"Aunt, have you seen Shi?" Atian asks Sha Sha. He has been searching for her for a while but she is nowhere to be found.

"She was here a moment ago….she must be with some director. Have a look" Sha Sha smiles, giving a light tap on his shoulder. She has no clue about Fu Zichen nor is she aware that Shi Lian is with him at this moment.

He nods without asking any further questions because she doesn't know where she is either. He wanders again, corners to corners, searching for her but he found nothing. As he is walking without much focus as his eyes are on the way to finding her, he collides with someone.

"What the heck?!" the girl curses. He turns back to see a new face, a face he hasn't seen before. She scowls at him like he has done some serious damages to her.

"I apologize," he says politely and he is expecting the same in return but the reality is different. She barks at him by saying, "Are you blind? Have you got eyes under your kneecaps?"

He is stunned. For a moment he cannot contemplate what is her issue, why is making such a fuss over nothing? He calms himself. If he wants to find Shi Lian, he need not fight with her here and waste time. "I apologized to you lady. And by the way, you weren't careful as well so in that case, we are both at fault."

"Huh? Are you freakin kidding me? you are trying to say I should apologize to you when it was you who wasn't careful?" she scoffs, placing her hands in front of her chest to challenge him.

"Look, I apologized, and can you not make a big deal out of it? You are fine and there are no damages done" he argues calmly, pointing at her dress which looks completely fresh and fine.

"Whatever" she rolls her eyes and walks off ignoring him.

'What wrong with her?' ponders he, confused. He let go of her and continues to find Shi Lian.

**

"So… what do you want to tell me?" she asks blushing, without looking at him. Both of them are standing at a distance facing something but not at each other. After the passionate kiss for about five whole minutes, they have been awkwardly standing at a distance from each other.

"After last night-"

"Please can you not talk about it?" Shi Lian cut him mid-sentence because she is too embarrassed to talk about what happened last night.

He smirks and leans closer to her, "Are you shy, Miss Chairman? You were very dominant last night" teasing her.

Her face is painted with a shade of red. Recalling how she was taking the charge, she wants to jump from there right now.

"I never felt this good. Do you know you are the first and only woman who makes me want to fall head over heels for you?" he scoots closer, giving her shiver down her spine. "The very first woman with whom I shared my virginity with."

The news of him being a virgin before is shocking to her. She didn't expect that he will be this pure. It's rare to find men like him. Out of nowhere, she feels giddy from the inside after hearing that she is his first. He is also her first but she doesn't want to say it, at least not for now.

"You never had a girlfriend before?" she asks, looking at his enchanting face. He is well dressed today, well he always is but today he looks more than charming. His collar button of his white shirt is opened, revealing some of his muscular skin, and damn it is appealing! He looks insanely handsome in a black suit. His signature undercut hairstyle is well groomed as well.

"No, but If you accept my proposal, you will be my girlfriend, right here right now," says he playfully.

"No thank you" she joins in, in his playful conversation. How did she end up liking his company? She thought he was a pervert and scumbag who took away her virginity but in reality she is the one who took his virginity. She thought she disliked his arrogance and his bossy attitude but actually liked that quality about him.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Um…yeah I guess so"

"Is that guy, Hu Atian, your boyfriend?" asks he, calmly by not revealing his jealousy as he says. The question is so incoming that it made her speechless. No one ever asked her in these 5 years because no one knew about it and she was thankful that they have some sense to not poke their nose into other people's business.

Should she tell him the truth? She cannot make up her mind if she can trust him and at that moment her phone rings. She peers at the phone screen and is quick to pick up because it is her best friend and she doesn't her waiting. The main reason is she doesn't want to answer his question. She is not yet ready to open herself to anyone. "Excuse me" she excuses herself and presses on the green icon on her smartphone.

"Shi! Where are you?" Evelyn's high-pitched voice echoes through her phone. that is an unusual question from her. By her voice, she is frustrated over something.

"What's up with you? Of course at my house" she asserts, moving to her corner to have an alone talk with her friend.

"Damn you! Tell me specifically. Are you in your room?" she asks and she is surely frustrated. Shi Lian cannot reciprocate why she is asking such weird questions, it's not she is here anyway. Wait…is she here? This question fills Shi Lian with hopes and excitement but she cannot be static until she confirms it.

"Well, there's a banquet at my house to congratulate me. I am just wandering here and there. Why are you asking such questions? Are you here?"

"Get your ass down at the hall. I have sent a gift for you" she states and hangs up before Shi Lian could say anything. Shi Lian stares at the phone in a confusing state. is she here? She ponders but cannot make sure of it. She thinks if she wants to know the answer she will have to down and see what's the gift.

"Let's head downstairs. I need to be present there. If you…like it here, you may stay" she tells him approaching him.

"Nah, I'll follow you" he grins and follows her. He was waiting for her answer but never mind he can ask her next time. There's plenty of time for them, isn't it?

**

Reaching down, at the main hall, she stands near the stairs, looking in all directions to see what her friend was talking about. For a minute she can see faces of unfamiliar people but then something strangely familiar captures her eyes. her eyes dart in that person's direction and stop. She looks at her intently, she cannot believe her eyes what she is seeing. The familiar person sees her and approaches Shi Lian's direction. Shi Lian cannot believe her best friend, Evelyn is here! This is the best gift ever.

"Hey! Here's your gift" she presents herself in a dramatic way that made Shi Lian smile. Tears roll down her eyes as she sees her best friend right in front of her. She missed her badly. She missed her so much.

"You should have informed me!" she cries and throws herself in Evelyn's embrace. They hug each other tightly, enjoying each other's company. Evelyn already planed it before and the party was a complete coincidence but it turned out to be an advantage for her. She was already on the plane when the conference was held. Seeing Shi Lian again after so longs fills her heart with utmost love. She missed her every single day, the absence of her was felt in the dorm and she cried sometimes as she missed her bitterly.

"This is the best gift ever" Shi Lian expressed, wiping her tears from her cheeks. It is indeed the best gift Evelyn has ever gifted her.

"I was so frustrated when I couldn't find you. I couldn't even find your Dad so there was no one to whom I could ask about you" says she holding her hands.

"You haven't met my mother yet, right? Let's go. Let me introduce her to you and you to her" Shi Lian says jovially. She is really happy now. She holds her arm and pulls her with her to where her mother is.

Her mother is having a chat with women that Shi Lian doesn't know. "Excuse me" Shi Lian calls her mother to come to a side away from those women.

"What's the matter dear?" she asks. Mo Sha Sha always looks beautiful and perfect. Her beauty is out of the world, that's what her father sings all day when she was younger.

"Mother, she is Evelyn, my best friend. She took care of me for 5 years in America" Shi Lian introduces her proudly.

Mo Sha Sha being the kind soul she is, instant;y holds Evelyn's hand in a caring way and expresses her gratitude, "Oh my! I have always wanted to meet you! Sweetheart, I cannot thank you enough for being such a good friend to my Shi Lian"

"I was more than happy to take off her. You don't need to thank me, Mrs. Mo. And by the way, you look dazzling" she complements her which made her mother chuckle.

After having a good talk between the three of them, Sha Sha suddenly remembers about Atian who was asking about her, "Shi, Atian was looking for you. You saw him?"

"I'll go take a look where he is" she left both of them to talk and strides through the crowd to find where Atian is.