9 Shameless Glutton

"Who are you and what did you do to our Xiao Hua?" Zhao Liying demanded after she listened hat had happened.

Mo Liang wouldn't stop staring at Jing Lihua.

"Please... Stop it! You are starting to give me creeps."

"Hua'er when did you learn all this?" He silently asked.

"I didn't learn it... I simply made up most of that myself." Jing Lihua said.

"You can't be serious..."

"Do you really think Jing Tian could gift an $11,000 price necklace to someone?" Jing Lihua sighed. "Zhao Liying, the necklace we had bid for does resemble the one He Zhongying was wearing. Instead, that gave me the idea to use it to my advantage. When Jing Tian forced me to yield that necklace, thanks to my father, He Zongying had really fancied it... She couldn't have given it away so casually."

"But why did He Zongying not deny it?" Zhao Liying asked, confused.

"Because almost all of the expensive things she holds are given by Jing Tian. The necklace was the same too. She simply didn't know the truth behind it."

"And she was startled to hear that it cost so much. Poor thing, you confused her. Jing Lihua you are vicious." Mo Liang attacked Jing Lihua.

"Would you rather have that poor thing get away after insulting me?"

"Of course not! I would have used my own methods."

"And the handbag..." Zhao Liying was still confused.

"The handbag, did you see the tag of the brand? The brand had put the item in premium content. And people only with Gold membership card could buy it. There are only fifty Gold membership cards as far as I know. And... Jing Tian couldn't have made an acquaintance with any one of them. So... here we go. A replica."

Zhao Liying: "..."

Mo Liang. "..."

"What?" Jing Lihua asked innocently.

"When did you have X-ray chips installed in your eyes?" Zhao Liying said in a weird tone.

"Don't be dramatic. You know that my company had once opened a boutique. I had been studying different brands for that sake." Jing Lihua rolled her eyes at him.

"Fabulous!" Mo Liang broke into claps and dramatically bowed in front of Jing Lihua. "Xiao Hua, you are a changed woman. From today onwards, I accept you as my master. Shifu, please accept this disciple and teach him the arts of face slapping!"

"Stop it! Are you a teenager?"

"Why?"

"Fine. This Shifu has certain prerequisites for accepting a disciple. And you do not sit fit on a single one of them."

Meanwhile, owing to the quick service of the restaurant, waiters came rushing with mouth-watering dishes. Zhao Liying, being the glutton she was, spared no time and manners and attacked the meat with her chopsticks.

"Shifu... don't turn me away like this! I swear I will do my best to meet those prerequisites."

"No. 1. Complete sexual abstinence..."

"Does my Shifu wants to have me all for her self?" Mo Liang blushed dramatically.

Jing Lihua lips twitched.

"No. 2. No more sweet-talking." Jing Lihua said sternly.

"Now, now Shifu is purposely making hard for me. Isn't she?"

"No. 3: No more boosting about your ex-girlfriends."

"I... But... Ugh... Fine! I give up! This Shifu standards are too high for this lowly disciple!" Mo Liang raised up his hands implying he gave in defeat.

He busied himself with the food noticing the dishes getting emptied quickly by Zhao Liying.

Jing Lihua also picked up her chopsticks and tasted the Italian Bacon Pasta.

Indeed, the restaurant lived up to its reputation.

After a hearty fight with chopsticks about who will get the last bruschetta, they reached a peaceful agreement about splitting it into three.

But at the last moment, Zhao Liying snatched it away and hastily placed it in her mouth with the swift movement of her chopsticks before anyone could even think otherwise.

They both stared at their shameless friend. In response, she only said while gracefully wiping the side of her mouth.

"When are they bringing the dessert?"

"Zhao Liying! You! You!" 

"I, I what?"

"You are a shameless glutton!"

"And you are a hypocrite. Today is my day. Do you think I will get a chance to eat as I wish again in the future? However, you can eat whatever you want. You should yield everything to me." Zhao Liying said with a righteous tune.

"You two... Stop it. Zhao Liying, I could order more but, I don't want you to overeat and end up in a hospital."

However, they continued their banter. It was until the desserts arrived that Zhao Liying finally shut her mouth. However, during eating, Zhao Liying didn't look eager.

Instead, she kept throwing reluctant glances at Jing Lihua.

"What? Just say it."

"Jing Lihua, I want to ask you something... How's Su Liwei been to you? Is he good? He didn't mistreat you? Did he?" Zhao Liying finally asked, holding deep concern in her eyes.

Zhao Liying was aware that how crazy her friend was for Su Liwei. Since primary school, he was the only one she had fancied. She still remembered how happy Jing Lihua was when her grandpa announced the engagement.

However that Su Liwei had always been cold towards her Xiao Hua. Zhao Liying never liked him. 

Mo Liang kept his eyes on Jing Lihua's face all the while waiting for her response.

Jing Lihua's eyes warmed up. This time, she knew that Mo Liang had his eyes on her and she didn't let any suspicious emotion appear in her eyes. 

"And what if he did?" She placed her elbow over the table and propped her chin over her hand. "What could you do? He is the CEO of Su enterprise." Jing Lihua's lips curled up into a taunting smile.

"I would rip off his dick, chop off his balls and feed them to my pig! Now tell me! Did he mistreat you in any way!" She stabbed the forks into the table.

Jing Lihua: "..."

Mo Liang. "..."

After a very long silence accompanied by funny expressions of the two people who heard those words...

"She did not just say that." Mo Liang choked.

"Yes, she did." Even Jing Lihua's voice sounded funny.

"Remind me never to offend her in this lifetime"

"You just called her a shameless glutton."

Mo Liang shuddered, closed his legs, and slipped away from Zhao Liying.

Jing Lihua shook her head. "But Zhao Liying, there is a problem. You don't have a pig."

"Doesn't matter! I would feed it to my dog."

"Don't tell me you would feed 'that' to little fluffy! Do you want to traumatize him?" Mo Liang made a weird face. He really liked little fluffy...

"Shut up! Or I will feed it yours too." Zhao Liying glared at Mo Liang.

That threat was enough to scare him into silence. His love for little fluffy was not more than his love for himself.

"But you told me your dog is very picky. What if it doesn't like the taste?"

"Xiao Hua! Stop dodging my question! Did he mistreat you in any way?"

"I am not dodging the question. I am just putting forth a reasonable problem-"

"I would add some sausages to make it to its taste." Zhao Liying was getting frustrated. She just wanted to know if that Su Liwei bastard was good to her or not. "Now tell me he treated you well? Did he?"

"What if it still doesn't like the taste?" Jing Lihua pretended to be wondering.

Zhao Liying coldly stared at Jing Liihua with dead serious eyes. Jing Lihua chuckled.

Zhao Liying could be angered to death with such silly things?

God, she missed all that teasing in her past life.

"Alright. He was okay. There had been an important business so he had to leave for Vietnam." Jing Lihua said; her words sounded genuine and her tone had a tinge of warmth.

Mo Liang intently paid attention to Jing Lihua's tone.

While Zhao Liying fell into a dilemma about what to say. She was still unconvinced. However, before she could say anything, Jing Lihua opened her mouth. "Are you free this weekend?" 

"This weekend?"

"Yes." Jing Lihua effectively changed the topic.

"Yup. That old man is going to visit his family in Thailand. Finally letting me off. I would have a whole two days to do whatever I want. First I'll visit my favorite spa. I have already made a reservation" Zhao Liying looked quite enthusiastic.

"Good. I want you to accompany me. I've been invited to a reality show in my home."

"A reality show? Our little flower getting famous? I would love to go but I don't get free days every day. So sorry, you'll have to go alone."

"You seem to have been mistaken Zhao Liying. I didn't ask you to accompany me. I told you to accompany me." Jing Lihua's eyes had a foxy spark. " Or else, I will have to send these pictures of you eating fattening food...", as she said she took out her cell and flashed her the photos, "...to your diligent manager and he would be right here in next ten minute making you vomit all those bruschettas out while dragging your ass away."

Zhao Liying was shocked. 

"You... when did you even take those pictures? Wait..." The truth sunk in. "It had all been your plan since the beginning. Isn't it? That's why you readily agreed to reserve a room for us...?!"

Even Mo Liang was shocked speechless at her at the startling plot twist.

He whistled and broke into dramatic claps.

"Too slow." Jing Lihua tilted her head to a side and suppressed a laugh.

"You are such a..." Zhao Liying gritted her teeth.

"Careful. I can send you these pictures right now and you would be deprived of even enjoying these savory deserts."

"Fine! I'll go!" Zhao LiYing agreed and grumpily filled her mouth with a spoonful of dessert.

After that, they talked about different things completely yielding the defenseless desserts to Zhao Liying to do with them as she wished.

Jing Lihua didn't notice but Mo Liang had been a bit quiet all that time glancing at her from time to time.

Something had been bothering him that day.

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