Previously, at the birthday party ---
"Has she no class?"
"What an attention seeker"
"Is she the birthday girl? Really?"
"Who's that weird looking guy beside her? Her boyfriend? What a pity!"
Han Zuana's anger was on it's peak. She felt so destroyed that she could bite anyone laughing at her with her bare fang like teeth.
What in the world happened to her just a while ago! She had invited her rivals on her birthday party that was thrown by her rich uncle, only to show them their right places, that's, at her service! Then how come she's here, eyes full of anger and humiliation carrying a teary glimpse, ankle throbbing with immense pain and people laughing at her in her very own party, while they walked out gracefully.
'It's only because of those two b*tches! You dared to make fun of me on my special day....You have to pay!'
Peng Ru was still confused at her reactions, pondering what's going on inside her mind. And even if he would ask, he knew not an inch of her lips would answer his curiosity.
Still he had heard that liking someone for so long is not an easy task. To like someone, you have to be persistent about your feelings. And so he was since his school days.
'I can't lose this opportunity! I have to make her mine!'
Han Zuana was still searching for those two when she saw Song Lin, standing closer to a handsome piece of work. It was not late to turn her head and measure her own way but, she found her eyes still on those two. How heart wrenching.
'Even that boyish whore is getting attention! Just because she dressed a little womanly, now she thinks she's the queen!'
She sneered in jealousy and ran downstairs.
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"I understand, that must be a lot of money but, tell me my fault first! I have the right to know why my precious money have to ditch me! Is it what I'm thinking it is?"
Song Lin pleaded her last words and straightened her head up to face his iced cool eyes.
'Money? She thinks she owes me money? Haha! How...., cute!'
Zhang Wei couldn't help but hide his cheeky smile turning his head to left, then he said,
"Ahem! So...., your crime is not that small Miss Song, for me to tell you about this entire money deal here!" he added as his mind made up to play along her childish assumptions.
Song Lin's eyebrows got tightened. She never felt this stressful in her life. Why she had to accept all those things from that Shen Nuan! Xiao Jane always had told her to avoid such unnecessary gifts while at work but she didn't listen. She thought he's just being generous to her, but that guy made her his scapegoat. Now she's indebted. And of all people, to Zhang Wei.
She was about to say when she heard Han Zuana's terrible croaked voice interrupting her chain of thoughts.
"What do you think you're doing with our personal guest, Song Lin! Move away!"
Her hands were about to touch Lin's arms to push her away when Zhang Wei stepped in between them.
"It's not a proper way to treat your guests Miss-?" he stopped, realising he doesn't know her name.
"Ah! It's Han Zuana! It's my birthday party today Mr Zhang!" the uncontrollable smile on her face was obvious.
"I see. Though I may be your uncle's business partner, but that doesn't make me any more special than her! Ain't this your birthday party first? I'm surprised to see such rudeness towards a guest ?" his tone was pleasing but his words lacked any kind of warmth or politeness. He started to feel nauseous.
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'That was beyond crazy! My life is so cruel to me! As if the memory of that event wasn't enough. Now the character of this drama is itself here to make my dampening memories real fresh!'
Xiao Jane had successfully escaped from that overbearing mess of a man. She was back in the hall.
She knew that he could be there any minute. And that's why she decided to find Song Lin first and then to make their exit as soon as possible, without further encounters with him.
She saw a chubby man with a crooked nose, heading into her direction. Her heart hadn't had been to rest a minute ago, and now another man. She panicked, thinking of making some excuse for herself, when the same man passed by her and laughed weirdly.
"Hoho! So one of my special guest is finally here! Welcome Mr. Mo! Me, the nothing in front of you, is inviting you to this glammerless party! Pardon if it's not to your taste hm!"
"Don't worry Mr. Chai! This party is as glamorous as ever! And it's exactly to my taste!" he said looking behind Bao Chai's shoulder, staring at the flinched back of Xiao Jane.
He tapped on his shoulder and chuckled softly.
'Can't he leave me alone even for a moment! At first he himself gave me a major attack by showing here and cornering me. Now I almost got followed by that creepy man and now its him again! That's enough! I'm going to leave this party in any possible way!'
She turned her head to get a small peak of the drama ongoing behind her back, when Mo Fengshi caught her in that act.
She turned back her head as fast as possible. Like nothing happened a second ago. Like Mo Fengshi's eyes deceived him into thinking she was looking that way.
But he knew what he saw a second ago. He shakes hands with Bao Chai and started walking further in the same direction, trying to reach her again.
Xiao Jane felt the chills from behind as those steps were making their way, so she had to escape again real fast regardless of the condition of her heels.
She was about to make a move when all the lights of the hall turned off suddenly. She panicked even more and her chest started to get tight in that darkness.
'What now, God?'
A voice upstairs announced as soon as a spotlight fell over him.
"All the respected Ladies and Gentlemen! This special party has been organised, on the occasion of the twenty fifth birthday of Mr. Chai's lovely niece Miss Han Zuana! And this party has started just now. We have just started to have fun, and it's going to be more fun as I speak hoho!"
He adjusted his microphone as the second spotlight fell upon Han Zuana. She smiled as every eyes were making their way to her. Putting aside what just happened to her, all of them clapped raising their hands.
"So we have prepared a little game for our guests to enjoy themselves when they're here! And for that, we have planned a Dance Duo scheme for pair of couples.."
'Thank God lights are gone! And who's in the mood to Dance, so let's just run away!' Song Lin thought when the announcer added,
"- but only at one condition! That the partner you will be dancing with, won't be selected by you...,"
Everyone started chattering in curiosity, amusement and confusion.
"What's they talking about? How are we supposed to get partners if we won't select it ourselves?" a woman spoke slowly in her circle.
"Yeah, I'm confused. What's going on"
"Can you explain!"
"With whom we have to dance "
All kinds of noise could be heard in that mere second, when the host continued,
"Rather, the partner you have to pick, he or she, must be near you within the distance of five foots! And the closer they're from you, better the chances for you! So c'mon people, look around and get your dance partner to the floor!" At the end of the announcement, everyone screamed with joy and curiosity of doing something so fun.
A feeble light glowed inside the hall when Xiao Jane saw Mo Fengshi right in front of her, close enough, to prevent other men's a bit of a chance to dance with her. She couldn't even process how he made his move so fast. Even in that darkness! It was obvious that he did it on purpose but, just how?
At the other side, Zhang Wei was between two girls. Song Lin found herself standing a little far than Han Zuana from him, so she felt a sigh of relief!
Han Zuana was excited to hold the hands of this handsome man of her dreams. To dance with him, and his hands around her waist.
This was going to be the best part of this party for her, until Zhang Wei stepped back and held Song Lin's hands. Her hands trembled when a sudden manly touch invaded her palms.
She looked up at him, eyes full of confusion! He gazed deeper into her eyes and whispered, "You're closest to me Miss Song so, Let's Dance!"
"B-But you just moved-" she stopped when his grip on her hands got tightened.
'He literally cheated! And on Demoness! Should I be happy? Haha! Forget the money! The birthday girl is the real deal here!'
She said in her head and didn't react further. It was the best possible embarrassment she could give to her. Song Lin was finally satisfied with what she was got to do to that Demoness. Well deserved. Negating the fact that, in order to achieve this victory over her, she was holding hands and dancing with a man, who was giving her chills every now and then. The blue eyed, hazelnut hot chocolate guy of the restaurant, .....with extra chocolate cream on top.
She sacrificed herself to bring embarrassment upon Han Zuana. She got stuck in dancing.
'I'm so dead! Oh God!'
"Dance with me if you want your debt to become lesser. I want to be a bit generous today!"