Chapter 663: Why Must It Be Her?!
Maybe more than a week.
No wonder Dao An didn’t answer the call; he must be busy with work.
I understand.
She thanked the secretary on the other end and made an appointment to see Dao An in a week. It seems, according to the secretary, that Dao An will be very busy within five days of returning from Los Angeles, because appointments were almost fully booked before this call was made.
So the kind secretary told her that if it’s something important, she could relay the message, but if it’s to meet, it might be more than a week, perhaps over ten days.
Exactly!!
Sheng Yi sighed uncontrollably.
How could she have someone convey those words for her?
More than ten days...
She could only wait; after all, she came all the way to M Country to express her feelings to Dao An. Not just ten days, even if it’s twenty or thirty days, she can wait.
She thanked the secretary and then hung up.
Evening.
Due to her identity, she couldn’t be too conspicuous, and she didn’t want to return to her room too late, so Sheng Yi didn’t dine at the hotel restaurant, opting to order food to her suite instead.
It was all food she loved, but perhaps because the day hadn’t gone well, even facing delicious dishes, she didn’t have much appetite.
When she couldn’t stomach the food, the phone on the table buzzed.
Sheng Yi picked it up and saw it was a call from Qin Bing!
Seeing the name Qin Bing made Sheng Yi uncomfortable; a cousin she’d called for over ten years was now saying he wanted to marry her, which was really hard for her to accept. Even though she had known for a long time that this cousin wasn’t a real one and he’s very outstanding, but... well, frankly, she already had someone in her heart, and no matter how outstanding other men were, to her, they were just other men, and she had no interest.
On the first call from Qin Bing, Sheng Yi didn’t answer.
On the second call, Sheng Yi still didn’t answer.
The third call... didn’t come.
Thankfully, he finally gave up.
Sheng Yi put down the phone, looked at the now silent phone, and then at the delicious dishes before her; she suddenly felt a bit of an appetite. Just as she picked up her knife and fork to start eating, the phone on the table buzzed again.
It was her mom calling.
Sheng Yi breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the phone to answer the call from ’Mom’.
Before biting into her steak, she spoke in a somewhat cheerful voice, "Hello, Mom~"
The receiver emitted a man’s deep voice, "It’s me, Yiyi."
Sheng Yi: "..."
With a clatter, the fork holding the beef fell back onto the plate, making a crisp sound, as the steak sauce splattered everywhere.
She hadn’t managed to escape after all.
Unable to reach her through his phone, he had used her mom’s phone to call; does this mean Qin Bing is at her home now?
Qin Bing asked, "In M Country?"
How did he know?
No, how could he know so quickly??!!
Sheng Yi wiped the steak sauce that was everywhere with a tissue, her tone not particularly good as she spoke, "I am indeed in M Country now, my return date is uncertain, and cousin, you shouldn’t contact me anymore."
There was a moment of silence from the other end of the line.
Sheng Yi wondered if he was angered by her attitude. After all, in his position, anyone who talked to him would be deferential and humble.
As she thought, she heard Qin Bing’s voice come through the receiver, carrying a sigh and helplessness, "Yiyi, only you dare to speak to me like this."
The words were overly indulgent.
Meaningful.
Sheng Yi listened and understood that Qin Bing was indulgent in every aspect of her behavior.
But she didn’t need it.
"Cousin!" Sheng Yi reconfirmed her stance, but her tone wasn’t harsh, "I’ve been wild in the entertainment industry these years; I can’t calm down. Surely, Mom and Dad have told you, cousin, you’re in a high position, and I’m just an entertainer; we..."
"When are you returning?"
Qin Bing interrupted her.
Before Sheng Yi could say anything further, Qin Bing forcibly added, "I’ll pick you up."
Sheng Yi: "..."
She didn’t speak; the man on the other end, usually reserved with words, continued to speak several sentences: "Yiyi, don’t be willful, come back to me."
"Tell me, which city are you in?"
Sheng Yi’s tone was slightly cold: "Why should I tell you?"
Qin Bing: "In Manhattan?"
Sheng Yi: "..."
How did he know everything?!!
The man’s assured voice came through the receiver, "Manhattan is only so big; if I want to find you, it’s easy. Yiyi, be good, I’ve already booked your ticket back, don’t make me angry, okay?"
