Meixiu held Xiaohui's hands, which were clinging to her arms. She looked towards the smaller woman before smiling, slowly turning to her back, and seeing the person she despises the most.
Meixiu was greeted with a mocking smile from the man, seeing as his eyes tried to look towards Xiaohui up and down playfully.
"Damn, Xiaohui; you never changed."
He smirked as the smaller woman looked behind her back and greeted him with a small smile.
"Nice to see you again, Wei."
Shen Wei was the well-known richest kid at their university back then. He was famous for his looks and wealth.
It was also well known that when they started college, the first year was when he confessed that he took a liking to Xiaohui.
Well, who would blame him?
Xiaohui is beautiful, and she still is. Even if he had a girlfriend whom he invited to attend the reunion, Wei would dump her any minute for Xiaohui.
But then, the smaller woman seems to cling tightly to Meixiu.
All he knows is that Xiaohui's father arranged the marriage between Xiaohui and Meixiu.
The sole reason why their family was kicked out of the Zheng Villa.
"You still look beautiful, Xiaohui."
Wei went ahead and grabbed the woman's hands, kissing the backs of her hands. The woman beside him smiled at Xiaohui before pulling Wei away from the fair-skinned lady.
"I apologize for his behavior."
"Stop the act, tsk."
Wei said, glaring towards his girlfriend before laying his eyes on Xiaohui yet again with a gentle gaze.
Xiaohui is wearing a casual vintage dress that's painted gray, while Meixiu is wearing her usual plain shirt and denim jeans.
His gaze went towards the taller woman beside the fair-skinned woman, and his head suddenly heated upon seeing what she was wearing.
"You didn't even dare to change clothes!"
He mocked, his finger pointing towards Meixiu. The taller woman only raises an eyebrow before someone steps in to stop the commotion.
"Wei, it's fine. Meixiu's my friend."
Tao said, smiling towards the man. Wei looked at him before his eyes gazed toward Meixiu and Xiaohui again, laughing a little.
"Tao, you'll let someone wearing this get inside your restaurant."
He asks, pointing towards Meixiu, which causes the taller woman to smile flatly towards him as her hands ball.
Xiaohui held her arms tightly, and her smooth and soft white hands tried to open the balled fist of Meixiu.
Wei's eyes went towards their hands, smirking before he glanced back toward Meixiu's burning gaze towards him.
"What? Still clinging to your wife?"
His eyes went towards Xiaohui, mocking the smaller woman. Xiaohui looks towards him, then towards Meixiu, who has her eyes darting towards Wei.
Meixiu quickly removed Xiaohui's hands from her arms and wrapped them around Xiaohui's waist.
"Come on, baby, let's go inside."
Meixiu said he was pulling Xiaohui away from Wei as Tao followed the couple behind. The man gritted his teeth, pushing the woman beside him away.
"Get away from me."
He said, huffing a breath before stomping towards his car to grab the gift for Tao.
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"I stand before you, and I appreciate that everyone went ahead of their busy schedule to attend the opening of my restaurant."
Everyone clapped as Tao bowed down in front of them. He quickly walked down the stage, with Niu beside him. The two walk around the tables near them, asking the people around them how the food is.
"It's good!"
"Tao, you really are a great cook!"
"My wedding's next month and I haven't found any caterers. Can you be the one to cook the food for my guests?"
Meixiu smiled upon seeing how her friend interacted with their former classmates. She quickly looked in front of her, seeing Lijuan's gaze that was still on her.
"Meixiu, have you tried this?"
Xiaohui asks, grabbing a piece of the peking duck and putting it onto Meixiu's plate. The taller woman smiled towards her wife, taking the piece of the peking duck into her mouth as her eyes widened.
"This is good."
"Right? Tao surely knows how to get people."
Xiaohui smiled as she complimented Tao. Lijuan can only roll her eyes at what Xiaohui said before grabbing some char sui that's near her and putting it on Meixiu's plate.
The taller woman looks towards Lijuan, her eyebrows furrowing at her sudden action. Xiaohui also did the same, grabbing the char sui from Meixiu's plate and putting it inside her mouth.
"Lijuan, this is also great."
Lijuan saw how Xiaohui acted, with her grabbing the piece of pork from Meixiu's plate. She smiled towards Xiaohui, nodding her head before grabbing yet another piece and putting it onto Meixiu's plate.
"Try it as well, Meixiu."
The taller woman looked towards her wife, and seeing how Xiaohui nodded, she smiled and grabbed the piece of pork on her plate. She hums in enthusiasm, chewing and savoring the flavor.
"Good right?"
Lijuan and Xiaohui both asked as Meixiu nodded, grabbing her soup spoon and drinking the wonton soup. Xiaohui looks towards Lijuan, smiling at her friend before she grabs a spring roll and puts it on Meixiu's plate.
Lijuan smiled sarcastically before her eyes went towards Tao and Niu, who were both approaching them.
"How's the food, guys?"
Meixiu looked up from her plate towards her friend, smiling as she took a sip of the juice from her glass. She quickly stands up, her hand holding a piece of a small, long cylinder.
Niu saw what she was carrying; she quickly snatched it away from Meixiu, which caused Tao to glare at her.
"What is this?"
Niu asks, her hands grabbing the end of the cylinder and opening it. Xiaohui stands up from her seat, standing beside Meixiu.
Lijuan saw how Xiaohui looked towards Meixiu; she quickly stood up and stood behind the couple as she towered over her friend.
"That's my gift to Tao; congratulations!"
Meixiu didn't mind the action she received from Tao's girlfriend; she was happy with what Tao achieved. The man looked towards her, smiling, before looking towards his girlfriend, who finally got the paper.
Niu, look at the painting. It was put on paper, and it looks old. Has Meixiu lost her mind and decided to gift Tao an old and invaluable painting to put in his modern-looking restaurant?
Niu felt a little upset, pushing the painting towards Tao as she went towards Meixiu and pointed a finger towards the woman.
"If you're going to eat here, at least bring something valuable."
"Niu."
"What are you saying? That painting was from the Qing Dynasty."
Tao quickly grabbed the painting from his hands, not wanting it to get dirtied or have some scratches. Niu looks at Meixiu up and down; she scoffs at what she said.
It has been known that Meixiu likes to pretend to be people. Niu has heard a lot from other people in the party.
They say Meixiu likes to pretend. She would threaten them that if they touched Xiaohui, they would not like the punishment she'd be giving them.
Yet she never had the chance to prove it, as Wei had continuously bullied her in the past. Niu has the audacity because she already knows what Meixiu is like with everyone's statement.
"You still like to pretend."
Niu said, her eyes provoking Meixiu as if she knew the woman all along. Xiaohui's eyebrows furrowed, and she quickly stepped up to stop the incoming fight.