Jia Li gave him a tremulous smile and gave him a tiny grateful nod .
"What do you plan to do now?" he asked .
She shrugged her shoulders and said, "umm, I am not sure . Meeting with your dad was the last thing on my agenda . I have exhausted all other avenues of information as of now . Li Jie had tried reaching out to Chu but she wasn't very forthcoming either . The only thing that I know with surety is that the family isn't in Shanghai . I guess I will go back to London now and wait to hear from you . In the meanwhile, I will reach out to Deng Chung . I had avoided it till now because I didn't want to worry him . But he has always been close to Tang . So his chances of finding something or knowing would be more than mine or Li Jie's . "
"I will book your flight for London for tomorrow . For now, go back to your hotel . I shall pick you up in a couple of hours . Let's conduct a brainstorming session over dinner . If you like, we can get Li Jie on conference call as well at the time, hmm?" he suggested .
AdvertisementShe nodded her head in agreement with a small smile . Giving him a warm hug, she walked out . Jia Li sent up a prayer of thanks for bringing Wang Wei back into her life . She knew that she wouldn't go back to enjoying the same level of closeness with him as before but his being within the region of her heart was enough .
"You stood me up, young lady," a gruff voice made her raise her head in surprise .
"Uncle Wang! I am… so sorry . It's just that I ran into Wei and uh…" she spluttered consciously, having completely forgotten about the appointment with Wei's father .
"Haha, I was just teasing you . I saw you going into Wei's cabin earlier . My poor old heart is resigned to the fact that women choose my son over me . But let me tell you that the coffee served in my cabin is far superior to his," he said with a wink .
She laughed at his words and said, "I promise to remember it next time . And if I were you I wouldn't write off your charm yet . You can give all these 'young men' a tough competition should you choose . "
"Ah! Now I know why do you have men falling all around you . Not only do you look like an angel, you also know exactly what to say to them . And the charm is so beguiling that an old dog like me is also willing to believe those words," he replied .
Jia Li was grinning ear-to-ear when the woman whom she had banged into, appeared in front of them, suddenly .
"Oh, Samantha . How are you feeling? Wei told me about what happened . You should have taken an off from work, today," Mr . Wang told her in concern .
"I am fine Uncle Wang . Work keeps me distracted,' she replied, her eyes focussed on Jia Li .
Seeing her interest, Mr . Wang made the introductions . Right then, he received a call and excused himself to take it . Jia Li gave a smile to Sam and made a move to leave as well .
Putting her hand on Jia Li's arm, Sam said, "do you have a minute?"
Jia Li looked at her in mild surprise, "uh, sure . What is this regarding?"
Sam indicated that they have the talk in her cabin . Slightly bemused, Jia Li followed her .
Upon reaching, Sam waited for Jia Li to walk in and then shut the door decisively .
"You may not know me but I know you . And I demand to know your intentions towards Wang Wei," she started ferociously .
Jia Li was taken aback at the sudden change in her demeanour . But then she looked at the young woman carefully . She was wringing her hands and her body seemed to tremble a little .
"Hmm… interesting . By any chance, do I smell jealousy here or maybe insecurity? I would recognise the signs, right," she snorted to herself .
"Uh, I don't see why do I need to tell you or anyone else about my intent," she said and sat down comfortably in one of the chairs .
Sam got even more worked up with her answer and the attitude . She had tried really hard to stop herself from approaching Jia Li . Finally when she made the decision to confront her, she convinced herself that she was doing it to look out for Wei's interest rather than out of jealousy .
Chapter end
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