Chapter 256 - Drinking Sorrows (1/2)

"Qiao Ge, where is Yu Kim? You didn't invite her?" Xu Mey's question made Li Qiao lose his composure for a moment.

"She's busy." Li Qiao's answer confused Xu Mey.

"What is she so busy with?" She asked again.

"Something important obviously." Li Qiao retorted.

"Oh, come on! Qiao Ge, at least I should know what's keeping her busy." Xu Mey wasn't planning on dropping this topic since the way Li Qiao's face blanched, made her feel weird.

Before Li Qiao could open his mouth to make another excuse, He Jian came beside Xu Mey to give her an answer, "Why don't you just tell Xiao Mey that Kim is busy with her fiance?"

Li Qiao clenched his fists but after a brief moment of deep breaths, he unclenched his fists and the lost color of his face returned.

"Huh? Fiance?" Xu Mey stared at both He Jian and Li Qiao. "You mean, Qiao Ge's cousin is back?"

"Yup! That's the one. Xin Xiamu is back!" He Jian answered excitedly and his excitement gave Li Qiao the urge to punch him in the face. But he couldn't do it. First, they were best brothers and second, He Jian's fighting skills were superior to his own.

"Aiyo! How come you didn't tell me?" Xu Mey was questioning Li Qiao.

"Xiamu didn't inform anyone about his arrival. The first person he called was Yu Kim and that was today during lunchtime. When I went to invite her to the dinner party, she informed me that she's running late. Her Xiamu is here and she's very excited to see him after a long time." Li Qiao spoke bitterly. But He Jian was having fun seeing Li Qiao's jealous state.

"So, are you upset that she didn't listen to your invitation or that she ran away to Xiamu leaving you alone?" He Jian was trying hard to stifle his laughter but was failing. It was a good thing that Li Qiao was quite distracted.

"Both!" In distraction, Li Qiao spoke the truth but when he heard the bouts of laughter from Xu Mey and He Jian, he immediately changed his demeanor saying, "I mean, I'm not upset. Not at all! Why would I be? She went to meet her childhood friend and fiance who also happens to be my cousin. How can I be upset about it? I have no right to be upset." He spoke the last words softly.

"Are you trying to convince us or yourself?" Wu Wang joined the conversation with a bottle of baijiu in his hand.

"Correct! Qiao, all of us can see that you're drinking vinegar here. How pitiful!" He Jian remarked making Wu Wang smirk while Li Qiao didn't say anything. What could he possibly say? He was drinking vinegar. And the worst part was that he couldn't even complain about it. One was the love of his life, other was his brother.

"You seem very happy, Jian." Wu Wang's comment made He Jian narrow his eyes at him in question.

"Just because you're drinking your sorrows doesn't mean I should as well." He Jian retorted.