1 Year Of Beginning

"Xiao Ai," Lu Di La greeted back. Looking at the girl rushing to the room excitedly, she shook her head. She truly thought that Zhang Ai was truly a little lass with how childish she usually acted.

Feng Mian smiled brightly. Right now, Zhang Ai was dressed in a stylish red dress. It was perfect for her size and also highlighted her figure a lot. Seeing how Zhang Ai looked like, Feng Mian had the feeling she knew why a lot of magazines wanted to have Zhang Ai be their model.

Her posture and figure were simply too good to miss out.

"Oh! Both of you are already ready. Where's Xue Ge and Liang Ge?"

"They should be in the living room, playing chess," Lu Di La pointed outside.

"Oh. I didn't see them. Well, never mind. I come here to meet with you two." Without waiting for their response, Zhang Ai walked to the bed and sat down happily.

Lu Di La smiled. "Have you prepared a gift for Grandpa Zhou?"

Both Lu Di La and Zhang Ai called Old Zhou as grandpa because Zhang Family and Zhou Family were quite close. Zhang Liang and Zhang Xue both preferred to call him as Old Zhou in private. Of course if they were in front of him, they would call him grandfather.

"I have. How about you, Da Jie?"

"Xue already prepared a gift, so I don't need to prepare anything else."

"How envious," Zhang Ai muttered. She took a considerable amount of time to prepare for Old Zhou's birthday gifts. It was to the point she nearly forgot that she needed a long time to drive to this hotel.

Lu Di La laughed. She poked Zhang Ai's forehead. "Then you should find a boyfriend and settle down."

"Don't wanna." Zhang Ai stuck out her tongue. "I want to focus on my career as an actress, so I don't have any plan to settle down yet."

"You little lass."

"Hehehe."

Feng Mian listened to the two of them bantered with a smile on her lips. It was then Zhang Ai stood up and latched on Feng Mian's arm. "Come on, Er Jie, let's go out."

"Eh, now?"

"The guests will start coming anytime soon. Since Zhang Family is close with Grandpa Zhou, we usually come earlier." Zhang Ai pursed her lips. "Except last year when Xue Ge is too busy."

Lu Di La sighed internally. She knew that the little incident last year would never be forgotten by Zhang Ai forever. It would be a black mark in her history with Old Zhou. Of course, she would fully blame Zhang Xue for all that happened, disregarding the fact that she might or might not have tried to seduce him that day.

Feng Mian looked at Zhang Ai. "What happened last year?"

"Xue Ge was too busy, so he came late and Daddy berated him heavily. You should see him back then," Zhang Ai giggled. Even though Zhang Yi only berated Zhang Xue privately, some words leaked outside about how Zhang Xue nearly forgot Old Zhou's birthday.

Of course, the two families suppressed the news because it was just a small matter after they found out the reason.

Besides, Zhang Yi was more delighted if they could give him a grandchild, so he was willing to overlook the matter in public. Of course, in private he still punished Zhang Xue severely and had his son work even harder than before.

"Ooh," Feng Mian replied.

Lu Di La opened the door. "Let's go. We're going to be late."

"Ok."

The three of them walked to the left side of the room where Zhang Liang and Zhang Xue were busy playing chess. Looking at their game, it seemed that this time Zhang Liang was at disadvantage. The two looked up when they saw the three girls coming in.

"Di La!" Zhang Xue's eyes lit up when he saw his wife. He stood up immediately, completely forgetting the game he had with Zhang Liang and attempted to hug Lu Di La.

However, a hand blocked his advance.

"Xue Ge, don't forget that there are three other people in this room," Zhang Ai said coldly. She didn't want to be the witness of their half an hour lovey dovey scene and ended up late for the party.

"Eh, I just want to hug my wife."

"NO!"

"Xiao Ai…"

"No!"

Zhang Xue: "…" even before I say anything, you already say no?

Zhang Liang also stood up and walked to Feng Mian. His eyes showed astonishment, which he quickly hid. It was the first time he saw Feng Mian fully dressed up and used makeup like this. She looked so different yet at the same time, he knew that the two of them were the same person.

'She's beautiful this way.'

Feng Mian's eyes were fixated on Zhang Liang. He wore a suit and brushed his hair to the back. Right now, he looked no different than the way he looked like when he was at work. Full of confidence and appropriate for work. It was a completely different image than what she had seen every single day.

"Let's go down," Lu Di La said to stop Zhang Ai's attempt to stop her husband. Besides, the best way to make sure Zhang Xue didn't do anything inappropriate was having other people in the same room.

"Ok."

They walked out of the room. Feng Mian was at the very back, feeling nervous. This would be her first time attending a party like this. If she said that she was not nervous and worried, she would be lying.

Zhang Liang slowed his pace and looked at Feng Mian with concerned gaze. "Worried?"

"Yes."

"You can act willful and arrogant. No one will dare to point their fingers to you."

Feng Mian rolled her eyes. She looked at Zhang Liang. "And how would that help you in securing the business if I act badly?"

Zhang Liang laughed coldly. "I know that you won't act that way. Just be yourself and be more confident. You're Madam Zhang here."

Feng Mian blinked her eyes. She nodded her head lightly and looked to the lift where the other three were waiting for it to arrive. Once she walked to the party's hall, she was not only representing herself but the Zhang Family as Madam Zhang.

She had to act in accordance to her new identity.

'You can do this, Feng Mian.'

Ding!