After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me
Chapter 246 - 188: Birthday

Chapter 246: Chapter 188: Birthday

"Dr. Tang, are you free tonight? It’s Dr. Su’s birthday today, and we are celebrating together."

Originally, Tang Xi intended to refuse, but upon hearing that it was Su Yiqian’s birthday, she nodded her head and decided to go, considering they were all colleagues after all.

After finishing work at 5:30 PM, Tang Xi and Wen Ruomian went together to the nearest department store to prepare a gift for Su Yiqian.

Actually, Tang Xi didn’t have much interaction with Su Yiqian beyond work, even though they worked in the same department.

Su Yiqian came from a wealthy family, a golden graduate who studied abroad and had been in the neurology department for two years, seemingly just to experience life.

Wen Ruomian and Tang Xi, being ordinary salaried doctors, picked for a while and chose a gift that was decent but not too expensive.

When it came time to pay, Tang Xi’s phone service was disconnected due to unpaid bills, and she couldn’t open the payment app.

Wen Ruomian helped her pay, "I heard that Doctor Gao is also coming back tonight to celebrate Su Yiqian’s birthday. Ever since she joined the neurology department, Su Yiqian has been pursuing Doctor Gao, but Doctor Gao has always been..."

Wen Ruomian gently squeezed Tang Xi’s arm, "You must be aware of Doctor Gao’s feelings for you, right?"

Tang Xi raised her hand and rubbed her forehead, "It seems, then, that I really shouldn’t be here tonight."

She was someone who hated trouble, but she still had to participate in basic social interactions.

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At seven in the evening, Bei Dao Xiao She.

Bei Dao Xiao She is a famous entertainment venue on the island, with a very artistic name. Entering, you find yourself in a gorgeously decorated lobby, where the front desk staff asks smilingly if there’s a reservation for a private room.

Tang Xi took out her phone, intending to check the private room number in the group chat.

Wen Ruomian promptly said, "Room 309."

The front desk smiled, "The two of you, room 309 is on the third floor towards the left."

Just as they walked up and before pushing the door open, they heard voices coming from inside.

Wen Ruomian opened the door, and the two walked in. The room was large, with quite a few people already there. The first thing they saw was a three-tiered white swan cake on the table.

There were also piles of gifts around.

There were some young men and women dressed extravagantly, all centered around Su Yiqian, laughing and talking about something.

Tang Xi and Wen Ruomian exchanged looks, both understanding that tonight, apart from some colleagues from the department, many of Su Yiqian’s friends were present as well.

"Little Tang, Little Wen, you guys are here too, come sit with us," a colleague called out their names.

Tang Xi and Wen Ruomian set down the gifts in their hands and went to sit together on the sofa.

In this private room, it naturally divided into two groups: one was Su Yiqian and her affluent sisters, and the other was... the hospital colleagues. There was hardly any interaction between the two groups, each sitting on sofas at opposite sides.

"Dr. Tang, Dr. Wen, you both are here too." Su Yiqian, holding a glass of wine, dressed in a pure white lace long dress with delicate makeup and an elegant smile, walked over.

Tang Xi smiled slightly, "Happy Birthday, Dr. Su."

Wen Ruomian said, "Yes, Happy Birthday, Dr. Su," as she handed over the gift they bought together.

"It’s good enough that you could come to my birthday party, no need for any gifts." Su Yiqian didn’t take the gift, letting one of her close friends take it casually, holding her wine glass with a proud and elegant stance, but with a hint of disdain in her eyes.

Su Yiqian’s close friend casually opened the gift, "Oh, just an ordinary gift huh, I know doctors don’t earn much."

Tang Xi slightly raised her eyebrows, she naturally also noticed the disdain and mockery in the eyes of Su Yiqian’s rich clique.

It was clearly intentional.

Wen Ruomian curled her lips and said offhandedly, "Yeah, doctors’ salaries really aren’t high, if you’re willing to give us a raise, that’d be great too."

The young lady awkwardly laughed, "I didn’t mean that, you all are colleagues of Siqian, it’s good enough that everyone is here, there’s really no need for gifts."

Wen Ruomian made an ’Oh’ sound, and then said lightly, "Then we’ll take them back when we leave, they were just bought, the tags are still on, probably can be returned too."

This indifferent and ambiguous way of retorting made Tang Xi couldn’t help but slightly curve her lips upwards.

Su Yiqian’s complexion didn’t look very good; she glared at the young lady, then smiled at the two and said, "Don’t be upset, my friend is just like that, no other meaning, I really like your gifts, just thought it’s too extravagant, we’re all colleagues, being here to have a meal together is great."

She really looked down on the gifts from Tang Xi and Wen Ruomian, especially Tang Xi’s, wanting to use the young lady’s hand to deal with Tang Xi. It all due to Jianlin having a liking for a poor girl like Tang Xi, but after all, they were colleagues, and many colleagues from the department were here tonight, shouldn’t make it awkward publicly...

"Come, let’s have a drink, forget the unpleasant things." Saying this, Su Yiqian raised her glass.

Tang Xi wasn’t much of a drinker, but she still sipped a little.

Just at that moment, the door of the private room opened.

A man dressed in black casual clothes walked in, thin yet strong. He was wearing a black mask, and his cold, slightly pale face only showed a pair of dark eyes.

Su Yiqian exclaimed with surprise, "Jianlin, you came."

She happily walked over, trying to hook Jianlin’s arm but was subtly rejected by the man who then took off his mask, handing over the bag he was carrying to Su Yiqian with a voice gentle yet cold and husky, "Happy Birthday, Dr. Su."

After saying this, Gao Jianlin glanced around and then headed straight towards Tang Xi, sitting on the sofa two seats away from her.

In the air, a faintly strange atmosphere was masked by the music in the private room.

Su Yiqian maintained her smile on her face, her fingers tightly clutching the handle of the bag.

She called him ’Jianlin’, while he aloofly addressed her as "Dr. Su"

Putting her in the position of just a colleague.

This made Su Yiqian somewhat uncomfortable.

But she couldn’t make a scene and inquire about it then and there.

One of the young ladies came over, "Yiqian, hurry and open it, let’s see what gift the young master Gao has given you."

Su Yiqian opened the elegantly wrapped bag.

Inside, was a Cartier watch.

Su Yiqian immediately wore the watch on her wrist, "It’s really beautiful, thank you for the gift, Jianlin, I really like it."

Gao Jianlin just nodded, and from the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the person beside him, his gaze landing on Tang Xi’s side profile. Tang Xi rarely wore makeup, nearly always barefaced, at this moment, she looked simple yet with a sense of clarity.

Gao Jianlin’s gaze lingered for two seconds before he withdrew it.

The birthday party for Su Yiqian lasted until 10 o’clock at night and still didn’t look like it was ending.

Tang Xi sent a message to Aunt Su, telling her she would be back very late.