9 NDA

she was silent for a while, then she finally spoke up.

"H..e..llo Mr Li," she said with a shaky voice.

"I'm willing to take up your offer."

"okay" he replied simply

"it's a race against time sir can we get in with it as soon as possible? I have a deadline of 6 pm I need the money by 5 pm"

Mu Chen quickly glanced at the golden wall clock hung at the side of his bed, it was almost 4 pm,

"alright meet me at Gum cafe in 30 minutes," he responded firmly.

"okay" he was difficult to read, over the years Eun Ha had learnt to study people, she was very observant, more than what people say she paid more attention to their body language and tone of voice, but with him, there was nothing his time of voice said about him, she would probably have opted out for his body language the last time they met but even while doing a generous deed his face was expressionless.

This made her a bit worried.

Much was about to place a call to Chae Won to cancel all plans involving the surrogacy agency when Chae Won's call came in, he picked it

"Good afternoon Sir, I have something to report to you"

"Hmm" he replied with furrowed brows

he hesitated a little, he knew how difficult his boss could be at times, and most times he was careful not to drop the news that would upset him, one can never tell if he is in a good mood or not.

"speak"

"The agency has set up a meeting tomorrow by 8:00 am. the meeting coincides with the luncheon we have." I was hoping we could..."

"cancel it," Mu Chen said authoritatively cutting his long well-prepared report.

"Sir..... we could"

"I said cancel it," he said raising his voice slightly

"Okay sir" he responded and cowered

"I need you to get to Bok Su, to prepare documents for a contract pregnancy as soon as possible and bring it over to Gum Cafe in 20 minutes."

"Okay sir"

as he was about to hang up he heard his voice once again from over the phone

"one last thing contact Dr Jiang, he'll be carrying out an artificial insemination tomorrow, tell him to clear his schedule, this is highly confidential, they both need to know."

"noted sir"

"beep beep" the sound of the call ending could be heard over the phone by Chae Won

"he's found someone already?"

"who is she? he was curious to know the girl, he was even more surprised that he had picked the girl himself. This was strange.

Mu Chen walked into his extremely luxurious bathroom, the walls were tiled up to the ceiling. he got into the white bathtub lost in thoughts, he had not been taking his pills of late. And he has been thinking a lot about her. the only woman he ever loved. it was her or no one else, not even the pressure from his parents could make him marry someone else.

this was better than being committed he convinced himself, he quickly got out, took a clean white towel from the bathroom rack and pat his body dry, he had decided to look simple, he brought out jean trousers with a jean jacket, no matter how simple it looked it cost a fortune, he applied moisturizer to his body and hair, he combed his dark hair to the side giving it little waves, he slipped into the black trouser and put on a black vest along with black jean jacket he brought out his face cap and wore it. he was looking like an Asian geek God. he was rich and handsome no wonder he was tagged the nation's husband.

he took a small corolla and drove off to Gum cafe, the aim was not to be recognized by anyone, he got to the cafe and took a seat by the edge. it was already 10 minutes to 5:00 pm

Eun Ha dashed out of the house, as she quickly took a cab to Gum cafe, it was a very popular cafe, facing the Liang express, it was just a 5 minutes drive to the cafe, she got down and checked her time, she didn't want to be late and here she was, almost late, "old habits die hard" she thought to herself, even when her father's life was in danger.

Soon Mu Chen could spot a young lady from afar, she held her phone to place a call through,

"Hello," she said panting slightly, she had been in a hurry.

"walk down the hall and take the last seat by your right, I'm wearing a black cap," he said coldly.

given his description, she had spotted him from the entrance as she walked briskly towards where he was seated.

he sent his location to his lawyer and the description of where he was seated. he knew he was probably around, he was never one to be late.

"Hello! she said as she slowly dragged out a seat and sat down, I'm sorry I'm late"

"you're not" he replied

she didn't know how to act or what to say, just then a voice bailed her out,

"Hello, I hope I didn't keep you both waiting."

"not at all" Mu Chen replied

Bok Su was not just a lawyer he was more like a friend to him already, he had told him to drop formalities anytime they talked but that was something he just couldn't do, his father worked for the Li's as a Butler and they had played a key role in his education, they virtually grew up together but he was the butler's son and Mu Chen was the Chairman's son despite living in the same house, they were worlds apart.

since Mu Chen wasn't so Chatty, they weren't close but were well acquainted.

he brought out the documents, he had already been informed of the urgency and he knew there was no time.

okay, he turned his attention to Eun Ha and handed over the document to her.

here is a Non-disclosure agreement paper, you are not to tell anyone the identity of the person's child you will be carrying.

"Is anyone aware?"

my friend Mi Sun and my mother but they don't know the identity of the person's child I will be carrying.

"sure?" Mu Chen asked with furrowed brows

"yes I'm sure" she replied honestly.

okay, these are the terms of the contract.

read carefully.

she quickly glanced through it without paying close attention to the details, she had an idea of what surrogacy entailed,

"I'm not supposed to have any attachments with the baby, once the baby is born I'm not supposed to have any contact with the baby's father, it's not my baby anymore blah blah blah, I understand can I get the money now?

I don't have time"

she said desperately starting at her wristwatch.

"very fierce this one," Mu Chen said to himself this was something they both had in common, not with him but with her, the love of his life.

she signed in both 4 in total papers as. one NDA she was to keep to herself and one contract paper. Bok Su brought out the money 10,000 dollars in cash and handed it over to her.

she was to meet at the Serion ridge for the exchange, it was a 30 minutes drive from the cafe, alright I have to go now we can discuss the rest over the phone.

not over the phone, on our way to make the exchange.