Dinner with a twist

" Eat more. Here, you love the chili shrimp right. Have more. You barely ate."

Ying Yue wouldn't have minded if it were anyone in the house that was saying that to her. But it was the last person she ever dreamed of saying it. Her aunt.

She was glad to see that she was not the only one who was shocked by her change in attitude. It was everyone, even her grandfather seemed flustered, so much so that she started thinking that she should have agreed to sign away her shares a long time ago.

" That is enough." Ordered her grandfather.

Lanfen looked a little sheepish, but one could see the happiness that was shining from the depth of her pores.

Ying Yue smiled at her. She was sure that Lanfen would return to treating her like an enemy once she came to know about Jiao Long's girlfriend, so she wanted to savour her sweet temperament for now.

" Do you want to take action against the Valmont group?" Huo Chen asked her with an angry face all of a sudden.

Ying Yue was not surprised that her grandfather knew about her being taken advantage of. Valmont group's Chairman's son Beau used to be her business partner. They came to know each other by chance but decided to start an all-natural cosmetic line together because of necessity. For her, it was the need to accomplish her dreams without her grandfather's help, for him it was to prove himself to his parents. They were a good team, so good that his fiancé assumed that there was something going on between the two of them. And the spoiled brat that she was, she complained to her father who was a major shareholder in the Valmont group, who in turn made sure that Ying Yue was thrown out of the company. She would have given them a hard time, but Beau's mother Beatrice had promised her a favour. A favour from one of the most powerful women in Europe was not something to scoff at.

" No Grandfather. It's better to let somethings go." She said, but there was a slight twinge of regret that she would never let anyone know. One of the conditions before being sent out of the company was that she would never disclose that she was the creator of the Hibiscus line. Receiving royalties is a good thing, but seems like she let another thing be taken away from her.

Never again she promised herself.

" Are you sure?" Asked her uncle, Huo JinYoung.

Even though there was every reason for JinYoung to hate her, he never did. He always treated her with kindness that still surprised her. He was one of the truly good people on this earth. Jiao Long's niceness was ingrained in his DNA.

" Yes, Uncle." She didn't need to explain. Her family has always respected her decisions, even the most absurd ones.

" Call Lawyer Lee over." Elder Chen ordered, Uncle Yin who was also seated at the dined table made a small bow and got up to make the call.

" Please call Doctor George as well, Uncle Yin. I want to talk to him." Ying Yue requested with a cute smile aimed at Uncle Yin. She sent a side glance at her grandfather, who looked resigned.

" What are the conditions?" She asked her grandfather.

" Let's wait for Lawyer Lee." He said.

Ying Yue was a little suspicious but knew that she could handle him. No matter how much of a hard head he was, he would give in to her in the end.

" Did you meet anyone special in Switzerland?" Asked her aunt, still trying hard to establish a connection.

Yine Yue choked a little, trying to eat the chilli shrimp. She sent Jiao Long a quick look, and took a sip from the glass of orange juice nearby.

" Be careful." Elder Chen told Ying Yue with a frown aimed at Lanfen.

" No Aunt. I was too busy. I was cloistered inside the lab most of the time." She replied, but her face had turned a little red, which did not escape the sharp eyes of her grandfather.

" Don't worry. My friends' sons are all admirable and at the marriageable age. You have met some of them before. We'll host a party for your return. I'll invite all of them, meet them and tell me if you like any of them." said Lanfen.

Ying Yue could not think of anything worse, and the horror could be seen on her face. But before she could refuse, to her astonishment, her grandfather agreed.

" That is a good idea. You take care of the details. This Friday seems like a good day." He said to his daughter-in-law, pretending not to see the look of disdain from his granddaughter.