248 I’ll Be There Soon (2/2)
”Oh Liwei…”
They stopped speaking for a few moments, but the silence wasn't awkward at all. They listened to each other's breathing, feeling the connection between them. No words were necessary to convey how much they missed each other. They just knew.
It was Iris who broke the silence first.
”I have something that I want to tell you,” she said.
”What is it?”
”I want to tell you in person. I want to see you, Liwei.”
”I want to see you too, baby. So much. When are you coming back?”
”I…” She hesitated and then sighed. ”I can't right now. I still have some matters that I want to finish here.”
The anticipation he was feeling crashed down, replaced by disappointment. He took a few deep breaths to control his emotions.
”Alright…” he forced himself to say. Then cautiously he asked her, ”Then can I come see you instead? Is that okay with you?”
”Really?” He could hear the excitement in her voice, making him hopeful once again.
”Yes, of course! Tell me where you are.”
”But…I'm far away. You have Jin Corporation to run…”
”Baby, you're more important to me than the company. Please just tell me where you are.”
She hesitated once again. He waited patiently for her to answer.
”I'm at Cross Academy in Switzerland,” she finally said.
”I'm coming right away, baby. Wait for me.”
He stood up, headed for the bathroom to quickly wash up and change into clean clothes. He was already making plans in his head to arrange his flight at the shortest amount of time as possible. He would need to rouse people from their sleep, but he honestly couldn't care about them right now. His baby girl was more important than them.
”I know that it's already late there. Why don't you sleep first and fly in the morning instead?” she suggested.
”I want to see you…I NEED to see you as quickly as possible. Besides I won't be able to sleep anyway. I'll just sleep on the plane.”
”What about Ice Cream and Popcorn?”
”They don't have the necessary travel papers. I'll leave them to Dominic. He's still staying here at the mansion.”
”Okay,” she said. He could hear the smile in her voice, making him smile as well. ”I'll inform Grandpa Lu that you're coming then. I'm sure he can do something so that the academy can grant you permission to enter even in such short notice. Keep your phone on. He'll most likely call you after I tell him.”
”En.”
He was now smiling with joy, almost grinning. Finally! He could see his baby girl and hug her and kiss her.
”I can't wait to see you, Liwei.” Then she whispered, ”I'll be waiting for you, darling.”
”I'll be there soon, baby. I love you.”