Ji Xian silently made a wish and blew off the candles and the others cheered at her. It was her 30th birthday. She smiled at her colleagues who had gathered around in a small restaurant to celebrate her birthday. Three years down the line,she had gotten over the pain of losing her child and her genuine smile had returned. Looking back at it, everything had happened in a hurry. When she was in college, she wasn't the type to anticipate becoming a mother one day but when she had found out she was pregnant she was excited. She assumed it was probably out of curiosity to see how the little one would look like. Also she knew Liu Dawei loved kids and he had talked about how he couldn't wait to become a dad when they were still dating so she was determined to make him happy by fulfilling his wish of becoming a dad. But the reality had struck them in a harsh way.
"Xian Jie Jie what did you wish for?" Su Mei probed.
"It's a secret,"Ji Xian smiled subtly.
Su Mei and Ling Yue were the two intern girls who had idolized Ji Xian three years ago. Right now they had joined the company as official employees and were part of Ji Xian's marketing team.
"Let's drink tonight like there's no tomorrow,"Su Mei suggested and raised a glass full of beer.
"Have you forgotten we have to go to work tomorrow?" Ling Yue snapped at her.
"Isn't tomorrow a weekend?"
"Weekend my foot. Tomorrow is on a Thursday. We're still two days away from the weekend,"Ling Yue reminded her.
"Then let's drink only one glass tonight,"Su Mei uttered delightedly chugging down the beer ,her beautiful face grimacing at the slightly bitter taste of beer.
"Xian Jie Jie,we can't let her drink another one. Otherwise she won't go to work tomorrow," Ling Yue warned.
"Mm,"Ji Xian agreed. She and the other colleagues at the table took a sip of their drinks. Su Mei kept passing her glass around desperately begging for more beer but they all refused to give her even a drop keeping in mind that she was a light drinker and the following day was a working day.
"You guys are so mean,"she whined.
"Xian Jie Jie bye,"Ling Yue said dragging Su Mei towards the taxi.
"Xian Jie Jie bye,"Su Mei said drunkily wriggling herself out of Ling Yue's tight embrace.
Ji Xian waved them goodbye and took a taxi back home. Liu Dawei had not yet arrived but when he did he held a mini party,just the two of them drinking wine with the birthday cake he had bought. He had been busy lately so Ji Xian didn't expect him to have time to think about the birthday. She had eaten a lot with her friends but she still ate a little to appreciate his effort.
"Happy Birthday,"He said clinking glasses with her.
"Xian Jie Jie today you've been staying in your office since morning. You didn't even go for your coffee break,"Su Mei whined placing her food tray on the table. The three had a usual spot they usually settled at in the company cafeteria, gossiping about different things.
"I was little busy,"Ji Xian replied subtly.
"So what are you guys planning to do this weekend?" Ling Yue suddenly asked changing the subject.
"My boyfriend will be coming over. I'm thinking of breaking up with him,"Su Mei revealed with a straight face oblivious to her friends' shocked reactions.
"Didn't you start dating a month ago?"
"Let me tell you. He claims to be good in bed so we've slept four times already and no offense but he's got no stamina. I'm tired of faking orgasms,"Su Mei revealed shamelessly once again shocking her friends.
"Since college you're always like this. You value sex."
"It's called mic testing. You have to double tap the mic to test if it's working properly before you can use it. So I have to test their potential before I decide whether to give them a chance. Sex is important in a relationship and if your partner is not satisfied then your he or she is bound to look for satisfaction elsewhere. Xian Jie Jie do you also fake orgasms?" Su Mei suddenly asked at the end.
"What kind of questions are you asking? Are you still drunk?"
Ji Xian chuckled awkwardly and zoned out thinking about her sex life. For the past several months she hadn't been much sexually active.
"Do you think Mister Yu is good in bed?"Su Mei asked averting her gaze towards the counter where food was being served. To their surprise Lu Shao and Yu Fusheng who rarely showed up at the cafeteria were there to have their lunch.
"What do you think?"Ling Yue asked staring in the same direction. Literally every female employee was fascinated by him. Hundred percent of their wildest fantasies were made up of him.
Ji Xian found herself staring in the same direction too. Ever since she was promoted three years ago,she and Yu Fusheng returned to being strangers,rarely interacting but she couldn't say he didn't attract her attention.
"Damn that man never ages. He was still looking like this three years ago. Unfortunately he's too mysterious,no one knows whether he's single or married,"Su Mei remarked gulping down saliva down her throat as her eyes feasted on Yu Fusheng measuring him from head to toe while he walked towards his table.