Previously,
*It's already four days and I haven't received any update on your work and the reason for your absence Miss Song!*
*Reach out to me if you don't want to work overtime after your vacation.*
"Even this guy seems to miss you a lot!"
After Xiao Jane's satiric remark, Song Lin couldn't help but feel worried. She loved her work, but her Manager seems adamant to get her work to her bones.
"I'll just say that grandma's health is not good and I'll be visiting her soon! What can he even to their own boss."
"I guess!"
The day ended with Xiao Jane and Song Lin worried about their works.
Next morning---
Both the girls woke up as usual and Xiao Jane went to check upon her work schedule she had planned during the vacation. Holding a cup of coffee in one hand, she was staring at a page.
Simultaneously, Song Lin was contacting her colleague in the same department as hers to tell him about her *may-can-extend-vacation* due to grandma and her health problem, so that he can inform her Bloody Boss. She was not in the mood to be able to tolerate his temper tantrums this early in the morning.
"Ohk Mr Ye! Thanks a lot!!! Please save me!"
A nervous manly voice spoke from the other side of the phone,
"Don't worry Miss Lin. Your problem is my problem as well" then he chuckled and cleared his throat.
After sorting out her business with her colleague, she went to kitchen downstairs and stayed busy checking the kitchen freezers until afternoon when the chefs informed about their malfunctioning.
Mother Cheng wanted to call some repair mechanics but Song Lin insisted to check on those machines first. She thought of it like some kind of *machine-service* she can perform in her free time. It was better than drawing drafts at the company for that devil of a Boss.
After the heavy rain of that day, the sun was finally shining brightly in the sky dressed with cottony ambience of clouds scattered around it. It was the start of a good day they had expected, when suddenly the door bell rang around late afternoon.
*Tingggg....Tongggg*
One of the house maid hurriedly put aside the mop she was handling and rushed her steps to open the door. As soon as she opened it, she saw a courier man, dressed in a floppy blue formals, holding an envelope of brown colour, large enough, comparable to A size cardboard.
He looked at her with a pleasant formal smile on his face, and said, "There's a delivery for Miss Xiao Jane and Miss Song Lin of Stars Residence!"
Upon hearing those names, she shouted at the direction of other maid who was cleaning the stairs, "Mang-yan! Call young Madam Xiao and Madam Song. There's a delivery awaiting them."
Mang-yan heard her voice and climbed upstairs to the room of Xiao Jane. She knocked on the door and heard a voice of affirmation. She saw her sitting on the table making graphics on her tabloid. She moved forward and with a nervous voice she said, "Madam Xiao! There's a delivery for you and Madam Song, downstairs!"
Xiao Jane looked at her direction and nodded. She added, "Can you inform LinLin as well? She's at the kitchen! I'm going down to receive the parcel first!"
Mang-yan smiled at her and with this she left the room.
Xiao Jane saved her work and stretched her hands which felt sore from working all this while.
'What kind of parcel is it?' she thought and ran downstairs.
While at Kitchen---
Mang-yan went to kitchen, and saw the messy face and hands of Song Lin, who was carefully tightening the screw of lower part of the freezer. The toolbox was lying beside her and shabby clothes were covering it. Song Lin bent down to fix the panel sheet when she heard a voice calling her name.
"Madam Song! You and young Madam Xiao have a delivery at our door. She asked me to inform this to you! She's already there!" she said and Song Lin gave her a thumbs up indicating she got it.
'A delivery? Is it from my office? Please give me some rest! .....But she said it's for both of us! What it can be?'
She fixed the panel, rubbed her greasy hands in rug towel lying there and moved towards sink to wash her hands. When she came outside, in the hall, Xiao Jane was already holding the envelope, examining it like a detective.
"What's with it Jane Jane?" she asked, coming near her.
"I don't know, I just signed there! He said it's for you and me! Let's open it!" she replied and tore out the top of the envelope. She assumed if it's some kind of invitation when she pulled it out. It was a sparkling piece of hard paper with a dump fragrance.
"I think it's an invitation!" she mumbled and started to read it.
"But for what? Is there some kind of event taking place around? I can't remember!". Her eyes were still on Xiao Jane's face in hopes to get the answer.
On the other hand, Xiao Jane's expression got rough and teasy when she read the content of the invitation card.
"We're blessed enough LinLin, to get invited to the party of Demoness on her 25th birthday, that's going to take place today in the evening at one of the grand hotels of our city! Oh my eyes got tears of happiness haha!!" she replied, giving Song Lin a major shock and humor. She gasped while covering her mouth, her eyes dancing mischievously.
She couldn't believe if what she heard was actually real or not so she took the invitation from Xiao Jane's hands and read it herself, only to realise that she wasn't joking.
Her eyes narrowed down, and a mischievous smile played onto her lips again.
"Well that's sure a pleasure Demoness! We will celebrate your birthday and will bring you a gift you'll remember for a lifetime!" she said and tapped her fingers on the card.
"But it's crazy how she managed to get booking at such a big hotel. Her Father's just a Manager of some subsidiary business, although she never felt a bit of shame to spent his hard-earned money to bluff around campus back in the days....., but throwing a damn big party is sure an another level talk."
Xiao Jane placed her suspicion onboard and started to dig down, but her mind was a mess. She didn't know which part of her brain can assess this information. So she gave up.
"Guess what...! We are going to that party for sure. It's been so long! Yeahhh!" Song Lin said in a teaseful tone and dragged Xiao Jane along to their room carrying the card.
"The party's starting around 7pm, we need to get started with our preparations!"
Song Lin shuffled her wardrobe. She picked out a fancy party dress, unusual to her regular style whereas Xiao Jane decided to finish whatever she left before with her work.
Evening, 6:30pm----
"Hey! It's about time! Be done with your stress of a work and doll-up quickly!" Song Lin alarmed her for the last remaining hour.
"Fine!" she yawned and packed up her scattered mess at it's place.
She saw Song Lin, wearing a fancy violet solid maxi dress with a perfect V-neck admiring her beautiful long neck containing a black mole at rightmost corner. In back, a concealed zip closure covering three-fourth part of her smooth skin.
Her eyes widened when she saw the attached side lining of that attire and flared hem fitted through the waist and flaring out at and a bit below the hips.
Xiao Jane's eyes were telling the obvious but her brain found it unbelievable. Song Lin was still getting ready beside the dressing table unaware of the eyes checking her attire.
She turned back and saw jaw-dropped face of Xiao Jane. Her expression was much more funnier than a cartoon character.
"Save your 'unbelievable' expression till I do my makeup and hair. And I have selected your dress too. It's on the bed! Now my darling Xiao Jane, .....go and get changed!" Pushing her lightly she eyed in the direction of the dress.
Xiao Jane stood near the bed. Holding the dress in her hands, she flapped it around. It was an Acacia Catechu coloured gorgeous cocktail dress. She found it too fancy but Song Lin's demand she cannot refuse. So she wore it for her shake.
After changing in, she went near dressing mirror beside Lin Lin, and saw herself in it.
She couldn't believe her eyes when she found an elegant and sophisticated looking lady in the reflection, with well-tailored feminine figure admiring the beauty of the dress. The top part was fitted to the body while the skirt was flimsy cut from the whole circle. And the high slit was giving her an absolute 'wow' look.
Both of them twirled their hair into wavy ends. Putting on some flawless face make-up, they finished the preparation by spraying perfume. They looked like fairies from faraway world, born again in their human forms carrying the same intricacies of adoration and elegance.
Song Lin checked their hair for the last time and squeaked in amazement, "The party is waiting for it's charms to arrive! Let's go Jane Jane!"
"Let me prepare a gift for her before going to the party Lin Lin" Xiao Jane stared into her phone.
"It's gonna be fun "