The feeling of being left out...
It was a first for Xu Mey and the rest of her friends. They had always been enormously close to one another. Sometimes to the point that they could even feel the heartache of the other one.
But for the very first time, it happened that one of them took the most important decision of his life and the rest were completely left out.
For the very first time, Xu Mey realized how much she despised this feeling of being left out. For her, her friends had always been the gems of her life and their friendship could be described as priceless... They were truly her most precious possession because they weren't just friends... They were like one family.
Since all of them were raging mad, they had to have a meeting and that too without Li Qiao.
Lin Shen had surgery to perform and that's why the others decided to catch up with him in the hospital. He had just come back to his consultation room after the surgery and was about to take a sip of water when he heard someone twitching with the doorknob. Instantly, the door was pushed open and Xu Mey walked in with a furious look.
Before Lin Shen could open his mouth to say anything, Xu Mey banged the door with full force making the sound reverberate throughout the room.
"Go easy on the door, Mey." Lin Shen spoke with a pained expression.
Xu Mey didn't bother replying as she walked towards the couch and perched down. Lin Shen knew it was not a good time to talk, therefore, he went back to drinking his water. The water was yet to soothe his throat when the door was again pushed open and was banged forcefully. This time, even Lin Shen flinched a bit as he turned to see He Jian trudging inside with his usual reserved stance.
"Couldn't you have gone easy on my poor door?" Disregarding Lin Shen's question, He Jian shrugged his shoulders and sat beside Xu Mey in a languid manner.
Lin Shen could only shake his head at them. The poor guy was yet to drink his water but before he could even lift the bottle of water, he heard his door being banged all over again. Seething in fury, Lin Shen glared at Wu Wang hatefully.
"HEI! ARE YOU GUYS PLANNING ON TEARING DOWN MY DOOR?" He had really run out of his patience at this moment. They were acting like gangsters in the hospital where they were supposed to stay quiet.
"Is the door really important right now, Shen Ge?" Hearing Xu Mey's words, Lin Shen darted his eyes between the three of them to see them giving him inquisitive looks. He could only sigh in defeat and shake his head in negation. "I thought so."
As all of them settled down, Xu Mey turned to Wu Wang and said, "Let's get the clear picture first. How did everything happen?"
Wu Wang: "According to mom, Xiamu was the one who urged Qiao. You know in that old school way."
Xu Mey: "..." 'Old school way? What's that?'
Seemingly understanding her thoughts, He Jian added, "He means the scene must have been like, 'Go and get the girl'."
"Oh..." Xu Mey nodded her head in understanding. But recalling something, she asked, "But didn't Qiao Ge's cousin loved Kim as well?"
Lin Shen: "Isn't it obvious? Xiamu did exactly what Qiao wanted to do for him instead." He took a pause dramatically and went on, "Sacrifice."
"Hmm... That makes sense." Xu Mey hummed in response. "But if I didn't get it wrong then Qiao Ge proposed last night, right?" The rest nodded their head and she added, "It's already 1 p.m. Why are we yet to hear anything from him?"
Everyone went into deep thought. This had never happened before.
Suddenly, Lin Shen said, "I always prioritized that jerk and look at what he did. I told him when I fell in love with Ju-Ju. I told him when I wanted to propose to her. And he... He didn't even bother saying a word!" His fists were clenched tightly as he was seething in rage.
"Shen Ge, I'm said to be the most loved one and yet, he left me in the dark as well." Xu Mey complained, with a desolate look.
"Although he and I are usually at loggerheads, still it felt super weird when I had to hear about my best friend's engagement from a third person." Wu Wang also chimed in with his crushed look.
The most silent one of them; He Jian was standing with his lips pressed together. "Are we going to ignore the fact that our best friend got his biggest wish? I mean he loved Kim and we should be happy for hi-" He Jian's words got stuck in his throat as he saw the cold and deadly stares directed his way. Gulping visibly, he promptly altered his words saying, "Nevermind... Qiao is the worst! How can he hide something like this from us?"
The rest were satisfied with his prompt reply.
"So, any plans?" He Jian had to ask to know what they were planning so that he could inform Li Qiao as soon as possible otherwise he knew this tsundere trio was going to shun him for life.
"What did he do to us?" Xu Mey asked with a glint in her raven eyes.
"He gave us a cold shoulder." Wu Wang answered matter-of-factly.
"Then we'll do the same as well!" Lin Shen slammed his fist on the table with conviction.
The trio shared a mischievous look and He Jian shuddered inwardly.