Chapter 95 - Dinner at a Restaurant. (1/2)

Few days passed by, Lifen was all engrossed in preparing herself for her departure. She has decided to let her heart practice to omit all thoughts regarding Deming.

In these few days, Lifen has received several calls and messages from him but all the calls remained unanswered and the texts remained unreplied.

Deming also tried to meet her, but he can't visit her at her home so he went to the college. But there he got to know that she hasn't appeared in the college for a quite long time now. He sighed unable to understand what's wrong with her. He decided that no matter how, but today he will have a clear talk with her.

Life was all busy in her room. She has received a few projects files of Li Corporation on which her grandfather wanted her opinions and thoughts. At this moment, there was a knock on the door. She stood up and walked to open the door. Mother Wu was standing at the door, holding her hand phone.

”Mumma, is there anything?” she asked. She knew her mother won't disturb her until and unless there is something important.

”Hmmm. There is a call for you”, Mother Wu has received a call asking Lifen to talk.

”Someone called on your number to get through me. Who is it?” slightly confused she took the phone to answer it. Mother Wu left the room after handing her the phone as she was still have customers in the coffee shop to attend.

Lifen looked at the number and as expected it was an unknown number, she had never come through, ”Hello! It's me Lifen. May I know, whom I am talking to?” came her soft polite tone.

”So you still know how to answer the calls. I thought you have long forgotten it”, a familiar voice which she has been avoiding came to her ears with a mocking tone.

”Deming?” she was utterly shocked. She has been avoiding his texts and calls for the last previous days. She never thought that he would call on her mother's number just to talk to her.

”Oh! What a pleasant surprise, you still remember me”, his voice held some pain and anger. He has tried more than thousand times on her phone but she never answered. Hearing her voice now felt like a surreal dream to him

”Why did you call?” she asked nonchalantly as if she is talking to some stranger.

”What's with your tone? Are you mad at me? Why aren't you picking up my calls? Why aren't you visiting Carnations Hills? Why haven't you been to college? Is there any problem bothering you? When are you meeting me?” he blurted all the questions in one go. He expected her to answer all his questions one by one but he fear that she won't be listening to his words like the last time and will hung up the call without giving him a chance to ask all his question.

A long time passed but she didn't replied. ”Are you there, Lifen?”

”I am busy”, came her reply which single handedly knocked down all his questions. And without waiting for his next words, she disconnected the call.

Once disconnected, she patted her chest gently. Only she knew how hard it was for her to be this cold to someone for whom her heart has felt warmth for almost half of her life. She shrugged off her thoughts of heart which again started to think about him and again drown herself in the project of Li Corporation.

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Deming was all confused in the last few days and has buried himself in his business. He has avoided to visit Carnation Hills as much as possible. He doesn't know why but he was not comfortable around Jie. Her behaviour was making him feel that she wasn't.... He wanted to ask her about why she got addicted to drugs and why but at this moment the only thing he can think was all about Lifen.

He sighed internally and picked up his jacket to walk outside. He mumbled to himself, ”That's enough. I am not going to talk to her if she isn't interested in talking. Why should I bother asking her when she isn't want to tell me herself? She is busy, let her be. I am more busy than her”.

When he was walking out, everyone politely stood up and bowed their heads to show him their respect. ”Boss”, Murphy called out.