Chapter 5 - I Should Get To Know Her A Little Better (2/2)
"Ye Jie, Congratulations for acquiring the business deal with Ning group." Father Xu said with a proud smile on his face. He was satisfied with having Ye Jun as his son-in-law but when compared to Ye Jie, Ye Jun was merely an accomplished person while Ye Jie was an extraordinary leader. As a father, he was really happy.
When Xu Liqing ran away from home because she didn't like Ye Jun, he was distressed. When his father suggested to let Xu Mey take her place, he wasn't happy about it. But he decided to ask for her opinion. He wanted Xu Mey to reject but like usual she agreed without even arguing with him. Xu Cheng could count on his fingers the number of times he had a conversation with his eldest daughter since she went to boarding school.
He loved both his daughters but Xu Mey was the last reminder of the women he fell head over heels in love with at first sight. But his own daughter didn't even like looking at him, talking seemed far-fetched. When Ye's suggested tying Ye Jie with Xu Mey in marriage, he felt an extreme sense of happiness. He thought he could be relaxed about her future little did he know, his own flesh and blood were looking for a way to dig his grave.
After contemplating for an hour, Ye Jie decided to see the face of the girl sitting before him. He was getting tired of his own thoughts and conjectures. He nudged her feet lightly under the table with his own foot but received no response in return.
After trying nicely for two times, he kicked her feet with a little forced this time to get her attention. More importantly, to make her look at him. And it worked, Xu Mey raised her head to glare at him but her eyes widened when his handsome face came in her sight. Ye Jie was no better at that moment. He didn't know whether to cry or to laugh.
He was fearing for an hour that it'll be Ms. Cherry and eventually, his fear came true. But contrary to his expectations, Xu Mey composed herself quickly as if the shock never appeared on her face and lowered her head again.
Ye Jie saw all the elders talking with each other and no one was paying attention towards them. So, he placed his hand at the side of his lips to hide his movements from everyone as he said in a low murmur, "Are you ignoring my presence? Or are you ignoring the fact that we met before?"
Xu Mey mimicked his actions and replied, "You should know, 'Ignorance is bliss.'"
Ye Jie nodded his head in slow motion and added, "Ms. Cherry, you were not like this when we met 6-"
Xu Mey cut his words short as she said, "'Disaster comes from careless talk' so think before you talk, Mr. Rain." Her voice seemed strained.
Ye Jie stared at her for a while before he turned to his parents, "Mom, Dad, I would like to talk to Ms. Xu alone. After all, we're going to spend our whole life together. I should get to know her a little better." Xu Mey cursed inwardly but maintained her calm and timid expression.
Seeing his sincere expression and hearing his true word, everyone agreed without any issue. Eventually, a devilish smile appeared on his cold handsome face.