1 Year Of Beginning

Because there were two celebrations today, they all gathered in Restaurant A and booked a large room for themselves. Seeing the large number of cupcakes that her father bought, Zhang Ai didn't hesitate to eat them all up! She was happy that there were two celebrations. Her father was finally not stingy with the cupcakes.

"I'm always sure that there will be talented artists in my house!" Zhang Yi said while laughing out loudly. He was happy that his friend, Old Wei, had good eyes. He was worried that his friend wouldn't be able to see how good the painting Feng Mian made. That way, Feng Mian's work could be showcased faster.

If Old Wei was here, he would hit Zhang Yi's head. The one who usually had bad eyes was Zhang Yi!

"Since we're celebrating today, should I order some wine too?" Zhang Xue asked.

Zhang Liang arched his eyebrows. "Are you sure you won't be too drunk?"

"Nah, I'm not driving today."

Their driver had come to pick them up, so they didn't have to drive. Besides, Zhang Xue didn't want to waste this time if he had the chance to drink.

"Sure, but I'm not helping you out if you become wasted."

"No worries!"

Lu Di La looked at her husband helplessly. Once a year, Zhang Xue would always celebrate the competition by drinking. Sometimes, he drank too much but at other times, it was only a little bit.

"Wait, if you're drinking, let me join too!"

"Xiao Ai! You're still too small!"

"I'm 24, Daddy!" Zhang Ai took the glass of wine and smirked. "24 is already an a.d.u.l.t, so you can't restrict me forever."

Zhang Yi sighed. He took the wine bottle and poured a glass for himself. On the side, Zhang Liang felt he was having a headache. His father also shouldn't drink much wine because of his age. It seemed that someone would have to clean up the mess here.

"Drink this soup." Zhang Liang pushed a bowl of soup to Feng Mian.

"En."

Feng Mian eyed the others who were fighting to take the wine bottle. She could not understand why they liked wine so much. The tables seemed to be split into two factions. One was eating calmly while the other one was fighting for a bottle of wine.

"Just eat your cupcakes, Zhang Ai," Feng Mian pointed to the rows of cupcakes when Zhang Ai didn't manage to get the bottle back from Zhang Xue. Her height didn't allow her to take the bottle back.

Zhang Ai sulkily took the cupcake and bit it. "Hmm, this one is blueberry flavor. The filling is nice."

"That's good."

"Do you want some?"

"Sure."

Taking a cupcake from the rows, Feng Mian took a bite. The inside was filed with blueberry jam, which was sweet and sour. She liked the taste very much and ended up finishing her cupcake first.

Zhang Liang sighed when he saw the three of them finished a bottle of wine together. "Father, you should stop drinking."

"It's a rare occasion. Let me enjoy myself a bit."

"Father, should I call your doctor here?"

Zhang Yi stopped his movement. Just a few days ago, his doctor had warned him that he had to make sure that he limited his intake of unhealthy food. Wine was included in the list that he had to reduce. Albeit unwilling, Zhang Yi pushed the bottle to the side.

Zhang Ai's eyes lit up and picked up the bottle. There was only a little bit more of wine inside. She poured it all to her glass.

"Xiao Ai," Lu Di La called out. "Didn't you have filming tomorrow?"

"No. I'm free tomorrow, so I plan to hitch a ride with Xue Ge today," Zhang Ai replied with a grin.

"You just want the macaron aren't you?"

"Well, you'll make it tomorrow morning, right?"

"Right." Zhang Xue sighed to himself. He knew that he would have to wake up tomorrow morning to start making the macaron. His guests would want them to be put in the special menu. The only problem was the fact that macaron took quite a long time to make.

Lu Di La smiled bitterly. "I'll help you in the kitchen."

"Then the hotel…."

"Father will take care of it."

Zhang Yi, who was drinking soup, nearly spurted it all back. He looked at his daughter in law with incredulous expression. "Why should I return back to my work as…"

"Father, you promised me that you'll help out, right?" Lu Di la asked with a smile on her lips. However, that smile didn't enter her eyes. "Since I'm too tired to work in the hotel, Father can replace me, right?"

"…Yes."

Feng Mian watched as Zhang Yi was helpless against his daughter in law. From the way it looked, Zhang Yi just wanted to create more troubles but Lu Di La stopped him.

"Da Jie is amazing."

"Father must have already promised it when he continued to bother these two," Zhang Liang said simply. "He would visit them every two days, annoying them very much."

Feng Mian: "…" somehow, I no longer felt sorry for Zhang Yi to be pushed into working again.

Their dinner lasted longer with Zhang Xue ordering another bottle of wine. Zhang Yi could only stare as Zhang Xue and Zhang Ai divided the content with the two of them. Before long, it was clear that Zhang Ai had become tipsy due to the alcohol that she consumed.

"Let's go home first."

"Are you sure it's alright?" Feng Mian pointed to the others, who were still busy fighting for the wine. Lu Di La was sipping her tea calmly since she was not allowed to drink wine because of her pregnancy. As for Zhang Yi, he could only stare as his son and daughter were busy drinking while he was left with chicken soup on his bowl.

Zhang Liang nodded. "Father, I'll return back first with Mian'er."

Zhang Xue lifted his head. "Are you going to work again tomorrow?"

"I have taken a long break, I'm sure that my employees already miss me giving them orders."

The others: "…" I'm sure they'll be happy without a demon ordering and pressuring them.

They didn't stop Zhang Liang and the two of them returned back home. Even though Zhang Liang didn't drink, he left Mr. Yu drove the car to bring them home.

"We've arrived."

The two of them alighted from the car and Zhang Liang waited for her to come out before he offered his hand. With a smile on her lips, Feng Mian accepted his hand and walked to the mansion.

Butler Lou was already prepared to see Zhang Liang drunk, so he was surprised to see the two of them were fine. They just looked a bit tired from the journey since they were out since morning.

Klek!

"I'll take a bath first."

"En." Feng Mian picked up her clothes too as she waited for Zhang Liang to finish taking a bath. Her eyes scanned the simple room as she thought of her first time coming here. At that time, she was surprised by how simple it was considering the money that Zhang Liang had.

Zhang Liang walked out of the bath, so it was Feng Mian's turn to get in. He checked his phone and frowned when he realized that Secretary He messaged him a late email about a doc.u.ment he had to view.

'I'll do it now then.'

Klek!

"You're still working?" Feng Mian asked. She noticed that Zhang Liang was sitting on the bed while holding his phone.

As Feng Mian was only wearing bathroom robes, her body was not covered properly. She walked towards Zhang Liang and leaned in to see his phone.

Zhang Liang felt his body tensed up a bit. The fragrance smell was very strong since Feng Mian had just taken a bath. His eyes could see his wife's body layout through her loose bathrobe.

"Yeah," Zhang Liang mustered his word to reply. "He Lian sent me a material that I need to review."

"Oh."

Some of the works were completely handled by Secretary He or He Lian. Only the most important doc.u.ments were sent to Zhang Liang to view because he was busy. When he returned, Secretary He's workload would surely be reduced back to normal. For now, though, Secretary He had to bear with the increased workload thanks to his Boss's injury.

Feng Mian was about to pull her body back and changed to her pajamas when she felt a strong arm push her. She was not sure what had happened, but in the next second, she was already on the bed with Zhang Liang on top of her. His eyes were looking at her with d.e.s.i.r.e while his hand already placed his phone on the table.

Right now, he was no longer in the mood to review the important doc.u.ment that He Lian sent him.

"Liang?" Feng Mian had a feeling that she knew what he wanted, yet her voice was low and timid.

"I…" Zhang Liang closed his eyes, trying to push his d.e.s.i.r.e back. He just couldn't help it.

At that time, Feng Mian raised her arm and pulled Zhang Liang from below. Her cheek was red, yet she continued to speak with a slightly quivered voice. "Turn off the lamp."

Zhang Liang smiled and shifted her body to kiss her lips. At the same time, he reached his hand to the lamp and turned it off.