Chapter 77 - Never bet against President Li (1/2)
”Where is your bother?” Jing Lihua asked as she climbed into the car and found him alone in the car.
”He'll arrive a little late.” Li Zhiqiang explained with a smile but under his dark pupils, there was a mischievous spark.
”From next time, try to come and pick me up with less... limelight.”
”What do you mean by the limelight. There are only five cars for protecting us. Usually, when I go out, there are at least ten cars following us.”
Jing Lihua. ”...”
”You'll forget your dissatisfaction once you realize where I am taking you.”
”You might have impressed me ta te restaurant. But let me tell you, I'm not that easy to impress every time President Li.” Jing Lihua challenged.
”How about it? If you win, I'll follow one of your requests. If I win, you'll let me.”
Jing Lihua didn't want to fall into his trap. ”Don't want to.”
”Means you know that I'm going to impress you big.” There was a hint of taunt in his tone.
”Fine.” Jing Lihua laughed. ”But if I win, you'll have a hard time accepting what I want.”
”I can give you whatever you want.”
Jing Lihua glanced out from the window. Five cars were silently following them. From the other side, she felt a hand reaching up to ers and grasping it into its firm warmth. She smiled, without knowing it.
”Why do you need so much protection? Is something wrong? Last time I accompanied you there weren't such high protection you required.” Suddenly Jing Lihua asked. ”Does it have anything to do with me?”
For a while, Li Zhiqiang didn't answer as if contemplation what to tell to Jing Lihua.
”It's fine if you don't want to tell me.”
”There are some people you need to be careful of. They want us to separate.”
”Are these the same people who are the reason I forgot about you?”
Li Zhiqiang's silence counted as yes. Jing Lihua didn't want to strain the atmosphere. She felt guilty about bringing about the question and putting Li Zhiqiang under stress. To change the situation she quickly said. ”How about you tell me about your mother? Did I know her?”
”Have you forgotten about her?” Li Zhiqiang sounded sad.
”Don't worry. I feel like I'm slowly recovering my memories. I'll remember it all soon. All of it...” She smiled at him. All of it included a lot. A lot of sweet memories they had together.
”She misses you. After you left suddenly, she wanted me to get you back as soon as possible. It was indeed hard for me to stop her from getting you back already.” Li Zhiqiang's eyes shone as he talked about her. Jing Lihua could infer that he shared a strong bond with his mother. ”You have forgotten all about me and her. So I didn't want her to get hurt by realizing it.”