Xue was playing around with her glass, the drink inside spun as she moved her wrist. Red sparkle reflected in her eyes. " Miss, I guess this wine doesn't suit your taste ", the assistant spoke up, tring to break the silence between the two. She raised her gaze, glaring at him, " Oh, since when did orange juice became alcohol ? ". Chen Feng looked completely indifferent at her remark, not even bothering to answer. His aide was literally screaming inside and sweating ourside, why did he have to play as the matchmaker ? He tought that his master would became a bit more delicate with his manners. But it was a hopeless situation, really. So, as he tried to came up with something, a voice cut in. " I found you, my muse ". A gorgerus woman walked towards them, fiery red hair were falling on her shouders like wild flames. Xue looked a bit perplexex, " Miss, who are you ? ". The other party smiled, shaking her head while giggling, " Oh my, It seems that thanks to my current appearence, I can't be reconognized anymore. Nevermind, miss would you like to come to my house as a friend? ". Those familiar words echoed on her mind, who was it ? Xue suddenly realized, " Wait a moment, you're … stylist …..?? ", " I got found out, dear ". She looked at her stylist who looked completly differet from her usual self, or at least when they were together. She looked at her outfit, it gave off the opposote vibe, confident and sensual, unlike her absent-minded air. She also heard the crowd calllind her Fiery Stylist, so she was a big figure?. " Get out from my sight ", a sharp voice stopped her toughts, it was her future husband. " Oh, sorry, I didn't notice you, mister Zhang ", a muffled sound echoed in the room. Three pair of eyes looked at the assistant who was covering his mouth, " Uh, something urget came up, I need t go ", he quickly slipped out. Xue's lips were also curling up, but she restrained her wild laugh, " I'll accept your offer, but with a few conditions ".
A loud noise rang in the hall, " Let's welcome this evening's main couple! ", Chen Feng looket at the platform then looked back at the red haired woman, " I apologize, but we have no time to entertain you ", he held Xue's arm and walked toward the stage. The latter didn't even finish her talk, as she was being pulled away, she gazed at Mrs.Yu and nodded.
Mrs.Zhang stood near the couple, while keeping a smiling face on. " Dear guest, I'm really happy that you've decided to join us to celebrate this joyful event. Today I'll announce their official engagement and the date of their marriage !!", she kept speaking as the guests were cheering, whispering and applauding. Soon the music started to play and the dances were open. Xue glanced at the man in front of her, who sensed her gaze and raised his hand, " Would you like to dance? ". She was a bit struggling to find the right words to answer him, " Uh, well, I never danced before. ", those dark blue eyes gazed in hers, " There will be no problems as long as you follow my lead ". " Allright them ", she sighed, a bit regretful to have accepted the invite. In truth, she took a few lessons from stylist Yu, who taught her the basic moves of the most preferred dances in occasions like hers. So she wasn't feeling completely lost. She offered her hand, ready to be caught in some mistakes.
A gaze was fixed on the dancing pair, " Mom, I thought that his bride would be an ugly girl, who is she ? ", " You mean average ". " Stop you two, do you like her? Mom will find a perfect fiance for both ", Mrs. Zhang patted on her sons' head. His future bride was pretty to others eyes, but what was the use of having a beauty that wasn't going to last long? Before announcing it, she investigated her situation and her health. Such a frail body was bound to never give birth to a potential heir and it suited her plans. As long Cheng Feng fell from his position, her own sons would become the legitimate heirs. Now it was time to start the play. She called a waiter and passed him a small envelope, it looked like an invitation card. A few whispers were exchanged between them, excitement and greediness flashed on his face. She smiled, everything had to go as she wanted, nothing would go off rail. She walked towards her targets, holding a cup of glass, filled with red wine. " Chen Feng, today is your engagement, shouldn't we celebrate it ? Here, cheers for the future bride and groom! ". Her voice attracted everyone's attention, who happily joined her encore, raising their glasses. A waiter passed by, holding a tray who had only two drinks on it, one had a soft rosy shade, the other had a darker tone. Xue glanced around, feeling a bit overwhelmed by the noisy crowd who gathered around them. She took the rosy one, he took the other one. She carefully took a sip, holding in the tears. Her whole throat burned as the wine went down. She was forbidden to drink any alcohol, since her body was too weak. But she didn't want to disregard the situation. On the other side, with a grim expression he emptied the cup, and took hers. " Hey, wait… !! ", he glared at her, then at the guests, " I'll drink in her stead ". And both drinks were emptied. Cheers roared in the hall, another round of drinks started, as the party neared its end.
After exchanging pleasantries with a few figures, Xue decided to go back, as she felt her head heavy. A growing headache was already crawling up and beads of sweat started to cover her forehead. Suddenly her vision went black, she only felt a hand grabbing her waist, then everything went silent.
" Miss Zhao, miss ?? Gosh, what did you feed her ! So irresponsible! ", Mrs. Yu yelled at Cheng Feng, who had a strange expression, if one looked closely, he could notice his ear turned reddish. He opened his mouth to say something, but he staggered instead, supporting his head. He called his aid and spat out a few words, then she looked at the unconscious girl, " Take care of her ". Then he left in a hurry. Mrs. Yu was left speechless for a moment, then she yelled back, " You, useless man ! ", she clicked her tongue feeling a bit annoyed, but at least she obtained her muse. It was time to go home.