept Light's card.
The card caught Blue's attention, not just because it's Light's card, but because it's a back card.
So... he's damn rich?
Blue was now scared to offend him.
They returned to their seats after they payed for the food. The foods were placed in their table minutes later.
Blue was just about to take a bite of the crispy pork slices she ordered when someone called her name.
"Blue-blue!"
Blue immediately recognized the voice. It's Pepper's. Pepper and Alena were walking towards their table. Pepper has a big smile on her face and Alena seems to be in a bad mood.
"Your nickname is Blue?" Thunder suddenly spoke.
"Mm."
"Don't tell me... You're 'that' Blue?"
"What Blue?"
"The well-known fashion designer!" Thunder exclaimed.
"You just realized?" Blue gave Thunder a disappointed look.
Pepper sat beside Blue and Alena took the seat beside Thunder. The table is round so Light is seated between Thunder and Blue.
"Pepper, you're done with your work?" Blue asked her friend. She started to prepare Pepper's meal. She ordered fried chicken for Pepper because it's the girl's favorite. The thing is, Pepper doesn't know how to cut the chicken into pieces so Blue is the one who does it for her.
"Yeah, the boss let me go this time." Pepper removed her specs and started to eat the chicken pieces that Blue cut for her.
Thunder and Light gave Pepper weird looks.
"You two, why are you looking at Pepper like that?" Alena asked the two men who are seated with them.
"She's old..." Thunder said with a small voice, when deep inside him, he wanted to hug his idol so bad! The feeling of being seated beside his idol... it's surreal!
"Hah, what old? She's a young miss. She only started to live independently two years ago. Not everything can be learned within a span of two years."
"Oh..." Thunder can't offend his idol so he chose to say nothing.
Light started to eat his meal and he separated the chicken skin from the chicken meat. Blue seems to notice this practice of him so she asked him,
"You don't eat the chicken skin?"
"En. I don't like it."
"Can I have it?" Blue asked and everyone on the table stopped moving and gave Blue weird glances.
Light didn't mind the people around them and placed the chicken skin from his plate to Blue's plate like it was something done naturally.
"Thank you!" Blue thanked Light and started to eat the chicken skin. Chicken skin tastes so good!
"Blossom, I thought the end of your working hours is still at 7PM? It's just 5PM." Alena asked Blue.
"I resigned." Blue answered smoothly and her friends almost choked.
"What the heck? How will you live now? Mm, you have your own house, no need to pay for the rent, but what about your food, water, and electricity? You think your savings can make you live for the rest of your life?"
"Maybe she resigned because she's going to marry." Pepper said and Alena glared at her.
"What are you talking about? How can she marry without introducing her partner to us?"
"Well, she's already a grown up. She can decide by herself."
"Shut up. In your novel, the girl who kept her marriage from her friends was killed by her own friends, right?" Alena blurted out and everyone were lost in their thoughts.
"Hehe." Pepper giggled and glanced at Blue to ask for help.
"Stop with your crazy imagination. I resigned because my sister is the new director. I can't... I can't work with her. Being in the same place with her suffocates me. I can't bear to face her." Blue explained and the two men sitting with them doesn't know what to say.
"What? Cherry Joy is back after leaving you for 18 years?" Alena was fuming mad.
"And she's even the design department's director!" Anger was visible in Pepper's voice. Everyone was shocked when they heard that tone of Pepper.
"Calm down. It's not like our paths will cross again." Blue tried to tone down the anger of her friends.
"Ms. Qin, those girls look like you." Thunder pointed out to the mother-and-daughter pair who entered the restaurant.
"Blossom, that's your mom and sister!" Pepper exclaimed. Blue maintained her calmness and didn't speak a single word.
"Where do you want to go after eating?" Blue almost shivered when she heard a male's baritone voice. She can feel the person's breathing near her neck. It turns out that the man leaned in to whisper these words to her.
She turned her face to Light's direction and he's already sitting properly, like he didn't whisper something to her earlier.
She grinned and drew herself near to Light. She whispered her answer to him.
"I'm planning to go home. Send me the details of the first chapter of your manhua so I can already plan the clothes that I should draw."
"Ok." Light answered shortly.
"Blue-mei mei." Blue glanced at the person who called her 'younger sister' and as expected, it was her elder sister, Cherry Joy.
"Hello." Blue greeted back politely and faced her friends. They showed an unfriendly face to Blue's mom and sister and eventually rolled their eyes.
"Mei mei, who among these gentleman is your boyfriend?" Cherry asked Blue with a very enthusiastic tone. The latter wanted to puke.
"Why did you ask? Are you interested in any of them? Oh, right, your marriage with your husband is almost nullified. It's natural that you would find another man to marry." Cherry's face paled.
Blue's mom, Love, stepped forward and raised her hand to slap Blue, but someone held her wrist before her hand lands on Blue's face.
"You don't have the right to hurt her physically. You already left a big scar in her heart when you left. Don't be too sadistic to think of adding damage to her." Light spoke up while holding Love's wrist.
Love's face turned ugly and shook Light's hand off. She pulled Cherry with her to leave the place.
When they left, Blue spoke to Light. "It's not needed for you to say that. She was offended, I'm certain that she will pull some strings to ruin you."
"I know. She did pull strings to give your sister the directorial position."
"..." Blue was silent for a moment. "Just tell me when she makes a move."
"What can you do?"
"I can call some acquaintances who can help me..."
Light raised his Black card. "I can help myself."
Blue admitted in her mind that he looked so cool doing that. Blood wanted to rush out of her nose.
"Hey, hey, hey. It's getting late. We need to go home now!" Alena said and everyone agreed with her. All of them stood up and left the restaurant.
"Alena and I are living in the same subdivision so take care of our Blossom." Pepper told Thunder and Light.
Alena was about to walk with Pepper, but she was stopped by Thunder who held onto her wrist. She scoffed and faced him, "What do you need?"
"Can I have an autograph?" Thunder asked with a small voice.
Alena's eyes lit up and smiled sweetly. "No." She answered and left the place with Pepper.
Thunder didn't know whether he should laugh of cry.
The man maintained his composure and faced Blue and Light.
"I'm driving myself home. You go home by yourself."
Thunder already entered his car and drove off. Now... how will they go home?
"I'm calling our family driver." Light spoke. "Is it alright if you go to my house tonight? My workplace is actually in my house so you can familiarize yourself first."
"It's fine." Blue agreed and Light started to make a call.