Destined to be his Wife

Chapter 16 - The Date

"Stop fidgeting and act natural." YuZhi hissed at TangShi, lacking patience as he led her into the dark nightclub by the hand, guiding the way and keeping an eye out for their group. He was dressed in faded jeans and a black tee tonight, paired with a black leather biker jacket that made him seem like a different person to TangShi. For the first time she felt unattractive and inferior beside someone who could pull off this look. He was suave, and the casual style made him seem sexier than usual, especially over boots rather than his normal Italian leather shoes.

Rhea had set them up at a table in the centre of the club, for maximum exposure, with various friends from their social circle and guaranteed attention attractors. A few were known public figures while most were famous for being rich kids, or heirs to conglomerate families. Tonight, the aim was for pictures to be leaked of the two of them with their respective dates and seemingly happy about it while hanging out together. That way the fallout over YuZhi getting engaged soon would be minimal and the scandal of marriage averted, leaving them free to proceed and produce an heir in time. This was the start of dropping hints that TangShi and he were dating, and he couldn't be more unhappy about it. The beginning of having to cuddle up, hold hands, and play lovers whenever they were outside their own home.

"Don't walk so fast, I'm not used to these shoes." TangShi tugged at his hand, stumbling behind him, aware of how hot and strong it was when clenching onto hers. To outsiders it looked intimate and sweet as though they needed to touch but to her, it was a vice grip borne of reluctance and he was dragging her in at speed. He didn't care if his pace was faster than hers, or his hold was making her fingers ache.

"Why did you change your dress from the white one and make us late? You blend in too much. Just about every woman here is wearing black." He turned and appraised her up and down with a frown. The point was to be seen and she had switched out a somewhat cutesy white lace number for this cocktail dress that was too sultry and sexy. Something Rhea had chosen on a shopping trip for her and not TangShi's style at all. He preferred the white, as it somehow suited her more than this, brought out her natural beauty but he wasn't about to admit that was the issue.

"My period came." She dropped her tone, her cheeks heating with the admittance as she leaned in to whisper it loud enough for him to hear. Her heart sinking at the reminder that she had now failed twice to do what was required. "I didn't want to be paranoid about leaking."

YuZhi turned to glance at her, this time with a furrowed scowl and calculated the dates in his head. Second month of going to that clinic and the second time her period had shown up like clockwork two weeks later. He sighed, not overly disappointed about not having to start that whole mess towards fatherhood, but it just meant he had to keep visiting that place and jacking his load into a cup twice a month. It wasn't pleasant and he hated going there. If his grandfather wasn't so set on their timeline before he became CEO he would never be trying for a baby.

"Over here! YuZhi!!" Rhea's voice drifted their way, saving TangShi form a response form him, and YuZhi led her on, increasing the pace until she was almost tripping to keep up again. She gritted her teeth and tried to run behind him.

"Hey, all. I am sure Rhea has filled you in on my bringing a girl tonight...... This is the gang we normally hang with, Miss Lei. Gang ... TangShi." YuZhi pulled TangShi level with him as they came to a huge round table that seemed crammed with glamorous people. Nodding to her as he flicked his chin at the assembled group, all giving her little waves and head nods of welcome. TangShi was glad to have a moment to catch her breath and didn't struggle to let go of YuZhi's hand as it was obvious he wasn't about to. Some of the faces she recognised and some she didn't, so she smiled warmly, out of her depth when in a place like this and nodded respectfully.