Han Meixiu found herself sitting inside Liu Zijian's room the next day. Like his parents, he's occupying another presidential suite though a little smaller. Originally they wanted to go out to look for a suitable ring. But the second young master ordered to deliver all the design available in all the jewelry stores in the area as well as nearby places.
She was looking at the enormous numbers of boxes in front of her. She thought that even an entire day wasn't enough to check all those rings.
While she was in the midst of planning to just choose randomly, Liu Zijian came in with a bunch of people. He then instructed them to open the ring organizers and arranged them in order so it would be easier to look.
With his instruction, she was able to easily scan the rings in order.
Liu Zijian didn't really care about the ring. He simply nodded every time Han Meixiu looked at him as if asking if it's okay. For him, all were the same. They were round and he has to wear them. He was just observing the woman while she busily looked at those rings.
"Aren't you hungry?" He asked when it was almost lunch time. She blankly looked at him and realized that she's indeed starving so she nodded her head.
He ordered room service and she continued to choose. Lunch was eaten hastily and right after, she went back to what she was doing. When finally she was able to choose 5 best designs she showed them to Liu Zijian. Earlier, she was showing some to him but he clearly wasn't interested. Now the options were down into only five, she assumed he would cooperate.
"Choose one." She said as she showed him the collection. "I'm not the only one who will wear a ring. You should have something to say about it, too." She added.
He peeked and picked one and gave it to her. It was unclear if he just chose it randomly or he really gave it a thought.
She looked at the chosen one and decided it was actually a good choice. The ring has two intertwined waves that extended for almost half of it. It was adorned with little diamonds and has an intricate design on its edge.
When she was about to stand up to go back to her room to take a rest, he reached out and held her hand.
"You will be sleeping here tonight. We have to leave early tomorrow. I already asked Ye Ming to bring your things here." He said gently.
She was taken aback with his tone of voice. She looked at him carefully and realized, his usual demeanor was different. She sat back and was caught in her own thoughts again when she heard someone came.
Ye Ming came in bringing her luggage and some other paper bags. She normally wanted to say 'Why didn't you ask me first before deciding?' But no words came out of her mouth.
'Am I going to have a sleepless night?' She asked herself then wondered if they would sleep on the same bed. Her thoughts started work again and various scenarios started to form. She immediately scolded herself for making her brain overwork with imprudent ideas.
"I'll be back late tonight. Just order from room service for dinner. You don't need to go out. You can sleep on the bed." He simply said and left catching her attention and breaking her train of thought.
Han Meixiu felt a little weird. It was like she was being caged inside this room. She knew Madam Liu and Mr. Liu went back to the capital while Liu Zilong continued to inspect other properties so he left with the group early morning for the next destination.
Although she didn't have anyone she knew that she could hang out with, she still wanted to roam around and appreciate the place before they leave tomorrow. But since her *cough* husband told her not to go out and her body's a little tired, she intended to obey.
It was already past midnight when Liu Zijian came back and the first thing he did was to check if Han Meixiu was there. He saw the woman peacefully sleeping without a care in the world. The comforter was set aside and she was occupying only the half part of the bed as if giving him space to lie down. His expression softened by the thought but he was still worried.
He couldn't seem to relax since early in the morning when he found out that someone was looking for his wife. This middle-aged man was wise enough to avoid being seen in the camera scattered throughout the hotel. Although he had to admit, the security features of this property needed to be improved.
The information was briefly mentioned by one of the employees from the capital before the team left early in the morning that day. He then asked Ye Ming to verify and they saw that someone indeed talked to the woman during the time she mentioned. Though they couldn't hear what they were talking, the female employee didn't have a reason to lie. Besides, she's not the kind to make up stories especially if it's about the soon to be wife of the head chief.
He lied down beside the sleeping woman but he knew he wouldn't be able to sleep. He slipped his arm making it her pillow and pulled her slowly and carefully towards himself. He wanted to feel her warmth especially now that there's seemed to be a brewing danger around. He needed to be prepared for whatever might happen. He suspected that the man was her father but he needed to be sure. He was also conflicted if he would tell her about it or not.
When Han Meixiu woke up she was still alone on the bed. She felt someone slept beside her but seeing no one was there, she thought maybe she just imagined it. She then started to prepare and when she went outside she saw Ye Ming.
They took a small private plane to the island where their wedding will be held. The plane ride was less than an hour and both of them were silent the entire time. Liu Zijian was holding a document but his mind seemed to be somewhere else.