1 Year Of Beginning

Feng Mian looked at Zhang Liang as if she was itching to take a bite off him. Right now, she completely didn't understand why she had to come with him to the party. He could just come alone and it would be good.

Zhang Liang noticed Feng Mian's look and flashed a smile. "Old Zhou knew that I'm already married. He'll insist for you to come."

"What?"

"Do you forget that Zhou Family also had connection to the law? They're the first one to know about my marriage."

"Can't you…?"

"I'm not omnipotent. Even if I try to block it, Zhou Family has more means to find out the truth," Zhang Liang replied calmly. He steered the wheel and made a turn on the intersection. "Rather than purposely hiding it, I let them know. What I didn't expect is Old Zhou calling my Father immediately."

Oh…

Now Feng Mian had gained the picture of how her first meeting with Zhang Yi and Zhang Ai could happen. It must be because Old Zhou, she forgot his real name, had called Zhang Yi and asked him about his son's marriage. As for how the news reached Old Zhou, she was not sure herself.

Zhang Liang took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Feng Mian while his other hand still held the steering wheel. "This is the invitation. You can check the dress code first."

"Ok."

As Feng Mian opened the letter, the word it was directed to catch her attention. 'To Mr. and Mrs. Zhang.'

'Great, she was indeed included.'

Reading through the content, she only got information that it was Old Zhou's seventy eight birthday. He was already quite advanced in age, but with the current technology, it was not impossible to prolong one's age. Because of that, Old Zhou was known to be still very energetic, not losing to any middle aged men at all.

The party would be held in one of the famous hotels. Looking at the name of the hotel, Feng Mian had the feeling that she had seen it not long ago.

Hotel Zhibei Dangao

(A/N: The words are translated as Hotel Cupcake)

If she was not wrong, it was one of the newer hotels that was only built last year. However, she could not remember the details.

Zhang Liang noticed that Feng Mian kept staring at the letter. "What is it?"

"I just feel the name Hotel Zhibei Dangao is familiar."

"That's the hotel owned by Di La."

"Who?"

"Xue's wife." Zhang Liang pursed his lips. "As her engagement gift, he gave a newly built hotel to Di La. She was craving for cupcakes at that time, which resulted in the name of the hotel."

"Ah!"

It was only now Feng Mian recalled where she had heard the name of the hotel before. Last year, it created quite a sensation because of the name picked for the hotel. The hotel itself was quite big and usually used to host important parties by some people who liked how it was designed.

Even though the name came from food, it was an elegant hotel. The main color for the wall was the color of royalty, which was purple and gold. The combination created a beautiful background for the wall, which made it one of the favorites places to hold parties, especially birthdays.

"It's the only hotel that Da Jie owned exclusively, right?"

The rest of the hotel belonged to Zhang Xue and Lu Di La was only the manager. Even though so, since they were already married, Feng Mian knew that it didn't really matter either way. Some couples just let their partner handle their finance and considering Zhang Xue's attitude back then, Feng Mian was sure that the one who handled the finance was all Lu Di La.

Zhang Liang nodded. "Yes. That's correct."

"Are we going to stay in the hotel during the time of the party?"

"Yes. I already asked Di La to prepare a room. We're going there early in the morning."

"Early in the morning?" Feng Mian blinked her eyes in confusion. The birthday party would only start in the evening, right? Oh wait, they would need to have some preparation before the party and it would be much better to do the preparation in the hotel room.

After all, it was quite far from Zhang Liang's house.

Zhang Liang nodded. "For today, you're going to learn the basic etiquette and rules of higher society."

Feng Mian: "…" I knew this is coming.

Even though the rules were no longer as strict as it was in the past, Feng Mian knew that there were some things that she needed to learn. If she behaved badly, it would reflect badly on Zhang Liang too.

By the time they arrived home, the training began. Feng Mian only had a short time to take a bath and relaxed in the bathroom before she had to learn how to use a spoon and fork elegantly. Her eyes kept on staring at the chopsticks.

She wanted to use chopsticks!

Unfortunately, Butler Lou didn't allow her and kept on teaching her how to use the spoon and fork better. In her house, Feng Mian used to use chopsticks, so it took some time for her to finish her meal.

"You can fill your stomach before the party, so you don't have to eat a lot," Zhang Liang commented when he glanced at the clock. With this speed, Feng Mian wouldn't be able to eat a lot.

Feng Mian glared at Zhang Liang. "Why can't I use chopsticks?"

"The menu for the meal would be western food, so if you wish to eat, you need to use a spoon and fork."

"…Can't I skip the dinner?"

After the party in the evening, it would be dinner time at night. Feng Mian truly wished from the bottom of her heart to skip that event. She didn't want to embarrass herself in front of everyone.

Zhang Liang arched his eyebrows. "We shall see tomorrow. Also, can you dance?"

"…No." There was never any need for someone like her to dance, so Feng Mian never learned how to dance before.

"Let's continue with dancing lessons."

Feng Mian: "…" AGH! Can't I just skip it?

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(A/N):

It's not Sora's Corner this time, XD. I just want to clarify that everything that I write in this novel is completely fiction and didn't base on any real life's event. Any similarities are all purely coincidences.

The name of the hotel didn't base on any real life's hotel and just made for the sake of the story.