A Billion Dollar Exchange

It was really excess sugar, but it seems one of the visitors didn't like Liling also, and the only person who wouldn't like Liling between the man and the woman was the woman.

So who was she?

When Liu Wei's father and the lady had arrived. Yan Ran had welcomed them in and went over to call Liu Wei. As she approached his door, Liling was just stepping out of it.

She pretended not to have seen her and went over to knock on the door.

Liu Wei, probably thinking it was Liling said a 'come in' almost immediately. His smile turned into a frown seeing the person by the door.

Yan Ran didn't wait for him to speak, she didn't want him saying something demeaning when Liling was near.

She didn't want Liling to feel that it was only her that he spoke so nicely to.

"Young Master Liu Wei, your father is here. "

Liu Wei who was still blow drying his hair nodded and signaled her to leave.

Yan Ran smiled painfully and left the room.

As she came downstairs. Mr Zang instructed her to get coffee for the both of them, so she hurried up to the kitchen.

Kim and Liling were standing there talking. She could make out what they were discussing about.

Kim was telling her that one of the visitors was Mr Liu Wei's father.

That he didn't come often, she only saw him in newspapers and magazines.

As Yan Ran prepared the coffee, a thought clicked in her mind and her eyes instinctively looked at the sugar container in front of her.

She carefully picked it up and poured a generous amount of it into the coffee.

When she was through she poured it in the cups which she placed on the tray and turned to look at the two girls chatting.

"Liling, could you help me serve the visitors?, I have something else to do, please"

Kim and Liling were dumbfounded. They turned to look at themselves and back at Yan Ran.

This was the first time she had spoken so calmly to her. Her expression was also soft, not the usual frown she always carried.

Liling didn't think much of it, she smiled and took the tray from her. Yan Ran smiled too and thanked her. As she watched Liling walk away with the tray in her hands, a wicked glint appeared in her eyes.

'Let's see how his scary father will let her go this time! '

She turned and took a basin filled with vegetables and began to wash them, waiting for the results of her plan.

Kim watched her strange behavior confusedly. She wondered why she was so nice to Liling all of sudden. After standing for a while, she left the kitchen for her room.

.....

Yan Ran poured the contents of the cups into the sink and flushed it away, she wondered who the lady who bore hatred for Liling was.

As Liling left the kitchen, she contemplated on eavesdropping on their discussion, she really wanted to hear what her fate was.

She found a random pillar and decided to hide behind it.

"...but I'm sure you are wise enough to understand what is going on. Da Xia here, is the woman I've chosen for you to marry, I want you two to get along better with each other, so by the end of the year, we'll start getting ready for a wedding."

" "

Liling's eyes widened as she heard what Liu Wei's father just said. She quickly ran out of her hiding place to the backyard. Her heart beating rapidly.

'So Mr Liu Wei is getting married soon?'

Liling leaned beside a huge flower tree as her mind replayed the words of his father.

But why was she not happy? Her mood was extremely sour, as though she was heartbroken!

Liling knew she was sad but she couldn't point out what exactly was the cause of her sadness.