“Yishu will be there too?”
Sporting an incredibly friendly smile, Wen Jingrou whispered, “Of course. Yishu and I are friends, so he’ll definitely come to my birthday party.” Afraid that Tang Yuanyuan would not buy it, Wen Jingrou contemplated before adding, “Also, Chufeng will be there too.”
“Feng will be there too?” Now Tang Yuanyuan was slightly convinced by this older girl, who had a gentle smile and smelled really good.
At this point, Zhang Xiaolu snorted and commented, “Do you think you can prove you’re Yishu’s friend just like this? It seems a little unconvincing. What if you’re lying to us? If something happens to Yuanyuan, as the ones who’ve been with her, how are we going to inform her family?”
Hearing this, Yuan Yuehan added, “That’s right. We came out together. If you take her away, how are we going to explain to her family?”
These two girls next to Tang Yuanyuan looked fashionable and refined, appearing to be entirely different from Tang Yuanyuan. Wen Jingrou was tempted to ignore them, but seeing how relentless the two were, she commented with a fake laugh, “I reckon that you two are Yuanyuan’s classmates. Perhaps you guys should tag along. I hope that’d save you some worries.”
Having achieved what they wanted, Yuan Yuehan and Zhang Xiaolu gave each other a look.
“The car’s waiting outside; the three of you can sit in the back seat. Is that fine? By the way, do you guys have any formal attire to attend a birthday banquet?”
“I do, but it’s in my dorm. We’ll have to go there and get it.”
“Forget it then. Sounds like too much of a hassle. I’ll ask someone to get you some later.”
“Thank you, Miss.”
While Tang Yuanyuan was hesitating, Yuan Yuehan and Zhang Xiaolu had willingly accepted the invitation. They told her, “Don’t be afraid, Yuanyuan. As long as both of us are there, even if that person is a liar, she won’t be able to do anything to you, Yuanyuan.”
“She’s right. We’ll protect you!”
“Are we really going?”
“Of course. Birthday parties are fun, and Yishu is going anyway; there’s no reason why you shouldn’t be there.”
“She’s right. What if Yishu found a girlfriend behind your back?”
The word ‘girlfriend’ caused Tang Yuanyuan to look baffled. “Yishu is looking for a girlfriend?”
“Yes. Since he’s so handsome, there must be many girls at school who like him and want to go on a date with him. It’s obvious that the girl earlier liked your brother, or else she wouldn’t have come all the way here to invite you to her birthday party.”
“But…” Feeling perplexed, Tang Yuanyuan bit her lower lip as she had never thought that Yishu would be looking for a girlfriend. But they’re right. Yishu is so good-looking. It makes perfect sense for many girls to like him. Even though she knew that it was just a matter of time before he found a girlfriend, the thought of that somehow… made her feel downcast. Just like that, Tang Yuanyuan kept quiet all the way until they arrived at the birthday party.
Whilst at the birthday party, her sad feelings disappeared the moment she saw all the amazing food on the table. She no longer had the thought of changing into something appropriate. All that she wanted to do now was eat. And she did—she was busy enjoying a piece of cake while Yuan Yuehan and Zhang Xiaolu were getting changed.
At this moment, Wen Jingrou sat down in front of Tang Yuanyuan. “Yuanyuan, today’s my birthday party. Would you like to get changed into a nice dress with them? There will be many people coming later.”
Tang Yuanyuan shook her head. “No thanks, Miss. I’m good.” She reckoned there would not be anything that would look nice on her since she was plump.
However, Wen Jingrou liked what she was seeing—a fair-skinned little girl with a slightly pink skin tone that looked clean and adorable and was as pure as water. She was indeed pure and naïve from the defenseless look she had on her when she sat there and enjoyed her cake. This reminded Wen Jingrou of how different she was compared to this little girl in front of her. She wondered what Tang Yuanyuan would be like when she got to her age. She gently rubbed Tang Yuanyuan’s head and whispered, “It’s okay if you don’t want to get changed. You can stay right here and enjoy the cake. I’ll go and check on the guests.”
“Okay. Thank you, Miss.”
Wen Jingrou got up, headed outside the hall, found a quiet place, and gave Yuchi Yishu a call. Of course, she was actually calling Zhong Chufeng, since she did not have Yuchi Yishu’s number. When Zhong Chufeng’s phone rang, he took a quick look at the last few digits of the caller ID and knew who the caller was, as Wen Jingrou would call him every time she wanted to look for Yishu.
Ever since the incident last time, Zhong Chufeng had grown impatient toward her. Before she could say anything, he immediately said, “Stop calling me, will you? I won’t answer your calls anymore. Can you stop bothering me?”
“Zhong Chufeng, wouldn’t you like to know who I’ve invited to my birthday party?”
“Well, whoever it is, it doesn’t concern me. Does it look like I’d care?”
“She’s here enjoying her cake. In fact, she couldn’t take her eyes off the food the moment she saw it, and there’s no way I could get her to change. Zhong Chufeng, who do you think this person is?”
Shock flashed across Zhong Chufeng’s face after hearing the description and he had forgotten about yelling at her. It took him a good while before he could react. “You b*tch, who’s that?”
“Who do you think she is? You probably know her well, and she’s very adorable and pure like a piece of white paper. How on earth is there still someone like this in this world? Who do you think she is, Zhong Chufeng?”
The dismissive look on his face turned into a stern one after figuring out that the person was Tang Yuanyuan.
“What do you f*cking want? I’m warning you, Wen Jingrou, if you do anything to her—forget about Yishu—I’ll be the first person to seek vengeance.”
“Why are you so serious? I just invited her to my birthday party. Zhong Chufeng, please help inform Yishu on my behalf that I’ll be here waiting for him.” Wen Jingrou then hung up right away.
Before Zhong Chufeng could add anything, the line had gone dead. He was so upset that he almost crushed his phone. He turned around and immediately saw Yuchi Yishu, who was callously staring at him. “What’s going on?”
“That was Wen Jingrou—”
That name caused Yuchi Yishu’s eyebrows to tangle. He began to look infuriated. Her again?
“She would like you to attend her birthday party,” Zhong Chufeng explained after some hesitation.
Immediately, Yuchi Yishu bent over and put his shoes on, looking cold and callous.
“Yuanyuan is there too.”
Those words made Yuchi Yishu freeze. A few seconds later, he looked up at Zhong Chufeng. “What did you say? Who’s at the party?”
