Zhan Xian walked inside the coffee shop full of confidence and tall as if the trace of nervousness he experienced outside was merely an illusion.
However, when he saw Gong Shen alone with an expression of wanting to eat the cake in front of him but resisting his expressionless mask cracked. With furrowed brows he approached the table.
" Where's the girl I was talking to?" Zian Xian asked sounding impatient.
" I'm not sure Boss..."Gong Shen also felt conflicted about his future sister-in-law leaving.
Yes , he did have plenty of experience dealing with girls who wanted to have a relationship with Boss but every time it was to kick them far far away. This was the first time Boss was interested in a girl but unlike all the others she ran away from the Boss!
What was this poor little assistant to do? It's not like he can stalk the girl or force her to stay? But it seems like his future sister-in-law gave Boss her number in the letter she wrote so hopefully he wouldn't be too angry.Well that was what Gong Shen hoped. He had no idea how angry Zhan Xian was to be soon but thank lucky stars his rage wouldn't be directed to him.Also an amazing distraction had saved all of the subordinates little lives.
" She got a call and had to leave..." Zhan Xian's icy aura intensified and a slight frown tugged at his lips. When he entered the coffee shop everyone stared entranced by his looks but now they had a slight fear from looking at him and quickly shifted their eyes.
Even Gong Shen who knew Zhan Xian for a long time felt intimidated. He stuttered out a few words before calming down and friend to appease this temperamental ancestor.
" Um, Boss...she, she left a letter for you and ordered us some cake. "
" Oh I see..." Zhan Xian spoke nonchalantly but his freezing demeanor subsided.He leisurely drank his lukewarm hot chocolate and glanced at his designs while secretly peering at the letter that was meant for him.
Gong Shen was exasperated at his Boss' behavior. It was so obvious that he wanted to read the letter!It was only the two of them here so who on earth was he pretending for? Huh? He dealt with all sorts of devious personalities before and knew Zhan Xian very well so how could he be fooled by his childish behavior right now. Actually ,he was a bit amused that his clever and cold Boss could behave like this.He was usually so closed off to everyone except his family and close friends. Everyone wondered if he would ever be interested in another person and have a relationship . So today was a day of miracles...
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Gong Shen knew that he spoke too soon! How could he have known the walking disaster Tang Min was going to come with them. The guy was the walking definition of Murphy's Law . Everything and all thing would go wrong around him. Luckily he was brilliant and usually his bad luck only affected him and not those around him otherwise he would kick away this person a long time ago.
Tang Min was Zhan Xian's secretary and second-in-charge. A tall, handsome man with shoulder length hair tied back in a ponytail who wore silver rimmed spectacles . A true gentle man , elite and shrewd. He had excellent interpersonal skills and an ingenious business mind but his only flaw was how uncharacteristically unlucky he could be.
Tripping on a flat surface, getting bird poop on him before an important meeting or even falling ill before an exam. Yes, Tang Min was your guy.
So it didn't come as a surprise when Tang Min came over to their table and accidentally tripped spilling Gong Shen's coffee all over the table. Spilling coffee on Zhan Xian's Letter...
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Gong Shen scrambled to clean the table with napkins and rushed to grab his sister- in- laws letter before it was ruined
" Tang Min! Why are you so clumsy? Don't you know how important that letter was! It was sis..."
Zhan Xian already had the letter in his hand dabbing it with a paper napkin but it was too late. About a third of the letter of totally ruined and words illegible.
Zhan Xian ignored Tang Min's apologies and Gong Shen's complaining and solely focused on the letter in his hand. All of the noise around him faded in the background as he read the elegant and clean handwriting .
[Mr. Designer,
I know it's a bit strange to address a letter to a stranger but I felt as if I couldn't leave without saying goodbye...
First of all thank you for sharing your beautiful designs with me .It was an honor and pleasure to view them. I think you are exceptionally talented and I am already a fan of your work. Keep up the hard work ! I will definitely keep an I out for your and become one of your many supporters. A fan of your ideas and exquisite skill! I can only imagine how wonderful your design would be in reality.
I am also a designer and would appreciate any feedback you could provide if you have the free time.Do you think we could be friends?
Never give up it would be a great loss if your designs never reached the outside world.
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My name...
Email addr... ]
This girl had no need for flattering him. She was honest and genuine. They both had a tacit understanding with each other and she believed in his talent. With his status people always tried to get on his good side and faked their behavior in front of him because they wanted benefits. Yet , this girl was so sincere and talented and just wanted to be friends with Xian. Designer Xian . The real Xian and not Zhan Xian Of capital city. His mood right now was conflicted. He wasn't sure that even If he had her contact information if he would really contact her or just ask one of his assistants to offer her job.
The only thing he knew was letter ended abruptly and for some reason he felt a feeling of lose in the Centre of his chest. A type of loneliness. It made him feel upset knowing that he did not have her contact information. That he would never now what the rest of the letter said.
Snapping out of that state Xian shot Tang Min ice cold staggers. The look in his eyes caused the awkwardly apologizing Tang Min to freeze and he dared not speak another word.
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" Riel! Riel!" A childish cute voice called up and rushed behind Zhan Xian seat. The tense atmosphere broke and Gong Shen and Tang Min took a deep breathe as if escaping a death sentence.
There was a flurry of snowflakes that entered the coffee shop and little hurried footsteps entered the coffee shop. A little girl accompanied by a tall ,blonde body guard entered . The nanny of the little girl who looked at her wits end rushed after the two.
A pair of pink gloves partly covered Zhan Xian's eyes awkwardly as the little girl was still a bit short to reach .
" Guess who?" The little girl giggled sure that her cousin would not be able to find out who covered his eyes.
Zhan Xian smiled . A real smile. Warm, dimpled and somehow exceptionally sweet and gentle.
" Of course it is my , Principessa " he spoke in fluent Italian kissing his little 6 year old cousin's gloves. He then got up from his seat lifted his cousin gently in his arms before giving her a hug and a gentle peck on the cheek.