Chapter 19: Graduation Party.
Tang Chunlan felt her head throb due to the loud party music and this, staggered a little.
"Do you want to rest?" Bai Jihai steadied her.
She looked at the handsome man in a black suit who had pushed her from the house to the Graduation hall and to the party in a wheelchair and suddenly felt a cold chill down her back. "No need." She shook her head vigorously.
Bai Jihai looked at the girl in his arms. She was in a black long gown which showed her milky white shoulders but covered her arms. She had curled her hair and pinned it up in a loose bun accompanied with golden hairpins but left some curls down near her temples making her look stunning.
"Does it still hurt?" He stroked her arm cast.
"A little." She inwardly winced at the pain on her right shoulder and gave a weak smile.
She knew he was still a little angry at her recklessness, though he tried to conceal it.
Before he could give her a cold reply, she spotted a young lady in a blue dress, making her look ethereal. "Menxiang!"
The lady turned, her sad expression turned into a happy one. "Chunlan!"
The lady ran to her and about to hug her when she was shifted aside. She glared at Jihai who was unconcerned.
She then glanced at Chunlan, her eyes scrunching in worry. "Are you okay? Do you need to rest?"
Chunlan in turn, glared at her best friend before asking "Where is your date?"
"Over there." She pointed to a place where they were serving drinks. "Mingwen was worried I was thirsty so he has been there for over an hour trying to get me drinks."
Chunlan smiled gently and turned to Jihai with puppy eyes.
He stared at her for a while before saying "I will get the drinks for both of you."
Chunlan was worried that Mingwen was not from their college and will have a hard time getting it. Jihai was very popular and with him there, they will come back earlier.
She turned when she heard her best friend say "You were right, Lan'er. Mingwen is very cold and unfeeling but he is very nice to me. No wonder they are friends."
Chunlan looked at the two men approaching them. Mingwen was dressed in a sky blue suit, the color matching his freezing aura while Jihai's dark aura was eminent in the room earning the admiration and jealousy from girls and boys alike.
"Thank you." Menxiang collected her drink from Mingwen, smiles shyly.
"You are welcome." Tang Chunlan noticed that although he was expressionless, his eyes was focused entirely on her friend. It seemed he was just good on hiding his feelings.
She felt an arm slip around her waist and pull her forward. She gazed at Jihai, before taking her own drink. "Do you want to dance?"
"No."
She pouted her lips. "Why?"
"Do you want to dance in your condition?"
"Oh...." She stared at her arm cast, cursing it in her heart.
You ruined my dance, you stupid arm!
Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt his cold lips touch her hair tenderly. "When you are recovered, okay?"
"Okay." She gave a bright smile.
"Congratulations on your graduation, Chunlan. You are finally a woman. Though I have to say, my graduation back in Australia was more exquisite than this." A lady in dark red said.
Chunlan frowned at the voice that interrupted her tender moment with Jihai. She turned and said "Hello, Mengqi."
Mengqi was dressed in a dark red gown, her black straight hair was falling down down a caress making her look like a seductress with her blood red lips. "Jihai."
That one word alone expressed her longing and affection.
Chunlan was about to reply when she saw who accompanied her. "Lin-ge."
He was also dressed in a black suit with a red shirt carrying a bouquet of flowers. "Congratulations, Lan'er."
"Thank you." She collected the flowers.
Menxiang hopped beside her and carried the flowers from her after seeing Jihai's freezing expression. "Of course, our party is more better than yours. Though Jihai won the most awards in our school, Chunlan also won more award and achieved more accolades than you did in yours." She smirked at Mengqi's subdued furious expression.
Chunlan could definitely feel a head ache coming in.
This is going to be a problem, she thought.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone