"Also, did you prepare everything that I asked?" said Ye Fan calmly as he sat on the couch in the room and spoke to Shen Fei over the phone.
"Brother Fan, don't worry. Everything is ready. Tonight, Miss Qiu will get to have the grandest and most opulent birthday party of the century!" said Shen Fei as he patted his chest and assured Ye Fan.
"What about Haitian Hall?" asked Ye Fan again.
"It's all set. I already informed the staff there."
"Good. Since all is ready, send me over," said Ye Fan as he nodded.
"Brother Fan, do you want to go over now? But it's not time yet," said Shen Fei quizzically.
"I want to go to Haitian Hall."
"Hmm? Why do you want to go there?" asked Shen Fei.
Ye Fan raised his teacup and smiled as he said, "To gate crash."
Qiu Mu-Cheng knew nothing about what Ye Fan was up to.
Meanwhile, outside Liuyuan Residential District, Su Qian had already come driving in.
"Don't worry, Fan Zhong-Xian! You can count on me for tonight! I will drag Mu-Cheng over no matter what. You have my word that she will attend the dinner party tonight. But my help can only go that far. You'll have to finish the rest on your own. Ye Fan isn't around to mess things up, so it comes down to the party tonight to win Mu-Cheng over. Good luck! I hope Mu-Cheng gets to escape her shackles."
After Su Qian finished talking to Fan Zhong-Xian on the phone, she went upstairs.
But Su Qian didn't tell Qiu Mu-Cheng about her birthday party. Instead, she brought up her harmonica player.
"Mu-Cheng, do you know? I realized the lights in the bungalow next door have been lighting up recently. I think he's back.”
Su Qian was beside herself with joy as she grabbed Qiu Mu-Cheng by the arm and kept talking.
Qiu Mu-Cheng had been in low spirits. Despite Su Qian's excitement, all Qiu Mu-Cheng mustered up was a lukewarm 'Oh'.
Su Qian retorted in irritation, "Mu-Cheng, what's with this lackluster attitude? Isn't this exciting? I think my first love is back in town. Although no one has been playing the harmonica, my gut tells me that it's him. Should I go over and profess my love to him? Ever since I encountered Mr Chu, I thought I would forget about the harmonica player. But I didn't think that the moment he moved back in next door, my heart would palpitate so wildly that it feels like my heart is in my mouth."
Su Qian was so exhilarated talking about the harmonica player that there was even a slight flush on her lovely face.
"Just go then," said Qiu Mu-Cheng inattentively before she continued watching television from the couch.
It was the weekend, and Qiu Mu-Cheng finally got to rest.
She planned on going to the movies with Ye Fan to celebrate her birthday today, but it was impossible from the looks of it now.
She was completely disappointed with the man.
Her husband was no better than an outsider.
Ye Fan even forgot about her birthday.
"Mu-Cheng, what's going on? Are you still thinking about that husband of yours? That fellow even forgot about your birthday. He's obviously giving you the cold shoulder by not getting in touch with you for days. Despite his lack of ability, he has quite a temper. It's not worth thinking about people like him. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. Fan Zhong-Xian has booked Haitian Hall today just to celebrate your birthday tonight. He's really going all out, so you must not turn him down this time. There are plenty of other trees out there. Are you going to throw away your future by staying with Ye Fan?"
Su Qian came up with a gazillion reasons to convince Qiu Mu-Cheng to attend the party.
Su Qian was confident that her girlfriend would go given her eloquence.
But shortly after Su Qian touched on the subject, Qiu Mu-Cheng got up to put on her jacket and shoes and prepared to leave with her purse in hand.
"Mu-Cheng, where are you going?" asked Su Qian puzzledly.
"To Haitian Hall, of course," said Qiu Mu-Cheng indifferently.
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