PRISONER OF LOVE LOVE THE WIDOWER

SEASON 3 Part 9's. Make Deal With Me

I want to go back to Shing Wang Corp, I can't leave Mama alone in Hong Kong, that thought has strengthened in recent days.

"Mama, I'm going back to the company. But I need to clear up the job in Shanghai first. We will open a new branch in Beijing. I need to find the right person because Lu Qin will focus on Beijing."

"You sure Cherrie? Your mom and uncle can..."

"I'm Mama's first child, I won't let you face the snake woman and the Chow family alone." Clasped his hand.

"Alright, on the 25th of next month, there's a meeting of the top 100 shareholders, your Mama and Uncle will try to secure a position here."

"Yes fine." Mama wants to replace the CEO of the company in the next six months after

I'm back in Hong Kong in a month's time I have to relinquish Shanghai operations to someone I can trust first. While I returned to functional positions at Shing Wang Corp.

And one more thing, I need to get support. Mama said the Chow family was willing to help us. This means that maybe I can ask Brother Cheng for help. Anyone who accompanies me must be approved by my family and can support my family. I'm taking my choice now I'll ask for her help personally, of my own accord, but I have to make sure she's willing to do this. Because if I don't I'll back off.

I picked Flair at the Ritz Carlton, waiting for him among the twinkles of Shanghai's city lights, only this time I felt scared like this. Afraid to give up my life, afraid that I might do something to embarrass myself.

I just know he's a widower, whether he's got another woman or not, I don't know. But it's my responsibility as a first child, no. I'm not going to let Nathan Chow and the 19-year-old girl take the spotlight. It's not that easy to let Mama lose.

So this is where I'm tonight in my white dress charging her a dinner appointment. I didn't ask him to pick me up, I just took him to dinner here and he agreed easily.

'I've arrived, I'll be up for a while."

I saw the message get to my phone. The fairly cold air of Shanghai this October afternoon makes me grateful I am wearing this long-sleeved casual gown, while my heart raced nervously with what was happening in the hours in front of me.

Do I look overdone with my makeup, am I elegant enough. I never worried about any of this, but now I wonder with my heart pounding from nervousness.

I saw him, waved my hand and he saw me here.

"City, ..." She saw my dress and maybe I was wearing a little glamorous accesories, she was just wearing a formal shirt and jacket. Looks like she's new from the office not preparing herself specifically, while I look like preparing for this. "You look beautiful, I think I got the wrong costume here... Are we celebrating something?" I shouldn't have worn these earring accessories a little too much as for a formal dinner.

"No, I'm used to wearing this...There was a meeting with colleagues in the office, Shanghai in my view likes a little crowded. Sit next to me Brother Cheng." I'm looking for an excuse. The rather wide and low table made it difficult for me to say anything in person, so I chose to ask him to sit next to me.

"Okay, why did I see you a little weird today. You're fine..." He still watched me I tried to smile

"I'm good..." I'm not sure I'm okay with my heart pumping this blood too hard. "We order food first?" But I tried to smile.

"okay." We ordered what we wanted, I hardly felt hungry from nervousness. Fortunately, my brain was still running to make a light conversation between us.

"You're back in Shanghai after this?" Maybe she thought it was some kind of farewell dinner, I kept my promise to return dinner with her. He was still sweet and polite. While I was getting numb to what he was doing with my next words.

"Ah yes, I need to arrange a few things before releasing Shanghai to the new Director of Operations, while my colleagues move to the new office in Beijing."

"You got the guy?"

"Yes, I have a candidate who will be promoted. So maybe it's not too difficult to switch.

"Good if so. So next month you'll be back in Hong Kong."

"Yes, I'm going back to functional office again. I used to be from scratch in finance and I guess I'll stay that way."

"Good for you, so Nathan Chow is now dating your sister, you'll face him alone there. You can do it..." He's raised my heart. I was silent and smiling, looking into his eyes.

"Sir Cheng, ..."

"Yes?"

"I actually want to ask for help."

"Okay, say." He raised his eyebrows, astonished. I hardly dare look him in the eye. He just sat back and looked at me as usual.

I must gather my courage to speak. I thought of many ways to say this, but still until this moment I couldn't decide what to say.

I took a long breath.

"Is this something that's so hard to say? You're in big trouble?" Now he's looking at me.

"The 25th...." I started wrong, I shouldn't have started from the date. "Sorry is wrong,... " He laughed when he saw me repeat my words.

"Cherrie, what's wrong with you, usually you speak plainly and frankly without fear of anything, if I can help I'll help you, why are you so scared." I saw him smile my fear was lessened. "To the 25th, what the 25th is two weeks away..."

"The 25th..." I wanted to say it but got stuck. What I have to say is from the story of his mother offering implied help, but this concerns my life, I want this to be a personal request, if she approves it personally, ... unfortunately, we have only met 4 times.

"Yes, tell me what happened on the 25th?"

"On the 25th there is an annual Shing Wang Corporation meeting, can you be my partner." I said it in one breath, looking into his eyes. He seemed to have no idea what I was saying. But the boom has been dropped and I can't take any more of my words.

"Become your partner?" He still digests my words.

"This is a personal request, if Brother Cheng is not willing then this will still be here. No one knows about this but us."

He still doesn't talk.

"I heard Mother Brother Cheng, once said he would help with implied from Mama, I need a partner to stand, Shing Wang is divided into two, this may be business but it can also be personal, he said, I don't know Brother's position now.., I know the risk of this request, but if Brother Cheng doesn't want to get involved, I won't ask again. No one will know about this request."

I looked at him who was still silent. Please tell me something.

"Cherrie... partner, you asked me to get the family involved in a fight with your father and the Chow family, and you mean personal...?"

"I am willing to be .. assurance.our families do not harm each other. I realize Brother Cheng can't decide this on his own, but it's just a personal request, so if Brother Cheng doesn't want this request to go away."

He's quiet again. This time not looking at me but staring at the building in front of there. I didn't dare to talk and just wait for him, my heartbeat drove me crazy. This request was too sudden I knew it.

"You like me? Because you said it was personal?" I was shocked when he suddenly asked. "I'm sorry, .. I didn't expect you to say something like this."

"I feel Brother Cheng is good... I don't know about likes, I don't know ... Might as well. Gosh, this is embarrassing." I laughed awkwardly and threw my gaze somewhere else.

"You don't know more about me yet, how you decided this, what if I'm not as good as you think."

"Did something happen when you were in Paris, Nathan said something that made you angry? Is she babysitting you? What made you suddenly go from not wanting to interfere in family disputes until you dared to ask me to be your partner?"

I didn't answer, I had to say this. The motivation is not that I liked him in the first choice. He will most likely reject me, right?

"This request is too big, I'm wrong Brother Cheng, maybe Brother Cheng already has a girlfriend. I'm sorry, I'd better just go, I'll finish the bill." I moved with despair and shame. He held my hand holding me back.

"Wait a minute, that's not what I meant. I just want to know what happened. Sit down..." I sit back. "So did Nathan do anything?"

"Nothing, just yesterday when I was in Hong Kong, my mother was insulted by the woman and her son, they said, the next CEO is Nathan and the wife is his son." I let out a breath. "I know this is very excessive, maybe Brother Cheng already has a lover, immediately say not only here is okay. I won't hurt or anything..."

"No, I don't have a boyfriend yet." He even smiled.

"Oh." I'm staring. "That's great." She grimaced, suddenly I wanted to laugh, this was both embarrassing as well as funny.

"You don't have a boyfriend?" Now he's the one who's asking between the air that's already starting to cool out here.

"No." I crossed my arms. Even though it's a long-sleeved shirt, I'm still cold. He saw my movements.

"You're cold?" He took off his jacket and attached it to me. The warmth of his body was still left there, the fragrance of his perfume was smelled by me.

"This, ..." So he who doesn't wear a jacket, I should choose a closed restaurant, but I love this view of the Shanghai skyline.

"No, my shirt is thick." I smiled, he was a caring person. We were different maybe about 6-7 years, whereas with Nathan I thought only 1-2 years.

"Thank you."

We sat there side by side.

"Why don't you have a boyfriend?"

"Hmm. I don't know I used to be a famous gangster, no man would dare me unless he was a gangster either and I don't have the ability to bully him." Now he's laughing.

"I've heard you destroyed a teen star's career I think Wong Lee Man's daughter is on par with his father's reputation. Very admirable... But why when I see you now I don't think you're that bad. What's going on, I wonder where that gangster girl is..." I smiled, and he knew my reputation.

"I met a kind-hearted family who accepted me, my outlook changed, I came to know something good, which I used to think being good was bad and pointless, I was wrong, I forgive my past so messed up, accept what happened and understand the world is not always perfect. I try to have better empathy and sympathy..."

"Something has changed seems. New family?"

"Yes a new family, maybe I'll introduce you later."

"That looks good, ..."

"Yes, it's nice, forgiving and feeling better afterwards. It's a long way to get there."

"Yes everyone can change, with his own will and consciousness."

The conversation calmed down, I sat beside him quietly, it seems that the person next to me also understood more about the wisdom of life, I felt unable to bully him from the start. But with Nathan, it feels like he and I are both at a high voltage level.

"What Brother Cheng will say no, just say as soon as possible so that I can do something else. I have to help Mama, I know my motivation is wrong, but I will also try to make this go well, I don't know, I can't seduce men, I can't seduce men, I can only make a deal and force, I'm a bad girl..." He's laughing now. What's funny about it.

"Sister, ..." I pushed her shoulder because she was still laughing.

"Yes okay,..."

"What's okay?" He was still smiling looking at me, what was really on his mind.

"I understand what you're thinking. But I need time to decide this, because if I agree I have to endure something. So give me some time..."

"7 days, if not just say it... I won't protest anything."

"If I don't agree, you have plan B?"

"I'm not going to tell you, I have to do whatever it takes to make sure I win, until next year's general shareholders' meeting."

"Sy little girl, you are indeed Wong Lee Man's son, only know make deals and force." He grimaced wide.

"That's a compliment or an insinuation of my dear Brother Cheng."

"Both Princess Wong Lee Man. Don't judge yourself too highly." Now I'm laughing.

"Well, I take that as a compliment."

"I thought you were going to say it. Never want to lose." We're laughing now.

Looks like I have a 60% chance he'll agree to it, he's still here chatting with me, giving me his jacket, at least I still have hope. But I'm not gonna force it.

We sat together side by side looking at the flickering glint of Shanghai.

"I like you at least to get this started, I don't know if it's gonna work, but at least I chose you without a doubt rather than Nathan Chow." He looked at me and smiled. "I'm just trying to increase my risk, I guess." I closed my face and laughed.

"You did well."

"really."

"true." I smiled at him. "But it's pretty cold here, let's just go home. You brought your own car?"

"I brought my own car."

"Alright, come..." Now he gives her his hand. Now 70 ⁇ I think I'll make it.

"I still pay..." I stepped into the cashier on the inside.

"It's up to you."

We were both quietly busy with our respective thoughts in the elevator. It doesn't feel like it's in the main lobby.

"I'll go home, call me later."

"Yes. Be careful."

"Thank you for everything. I'm leaving."

I turned around and headed for my car in the parking lot. What had to happen had happened, no matter what the outcome, I had no regrets asking for it.