Deal

After several hours of being in the boardroom, the meeting finally ended. Ms Long knew something was wrong and even though it was not her place to ask, she had to. "Is something wrong Mr Li?"

Silence lingered in the boardroom, which had only Muchen and Ms Long left, with her standing beside him.

After a short while, he spoke. "You were my friend before you became my Secretary right?" He looked at her for the first time that day.

She nodded and waited for him to continue.

"Then I would love to hear you say something. Not as my Secretary. But as my friend. As Chou Long"

Ms Long gave a small smile and sat down beside him. Today, she was going to be a friend.

He contemplated for a while whether talking to her was a bad idea or not. But he knew he couldn't talk to Minde instead. "Do you think my parents would like Sara?"

Ms Long instantly understood what he was saying. She didn't bother him into going into much details.

That question had been in Muchen's mind since the other night when he spoke with Jianjun.

"Are you betrothed?" Jianjun asked him.

"I am not. Neither do I have anyone in my life currently" He had simply answered.

"So have you ever considered how your parents would react when they meet Sara?"

Muchen hesitated. He really didn't know how to answer since he didn't care about what his parents thought about her. He only believed his love was the most important thing.

"She's my only child. She is important to this family as much as you are important to yours. I won't send my daughter into a home where she is not accepted" Having said that, he left Muchen there without giving him a chance to respond.

Everything was completely driving him crazy. He didn't know how his parents would react since he had never taken a girl home in the first place. He felt the trouble was piling up. First, he had to bring Sara to his side, then made sure his parents liked her, then convince her father that his parents liked her. When was it ever going to end? He also had a very difficult grandma somewhere.

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"You must be crazy if you think I'll go with you" The only reason she was still indulging him even while walking was because she needed the distraction.

"Come on Sara. Are you playing hard to get right now?"

She stood to look at him properly. He was about the same height as Muchen but slightly shorter. She didn't care about his features. Whether he looked good or not, had nothing to do with her. "Do you have a problem with getting rejected?"

"Yes. Exactly" He snapped his fingers.

"Well then, deal with it" She continued walking. "If you keep up with this act of yours, I'll have to report you to the police for stalking"

Dexi chuckled. "You're cool when you talk like that"

Sara didn't bother answering and just strolled the streets.

"They're going to be a lot of families you can make connections with. The Davids, Lins, Hwangs, Yuns Songs, Zhaos—"

"I'm not interested in building... Wait! What did you say?" She cut him off. "Songs? Song Changyu is going to be there?" She stopped walking and faced him.

"Yes. you know her?" He smiled when he realised she was finally interested in something.

It was silly for her to ask. She remembered that Changyu had been engaged to Dexi's deceased brother, so obviously, she was going to be there.

She was not going to let this opportunity slip by her. Although she disliked Dexi, she needed to meet Changyu. It was also a good distraction. She would have to kill two birds with one stone. "On one condition then"

His face lit up when he heard her. "Tell me"

"You'll have to personally introduce me to Song Changyu" She said.

"Why"

"None of your business. Are you doing it or not?" She demanded.

Was he supposed to tell her that Song Changyu was a woman even more difficult than her? He had thought that with their family ties, he would be able to meet her easily and secure a deal with her but it was impossible. He had been barely two years old when she left the country and has never seen her before. Even if he had, he didn't remember. When he accidentally met her in Delight, She didn't recognise him because his secretary was the one who had communicated with him on her behalf. Even after he introduced himself, she didn't spare him any time to talk business. She was really a straightforward and practical woman. He wasn't even sure he would get the chance to speak with her himself. Until Saturday, which was the day she had agreed to meet him for whatever business he was willing to discuss.

"No problem. I'll do that. We have a deal then?" He smiled at her.

'I hope I don't regret this' Was the only thing Sara could think of.