1850s. A popular bar.
"Waiter!! Two more beer!!" Zi Chenguang ordered.
Within minutes two beer bottles were placed in front of the girls.
"Drinking alcohol is not good for health. Especially women. So we should drink less." Zi Chenguang poured two glasses.
"I know.... But why did you say we are going to get drunk?! I booked a room!!" Zan Guiying complained.
"Today is an exception.... Especially for you!!" Zi Chenguang began to drink. "So... What happened yesterday?!"
"I got engaged yesterday."
"WHAT?!" The glass noisely got placed in the table.
"Why are you getting shocked for everything?!" Zan Guiying covered her mouth.
"Because it's so fast!! You just met few days before and yesterday you had your engagement, if this is this fast, you are going to get married tomorrow and have kids day after tomorrow!!"
Zan Guiying gasped and looked at her friend.
"What.... Wait a minute..... Am I right?! Are you getting married..... TOMORROW?!"
Zan Guiying grabbed her friend's hand. "Not tomorrow... But..... Two weeks later....."
It was Zi Chenguang's turn to gasp. "What are you talking?! Yingying!! Seriously!! This is so fast!! I just can't understand you rich people!! Getting married without even going for a date?!"
"Hey..... Don't speak bad about us rich people!! All of us are not villians!!" Zan Guiying said in a fake offended tone. "And I know my soon to be husband..... So..... It doesn't pose much problems."
"Haa... Soon to be husband....." Zi Chenguang sighed and grabbed her friend's hand. "Yingying..... Listen to me carefully..... I don't have much connection.... But I found some rumers about your soon to be husband...."
"What is it?!"
Zi Chenguang pulled Zan Guiying towards her and whispered. "I heard he is a gay!!"
Zan Guiying coughed. "Let me tell you something!! Chenchen. Within the few days I interacted with him... I didn't feel like that!!"
"Maybe he is closeted." Zi Chenguang countered.
"No. No. I know it. And I can feel it." Zan Guiying assured.
"Okay. If it's like that... Then like that... But..... Soon to be husband...." She nudged her playfully.
"Don't... Stop!!" Zan Guiying blushed.
"So... Where is your engagement ring?!" After looking at her friend's hands, Zi Chenguang asked.
"No rings.... But so much of betrothal gifts."
"What?! No rings?!"
"Mm. Yes. For sometime, I was sad about that, but after seeing the gifts, I got happy."
"Oh!! The. It must be something valuable. What is it?!"
Zan Guiying listed some of the important assets and properties given to her.
"Wow!! They are really rich!! You listed only few!! But it's value... Look!!" She showed the internet search results.
"I know. Right!!"
"Aahh..... I also was unhappy for my friend..... But I also feel happy now. If you think positively, the ring might get lost. But assets... It's going to be under your name for your entire life!!"
"Yup!!!"
"So what about wedding arrangements?! And why are you going to get married so fast?!"
"Wedding arrangements are done entirely by De family. I just need to go when they call me. And about why getting married fast..... I don't know. I think they are trying to tie us up before he turns thirty."
"Mmm... Securing future..... I know my friend. If you didn't like brother in law, you would have never said yes!!"
"Yup!! You know it!!"
"And what about the conditions?!"
"Agreed for everything!!"
"Good!!! So no more worries?!"
"No more worries!!"
Both girls laughed.....
.....
"So before we go to sleep, let us have a toast for your belated engagement!!"
Zan Guiying nodded and ordered two glasses of wine.
The wine arrived.
"For my friend's engagement!! I wish happiness from bottom of my heart!!"
Both of them clicked glasses. Zan Guiying poured the wine to her throat.
"Aah!!" Zi Chenguang looked at her tank top. Wine has been splashed in it.
"Sorry!! My friend is drunk!! Sorry!!" Two girl apologized to them.
"It's okay!! Go!!" Zan Guiying grabbed her friend.
Both girls smiled and left.
"Haa!! It will get stained!!" Zi Chenguang complained.
"Then go and wash it!! I will wait for you!!"
"Okay!! Then wait for me!!" Zi Chenguang stood up and ran to the bathroom.
Zan Guiying waited..... Suddenly she began to feel dizzy..... What is this?? I feel so hot..... It's so uncomfortable.... She began to twist her body uncomfortably. She began to squeeze her thighs together..... So uncomfortable....
"Come here baby.... Let us go....." Suddenly someone whispered in her ear...
"Who is that.... I don't know you.... Let me go....." She began to protest weekly. But her body is getting weaker and weaker.... Her throat felt dry..... She protested and pushed that man, but it turned vain..... Her vision is getting blurry.....
When Zi Chenguang arrived back from bathroom, she couldn't find Zan Guiying...
***
"Jess!! Are you sure about this?!" Her manager asked.
"Yes. I am sure about this. De Longjun is inside this bar. I need to see him!!"
"But!! Your image!! If someone identifies you, it would affect your career!!" Her manager tried to stop Jessica.
"I am wearing a mask!! And it's your job to stop it if something like that happens!!" Jessica stormed into the bar.
"Jess... Stop!!" Her manager ran to her.
Not so far... "Hello!! I have an hot news to share!! Popular actress Jessica is partying inside the bar!!"
***
"Thank you for your cooperation. Mr. De!!" De Longjun's clients stood up.
They wished him goodnight and got out of the room.
"Shall we go Mr De?!" Secretary Li asked.
"Yes." De Longjun stood up and looked at his phone. What is she doing now? He opened the tracking app. She is in this bar!! He got excited and decided to go to her. Coming out of the room, he was about to press the lift button. It was then he saw a familiar figure.....
It was Zan Guiying..... Along with her, a man.....
What happened to her?! He walked towards them..... He could see she trying to push him weakly..... He understood what is happening....
He walked faster and without any delay, kicked in that man's chest... Hard....
The man screamed and fell backwards...
Zan Guiying, whose face is already red.... Fell backwards too.....
He grabbed her back and pulled her towards his chest....
"Yingying...." De Longjun called her anxiously.....