On the night of the New Year, everyone including Chen family having a blast dinner in the community hall. Although the whole community was not more than 100 people and most of them were old folks, they chattering and joking around which made the hall lively and cheerful.
Though Chen Rou Jiao and Chen Liang Shu were among the youngsters in the neighbourhood, and there weren't many young people around since most of them moved worked outside their hometown, they had no problems to deal with the old folks. In fact, they were much comfortable with them since they knew each other for so long.
Chen Rou Jiao was with the old ladies, chattering and gossiping at the table in the corner while her younger brother was with their father, talking with the other folks.
"Chen Rou Jiao, you have become more beautiful right now." one of the ladies, Aunt Tang seems infatuated with her smooth skin and rosy lips though Chen Rou Jiao did not put much make up right now.
Everyone in the group agreed with Aunt Tang's words. They whispered with each other about her beauty. Chen Rou Jiao could only grinned awkwardly with those compliments.
"Thank you, Aunt Tang is gorgeous than me," she said in much polite manner. Smiled toward Aunt Tang blushing in the same time she looked delighted when gained compliment from a young lady like Chen Rou Jiao who known for her gorgeous looking.
"No way. No way. Look at the wrinkles on my old face, cannot compare with you, young lady."
Chen Rou Jiao had different opinion about that. Though Aunt Tang was in her 60s, her appearance was still up-to-date. Though she could not deny about the wrinkles Aunt Tang talked about, but she still glowing.
"Aiya, older sister, you make her blushing." Aunt Lan interfered. Made everyone there laughed. She then turned to Chen Rou Jiao, holding her delicated hands.
"Do you have boyfriend?"
"Yanlin, what kind of question is that?" the other lady scolded Aunt Lan. "The gorgeous girl like her must have good-looking and nice man as her boyfriend."
"Ahh,... of course, of course.." the ladies in united again, agreeing with the statement including Aunt Lan and Aunt Tang.
Chen Rou Jiao found it exhausted to answer those questions every single time, she pursed her lips, and wanted to deny the statement, but when she was about to that, she heard a loud whistling outside the hall and then a bang came after that.
The ladies including Chen Rou Jiao were mesmerising with the vibrant light outside the community hall and they saw the most people were already outside, watching the firecrackers dominating the night sky.
Without wasting any time, the ladies rushed to watch the show. Chen Rou Jiao followed behind, and she stopped at the entrance, leaned at the door, watched the fireworks show.
Her mind went back to the moment 6 years ago at the balcony on the night of her college event. How she fell into her Li Da Zhan's arms due to her clumsiness while watching fireworks show. Recalling that made her eyes fills with tears. When everyone was fascinating with the fireworks, she watched it silently, thinking about him.
"How beautiful." she smiled sadly.
Somewhere at the grand hotel in the center of City A, Li Da Zhan also enthralled watching the fireworks show behind the glass window from the 25th floor of the hotel. He crossed his arms, rubbing his thumb at the side of glass of wine in his hand, while watching the beautiful flower enlightened the night of new year.
While the others present in the New Year event that was organized by Long Wei family were happily talked with each other and enjoying the food, Li Da Zhan prefered to leave alone, enjoying the night by himself. His father also talked with Long Wei's father and Yu Yao's father, but Li Da Zhan care not about it either.
"So beautiful! So beautiful!"
Li Da Zhan a bit shuddered, his eyes widened. He turned to the voice which was from a little girl with her mother, fascinated with the firework, same like him. Seeing that, he slowly calm down. His eyes watched the way of the girl behaving towards the fireworks.
How the little girl jumping happily, clapped her hands when the light before her eyes getting bigger, cheered to the fireworks, made the corner of his lips curled up. He looked back outside. Thinking about her.
He remembered when Chen Rou Jiao also behaved like that little girl 6 years ago. Jumping and clapping happily, laughed as if the world was hers only and due to her clumsiness, she almost tripped down and hit the floor.
At that time he actually watched her for a long time since he saw Yu Yao left her alone at the balcony. Witnessing Chen Rou Jiao looked bothered by something, her face quite sad at that time. Then suddenly her face change due to the fireworks set by Yu Yao.
When she tripped, his body automatically came to rescue her. Making sure she wouldn't hurt herself.
At that time he was still hate her, misunderstood her, thus he never care about a little hint she showed of how she was hurt with his attitude toward her.
While Li Da Zhan reminisce the past, someone's hand patted on his shoulder with a soft blow. He didn't shocked with that, but he still turned around immediately, to see who was behind him.
Yu Yao grinned at him when their eyes met. He stepped forward to his left, to be side to side with Li Da Zhan, followed by Long Wei, taking Li Da Zhan's right side. The lively event behind them did not attract their attention anymore.
"This event is kind of boring." Yu Yao speak up first. He took a sip of his red wine after saying that.
Li Da Zhan chuckled. His eyes still looked in front.
"Deal with it. This is my family event." Long Wei reminded his friends in serious voice but actually he also tired with the gathering of the important people among the elite.
"Can't we leave? I can't take it anymore." Yu Yao sound desperate but none of his friends seems to care.
"The important guest has still not arrive. If I leave now, my dad will kill me." Long Wei warned Yu Yao again.
"Who?" Yu Yao looked at Long Wei.
"Haih..." Long Wei turned to Yu Yao, "I told you before. The owner of White Group, Chairman Bai and his family."
"Aaa.. I get it. The most influential figure in business world. Chairman Bai. Isn't his daughter, the popular actress, Bai Shu Lian?"
"Yup."
Yu Yao grinned widely, his eyes were gleaming with excitement knowing the popular actress will join the event. At least there were something good to look for in the boring party. "Then will she come too?"
"I can't be sure."
Li Da Zhan had enough. Those two always disturbing his peacefulness.
He turned his face to Yu Yao. "If you two wanted to talk about the actress or whoever, kindly leave. I'm not interested with it."
Yu Yao and Long Wei smirked. Yu Yao bravely enough to put his arms on Li Da Zhan's shoulder.
"Chillax Da Zhan. What's make you so stress?" Yu Yao shifted his attention when another fireworks were explode in the sky. Something suddenly strike into his mind. Something he feared to be true.
"Are you thinking about Chen Rou Jiao?"
Bull's eyes! Li Da Zhan pressed his lips, did not want to respond to that.
Long Wei in the other hand confuse with Yu Yao's question. "Chen Rou Jiao? That girl who was accused to do drug six years ago? That Chen Rou Jiao?" he raised his eyebrows toward Li Da Zhan who did not spare a glance at him at all.
"I'm not thinking about her." he said firmly. His eyes shot a stare at Yu Yao however, Yu Yao never fall for that look. He smirked.
"I haven't seen her at our college reunion. She absolutely vanished into the thin air." Long Wei kept on talking whether Li Da Zhan or Yu Yao listened to him or not.
Li Da Zhan cleared his throat. Facing the glass window, "She was a drop out. She is not qualified to join the reunion."
Yu Yao pursed his lips after Li Da Zhan said that. However he said nothing to fight with his friend's statement caused it was the truth.
"Do you know where she is right now?" Long Wei asked Li Da Zhan out of curiosity but his reaction was surprising.