IN LOVE WITH A SOLDIER - SEASON 9 EPISODE 33

“What’s wrong with blind dates? I think it’s the best for you,” Derek argued. “Besides, you parents met each other on a blind date as well,” he added.

When Lawrence heard Derek’s last statement. he was stunned for a moment. ‘It’s true. Dad and Mom met on a blind date, ‘ he thought.

As Mond noticed that Lawrence was wavering, he instantly took the chance to support Derek. “Just pick some girls, Lawrence. Then your Aunt will handle everything. She will arrange the dates with each girl,” he persuaded.

There was a long silence in the room.

After a while, Lawrence finally opened his mouth. “Just select a few girls for me. Then tell me the date and the schedule later,” he agreed with a straight face.

He then rose from his seat and took his leave.

While staring at Lawrence’s receding figure, Derek gave out a slight smile.

“Looks like his parents’ love story has a big influence on him,” Derek remarked.

“It has to be. He loves his mother more than anything else in this world after all,” Wilson added.

Lawrence returned to the company. Before he could enter his office, he caught sight of Ivy who was sitting on her desk.

He gave Ivy a sidelong glance before he went straight to his office.

Both Ivy and Polly perceived the displeasure in Lawrence’s aura. They exchanged glances and shook their heads. They didn’t have any idea what had upset their boss.

Ten minutes later, Ivy and Polly heard the elevator door opened. They raised their heads and saw Selina walking out of the elevator.

The two stood up in a hurry and greeted her, “Hello, Mrs. Selina.” Both of them stared at her in awe.

“Where is your boss?” Selina asked. “He is inside,” Polly replied in a gentle voice, gesturing at the CEO office.

Selina didn’t bother to knock anymore.

She just pushed the door and came in. Lawrence lifted his head to have a quick look at the one who opened his office door then he went back to reading the files in his hands. Actually, he already knew who could his visitor be. After all, only very very few people could enter his door without any permission.

“Hello, Aunt,” Lawrence greeted while signing some documents.

“Looks like I’m not welcome here,” Selina whined. Since Lawrence seemed not to mind her and he just continued with his work despite her presence, she speculated that he must have already known the reason of her visit. “Of course not. Wait a minute, I just have an urgent document to sign,” Lawrence replied.

With a helpless expression, Selina just shrugged her shoulders.

She went to the lounge and took a seat.
Exactly after three minutes, Lawrence closed the file. Then he called one of his assistants over the telephone. “Bring me two cups of coffee here,” he ordered.

“Okay, Mr. Lawrence,” a polite voice resounded from the other line.

After the call, Lawrence stood up and made his way to Selina. He sat opposite from her.

“You already know why I’m here, don’t you?” Selina asked straightforwardly. She knew that Lawrence was a kind of person who hated beating around the bush.

“Just get straight to the point. Who am I going to meet first and when?” Lawrence asked directly. Since the elders cared so much about his marriage, he decided to follow their advice and meet the girls they would arrange for him. But, only for now.

“You have one date tonight,” Selina answered. “Her father is a high-ranking official. She just came back from Britain,” she added while observing Lawrence discreetly. To her disappointment, he was still wearing a poker face which showed no interest at all.

“Time and place,” Lawrence inquired curtly. He had no intention of knowing more information about the girl.

“8:00,” Selina replied. “As for the place, I’ll text you later.”

“What’s her name?” That was Lawrence’s last question. “Mary Han,” Selina answered immediately.

“Be nice to her tonight. Her Dad has a high status in the government. If you two can get married, it will be a good thing for the future of the JC Group,” she added.

“Do you really think that the JC Group still needs to rely on other forces?”

Lawrence asked sarcastically. He hated to mix his marriage with business. Since the elders would arrange a good match for him, they would definitely choose girls from rich and respectable families.

If only he had a choice, he would never want a marriage with interest. He knew that his father had founded the JC Group on his own and he devoted a lot to the company. As a successor, he was well aware of his responsibilities to the company. Marriage for convenience would not be necessary at all.

“You know that your father established the JC Group on his own and he has done a lot to flourish it. Once you married Mary Han, you will surely get her father’s support and the JC Group will benefit from it.” Selina continued to persuade him to take this date seriously.
“Aunt, I can assure you that I will attend the appointment you’ve arranged for me tonight. But I can’t promise you that the result will be what you desire it is to be. Let’s just let nature take its course. I will not pretend to be nice on her just because of her influential background. I can only be who I am in front of her so please stop talking about such thing to me,” Lawrence plainly voiced out his thoughts.

Selina opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something but eventually decided just to keep quiet. As she stared at Lawrence, she knew how stubborn he was and she couldn’t do anything to change his mind.

At that moment, Ivy entered the office with the two cups of coffee. She put the coffee mugs on the tea table carefully.

As she observed the two discreetly, she sensed that a tense atmosphere filled the office. She could see that Lawrence pulled a long face while Selina furrowed her brows.

“Why are you still here?” Lawrence asked Ivy with a stern expression. Ivy seemed to have awaken from her daze.

“I’m sorry. I’m leaving now,” she answered.

Ivy turned around and hurriedly went out of the office. ‘What a fool I am! I made a huge mistake and was scolded by Lawrence in front of Selina, ‘ she blamed herself.

When Ivy was out of the room, Selina looked askance at Lawrence. “Where did you hire this assistant?” she asked skeptically.

“She passed our company’s interview,” Lawrence replied casually.

“Is that so?” Selina continued in an incredulous tone. She didn’t believe that Lawrence just hired this assistant for no reason at all. How could she believe that Lawrence would keep a silly assistant?

“Aunt, you know what? You nagged more than my Mom,” Lawrence replied as he wanted to drop the topic about Ivy.