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Her eyes meet the narrowed cold eyes that belong to none other than her ex. His eyes seem to be drilling a hole into her back while sending an extremely frosty aura to the man who is still holding her hand.
Wei's eyes had been moving back and forth searching for his sister and friends. He first catches a glimpse of black and blond curls and then he notices the dress. His stomach summersaults as he looks at the shapely figure in that figure hugging red dress. Oh hell, he thinks.
He would know that body anywhere, even in the dark. He cannot stop his eyes from moving down to those killer legs. He remembers how he used to love running his fingers up each shapely calf. He literally feels his mouth water.
It takes a not so polite shove from Mei Li to get Wei's brains to work again.
What is wrong with me?
He knows he needs to get himself together otherwise Mei Li would not like this.
Unfortunately for him, Mei Li has already noticed and is looking like a rain cloud about to break. He takes his eyes off Yan Ran wanting to say something to Mei Li to reassure her but having no idea what.
Wei Lan walks forward and that is when he notices that his Ran is actually in the arms of another man who has hair more beautiful than most women's.
Hang on, not his Ran, just Ran. He mentally corrects himself.
She removes her arms from Liang's neck and turns to find two thunderous faces looking at them. One she knows and is wondering why he would be so angry and why the anger seems to be directed at her. The other she does not know but the owner is gorgeous and has her thin arm on Wei Lan. Somehow that annoys her.
Wei Lan is looking pointedly at Ran's hand that is still touching that damned guy's arm and his sensual lips twist in a menacing frown. Yan Ran quickly withdraws her hand, suddenly feeling guilty and has no time to wonder why. She notices that the beautiful curvy woman on Wei's arm is wearing a skimpy little dress that leaves very little to the imagination.
Ah so Wei is back to his old type, she muses.
"Oh hell no, what is this witch from Hedes doing here?" Ying Yue does not even try to hide her displeasure.
Mei Li is clinging possessively to Wei Lan and her eyes are as cold as ice as they calculatingly scan Yan Ran from head to toe before dismissing her with a bored look on her face.
What the hell? Yan Ran seethes inside but decides that punching one's ex-lover's date in a public place could be misconstrued as uncivil.
Date, date! Oh my goodness, by the way, Wei Lan has a girlfriend! Of course, he would have one, he is a handsome, rich, sought after and eligible bachelor Ying Yue had told her. Yan Ran still does not expect the pain reality actually brings with it.
What right does she have anyway, Yan Ran chides herself.
Something big and viscous settles in the region of her chest and refuses to move.
She is so stuck in her internal conversation; she totally misses the first part of Wei's introduction
"…this is Yan Ran."
Damn, what was her name again?
"His girlfriend," Mei Li says tightening her hold on Wei's arm. Her message is loud and clear.
Yan Ran's eyebrows almost disappear into her hairline.
Well, why don't you just pee around him and get it over and done with, she thinks.
She has to hold in a giggle at the mental image.
A gasp from behind her brings her back from her funny thoughts and she turns around to see a fuming Yin Yue storming (there is no other way to describe it) towards them.
Yan Ran almost dissolves into giggles as she hears Yin Yue's, "Wei Ge! Why is SHE here" through clenched teeth.
Shin Lin looks as shocked as Yin Yue and forces a smile as he comes forward to greet Mei Li.
"Mei Li, you came along, how nice." Shin Lin remarks sarcastically.
Mei Li frowns and does not even try to hide her disdain for him.
Oh so her name is Mei Li, Yan Ran thanks Shin Lin silently.
"Of course, I came Shin Lin. Wei is MY boyfriend. So I am allowed to go wherever I please with him. That is what people who date do," she sneers with contempt.
"Not that you would know anything about dating. Who would want to date you?" Mei Li continues
Yan Ran's eyes are as huge as saucers at this girl's rudeness. She literally bites her tongue to stop herself from retorting.
No one is allowed to be that rude to her friends you bit..h, she fumes internally.
Yan Ran cannot even imagine how such a rude girl ended up with a gentleman like Wei.
"Well, we are just surprised to see you because this outing was supposed to be for friends only." Yin Yue counters with perfunctory sweetness.
"Well I am Wei's friend." Mei Li says with a "so there" attitude.
"Really? Is that what you call it these days? I thought you were more like a bug that settled on Wei Ge and that he can't get rid of." Ying Yue says with fake saccharinity.
Wei Lan sighs and Yan Ran can almost see him thinking "Here, we go again" and gives Ying Yue a warning look.
Ying Yue pulls her brother away from Mei Li probably to give him a piece of her mind.
Mei Li with her cold eyes roving over Yan Ran states, "So you are the Yan Ran that used to date Wei."
Yan frowns in disgust.
This woman has no tact, she thinks to herself.
"So I see the fangs and the claws are now out," Yan Ran remarks looking bored.
"Yes, Mei, this is the Yan, the love of Wei's life," Shin Lin counters.
Mei Li is a bitch and she is going down, he is thinking.
Mei Li looks positively venomous as she says, "Oh, Shin Lin, what would you know about love? Wei darling has moved on as you can see. He is now with me. Actually we are practically engaged," she says triumphantly looking at Yan Ran and gauging her reaction.
"Only in your wildest dreams", Lin says with a smirk.
Yan Ran is quite fascinated with the exchange and realises that it is probably not the first time this has happened. Ordinarily, she would have wondered what this girl did to deserve such dislike from even Lin, who loves everybody, but anyone spending five minutes with her cannot help but understand.
What a nasty piece of work!
Yan suspects Mei Li is about to cause Shin Lin some bodily harm when Wei Lan and Yin Yue come back. She is shocked to see that Mei Li quickly alters her facial expression back to being sweet.
Ah, as genuine as fake leather, Ran thinks.