Chapter 23

How could she forget her period was coming, and today of all days? She took her phone out and tried to call Li Na but she got no answer. She wondered what Li Na was doing.

Anyways, she needed to find a solution to her problems now. Li Na is probably still shopping anyways. She looked to see if there was anyone else here and saw none. She then remembered something. She facepalmed herself.

"I am in a mall." She muttered to herself.

She could always go get pads from the nearest store. She used tissue as a counterfeit and had to endure how uncomfortable it was. She rushed outside to find a store that sold them.

She looked through the whole level and only saw cloth shops.

She wondered what kind of mall she was brought to when she saw the directory. She was on the dresses floor. She had to go to a lower level to get to the shops. She quickly hurried down.

Li Na completely forgot about Xiu Ying because she was still sulking about the fact that Ye Ying had been with Zhang Wei. She got more frustrated when she remembered how poorly she and Yifeng handled her first meeting with him. She stomped all the way to another dress shop but seeing Xiu Ying a little far behind her. Xiu Ying also didn't see her because she had her own problems.

Xiu Ying took the elevator down to the second level and immediately went to the nearest store to purchase what she needed. She also purchased some pills for the pain. Her pains were unpredictable. Sometimes she'd have it, sometimes not which frustrated her a lot.

After fixing herself she manages to find her way back on the third level. She went to look for Li Na at the shop she remembered being dragged into but didn't see her. Fortunately, Ye Ying had left so she didn't see Xiu Ying either.

Ye Ying had finished her task for the afternoon and left early. She'd normally spend more time to shop more, but she couldn't today because she has a joint family dinner with Zhang Wei.

She smiled at the thought of meeting Zhang Wei today and although it wasn't a date, she knew that the parents could allow them some alone time. Her smile widened as she drove away.

While Zhang Wei had a cold face. He had his phone to his ears and wasn't happy with the news he was being told. He asked the person on the other line "And at what time did they say this dinner was?" The person on the other side answered nervously.

"They said at seven pm, President." Secretary Bai waited for his response and eventually heard a faint hum. Then he heard a cold voice. "Tell them I might be a little late." and the call ended. Secretary Bai really felt like fainting. He was told that the President should come early.

He sighed and called Mrs. Zhang.

"I'm sorry madam. He said he was going to be a little late to the dinner. I tried my best."

Mrs. Zhang sighed. She already expected it anyways. She hoped he wouldn't be too late. "Thank you, Mr. Bai." She ended the call.

Eventually, Xiu Ying was able to find Li Na but she was angrily shuffling through clothes. 'What made her angry this time?' She approached her friend and tapped her lightly on the shoulder. Li Na snapped out of her anger fit and saw Xiu Ying.

"Where have you been?" Li Na asked.

"I was in the bathroom but my period came so I went to buy pads."

She looked at Li Na and saw that she didn't have the dress she was admiring.

"Where's the dress? You didn't want to anymore?"

At the mention of the dress, she got angry again. "Some rich family's daughter used her power to get it away from me, threatening me because she has a more powerful family."

Li Na explained with a sour look on her face.

When she and Zhang Wei get together, she will make sure not to let her go. They finally found something that they both liked and went home to prepare. By the time they got home, it was five-thirty pm.

Li Na jumped when she looked at the time. She had to prepare soon. There was no time. They entered their house and Li Na rushed to her room to get ready. Xiu Ying took her time because she knew she wasn't going to spend two hours on herself when she didn't even want to go out in the first place.

She got some fruits from the fridge and went to her room. She watched a show on her laptop for a while and looked at the time. It was five minutes past six. She finally stood up to get prepared. She took a twenty-minute bath and laid her dress on the bed. She really liked the dress she picked. Although it was simple, it was elegant in a fun way.

Well, she didn't plan on impressing anyone either way. She got a call from Xi Xing and they agreed to meet there. The dress was a semi-long purple gown. It wasn't too body-hugging but one could still see her curves. She paired it with platform heels, not too high, and a simple earring. She didn't wear a necklace because she found them uncomfortable.

She approached her mirror and did a once over. She looked nice. She took her purse and phone then locked the room. Xiu Ying got downstairs and waited for Li Na. She went to knock on her door and Li Na told her to go, that she would meet her there.

Xiu Ying drove off and she called Xi Xing on the way. "Xi Xing, are you there?"

Xi Xing was also driving but could see the place. "I am just arriving right now."

Xiu Ying hummed and ended the call. She saw the place too. It looked like a high-end restaurant. She saw Xi Xing waiting beside her car.

Xiu Ying horned a little to get her attention, to which she smiled. She approached Xi Xing who had just turned off her engine and gotten off. She told Xi Xing.

"I didn't know the event called for a restaurant like this. "

Xi Xing laughed. "Well, when you are going to one of the most prestigious universities in the country, this is what you'll get."

They hooked their arms and entered the building. That was the start of a very eventful evening.