Chapter 152 - I Am Your Uncle (1/2)
”Miss Shi,your uncle is here to see you.” After a polite thank you,Shi Ai turned from her table in the dorm and shot a message to her Ah Hai,”He is here.” Shi Ai had moved back into the dorms to allow this man the opportunity to be with her and he had not wasted any time in taking the bait. Leisurely leaving her room,Shi Ai walked towards the visitors room.
A puzzled expression crossing her face,Shi Ai greeted the man and asked,”I am sorry,but are you mistaken?I do not have any uncle.”
Spying her,Shi Qinglan immediately got up,”Miss Shi! No I am actually here for you. I wonder if you swould have time to share a meal. Here this is my card,so you can feel safe.”
Shi Ai took the card and glancing at it,a smile crossed her face,”Oh!Mr Shi Qinglan. I thought that you looked familiar. Me and my husband also came for the charity auction your company organized and my husband's company is also going to have a collaboration with you all soon. But what is this talk about you being my uncle..”
Shi Qinglan looked at the girl in front of him and wondered if there really were such innocent girls left in this world. But from what his person had found out about her in the last week,it seemed thatshe really was an innocent little lamb.
Giving a kindly smile( he thought it was kindly,Shi Ai on the other hand felt that it was creepy) he explained,” It's a long story Miss Shi, hence I am asking you out for a meal.”
Nodding at him trustingly,Shi Ai said,”Very well. Please give me a few minutes to change and we can go for lunch.” Bowing to him,Shi Ai rushed back up the stairs and updated Ah Hai about their meeting.
A moment later,as Shi Ai changed into formal clothes as her phone dinged,”Where are you going? Which restaurant?”
In answer,Shi Ai sent a live location tracker on her phone to Ah Hai. Since she had decided to come across as a naive and trusting fool,she had naturally not asked that man anything. But she would really be foolish to trust her dear uncle.
A little while later,Shi Ai stared at her surroundings with interest. Shi Qinglan had chosen a good place. It was not too full nor to empty. Just enough to make someone comfortable. Once the two people were seated, Shi Ai looked at the man questioningly. Shi Qinglan,she thought,should be awarded an oscar for acting as the man took a hesitant breath and started,”Child,I heard at the auction that you are an orphan. If you do not mind me asking, can you tell me the details of how you came to be an orphan? I know you might feel uncomfortable sharing the details of your painful past but please understand that I have my own reasons. And I will give you an explanation for this.”
Shi Ai really had the urge to give this man's acting a standing ovation. His voice sounded as of he was in severe emotional pain.