Chapter 37: The wedding anniversary (7)

“Huian…This..I’m sorry-“, Jinhai wanted to console her.

Huian rolled her eyes. “Seriously why are you apologizing? It’s not your fault. And it’s really alright. It’s no big deal. Winning and losing is part of every game.”, she pinched his cheeks.

He smiled. She was really being very understanding.

They all saw how she handled it. Some praised her. But some women knew better. That that was absolutely not what she was feeling inside. They could understand after all. If they had been in her place and saw themselves getting lost to a girl, a beautiful and gorgeous girl at that, they would have reacted the same way; suck up your emotions and pretend to have a big heart.

The emcee said, “Mrs. Liu is being so kind. That’s right. She taught us how a game should be truly enjoyed. That’s the spirit of sportsmanship. A loud cheers for Mrs. Liu!”

Everybody clapped for her. Huian smiled.

He took a pause and said, “Alright everybody. We have enjoyed it enough. Now our stomachs would be grumbling at any moment. That’s right. A sumptuous dinner is ready to be served. The food is awaiting you. So let’s all head to the dining hall.”

And with that everybody started dispersing.

Nana was jolted awake from her stupor. Dinner time!

She said, “Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu. I have to go now. The dinner is starting and I need to be there for supervision.”

“En.” Liu Jinhai said.

“Of course. You can go. We’ll be also there in some time.” She smiled.

“Yes Mrs. Liu”

Nana was wondering whether to apologize or not, but now she thought maybe she would be rubbing salt on the wounds. Or maybe they would feel that she was doing it on purpose.

So she just quickly dashed away from there.

The elder Liu couple came.

Father Liu was Liu Hai and his wife was Liu Chunhua.

“Son! Ho ho ho! Lucky man ha!,” He elbowed him, “Got the last dance with the beauty of this whole evening. You won’t ever forget this night now will you?” He winked.

Liu Chunhua looked at him in horror. Doesn’t this man have any kind of delicacy? Their daughter-in-law lost and he is praising the other girl. Huian is still here!

Huian’s mouth twitched.

Jinhai just kept quiet.

Liu Chunhua stepped on his foot hard.

“Ouch! Ouch! Hey! What did I say wrong? She is certainly a beauty. I mean I thoroughly enjoyed my dance with her.”

You are sounding like a pervert!

“Oh and the food she makes. I’m so dying to eat dinner. That reminds me what are we doing here? All the guests will hog my food!”

He then looked at Huian, “Oh! Dear child, I didn’t mean anything offensive with that. Well, she is going to be your sister-in-law in the future so there is no harm in Jinhai dancing with her, right?”

Huh? Sister-in-law?

But then Jinhai and Huian realized that he must be talking about Jianyu. Well, they are cousins but in a way, yes, she will be their sister-in-law.

“What about her food?”, Liu Chunhua asked in confusion.

“Her food! Didn’t I tell you one day that a very kind girl fed me with a super delicious bowl of hot ramen that I just couldn’t forget? She is the same girl who is catering our event. She just told me when we were dancing. That’s why I had a very familiar feeling with those starters.”

Huian widened her eyes.

Even Jinhai couldn’t believe it for a moment.

When did Nana meet with my father?

Huian asked, “You know her? When did you two meet?”

“I think it was around two weeks back. She came running out of our Liu Corps and sat in my car. Crying. And she told me her address.”, he giggled, “I think she mistook me for a cab driver. She was very hurt about something, so I guess she was so into it that she didn’t realize that it was not a cab.”

Jinhai froze. He knew why she was crying. He had hurt her that day. He felt again really very guilty.

Huian said, “That was the day when Jianyu introduced her to us. But I remember everything was fine when Jianyu and I left. Then why was she crying?”

Liu Hai narrowed his eyes. It was not even noticeable but he quickly darted a glance at Jinhai.

Jinhai didn’t notice it.

Chunhua asked, “But why didn’t you clarify who you were?”

He said sheepishly, “Hehe just for the fun of it. She was sad and I didn’t have the heart to burst her bubble. It would have embarrassed her. Her day was already bad enough. I could sense that. We talked on the way a little and as thanks, she offered me a ramen treat.”

However, Huian still couldn’t make any sense. Everything went pretty well. So why was she sad?

Liu Chunhua sighed, “You and your tricks! Anyway, let’s go for dinner. The Chen’s are already waiting for us there.”

She started walking with Huian. Liu Jinhai and Liu Hai were walking behind.

“Liu Jinhai.”, he smiled softly but his eyes said he was deadly serious.

Jinhai was shocked. He only called him with his full name whenever he was upset about something. Very upset.

“Did you apologize to her?”, he asked in a low and grave tone.