Chapter 299 - 281: Nipping The Bud-II
The people who was on the table was still holding their fork and knives until Li Jun Wei spoke the words that had most people in puzzle. They wondered what the young head was talking of and the one who was left the most confused was Mrs. Jin. She and her daughter exchange eye contact, both not knowing what Li Jun Wei meant.
They knew Li Jun Wei wasn’t someone who speak without meaning although his words were vague, somewhere Mrs. Jin felt anxiousness. Her hands that held the cutlery set stopped to settle beside the plate and her eyes moved at Li Jun Wei with her face inquiring, "What do you mean by-" started Mrs. Jin for her words to be stopped when a phone rang.
Mrs. Jin frowned, internally questioning who was stupid enough to forget putting their phone in silence in the dining room until she realized it was her phone call. She took her phone from her pocket, her face turned to Madam and Master Li, "I’m sorry, it’s a phone from my husband." and before the woman turned off the call, Li Jun Wei spoke,
"No, auntie, maybe it’s an important call, you should answer." Li Jun Wei offered a smile before his eyes falling to the plate and his smile disappeared.
Madam Li also agreed with Li Jun Wei’s suggestion, saying, "You should take the call, your husband rarely call in this hour unless it is needed, don’t you think?"
"I guess, thank you, auntie." replied Mrs. Jin. She questioned why her husband would call in the time when she had told him not to call unless needed.
Li Lian who was eating felt herself immersed in the show where she didn’t have to participate. Picking the fork to the last piece of meat, Li Lian felt the sauce dropped from the corner of her lips and when she was about to pick her napkin, she felt a soft touch taking her hand. Li Jun Wei lifted her chin with his other hand holding the napkin he prepared and in a gentle movement he wiped the sauce dropping on the corner of her lips.
Li Lian could feel the eyes falling on her and she felt the need to pull a blanket and cover her face in embarrassment. Her eyes went to him, inside her heart she spoke at him of how although she felt grateful of his help, she didn’t need him to do it now.
Madam and Master Li who saw the interaction made a small smile and their eyes went back to the plate in front of them, continuing to eat as they don’t want to disturb the couple.
Jin Nu Yuan, who was holding the cutlery set tightened her grip, anger seethed on the young girl to see how Li Lian was using her cousin brother as if he was a maid. It was a despicable action for the heir of Li Family to wipe the corner of a woman’s lips! He wasn’t a servant! Jin Nu Yuan held tight the cutlery set, wanting to sent Li Lian a killing glare but she couldn’t as she didn’t want to admit in front of her grandparents that she was staring Li Lian because she was swept by her beauty.
Jin Nu Yuan used her knife to dig the sharp edge to the well seasoned meats venting her anger on it when she heard her mother gasp, "What?" Jin Nu Yuan rarely hear her mother raise her voice in surprise or loose her composure in the room where everyone was present. The girl’s eyes went to her mother whose brows were furrowed as her gaze was directed toward the couple who was sitting at the far edge of the dining table.