Chapter 21 - Shady Deals
CHAPTER 21
"But we just did a couple of hours back. My core needs to relax and I also need to be here with mother. Perhaps tomorrow?" She asked him with a pleading tone.
If he could see her now, he would definitely not refuse her, especially when she gave him her puppy eye look.
"Fine, this evening. I can't wait much longer."
"Okay, find me Li Jing and I am all yours for the night. Don't and it is till tomorrow."
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By evening, of that same day, Li Jing was seated in the living room eating her meal with the television on, watching the news, while Ye Cheng sat down on the bed in the bedroom with his back resting against the headboard as he ate the diner prepared by Li Jing.
He had got to admit, she really was kind and not the snoopy type. Till now even after bandaging his wounds, she still did not ask for his name and treated him still.
He had so many thoughts running through his mind now. He still had no news of his best friend and wondered what it was that Hao Huizhong was doing now.
First, he may have not heard of the news about Bai Qing Mei their third closest friend but he should most definitely had heard about the explosion at the harbor.
The media would not miss capturing such a news. So obviously his friend may be searching him out now.
All he could think of was to either wait till Hao Huizhong found him or he reach out to him on a call. For now, he knew he had to lie low as the men that bet him up would most definitely still be searching for him.
He could risk exposing where he was hiding or Li Jing as well. But he needed to leave this place as soon as possible.
It was still very close to the site of the incident and danger may come knocking soon. There and then, he made up his mind to use Li Jing's phone and call Hao Huizhong.
'It is a good thing that I have Hao Huizhong to take care of the company in my absence. I cannot let it fall into the wrongs hands and lose so much my family has worked for. I would ask Li Jing for her phone to quickly make a call, so he would arrange for me to leave this place. The longer I stay here, the more dangerous it becomes.'
With that thought in mind, he dropped the plate on the bed and was about getting up to look for her, that was when he heard her voice.
It was as though she was talking to someone, but on closer hearing, he noticed she was on a call.
"Hello, Yin Lifen. Oh, the call cut. I should probably call her back. The news isn't looking right."
Ring! Ring!
"The business deal with Dream Star Corporations and Jiang Group went well with the latter offering an amount…"
As she tried calling Yin Lifen, the reporter gave her news about Ye Cheng's company. At the mention of his company's name, he moved closer to the living, careful not to disturb her
"Ah, Yin Lifen, sorry the network was bad."
"Li Jing, you saw the news right, please be careful out there or just come and live with me for now. It is dangerous now. Who knew what happened that warranted that explosion? Bad men are running about the city now. Li Jing, don't be stubborn, come to my house. This way I can protect you and be rest assured that you are safe."
Apparently, they heard about the yatch that exploded, thus riling up Yin Lifen and being the goof friend that she was, she immediately called her friend to check up on her and warn her and plead with her to come stay with her.
Li Jing being the stubborn innocent girl that she was rejected Yin Lifen several times, telling her she was okay and out of danger.
Normally, with the happenings recently, she would have really gone to live with her friend for the time being, but she had a handsome stranger in her house that she needed to look after.
"I am sorry, I am safe where I am. Do not bother about me."
"Li Jing!" Yin Lifen screamed into the phone at her dismissal. "Would you stop being stubborn for once and think about your safety?"
"I am thinking about my safety, that is why I do not want that woman and her conniving daughter to know where I am, especially with the incessant calls I have been getting from them. Something definitely is up."
She had not told Yin Lifen that they kept on calling her, imagine the shock on her friend's face when she was finally informed.
"You never told me about that, Li Jing. It is risky being alone," Yin Lifen tried to coarse her into agreeing but she got the same reply.
"Nope. I am good," she half lied.
Of course, she knew she was courting danger, especially with her god-like wounded stranger but if she was asked to pick between this danger and her adopted family's own, she would pick the former.
"That aside, are you listening to the news now? Your crush, Ye Cheng, his company is about to do a shady business deal."
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