Love Is Sweeter Second Time Around

When Yiu Chunxiu looked at the address her brother sent in WeChat, she already knew that the dress would cost his brother hefty amount of money. Even the casual clothes sold in the store was something not an ordinary citizen could buy, it was considered as a local high-end brand.

Her brother must have a lot of money to throw, he even bought her an evening gown there. She suddenly remembered how he easily gave her his Audi A5 as if it was just some used clothes. He really did become some successful businessman.

She decided went to the boutique where his brother ordered the customized evening gown she would wear on Friday.

Along with her was Yuntian who was wearing a white polo with a denims shorts. Even though Yuntian was still four years old, he looked incredibly handsome. For sure, this face would make a lot of women cry in the future!

Matching her son's outfit, Yiu Chunxiu also wore a white long sleeves polo and jeans. Even though she was wearing a simple outfit, her beauty and elegance stood out. She hadn't realized how her simply get up bewitched every man they passed by.

Although the people could already guess that the child in her arms was her son, they still couldn't help but feast at the gorgeous woman before them.

They were speechless, her skin was as white as milk and as smooth as jade, her silk like black hair was swaying gracefully as she walked. Her eyes were full  of warmth when she looked at the child in her arms. She had classy and graceful aura that no one could imitate. She had an ethereal beauty that could surpassed the beauty of celebrities. Truly, a one of a kind woman!

Yiu Chunxiu's focused were on her son only. When she saw how adorable her baby was, she couldn't help but giggle. How did she gave birth to such a cute child?

Yuntian blinked his eyes and asked curiously, "Mommy, where are we going? Are we going to eat with Uncle Yang?"

The boutique was located along with the famous restaurant street in the capital. Although street was well-known for having heap of mouthwatering foods, another reason was very few could afford to eat here, most of them were people  in the high and middle class family.

Her family would always bring Yuntian here after taking him out on weekends, which was the reason why he thought that they'd eat with Zuo Haoyang.

She was surprised when she heard her son called Zuo Haoyang as Uncle Yang though. When did he started calling him as Uncle Yang?

She stared at her son and rubbed her cheeks to Yuntian's face, "We're not eating with Uncle Yang this lunch but we'll have a dinner with him." She explained.

They already talked beforehand that they would have dinner with Yuntian today after fitting the dress. Zuo Haoyang even offered to accompany her to the shop but she declined. She knew that he had a business with other people, perhaps those who could help him settle that new path he would take.

When she reached the boutique, a clerk immediately welcomed her, "Ms. Yiu Chunxiu?" she asked politely.

Even though she had yet to see Yiu Chunxiu before, she recognized her face. Yiu Chaun, one of the most successful bachelor in the capital, had a some similar features to the woman before of her. Apart from it, both of them had the air of nobility that can't be easily imitated by other socialite.

Yiu Chunxiu simply nodded but it oozed elegance.

"This way please," the clerk guided them inside the receiving area. "Please sit comfortably while I get the evening dress CEO Yiu ordered." She motioned for Yiu Chunxiu to sat in the sofa then graciously bowed before leaving her.

Yiu Chunxiu put Yuntian beside her. Her eyes wondered to the interior designed of the boutique, it has minimalist design. It used white as a based color. The theme suited the shop, it was pleasant to the eyes at the same time it was classy.

She saw Yuntian looking at a particular direction when she followed his gaze, her eyes landed into Mu Shu and her son. Along with them was some friends socialites.

She felt that her heart skipped. It was Mu Shu and her son, Gao Zhilan. Why are they here? Of all times, why now? She wanted storm out  the shop right away but it would seem like she was hiding something.

She glanced at Yuntian who was beside her but saw that he wasn't there. She panicked, where was her son?

"ZhiZhi!" She heard Yuntian's high pitched voice resounded in the boutique. Yuntian clumsily ran with his little short legs towards the group of Mu Shu.

She was puzzled. Does her son know Mu Shu's son?

She look at Zhilan, he had the same face as Yuntian. The excited face when seeing a friend, "Yuntian!" he shouted with a excited voice. He immediately climbed down to the sofa and ran towards her son, too.

Mothers would see this as heartwarming, but it wasn't the same for her. Yiu Chunxiu felt her soul left her, why of all people Yuntian had to be acquainted with Gao Zhilan?

Looking at these two, they seemed to be close friends, perhaps even best friends.

Before could even react, Mu Shu was already walking towards her, she was wearing her usual exuberant smile.

"Yiu Chunxiu!" She exclaimed when she reached her, "You're here for fitting of evening gown for the ball in friday?" She asked and sat in the sofa opposite to hers.  

Yiu Chunxiu smiled politely, she felt so awkward in front of Mu Shu, "Yep. Are you also here for that reason?"

She wanted to be ready in she would attend the ball with Gao Yishen. It was better to prepare for the war so she could avoid suffering severe loses.

Mu Shu shook her head, "I'm not going to the ball on friday. I'm just here to accompany my friends." She pointed the two women who was with her earlier.

Yiu Chunxiu was confused, for sure Gao Yishen would attend the ball. If he wouldn't, it would show his disrespect to the authority who organized it for the business world. In this kind of event, wouldn't it be ethical to bring your fiancé in the gathering?

She wanted to ask why Mu Shu wouldn't attend the gathering but their sons excitedly ran towards them.

It was Yuntian who spoke first when the kids reached them, "Mommy!" He exclaimed and hug her.

Surprised, she tousled Yuntian's hair. "Yes, baby?" She asked as she cupped his face with her hands.

Although her attention was mainly focused to Yuntian, she still spared some to see Mu Shu's expression.

Just like what she expected, Mu Shu's lips were slightly parted and her round eyes widened. She knew it, Mu Shu would definitely see the resemblance between Yuntian and Gao Yishen.

Yuntian break free from her embrace, "This is my classmate, Zhilan! He's my best friend!"

She looked at her agog son who eagerly introduced his friend to her.

Zhilan's eyes blinked at her, his eyes actually resembled Yishen's. It was dark but warm. One that could drown you by just looking at it.

"You're the auntie with uncle Haoyang yesterday!" he blurted out as his eyes were beaming with happiness. He bowed at her then raised his head, "Good afternoon auntie! I am Gao Yishen, I'm Yuntian's friend! We are classmates in our school!"

'They go to the same pre-school?'

There were a lot of good and elite pre-school in the capital, but the two ended up going into the same school. She wanted to curse the fate. Just what kind sin did she do in her past life that lead to an unfortunate life in the present?

She gently smile at Gao Zhilan, "Thank you for being a friend of Yuntian. How is Yuntian at school?"

Gao Zhilan nodded enthusiastically, "Yuntian ish swwooo smart and everyone in the schwool likes him! He alwaysh teach me a lot of things!"

She always knew that Yuntian was a m.a.t.u.r.e and intelligent kid, her only worry was whether he was getting along with her schoolmates. It seems like she didn't need to worry about it.

She looked tenderly at Yuntian, his face was slightly reddened,  "Really? Yuntian do that?" She asked Gao Zhilan.

"Ywes Auntie!" He nodded his again. His eyes were full of admiration and happiness.

Yiu Chunxiu peeked at Mu Shu, she was staring and examining at Yuntian's face. Her gaze certainly meant that she realized that Yuntian was a carbon copy of Gao Yishen.

Her heart pounded. She just hoped that she would keep mum about it.

All of sudden, Mu Shu spoke with soft voice. "Weiyang.. Zhilan.. go play over there." She pointed at the part of boutique that had a huge sofa, almost like bed. Beside it was a bookshelf that could entertain the clients for all ages. It also had some stuff toys since the designer also catered clothes for children.  

When Yuntian and Zhilan saw the side of boutique, they flee to the bed.

Neither of the two women spoke for a moment. Yiu Chunxiu felt her throat was dry and uneasy sitting beside to Mu Shu. Her only hope to escape this predicament was the clerk but she was nowhere to be seen. What was taking her too long?

She needed file a complaint about this sluggish service of the shop! It led her into her nightmare!

Mu Shu had a calm smile in her face yet you could see that her eyes were obscured. "Yuntian was really an adorable child. I didn't know what our sons know each other."

Her body twitched as she heard Mu Shu's comment. It was still pleasant to the ears yet it was different from how she normally speak.

"Y-yeah. I didn't expect that our kids have already met," she stuttered.

Mu Shu hummed. "Right, I didn't had a chance to ask this before. Who is Yuntian's father?"

This was Yiu Chunxiu's greatest fear. She wanted to evade the query about Yuntian's father but Mu Shu's eyes were scrutinizing her, not letting a single expression of her miss.

She unconsciously looked away from Mu Shu and clenched her fist, "It was someone I met at a bar. I didn't remember his name and face so I didn't know who is Yuntian's father." After answering the question, her eyes returned to Mu Shu.

Her cues clearly conveyed that she was lying, she knew it however controlling these automatic responses of the body was hopeless, at least for her.

Mu Shu's eyebrow raised, "Really? Yuntian looked like someone I knew. Perhaps that person was Yuntian's father?"

Beads of sweat started to form in Yiu Chunxiu's forehead while her nails digged deeper in her palms.

How could she escape this situation? She just went in the boutique for fitting of the dress she would wear in friday. How did it end up like this?

She couldn't respond at all to her inquiry, more of she couldn't think of a good excuse. She was aware that Mu Shu was talking about Gao Yishen. If she were to say that there was a possibility, Mu Shu could arrange for them to meet. She didn't want that to happen! If she denied what Mu Shu said then it would be evident that she was lying and she was avoiding Gao Yishen.

She was racking her brain to come up with a good response but she couldn't think rationality because of her agitation.

Just when she was nearly losing hope, the clerk who assisted her arrived with a large box in her hands. "Ms. Yiu," she bowed, "The dress CEO Yiu ordered is here. Please follow me so you could try on the dress."