In the evening when she was speaking to Liling, she informed her that her restaurant had officially opened that day. "That is so wonderful. How was it?" she asked excited. " Everything was perfect. I had so many customers and they all praised the food. I'm so happy. When are you coming to see it?" Liling asked.
"I was thinking about the same. I think I will be coming next week," said Li Fei.
"Okay, I will be waiting for you," she said before adding," Ah..did you talk to Jin Liwei? About the photos?" "Not yet and it's one of the reasons why I'm coming. I want us to talk about it in person. What has he said about them?" "I don't know anything. Jing Yue went to see him but he refused to tell me what he commented about them because he feared that I would tell you." Hearing this, it was obvious that his reaction wasn't good. "I get. I'm coming to talk to him and I will do everything in my power to convince him," she said. "I will be waiting. And I hope you will be sleeping at my house this time round," she said. "Of course," she readily agreed. "Let me hope you won't go back on your word the moment you see your Mr Right standing in front of you because I won't be having any of that." She giggled and said," I promise not to change my decision."
The next day, Li Fei went to check on how things were going at the company since she was leaving for Shanghai the following week. The first thing she did was to go to Li Jiang's office and said," I'm sorry for the interruption Mr CEO but as far as I remember, we have a pending conversation."
Li Jiang thought hard before saying," I don't think I recall any." "Don't pretend with me right now. You clearly know what I'm talking about." "You know what, let's do this. Come straight to the point," he said. "If you say so. Tell me about her. The woman in your life," she reminded smiling. "What are you saying? There's no one," he said and his eyes went back to the documents in his hands.
"I'm not leaving until you tell me about her," she declared. "Good luck in spending the rest of the day here then," he said and went back to his work.
A while later, he glanced at her only to see that she was sitting still with no hopes of leaving yet.
"I can't concentrate on my work. If there's nothing else, please leave," he said.
"I want the information first. Who's she? Where's she? All that," she insisted. "I told you there's no one," he was adamant on revealing anything.
"And I didn't believe you. Tell me, did you meet her in America?" she asked. "No," he said. "Then?" Massaging his temples, he took a deep breath to say," Okay, I will tell you but don't ask me ever again," she nodded and he continued to say," She works at a certain cafeteria where I usually go to drink coffee."
"So, you two are dating already?" she asked. He took a while to say," No. I don't think she's interested in me." Frowning, she asked," Why do you think that?" "Because I tried talking to her once but she didn't give me time. She said that she hates people like us. From wealthy families. That we are rude and arrogant," he explained. "Oh. But you like her?" she asked and he slowly nodded and she caught sight of the tip of his ears turning red. He was probably embarrassed.
"Well, I think you should show her that you're different. To get to know more about her and make her feel comfortable around you first," she advised. "Like how?" he asked.
"You have to be very patient with her because from what you've told me, she's a sensitive person. Talk to her and let her understand your true intentions and above all, act more. Try to be a shoulder for her to lean on and slowly, she will open up to you." "But she always pushes me away. She even refused to give me her contact." "As I said, you should be patient with her. Tell me what's her name?" she asked. " Xinyi," he mentioned and she caught sight of the small smile that came to settle on his lips. He seemed to like her a lot. "Thanks for the advice and as I have answered your questions, you can take your leave." "Okay Mr CEO since you've told me, I will let you work in peace," she said getting up and when she reached the door, she said," I will be waiting for the update when you progress."
On her way out, she saw Jianyu and she immediately changed her path but it was too late since he had seen her already.
"Li Fei, wait for a moment," he called and she increased her steps but he was quick on catch up to her. "Don't do this to me. It is really unbearable," he said and she stopped walking. "What do you want Yan Jianyu?"she asked looking at him. "Your forgiveness is all I ask for," he said and she was quick to reply," Fine. You have it. I've forgiven you," and she walked again but he followed her. "What else do you want?" she asked standing. "Thank you for your forgiveness. But uhm... my parents wanted me to invite you for dinner next week since they hadn't left Beijing." "I would have loved to come but I'm going to Shanghai next week and I don't know when I will be coming back," she stated as a matter of fact. "Oh, Shanghai," he murmured as he remembered that Jin Liwei lives in Shanghai. She was probably going to see him, he thought.
"Okay. I will inform them. Please excuse me," he said before leaving. When he left, she suddenly felt bad for turning down his parents' invitation but she had no option. After all he had also messed up her life when he kissed her at the party.