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CHAPTER 208

By the next day, Ye Cheng got ready as planned and was about leaving the house to go pick Li Jing when a call came in.

He checked the caller and found out it was none other than his father, Ye Sheng.

"Father," Ye Cheng greeted immediately he picked the call.

"And remind me again why you have not been replying to your text messages since?" Ye Sheng asked his son. He had been sending him text messages all morning but Ye Cheng did not respond to any of them.

"I have been busy and not with my phone. My apologies, father." Ye Cheng tried his best to be polite towards his father as he did not want to ruin his day, sop that was the best option.

"Hmm."

"Is there any problem? Or is it that you were just missing me enough to text me?" He was beginning to sound sarcastic and knew how much his father hated it but the Ye Cheng now did not care.

"Stop making jest here, Ye Cheng." His father hollered at him. He wasn't interested in the games his son wanted to play. Not one bit.

"I am not, father."

"Then read your text message before speaking."

"Okay, but you can just tell me rather than making me waste time."

"Why you!" Ye Cheng was lucky he wasn't close by or he would have done something to hurt him by now.

"Whatever. I would be having a meeting with Mr Fang Qiang this afternoon and I would love you to attend. Besides, his daughter, Miss Fang Qiuyue would be attending as well. It would be a great time for you two to get to know each other."

Ye Cheng did not need someone to tell him the direction the whole conversation was going.

"I am sorry father. I have another appointment to attend."

"Ye Cheng! Your impudence has run on for quite some time and I think it is high time you change some things in your behaviour and character."

"What are you insinuating?"

"This is not a situation about choice or not. There is no option. You have no choice but to attend the meeting today. Come to the Ye family's mansion by 1 pm. We are hosting them."

"This is as important as well, father."

"I am thinking of ways to uplift the company's image that you have decided to cripple you're your flings and scandals with girls especially that your financial manager."

He hated when anyone spoke ill off Li Jing and if not that it was his father, he would have given the person a taste of his own medicine.

"Fine. I'll come. Leave Li Jing out of this."

"Better, now you are beginning to act well. Better not be late and keep our guests waiting."

The call ended and Ye Cheng checked his watch to know the time. "Damn it, it is already 12:10 pm."

On a norm, he could go and drop Li Jing and head back to his family's house but that was going to be hard due to the distance between all three houses. If he was going to try such a thing, he should be prepared to be late and the Ye Cheng we all know loves to keep to time.

"Damn it!" He yelled and threw his phone on the bed. He really wanted to be there for Li Jing when she met her grandfather as he knew she was not prepared for the meeting but truth be told, she was never ever going to be prepared for it.

"Fuck! I better call her to cancel and send Hua Duyi to pick her." Having said that, he picked his phone back up and called her. "Li Jing."

"Hey, Ye Cheng, you are here quite earlier than planned." She already knew that when he called her like this on the day they were going out, that he was already outside and waiting for her.

The meeting with her grandfather was slated for 1 pm as well and that was why Ye Cheng was feeling so bad about it.

"No, Li Jing, I am not outside yet."

"Oh! That is a change." For some reason she became sad and she did not know why she was. It was just proof that what he called her for, was probably not going to be good as well. "Anything wrong, Ye Cheng?" She could detect the tone of his voice. Something was definitely up.

"I am sorry, Li Jing. I would want to come with you but something very important just came up."

"Ohh…" Her eyes dropped closed as her disappointment washed over her. She had been anticipating going with him and looked forward to his compliment on her outfit but oh well.

"Li Jing," Ye Cheng called her name after some seconds of not hearing her voice.

"It is okay." A small smile formed on her delicate lips as though he was there watching her. "It is fine, you do not need to apologize to me. I understand."

"It is a family business meeting and I was thinking, perhaps I should comne and pick you up and take you to his house before heading to my meeting."

"No. It is okay. I do not want you breaking your rules for me, Ye Cheng."

"Okay, relax I would call Hua Duyi to come and pick you up."

"There would be no need for that as well. I would let Tang Zixin know, then he can pick me up since he offered before."

Ye Cheng felt his heart clench when she mentioned another man's name. He wanted to be the one taking her there but why now did she… Urghh!

"Do not disturb Tang Zixin. I would send Hua Duyi to get you."

"I… Ye Cheng."

"Li Jing, please let me do this. Okay?"

"Fine. I would be waiting."

"Thanks. I am sorry still. I know you would be looking all too pretty now."

"You want to have a look?"

"Sure." His lips parted and he smiled at his phone.