Quit your nonsense

''Happy birthday, Wang Lian!'' she said as she entered.

He smiled. ''Thanks''.

Jia Li pulled up a chair and sat down opposite him. Wang Lian was busy switching on the laptop.

''Thank you for the bouquet and card too—it was a pleasant surprise,'' he said, as he plugged his phone into the computer. ''But how did you find out about my birthday?'' he couldn't help but ask.

''That I am not going to tell you, mister—I had to find out and I did,'' she said pertly. ''And otherwise too, friends don't ask each other such questions. If friends were ignorant of such details, then what sort of friends would they be?''

Wang Lian eyes were fixed on the computer screen but he was listening to her with a smile.

''I've come here with a demand on behalf of all the staff—we want a party! You have to arrange the dinner tonight''. Wang Lian looked up at her. ''Jia Li, I don't celebrate my birthday''.

''Why?''

''Just like that…''

''There must be a reason''.