Li Hua was still irritated with the way the two call each other but he was glad that s.h.i.+ Fen was leaving them already.
After s.h.i.+ Fen was gone out of sight, Li Hua turned to the girls. "Can I visit you two next week?"
Mu Xijiu turned to Li Bingbing, "I"m fine with it, how about you?"
Li Bingbing shrugged, "I don"t mind."
Li Hua sighed in relief, "That"s really great. Anyway, I should get going too. I guess I"ll see you two next week."
Mu Xijiu waved goodbye to Li Hua and watch him disappear before she turned to Li Bingbing. "Why did you lie about us having a car?"
"I don"t want to go with him." Li Bingbing replied frankly. "I"m still not used to it." Li Bingbing quickly added since she didn"t want her mother to doubt her. "Anyway, we should get going too.
Mu Xijiu sighed, she was about to stand up from her seat when she suddenly noticed a phone beside her. It was s.h.i.+ Fen"s phone. "Ah... s.h.i.+ Fen left his phone."
Li Bingbing raised a brow, "Oh? He did?"
"Yeah." Mu Xijiu showed her the phone.
The moment the two girls went out of the restaurant, a matte black Audi car stopped by the side of the road and they saw s.h.i.+ Fen, coming out of the driver"s seat.
s.h.i.+ Fen approached them and asked, "Have you seen my phone?"
Mu Xijiu chuckled, "Yeah, here it is." She gave it back to him.
s.h.i.+ Fen let out a sigh in relief, "Oh, thank goodness."
"Make sure that you didn"t leave anything before you go next time. If someone else found it, it"ll be gone forever." Mu Xijiu chuckled softly.
"Yes, yes, don"t worry, this won"t be repeated." s.h.i.+ Fen said with a smile.
"Anyway, we should get going." Mu Xijiu turned to Li Bingbing, "Bingbing, you should go call a cab now."
"You don"t have a car with you?" s.h.i.+ Fen asked with a surprised look on his face. "Didn"t your daughter say that you have one?"
"She lied about it since she didn"t want to go with Li Hua." Mu Xijiu sighed.
"I see... Oh well, I can just give you a ride to your place then." s.h.i.+ Fen offered.
"Really? Aren"t you supposed to go somewhere?"
"I"m not really in a hurry to get there so don"t worry."
Li Bingbing was staring at s.h.i.+ Fen with a blank look in her face.
This man... he planned this out really well.
Li Bingbing noticed s.h.i.+ Fen casually placing his phone on the table earlier. He didn"t even took a peek on it or received a call so it made her wonder why he would pull out his phone while everyone was busy eating.
The cunning s.h.i.+ Fen planned on coming back to them after Li Hua left since he knew that if he didn"t leave, Li Hua would stay until he does.
Li Bingbing was seating on the backseat of the car while Mu Xijiu was seating on the front seat with s.h.i.+ Fen.
This s.h.i.+ Fen wasn"t a man who can easily be manipulated. Li Bingbing may have used him earlier against Li Hua but that was because s.h.i.+ Fen was willing to get used by her.
"Say, uncle s.h.i.+ Fen, why did you leave China back then?" Li Bingbing asked curiously.
"It"s because of my family. I wouldn"t have left if not for my sick grandfather."
"Then why didn"t you come back here after everything was settled there?"
"My family was running a business in States and as the first born son, I have to handle it." s.h.i.+ Fen replied.
"Then if you"re so busy, why are you here now?" Li Bingbing continued on asking as she crossed her arms.
"My sister was making a problem here so I came to handle it." It was also his chance to come back so he took advantage of it.
"Are you planning on going back?"
"As of now, no." This time s.h.i.+ Fen was not planning on going back, not until he made Mu Xijiu his wife.
"Bingbing, what"s with all those questions?" Mu Xijiu sighed.
s.h.i.+ Fen chuckled lightly, "I don"t mind the questions, keep it coming."
He didn"t mind it since it was his way of being open to Li Bingbing to gain her approval.
"Mom, if I don"t ask these questions, then who would? I just want to know more about him. As your daughter, I need to interview all the candidates for my new father."
Mu Xijiu"s eyes went wide in surprise while s.h.i.+ Fen couldn"t help but chuckle at how interesting Li Bingbing was.
"I don"t mind being an instant father. Having a loving wife and an intelligent daughter, what else could I ask for?" s.h.i.+ Fen grinned.
Mu Xijiu looked at s.h.i.+ Fen in disbelief, "Stop playing around with her, it"s not funny."
"Although I am not playing around, I am-"
"Stop right there." Li Bingbing interrupted. "I didn"t give you the go signal, so you have to wait before I do. We"re at the interview phase."
Mu Xijiu heaved out a heavy sigh. She thought that the two were just playing around that was why she didn"t take them seriously.
"This is your home?" s.h.i.+ Fen asked as he looked at the small and simple house in front of him.
"Well yeah, we prefer to stay in a small place like this since it"s just me and my daughter."
"I see... Are you thinking about moving from here?" s.h.i.+ Fen asked.
"Yes, but since I"m currently busy, we don"t have time to move out."
Although Mu Xijiu was grateful with the Xia family"s help, she still wanted to buy her own house and hire her own people. She may have taken the money that Li Hua gave but if she has to hire trained people, it would cost more than she has.
"I own some places where I don"t really use, I don"t mind giving it to you."
Li Bingbing"s eyes sparkled when she heard it, "Say, uncle s.h.i.+ Fen, I always wanted to install a special defense system like those in the movies I watch, do you think it would be possible if I do that in the place you"ll give us?"
"Li Bingbing." Mu Xijiu narrowed her eyes at her shameless daughter.
Special defense system?
"If I give, I don"t take it back, you can do whatever you want with it."
"Oh no, no, no. I"m really grateful for your offer, Huang s.h.i.+ but we can"t accept it." Mu Xijiu quickly said.
"There"s no need to hold back, Xi"er. I am your best friend, right? It"s just normal for me to help you out with this."
Li Bingbing nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, he"s offering so why not accept it?"
"I... I"ll think about it." Mu Xijiu smiled a bit.
s.h.i.+ Fen patted her head, "Just contact me if you need something." He took out his wallet and took his business card from it. Instead of giving it to Mu Xijiu, he gave it to Li Bingbing. "I"m pretty sure that Ms. Mu will ignore this card that"s why you keep this."
Li Bingbing grinned happily, "It would be nice if you can give me a black card instead of your calling card."
"Li Bingbing, go inside! Now!" Mu Xijiu couldn"t help but feel embarra.s.sed since Li Bingbing was asking too much from him.
s.h.i.+ Fen smiled and took out a black card from his wallet, "I don"t really mind it. I don"t use this card that much so I can give this to her instead."
Mu Xijiu glared at s.h.i.+ Fen, "Stop spoiling her, s.h.i.+ Fen! Just because she wants something doesn"t mean you have to give it."
Li Bingbing pouted, "But he said that he doesn"t need it, mom..."
"Did I ask for your opinion? Why are you still here? Shoo! Go inside the house!"