19 LAI LILY 2 (1/2)
”Mr. Cheng?” she asked again
”..yes?”
” I was wondering how to handle the situation regarding Mr. Julian?”
”who?” 'is he playing with me?'
”Mr. Julian, the person you sent off, the guy who was going to cheat the money for the silver ring project?” she reminded him
”ahh him, right. as you said, he has been eerily silent with his current situation” 'I have never said that though?....maybe this is the way the rich really talk? but I'm rich too...yet I don't talk that way..maybe it's different for other people... ?' she thought
”just let him be for now. I will be back in 3 months” he said, not knowing on what the girl was thinking about him.
”yes, Mr. Cheng. Good bye then”
”en”
They cut the call and both sides continued staring. One was staring at the ceiling while the other, the view of the city in Myanmar.
Three months passed by in a blink of an eye. It was now Christmas in America. Blinking lights had surrounded the cities and snow piled up almost everywhere.
Hui Yin was now standing at the arrival area, waiting for Mr. Cheng.
”Anna!! You're Anna..right?” hearing someone calling her 'name' with such familiarity, she turned towards the sound of the woman's voice and saw her with Mr. Cheng. With the fiery red hair and violet eyes, she guess that the woman was the famous Lai Lily. She bowed her head and greeted them.
”yes, that's right.Welcome back Mr. Cheng, Miss Lai”
”ah greetings to you too. Ming-hùa gege must have told you about me right?” her arms snaked on Cheng Ming-hùa's as her eyes held on to Hui Yin's
”yes, Miss Lai” her gaze didn't falter nor did her expression change, she didn't feel that it was right for her as she was just a secretary but it didn't stop the light sting she felt.
”hmm how sweet of you Ming-hùa gege” she cheekily grinned, still staring at Hui Yin. Once they got into the black Toyota Century Royal, everybody sat in place. Hui Yin stayed seated at the driver's seat while both Mr. Cheng and Lai Lily sat at the back.
”Where would you like to go, Mr. Cheng?”
”Where do you want to go?” he asked Miss Lai
”erhm, I don't know...where do YOU want to go?” she asked back
Hui Yin was getting tired of thier public display of affection but nevertheless she was just a secretary, she had to endure.
”To Old Amsterdam Resto & Bar”
”yes, Mr. Cheng”
They arrived in the said location after an hour drive, during that one hour they were driving, Hui Yin was bombarded with questions, all were which she answered politely and to the best she could.
The restaurant had an old fashioned look, the exterior looked like an old and tattered shack. There were wine barrels by the posts and an antique bench on wooded plyboards.