Chapter 91: The Liu Family’s Guest

“Uncle Wang, do you know why Dad was in such a hurry to call me back? What exactly happened?” Liu Yiyi asked idly from the back seat.

“Miss, the master didn’t say, so I don’t know either,” Li Wang answered with a smile.

Liu Yiyi nodded. Bored, she took out a sheet of drawing paper and began sketching a man’s face. With only a few quick strokes, she had already outlined the basic features, and there was a vivid spirit to it besides. It was clear that Liu Yiyi had a very solid foundation.

In a little over ten minutes, she had finished a pencil sketch of the man’s face. During the entire process, not a single line had been wasted; her hand was clearly extremely practiced, suggesting she often drew this very portrait.

Li Wang glanced over curiously. The sketch was of Ye Fei, his lips curved in a faint smile, full of life.

“It looks like the young lady has taken quite an interest in this Ye Fei...” Li Wang said with a meaningful smile.

More than an hour later, the car pulled up directly in front of a seven-star hotel and stopped.

“Miss, we’ve arrived. Please get out,” Li Wang said gently.

“Uncle Wang, why did we come to a hotel? Where’s Dad?” Liu Yiyi asked, looking around in confusion.

“The master instructed me to bring you straight here. He has already reserved lunch,” Li Wang said.

Liu Yiyi took out her phone and called Liu Yunlong at once.

“Hello, Dad, where are you now? Why did you bring me to a hotel?” Liu Yiyi asked.

“Haha, Yiyi, you’ve already arrived at the hotel? I’m almost there too. All right, I can already see you at the entrance. You’ll understand in a moment,” Liu Yunlong said with a hearty laugh.

Liu Yiyi saw several cars driving over; they were her father’s.

“Dad—” Seeing Liu Yunlong getting out of the car, Liu Yiyi hurried over and hugged him.

“Yiyi, don’t be rude. We have guests today. Come, let Dad introduce you. This is Lei Jiahao from Cloudway Group. He came specially to discuss business cooperation with us. Dad knew you had no classes this weekend, so I brought you along to meet him,” Liu Yunlong said with a smile.

“Mr. Liu, you’re too kind. Yiyi, hello. My name is Lei Jiahao. Just call me Jiahao. Before I came, I heard from my father that Mr. Liu has a very beautiful daughter. Seeing you now, I think my father was still being too modest, haha,” Lei Jiahao said generously. Even in front of an elder like Liu Yunlong, he showed no pressure at all; he was relaxed and at ease.

“Thank you,” Liu Yiyi replied politely, but did not continue the conversation.

The atmosphere turned a little cold. Fortunately, Li Wang was a capable steward indeed, and he was quick to smooth things over. He hurriedly said from the side, “Master, let’s go in and talk. It’s already lunchtime.”

“Haha, good, good. Let’s go in first and talk while we eat,” Liu Yunlong said with a laugh.

A group of them was then welcomed into the hotel and taken directly to a VIP room that had been booked long in advance.

As soon as Liu Yiyi sat down, she had no desire to talk to Lei Jiahao. She only wanted to finish eating quickly and bring this banquet to an end, so she said to the server, “Bring the dishes out quickly.”

The server agreed and left.

Seeing that Liu Yiyi had made the atmosphere somewhat chilly, Liu Yunlong remained composed and laughed heartily. “Haha, looks like Yiyi is already hungry.”

Seeing that Lei Jiahao did not seem to mind, Liu Yunlong secretly nodded in satisfaction. Still, when he looked at Liu Yiyi, he thought to himself, What’s gotten into this child? Why is she being so impolite? Even if she doesn’t like Lei Jiahao, she was never like this before. Could it be that she picked up some bad habits at school? It seems I still haven’t paid enough attention to Yiyi. Next time, I’ll have someone look after her daily life more closely.

Once the dishes were served, Liu Yiyi focused only on eating.

Lei Jiahao was obviously interested in her. During the meal, he tried several times to strike up a conversation with Liu Yiyi, but she merely responded politely before returning to her food, which only left him a little embarrassed.

What was more, even when Liu Yunlong tried to steer the conversation, Liu Yiyi did not really join in. In any case, she was determined to let the dinner stall. In her view, her father already earned more than enough money to last several lifetimes, and even if Lei Jiahao was unhappy, he could not do anything to her father.

“I wonder how Ye Fei is doing now? He was so cool when he dealt with those three security guards this morning! I wonder when he’ll finish his task?” Liu Yiyi thought absently as she ate.

“Yiyi...”

“Yiyi...”

After Liu Yunlong called her several times, Liu Yiyi finally came to herself.

“Huh? Dad, what is it?” she asked blankly.

“Yiyi, what were you thinking about just now? I called you several times and you didn’t answer,” Liu Yunlong said. If this had been another parent with such wealth, long accustomed to being obeyed, they would have long since lost their temper if their child had been this absent-minded.

But Liu Yunlong and his wife had only this one daughter, whom they loved dearly. They simply could not bear to get angry.

“Oh, nothing! I was just thinking about something,” Liu Yiyi said, sticking out her tongue in a playful manner and acting cute toward Liu Yunlong. With a move like that, even if Liu Yunlong had been angry, it would have melted away at once.

Liu Yunlong chuckled and asked, “Thinking about what?”

“Hmm... I was thinking about holding an art exhibition,” Liu Yiyi said. What she had been thinking about was not this at all, but holding an exhibition had indeed once been one of her ideas.

When Lei Jiahao saw Liu Yiyi’s adorable expression as she stuck out her tongue, he was already deeply moved. Now that he had found a topic, he could not help but interject eagerly. “Haha, holding an art exhibition is wonderful! I’ll definitely support Yiyi’s idea. I’ll come to your exhibition when the time comes.”

“Haha, good. Just having you come would already be great, Jiahao. We’ll definitely let you know when the exhibition is held,” Liu Yunlong said.

This was a brilliant move, striking first to seize the initiative.

Liu Yiyi could not refuse her father’s face, so she had to agree. Fine, it was only an art exhibition; it was no big deal.

“Dad, when will Mom be back? When that time comes, I want Mom and Dad to be my guests of honor,” Liu Yiyi said.

“Your mother will be back soon. By then, no matter how busy I am, I’ll push everything aside and be your guest of honor, hahaha...” Liu Yunlong laughed. At last, he had scored a point against his daughter. Not easy, not easy at all.

This time, Lei Jiahao learned his lesson. He asked about the art exhibition and chatted with Liu Yiyi about it, and Liu Yunlong also very much hoped that his daughter could have some interaction with this promising young man. With Liu Yunlong helping to smooth things over and fill the silence, even though Liu Yiyi was very unwilling, she could only respond halfheartedly.

Still, even so, and even though Liu Yiyi seemed to have little interest, Lei Jiahao was already quite pleased. After all, feelings were not built in a single day; they had to be cultivated slowly through conversation. And Lei Jiahao felt certain that he would eventually win Liu Yiyi over.

To one side, Li Wang could only smile bitterly to himself. Master, you really don’t understand the situation. With the young lady in her current mood, forcing this Lei Jiahao on her will only make her resent it more, and make success even less likely.