Inside the penthouse...
When their food was not cooked by her, they both tended to eat at a quicker pace.
They were done with it in 20 minutes.
He was now, going through some papers.
After she was done with the dishes she came to him and said: "I'll be discussing the matters of today's meeting with them, after lunch."
Without looking up he gave an affirmation: "hmm"
She continued: "It was partly my fault, I was a bit more involved in my own project and couldn't supervise their work. Though I asked them to amend them yesterday, it is just an excuse for my incompetence so, I apologise", she bowed.
He finally looked and his lips curved up slightly, in a calm voice he said: "It may have been a problem of management but if the core itself was rotten you can't change a thing. Don't worry, I asked them to start from scratch because these people have been idling too much and have hence forgotten, why they are being paid. If they produce the same level of works in the next meeting, I'll personally fire them." His voice became cold when he said the last sentence.
"Yes, sir." She acknowledged.
Though she was partly at fault, both knew what he said was just! Even she was pissed off by their incompetence, yes, their ideas were not so bad as he had stated them to be, but in both of their eyes if it wasn't at least close to perfection then it was not worth it.
From a young age, they believed it's either a 0 or a 100, for them for most cases they don't like to compromise over anything; may it be their professional career or private lives, they give and expect for the best.
It has been their belief since childhood and it won't change just to satisfy the orthodox plans of Qin, under their hands they will change Qin for the better so, heavy implementations were required.
"Ah!! Before I forget", remembering something, he changes both his tone and attitude, it was a bit childlike.
"I was really surprised, did you do that for me?" he probed her to affirm something. He had a really gentle and childish smile, for a moment he turned into 'her' XuanXuan from CEO Qin.
The ambiance inside the office had suddenly changed. Though they were talking with each other with a Boss-Subordinate status a while ago, now it had changed into a talk between the two of them who, believed and depended on each other, it became their own world where no one else was allowed to step in.
She didn't mind indulging him for a bit, it was something she loved anyway.
"Well, a certain someone was pouting and sulking about how he wanted to collaborate with the WPJ so, I being the certain someone's knight had to fulfill their desire and command, right?" she chided.
"Humph!! I- I didn't do anything of that sort" and he was pouting again.
He was acting completely different than how cold he has been since this morning, if the employees saw him like this, they may not even believe this to be their Ice Emperor of-a-CEO but this side of him was reserved for only and only her.
He was pouting like a child and puffing his cheeks like a hamster, on a side note, even with his World's sexiest title, he looked extremely cute so, the ladies might swoon over on a whole new level.
Anyways, she couldn't help but poke those white puffs which she did.
"En. En. I just did that because it was beneficial for the company" she joked.
"Linlin~"He was using his puppy-dog look, acting as if, he was wronged.
She chuckled lightly: "I was just joking ba. Of course, I did that for you which by chance was also good for the company-"
*BUMP*
Before she could complete her sentence, she felt herself enclosed in his embrace.
She stiffened for a moment.
Her pupils dilated and she felt her heartbeat stop.
His strong pheromones made her mind go blank.
Deep inside her, that small flicker ignited into a wildfire.
There was a storm rising in her usually tranquil eyes and his tight hug was making it worse.
She wanted to return the hug when, he professed in his low voice: "Linlin, thank you. You're the best"..... she restrained herself.
She knew 'it' was something he did when he was happy, the hug was a pure form of showing his dependence on her, a sorrowful glint flashed through her eyes for a second but it remained there just for a minuscule of a second.
She returned to herself, hiding the storm, in the deepest part of her heart for the Nth time.
She took a deep breath calming herself and her eyes were back to normal.
She lightly patted his back, her eyes imbued with warmth, she turned into the 'person' XuanXuan saw in herself and expected her to be.
Her voice became soft and gentle:" Anything for you, my prince."
"hehe.." he giggled and let her go.
.......
Just as they were leaving his room, she remembered her encounter with Uncle Feng.
She turned around to look at the man who was adjusting his cuff links: "Tomorrow we'll be going to meet grandpa, is that okay with you?"
Even though she knew he had no work tomorrow and never said no to her arrangements, she still made it a habit to inform him about it before deciding everything, after all, he wasn't a single man anymore; her fingers twitched when the thought passed her mind.
"hmm..okay. It's already decided, right?" He always went according to her plans, it was not a matter of questioning her decisions because he, himself wanted to depend on her and hence, gave her the right to decide for himself, well, she knew him better than anyone else anyway.
"No, it's not." She lied.
She had made the decision because she knew his schedule and knew he had not much to do, she failed to remember that she was not the only person who could consider his plans for or more like she wanted to forget 'her' existence.
"It alright, I have no plans for tomorrow." He gave a nod as an affirmation
Her shoulders, which she didn't know had stiffened from this, relaxed.
....
They were inside his office now....
He was going through the same materials from a while ago.
Just before she went out she notified him in a flat tone[I want her to use her doting voice from earlier...QAQ] : "Sir, the meeting might take some time. You only need to sign the papers I've put on your table before you go to the dinner meeting. The client asked it to be private so, I won't be following you there." His grip, on the file, tightened.
She didn't notice the change and continued: " All the required files for the meeting are inside the upper drawer, please skim through them. I'll be in the office after the meeting is over so, if you need me for anything just give me a call, I'll be right there." When she said that, his grip loosened a bit.
"hmm, got it. Anything else?" he asked
"No, sir. I wish you a good day." she went out closing the door.
Because she had her back turned to him when she opened the door she failed to see the playful glint that passed through his eyes when she left.
'Won't be with me, is it?'