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CHAPTER 261

"I regret to inform you that my granddaughter would do well. I know she would, all I am testing out his her ability to work under stress while effectively producing good results," Lin Zian said proudly.

"Then we shall see the outcome," Qiao Zemin replied with a smile.

"Yes, we shall see."

By the time Li Jing went to her room she decided to call Ye Cheng and inform him about what had happened. She was informed very early the previous day that he had checked out of the hotel he was staying at.

So she knew he was already back at Star Cross City by then.

Ring! Ring!

"Hello, Li Jing. Good morning."

"Good morning, Ye Cheng."

"How are you? Are you back in the city already? Do you need me to send Hua Duyi to come to pick you up?"

"Calm down Ye Cheng." She let out soft laughter first before continuing. "You are eager."

"Don't you like it?"

"It is not that."

"Answer the question, Li Jing. Do you like it or not?" Ye Cheng interjected. He was about letting her know he missed her but wanted to be sure it was mutual.

"I do. Happy now?"

Ye Cheng paused for some time before responding. "With the way, you said it… not sure."

Li Jing took a pause first. She knew where he was taking it to but everything that had been happening could not just afford her the time and luxury to be this playful about some things.

"Ye Cheng."

"It is okay. I was kidding. How are you and when are you coming back?"

"Someone is eager again." She rolled her eyes at him in her mind. She was not going to let him have all the fun teasing her. "Anyways, I am okay, thanks for asking."

"But…" Ye Cheng chipped in, helping her continue her sentence

"What but?"

"Well, normally it follows with a but my dear."

"Well mine isn't or wasn't going to follow in such similitude," Li Jing informed him. She walked into her bedroom and fell on the bed.

One did not need to inform her how her next days were going to be very stressful and tasking. Somehow talking to him helped her and helped ease her burden. She had done this before and it was one thing she could do again.

In fact, now she felt all her time in Ye Cheng's company wasn't in vain. She had handled something almost similar by working days to review all of the company's financial documents.

To Li Jing that was even much more troublesome than dealing with people as it was her field no doubt.

But you see finance was a tricky thing especially when it had been tampered with. For the people's unrest and preventing production… one could reason things out with them and figure out a way around things.

Rather than arguing with him, she cleared her throat and was prepared to inform him of her delay in returning. "Anyways, I regret to inform you, Ye Cheng, that…"

"Do not say it, Li Jing. Please do not." He could sense it right from the time that something was wrong. He felt it in her voice and knew she was just trying to pretend.

"Say what? How do you know what I would say?"

"You are not coming back. Am I right or am I right?"

He wasn't giving her an option to deny it. A pained smile formed on her lips as she felt her throat turn suddenly dry that instant. She never wanted to be the one who would hurt him but it felt like anything involving her now without him would hurt him.

"Ye Cheng, please understand. I cannot make it."

"Li Jing, what about me? What about me? Why would you not understand that I too need you? This was supposed to be the time you come and we work together till you leave. Why steal it away from me or do I mean nothing to you?"

"You know it is not like that Ye Cheng. You know you mean a lot to me so please do not say this. You did not let me explain first and now you are accusing me of not caring. If I didn't care, would I be making this call right now?"

'I'm sorry. It is just that…"

"I know," she interjected him. "I know Ye Cheng, I know. But grandfather called me like an hour ago informing me of a crisis the company is under right now and when I went to see him, I saw it for myself."

"But why now? I think it is a ploy to keep you back and not let you return."

Li Jing sighed. He was not taking this well was he? "Ye Cheng."

"No, think about it, Li Jing. Why is it that it was at the time of your arrival that all these problems happened? It doesn't make sense. Kindly think through."

Li Jing felt her head begin to ache just from hearing this. Yes, he had some truth to what he said.

"I have, yes I did. First of I was informed that it happened on the day of the party but he had warned them beforehand not to interrupt him during those days."

"Okay, but the coincidence is much," Ye Cheng reasoned with her again.

"As true as that may be that there is something fishy about this whole thing, what if it is a test?"

"Eh..?"

"You had not thought about that possibility before did you?" She felt her heart flutter at being one step ahead of him but made sure not to laugh lest the grumpy cold CEO becomes grumpy.

"Not really. All in all, I was right about the whole thing being fishy still," Ye Cheng argued still causing Li Jing to roll her eyes at him again. If only he could see that.

He would not have hesitated to teach her a lesson for doing that with him… a naughty lesson at that.