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Chapter 1: Bitter Medicine tastes Good

Love is not cheap.

It's the most expensive thing in this world. One might have to pay with everything they got but they still can't afford it.

Love is actually really demanding.

It takes your heart.

It takes your soul.

And then,

It asks for more...

Xu Mey was one of the people who couldn't afford this luxury in her life. And the reason was not the fact that she didn't have anything to offer, it was just that she wasn't aware of what love felt like or what it meant. The only kind of love she knew about was which she shared with her best friends.

Looking at that happy couple getting married, a sudden question popped up in her mind. 'Is it love that led the bride and groom to this stage?' Laughing at her own ridiculous thought, she shook her head lightly.

The thing that led them to marriage was definitely not loving instead it was mutual benefits for their respective families. Wu Xia, the bride was actually her best friend, Wu Wang's younger sister and Xu Mey knew that Wang's chose Ming Qu as her life partner because it was beneficial for business.

Owing to the fact that humans look for their own benefit these days. A mere marriage is also a form of convenience for both parties. No one loves without a rationale.

Xu Mey sighed closing her raven colored eyes for a moment. There was a metaphor she remembered, 'Good medicine tastes bitter.'

But for her, relationships and love were always like, 'Bitter medicine tastes good.'

"My poor sister is happily walking towards a prison," Wu Wang who was sitting beside Xu Mey said in a low murmur. Understanding his meaning, she laughed.

She knew only a brother like Wu Wang would say that his sister's married life is like a prison.

"Wang boy, keep your voice down before your parents hear it," She said in a calm voice. "It's her own choice, anyway." Wu Wang nodded his head in agreeing with her.

"Oh dear, this boy is too clean. I can't find a speck of dirt on him," Li Qiao joined the conversation as he stared at his tablet with a look of loss.

"You found nothing about him?" Xu Mey asked as she pointed towards the man of the night, the groom.

"Nope. He doesn't even have a speeding ticket record." Li Qiao was feeling discouraged. Xu Mey pressed on the frown between his brows with her finger.

"The cleaner one looks, the more he's trying to hide something," Her reply made not only Li Qiao and Wu Wang stare at her, it even attracted the attention of her other two best friends, Lin Shen, and He Jian.

Xu Mey met Li Qiao and Wu Wang at her school while the other two were introduced to her by them. Wu Wang was involved in his family business but not many people knew that he was also a painter.

Li Qiao was the CEO of an entertainment agency while Lin Shen was chief of surgery at Lin Hospital in City D. He Jian had his own architecture firm. But together, they were just a bunch of bantering kids.

When all of them looked at her calm face, an involuntary sigh escaped from their mouth. She picked up her phone and sent a simple text. They knew nothing could stay hidden from Xu Mey as long as she was willing to find out herself.

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Ye Jie came to City D for his best friend's wedding. His long-term girlfriend, Lu Yuhan was not tagging with him this time around. Her absence disturbed Ming Qu but Ye Jie didn't explain anything to him.

Ye Jie didn't want his best friend to know about his break-up, at the very least, not on his wedding day. Ye Jie was actually planning on proposing to Lu Yuhan but the night he planned to take action was the night she talked about a break-up.

He still remembered her black watery eyes looking back at him with a sad expression when she said, "Let's end it now Ye Jie. You're amazing but after spending so much time with you, I realized that we are not meant to be."

Coming back to the wedding...

He was clad in a beautiful royal blue colored suit with a black shirt underneath. His dark brown chopped hair was perfectly gelled.

He was already tired from the long journey and now the long traditional wedding was making him impatient. His gaze was wandering around in the hall and finally, it made contact with a smiling face.

She was wearing a light peach colored gown with a sequin pattern. Her pitch black hair was tied in a side braid. The light make-up made her porcelain white skin seem more enthralling. But the smile made her squint her eyes and her cherry lips to turn upward. A small deep dimple appeared at the side of her right cheek was something that beguiled him.

After a moment, the smile was gone as if it was just his own imagination playing with him. A serene expression took its place and she seemed like a fascinating fairy with those clear bright eyes.

"When are you planning on getting married?" Mr. Ming asked while tapping on his shoulder which broke his contact with her.

He knew it was an avoidable question but that was the question which scared him. He still hadn't told his parents about his break-up because he knew it will hurt them. He wasn't young anymore, he was turning 30 this year and everyone in his family was expecting him to marry this year.

"I'll invite you to my wedding soon, Uncle Ming," He replied while trying hard to stay calm and hide his hurt expression. Uncle Ming laughed heartily seemingly happy with his answer and patted his back.

For Mr. Ming, Ye Jie was just like Ming Qu and Ye Jie also gave him the same respect as his own father. Ming's and Ye's had a close family relationship which also became the reason for Ye Jie and Ming Qu's friendship.

He wasn't lying to Uncle Ming, he concocted in his mind to meet Lu Yuhan again. He wasn't planning on giving up. Neither on her Nor on their relationship.

After Uncle Ming turned towards another guest, Ye Jie looked behind but to his dismay, she wasn't there anymore. He darted his eyes around the hall but didn't find her.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
XiaoMeeHee XiaoMeeHee

Don't forget to comment and share your views about the first chapter with me.

Until next time!!!

Chapter 2: Like What You See?

After the ceremony, Ye Jie was chatting with Ming Qu in the reception area which was in the back garden of the hotel. It felt roughly like a social gathering instead of a wedding reception. Each person was engaged in striving to seek for connections.

'Social animals craving to survive in this social jungle.'

Wu Xia joined them afterward swapping her traditional red wedding dress for a beautiful white dress. Clad in a simple but elegant white gown with a slit down the knee, she looked stunning. She looped her arm with Ming Qu's and he murmured something in her ear which caused a visible blush to appear on her fair delicate cheeks.

She hit him playfully with her clenched fists. After calming herself, she said, "Do you guys want to join the real fun?"

Both Ming Qu and Ye Jie gave her puzzled guise. "Don't tell me you want to spend the time with the older generation." Following her gesturing towards the garden filled with people, both of them realized that there was not a single person from the younger generation.

"Where exactly is the real fun?" Ye Jie asked hiding his grim mood behind a set smile.

A mysterious smile spread on Wu Xia's face as she dragged Ming Qu back inside the building. They passed by another wedding hall where a wedding was in process and took an elevator to the rooftop of the building. Seeing Wu Xia, the bouncer opened the passage for her to enter.

The rooftop was crowded with young people hanging around and dancing to the beats of music. Ye Jie was surely not an enthusiast of loud music as it made him feel nauseous. The rooftop was decorated with colorful lights with a dance floor specifically set up in the middle. Coupled with the DJ along with a bar section and snacks bar gave the illusion of a fancy nightclub.

"Who organized it?" The question that was bothering Ye Jie was voiced out by his best friend as Ming Qu looked at Wu Xia with a questioning look.

"Let's just say, my brother and his friends love to party." Her reply was not direct but it made one thing understandable, the after party was orchestrated by her brother.

Wu Xia dragged Ming Qu to the dance floor leaving Ye Jie alone with his tangled ruminations. Ye Jie glanced at the bright dazzling lights and walked towards the snack table which was right beside the bar.

He picked up a set of chopsticks and placed some chicken wantons on his plate. Just when he proceeded to take some chocolate cake, his gaze fell on a figure clad in high waisted wide leg black pants with white stripes on it paired with an elegant white button-up shirt.

Her hair was left open in soft curls which fell to her mid back. It wasn't her enticing figure that captivated him rather it was her face which held the identical poised bearing he perceived back in the wedding hall.

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Xu Mey trudged back to her Presidential Suite in the hotel to change out of the peach gown before joining her friends at the party. Anyone familiar with her or her friends had a misconception that they loved to party.

None of them was an admirer of parties but what they actually loved was free drinks and snacks. Drinking was her forte and eating was her He Jian and Li Qiao' department. While Wu Wang was a certified playboy and Lin Shin was a virtuous man who merely trailed behind his friends.

She was drinking her vodka shot when the familiar gruff voice of Li Qiao sounded beside her, "Did you find any dirt?" He settled on the seat beside her and took a beer from the bartender.

She cocked her head to see the lazy smile on Li Qiao's face. "Oh, I found the dirt, alright." With that, she passed a humorless smile to him.

"He's really hiding something?" He Jian asked the question as he joined them with a shrimp dumpling on his plate paired with spicy ginger sauce.

Seeing her nod Wu Wang asked, "Should we be worried about it?" His playful expression was replaced with a serious one. Wu Wang was protective when it came to two people; first his sister and second his best friend.

"'Too many cooks spoil the broth'," She air quoted while drinking her vodka shot and faced all of their anticipating looks. "Let me take care of it. It's not anything consequential."

"She's my little girl. I own the right to protect her, exactly as I own the right to be informed," Wu Wang replied as he took a sip of his wine.

"Wang boy, 'It's better to walk thousands of miles than to read thousands of books'. That is to say, let his past be his past. We should be wary of his present and his future with Wu Xia. He has the right to keep his past," There was not a single change in her calm expression.

'To bury your past is easy. To wear that past with pride takes courage.'

Her gentle and soft unhurried voice paired with her calm face worked like enchantment on most people. Even Lin Shen once said, "You can make a dying person believe that he's going to live with that demeanor of yours."

But for them, it was not her reassuring countenance that put their mind at ease but rather it was herself. Her mere presence was enough to raise their spirits.

"Now, Scram! Let me drink in peace," She made a 'Shoo' gesture and pushed them away.

All of them laughed at her childish behavior as they ruffled her pitch black hair and walked away leaving her in peace with her drink. Li Qiao and He Jian walked up to the snack table while Lin Shen found a silent corner for himself to make a goodnight call to his fiance. Wu Wang, on the other hand, wandered around in search of a night partner to take back.

Xu Mey was extremely familiar with their antics, so she left them to do whatever they desired. As she picked up yet another vodka shot, she felt a pair of eyes staring at her.

She tilted her body a little as she said, "Like what you see?" Her cherry lips were turned slightly upward giving the illusion of a smile which was definitely not a smile.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
XiaoMeeHee XiaoMeeHee

Ye Jie: *Ahem* *Ahem* I definitely like what I see. *winks*

Okay, it seems like our leads are meeting in the next chapter.

One is broken-hearted. Other is broken as a whole.

Are you excited? I'm really excited.

Share your views in the comment section and thanks for showing your support in the first chapter which gave me the confidence to write it further.

Until next time!!!

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