CHAPTER 75

“Fine.”

“Good. Now what do you want to use this favor for?”

“Find someone.”

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By and by, the days went on and soon it was Sunday.

Li Jing found out from Yin Lifen that they had discharged her grandmother from the hospital the previous day. She was thinking of taking a little stroll and pay the older lady a visit.

Ever since she came to this house, she has always been indoors except for the time she went to see Yin Lifen’s grandmother and Tang Zixin.

Even her outing to the national park with Luo Jinhai, she cancelled it as she did not feel like going out that day.

“Hello, Fenfen, are you home?”

“Yes, anything wrong.’

“No. I just called to say hi. I wanted you to greet grandma for me,’ Li Jing lied.

She had planned her visit to be a surprise to the latter and so decided not to let her know.

“Oh, okay, grandma is sleeping. I would let her know you sent your regards.”

“Thanks. Talk to you later, okay and keep on smiling.”

“I will, you too. Stay out of danger, you know I am not there to protect you.”

“I am not a kid anymore, Fenfen,” Li Jing complained to her friend as a knowing smile crept up her face.

“I know. Bye.”

“Bye!”

‘Great, now time to prepare and go surprise her. I bet she would be shocked out of her mind if she were to see me. I wonder what I should buy for her and her grandma?’ Li Jing thought to herself.

After a minute of contemplating in her mind, she dropped her phone and went to get ready.

Just when she was about leaving the house, her phone rang.

“Ye Cheng,” she read out softly and quickly answered the call.

‘Why is he calling me now? To give him an answer? I can’t believe I forgot about it and have not really pondered about the issue since.’

“Hello, Li Jing?”

“Hey. What’s up?” She asked while her free hand moved up to tuck a lose hair strand behind her ear.

In as much as she tried to act normal, he could tell from her shaky voice that everything was not alright.

“What is the matter, Li Jing?” Ye Cheng asked, feeling worried about her.

“It is nothing. I am fine, why?”

“Your voice sounds off for a reason I cannot pinpoint. Did anything happen to you?”

“No,” she lied to him again but that was because she had no idea how she was going to tell him that she never gave a thought on the issue.

“Is it because you did not think about what I told you?” On the first guess, Ye Cheng already found her out.

‘Dammit!’ Li Jing cursed as she bit down on her lower lip. She hated the fact that he could easily read her even when he was not close by.

“Umm, well I… I am sorry. I had a lot in plate recently so it escaped me, honestly.”

“Hehhe,” a soft chuckle escaped his lips at her reply and he shook his head lightly.

As soon as Li Jing heard the sound of his voice, it sounded like beautiful melodies in her ears and somehow it helped her calm down knowing that he was not going to be angry at her.

“Is that why you are this calm?”

“I am always calm,” Li Jing retorted and Ye Cheng could not agree more with her.

This pretty little lioness never failed to elicit a smile from him when he talked to her. Her ways, behavior and manner never failed to baffle him sometimes.

“Fine. You still have less than 24 hours for you to give me a feedback.”

“You are not helping, Ye Cheng,” Li Jing complained and puffed her cheeks, then crossed her free hand over her chest.

“I know. Would you have me pretend to you or lie? I am only stating the truth for you.”

Of course she could not argue with that and she did not want him lying to her anyway. Whether she wanted to admit it or not, she was slowly growing on him and now she felt more at ease when he was with her and talking with her than when he left her alone.

He became someone she looked forward to talking to everyday even though most of the times they barely talked but still, to her he felt like someone whom she had known for a very long time already.

“Okay, I would have my answer ready for you by the end of the day.”

“I would be expecting it then.”

“Hmm, yeah.”

After her reply, both of them kept quiet for some seconds, not knowing the next thing to say and not also wanting to end the call as well.

After what seemed to be minutes, Ye Cheng finally broke the silence and spoke. “Where are you? Are you home?”

He was currently driving and close to where she was staying.

Actually, he had called to find out of she was home so he could hear from her personally and also check in on her to ensure she was safe, but after their conversation on the phone, he did not know how he was going to tell her he was driving there and if there was any need.

It took him some time to make up his mind and decided to ask her if she was around.

“Yes. I am home, although I am about to leave the house.’

“Where are you going to?”

The way and manner in which the question came out rushed, ended up stunning both of them.

Even he did not know what came over him as to why he asked her that as though he was being overly protective of her.

Immediately he tried to correct things before she had a wrong impression about why he was asking.

“I am sorry about my tone just now. I never intended anything from it.”

“It is okay. I understand.”

Left for Li Jing, she felt it was just him being worried and not wanting anything to happen to her as she was under his care till they found the culprits and brought them to justice.

But in reality, was that really it or was there something more?