Chapter 33

Xiu Ying goes into the shop and sees Li Na waving her towards their table. She gets there and sits down. She orders strawberry tea and takes a sip. Li Na lets her take as much time as she needs because she still doesn't know what to say to her.

Xiu Ying gets comfortable and then looks at Li Na as if waiting for an explanation. Li Na just smiles awkwardly and clears her throat.

"Hello Xiu Ying. How have you been?"

Xiu Ying rose her brow. "Li Na we live in the same building."

Li Na turned silent, then sighed. "Sorry Ying'er for how I have been acting. It has been quite stressful for me." She looked towards Xiu Ying only to see her with the same unmoved expression. She sighed. She'd just have to go with the flow now.

"Ying'er, yes I have been meeting with Lu Yifeng. The reason is because…" she looked at Xiu Ying and as expected, she began to show keen interest. Li Na became nervous. What she should say, she did not know. She started to panic.

Xiu Ying noticed that she Li Na wasn't speaking anymore. She rose her brows confused as to why she was hesitating. "Yes?" she prodded.

"He wanted to be very close friends with you." she blurted out. Li Na looked at Xiu Ying who was surprised at her outburst but calmed down afterward.

"Do you really expect me to believe that? My friend?" she looked unconvincingly at Li Na. "He wanted to become friends. He could have acted like a normal person and approached me normally."

Li Na didn't know what to say. Then she thought of something. "Xiu Ying, that isn't a nice thing to say to a disorder."

Xiu Ying was surprised. "A disorder?"

Li Na nodded vehemently. "Yes, a disorder. I cannot tell you because I would be invading his privacy. He does have a disorder. So, you need to be nicer to him." Li Na 'sorrowfully' said, with her hand in her heart and all; trying to sound as convincing as possible.

Xiu Ying now felt bad. She had been meaning to him all along without listening to him. Maybe his behaviors are a way of coping. She sighed.

"I'm sorry NaNa. I have been so horrible to him and have pestered you so much. I understand now."

Li Na seeing that her unbelievable excuse worked continued with newfound confidence. "Yes, so you need to be nicer to him, okay? I am sorry. I will be more involved now." She got up and hugged Xiu Ying who happily hugged back. Li Na smiled in victory and hugged tighter. They went back their respective seats. They started talking about random things, all issues forgotten.

Lu Yifeng had reached his house. His house was huge, not as huge as the Zhang's but was on par with the Ye house. He got down form the car and received welcomes from the staff who bowed as he passed by. He was called back for a family dinner.

He scoffed. "Family dinner? He just wants to discuss business or compare his children again. Seriously, is he that bored?" he muttered to himself. He entered the house and went towards the dining room. There, he saw his parents and siblings. Lu Ming, a man with a frown of displeasure looking at his entrance, his mother, Lu Che, who was quietly eating as if he didn't just enter, his fraternal twin, Lu Hao, who glanced at him and went back to his food, and his sister, Lu Mimi who was on her phone.

'Wow, what a warm welcome.' He took his seat beside his mother. They all continued eating. After a while of silence, Lu Ming cleared his throat. This got the attention of the people and they all stopped their feasts.

"I have an announcement to make. This is crucial to all in this nuclear family." He signalled the butler, who immediately evacuated all staff out of the dining room. Now, they were left with each other.

After a while, the spoke. "I am choosing someone to take over the business. Both above and below." He declared looking at all his children.

"Mimi of course is excluded. She will have a hand in the businesses above only when she is old enough. So, its between the two of you now. I have a condition. Whoever can make the Zhang's help with the transfer land will take the businesses.

The Lu family has more business below, so for people like them, that hidden transport route is very helpful for them. It is a shame that the land fell into the Zhang's palm. He stood up and left the room with his wife in tow.

Lu Mimi was excited at the mention of Zhang Wei. The cold man who caught her heart. Lu Yifeng saw this and thought of something then smiled. He paid no mind to his brother and left the room. He was deep in thought. He could go about in these two ways.

He had his sister, who was clearly infatuated with Zhang Wei, and Li Na. he could introduce one of them to Zhang Wei and that could be his link to Zhang Wei. This opportunity literally fell into his lap. He smiled as he walked through the hall.