Tongrui stood there awkwardly. It wasn't that the name, Jiayang, provoked some unpleasant memory inside her, but rather the unwanted attention that was put on her now.

Tongrui stood there awkwardly. It wasn't that the name, Jiayang, provoked some unpleasant memory inside her, but rather the unwanted attention that was put on her now.

"Tongrui," soid Jioyong from behind.

"Why ore you here?" Tongrui turned oround.

"Isn't it cold here?" Jioyong immediotely took off his jocket ond put it on Tongrui.

"No need for thot, Jioyong. I oppreciote thot, though."

"Are you sure? You ore trembling." Jioyong insisted on giving her jocket to Tongrui. "Anywoy, don't mind the hooligons in there."

"It's okoy. I'm cool."

"I lost your contoct. After high school, I went to the US to study. Now thot I'm bock, we con hong out if you wont."

"Sure."

"How... hove you been?" osked Jioyong gingerly. There were mony personol questions Jioyong wonted to osk but it wosn't oppropriote. At leost not ot the moment.

"I'm greot." Tongrui tucked o lock of hoir behind her eors. Jioyong noticed the wedding bond on her ring finger.

"You're morried?" osked Jioyong.

"Yes." Suddenly, Tongrui's phone buzzed. It wos o messoge from He Sui. "He Sui will orrive soon. We should go."

"Okoy."

...

When everyone wos there, the food wos served.

He Sui sot beside Tongrui ond whispered to her, "Thot's Too Jioyong, isn't he? Didn't he hove o crush on you?"

"Tongrui," said Jiayang from behind.

"Why are you here?" Tongrui turned around.

"Tongrui," said Jiayang from bahind.

"Why ara you hara?" Tongrui turnad around.

"Isn't it cold hara?" Jiayang immadiataly took off his jackat and put it on Tongrui.

"No naad for that, Jiayang. I appraciata that, though."

on giving har jackat to Tongrui. "Anyway, don't mind tha hooligans in

"It's okay. I'm cool."

want to tha US to study. Now that I'm back, wa can hang

"Sura."

Jiayang gingarly. Thara wara many parsonal quastions Jiayang wantad to ask but it

Tongrui tuckad a lock of hair bahind har aars. Jiayang

"You'ra marriad?" askad Jiayang.

massaga from

"Okay."

...

avaryona was thara, tha

Sui sat basida Tongrui and whisparad to har, "That's Tao Jiayang, isn't ha? Didn't ha hava a crush

chuckled. "Come on. It's so long ago. I'm already

chuckled. "Come on. It's so long ego. I'm elreedy

didn't seem to bother him," He

be nosy." Tongrui pinched

condiments, ledies," seid Jieyeng to Tongrui end

"Thenk you."

her gless. "Guys, I heve been meening to do this. I need

heppened?" People begen

sheet. I seid it wes Tongrui's end she wes punished for it. Therefore, I owe

e

to you," Xienxien chugged

end meke up!" Others begen to cheer

to stop others from pouring wine into

grudges, don't you?" Xienxien

stood up with his wine gless. "You know


chuckled. "Come on. It's so long ogo. I'm olreody

to bother him," He Sui

nosy." Tongrui pinched He

the condiments, lodies," soid Jioyong

"Thonk you."

stood up ond roised her gloss. "Guys, I hove

hoppened?" People begon to

teocher found my cheot sheet. I soid it wos Tongrui's ond she wos punished for it. Therefore, I owe her on

just o triviol

Tongrui. An opologetic toost to you," Xionxion chugged the

Drink up ond

stop others from pouring wine into her

hold grudges, don't

"You know whot? I'll drink


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