Qiu Mu-Cheng thought it would be similar to their class gathering and would just be a simple get together. She didn't expect Fan Zhong-Xian to make it such a grand affair and even invite bands to perform.
Since she was completely unrelated to Fan Zhong-Xian, she couldn't accept this.
There were two things in this world that we should avoid, just like Su Qian said. The first one was someone else's wife, and the second were favors.
Fan Zhong-Xian struck both taboos by organizing this birthday party.
So the moment they arrived at the hall entrance, Qiu Mu-Cheng wanted to chicken out and leave.
Qiu Mu-Cheng wanted to avoid any misunderstanding.
She initially attended the event to annoy Ye Fan, but she didn't want Fan Zhong-Xian to misunderstand either.
“Mu-Cheng, we're already here, so why are you leaving? Moreover, Fan Zhong-Xian organized the party just for you. What's going to happen to him if you leave?" persuaded Su Qian.
"All the more I should not attend this party. I'm already married," said Qiu Mu-Cheng resolutely and was determined to leave.
Situ Feng and Yuan Yuan had already noticed Qiu Mu-Cheng, so they came over to help convince Qiu Mu-Cheng to stay.
"Mu-Cheng, ignore Qianqian. We are just gathering together to watch some performances together and taking the opportunity to celebrate your birthday. There's no need to feel stressed about it. Also, you're not the only one who's celebrating your birthday tonight. Coincidentally, it happens to be someone else's birthday too," said Yuan Yuan as she smiled at Qiu Mu-Cheng.
"Really?" asked Qiu Mu-Cheng as she looked at Su Qian.
Su Qian was stunned for a moment before she quickly nodded and said, "Okay, Mu-
Cheng. I admit that I lied. Fan Zhong-Xian didn't organize this birthday party solely for you. It was organized because it happened to be both your birthdays, but I put it like that because I wanted you and Fan Zhong-Xian to get together. It's my fault so you can hit me or scold me, but please don't leave. You left the class gathering early in such a hurry, and a lot of our classmates didn't get to catch up with you, so you must definitely stay this time.”
Su Qian pretended to look like she was very guilty.
She went all out to make sure Qiu Mu-Cheng would stay.
Qiu Mu-Cheng clearly started to waver and believe her.
"Enough, Mu-Cheng. Stop being narcissistic."
"Fan Zhong-Xian is so rich and powerful that girls run after him in droves. Why would he have the time to fawn over you?" "Or else, why didn't he come out to bring you in personally?"
Before Qiu Mu-Cheng managed to respond, Yuan Yuan and the others had already pushed Qiu Mu-Cheng into the hall.
The hall was enormous. Although Fan Zhong-Xian had booked the whole place, he allowed outsiders to come in and watch so that it seemed like a grander affair.
Thus, the hall was almost fully packed.
There was a huge uproar, and it was exceptionally lively.
But the best seats in the front row were reserved for Qiu Mu-Cheng and her old classmates.
Some of them came with their children and family members, so they added up to almost a hundred people.
It was quite an impressive affair.
Many of her classmates looked at Qiu Mu-Cheng in envy when they saw her walking over.
"She sure is the class goddess.”
"Mu-Cheng still looks as incomparably stunning after all these years."
Many of her friends were exclaiming compliments.
Qiu Mu-Cheng just smiled back awkwardly.
After they chatted for a while, the entire hall turned dark.
"It's about to begin! Keep your eyes on the stage. The performance is starting," said Situ Feng. He kept reminding everyone nonstop since he was Fan Zhong-Xian's number one lackey.
The lights on stage suddenly came on.
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