Yan Julong had a fire in his eyes, ready to burn whoever that tried to come near him. He was clearly in a very bad mood, like a wounded tiger.
"I thought you left already, Mr. Huo." Yan Julong's words made Xiao Lienji flinch. It was as if he was asking what Huo Keung was still doing here. Yan Julong's eyes were focused on the now empty room behind them.
'They were alone in the room,' the thought of this made his blood boil.
"I was just about to," Huo Keung sensed the change in his surroundings but decided to ignore Yan Julong. It was common to be possessive over personal things, and he did borrow his meeting room without his consent. With this thought in mind, Huo Keung decided to ignore the chilling aura emitting from Yan Julong.
"See you soon then," Huo Keung took the last glance towards Xiao Lienji and left.
The awkward surrounding was killing Xiao Lienji's courage. She was about to pass Yan Julong when her wrist was gripped tightly, making her halt in place. Why is everyone making her hand hurt?
"Sir," before Xiao Lienji could complete her words, she was pushed inside the room that she just came out from. The door was closed and locked while her body was crushed on the solid door.
Yan Julong looked directly in her eyes, the same, which were all smiles while talking to some other man. Why were her eyes so dimed when looking toward him? This was unacceptable. She worked here, for him not for that little…
Seeing Yan Julong advancing towards her, Xiao Lienji's soul left her body. It was true that her opinion of him was gradually shifting, but she cannot be like this. His eyes terrorized her, making her remember her former self.
She was so naive, reckless, and unwise. If this happened before, her heart would have fluttered, and she would have anticipation for something more. But now things had changed, she was no longer her old self. Looking at his bloodthirsty eyes, her heart tremble in fear. Xiao Lienji wanted to go out, she suddenly felt suffocated.
"It's hurting me."
Yan Julong looked at her intensely. She was not beautiful, even though she had a good sense of fashion, she was not a person who would make people's hearts fluttered. Then why was she making him feel so different? Why was he tempted toward her? Why did he felt anger when she ignored him and looked at someone else.
When Xiao Lienji looked at Huo Keung in the conference room, Yan Julong felt like he was missing something in his life. No one looked towards him with eyes filled with emotions. When he saw Xiao Lienji and Huo Keung coming out from the room just now, he lost his reasoning.
"You both know each other?"
"That is a personal question," as soon as the words left her mouth, Xiao Lienji realized her mistake. She worked for him, she just had to say 'no' and everything would be sorted out.
"It is a yes or no question, Xiao Lienji" even though Yan Julong's voice was cold and distinct asking for an answer, Xiao Lienji decided to keep quiet.
If she says 'yes', then she had to explain to him further. In that case, what should she say? Where have they met? What was their relationship? Xiao Lienji must lie then, but somewhere within her soul she knew, she could not lie to Yan Julong.
And if she says 'no', Xiao Lienji knew that Yan Julong would never believe her. The way he looked now was a clear indicator that he will not be satisfied with her answer, no matter what she chooses to say.
Xiao Lienji kept quite. That was her best solution right now, to manage the situation. Xiao Lienji could not keep looking in the eyes of the person whose sights sucked her soul out, demanding an answer. Subconsciously, her eyes fell on the ground.
Looking at the person caged between his hands and door, Yan Julong's eyes dimmed. Xiao Lienji was not ready to give him any explanation. What was he expecting?
Yan Julong loosed his grip from her hand and stepped backward. He wanted to clear his mind.
"Get back on your work."
Yan Julong left the room without taking a look back. Xiao Lienji was already expecting this, but still, her heart ached.
Throughout the remaining day, Yan Julong and Xiao Lienji did not interact much. Because Yan Julong's mood was not good, he started working vigorously without looking at the time.
Soon, the time to leave arrived, but the President was still in his cabin working. Usually, only Lui Cheng, along with Ye Mei and Huang Lei used to wait, but as Lui Cheng and Ye Mei were not there today, others chose to wait.
Xiao Lienji did not know whether she should leave or stay. It was getting darker by the passing minute, but she was here in place of Lui Cheng, so she decided to stay until further notice.
Soon it was past midnight when Yan Julong came out of his cabin. The floor was almost empty, as he had notified everyone to leave.
Just as Yan Julong was passing through the cabins towards the elevator, he saw the lights coming from a cubicle.
'Why is she still here?'
When Yan Julong moved towards her, he saw Xiao Lienji sleeping on the chair, keeping her hands on the table for support, and lazing her small head over them. Her eyes were closed, and her breath was steady.
She looked so pure and vibrant that Yan Julong feared that if he touched her, she might disappear.
'Cough, cough'
Startled, Xiao Lienji woke up in a daze. Looking at the tall figure standing near her door, she was completely awake.
"Sir," Xiao Lienji got on her feet, making her way to Yan Julong.
"Why are you still here?" she looked like a scared kitten, his hand twitched to touch her hair which looked as soft as silk.
Xiao Lienji looked around her, and when she saw the floor empty, she knew right away that her colleagues might have thought that she already left, so they did not deliberately look for her.
"I might have fallen asleep,"
"Come on, let's go" Yan Julong was still angry with her for the reasons unknown, but he could not leave her here like this, in the middle of the night.
"Yes," Xiao Lienji had already kept everything in place, so she just needed to pick her bag and leave.
When they reached near the elevator Yan Julong moved towards his private elevator while Xiao Lienji waited for the public elevator to come.
"It's only us, Come with me in this elevator,"
"I won't dare to trouble you,"
"You want me to wait for you downstairs," Xiao Lienji was speechless. She cannot make him wait for her downstairs. But she did not want to go with him either. Having no other choice left, Xiao Lienji followed behind Yan Julong.