Morning the next day at Regal Palace, the couple were in the garage, arguing.
"I'll drop you off. I already told you yesterday that I would, there's no turning back now.", Zhang Yixing said.
"But I didn't agree!", Zhou Yuexi argued.
Zhang Yixing grinned playfully. "But you didn't disagree as well, did you?", he countered.
Zhou Yuexi was about to say something in opposition but Zhang Yixing didn't want to lose in their argument so he cut her off before she even said anything. "Silence means yes darling. You didn't say anything so that means that you agreed.", he insisted.
"I thought you said I call the shots? How come I don't have a say in this?", Zhou Yuexi complained which earned a hearty laugh from Zhang Yixing.
" You do know how to act bossy. That's more like it darling, you should always show your power and authority to everyone so they won't see you as an easy target.", Zhang Yixing commented as he shuffled Zhou Yuexi's hair. "Still, It's final. I will drive you to your company. Besides, it's a servant's duty to send and pick up his master to and from work."
Zhou Yuexi just rolled her eyes at her husband's logic. "If you drop me off, my employees will see that I got out from your car and I will be the content of their interoffice conversations."
"So?", Zhang Yixing answered nonchalantly. "It's not like such gossip will leak out. They're your employees at the very least and they should know better than to spill their employer's life to others aside from their selves."
"How could you act so passive about this?", Zhou Yuexi incredulously asked him.
"If ever they gossip about you, I believe it is on the positive side. I know that you have a good image in your employees' minds and they would surely support us if they knew that we got married.", Zhang Yixing explained. "Chill darling, don't worry about it too much! Just get in the car already or else we'll be late. The later we get there, the more employees to witness."
With how much Zhang Yixing insisted, Zhou Yuexi gave up in the end and relented to what her husband wanted to do. She just convinced her self that it's a way to save money and time.
...
It was just 30 minutes past 7 in the morning when they arrived at the Empire Estates building. It was still rather early as office hours starts at 8 a.m. so there were only few people in the building, just the security guard, the receptionist and Ye Zixuan who was waiting for Zhou Yuexi's arrival at the lobby.
Zhang Yixing stopped the car right by the lobby entrance as he didn't plan on staying for long. As soon as Zhang Yixing enabled the hand break, Zhou Yuexi tried to open the door to get down but it didn't open.
"Why are you so excited to get away from me darling? The door is on child lock, you won't be able to get out if I don't open it for you from the outside. Wait for me, I'll do it for you.", Zhang Yixing said then he put on a face mask to conceal his identity and went out to get the door for Zhou Yuexi.
As soon as the door opened Zhou Yuexi immediately got out, as if staying in the car for a few seconds more would cause her her life. She went straight for the buildings entrance and didn't even bother to look back at Zhang Yixing and thank him for driving her off.
Ye Zixuan who was waiting for her greeted her the moment she stepped in to the lobby. "Good morning Ma'am!", Ye Zixuan greeted.
Zhou Yuexi just nodded in acknowledgement of her greeting and Ye Zixuan took it as a signal to proceed with her morning report. "With regards to my report yesterday that I didn't get to finish, the companies of the shareholders in Zho...", she said but was cut off when she realized that there was someone approaching them.
When Ye Zixuan stopped in her speech, Zhou Yuexi looked back to where her secretary was staring at and found her self dumbfounded with who she saw. "What are you doing here?", Zhou Yuexi asked her husband.
"Nothing, I just followed you since you forgot something.", Zhang Yixing explained.
"Really? Hand it over already then.", Zhou Yuexi demanded as she looked around to see if there was anybody watching. Thankfully, the receptionist and the guard were professional enough not to watch on somebody else's private affairs, especially their boss's.
Instead of handing over anything, Zhang Yixing pulled Zhou Yuexi close to him and engulfed her in his embrace. "You forgot this." , Zhang Yixing said.
"Take care and have fun. I'll have Lu Han send you something for lunch then I'll come and pick up by 5 in the evening.", he added as he lightly kissed Zhou Yuexi's forehead through his face mask. "Good bye darling!"
After doing what he did, Zhang Yixing walked out of the building and zoomed off in his black Maybach leaving a stunned Zhou Yuexi in the lobby. She was shocked that Zhang Yixing purposely acted like that in front of her employees. She made it clear that she wanted to keep their relationship private, and didn't want to expose identity as Zhang Yixing's wife. Though, she couldn't deny that she enjoyed the feeling of being treated so sweetly by her husband.
"Thank goodness he's sane enough to wear a mask!", Zhou Yuexi thought to her self and sighed in relief.
Aside from Zhou Yuexi, there was another one was even more dumbstruck than Zhou Yuexi herself. Ye Zixuan couldn't believe that she actually saw such scene with her very own eyes. She never imagined that the famous Ice King was actually a warm and accommodating person to his wife.
Zhou Yuexi got over her shocked state and snapped out of her daze when she remembered that she was still in tbe lobby being watched by everybody present there.
"Zixuan!", she called out to Ye Zixuan who was still dazed with the unbelievable scene she just witnessed.
"Zixuan!", Zhou Yuexi repeated which finally caught her secretary's attention.
"Ahhh! Boss, was that really, Zhang Yi...", she wanted to confirm but was cut off by Zhou Yuexi's sharp gaze telling her to shut her mouth and stop her self from saying what she was about to say.
"What was it that you had to report earlier? Continue with that.", Zhou Yuexi ordered as she alighted her personal elevator.
Ye Zixuan followed suit and started off her report that got cut off earlier. "Oh! Right! With regards to my report yesterday that I didn't get to finish, the companies of the shareholders in Zhou Real Estates finished signing the contracts with us in Moonlight. They also agreed to keep your identity hidden and act as though they never sold anything to you. These are the contracts they signed, do you want to review it?", she said as she offered the folders in her arms to Zhou Yuexi.
Zhou Yuexi just shook her head in response and said, "No, I already saw those contracts before anyways and the only thing that changed now is that it has their signatures. On Saturday, Zhou Real Estates will hold a celebratory dinner for successfully clinching a deal with Diamond Hotel. At the same time as their party, announce that we successfully partnered with the Zhang Corporation in their Azure Hotel project in City H. Make it in a way that Both Zhou Real Estates and Diamond Hotel suffers a loss.", Zhou Yuexi commanded as they boarded her private escalator.
Ye Zixuan took notes of what Zhou Yuexi said and continued with her report. "The Zhang Corporation resent their request to have a meeting with. How do you want me answer them Ma'am?", she said.
Zhou Yuexi smirked at the invitation. "They are quite stubborn ay? Tell them I'm considering it and that you'll let them know if I agree for a meeting.", she told Ye Zixuan. "Oh and I heard Zhang Corporation stepped in to the IT scene."
"Yes, you're right Ma'am. Since their last mobile phone series launch was a hit, they developed applications compatible only with their brand's technologies.", Ye Zixuan answered.
"From now on, invest in their every project and it would be better if you can acquire some shares there, too."
Ye Zixuan was confused with her boss's commands. It was obvious that she wanted to support her husband in everything he did but she doesn't want him to know that she does. She always hide behind Moonlight Corps. and masks her identity. She even refuses every meeting proposal that her husband sent even if she knew that Zhang Yixing was tying really hard to know who Moonlight Corps' CEO was.
Zhou Yuexi noticed her secretary's confused look so she told her, "I have my reasons but I can't tell you what those reasons are. Just do as I told you."
"Yes ma'am! I'll let Lu Han know immediately.", Ye Zixuan answered.
"Yes, do that. Actually, Lu Han is going here later at lunch, ask for a meeting with Zhang Yixing under Empire Estates. I would like to discuss something with his boss.", Zhou Yuexi ordered and then busied her self with the paperwork in her desk that needed her attention.