Ace walked over and sat down on the seat across from Old Madam Li and next to Elder Li.
"Have you got into contact with Chen Xu?" Elder Li asked.
"I have."
"Set up a meeting with him. I will go personally go see him." Elder Li coughed.
Ace nodded.
"Husband... what about the dinner tomorrow?" Old Madam Li spoke.
"Didn"t you hear what she said? If we push closer, she"ll leave him. I won"t be alive to see what he will do next... and it"s not yet time for me to leave." He coughed.
He knew that he was getting old... and karma was knocking his doors... but he needed to do some things before he leaves.
Lena was right... whatever good part is left of him still have a concern about Kris. His greediness got the best of him.
Ace stood up and left the two old couple alone. He walked out to the back of the mansion and looked into the vast emptiness. He was empty...
"Today is Sat.u.r.day... so Lena must have met her already." A small smile form on Ace. "Becca... I wonder how she has been?" He placed a hand on his heart and then folded it into a fist, closing his eyes.
The next morning, Lena woke up every early. Shen Milli had Lena running around the house, cleaning and preparing the house to be perfect for tonight.
It was just dinner... not an engagement meeting. Lena did not know why it was such a hype... Lena smiled, watching her mom be the great mother she was. Lena wondered if she will be like her mom when she has her own kids.
Lena looked at her ring and smiled.
When it was close to dinner time, Lena head to her room to get change. Her parents were already set up and ready to greet the guests.
After a few minutes, Lena could hear the noises of car doors opening and the loud voice of her mothers. Lena took her time to put on her dress and made sure she was looking just right for today. Nothing too fancy, but not too plain either.
There was a light knock on Lena"s door.
"Just a minute. I"ll be done soon." Lena shouted.
She finishes putting on her earrings and went to open the door. Right as she opened the door, a soft warmth covered her lips as a handheld her back.
"Kris!" Lena spoke after he let her go.
"I miss you."
"What if someone sees us?"
"So? They would have pretended to not see it anyway."
"Seriously, you. What are you doing here?"
"I came to get you, of course. Don"t you know it"s rude to keep your guests waiting?" Kris replied.
Kris grabbed Lena"s hand and they both walked down the stairs together. But before they reached the dining room, Kris stopped and turned to Lena.
"Can I get another kiss? I won"t be able to until tomorrow." Kris gave Lena the puppy eyes.
Lena rolled her eyes. She pulled her face up to his and gave him a kiss on the lips before walking into the dining room first.
"Lena... why are you arriving so late." Shen Milli scolded her but then smiled.
"Sorry." Lena sat down next to her mother.
Kris sat down next to his. They were sitting across from Lena and her mother. Shen Mao sat at the head of the table.
"I am so glad that you both can make it today. Is... Chairman Li and his wife busy today?" Shen Mao spoke.
"They are." Lena was the first one to reply. "I personally went back and invited them, but something important came up and they could not make it today. I forgot to tell you about it."
"Ah.. I see. Well, maybe next time. Regardless, let"s eat." Shen Mao clapped his hands and the workers began setting the table with food.
As the food was set on the table, Madam Li was quite amazed at all the food.
"My mother personally made all the food here today." Lena explained.
"You didn"t cook? I was hoping to eat something of yours today." Kris smiled.
"No. My mother said that I would be cooking a lot for you so today, she wanted you to eat something of hers."
"You..." Shen Milli was shy from all the praises.
"Aiya... Let"s eat. Everyone must be hungry." Shen Mao dived in first and then everyone began to eat too.
As they ate, they had small chats. Madam Li and Kris commented on how amazing Shen Milli"s cooking was. Shen Milli was telling bad stories on Lena"s horrible habits of cooking.
Kris laughed from the stories. "If it was not for Lena, I would not have learned how to cook myself." He looked at Lena and smiled.
"You"re so good to Lena... I wish my husband would learn to cook a few things here and there for me." Shen Milli pointed out.
Shen Mao cleared his throat. His wife does not need to expose his horrible skills too! He looked at Kris instead.
"So Kris... would you be a politician too like your father?"
"My father would have been a great politician if he did not pa.s.s so soon. Sadly, I did not have his skill and aspiration for politics like him, I"ll be sticking to just business."
"You took over the entire Li family business, your father would be very proud of you."
Kris smiled. "After all, I don"t want to work too much. I want to be there for my family..." His eyes softened as he looked at Lena. "I didn"t have a lot of time with my father, I don"t wish to miss those changes with mine."
"Ahaha... very good. I took a long break from work when my sweet Lena was born." Shen Mao chuckled and nodded approvingly of how Kris think.
"Kris, have you been here before?" Shen Milli suddenly asked.
Lena coughed and then used a napkin to pat her mouth. What was her mother intending to ask?!
"Yes, I have." Kris asked and Shen Milli eyes lit up. She did not expect the man to be so... honest. So it was him the other time she suspected, right?
"Hmm.... If I have to say, it would be around the time I terminated work with the Shen Wine Industry." Kris clarified. "I visited Lena then."
"You are right... such a thing did happen. Ahahaha.." Shen Mao laughed. "My daughter must have caused you much trouble then."
"I can"t deny that... Lena was... very hard to ignore then. Quite a catch I would say."
"A catch?! I made the first move!" Lena spouted.
Kris laughed and dished a portion of food onto Lena"s plate. "Are you sure you want to go into details?"
Lena blushed and went back to eating her food. Shen Milli looked at her daughter and felt happy.
"You both get along well..." She said. "I am happy to see Lena smiling more."
"I think I have smiled more since I have met her." Kris spoke.