The Undefined Love

Lifen has busied herself with Li Corporation's work. Since she has returned from Guang meetings, many works have remained pending on her table. With her new initiation of bringing new blood into the industry the work and responsibly as well as the risk has increased. She would barely have any time to make calls to Deming and ask about his daily lunches.

And the dinners at night would also remain plain and simple. Though all these things did not decrease the love and care between the couple but looking from a distance, one can say that the sweet things between them have not remained any same after the marriage.

Rebecca was happy looking at the present scenario. Things were all going according to her plan.

One evening, Lifen returned home early. As she entered she made a call to Deming, but the call did not get connected. "Young Miss!", a maid greeted as she came to serve her some chamomile tea.

Accepting the cup with a smile, she asked the maid to leave. Then again she dialed the number but the call was again denied. "Umm maybe he is in some meeting" she said to no one in particular and took a slow sip of the tea. She really needed it to calm her nerves.

"Ahh so you have returned. I thought that you will come at your usual time", Rebecca said joyfully as she made her way to the living room. "I must say you really work hard. You should take some rest too. You are just a woman; you should not overstress yourself with work or you will get aged soon"

At her words, Lifen laughed heartily. "Haha Aunty, it's okay. Even if I don't work for my whole life there would be no way in which I can surpass your beauty so it is only better if I can achieve something through work"

Rebecca too smiled but then added her words once more. "Yes, yes do as your heart tells but do give some time to your married life too. You cannot leave your love life at a hook and go on giving your time to work. What if your husband did not like your attitude towards your relationsh.i.p.s?"

Lifen pondered some thoughts on her words but then shrugging off it, she said, "I got your words Aunty, but Deming is not like that. His love and support is something I will never lack. But still about your words I will keep that in my mind"

The woman nodded. "Yes I can see that you two have so much love in between you but with passing time there too comes a gap between a relationship. And this gap is capable of making strong opportunities for the third parties. Slowly and slowly, I have started considering you more like my daughter, so I gave you my thoughts. Don't take it as something else. I am just thinking the best for you"

Rebecca said as she gently placed her hands over Lifen's and patted it lightly with gentle consideration.

"Lifen looked at her eyes and replied, "Thanks for showing your warm concerns, Aunty. But I believe relationsh.i.p.s work on love and trust between two people. Until and unless those two things are strong and intact in between the two people, they should not fear about any third party. And I am sure in my relationship with Deming, no matter how busy we get in our life and work, no one can take any opportunity in their advantage"

Her words held a firmness that was revealing the confidence she had in Deming and their relationship. Her eyes also held a fierceness. Though she has not told her straight words to the woman's face but she did not like it. She will never like people commenting their views on their relationsh.i.p.s, especially when those comments are doubtful.

Rebecca too felt the displeasure in her eyes. She smiled and quickly said, "Haha, I never meant something against your relationship. Sorry if my words bothered you. But that was something I have got through my experience. I just don't want to let the same happen with you."

Pausing in her words she looked at Lifen. The confusion on the girl's face was something she wanted. Getting the environment that she wanted to create, she continued "In my life there was a time when I was in love too. I have also trusted someone and the love in our heart with all my life. But at the end all I received was the betrayal."

"I am sorry. I did mean to bring those hurtful memories back to you", Lifen really felt bad inside. She had not known that Rebecca has gone through something this tough in her life.

She just got fierce when she heard her say something against her relationship with Deming. She just could not take her words that time so she said all those things. And most particularly, those were her real thoughts. She really thought that any relationship can only remain strong if trust and love between two people remain unchanged.

"You did not do anything and you can't. Just a look of you is enough to bring back those memories to me", Rebecca said, her eyes gazing at Lifen with some accusation.

That gaze was a little new to Lifen. She was confused. What does that mean? The eyes that were clearly resenting her for something. But what was it?

"Sorry! What do you mean?", she asked, all dumbfounded by the words she had heard and the expressions she was facing.

As if Rebecca was snapped back out of some dream. She quickly composed herself back and then said, "Ahh there is nothing. I just said that looking at you all those memories itself gets fresh in my head, since I was so like you in my young days. Believing my husband with all my heart and life until I got the heart shattering betrayal from him"

She paused and then turned her back to Lifen as she continued, "At that time I never thought that the person whom I have given my heart to, will shatter it so horrifically. Never thought that one day he will leave me for some other woman. Never thought that one day the place I had in his life will be given to someone else without any hesitation"

Hearing her side of the story, Lifen felt her heart clutching. Though she has never gone through all these still she knew what it meant to be in love and then get separated by the one whom you consider your life.

Lifen walked to her and placed her hands over her shoulders in order to console her. "Aunt Rebecca, please don't remember the memories that give you pain. I did not know that my words would bring you so many memories back. If I had known then I would not have started it. I am sorry"

Rebecca turned to look at her. Shaking her head in denial and lifting her hand to caress Lifen's face, she said "No, no … It's not your fault. Don't blame yourself. It's me who is getting negative over simple things. You are only being true with your words. Leave all of my painful old talks. I will just say to you that don't overstress yourself with work. You are still young and you should enjoy your life more"

Lifen nodded to her words this time. She can't get stubborn and cause someone pain when the person is only thinking good for her. "Yes I will surely take care of myself. Now please don't think too much about it".

At this moment suddenly Lifen's phone buzzed. She smiled, expecting the call to be from Deming. "Seems like I was worrying for nothing. Seeing you smile, just by hearing your phone ringing. I expect that nothing wrong can go in your love life. Now go, go. That call must be from your husband"

Lifen smiled and then turned to take the call. As she looked at the caller id of the person who was calling her, a baffled expression got into her eyes. It was not Deming calling her, rather it was his secretary Qi Yuirong.

This was the first time something like that had happened. After getting her call, if he was not able to receive it, he would himself call her back once his works get completed, or even sometimes in between his personal meetings. He never cared and put her in his top priority. But today not receiving any call from him rather from his secretary, she found it a little odd.

Maybe it was because she has heard those words from Rebecca before that's why she was just overthinking the presented simple situation. Shrugging off her thoughts she picked up the call.

"Hello!"

"Good evening Mam!", the secretary greeted politely first and then added, "Sorry to disturb you. But I just called to deliver a message from Boss"

"Message from Deming? Sure … carry on!" Lifen asked in confusion

"Yes Mam. Boss has asked me to inform you that today he might be a little late"

"Is he busy with some meetings? I mean the work at the office … Is everything going right?"

"Yes Mam everything is fine. It's just that today Sir has scheduled a dinner with Ms. Xue Ping Ruo. So he asked me to inform you"

Xue Ping Ruo? Who was she? She asked herself. She was sure that she had not heard that name before.

"Okay! just look after him" she said softly and then disconnected the call.