Woman of Intelligence (Book 2 in the series)

Chapter 13 (Part 1)

"Baby.", Meiling saw Liang. 

Liang immediately removed his hand from her back and stood a distance from her. Then he looked at his mother. "Hello Mama.", he smiled. 

"Ooooohhh, my boy is looking really handsome today. The only thing you missing is a date.", she laughed and Riya also laughed. 

Liang looked at them. "Mama, I told you I don't need someone right now. I might be twenty-eight but I still have things to achieve.", he made it clear. 

Riya and Meiling looked at each other with mischievous smile. "We both know that someone has a crush on you.", Meiling said then placed her elbow on Riya's shoulder.

"Oh, I can see you two are besties now."

"Yeah because we both love making desserts. Plus, we can talk sassy stories about you.", Meiling laughed a bit. 

Riya also joined Meiling. Liang was looking at Riya with a flirty smirk. Meiling let go of Riya and continued assembling the rest of the cake. Riya was about to do continue but Liang grabbed her by her waist. He bought her close to him again. He was looking at her with a mischievous smile. 

"So, what do you and your mother talk about that is related to me?", he was really curious. 

"Nothing.", she lied. 

Liang did not buy that. He pulled her close to him and placed his other hand on her back. "You better tell me before I...", he placed his fingers on her apron string. "Open the you apron then your beautiful dress.", he whispered. 

Riya could sense that he was being serious. "About your achievements, personalities, women you have dated and your friends. Although, I still don't understand why you first ex-girlfriend would want to have a date in a museum."

Liang also did not understand that either. But he felt like there was more to the stories. He was slowly opening up her apron. "Tell me more.", he whispered. 

"There is nothing. I never mention anything about Justine.", she was being serious. 

"Good but I can always ask my brother. You better tell me now or when we arrive home, I will flirt with you the entire night until the next morning.", he whispered right on her lips. 

Her heart started beating fast out of the blue. "I'm being honest. I never told your mother about Justine because you two are not dating. I also know that you don't like her."

"So, you finally realize that she is not the woman in my life."

"Yep. You deserve to be with someone who is your true lover."

"True. Did you speak to Samantha like White Jaguar?", he asked. 

"Yep. I managed to get out of the house to see her. I used the back entrance.", she explained the process. 

Liang removed his arms from her back so she could continue with her decoration. "Did you tell about the celebrities that committed suicide?"

The puppy started barking, indicating that someone was here. "Not yet, I still need to double check the information.", she was decorating with sprinkles. 

Liang understood why she was doing that. Samantha, Ling, Baozhai, Hitarthi and Padma entered the house. Riya heard her sister talking to the puppy. Riya finished decorated the cupcakes. She removed the apron then placed it on the hook behind the storage door. Liang saw the peach color dress that Riya was wearing. Her dress was semi-short with chiffon fabric and no sleeves. She started plating up the cupcakes on the cupcake stands. Liang was helping her out. 

"Hey baby.", a woman entered the kitchen and it was Hitarthi.

Riya looked at her. "Hello Akka (big sister)."

Holly, Lucas and Aliya entered the kitchen. They came with Riya's family. "Wow Riya, these look beautiful.", Holly said about those cupcakes. 

"Thank you. I made recipes for these cupcakes."

Lucas looked at her. "Seriously girl. Wow.", he did not want to believe it.

Michael, Xiang, Li, Sung-hoon, Johnny, Haneul, Yingjie, Lisa, Feng, Tommy and Susan entered the house. The house was decorated with pink and cream balloons. Shiny was setting the food on the big table. The others were placing all the desserts on the dining table. Meiling finished the last touches of the creamed floral cake. 

The lights were turned off including the Christmas lights. Everything was in darkness. Now everyone was hiding in different corners. Kris came down with Fei and Lana. He was helping them out. He had his phone camera light on. Kris made them standing in the middle of the dining table. There were eighteen candles, lit up in front of them. The twins did not know what was going on. 

"SURPRISE!!!", the lights were turned on and everyone jumped for joy. 

The twins screamed and flinched at the same time. Everyone started singing for them because it was their birthday. They were standing in different corners. The twins were super excited for this party. They were standing together and waiting for everyone to finish sing. Everyone finished sing and Shing spoke.

"Make a wish my little girls.", he said to his daughters. 

Fei and Lana closed the eyes and made their wish. Then they opened their eyes and blew the candles together. Everyone clapped for them. Then Lana took the knife and gave it to her sister. Fei held the knife together and they cut the top tier cake. Lana took out a normal slice cakes and fed her sister. Everyone started clapping again. Then Fei fed her sister. Liang and Kris were a bit sad that their sisters did not mess each other faces. 

"You girls should have mess each other faces when you messed your brothers' faces when they turned eighteen.", Meiling pointed out. 

"But we were young then.", Lana and Fei said together.   

Liang and Kris went by their sisters. They took a cupcake each and ran towards them. The brothers smashed the cupcakes on their sisters' faces. Everyone started laughing when Fei said something weird. Fei and Lana's faces were messed with the buttercream and some cake crumbs. The twins had so much so far on their eighteen birthday.