Chapter 2 - Like What You See? (2/2)

None of them was an admirer of parties but what they actually loved was free drinks and snacks. Drinking was her forte and eating was her He Jian and Li Qiao' department. While Wu Wang was a certified playboy and Lin Shin was a virtuous man who merely trailed behind his friends.

She was drinking her vodka shot when the familiar gruff voice of Li Qiao sounded beside her, "Did you find any dirt?" He settled on the seat beside her and took a beer from the bartender.

She cocked her head to see the lazy smile on Li Qiao's face. "Oh, I found the dirt, alright." With that, she passed a humorless smile to him.

"He's really hiding something?" He Jian asked the question as he joined them with a shrimp dumpling on his plate paired with spicy ginger sauce.

Seeing her nod Wu Wang asked, "Should we be worried about it?" His playful expression was replaced with a serious one. Wu Wang was protective when it came to two people; first his sister and second his best friend.

"'Too many cooks spoil the broth'," She air quoted while drinking her vodka shot and faced all of their anticipating looks. "Let me take care of it. It's not anything consequential."

"She's my little girl. I own the right to protect her, exactly as I own the right to be informed," Wu Wang replied as he took a sip of his wine.

"Wang boy, 'It's better to walk thousands of miles than to read thousands of books'. That is to say, let his past be his past. We should be wary of his present and his future with Wu Xia. He has the right to keep his past," There was not a single change in her calm expression.

'To bury your past is easy. To wear that past with pride takes courage.'

Her gentle and soft unhurried voice paired with her calm face worked like enchantment on most people. Even Lin Shen once said, "You can make a dying person believe that he's going to live with that demeanor of yours."

But for them, it was not her reassuring countenance that put their mind at ease but rather it was herself. Her mere presence was enough to raise their spirits.

"Now, Scram! Let me drink in peace," She made a 'Shoo' gesture and pushed them away.

All of them laughed at her childish behavior as they ruffled her pitch black hair and walked away leaving her in peace with her drink. Li Qiao and He Jian walked up to the snack table while Lin Shen found a silent corner for himself to make a goodnight call to his fiance. Wu Wang, on the other hand, wandered around in search of a night partner to take back.

Xu Mey was extremely familiar with their antics, so she left them to do whatever they desired. As she picked up yet another vodka shot, she felt a pair of eyes staring at her.

She tilted her body a little as she said, "Like what you see?" Her cherry lips were turned slightly upward giving the illusion of a smile which was definitely not a smile.