As she was still checking with the marketing team, she got a call from her brother. Answering, he asked her to go to his office and when she got done, she went to meet him.
On entering, she found him in his seat but he had a grim expression on his face. She took a seat opposite him and asked," Anything wrong?"
He looked at her for a while before asking," Where did you sleep last night?" Li Fei looked at him surprisingly and asked," Why?" "Are you seeing someone?" he asked again. She took long to say," Yes. Why the questions?" "Do I know him?" he asked for the third time. "I...I don't think so," she said.
He chuckled bitterly before saying," You're seeing that man Jin Liwei. Ain't you?" At this, her eyes widened in shock and she looked at him speechless. "You spent the night with him at Rosewood. Didn't you?" he asked again. "You've been following me," she whispered.
"Answer me Li Fei! Are you dating that man?!"
"Yes," she said before adding," How do you know about this?" "Are you listening to yourself?! You're literally admitting that you're dating the person who made your life as well as our parents' a living hell?!" "He regrets everything he did and he's willing to meet our parents and apologize for everything. And perhaps, it's not like I didn't hurt him too," she explained. "Don't dare mention about being with that man because it won't happen. Don't you have any sense? Are you that dumb? How can you be with him after everything?" "What can I do? I just found myself loving him after all that. You think I wanted it? It just happened," she said.
"Now listen. That was a mistake you were doing but there's still time to rectify it," he said. "I love him Li Jiang and I'm sorry but I'm not changing it."
"What do you think Mom and Dad will do once they find out?" he asked. "You won't tell them. I will be the one to do that," she said. "And when will that happen?" "At the right time," she replied. "You're dreaming if you think that they will ever agree to your nonsense. You have two options Li Fei. You either leave that man or I tell our parents and whatever happens to father is your fault. You have a month, and I'm serious." She stood up before saying," Stop sending mails to Jin Liwei."
With that, she left the office furious. She walked to the company cafeteria and got some coffee before sitting somewhere to think things through. "You appear to be lost somewhere," commented Jianyu who came holding a glass of cocktail. "May I ?" he asked for permission to sit with her and she nodded. "Issues with your boyfriend?" he asked. "Ah, kind of," she answered before raising her cup and sipped on the coffee.
"Sorry. Everything will be okay," he said. "I wish," she said. "You can tell me what's wrong. I promise to keep it a secret. Problem shared is half solved," he said.
"Never mind. I will figure out what to do," she replied before getting up to say," I'm going home. I guess you're still here." "Let's go together. I'm done here," he said getting up and the two walked out of the cafeteria talking about the retirement party.
The day for the retirement party finally reached and it was held in the conference room and in the evening. It was simple and elegant with a few reporters invited. Li Fei and her parents arrived at exactly seven. She was dressed in a simple white evening gown that was below her knees. She hadn't bothered to put any makeup and only tied her hair into a messy bun.
Jianyu who was talking to some people spotted her and he kept his eyes on her. The dress was hugging her showing her curvaceous body and however simple it looked, she looked dazzling. Seeing her alone, he attempted to go meet her but his colleagues weren't setting him free.
Li Fei picked a drink and slowly sipped on it.
Not long after, the new CEO arrived and he got a lot of attention from the reporters. Li Fei had decided to distance herself from the reporters at the party. She got a hidden spot where she sat and watched everything that was going on. Although she was physically present at the function, her mind was elsewhere. She was still wondering if Li Jiang was going to tell their parents about her and Jin Liwei.
Amidst her thoughts, she started drinking one glass after another totally forgetting that her level of alcohol tolerance was low. She drank senseless until her head gave away and she placed her head on the table.
A while later, Jianyu finally managed to excuse himself from the business conversations and he started looking for Li Fei. Failing to find her, he wondered where she could have gone. Walking around all the tables, he was soon giving up thinking that she wasn't in the room when he caught of her sleeping on the table in a hidden corner.
When he reached her, he saw that her skin was covered with goosebumps since her dress was sleeveless. He immediately removed his coat and dropped it on her, before calling her multiple times but she didn't respond. When he smelled alcohol, he realized that she was from drinking. He got his phone and called Li Jiang who came to where he was standing. "What is wrong with her?" he asked. "She had too much to drink I guess," he answered. Sighing, he said," Okay. I will get her chauffeur's number and call him to take her home."
"I can take her, if you don't mind," he offered.
"That will be of great help. Thank you," he said and Jianyu scooped her in his arms before heading to the elevator.
Reaching the parking lot, he opened the front seat and made her sit then securely tied her seatbelt before going to the driver's seat and started driving. On the way, he kept looking at her only to realize that she hadn't woken up yet. He wondered why she would drink this much. He stopped by the pharmacy and got her some pills that would work on the hangover that she might wake up with in the morning.
On coming back, he entered the car and found her mumbling some words even though she was still sleeping. He leaned closer such that his ear was next to her lips and he heard her call someone's name," Jin...Jin Liwei, I love you." He froze at that and looked at her face.
Who was that Jin Liwei? Was he her boyfriend? Looking at her up close, his eyes fell on her parted lips and he got a certain urge of stealing at least a peck from her. She wouldn't find out after all.
Leaning closer, he placed his lips on hers and he started kissing her slowly. What started as a peck became an intense kiss as he sucked on her bottom lip before penetrating his tongue inside her mouth.