While Feng Jiu and Su Moye were enjoying their friendly get-together, Dong Hua was busy working.

After a while, he decided to head out to get some lunch. He thought to himself, "Maybe I could buy some lunch for Xiao Bai too? She must be hungry and too weak to cook."

Then he called Feng Jiu, but her phone was on silent. "Oh, maybe she's asleep." After that, Dong Hua left a message to Feng Jiu.

Dong Hua: Xiao Bai, I'm buying lunch now, and I'll buy some for you too. Let me know when you're awake.

Feng Jiu only checked her phone 30 minutes later, and she immediately said to Su Moye, "Oh no, Dong Hua is coming over to my place. What should we do now? I lied that I was sick."

"Don't panic; let me think of something... Maybe just tell him not to come over since you're too sick?" Su Moye said.

"I guess I could try." Feng Jiu then replied back to Dong Hua's message.

Feng Jiu: Don't worry about me. I already ate something, and I'm going back to bed now. I'll see you tomorrow!

Dong Hua immediately opened up her message since he was waiting for it before heading out of the house. "Oh, Xiao Bai already ate. I guess I won't disturb her from resting. If I'm there, she would definitely not sleep too." Then he replied, "Okay, rest more, and I'll see you tomorrow. Can't wait for the hotpot gathering."

Feng Jiu smiled at his message, and she said to Su Moye, "Dong Hua is coming to the hotpot gathering tomorrow as well." Su Moye chuckled and replied, "If he knows that I'm coming, he probably won't be happy about it."

"Don't overthink it. Why would he? It's a gathering between close friends. I'm sure you guys would have a lot of fun." Feng Jiu smiled.

"Jealousy, of course. We will see about that tomorrow." Su Moye chuckled.

At this time, the bodyguards seem to relax a little since they saw how much they enjoyed the date. "Hey, I think you need to find a chance to sneak out too. I can't possibly send you back to Yu Xi's house." Su Moye whispered to Feng Jiu.

"You're right. Let me try to find a chance to do so." Then she tried to sneak into the washroom again while waiting for a chance to escape.

She peeked out of the washroom door and kept staring at the bodyguards. Su Moye also stood up and walked towards the bodyguards.

"Hey guys, we are about to leave. Yu Xi is in the washroom now so you guys can drive your car over. I'll wait for her." Su Moye said.

"Yes, Sir. We shall do that now since we are done with our food here too." The bodyguards then stood up and left through the back entrance.

Su Moye then walked over to Feng Jiu, "Hey, they are gone now. You can leave by the front entrance. Take this money and take a cab back home." He handed her some cash.

"No, no. I have money for that." Feng Jiu rejected it, but Su Moye stuffed it into her hand. "Take it, or I'll feel bad." Feng Jiu then hesitantly accepted the money and headed out of the cafe.

She hailed a cab and got onto it. While she was getting into the cab, Dong Hua drove past and noticed her. "Wait. That's Xiao Bai, right? I thought she's sick at home? What is she doing here?"

Then he quickly turned into the car park, to make a quick u-turn to follow the cab. The moment he turned into the car park, he saw Su Moye walking out of the cafe. "Why is he here too?! They met up?"

Dong Hua wanted to confront Su Moye, but he noticed the two bodyguards stopping their car in front of Su Moye. "What's happening?" Dong Hua continued to observe for a while.

Su Moye acted like he was panicking and he quickly got into his car. Then they all drove off. What happened was that Su Moye lied that he couldn't find Yu Xi and thinks that she escaped. So they quickly made their way back to the Fan Family's Mansion to discuss it with her dad.

Dong Hua then drove towards Feng Jiu's place. He called her on the phone, but she didn't pick up. "She's not picking up. Did I see the wrong person?" He wondered. Then he texted Feng Jiu, "I'm coming over to your place now to check up on you. I'm worried."

Feng Jiu saw his text while she was heading up to her apartment. "Oh my gosh, I can't let Dong Hua know that I was out of the house." She quickly got changed and threw her clothes into the washing machine. Then she pretended to be sick and lay in bed while waiting for Dong Hua.

Ten minutes after lying down, she heard the doorbell rang, and it was indeed Dong Hua.

Feng Jiu then acted tired and opened the door for him. "Oh, it's Dong Hua. I'm okay, so you don't have to worry about me. I'm just tired and feeling a little dizzy."

Dong Hua thought to himself, "Xiao Bai is at home, and she's wearing her home clothes too. She looked like she just woke up as well. Did I really see the wrong person? Maybe I did. Why would she lie to me?"

Then he took off his shoes and sat at the dining area. "Sit down, Xiao Bai. I got both of us some food." He said.

Luckily Feng Jiu ate a lot at the cafe and she was full, so she didn't reveal her glutton ways. "Oh, I don't have much appetite." She said.

Dong Hua immediately replied, "Poor Xiao Bai. You must be really sick to say no to food. But you still have to eat some. I'll get you some hot water now." Then he quickly ran into the kitchen to boil some water for her.

While he was in the kitchen, he quickly took out his phone to search for her symptoms online. "Xiao Bai mentioned fatigue, loss of appetite, dizziness. I'll search that up now."

Dong Hua almost dropped his phone when he looked through the top few articles, "What?! Xiao Bai is pregnant?! All of her symptoms pointed towards it. But how?! Did Su Moye took advantage of her?! He's a womanizer. How could he do that to her?! I swear I'll make West Sea Group bankrupt. I really need to calm down before I lose control of myself. I need to ask Xiao Bai about it. Maybe I'm just overthinking it. But if it's true, I'll still love her since it's not her fault." Dong Hua angrily paced up and down the kitchen, trying to find a way to ask Feng Jiu about it.

When it comes to such things, Dong Hua could be extremely dense. He also didn't think straight since he was really worried about her.

Feng Jiu smiled while looking at the food. Then she thought to herself, "Dong Hua is so nice to me! But I feel even more guilty to be lying to him. Hopefully, he won't find out about it."

Dong Hua finally calmed himself down and came walking out of the kitchen with a cup of hot water. "How do you feel now? Do you want me to call a doctor to come here to check up on you?" Dong Hua asked sternly.

"No, no. Don't need to call a doctor here. I'll be fine after resting." Feng Jiu shook her head.

"Are you sure...? Do you have any other symptoms? I think it's better that you get checked out by the doctor. I'm going to call one now." Dong Hua took out his phone, and Feng Jiu immediately stopped him from it. "I'm fine! Don't worry about me. It's really nothing."

"You don't have to lie to me, Xiao Bai. I already know about it." Dong Hua replied sternly, and he was feeling angry and stressed out. He also firmly thought to himself, "If Xiao Bai got taken advantage of, I'll marry her and raise her child as mine too. I won't let the guy off, and I'll make sure his life would be in living hell."

Feng Jiu had a mini panic attack, "Dong Hua knew about us meeting Su Moye?! How?! Did he see me?" Then she replied softly, "So... How did you find out?"

"So it's true that you're pregnant?! Did you get taken advantage of? You can tell me all about it, and I'll make sure the culprit gets into deep trouble. It's not your fault, and you don't have to be scared." Dong Hua replied with a stern and cold voice.

"Pregnant?! What?! Why would you even think of that?! I'm not pregnant!" Feng Jiu exclaimed, and she fell back on her seat.

"Wait. What? But I searched your symptoms online, and it said that you're pregnant. I'm not good with such stuff, Xiao Bai. I was so worried about you. I swear if anyone dares to hurt you, I won't ever let them off." Dong Hua replied sternly.

Feng Jiu laughed out loud, "You can't trust those! They either tell you that you have cancer or you're pregnant!"

"Are you sure that you're not pregnant? You don't have to hide it from me, Xiao Bai." Dong Hua replied in a serious tone.

Feng Jiu blushed and bowed her head. "Yes, I'm 100% sure about that. I'm still a V... I mean, I have never been with a guy in that way." She replied shyly.

Dong Hua breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, "Phew. Luckily, she's not pregnant. Wait she said that she's a V... So it means that she's the same as me? Oh my gosh, why am I even thinking about that now? I'm so perverted! But it would be nice to be her first... Wait! Stop it, Dong Hua! *Chants business proposals*."

Then he tried to answer calmly, "I'm sorry, Xiao Bai. I'm not good at this, and I misunderstood. As long as you're feeling okay, that's all that matters. You should rest more. I'll head back to work after I'm done eating." Dong Hua then thought to himself, "That was embarrassing. I really need to get it together. It's like I can't think straight whenever it comes to Xiao Bai. I mean, why would I even think that she's pregnant? I'm smart about everything else, and that was really stupid."

Feng Jiu nodded her head lightly and replied, "Don't work so much tonight, Dong Hua. It's a public holiday tomorrow so you should enjoy it too. But don't worry, we would be having a good time at the hotpot gathering tomorrow! I love hotpot!" Then she smiled and took a few bites of the food that he bought.

"I know I love hotpot too, but I can't possibly eat there alone." Dong Hua smiled while looking at Feng Jiu eating.

"It's okay! We can go to a hotpot restaurant whenever you want to!" Feng Jiu replied excitedly.

Then they quickly finished eating. Dong Hua also made sure to tuck her into bed and prepared her thermal water bottle again before leaving. "I'll leave now, Xiao Bai. I'll see you tomorrow at 5 PM."

Feng Jiu nodded her head and replied, "Okay, I'll call you tomorrow after I get ready. Go now, but don't work so hard!" She smiled.

Dong Hua looked at her for a while until she closed her eyes before leaving. Then he gently closed her bedroom door and then the main door.

"Hopefully, Xiao Bai feels better. I was overthinking after all." Dong Hua thought to himself.

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The next day, Feng Jiu woke up late in the afternoon since she was lazing in bed the whole morning.

Then she got into the shower and started preparing for the hotpot gathering. She decided to go with a simple black outfit since she wanted to feel comfortable during the gathering.

She knew that hotpot would definitely be messy since it was a free flow buffet. "I'm going to eat so much and wearing a black outfit would hide my stomach after that!" She thought to herself.

Feng Jiu then called Dong Hua to inform him that she was ready to go and he left the house shortly after. Then she grabbed her Grey coat and headed out of the house.

The moment she got up into Dong Hua's car, she realized that Dong Hua was also wearing a black outfit with a grey coat. She smiled and said excitedly, "We are wearing the same kind of outfit!"

Dong Hua thought to himself, "Oh? Is this what they called the couple-wear?" Then he replied with a huge smile, "You look beautiful today, Xiao Bai. Are you feeling better now?"

"Yes! I feel totally fine now! Let's go to the hotpot restaurant now! Can't wait to eat." She smiled warmly.

"I know you'll be hungry later on since you barely ate much yesterday." Dong Hua smiled, and then he drove off towards their destination.

Feng Jiu and Dong Hua were one of the first to arrive at the restaurant, and they went into their private room. "I come here all the time, and I love it! I actually came here on my last birthday too." Feng Jiu said excitedly while she dragged Dong Hua into their private room.

"Oh? I'll book the whole restaurant for you on your next birthday so you could host a hotpot party." Dong Hua smiled. Feng Jiu shook her head and replied, "I don't want a big party. I just want a small gathering with all my close friends. I'm glad that you're here today."

Then they smiled at each other sweetly and settled down while waiting for the rest.

Lian Song and Cheng Yu were the next to arrive, and he was shocked to see Dong Hua. "I'm surprised to see you here." Lian Song said to Dong Hua, and he raised his eyebrows.

"Oh? So I shouldn't be here? Maybe I should be home cooking." Dong Hua replied sarcastically. Lian Song's face turned white and replied nervously, "No, no. You should be here. Hotpot is considered cooking too."

Cheng Yu then slapped his arm and told him to sit down. "Don't talk nonsense on New Year's Eve." Then she shook Dong Hua's hand and said, "Hello, Dong Hua. I'm Cheng Yu, Feng Jiu's best friend. Feng Jiu told us about you. I also heard that you're paying for everyone today. Thank you!" Then she smirked at Feng Jiu.

"Oh? She did? I also heard about you through Lian Song. Nice to meet you." Dong Hua replied politely, and he tried to make a good impression.

"Yes, she definitely did. She said that you both are close to each other." Cheng Yu replied. Feng Jiu furrowed her brows and hinted her to 'cut it off'. Cheng Yu then smiled and settled down.

Dong Hua thought to himself, "Xiao Bai told others about me? I must be important to her." Then he smiled and said to Feng Jiu, "Your friend seems really nice."

Feng Jiu smiled and replied, "Yes! All of them are really nice. Oh, Cha Cha is here! I'll introduce you to her." Then they stood up again, and Dong Hua shook Cha Cha's hand.

"This is Cha Cha, and this is Dong Hua." Feng Jiu pointed at Cha Cha then back at Dong Hua. Then they smiled at each other, and Dong Hua said politely, "Nice to meet you."

"I heard about you from Feng Jiu. Glad to finally meet you too." Cha Cha smiled politely. Then they all settled down and waited for everyone to be here to start eating.

Dong Hua immediately thought to himself again, "Oh? She also told her about me? Now I know that I'm really important in her heart."

"We are just waiting for one more person, and we can start eating." Feng Jiu said. Dong Hua whispered to her, "Are we waiting for Si Ming?"

"No, Si Ming can't make it today. It's another friend." Feng Jiu replied casually.

"Who?" Dong Hua asked curiously. Right at this moment, Su Moye walked in and said, "I'm sorry guys! I'm late."

Everyone smiled, and Feng Jiu replied, "No worries, we just got here not long ago too. Quickly settle down, and we can start eating." Su Moye then took the empty seat beside Feng Jiu. "Yeah, let's start eating!" Su Moye said. Everyone then ordered their dishes and drinks.

"What? Why is Su Moye here too?" Dong Hua thought to himself. Feng Jiu noticed that Dong Hua suddenly went quiet and she whispered to him, "Are you okay, Dong Hua? Are you having a panic attack cause we have quite a few people here?"

"No. I'm fine. I just don't really know what to say. I'm not good at it, Xiao Bai." Dong Hua smiled at her since he didn't want to ruin her happy mood.

"Okay, you should eat more." Feng Jiu then started putting more food on his plate. On the other side of the table, Lian Song stared at them with a smirk. Then he whispered to Cheng Yu, "Does this scene looks familiar?" Lian Song then subtly pointed towards Feng Jiu and Dong Hua.

"Yeah, it reminds me of our hotpot gathering at her place. It was nice, but sadly Ye Qingti can't join us now." Cheng Yu frowned.

"Ye Qingti isn't around, but we have Su Moye. Just wait and see." Lian Song raised his eyebrows. Cheng Yu stuffed a meatball into his mouth and replied, "Don't create trouble tonight." Lian Song immediately spat out the meatball since it was still hot and he said to Cheng Yu, "If I die by choking or being burnt to death, you'll miss me when I'm gone!"

"I won't. I'll just find another guy." Cheng Yu gave a fake smile and continued eating.

Lian Song thought to himself, "Cheng Yu is always so cold towards me. I guess I need to focus my attention on match-making Feng Jiu and Dong Hua then. But my Si Ming isn't here with us today. I would have to execute Plan H on my own. Plan H-angover! First, I'll try to get Dong Hua drunk, and then Feng Jiu would be worried, and she would definitely accompany him home. Knowing Feng Jiu, she would definitely try to take care of Dong Hua. She might even stay the night. The next morning, she would also stay to take care of Dong Hua since he would be suffering from a hangover. Two of them spending so much time together on New Year's Eve... Maybe they would create their own fireworks." Then he smirked to himself.

Lian Song then ordered beers for everyone. "We should all drink tonight to celebrate this special occasion. Don't worry about driving since they have free overnight parking here. We could just take a cab back home! Drinks are on me tonight." He said.

"Oh? I definitely need to drink more after seeing Su Moye here." Dong Hua thought to himself, and he helped himself to the beer. Feng Jiu also helped herself to some, and Dong Hua tried to stop her, "Xiao Bai, you're a bad drinker."

Feng Jiu pouted and replied softly, "Just one cup, please!" Dong Hua then smiled and replied, "Okay, just one cup. No more after that." Feng Jiu nodded her head lightly since she didn't want to drink too much as well. She was more interested in eating tonight.

Dong Hua and Su Moye then started drinking, as if they were competing against each other. Dong Hua thought to himself, "I can't lose to Su Moye in drinking too." Su Moye also thought to himself, "Why is Dong Hua drinking so much? Oh. Maybe he's jealous of me being here and trying to drown his jealousy away. Let's see what he would do next."

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After a while, Su Moye and Lian Song went to the bathroom since they drank too much. They stood beside each other while washing their hands after they were done. Lian Song smirked at Su Moye, "You and Dong Hua look like you're competing against each other in drinking."

"Oh? You noticed that he was doing that too? I thought I was the only one." Su Moye replied shockingly. Lian Song replied confidently, "Nothing can escape my two eyes. I know why he's drinking so much."

"It's because I'm here, right? He's jealous of me. But I don't have any special feelings towards Feng Jiu. We are just good friends, and I was actually trying to find out what are his feelings for Feng Jiu." Su Moye smiled. Lian Song widened his eyes with shock and replied, "I see that you're a man of wisdom as well. Care to join hands to matchmake them?"

"Count me in." Su Moye shook Lian Song's hand. Lian Song raised his eyebrows and replied, "Usually, I come up with plans, and I'll execute them with my best bro, Si Ming. But today, you'll replace his role then. So we are on Plan H now. Plan H-angover."

"What? How many plans do you guys have?!" Su Moye chuckled.

"Oh. More than you could count with two hands." Lian Song snickered then he continued explaining his plan H to Su Moye.

"Ohhh. That's a smart plan. In this way, they would be forced to spend time together as well. This would definitely bring them closer. From now onwards, I would like to officially join your 'gang' to matchmake them. Feng Jiu is a nice girl, and I think Dong Hua would be suitable for her too. They really deserve each other, and this is why I'm keen to help them out." Su Moye smiled.

"Deal. You're included in all our plans now. So our secret code is to 'drink tea'. We use this code whenever we need to find a quiet place to discuss our plans." Lian Song smirked and raised his eyebrows.

"Wow. It's definitely meant to be since I'm a passionate tea lover. Maybe someday you guys could come to visit my tea house too." Su Moye chuckled.

After that, they both decided to head back out and execute phase 2 of their Plan H. Su Moye said before leaving, "I didn't even do or say anything, Dong Hua is already jealous. Just watch what he would do after we execute Plan H." Then he gave Lian Song a high-five.

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When they went back to their private room, Dong Hua was still drinking. Lian Song smirked at Su Moye and whispered to him, "Looks like someone is trying to drown out his jealousy."

"I'll start on Plan H now." Su Moye smirked back. Then he sat down beside Feng Jiu and said to her, "Feng Jiu, your dipping sauce looks good. Can you make one for me? Mine tastes bad."

"Oh! I'll help you make some now!" Feng Jiu replied excitedly. Then she quickly took some chilli paste and vinegar to make her dipping sauce. Lian Song widened his eyes with shock and thought to himself, "Wow, this Su Moye is sure good at his game. Plan H-elpful. Knowing how helpful Feng Jiu is, Dong Hua would definitely get more jealous."

Dong Hua noticed Feng Jiu making dipping sauce for Su Moye, and he started drinking more. "Xiao Bai making him dipping sauce too? She doesn't even make any for me!" Right when Dong Hua was thinking about that, Feng Jiu took his dipping sauce plate and made more for him. Feng Jiu smiled sweetly at both guys and said, "I made both of you some dipping sauce. So eat more!"

Su Moye dipped a piece of pork belly into the dipping sauce and tried it. "Oh, you added vinegar in it. That's why it's different from mine." Feng Jiu smiled warmly and replied, "Yes! I like to add some vinegar in it."

Lian Song almost choked on his fishball, and he smirked at Su Moye. Somehow their minds telepathed too, "Dong Hua is literally a bottle of vinegar, no wonder she likes to add vinegar into her sauce." Then they subtly raised their eyebrows at each other.

"Damn, Su Moye is really good at this. I feel useless now." Lian Song thought to himself. Then he took more food and put it on Cheng Yu's plate. Cheng Yu then said to Lian Song, "Surprisingly, you're not up to your stupid tricks today."

"Of course. I'm a mature man. It's a special occasion, and I know how to behave myself." Lian Song replied proudly and he thought to himself, "I don't even need to do anything since Su Moye is doing everything. Guess I could just relax and watch this 'show'."

Next, Su Moye pretended that he was having a hard time taking more food. "I'm so bad at fishing out those chicken pieces that fell under." Feng Jiu then stood up and took the ladle from Su Moye, "That's not how you do it. Let me help you with it." Then she started putting more chicken into his bowl. "See?" She said proudly.

Su Moye then thanked her, "Wow, Feng Jiu. You're so good at it. Guess I could rely on you to get me more food, huh?" Feng Jiu smiled brightly and replied cheerfully, "Of course! Just tell me what you want, and I'll cook it for you!"

Dong Hua, who was still drinking, saw everything. He bitterly thought to himself, "Why am I even here? Xiao Bai doesn't even care about me now." Just when he was thinking about this again, Feng Jiu turned over and whispered to Dong Hua, "Are you feeling full now, Dong Hua? I'll get you more food if you're still hungry."

Dong Hua then thought to himself, "What? Can she read my mind?" Then he replied to Feng Jiu, "I'm full. Just going to order more beer to drink."

"Hey! You can't drink so much. You're not allowed to drive home tonight too. I'll hail a cab for you later on." Feng Jiu glowered at Dong Hua.

"Don't worry about me, Xiao Bai. Just continue eating." Dong Hua gave a half-smile.

At this point, Dong Hua and Su Moye had already lost count of how much they drank. Both of them started to be a little tipsy as well. As some people say, you get drunk faster if you're feeling upset.

Then they both leaned on Feng Jiu's shoulders. Dong Hua subtly pushed Su Moye's head away behind her back. He thought to himself, "Only I can lean on Xiao Bai."

Su Moye then sat up still and smirked. He was actually pretending to be drunk since he didn't drink as much as Dong Hua. "Good way to make him jealous. I'll mimic his every action."

Feng Jiu then looked at Dong Hua and said worriedly, "Are you drunk, Dong Hua? You shouldn't have drank so much. Should I accompany you back home now?"

Upon hearing Feng Jiu say that, Lian Song and Su Moye said at the same time, "Yes! Send him back."

Dong Hua looked up at Feng Jiu with his flushed face and replied softly, "I feel terrible, Xiao Bai." Feng Jiu nodded her head and grabbed her belongings. Then she dragged Dong Hua up, and he had his arms around her shoulders.

"Sorry, we will leave first since Dong Hua isn't feeling well." Feng Jiu bid her friends goodbye, and they all smirked at her.

After they left, everyone high-fived each other, and they started laughing as well. Lian Song then said confidently, "This time they would spend a night together for sure."

Cheng Yu smiled and nodded her head, "Yes! Knowing Feng Jiu, she wouldn't leave Dong Hua alone when he's not feeling well."

Su Moye chuckled and replied proudly, "I hope they would have some progress by tonight."

"What? I thought you're drunk!" Lian Song replied shockingly.

"I'm a good actor. I wasn't in the least drunk since I didn't even drink that much. You thought I'm drinking beer? I'm actually drinking chrysanthemum tea." Su Moye snickered.

"Wow. You're good at this. Welcome to our tea club." Lian Song stood up and shook Su Moye's hand.

"It's my honour to be able to join your tea club." Su Moye shook his hand back firmly.

"You guys are in this together?!" Cheng Yu exclaimed. Cha Cha then smiled and replied, "You didn't notice that?"

"What? You knew too?" Cheng Yu replied to Cha Cha. "No, I just made a wild guess since Su Moye was acting a little different after he came back from the washroom with Lian Song."

"You're smart, Cha Cha." Su Moye smiled politely.

"I wonder how they would spend their first night together." Lian Song smirked.

"It's none of your business. Just eat and don't think of stupid stuff." Cheng Yu said.

Then they all continued drinking and having fun until late into the night. Little did they know, Feng Jiu had already spent two nights at Dong Hua's place.

"Dong Hua seems really drunk this time."
- Feng Jiu

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Hello everyone! Unfortunately, I'll be taking a break from writing after this chapter. Thank you for always supporting my story. Don't worry, I'll be back soon enough to continue writing after my long needed break! Take care!

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