IN LOVE WITH A SOLDIER - SEASON 9 EPISODE 34

“Your mother is a great woman,” Selina commented.

“But you are better than her when it comes to handling a business. You have the skill. H King Group have progressed a lot in the past few years because of your management skills. I heard about your company when I was abroad,” Lawrence deliberately led the subject to business.

He thought that talking about business with Selina would be more interesting.

“Well, H King Group has grown a lot but your company is still the biggest in the city. Then your parents settled in Hong Kong to exploit international businesses. Our company still has a long way to go,” Selina countered. ‘I am less capable compared to Jackson and Cherry, ‘ she mulled to herself.

“You and Uncle can also do that. And don’t forget your loving son,” Lawrence reminded.

“Austin shows no interest in business. I actually don’t know what to do with him anymore,” Selina complained with a sigh. She took a sip of coffee and went on, ‘You have done a good job since you came back from abroad. And Mike has focused on his business too. On the other hand, Austin does nothing but get into trouble. He hit the headline on the entertainment news again yesterday. It was said that he dined with a French model.”

“Austin always has a great deal of box news. When I was in college, I saw some of his photos in newspapers,” Lawrence recalled. He was already used to such news since he could always read some tidbits about Austin and other foreign celebrities.

“Oh jeez! There’s nothing I can do to him. So, when he comes back, you must help me teach him. I think he will listen to you,” Selina proposed with a resigned expression.

“Well… I can help you. But…” Lawrence paused for a while.

“Go ahead,” Selina urged him to finish his words. Lawrence stared at her first before he spoke again.

“You must do me a favor,” he negotiated, meeting Selina’s gaze.

“How dare you negotiate with me,” Selina responded with a laugh. Knowing his temper, she asked, “Tell me what is it?”

“Please help me with the three elders. I want them to stop pestering me about getting married. I don’t want to keep on dating different girls,” Lawrence blurted out his request. This time he was caught off guard but he didn’t want such things to happen again. However, he was not confident in handling the three elders without his parents’ help.

“Well, as for that,” Selina hesitated. She was weighing if she should agree to Lawrence’s request or not.

“Aunt,” Lawrence called out with earnestness.

“Oh, yeah?” Selina turned to look at him. She furrowed her brows for she didn’t know what Lawrence was going to say.

“I will try to find a girlfriend as soon as possible. Just don’t push me,” Lawrence said somberly.

“But when?” Selina asked doubtfully. “You need to give me a deadline.” She was thinking that Lawrence was just trying to trick her.

“Perhaps one day, one week or one month?” Lawrence answered with uncertainty.

“Okay, just remember what you said. I will convince your uncles to get their hands off your marriage matter but you can’t set me up. You must settle down as soon as possible,” Selina urged.

“Come on, Aunt. You know me. I am a man of action,” Lawrence reassured Selina. “Of course, I know you are,” Selina responded.

“So just trust me, okay? There is nothing to worry about,” Lawrence assured her again.

He felt good that he was finally able to convince his aunt. Now, he wouldn’t be dealing with the elders alone anymore.

“Okay,” Selina agreed. Then she rose from her seat, preparing to leave. She reminded Lawrence, “I will send you the address later. Don’t forget to meet Mary Han at 8:00 tonight.”

“Got it!” Lawrence answered with a smile.

“I’ll take my leave now,” She bid goodbye to Lawrence. She was actually still worried that Lawrence might not attend the date tonight.

“Bye, Aunt! I will get ready for tonight’s date after I’m done with my work,” Lawrence said on purpose to erase Selina’s misgivings.

“Okay, bye!” Selina turned and left the office.

After Selina took her leave, Lawrence returned to his seat and dialed a number. “Come to my office now,” he commanded after he got through to the other line.

A minute later, Ivy knocked on the door and entered the office.

She stood in front of Lawrence’s desk and looked down at her shoes. Since she was aware that she did a mistake earlier, she couldn’t afford to meet her boss’ eyes. ‘He must have gotten angry.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have wanted to see me now, ‘ she speculated.

“Raise your head,” Lawrence demanded gruffly. He was infuriated at the sight of the timid Ivy.

Ivy lifted her head to looked at Lawrence slowly. With a fearful expression, she uttered, “Mr. Lawrence, I… I am so sorry for making the mistake earlier.”

“Ivy Li,” Lawrence called out her full name. “You were hired without even undergoing an interview. So you think you can do anything you want in the company, uh?” he yelled at Ivy.

“Please, Please don’t get me wrong,” Ivy faltered as she dropped her head again. She didn’t dare to look into Lawrence’s eyes.

“If you make a mistake again, you better not come here anymore,” Lawrence said petulantly.

“It won’t happen again. I promise. Thank you for giving me another chance,” Ivy apologized as she bowed to Lawrence many times.

Actually, Lawrence wasn’t mad at Ivy. He was just afraid that Ivy might have overheard about his going on a blind date. ‘If other employees know about it, they might gossip, ‘ he thought.

“Get out,” Lawrence said after a long pause. He couldn’t fire Ivy or transfer her to another department. Anyway, after their conversation, he confirmed that Ivy didn’t know anything about his talk with Selina.

“Yes, Mr. Lawrence,” Ivy replied obediently before turning around to leave.

She didn’t even dare turn back in fear that Lawrence might change his mind.