Chapter 825 No Way
Chapter 825 No Way
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CHAPTER 824
The awkward smile on his face gave him away quicker than he could explain. Li Jing crossed her arms in front of her chest, her brow raised, silently questioning him and daring him not to lie to her. "When you look at me with eyes as sharp as an eagle's, I can't help but shiver," Ye Cheng teased. He hoped to peel her mind off the mess he had made. However, Li Jing remained adamant. Tapping her feet relentlessly on the tiled floor, he was forced to sigh in defeat. "Fine. I'm a mess, and I am confused," Ye Cheng groaned. "Confused?" She unfolded her arms and walked over to where he stood. "Talk to me, Cheng. We do not keep secrets from each other. Especially ones that leave us distressed and tossing innocent glasses against the wall."
Her smile grew as she placed her hand on his arm, losing them, and placed his hand around her waist. "Hey." Li Jing warped her hands on his neck, rubbing their noses against each other. "Talk to me, Chneg. What is confusing you?"
There was hesitation in his eyes and a slight tremble in his lips. He was contemplating something. "Michael." Her soft voice was like music to his ears, soothing his worried mind as she pressed a soft kiss on his lips. "Say it."
"Okay." He kissed her back, getting his fuel from her. When Li Jing smiled into their kiss, pressing her body into his, Ye Cheng's tongue slipped into her mouth, sucking on her tongue. "Alright there, lover boy. Answer first before you get more of this." She pointed at her lips, but Ye Cheng's mind had drifted. He stole another kiss from her before Li Jing pulled away finally. "You are naughty. Now, let's be serious." Within a split second, his expression turned sour as though the smile and desires sparkling in his eyes only a moment ago did not exist. "It is mom."
Worried lines formed between her brows. "What about mom?"
"She found a clue to the accident."
Li Jing's eyes went round. "Really?" Before she knew it, she had moved back in front of him, and her interest had piqued. "Yes. However, the clue ended up being a dead end."
Li Jing's enthusiasm dropped. She understood now why he was like that. "Oh, honey. She must be so devastated."
"No." He shook his head and went ahead to explain. "She doesn't know."
"Oh. So you are contemplating whether or not to tell her?"
"Yeah. It will ruin her," he explained. "The other day when we spoke on it, she felt so devastated but tried to hide her disappointment when I told her it was another dead end."
"Hmm. But you cannot hide it from her for long." Li Jing reached for his cheek, lightly stroking it as she placed the other hand around his neck.
"We need to tell her. I know I would prefer the truth any day over someone protecting my feelings. Like my mother now."
Ye Cheng's eyes shifted, staring deeply into hers. "What about your mother? Have you found any leads?"
She shook her head. He sighed. What was life doing, playing this cruel trick on them?
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay." She looked away. "What hurt the most was my foster father downplaying my existence." The thought hurt, and she did not want Ye Cheng to see how broken she was. "He what?!"
"Shhh! Calm down. He may have been stressed and did not want me questioning him."
Ye Cheng furrowed his forehead hard. "That doesn't excuse his behaviour," he argued, the dark gleam in his eyes brightening even more.
"Cheng, let it go. I am alright." This time around, she held his gaze, making sure to hide her emotions. The last thing she wanted was a trigger, and then things went downhill. If Ye Cheng failed to control his rage and confronted her father, she felt his guard would only be up further. Right now, she needed him to slip, not the other way around. "Hey." She pressed a kiss on his lips, letting him continue from where he had stopped before. Unfortunately, his anger was hard to abate. "Cheng."
"Okay, but this is the last time I will hear anyone treat you badly. If he still likes what is left of his company, he would refrain from such; otherwise, I will make sure he drops and will never be able to open his company again."
Li Jing sighed. There was no stopping him when he got angry.
"I wouldn't stop there either. I'll make sure that his bitchy daughter gets a taste too. That'll be sure to hurt him."
"Alright, alright, you win, big man." Li Jing patted his chest gently. All she could do was give in to what he wanted.
Still, she wasn't giving up. Steering the conversation in a different direction, she asked, "By the way, what was the clue your mother found?"
"That again?"
"Yes. I'm curious," she admitted. "Tsk, be curious about your husband's needs, Jing."
"I am."
"Good."
If her hand wasn't wrapped around his neck, Li Jing would have facepalmed. "You'll get that once I get my answer." She was posing a simple challenge. Compared to the reward he would get, Ye Cheng did not mind giving in to her. "Just tell me, Cheng."
"I will. It was his plate number." Her eyes narrowed. While Li Jing's mind was flowing in several directions, Ye Cheng mistook her expression as though she wanted him to tell her the number. "X.L.2391."
"X.L.23…" Li Jing had barely gotten the words out of her lips when Ye Cheng cut her off, capturing her lips in his.
'X.L.239…1!' Her eyes went round as he kissed her passionately, oblivious to what went through her mind.
'No way! That's… It can't be right?'
Several things ran through her mind, and she neglected to kiss Ye Cheng back. He came to a halt, his gaze fixed on her, to see what was wrong.
Did he kiss her incorrectly? Or was she not experiencing it because he was pushing his thoughts to temporarily forget about his problems?
Whichever one it was, Ye Cheng couldn't decide. Li Jing managed to focus on him despite blinking multiple times. "I-I… I gotta go."
"What?"