1 Year Of Beginning

Yu Yan smirked and waved her glass in her hand. "Do you also learn how to drink wine when you're at a party?"

"No."

"Aw, why not? It's the perfect chance to drink wine and also expand your social circle."

Feng Mian merely sent a glare to Yu Yan. She disliked wine not because she couldn't buy it but because of the taste. After all, it was bitter when it came into contact with her tongue. If not bitter, then it would be sour. As someone who liked sweets, Feng Mian disliked the taste very much.

"Why do you even like wine so much?"

"Why?" Yu Yan placed the glass on the table. Her eyes shone with traces of sadness. "Because it's the best drink that can help me out when I don't have any way out. It might not be able to solve my problem, but it's the method that I can pick because it helps my mind to get away from my problem."

Feng Mian didn't comment. She didn't prepare wine here because she knew that Yu Yan would be able to drink a lot. Her best friend still needed to drive after this, so she couldn't make her drunk.

She had heard from some others in the company that Yu Yan was supposed to reach the manager's position a long time ago. However, there was an incident that occurred in the company.

Yu Yan's boyfriend back then was a client for their company. He was quite important but right before the deadline of the project, they had a fallout. Because of that, the company nearly suffered a lot of losses. Yu Yan was unable to be promoted and stayed as the team leader.

At that time, Feng Mian was merely a part time worker. She didn't really meet with Yu Yan that much at that time because they were not that close. However, since then, Feng Mian often saw Yu Yan drunk alone and once dragged her out of the mess in the club.

Since then, they grew closer.

In the company, Yu Yan would never show herself as a weak person and always hold her position firmly. She would do her job splendidly so that no one would be able to talk bad about her. However, that incident made her unable to get a promotion for a year.

"Don't rely on wine so much," Feng Mian said slowly. "You have already built your career again. You're a capable person, Yan'er."

"Yeah," Yu Yan replied with a smile. She was not worried that she was exposing herself to Feng Mian. Before this, Feng Mian had seen her when she was in the worse state. She also had seen Feng Mian when the latter was buried with work and had to work overtime.

Yet, they didn't leave each other.

"Hmm, now that I see your painting, I can say that I'm also tempted to buy it," Yu Yan said with a smirk.

Feng Mian rolled her eyes. "Why do you even need painting? Save your money to prepare for your wedding."

"Heh, Bao Tu will take care of that," Yu Yan replied with a smirk.

Bao Tu is the name of Yu Yan's boyfriend. Feng Mian had never met with him before, but Yu Yan had shown her his picture before. He was a handsome man around the age of 28 or something. Since Yu Yan herself was also older than her, Feng Mian didn't find it strange for her to find a boyfriend who was more m.a.t.u.r.e.

Her previous boyfriend was around the same age as Yu Yan, which might be imm.a.t.u.r.e. After all, he let his relationship affect the business he had with the company even though Yu Yan was nothing more than an ordinary employee there.

Feng Mian smiled. "He sounds like a good man from the way you said it."

"At least, he centered his business in City A, so he doesn't have much chance to meet with my family members," Yu Yan replied. Whenever she talked about her family members, Yu Yan's gaze would be filled with hatred. Feng Mian was not too sure about her best friend's background, but she knew that her relationship with her family was not that good.

"Is it important to have him never meet your family members?"

Yu Yan nodded. Seeing Feng Mian looking at her, she sighed. Well, it might have been the right time for her to tell a bit more of her situation to Feng Mian. "My previous boyfriend liked my sister more than me."

"Huh?"

"He…ditched me for my sister."

Feng Mian was stupefied when she heard the sentence. She looked at Yu Yan incredulously then she patted her best friend. "Tell me his name so I can deliver a punch to him."

Yu Yan rolled her eyes. "With your pitiful skill, I doubt you can even deliver a punch safely."

"He's a jerk."

"Indeed."

Yu Yan no longer had any feelings for her past boyfriend. Ever since she found out that he didn't want to stay with her because he preferred her sister, she was furious. Their relationship turned them into nemesis with one another. There was no turning back.

"It's good that you ditched him. Next time you meet a jerk, count me in to kick him," Feng Mian showed a thumbs up.

Yu Yan laughed. "I hope that I don't need to meet any more jerks in my life. Now, can I get a glass of wine?'

"No."

"Why? Just one glass won't make me drunk."

Feng Mian used the pillow to hit Yu Yan's hand playfully. "Dream on. If you drink, you might get into accident. Wait until your boyfriend be the one to drive and not you."

"Awww, meanie."

Yu Yan also told Feng Mian that she hadn't told Bao Tu about her and Feng Mian's relationship. He only knew that she had a best friend who was working in the same company. Because Feng Mian and Zhang Liang hid their relationship from the public, she was not that tactless to reveal it to any outsider.

The two of them stayed to chat until it was lunch time. Yu Yan was drooling when she saw the food then she also commented when she saw how Feng Mian ate. As she had thought, Feng Mian's conduct was already completely different.

"Tsk, I didn't know that living here for a few months can change you so much. Before, I'm the one who always had to warn you about the etiquette and appearance, but now, it's the opposite."

Feng Mian laughed lightly. "If I don't want to be laughed at, there are some skills that I just have to learn. Don't worry, when you get married to Bao Tu, I'm sure that you'll also learn much more about the etiquette of the upper class society."

Yu Yan pursed her lips. Bao Tu came from a rich family as their heir. Even though his family was rich, he was also known for being capable. However, his field of work was completely different with Zhang Liang, which was why Feng Mian had never met with him before.

If she could meet with him, she wanted to see for herself what type of men that managed to make Yu Yan enraptured.

"I'll return back now. Thank you for the meal, Mian'er." Yu Yan stood up. She had eaten to her fill.

Feng Mian nodded. "I'll come to visit you too someday in the future."

"Nah, my place is a mess. I rarely clean up lately."

"Yan'er, don't be like me."

Yu Yan flashed a sheepish smile. Because she was too busy with her work lately, she didn't have the time to clean up at all. She truly needed to allocate some of her time to clean up. Her place was truly a mess.

The two women chatted a bit more before Yu Yan left with her car. Seeing how Yu Yan managed to drive with ease, Feng Mian wondered whether she would be able to drive or not in the future.

"Madam, can I clean up the table now?" Butler Lou asked.

Feng Mian nodded. "Sure."

"Chef Lu asked what your friend liked to eat so that next time, she would be able to prepare the dishes."

"Just prepare more chicken meat," Feng Mian replied with a laugh. She had found out from a long time ago that Yu Yan loved all types of chicken dishes. It was to the point that she wanted to laugh. "All types of dishes are fine as long as it's chicken."

"Alright. I'll pass it to Chef Lu."

"Thank you, Butler Lou."

Butler Lou smiled. "It's my job."

Feng Mian rested for the next few days. She still followed Zhang Liang in his morning jog, but she spent the rest of the days by painting or just walked around. There hasn't been any other commission again, so she had to be patient. Internally, Feng Mian sighed to herself.

10 dollars wouldn't be enough for her to live by for the entire month. It seemed that living as an artist was much harder than what she thought at first.

"Mian'er, it's time to prepare for the birthday party."

"Coming~."