Crashing Into You 288 Are You Afraid Of Your Own Ghost?

She smiled at everyone in the table and apologized. 

"Sorry if I keep you all waiting..." She said. She didn't even glance at Lu Jiaosheng direction. 

"We've thought you will never come down and have already taken rest because you feel unwell. How are you feeling now?" A concern voice from her father emerged at the dining room. 

Lee Chin Mei felt guilty for her made up story. She made a fake cough. 

"Not quite good." She answered. 

"Let's eat now so you can take meds after..." Master Lee answered. 

She nodded. They started to eat silently while they putting some meals into their bowls. She was reaching for xiao long bao when Lu Jioasheng suddenly helped her put them into her bowl. 

"Thank you." She said blus.h.i.+ngly. Lu Jiaosheng gave her a flas.h.i.+ng smile. 

"So how have you been these last few years?" Madam Lee asked Lu Jiaosheng. 

"So far, so good, Auntie. I have set up my own tech company almost two years ago and got some pretty good partners.h.i.+p from different companies now. 

Madam Lee was impressed. "Oh that's nice. I'm so glad that you have started your own company. But who's helping your parents with your family business?" 

"My older brother!" Lu Jiaosheng answered. 

"Does your older brother has his own family now?" Madam Lee asked.

"He got married six years ago and I have two adorable nephews now." 

"Your parents must be happy having grand kids to play with. Our friends have their own grandchildren too and just envious that we still don't have any grandchildren yet. Lee Jin Ho hasn't introduced to us his girlfriend yet and must not have marriage on his mind as of this moment." Madam Lee said with so much disappointment on her voice. "Have you met his girlfriend already?" 

Lu Jiaosheng shook his head.

"That rascal! If Lee Chin Mei didn't meet his gilfriend accidentally at his pad, we will never know that he is dating someone now..."

Lu Jiaosheng took a glance at Lee Chin Mei. "You've met his girlfriend already?" 

Lee Chin Mei nodded. 

Lu Jiaosheng smiled. "So it's really true that he already have a girlfriend."

"Why?" Madam Lee asked. 

"I thought he was just fabricating story since he hasn't introduced the girl to his friends yet." Lu Jiaosheng said. 

"Lee Chin Mei, his girlfriend is pretty." 

"Really?" Lu Jiaosheng said. "Now, I'm really curious to know to meet her"

"How about you Lu Jiaosheng? Do you have a girlfriend already?" Master Lee suddenly chimed into the conversation. 

"None yet." Lu Jiaosheng answered and swept a glance at Lee Chin Mei. He was trying to catch her reaction but she never shown any interest about the topic. She was busy munching foods. Lu Jiaosheng unconciously made a frown. 

"Why? Haven't you moved on from your heartbreak seven years ago?" Madam Lee was caught surprised. 

Lu Jiaosheng softly laughed. His first heartbreak was known to this family since he always went at their Villa at the peak of his heartache and now he felt so embarra.s.sed. 

"I've already moved on from that heartbreak, Auntie!" He shyly said. 

"Good! Because that girl doesn't deserve you!" Madam Lee exclaimed. "You should start looking for a girlfriend too. You're now 27 years old. It is the best age to find a woman that you can settle down with. I've married your uncle when he was about your age before." 

"I think I have to wait for few more years Auntie before I settle down..." 

"Why?!" Madam Lee asked. 

Lu Jiaosheng smiled at Madam Lee. "Because I'm still searching for that girl I met in Hong Kong who..."

Lee Chin Mei suddenly choked, Lu Jiaosheng immediately gave a gla.s.s of water to her. When Lee Chin Mei has already recovered, she looked at Lu Jiaosheng and gave him a deadly stare. 

Lu Jiaosheng curled up his lips. 'You're acting like you weren't interested on my lovelife huh' he said as he looked at Lee Chin Mei. 

"Are you okay now?" He asked. 

Lee Chin Mei forced a smile and nodded "Thank you." 

"You're welcome." Lu Jiaosheng smiled at her too. 

"This little girl has a gluttony on foods. She always have this habit of stuffing a food after another into her mouth even if she is experiencing a sore throat now..." Master Lee chided his daughter. 

"At least she always have a good appet.i.te." Lu Jiaosheng commented. "Good thing, her love for food didn't show on her body!" He teased. 

Master Lee and Madam Lee laughed. "But she was a chubby little girl before right? Don't you remember?" Master Lee asked Lu Jiaosheng, he was teasing her daughter too. 

Lu Jiaosheng laughed heartily when he remember Lee Chin Mei on her 11 years old self before. But who could have thought that after 7 years, she have transformed into a beautiful girl who has a tiny waist. Her body may not be fully developed into a woman yet but she starting to have curves. 

He knew because he once saw it. 

His face suddenly got hot with that thought. 

"Yeah but she was already cute even if she was chubby before." Lu Jiaosheng said.

Cute. Was she a dog to be called cute?

Lee Chin Mei pouted and have lost her appet.i.te.

She wanted to disappear now. But she could not afford to leave yet because she was afraid that Lu Jiaosheng will tell everything that happened to them in Hong Kong to her parents. She needs to be on guard to ensure that he won't spill anything. He seems like he wasn't really convinced that she wasn't that girl.

Some several topics have been discussed over dinner and it was almost 9PM when they have finished the meal. 

"Thank you for this sumptous dinner" Lu Jiaosheng thanks the Lee family as they walked to the living room. 

"Let's have some tea first before you go home for better digestion." Madam Lee suggested to Lu Jiaosheng. 

Evening tea? So Lu Jiaosheng won't be going home yet? 

She looked at Lu Jiaosheng to tell him not to accept her mother's evening tea session invitation.

"Maybe some other day, Auntie..." Lu Jiaosheng said. 

Lee Chin Mei curled up her lips. "I'll see you off, Brother Lu." She said giving him hint that he need to go home now. 

Lu Jiaosheng smiled and nodded. He turned to Master Lee and Madam Lee "I'll take my leave now Uncle, Auntie.."

"Hope you visit is again some other time. Our Villa is always open for you." Master Lee said. 

"Next time I'll cook for you on your next time visit!" Madam Lee said.

"I'll be looking forward to that Auntie!" Lu Jiaosheng said. 

"Lee Chin Mei after you sent your Brother Lu off, don't forget to take meds!" Madam Lee reminded her.

"Uhm" Lee Chin Mei said and turned to Lu Jiaosheng. "Let's go, Brother Lu!"

Lu Jiaosheng nodded.

They started to walk to the frontyard.

"Brother Lu..."

"Uhm." 

"Please don't spout nonsense again in front of my parents next time" She said. 

"Nonsense?" Lu Jiaosheng knitted his brows. 

"Stop mentioning about that Hong Kong Girl again..." 

Lu Jiaosheng laughed "Why? Are you afraid of your own ghost?" 

"What ghost are you talking about? I just don't want you talk about it again as if you were mocking me." 

"You'll only get mocked if it's you. Why would be affected? Didn't you say that it wasn't you?" He scoffed.

"You don't believe me, do you?" She snorted

"Why wouldn't I?"

Lee Chin Mei was astounded. 

"Is it you?" Lu Jiaosheng asked. 

Before Lee Chin Mei could answer him, a headlight from a car were flas.h.i.+ng through their direction.

She covered her face. 

The car stopped in front of them. The man at the driver seat rolled down the car window and shouted.

"Lu Jiaosheng, what are you doing here?" Lee Jin Ho asked. 

Both of them were shocked to see Lee Jin Ho.

"Brother, what are you doing here?!" Lee Chin Mei was really surprised to see her brother. A guilt flashed on her beautiful face. 

"Why is it wrong to come home?" Lee Jin Ho answered.

"No, I was just surprised to see you here!" 

"Yeah, like I was surprised to see Lu Jiaosheng here." Lee Jin Ho said.

"H-He was about to leave now..." Lee Chin Mei said. 

"I can see that.." Lee Jin Ho answered "Lu Jiaosheng, why are you here?" 

"We b.u.mped into each other earlier at the cafè near my school. So he offered to bring me home." 

"And why are you still here at this hour?" Lee Jin Ho question was directly being thrown to Lu Jiaosheng but Lee Chin Mei keep answering him. 

"Mom invited him for dinner!" 

"Why are you answering all my questions. Was you his attorney? And why are you still here outside? Go back inside now!"