Chapter 299 - 281: Nipping The Bud-II

The people who was on the table was still holding their fork and knives until Li Jun Wei spoke the words that had most people in puzzle. They wondered what the young head was talking of and the one who was left the most confused was Mrs. Jin. She and her daughter exchange eye contact, both not knowing what Li Jun Wei meant.

They knew Li Jun Wei wasn't someone who speak without meaning although his words were vague, somewhere Mrs. Jin felt anxiousness. Her hands that held the cutlery set stopped to settle beside the plate and her eyes moved at Li Jun Wei with her face inquiring, "What do you mean by-" started Mrs. Jin for her words to be stopped when a phone rang.

Mrs. Jin frowned, internally questioning who was stupid enough to forget putting their phone in silence in the dining room until she realized it was her phone call. She took her phone from her pocket, her face turned to Madam and Master Li, "I'm sorry, it's a phone from my husband." and before the woman turned off the call, Li Jun Wei spoke,

"No, auntie, maybe it's an important call, you should answer." Li Jun Wei offered a smile before his eyes falling to the plate and his smile disappeared.

Madam Li also agreed with Li Jun Wei's suggestion, saying, "You should take the call, your husband rarely call in this hour unless it is needed, don't you think?"

"I guess, thank you, auntie." replied Mrs. Jin. She questioned why her husband would call in the time when she had told him not to call unless needed.

Li Lian who was eating felt herself immersed in the show where she didn't have to participate. Picking the fork to the last piece of meat, Li Lian felt the sauce dropped from the corner of her lips and when she was about to pick her napkin, she felt a soft touch taking her hand. Li Jun Wei lifted her chin with his other hand holding the napkin he prepared and in a gentle movement he wiped the sauce dropping on the corner of her lips.

Li Lian could feel the eyes falling on her and she felt the need to pull a blanket and cover her face in embarrassment. Her eyes went to him, inside her heart she spoke at him of how although she felt grateful of his help, she didn't need him to do it now.

Madam and Master Li who saw the interaction made a small smile and their eyes went back to the plate in front of them, continuing to eat as they don't want to disturb the couple.

Jin Nu Yuan, who was holding the cutlery set tightened her grip, anger seethed on the young girl to see how Li Lian was using her cousin brother as if he was a maid. It was a despicable action for the heir of Li Family to wipe the corner of a woman's lips! He wasn't a servant! Jin Nu Yuan held tight the cutlery set, wanting to sent Li Lian a killing glare but she couldn't as she didn't want to admit in front of her grandparents that she was staring Li Lian because she was swept by her beauty.

Jin Nu Yuan used her knife to dig the sharp edge to the well seasoned meats venting her anger on it when she heard her mother gasp, "What?" Jin Nu Yuan rarely hear her mother raise her voice in surprise or loose her composure in the room where everyone was present. The girl's eyes went to her mother whose brows were furrowed as her gaze was directed toward the couple who was sitting at the far edge of the dining table.

Li Lian thought like always, Mrs. Jin was glaring at her but slowly she realized how the gaze was outwardly directed toward Li Jun Wei who had called a maid to come by and raised his glass. The maid obediently poured the wine to fill the glass.

Taking the curve cut of the glass to his lips, Li Jun Wei's eyes went to his aunt, "Is there any problem with uncle, aunt?" There was no tone on his words. Compared how Li Jun Wei often speak without emotion, the lackl.u.s.ter tone he used were with a sense of pressure.

Mrs. Jin ground her teeth. Li Jun Wei daringly asked her why even when he was the mastermind who had put their company into a dangerous plight. Madam Li didn't know the exchange of eyes the people gave and her husband had just lifted his head to see Mrs. Jin when the woman had turned her angered eyes away from Li Jun Wei.

Mrs. Jin turned her head toward Madam Li, her expression was shown to be agitated, "Auntie, my husband is in a little problem, I think I will not be able to stay for too long. I'm sorry," the older woman said, keeping her hands down where her palm that were gripping to her phone had the knuckles to turn white with the lack of blood circulation.

"What problem? Tell us, if it something we could do, we will be sure to help. Jun Wei is with us today this will help him to clear the problem faster." said Madam Li, her face was at Li Jun Wei who gave a nod on his grandmother's words like the obedient grandson he was who was concerned to his aunt.

If the problem wasn't created by Li Jun Wei Mrs. Jin would have asked but who would ask the perpetrator to clean the problem?

"If it is something I could help. I would be glad to." replied Li Jun Wei who gave a glance at Li Lian to smile a meaningful look was on his face.

Instead of being happy or glad, Li Jun Wei's words only instead made Mrs. Jin to feel more angered. Her nephew could act obvious at the what he did when he knew well what had taken place. It took Mrs. Jin after the call to realize Li Jun Wei had offered her to take the call because she knew what message would carry from the call from her husband made. She shook her head, her eyes were still composed that was commendable to Li Jun Wei's eyes. But if his aunt wasn't able to keep her calm over this, he doubt she would ever be in the position she was in now.

"Thank you but I'm sure it is something that wouldn't be necessary. He would bring the problem to an end soon. Please excuse us." Mrs. Jin eyed her daughter whose knife was hanging out in the middle of the meat as if she was stabbing a heart, like what Mrs. Jin would have done if she wasn't sane enough now.

"Nu Yuan." called Mrs. Jin, her brows that were already frowning raised on her daughter who was still sillily sitting on the place and without standing up from her seat.

Jin Nu Yuan hated watching Li Lian flaunting her love with Li Jun Wei that she knew the woman did only to make her feel angry but she wouldn't want to miss anything important and chances where she could jab Li Lian. "Mom I think I will stay here with grandma." and at her reply Mrs. Jin frowned at her daughter, weighing her choice, Mrs. Jin then gave a nod.

"Okay." replied Mrs. Jin curtly before she turned sharply on her heels and left the dining room.