Chapter 51: Congratulation party

The Mo Mansion looks different today, splendid. Why wouldn't it be when the heiress of Mo has been crowned as the Chairman today. Mo Sha Sha was ecstatic to see her daughter on the screen, she felt proud of her daughter. It was Mo Zheng Yuan who thought of arranging the party and he was soon to deliver it to her wife. "Darling, we are having a banquet tonight. The hired people will be there shortly to handle everything."

The planners and decorators are the highly influential ones and are the best in the mainland. Mo Sha Sha watched them in awe as they do their work. She is a kind woman who loves to care for others and she never forgets that. She asked the servants to bake some cookies for them as a thank you token. The people were delighted to have the cookies. They promised to do their best and make today's party the epic one.

Shi Lian reaches her home on time. Her mother called her to make her come home earlier and here she is. She enters inside and she can hear from outside the noises of people, the clanking of glasses, and the fake laughter of women. Numerous cars are lined up outside making her wonder how many people are inside to celebrate it? As she enters inside, everyone turns their attention to her. Some genuine, some fake smiling faces all bestowing her as she makes her entrance. Soon they start clapping and cheering, "Congratulations! Shi Lian!" "Congratulations!" she returns it with a big smile and several thank you's. catching the sight of her mother, she walks straight to her.

"Mother!"

"Dear, I am so proud of you" she expresses, her mouth is all glowing with happiness. Thank you, says her daughter and hugs her mother warmly.

"I need a shower real bad"

"Okay. You go and oh, I brought a dress for you. Wear it and come down quickly" she smiles. Shi Lian moves to her room, her legs have given up already and the heels are making it more difficult for her. She goes in for a quick shower not taking too much time.

Stepping out of the bathroom, her eyes dart at the big present that is lying on her bed. She smiles like a child and hops in to open the gift. She loves gifts and presents. No one is as happy as she is when she sees a gift, any gift. When she opens the box, her eyes shine looking at the beautiful and gorgeous cocktail dress. It has matching heels and accessories. Shi Lian loved it. She cannot wait to wear it. The dress is shimmering purple made up of silk. The fabric is lustrous, soft and so good to touch. The dress is perfectly fitting for her body and that's what she likes. Her mother knows her taste very well.

She comes down, taking each step carefully to not fall when faced with so many people who are staring at her like she is some kind of exotic animal. She is looking absolutely stunning and no one can take their eyes off her, not even women who are envying her. She looks at her parents to feel less awkward. They smile at her and she smiles back and damn that smile is her killer move!

"She is stunning"

"Never saw such beauty before. She is a goddess"

"That dress is made for her! She is gorgeous"

"Her body is perfectly proportionate, just like a goddess."

"I was almost passed out when she smiled. Man, I like her!"

"She is the youngest Chairman in history! That's terrific!"

"She doesn't have a boyfriend, does she?"

People whisper, watching her every move, her facial expressions, everything. She is the center of attention just like she should be. Men are drooling over, women envying her and some admiring her.

As she finds her way to her parents, a familiar figure stops her. Atian is present as well. He couldn't take his eyes off her. She was her crush since second grade but he never told her. They were childhood friends but the feelings changed as time goes by. He proposed to her after gathering courage and to his surprise, she said yes! He never was this happy in his life as he was then. She became her everything, he loved her so much to the point he was scared of losing her.

After his memories came back, he couldn't take it when he knew Shi Lian went abroad and they broke up. He was crazy, he had almost broken everything in his room due to her anger. He cried days after days, night after nights. He stopped talking to her mother when he got to knew she was the one who told her to break up with him. He stopped eating, stopped getting out of his room. He was depressed and that affected his health. The doctor advised to not take such pressure but what could the doctor understand? He wasn't the one who was experiencing it.

"Hey Chairman" chirps Atian, "you almost gave those men heart attack" he jokes and it worked well to make her laugh. She chuckles at her joke and a relief and a tiny hope are developing inside him.

"Well they look fine to me so they are safe" she joins, joking as well. "It's good to see you. How have you been?" her expression changes softly.

"I am doing just fine. I missed you" he expressed in his soothing voice that still makes Shi Lian's heart pulsates. It's been days since she last talked to him. He called her many times but she rejected it every single time. She doesn't want to give him any hopes. As much as it aches her, she had to be strong and cannot repeat the past.

"Are you here alone?" she asks changing the topic. She observes him from his hair to his shoes, he is looking charming as he always does. He looks more handsome in a suit and more handsome in blue. The small diamond stud earring on his left ear is the most attractive part of his body. It was Shi Lian who told him to get it and the result was hot, more than what she expected.

"No, mom….mom is here" he hesitates to say it because of what happened between them. her expression changes when he mentioned her. No matter what, she can never erase those memories that haunted her, haunted her for the past five years. People changes, his mother was an example and so was she! She wanted to forgive her but it's not easy. She cannot bring her heart to forgive her yet.

Seeing her blue expression, Atian tries to change the topic so as not upset to her. "I saw your live conference. You were the different version yourself, on fire" he half laughs.

"Err…thnk you? I really don't know how to respond to that" she chuckles, forgetting the mention of Hu Meng. She glances to her left and right to see where she is. A little to her right, near her mother, stands Hu Meng. Their eyes meet and Shi Lian was quick to ignore it. She doesn't like the look on her face, all guilt, and longing.

"That's kay. Ah, well I have a small present for you" Atian says searching for something in his jacket's inner pocket. At the mention of the present, Shi Lian's eyes light up. She expectantly waits for him to take the present out.

"Here" he finds the small box wrapped in a gift foil and hands it to her. Without any delay, she opens it, and her mouth forms in an O shape, her eyebrows shoot upwards in surprisement.

"Wow. It's…beautiful" she is in awe of the gift. Inside the gift box sits a fine-looking bracelet. She delicately toches the bracelet like it's some kind of fragile thing. Atian, satisfied with her reaction, smiles broadly and takes a step to put the bracelet on her wrist.

"Allow me to put it on your beautiful wrist?" he asks politely, holding her hands and waits for her response. He is having second thoughts like what if she declines it? Will she allow him?

"Sure" she smiles, a little hesitant as she answers. As he is just putting it on her wrist, Shi Lian flinches. A big hand rests on her shoulder before she can incorporate it. She turns her head to see who is this person who is gripping her shoulder like a possessive husband. "What are you doing here?" she squeaks encountering someone she was trying to avoid.