Liling was surprised when she saw him get up and started to help her with the cleaning.
"Don't!!" she exclaimed going to where he was and tried to stop him. "Why?" he asked. "First you're my Boss and second, you're my visitor," she said. "I'm fine with it. Infact, I want to help," he said. "You sure?" she asked to confirm. "Absolutely," he replied and together, they cleaned the entire unit. It was moments like this that made Liling wonder what he was thinking. Did he consider her a friend or this is how how he treated the girls he was hitting on.
"We finished faster since we were two and here you were rejecting my help," he commented and she couldn't agree less. They had finished everything in an hour. "Okay then. I will order breakfast for the two of us. I would have cooked but the fridge is empty," she said making her way to the kitchen. "I prefer eating home made dishes. We can go buy food and grocery," he proposed following her. "Honestly, I don't like cooking that much," she replied. "You won't be alone. I will help you," he said. "Okay. I will prepare breakfast and you prepare lunch," proposed Liling.
A smile came to settle on his lips before saying," So, you're so eager for me to stay."
A faint blush appeared on her cheeks and she said," It's you who said that you were bored at your house." "So you mean to say that I'm welcome here whenever I'm bored?" he asked. She glared at him and said," Are we going or not?"
They reached the supermarket after a short drive and they started shopping food and grocery. She watched him put a number of things in the trolley and she thought he was buying them for himself.
Reaching the counter, they were given the total bill and he handed his card. "I will pay for mine," she said as she got her wallet. "They are all yours," he let her know. "All of them?! Okay, I will pay," she said getting her money. "I can't let you pay when I'm here," he said. "I insist, I will pay," Liling said giving the money to the attendant.
Not wanting to be defeated, Jing Yue gave the woman his card and said," You can take the bill from here as well." "What are you doing?" she asked. "What I have to do as a man," he said. Accepting defeat, Liling retracted back her money and they were given their things after being packed.
"I can't believe you bought all these things even when I told you that I don't cook," she complained as she stocked them in the fridge.
"That's precisely why I bought them so that you would cook," he said.
Unpacking the things they had bought, he wrapped an apron around him before starting to cook. "What are you cooking?" she asked. "Wontons and dumplings," he answered. "Okay then. I will make rice porridge," she said and got an apron before starting to work on hers. After having breakfast, they did the dishes still together.
Jing Yue started making as well as receiving some work related calls and it made her wonder if he ever had a break from work. Today was a weekend which meant that he had to take a rest but here he was working.
When he came back, Liling remembered and asked," Can you help me call your friend Jin Liwei and ask for Li Fei? It's been two days since I last talked to her and I'm worried." He remembered what had transpired between the two and he said," You shouldn't worry she's fine. She might be needing sometime to think of a few things."
"How sure are you that she's fine? What if your friend hurt her?" she asked. "I know she's fine because of Yin Chen's presence. Jin Liwei can't hurt her when she is around because she's his childhood nanny. I'm sure she will call you back soon." "You sure?" "Absolutely," he answered and that somehow calmed her down. Li Fei had told her multiple times about how kind the woman is.
Going to prepare lunch together, Jing Yue said," I think we have a pending conversation and now is the perfect time." Knowing what he was speaking about, she narrated to him the whole incident as he was carefully listening. "What happened to the secretary?" he asked. "They slit her throat and placed the knife in my car," she said expressionlessly. "You are a strong woman. You speak about it as though it's a simple issue," he said. "I was affected in the beginning but I got used to it now," she answered continuing with what she was doing. "Is it why you built walls around you? Thinking that every man is like your ex fiancee?" he asked and she paused her actions. "I don't know," she said continuing with chopping the grocery. He came close to where she was standing and called her name," Liling." Looking up to meet his eyes, he continued," Not all men are like him. Some of us know how to love, to appreciate, to be faithful and loyal. Some of us know that when we land on a gem, we should do everything to keep it." She noticed him bend towards her but she didn't move away. When his face came closer to hers, she subconsciously closed her eyes and her lips slightly parted in anticipation.
She felt their noses touch but before their lips could meet, they were interrupted by the ringing of a cellphone. Her phone rang to be exact. Startled, she checked the phone to see that it was Li Fei that had called her finally. She quickly picked up the phone and ran out of the kitchen, her face flushing with embarrassment. She couldn't believe that she was about to kiss her Boss. She was glad that the phone rang
Jing Yue was frustrated when the phone rang, interrupting them. He had finally gotten the opportunity to taste those lips he had been dreaming of for so long.