"How are you?" asked Jing Yue the moment she reached the car. "I'm fine Mr Jing Yue. How are you?" she asked him. "I'm fine. How has been your stay here so far?" "Not bad Mr Jing. Thanks for asking." "It's good to know that you're fine. I had come to visit Jin Liwei and see how he is doing. I will take my leave now," he said before raising the mirrors and started the car. Li Fei noticed that he friendly and kinder than Jin Liwei. She mentally scolded herself for not remembering to thank him for hiring Liling.
More than two weeks had passed ever since Liling had started to work as Jing Yue's secretary. She had made a number of friends and adjusted to her work. At times, Liling didn't know what to think about the CEO. Sometimes he was serious and then sometimes he seemed to be flirting with her totally confusing her. On one evening when they were soon leaving for work, Jing Yue called her to his office. "We are going for dinner with some important clients. We shall be leaving in thirty minutes," he said. Liling looked at her outfit as if checking if she was fine when he said," You shouldn't worry. You look beautiful regardless." A faint blush came to settle on her cheeks and she immediately excused herself out of his office.
Getting out of the car, the chauffeur drove the car to the parking lot as the two made their way inside four seasons hotel one of the best in Shanghai. She noted that they must be very important clients for them to come at such a luxurious hotel. They had already gotten a reservation all thanks to his assistant. On reaching, they were taken to a private room, and Liling scanned the entire place.
Jing Yue could tell that she liked the place and he was more than glad. "I think we should order for something to eat," he said. "I think we should wait for the clients to come," she replied. "They might be a bit late. I think we should get something to eat. They will find us," he said. Liling ordered for Chicken Chowmein with spring rolls and she didn't pay heed to what Jing Yue ordered. A while later, their food was delivered. "What is that?" she asked pointing to one specific dish. "This is called bear claw. You want to have a taste? It's nice," he said and she nodded. He got some and stretched out his hand for her to eat.
Liling got some and ate it, savoring it's taste. "You like it?" he asked and she nodded before saying," It's so nice." "You want it?" he asked and she hesitantly nodded. He gave the dish to her and she asked," What about you?" "I will have the rest. It's fine," he said switching to the other dish. "You sure?" He nodded and she started feasting on the bear claw.
Finally, they got done with the food and she asked," The clients have not yet arrived. Do you think they got some sort of problem?"
"I don't know. I think we should wait for a while longer," he suggested. "Okay." Silence came between them and during the entire time, his gaze was fixated on her. He then said,"Tell me about yourself." She said," I don't have much to say about myself, Mr Jing." "It's Jing Yue," he corrected clearly displeased before continuing," You can begin by telling me how you ended up in prison."
She said," It's a long story." "I'm all ears," he said. Seeing her hesitation, he said," You can take your time and tell me whenever you're ready." He checked his phone and said," I don't think the clients will come. We should head back home."
He made sure to drive her back home and didn't leave until he saw her enter her house.
Looking at the empty streets, Li Fei sighed after noticing that the rain wasn't going to stop any time soon and instead, it seemed to be increasing with time. It was accompanied by a heavy storm and she noticed cars that had parked so as to wait for the rain to reduce. It was already dark and she couldn't manage to get a cab in this heavy rain leaving her with no option but to wait. She got her phone and started scrolling through her Weibo to pass time. It was until her legs began hurting did she realize that it was ten past eleven.
She placed her phone in her handbag and saw that the rain had somehow reduced. She had to try and get a cab which was so hard given the time and weather. Getting an umbrella, she started moving towards the road when she heard her name being called by someone. Turning, she caught sight of Wang Mel who was standing at the entrance of the company building. Looking at him questioningly, she saw him signal for her to go back which she did. "The Young Master has instructed me to take you to the penthouse," he said and her eyes widened in surprise. Ever since the other day in his room, she had never seen him again. "The penthouse?! It's okay I will get a cab and go home," she said. "It's a quarter past eleven and I guarantee that you will not get a safe cab to take you home. Please follow me," he didn't wait for her reply and started moving leaving her with no option but to follow him.
They took the elevator which took them to the top most floor where the penthouse was When they reached the doorway, Li Fei turned nervous and asked," Is Mr Jin Liwei sleeping?" "No. He's still in the office," stated Wang Mel and opened the door so that they get inside.
Entering, Li Fei was surprised at how it was a fully furnished house inside. She caught sight of the kitchen and she wondered if it was ever used. Wang Mel led her to a room and said," You will spend the night here. Please excuse me."