Jiang Yuyan was feeling too embarrassed because of the bold words of Lu Qiang and her brother. Her face looked flushed. She was more embarrassed because Lu Feng was there too. Though, they were childhood friends, she was not that friendly with him, after so many years. There was certain line of hesitation between them. She looked at Lu Feng for a moment, but he was just busy eating, with his face lowered down. She felt relieved that he was not paying attention to what these two blatant people were saying and that he was not looking at her.
Lu Feng also noticed the scarf around her neck and it was obvious for him to understand why she was wearing it. He could just ignore it, but when Jiang Yang pointed it out; he couldn’t help but turn blind eye to it and pretend to not notice it. He didn’t want Jiang Yuyan to feel embarrassed in front of him, so he just decided to pay attention to the food and he didn’t look at her even once. Though, somewhere in his heart, he felt a pain, but he knew he could handle it. Actually, he knew he had to face it and bear with it.
Once they finished the food, all three helped Jiang Yuyan to clean the dining table and dishes since the servants were still on holiday. After that, they sat on the living room sofa; in four different places, some distance away from each other.
Lu Feng remembered that he hasn’t wished Jiang Yuyan ’happy birthday’ yet. He looked at her and called her name, "Yuyan!"
Jiang Yuyan looked back at him and said, "Umm?"
He looked into her eyes, which he believed, were the most beautiful part of her face. He smiled lightly and said, "Happy birthday!"
Jiang Yuyan smiled back and said, "Thank you."
Lu Feng felt glad to see her smiling. He wanted to keep looking at her, but he immediately averted his sight and looked at his cell phone. He knew when to stop himself and not go for something which didn’t belong to him.
Jiang Yang didn’t fail to notice Lu Feng’s reaction. He said, "Wooo! Her birthday was yesterday, and you are just now wishing her happy birthday. What kind of a friend are you?"
Lu Feng looked at Jiang Yang and replied, "I would have done it earlier, if you hadn’t made me drink so much and put me in an awkward condition."
Jiang Yuyan looked at him with questioning expressions and asked, "What awkward condition? Are you talking about being shirtless?"
Lu Feng Just pressed his temple one more time and didn’t answer him, but Jiang Yang continued.
"What’s to feel awkward in that? We were shirtless, but our pants were still on! Furthermore, we are childhood friends so you can be in front of her in a single piece even."
Lu Qiang and Lu Feng replied at the same time to Jiang Yang, "Don’t you dare say such thing again"
Jiang Yang looked at both of them, but he only got the killer gazes in reply from them. When he looked at Jiang Yuyan, she did the same. Jiang Yuyan was embarrassed and just felt like to run from there.
Jiang Yang laughed and said, "Single piece! I mean to say, if my darling wears a single piece nighty for me, then my sister won’t mind it. What could be more embarrassing for you than it?"
Lu Feng was just ready to get up and was thinking about to hit him, just then Jiang Yang said, "My darling is angry, come to me, I’ll calm you down."
Lu Feng stopped and sat back in his seat, while Lu Qiang and Jiang Yuyan were trying to hide their smiles.
Lu Feng got up from his seat and said, "I need to go now."
Jiang Yang suddenly remembered about something and said, "Lu Feng, our cars are still in a parking lot of that pub."
Last night both were drunk. So, to avoid driving they hired a cab to return back to home. Jiang Yang dragged Lu Feng along with him. Before returning back home, they stopped at the supermarket and bought as many beer bottles as they could. When they reached home, they finished the beer till the last drop and created a mess in the living room.
Lu Feng looked at him and said, "I’ll hire a cab."
Lu Qiang heard him and said, "No need, I will drop you wherever you want to go."
Lu Feng looked at him and replied, "I don’t want you to be late for your work."
Jiang Qiang said, "I have already informed in the office that I’ll be late."
Before Lu Feng could say anything further to turn down Lu Qiang’s offer’ Jiang Yang said, "What office and what work? When we are together, nobody is allowed to think about work."
Lu Qiang and Lu Feng didn’t say anything as they agreed to what Jiang Yang said.
"Lu Feng you are going with Lu Qiang that’s final! Otherwise I will personally see my darling off to his work place to ensure his safety, what do you say?"
Lu Feng immediately replied, "No! I will go with Lu Qiang."
Just then, Jiang Yang got a message on his cell phone from the hospital and got up from the sofa in hurry and said, "Sorry guys, I need to go to the hospital immediately. Lu Qiang, first you have to drop me to my work place then you can drop Lu Feng."
On hearing this, other three laughed while looking at Jiang Yang. Jiang Yang realized what just happened and said with a smile on his face, "Okay! Okay! I got it. What I said earlier was not for me, as being late to my work can cost someone’s life."
Lu Qiang too got up from his seat and said, "We got it, now let’s go."
Jiang Yang looked at Jiang Yuyan and said, "You have to be alone today too."
Jiang Yuyan said, "No problem! I will finish my work." She was thinking about her painting which she left incomplete last time.
Jiang Yang looked at Lu Qiang and said, "We will be waiting outside."