"Sarah." Mr. Fang acknowledged with a neutral expression on his face.r
Staring at the woman before him, he seemed surprised to discover whom she had become.r
"You remember me?" The woman asked, flashing him a sweet smile.r
"You still look the same," Mr. Fang nodded.r
That explained it all.r
How could he not remember her when her facial features did not change.r
Stretching her hand out to offer him a handshake, she said, "It's been a while. It's nice to meet you again, Mr. Fang?" r
Zhang Liling who had noticed the woman smiling at her man, snorted.r
'To think that this woman can get a handshake from my man..." r
Saying that, she turned to Tungmei to say, "Wait here."r
Without giving her the chance to respond, Zhang Liling matched ahead to stop the handshake form ever taking place.r
Right when Fang Bingwen was considering accepting that fair feminine well-manicured hand in his as his gaze remained fixed on it, he heard her girlfriend's voice from behind.r
"Bingwen?" r
Instantly, his attention was distracted as he turned his body to the side. Seeing that smile on her face, he was a bit confused.r
'Wasn't she annoyed some minutes ago? I was even going to meet her... What's making her smile like that?'r
Mr. Fang was uncomfortable with the turn of environment and finally understood something from watching the two women acknowledge each others presence.r
'Bingwen?' Sarah thought in disbelief as she watched Zhang Liling come into the circle and join in the conversation.r
Even she did not get to address Fang Bingwen like that.r
'Should I have taken the bold step first?'r
Keeping up the same strong energy as when she met Fang Bingwen, she turned her attention to her as she came to stand beside him.r
Since the man had refused to take her hand, she shifted it to Zhang Liling. r
"Hello, I'm Sarah. I'm..." She drawled. Then stealing a quick glance at Fang Bingwen, she continued with her introduction.r
"I'm Mr. Fang's ex." r
"Ah... I see..." Zhang Liling glanced at Fang Bingwen, seeing from his side profile that he didn't look moved with the situation, she turned her attention back to the women before her.r
Stretching out her right hand to receive the handshake, she introduced herself.r
"I'm Zhang Liling, Bingwen's girlfriend." r
If she was her boyfriend's ex, she would also tell her that she was his girlfriend.r
"Oh..." Sarah exclaimed as she slowly released her hand from Zhang Liling's hold.r
'They are actually dating?" She confirmed.r
Without giving a chance for whatever kind of conversation to hold, Zhang Liling immediately turned her full attention to her boyfriend.r
"You said a minute and still five minutes later, you haven't returned."r
She was reminding him if the little promise he failed to keep.r
"It's my fault. I'm sorry about that. I was on my way to you when I bumped into her. Let's go..." r
'He knows how to apologize?' Sarah observed. Nit just that, she could see how she had no chance to hold a conversation with him.r
Without even sparing her a thought, he was already asking his girlfriend to leave with him.r
He actually did not regard her.r
"Sarah?" Zhang Liling called out to her, drawing her out of her thoughts. Smiling, she said, "We will take our leave now. Thank you for coming to my party. I hope you had fun."r
"Yes, I did. See you both some other time." Sarah said, standing there with a smile.r
Nodding quietly to her, Fang Bingwen took Zhang Liling's hand and let her out.r
On their way out, Zhang Liling said through gritted teeth with a smile plastered on her face.r
"You actually left me with those tenacious girls to bump into your ex?"r
"Are you serious?" Fang Bingwen was truly taken aback.r
What kind of discussion did she want them to hold? As far as he was concerned, they won't head anywhere good.r
"Also, what's your ex doing at my party? Did you invite her?" r
'Okay, I get it. She is jealous.' He finally realized.r
Releasing a sigh while managing to keep that neutral gaze, he revealed to her.r
"I didn't invite her."r
"Then how did she make her way into my party? I don't recognize her, surely I didn't send the invitation to her."r
Without knowing she had gone into full jealousy mood as she demanded answers to her questions.r
For Sarah to have introduced herself as his ex right to her face with that smile on her face, Zhang Liling suddenly felt like being weary of her.r
As for Fang Bingwen, he had nothing to worry about as he let her open her eyes to reality.r
"I didn't invite her, but I might have sent an invitation to her fiancé or husband without knowing."r
"What do you mean?" Zhang Liling inquired as her brows furrowed in slight confusion.r
"Didn't you see the ring on her left hand? It's either she is engaged or married." r
"Really?" Zhang Liling probed unable to believe him.r
How come she didn't notice? Was she perhaps, forced to only focus on that woman's face and forgot to look for other details?r
"Do you want to go back and look?" He asked as he released her hand.r
The look on his face suggested that he was ready to take her back to Sarah for the second time so she could have a good look at the details he pointed out.r
"Forget it." Zhang Liling replied.r
Although her mind was settled about this topic now, she still wasn't happy after remembering her exchange with Shu Rushi.r
"If she is engaged or married, why did she have to make her introduction complicated? She must be really out of her mind." She muttered under her breath as she walked ahead.r
Seeing that she was annoyed, Fang Bingwen had to follow her. "Liling, you should smile now."r
***r
Back at that spot, Sarah stood in her place and watched them with a smile with a few thoughts running through her mind.r
'He has really changed.'
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