Journey to Happy Ending

Chapter 1582 His Mind Changed (Part One)

"Were you on the beach?" Leena asked, daintily wiping her mouth with a napkin. 'No wonder he didn't

answer my calls. He needed time away in a pure environment to heal himself. I just hope that it

worked.' She thought.

"Um! I realized just how dirty the atmosphere in the downtown area has become, so I needed the

ocean breeze and some freedom, to clear my mind." Rain said, smiling dazzlingly. The smile appeared

strange on his normally melancholy features, and it revealed how handsome and elegant his face could

be. Clearly, he had inherited his attractive attributes from his mother, not his father.

"Dig in! Eat! I have prepared all this yummy food, they're all your favorite dishes." Leena encouraged.

She had been greatly concerned about him and had spent the whole afternoon preparing his favorite

foods to make him feel at home with the comfort of wholesome dishes to enjoy.

"Girl, why are you suddenly so nice to me?" Rain was moved by Leena's efforts, but he asked the

question off handedly, trying to hide how affected he felt. Over the years, he had often spoiled her,

because of her beauty and kindness; he had nursed a secret desire to see their relationship reach

fruition.

"Why do you think?" Leena asked, batting her eyelashes seductively. Then she vanished in to the

kitchen, wrapped in an air of innocence.

"You want my body, right?" Rain called after her with a teasing smile and raised eyebrow. It seemed

that he had finally banished his bad mood. It was pleasant to tease and joke with Leena.

"Sure, Rain, you're pretty handsome. But, sorry, no! I like a man full of vigor. You're just not my type."

Leena said laughing at their game of tease. She settled at the table next to him, an elegant blush

spreading on her beautifully rounded face.

"How am I not your type? Look at this perfectly triangular figure. Don't underestimate me." Rain argued

seriously, lifting up his shirt to show off his lean, muscular frame. He was a perfect example of "Being

skinny with clothes on and muscular without them."

"Puff! Rain, I was talking about the spirit, not the body!" Leena laughed so hard that she spewed some

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"Wow. Girl, you obviously take me for a pig, right? Look at all this food! Are you serious? You're jealous

of my sexy figure, and now you are trying to fatten me up like a pig, right?" Honestly though, Rain was

deeply touched by Leena who had prepared such a feast for him, despite her advancing pregnancy.

She had cooked the feast herself to console him.

"Well, only a fat pig can be sold at a good price, right?" Leena teased Rain. From their teasing she

knew that he would be okay.

"See? Finally your evil plan is revealed! Clearly, this was your ploy all along, right?" His hands had

been busily stuffing food into his mouth while talking. He thoroughly enjoyed the overindulgence,

because he didn't often get such delicious home-made food. Moreover, Leena was an exceptional

cook.

"Oh, no! You've discovered my designs, how careless of me." Leena said, slapping a palm to her

forehead in feigned regret. She felt her efforts were worth it, seeing him enjoy himself, carefree now.

"Girl, thank you!" Rain said all of a sudden. The words sounded incidental and casual, but they

contained the depths of his extreme gratitude.

"Rain, you never have to thank me, because we're a family, right?" Leena said simply, a pretty smile

gracing her lips with an offer of comfort and understanding.

"Okay. Then I won't say it, but rather show my gratitude through my actions, okay?" Some feelings had

no need to be vocalized to the people close to you, they just understood your intent. Others would

never know your unspoken meaning, they were visitors in your life, and their presence was swift and

then gone.

Rain had crammed his stomach beyond capacity this time. It was hard to tell why he had eaten so

much; perhaps to fill up the emptiness he felt, or simply because Leena's fabulous cuisine lured him to

overindulgence.

"Do you need some Alka-Seltzer? Unbelievable! I warned you not to stuff yourself so full, but you didn't

listen." Leena glanced reproachfully at his empty plate. 'Great! You have eaten too much to move,

already!' She thought.

"That's okay, I just need a little walk around the house to deflate. It's because you cooked such a

wonderful meal that I couldn't stop myself!" Rain said and burped, completely leaving propriety behind.

Fortunately, he was with Leena; for with any other girl, Rain would have been completely humiliated.

"So, according to you, I am the one to blame!" Leena said, pouting. 'Is he biting the hand that just fed

him?' She thought.

"Exactly! You cooked, so you must be responsible for this." Rain said, around another spoonful. His

handsome face slightly resembled a chipmunk with stuffed cheeks.

"Who cares about who's to blame? Humph!" Leena said, raising her chin proudly. She was enjoying

this moment of carefree banter with Rain. He had finally emerged from the dark corner he had recently

fled to.

The next morning, two handsome men were studying at each other in the President's Office of FX

International Group. It seemed like they intended to pierce right through each other with the intense

focus of their gaze.

"Tell me! What's your idea, have you formulated a plan?" Eventually, Edward started the conversation,

as the boss he had the responsibility of leading the dialogue. Rain would take his cue from him.

"What ideas do you suggest that I should have? Life goes on, as usual. Do you have a plan?" Rain

asked. His fair skin was complimented by the pale purple suit which he wore, making him look very

winsome.

"Don't play dumb with me. KD Group has recently lost out on a property dispute again, but it's still a

powerful company which can't be underestimated. Their oversight was just because of some internal

scum dragging heels." Edward said, his hands held together meditatively on the table. He stared

intently at Rain who was slouching on the couch lazily.

"So what? It's none of my business." Rain shrugged, he didn't consider KD Group as his responsibility.

On the contrary, he'd love to see it fail. If that happened he would enjoy seeing how awkwardly they

would squirm in their demise. It would mean an end to all those who had always lorded over him.

"Don't you want to turn the tables on them? Make those who hurt you, kneel at your feet. Keep in mind:

you have the might and power of the FX International Group at your back." Edward said with an evil

smile. Daisy was right; Edward was a devious businessman.

"In this way I would take KD Group back to it's former glory indirectly, won't I?" Rain sat up as insight

dawned, looking at Edward. 'What a holy-shit idea from him? He must have known that I've been

looking forward to seeing KD Group's downfall. It would be very kind and merciful of me not to take

advantage of the situation and give them a further hit. Why did he think I would turn the tide in their

favor?' He thought.

"Have you thought this through? You could manipulate the situation and establish your own dominance

in KD Group, then everybody there would be at your beck and call." Edward said, revealing his ultimate

goal. He wanted the people, who all used to look down upon Rain, to rely on him for their living. This

was not an easy strategy, but in the long run a much more satisfying way to get back at them.

"Let me think about it." Rain said, his mental gears grinding at Edward's idea. If this succeeded he

would finally win respect for his mother! He hesitantly considered the complicated dynamics of the Ke

family's network.

"Let me know your answer, once you've made up your mind. We're not short of investment

opportunities, but KD group is ripe for the taking, why not do it? Besides, the Ke family owes you,

doesn't it? I know you don't give a shit about them, but there's no reason for you not to profit from the

people who mistreated you." This was Edward. He would find a way to take advantage of someone

who owed him.