Chapter 3

For Chen Wei’s birthday, we decided to have a small party at home and invite all his buddies.

I hadn’t expected Jiang Lu to show up, too, wearing a low-cut top.

“When did you invite her?” I asked him.

“All the guys are here. It wouldn’t be right to leave her out. Don’t worry, Suisui. We’re just buddies.”

She was already there. I couldn’t exactly throw her out. Besides, I didn’t want to embarrass Chen Wei in front of everyone, so I kept quiet.

The moment Jiang Lu arrived, she slung an arm around his shoulders.

“Since you’re the birthday boy, I’ll do you a favor and let you be the big brother today. See how good I am to you?”

Chen Wei laughed and played along.

Watching the two of them made me uncomfortable.

He was fairly tall. All he had to do was lower his eyes a little to get a clear view down her top.

And she kept hanging on to his shoulders and neck, as though she wanted to make sure he looked.

My instincts told me this wasn’t an accident.

I pulled him away and gave him a discreet pinch. He still looked as though he had no idea why.

Jiang Lu ran off to trade jokes with the other guys.

“Looking even hotter, Feifei! Where’s your girlfriend?”

“So you broke up. Good riddance. I told you she was too high-maintenance. Always crying about something. Such a fake-sweet bitch.”

“Women are such a hassle… Me? I’m different. I’m one of the guys. Easygoing. Loyal.”

I knew Feifei’s ex-girlfriend.

She was a little thin and spoke softly. That didn’t make her some fake-sweet bitch.

How could anyone throw that accusation at a girl they barely knew?

I liked Jiang Lu even less.

Then someone came over with a present for Chen Wei.

Jiang Lu hurried back and took it for him. “Thanks on Wei’s behalf!”

“Put it here. Yeah, right here is fine.”

She was acting more like the woman of the house than I was.

Swallowing my irritation, I moved the pile of presents.

“Hey, girl,” Jiang Lu said immediately. “If you move those, Wei won’t be able to find them.”

“It’s his home,” I said, my anger simmering. “How would he not find them?”

Were the presents going to fly away?

Later, she got thirsty and picked up Chen Wei’s glass from the table. Before I could stop her, she drained it.

I stared. He’d been drinking from that glass two minutes earlier. There was no way she hadn’t seen him.

“That’s Chen Wei’s glass,” I pointed out.

“Oh.” She smiled, utterly unconcerned, and said those infuriating words again.

“We’ve known each other forever. We’re buddies. It’s just a glass. You don’t mind, do you?”