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CHAPTER 240

"Please do not let us go over this again, Ye Cheng. We are already passed this."

"I know. I am sorry. I really am."

"It is okay. I need to get back to the office first before Yi Wang Lei returns."

"I wouldn't mind him walking in on us again."

"Ouch!" Ye Cheng held the arm that Li Jing playfully punched on. "That hurts."

"For a guy like you, I doubt that it even felt like a pinch, not to speak of hurting you."

"You are a big bully."

"Great, then this bully would leave you alone." Li Jing turned on her heels, ready to exit the room when she felt a hand pull at her left elbow and then a strong pair of arms wrapped around her stomach from behind.

"Don't go just yet. Two more minutes."

"Now you are being clingy, Ye Cheng. If it was Luo Jinhai, you would have gone ballistic already."

Hearing her call another man's name made his concentration to break and he subsequently loosened his grip on her, giving her room to escape.

But unknown to Li Jing, even though he was distracted, she just could not escape so easily especially after making him a bit jealous right then.

"You do not think you would escape just like that did you?"

"Well, I hoped so, just so I do not tell you the next words." His brows furrowed as he digested her information in his mind.

'What kind of words is she talking about?'

As though on cue, Li Jing spoke and saved him the stress of cracking his brain. "I am going to have dinner with Luo Jinhai and give him my reply to his question."

"What question?"

No answer. Rather her lips remained sealed, she was not ready to spill the secret to him. It was her way of getting his mind distracted and plot her escape.

Ye Cheng was not patient enough to await her thoughts and turned her in his arms so she could gaze into his eyes.

"Tell me, Li Jing. What question did he ask and what is going to be your answer?"

"I do not think it is any of your business though."

"Li Jing!" At that moment she saw dark stars fill her vision at his yell.

It was obvious she had used her words to unintentionally hurt him. She had miscalculated and forgot his reaction thinking he would be okay with it and forgetting that he was already too attached to her and that would get him jealous.

"Oh my God! Li Jing I am sorry. I did not mean to yell." Ye Cheng quickly apologized.

Her shock was clearly and boldly written on her face when he shouted but after his apology that was when her own anger kicked in. "Save it for someone who cares, Ye Cheng."

"Please. I'm sorry."

"Not good enough." Ye Cheng did not know what to do anymore and brushed his fingers through his hair, leaving it in a mess.

Things were hard on their own for him but not her leaving and she talking about telling Luo Jinhai something.

And even though he knew she would not date him, a part of him thought otherwise and that coupled with her soon departure, made him a bit more jealous than he should have been.

"I am, truly sorry Li Jing. My pain just got the best of me and I got jealous."

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Did Ye Cheng just confess that he was jealous to her? Li Jing could barely believe her ears after what she heard just now.

"Yes. I am and probably that is because I may lose you too. Not death though but you may forget me."

"Is that insecurity I see? Ye Cheng come on you are better than that. I just want to see and inform Luo Jinhai senpai about my departure first."

"Why not call him on phone?"

"If I had called you on phone and reveal this piece of information to you, how would you feel?"

He could not answer her question because she was right. All that he did wasn't all too good and she had to make him see that. He is a human being like you too and should be accorded the same respect."

"Fine." Ye Cheng let Li Jing go and walked back to his chair behind his desk.

"Anyways. I should head back. Thanks for the hospitality. Have a nice day ahead."

"I will but remember that there is a meeting today at twelve. A general meeting."

"Duly noted, sir."

She took her leave, leaving him to his thoughts and went back to work. Immediately he was sure she had gone, he brought the flash drive out and connected it to his laptop.

At first glance at the power point slide in it, his eyes dimmed. Then when he opened it further and scanned through the slides, his eyes widened with shock at what he saw.

"Holy molly! Damn, Li Jing!"

She had left him the best gift he could have asked for in his business career but that had come with a price of watching her leave.

If not that they weren't yet a thing, he was ready to let her go and would have become a thorn in her flesh at the office but he restricted himself just so more rumours wouldn't be out about her.

Very thoughtful indeed!

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Just like that, at the end of the day, Li Jing went home to take a nice hot shower and prepare for her dinner date with Luo Jinhai.

Luo Jinhai had been anticipating hearing Li Jing's reply since and to some extent he gave up hope in thinking she wanted anything to do with him.

As soon as she arrived at the restaurant in a pair of maroon heels with a sexy tight-fitted black trousers and matching maroon tank top and a blue jean jacket to go with.

Her hair was let loose to cascade down her chest and back, adding its own glow to what her beauty radiated on a normal.