Chapter 398 - 379: Sneaking In-III

Violet raised her brows when noticing the frown on Li Xiao Chen's face. His smile had also turned hard that fell to a straight line. Li Lian, on the other hand, saw what was happening from afar, Being the bystander, she could only watch, and from where she was, the words they exchange was barely laudable. Not wanting to pry into their problem by reading their lips, and be intrusive, she decided it was time to leave the place.

While Li Lian left the two continued to talk. Violet's brown eyes shifted to the sky once before looking back at him, "Of course that wouldn't happen. I wouldn't let anyone kiss me as if it is a charity. Before they do, I kneeled them on their balls. That's what they get."

Hearing her words, Li Xiao Chen felt better and his smile softened, "Which means if I had kissed you before you would have kicked me too?"

"No," Violet responded, her eyes looked at him was without the teasing gaze she had when they had begun their talk. "I quite like you, but if you had kissed me it would have been our last time talking forever. How do you know?" she then asked, "I don't get how watching me for a few days would give you the idea that I was testing you."

Li Xiao Chen smiled, nudging to his shoulder he said, "I grew up reading people's expression, like my brother's for example, who is a million times harder to read than others around me. But yours take me a few days longer than I thought," and it was perhaps not only because Violet was good at hiding her emotion. For the days where he watched Violet, trying to read in between her expression, he found himself at times lost in trance, admiring her beauty. But this, he wouldn't tell her now, not when they were not in a relationship yet. 

He then took one step back, "I guess I pass your test now?"

There was a pause in Violet's answer when a more sincere smile came on her face, "You do."

"Then from now on we can talk as equal," Li Xiao Chen raised his hand, holding to her hair that surprised Violet but she didn't move, letting him to pull the leaf that had settled itself on her hair. "You can talk to me more about you, and what makes you test me. I will be there if you need a talk."

Violet saw him retreating his steps and was about to leave, "Is that all you want to talk to me?"

"Of course not," Li Xiao Chen sang, "I hope we can meet again tomorrow morning. Have a good night." 

Violet watched Li Xiao Chen's back figure ducking inside the house and her face that was once surprised turn to a smile. "He is more impressive than I thought."

Back inside the house, Li Xiao Chen, who had just entered the house recount what happened for his smile to grow. He cannot say he loves Violet. The woman caught his interest, but that wasn't all she did. He noticed since he meets her, his eyes would follow her. As far as the feeling goes, it was still undecided, but he knew it was possible for him to love her.

Walking away from the place, Li Xiao Chen made his way outside when he received a call. His hand fished for his phone and read the call to come from his grandmother. 

Far from the house, where the Li Corporation building stood tall, Li Jun Wei stepped inside the meeting room. His grandfather was present in the room along with other important people who contribute to the international conference.

Once he arrived all people quickly rose from their seats, people gathering around him to greet him from one to another. Once the greeting was done, Li Jun Wei makes his way to the empty seat beside his grandfather. 

"Jun Wei," called his grandfather when Li Jun Wei greeted him. The old man stared at him for long and his lips were pursed, it took him a while before saying, "I will talk to you once the conference end, it is something important."

The hesitation was hard to not notice. LiJun Wei was curious but then he could tell that his grandfather must have heard the wrong news from his aunt and nodded briefly. Looking at his watch, he noted the time, there were only another five minutes before the conference started and while waiting he noticed how suddenly the people from the opposite group looked nervous. 

Some had also noticed the group discussion that turns louder as the conversation gets heated. When seeing this, Elder Li turned to his closest subordinate, "What is going on with Taihua company?"

The subordinate who Elder Li asked had just gone back from the discussion with one of the employees who had from Taihua's company, and readily he replied, "There seems to be trouble with the CEO of Taihua company. The head suddenly disappears from their way to the company. They had been trying to reach the CEO through calls, but nothing goes through."

"That means he would be late?" Elder Li asked as there had never been a case where a CEO suddenly disappear on their way to a conference.

"Yes, the CEO was known to have an acute heart illness, they are afraid that the CEO might pass out somewhere and have been trying to get in contact with him," answered the same subordinate. 

Hearing this, Li Jun Wei felt a prickle as though a bad premonition came to him. "If it is necessary, offer the company our help. It would be dangerous if anything comes up with the CEO. His condition will be prioritized over the conference."

"I agree," said Elder Li, "I know the CEO of Taihua for long. He wouldn't be late for no reason."

Just when the subordinate was about to go to the director of Taihua company and deliver the help Li Jun Wei offer, a sudden gasp came from the Taihua group. Their discussion that boiled busily suddenly turn to an empty silence. 

"Is this real?!" cried one person from the group, that gathered Li Jun Wei's attention.

"Is there anything wrong?" asked another person from a different company who had been curious about what had made the Taihua group be thrown in melee.

"Our company had been bought by a different person half an hour ago," answered one person who was still dumbfounded by the news he received from his phone. 

As if in a cue, the door that was closed suddenly open, and all eyes fell to the young man who came inside the building, breaking the silence.