48 The Aftermath

When Eric managed to gather his self, Lori came out of the bathroom.

To her surprise, it was not Cheng Ze she was with. She stared at him, "Who are you? Where am I? What happened?"

"Miss, to be honest, I don't have time for this! You have to go! Do you need money? Just leave, please." he wanted to follow Ji An to explain but he can't leave until that woman is there.

"No! Tell me your name and number!" 'Cheng Ze must not find out about this,' in her thoughts.

Eric wrote his name and contact details in a piece of paper and gave it to her. "I'm leaving in 4 days. So contact me before that if you have to." He then went to the bathroom and locked the door.

Lori put her clothes on, fixed her hair and head out. She vaguely remembered what had happened, but she clearly remembered what she did, she just didn't expect it to be a different person and a complete stranger. 'I'm so stupid! Why did I sleep with him? I don't even know him. What if I get pre— no! I will have to sleep with Cheng Ze just in case.' she left his penthouse with that thought.

Eric looked at himself in the mirror, he combed his hair with his hand. "What have I done! I blew my chance with Ji An. I just gave her more reason not to be with me. Crap!" he then went to have a shower to freshen him up so he could think properly.

After his shower, he tried to call Ji An, but her phone was turned off. He was frustrated about what happened. It's definitely over between him and Ji An once she finds out. He will have to tell his parents now, there is no other way.

Lori was busy thinking of a plan on how to get Cheng Ze to sleep with her. She tried almost everything before and nothing worked. "How am I going to do this now?" she gently nudged the steering wheel of her car with her head. "He will end our engagement if he finds out. What am I going to do?"

Meanwhile, at Gu residence, Madam Gu was so engrossed with something. Her mind had been thinking a lot lately. She went to see and talk to Gu Feng, "Gu Feng, can you ask Cheng Ze to come over. I want to ask him something. Is it possible for Ji An to get a position in the company? A secretary or a psychiatrist for your workers." She smiled warmly as she tried to curry favour from him.

"Talk it out with Cheng Ze. He can make a better decision regarding that matter. I'll call him and ask him to come over later." He continued reading the newspaper and ignored his wife.

"I'll call him myself!" Pouting at her husband, she went and called Cheng Ze.

They just arrived at the pancake house when Cheng Ze's phone rang. It was Madam Gu. They have been in very good terms for years now so he picked up and answered his phone. "Mother, you called?" he looked at Ji An. "Yes, I can." he held Ji An's hand and squeeze it gently. He looked at her in a very loving way. "I'll be there after Sofia had her pancake." he paused, "Yes, both of them." he paused again "Okay. Bye." he ended the call.

"What did she have to say?" she asked curiously.

"She wants to talk to me," his voice was calm and not bothered.

"And you said yes? Are you on good terms with her now?"

"Hmm... It's been a while now actually. We have to head home after eating. I think it's urgent."

"Sure. Let's hurry then."

Madam Gu called Li Wei after she talked to Cheng Ze, "Li Wei, can you come over? I have some matter to discuss with you. Don't tell Cheng Ze about this, okay?"

"Yes, Madam Gu. I'm on my way there." Li Wei replied and immediately head to the car to go see the Madam.

It didn't take him long to arrive at the Gu residence. Madam Gu invited him to the study room to talk properly.

"Have a seat Li Wei. I'm gonna be straight with you. "Did you met my daughter when you went to London 6 years ago?"

It took him by surprise, he wasn't expecting that at all. 'Why is Madam asking me this?' "Madam Gu, have you spoken to—"

"Li Wei." she called him in a friendly tone of voice, "I want to know directly from your mouth, have you met Ji An in London before?" she repeated herself, she was not angry or mad. But the way she asked him, it seemed like she knew something.

"Madam Gu— I didn't mean to— I didn't know she's your daughter. I thought boss Cheng Ze fell in love with a random woman and wanted to be with her. He asked for my help and I just complied." Li Wei got scared of her. She might be talking like a friend right now, but she can be mean the next second.