The next morning a cell phone rang on the nightstand next to the bed. Shen Xing who was awake at the time saw that his baby girl was still sleeping soundly and decided to answer the call himself.
"Hello." Shen Xing said a low voice trying his best not to wake Lin Xiaoxiao up.
"Huh? Did I call the right number? Yes, Hi I'm trying to get in contact with a Lily Xiaoxiao. Is she in?" A smile appeared in Shen Xing's lips.
"Director Lou, it's good to hear from you." The other side of the phone went dead quiet.
After almost a minute of silence, Shen Xing finally heard Lou Hao say: "P-P-President Shen! I-I-I'm sorry President Shen I did not realize I dialed the wrong number!"
"Calm down Director Lou you called the right number. " Lou Hao was utterly confused when he heard Shen Xing.
"You're saying this is Lily Xiaoxiao's phone?" Lou Hao couldn't help but think 'Wasn't the President a woman-hater?' It was only when he heard a low voice float over the phone, that voice was very pleasing to the ears and a voice he had heard before.
"Xing! Don't move around so much!" The half-awake Lin Xiaoxiao reached over under the blankets and pinched Shen Xing on his thigh.
"Ow! Baby girl I didn't mean to wake you! Director Lou is on the phone." Lou Hao went wide-eyed when he heard Shen Xing. He automatically knew that the relationship between the two was not simple! He decided right then and there he would do everything he can to help Lin Xiaoxiao from now on.
"Director Lou? Pass me the phone then." Lin Xiaoxiao who was still half asleep rolled over so she was facing Shen Xing then freed a hand from the blanket and took the phone from Shen Xing.
Shen Xing looked at his half-asleep baby girl with a warm gaze. If anyone from his company saw him with such a warm caring look on his face, they would be absolutely stunned. This cold overbearing man of the business world who helped Empire Group rise up higher than when his father controlled the company. Who always had such a stone-cold expression on his face, actually looked at someone so warmly.
"Hello, Director Lou?" Lin Xiaoxiao voice sounded very groggy. You could tell she was not fully awake yet.
"Ahh… Yes, Miss Lily… Um, you and the president are…? " Lou Hao was still having trouble coming to terms with everything that was going on.
"President? Oh, you mean Xing? We just got together the other day. You can just ignore him. Why did you call so early?" Shen Xing who was laying at Lin Xiaoxiao's side almost burst out laughing when he heard her tell Lou Hao to ignore him.
Lou Hao, on the other hand, was trembling. 'How could she say such a thing? Isn't she afraid of the Presidents wrath!?'
"Ahem… Miss Lily, I called to tell you the contract is ready to be signed and to see if you could come down this afternoon. We also have a manager set up for you that you can meet at that time as well." When Lin Xiaoxiao heard the word manager she could not help but think of Qin Mei. She really wanted to bring Qin Mei to her side. Her quick thinking and planning was world class, not to mention she had some deep connections as well.
Thinking along these lines she looked at Shen Xing. "Xing there is a person I would prefer to have as my manager but I would need your help in persuading her. She was the one who helped me escape the hospital." Lin Xiaoxiao continued on and explained to Shen Xing how capable Qin Mei was.
"Hmm. She does seem to be someone we should pull in. Along from what you're telling me her medical expertise is a major plus. If she was with you as your manager I would not have to worry so much in case you got into some kind of accident. Alright, I'll help try to persuade her for you. Pass me the phone let me talk to Director Lou." Lin Xiaoxiao nodded and passed the phone over to Shen Xing.
"Director Lou I will bring Xiaoxiao over by one this afternoon. Leave the manager on hold for now. We are going to try to bring in someone else as Xiaoxaio's manager. If we can't get her then we will use the one you picked. " Lou Hao couldn't help feeling sorry for the manager he had picked out for Lin Xiaoxiao. Since they were now being used as an afterthought.
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In a coffee shop on Y street in D City three people sat in a private booth. Two of these people were none other than Lin Xiaoxiao and Shen Xing while the third person was Qin Mei.
"Lily it has been a while. I was happy that you called me and invited me out. But..." Qin Mei looked at the devastatingly handsome man sitting next to Lin Xiaoxiao and asked: "Who is this?"
"This is my boy… Err… Fiance Shen Xing president of Empire Group." Lin Xiaoxiao felt a little embarrassed she kept almost saying boyfriend when she introduced Shen Xing.
"Fiance? How come I don't see a ring then?" Qin Mei asked bluntly and straight to the point. This time it was Shen Xing's turn to feel embarrassed. They had agreed to get married in two years but they had yet to make it official since he had not officially proposed yet. But any time they introduce the other to people, they did so as fiance and fiancee.
"Mei! We just got together a couple of days ago, we haven't had much time for those types of things... " Lin Xiaoxiao was feeling a bit shy on this subject. Mainly because most of the time they had spent together the past two days, was used moving her stuff and Little Bo's stuff to their new homes. She had spent the rest of her time naked doing naughty things with Shen Xing.
"Couple of days… Mr. Shen I do not mean to be rude but I have to say this no matter what. If you do anything that hurts Lily I will hunt you down myself. President of some company or not, Lily has gone through way too much for her to be tricked and hurt by someone. So if you are not sincere to Lily, I hope you will break..." Qin Mei who was red-faced with anger was cut off by Lin Xiaoxiao.
"Mei! Stop! Xing is not playing around. I'm sure you know that Ruru and Aunty have moved right?" Lin Xiaoxiao shouted. Although she shouted she was not angry because she knew Qin Mei was saying this for her, only because Qin Mei cared for her.
"Yes I heard, but I do not know where yet. Little Bo hasn't contacted me since the day she moved." Qin Mei was still angry but she held it in when Lin Xiaoxiao yelled at her.
"It was thanks to Shen Xing for agreeing with my request that they are now living on the seventy-ninth floor of the Empire Group building. The floor underneath me. He did that so I could still be with both Ruru and Aunty after I moved in with Xing." Lin Xiaoxiao said calmly.
"Wait, are you living with him? Are you pregnant!?" And of course, Qin Mei jumped the gun causing Lin Xiaoxiao to blush.
"No, I am not. We haven't gone all the way and we won't until we are married in two years." LIn Xiaoxiao could not keep her whole face from turning bright red. Shen Xing who was sitting off to the side had a warm smile as he thought that his baby girl was really cute no matter what expression she had on.
"Okay good… Shen Xing Sorry for my earlier outburst but remember this. I see Lily as if she were my own daughter and I care for her deeply. So please take good care of her for me and don't hurt her." Qin Mei stood up and bowed her head.
"Miss Qin please don't bow. I can promise that I will never hurt Xiaoxiao in any way. I am glad that Xiaoxiao has so many people that care about her. The reason we came here today was to ask if you would like to change occupations. " Shen Xing hurriedly stood up and helped Qin Mei stand back up. This was an action he would never do for anyone but out of respect for QIn Mei who held Lin Xiaoxiao dear, he was willing to do such a thing.
"What do you mean by change occupations?" QIn Mei was a bit confused by his question.
"Mei, I want to ask you. Will you be my manager?" Lin Xiaoxiao expression was very serious as she looked at Qin Mei.