I Want Us To Be Friends 3

"you are right,but you had a family to take care of you since you little,my parents died in a plane crash when I was just in junior year at high school,me and my younger brother were dumped at a orphanage home but we escaped we escaped because that place was worse than a prison cell,I had to take care of my younger brother and myself,had to learn the hard way,we didn't have any other living relatives that we could turn to,I did menial jobs and at the same time,I schooled myself and my brother,until one day our luck changed,during those times I wished i could turn back time and advice my parents not to go on the business trip,we were not rich but at least we met ends meet"

su mei was shocked to see he wasn't one of those CEOs' that were over-pampered from childhood that everything they wanted fell at their feet "you wished you had your family back while I wished I should have lost mine instead,life always have a bitter experience to give"

"now let's not brood over the past,tomorrow is still pregnant,you may not know what it gives birth to"lu bachang said forcing a smile to his lips,but it failed to fool su mei who knew that lu bachang was still hanging on to the past "you are the second person I have told this my bitter experience to"lu bachang told su mei

"and you are the second person I have also narrated my own bitter experience to"she said letting out a bitter laugh

"I want us to be friends"lu bachang announced not like a request or an opinion but it was an order

"of course we can be friends"she replied smiling

"I want to ask you a question"

"you can go ahead"su mei half smiled

"do you have a boyfriend..."lu bachang was interrupted by a waiter who came to their table to collect their order

"excusez-moir,monsieur,madame,what are you having"

"a chocolate latte"lu bachang said

"just coffee"su mei said

"is that all?"the waiter asked

"Qui,c'est tout,merci"lu bachang said in french (meaning;yes,that is thank you)

"okay,I will be back in 4 minutes"the waiter left

su mei knew lu bachang would continue what he wanted to ask her,so she changed the subject"you said that I'll be getting my car if I sign the contract you gave me,so when will I receive it" su mei hated herself for asking that question

lu bachang thought for a minute that she another gold digger then it occurred to him that su mei was avoiding his question,so he went with the flow

"you will get it as soon as possible"

su mei nodded in agreement and a long awkward silence followed,which got broken by the waiter who served them their order

su mei and lu bachang ate in silence,when they were done,su mei look at the time on her phone,which displayed 10:45 pm,and she told lu bachang that she needed to go home