The Gorgeous Ex Girlfriend Chapter 197

Published at 4th of July 2019 11:26:50 PM Chapter 197
He thought that Jia Li could be an asset in the future meets . But where was she?

She came running back, with a couple of shopping bags in her hands . Hui looked at her in askance . He had been waiting patiently outside the restaurant, post settling the bill and she had gone gallivanting?

"Did you go shopping at this hour, Ms . Lin?" he asked with displeasure .

She looked at him sheepishly and replied, "I know that we have eaten a sumptuous meal but five hours is a long time for me to digest that food and feel hungry again . Since we had consumed the snacks in the morning, I just picked up few…"

Hui threw back his head and laughed . Jia Li looked at him in surprise . Was this the first time that she had seen the Boss laugh? Did this mean that he wasn't angry with her as he had been a few seconds ago? Gosh, the man was completely unpredictable .
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The car was parked a few metres away . Hui took one bag from Jia Li's hands, wordlessly and walked towards it . While driving down to York in the morning, the car had been nearly silent but now, Hui switched on the radio .

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen flooded the car and before he knew it, his co-passenger was crooning along .

"She has a gorgeous voice," he realised after listening to her effortlessly matching the lyrics and the tempo of the songs .

For Hui, the next couple of hours zipped past, wrapped in Ms . Lin's honeyed voice . She looked to be in a happy mood today unlike her usual polite, restrained behaviour . She seemed to have let go of some of her inhibitions tonight . And surprisingly, he was enjoying it! Or was it not surprising anymore?

Jia Li was feeling light hearted . The elegant comfort of the car, scrumptious food in her belly and fantastic songs on the radio…what more could a person ask for! She had subconsciously started humming along when her favourite band came alive on the radio and before she knew it, she was singing already . The near stranger sitting besides her didn't seem to mind or at least hadn't verbalised it yet . So, she decided to go with the flow until stopped .

Jia Li had started to feel drowsy now . Her throat felt soar after singing nonstop for the past two hours . She stole a peek at Ying Hui who was the picture of concentration . Comforted by the sight, she adjusted her sitting position . Tucking one leg under her thighs, she shifted sideways so that she could look outside though there wasn't much to see at this time in the night .

"I am going to shut my eyes for two minutes," she thought to herself .

Hui had been pondering over a difficult mathematical formula for the past fifteen minutes . With her voice no longer accompanying the singers on the radio, he had shifted his gaze slightly to find out the reason . The usually poised, Ms . Lin was fast asleep, her mouth slightly agape and her head lolling precariously on one side . Before he realised it, he had reached out to recline her seat .

She sighed and snuggled deeper into the seat . Hui straightened up immediately, acutely conscious of his unprecedented behaviour . He focussed his mind on a tough maths problem and found himself relaxing .

"This probably wasn't a great idea," he thought to himself, unsure whether he was referring to returning back tonight or his reaction to this woman in close proximity .

It had been almost 45 minutes since the car had been quiet . With her sleeping peacefully next to him, he had shut the music, not willing to disturb her . Now, he found himself drowsy and extremely tired . They were still a couple of hours away from London . For a second, he was tempted to wake Ms . Lin up and ask her to keep him company . But the next moment, he was horrified at his own behaviour .

"What is wrong with my head today?" lost in such thoughts he completely missed the sign of the road curving ahead sharply .

Bang!!

The car tried to absorb the shock of skidding and hitting into a tree at high speed . Ying Hui felt his bones rattle deep inside . The air bags deployed automatically, pushing into his face . He struggled to get the door open and come out .

Oh shit! Lin Jia Li .

He ran on unsteady legs to the other side of the car . The door was jammed against the tree trunk . Though the air bag had opened on the other side as well but Jia Li's seat had been reclined so she had felt the full brunt of the hit . Her neck was at an unnatural angle and she was moaning softly in pain . Hui took in mouthful of breaths to calm himself down and dialled the emergency services .

Chapter end

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