Another affair

"Not us. Just like I promised to Uncle Zheng, I.. I will not touch Shuyu until we get married." Not giving a silence break after Chen Ziyi's question, even if he knew what Chen Ziyi tried to preach on, Fan Qicheng gave his answer without any emotion.

Like how Fan Qicheng used to Chen Ziyi, Chen Ziyi also used to Fan Qicheng. She stared at the hands embracing hands in front of her and thoughts that Fan Qicheng's hand must lose the warmth. Both people in front of her must be awkward and anxious.

Fan Qicheng was not a fool despite of his sweet and prince look. Him being a sweet guy was a result of growing up as the only son and the youngest on top of that, with elder sisters ahead of him. Although his father like any other fathers would pamper their daughters more than son and his father even did not mind for girls to become their company heirs, they did not forget to train him as he was the only son of Fan. His sisters whose despite of keep bullying him, would often teach him of the reality of life and how woman can be viscous.

He was not a fool when Chen Ziyi kept instigating them like that and Chen Ziyi knew that. Despite of that, he gave his answer at his usual composed emotion and even firmer, not wanting Chen Ziyi to go further on the topic. Zheng Shuyu not noticing any slight difference in Fan Qicheng's attitude only tried to make herself seems less anxious. Unfortunately, she could only fool her dad.

"Well, we all know that dad love Shuyu the most, so he would appreciate you can apprehend to that. But we can understand that if you are in love and infatuated with each other so much, you just can't help right? I mean.. her charm is irresistible. For sure there are times you would feel-like you want to.. you know what I am going to say right, Qicheng." Of course Chen Ziyi would not back off from the topic until she get what she want.

"I just never thought she would still be a virgin considering that you are in a relationship" Chen Ziyi ended her sentence. Hearing that, Zheng Shuyu felt anxious in her heart. Both her hand unconsciously stiffened and Fan Qicheng could sensed that.

His family would not accept if they found out about Zheng Shuyu was having affair out of their engagement relationship. Although it was difficult to believe that the 'pure and soft look' lady on his left side would do such disgraceful thing, he still remembered of what his sister told him.

He gave a blankly courteous smile towards Chen Ziyi and coughed before declared to everyone in the room, intentionally made Zheng Rong witnessing of what he was going say. "No worries. I never touched her as I promised to Uncle Zheng and I will not until our marriage day."

The declaration was indicating a hidden meaning and only Chen Ziyi can grasp it. Fan Qicheng would investigate the matter later and would not allow Zheng Shuyu to trick him to marry her. Meanwhile, Fan Qicheng had lost all his good feelings towards Zheng Shuyu so Chen Ziyi could stop the topic for now. What he will do to Zheng Shuyu later, it will be between him and Zheng Shuyu.

The conversation was like a silent fight between Fan Qicheng and Chen Ziyi while Zheng Rong could not even grasp the hidden meaning of the fight. He could see that Chen Ziyi was like picking a fight with Fan Qicheng but it seemed like Fan Qicheng won the fight and his daughter might just want to protect her pride by acting unconcerned with it.

He just felt assured when Fan Qicheng said he would wait for their marriage date to consummate with his precious daughter. Even to think about the wedding date which would happen a year later, he felt upset to let his daughter go from his grasp. Only Zheng Shuyu was anxious that she already clenched her hand after Fan Qicheng slipped his hand away.

"I'm going out." Chen Ziyi said after she finished her drink. She felt satisfied enough that her goal was achieved. She then walked away without telling her father where she was going. Zhen Rong as always would give her a reminder to not make trouble. Although he was using her father tone, like worried for his daughter, both Fan Qicheng and Chen Ziyi knew it was just a facade.

He only faintly smiled ignoring the usual scene. He only heard the complicated situation in the family from his older sisters but since Chen Ziyi never explained anything, he could not do anything. He was still an outsider to them and they would think he was trying to side with Chen Ziyi if he pried on the issue too much.

When Chen Ziyi was waiting for her cab, she heard a quarrel in the garage. She took a look and saw there was three person in the garage. Zheng Haoze was having a quarrel with his ex-fiance, but what intrigue her interest was not that.

Yun Qishan. She was one of Zheng Haozu's close friend and she was sitting in Zheng Haoze's car with messy look. Her mind which was awaken by Zheng Shuyu's disgusting relationship last week made her suspiciously looked at the situation in front of her. Like father like son, it seems.

She stared intently at them and when they realized that someone was watching their quarrel, they turned their heads towards Chen Ziyi. All the three of them had various expression when they saw her. It was like an embarrassing moment they did not want people see had been exposed and it was Chen Ziyi who saw that.

"What are you doing here?" Zheng Haoze asked coldly. Her big brother never called her with affection like he called Zheng Shuyu. Feeling upset with her big brother, she silently scolded him in her heart.

"Today is QingMing. I just called for my cab. I did not know sister Xing would be here. Say, sister Xing, can I trouble you to bring me to your florist shop? I want to buy flower for my mother." Chen Ziyi asked, looking at the girl who Zheng Haoze was having a quarrel with. She then curiously glanced at Yun Qinshan who was just now sat in the car but later came out hiding behind Zheng Haoze.

Yun Qishan noticed that Chen Ziyi looked at her with dismay thus hide her face behind Zheng Haoze's figure. She somehow forgot that previously she was the one who usually being too proud of herself and always pick on Chen Ziyi.

But now, she forgot all those proud days and only scared that any other person would saw her in that disheveled look. She tightened her clench on Zheng Haoze's left arm telling him to solve the situation.

Zheng Haoze looked at the pitiful state of the girl behind him, and glanced coldly at his ex-fiance. Chen Ziyi looked at the ironical scene in front of her. Ignoring her big brother's cold stare, she approached sister Xing and shook her arm.

"I'll take cab from there to the cemetery. It's quite far to trouble you so much." Chen Ziyi added.

Still not satisfied with her ex-fiance matters, the girl called sister Xing threw a cold glance towards Yun Qishan and Zheng Haoze. She then took a full minute deep breathe before helplessly agreed to drive Chen Ziyi over to her florist shop. Both of them went to the car parked near the road.

"Just flowers?" asked sister Xing.

Chen Ziyi was silenced for a moment fluttered her eyes before looking at flowers. The florist that Xing brought her this time much larger and had more varieties than the usual one she went to.

"Yes."

"Do you want my help to buy the tea, wine, all that?"

"No. It's okay. There are others who would do that for her already. I had never been taught on those things. It will make me feel awkward." Chen Ziyi said while clutching her bag tightly, looking at sister Xing with a sad smile. She was embarrassed for having such thing exposed.

"How are you these days?" Sister Xing asked.

"Just like usual. Good and bad like usual." Chen Ziyi replied then gave a humorless laugh.

"Me too." Hearing that, Sister Xing gave her a wry smile. She was also feeling awkward for such embarrassing fight was discovered by Chen Ziyi.