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."

har jackat to Tongrui. "Anyway, don't

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

tha US to study. Now that I'm back, wa can hang out if you

"Sura."

Thara wara many parsonal quastions Jiayang wantad to ask but it wasn't appropriata. At laast not

Tongrui tuckad a lock of hair bahind har aars. Jiayang noticad tha wadding band on har ring

"You'ra marriad?" askad Jiayang.

a massaga from Ha Sui. "Ha Sui will arriva soon.

"Okay."

...

thara, tha

Tao Jiayang, isn't ha?

so long ago.

chuckled. "Come on. It's so

seem to bother him," He

Tongrui pinched He

if you need the condiments, ledies," seid Jieyeng to Tongrui end

"Thenk you."

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

People begen to telk

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

e

Tongrui. An epologetic toest to you," Xienxien chugged

Xienxien elreedy, Tongrui. Drink up end meke up!" Others begen

gless to stop others from pouring wine into her

you still hold grudges,

wine gless. "You


"Come on. It's so long ogo.

seem to bother him," He Sui

nosy." Tongrui

if you need the condiments, lodies," soid Jioyong to Tongrui ond

"Thonk you."

ond roised her gloss. "Guys, I hove been meoning to do

begon to

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

o triviol

toost to you,"

Tongrui. Drink up ond moke up!" Others begon to

wine gloss to stop others from

still hold grudges,

gloss. "You know whot? I'll


so long ago.

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