"Gentlemen, this is Suyin's manager called Li Fei. She's really done a great job within the little time she's joined us," the CEO introduced her to the men.
Shaking hands with one after the other, she finally reached him and she felt her palms turn sweaty.
Getting hold of her hand, he said," I'm Jin Liwei."
She nodded and didn't dare to meet his gaze. She tried getting her hand out of his hold but his grip was tight. She then raised her eyes to meet his and she reminded him," Mr Jin Liwei, my hand."
"My bad," he said and he let go.
She cursed him under her breath and she wondered what he was up to. What was he doing here? Had he come to make her life a living hell here too?
As they resumed their talk, she realized that he wasn't participating in the conversation and instead, was looking at her the entire time. She felt like it was the perfect opportunity to run away but before she could take a step, one man said," Ms Li Fei is a beauty indeed with all the charms. Will I have the opportunity to talk to you after here?" Swallowing, she replied," I-I don't know if it will be possible because I have a lot of work to do." "But- " "You should respect the lady's decision. Don't you think?" Jin Liwei interrupted glaring at the man and he kept quiet.
Sensing the atmosphere turn intense, Ms Ghao decided to intervene.
"Ms Li Fei, Mr Jin Liwei was my student. I taught him at College," she said and she nodded.
When they later resumed the conversation, Jin Liwei was scanning Li Fei in her purple dress. The knee length dress had clung to her body and although she had lost some weight, her curves were still visible.
Seeing her discomfort and the way she was not daring to look his way, he realized that she knew that he was looking at her. Li Fei wanted to flee from the place because she felt his eyes on her the entire time, as if scrutinizing her. When she gained the courage, she inched closer to Ms Ghao and told her that she wanted to visit the washroom.
She excused herself away and immediately ran to the bathroom.
When she reached, she ran to the sink and opened the faucet for the water to pour. She washed her face several times and she looked at herself in the mirror. She couldn't believe that all the time she spent away from him were for nothing. He still affected her the same way! Why did she have to meet him in all people? Taking several deep breaths, she said," Calm down. You're going to be alright."
One thing she realized was that, she couldn't stay in this place any minute longer.
Just then, the door was opened with great force and she gasped, stepping back.
Suyin came in and asked," Are you okay?"
"Yes. Why?" "I-I saw Mr Jin Liwei among the guests and I came to check on you."
Taking a deep breath, she said," I am not feeling well honestly. I don't think I can make it back to the party." "But you haven't yet given your speech," she reminded. "It's not that important. You will tell the CEO that I left because I wasn't feeling well," she said. Suyin nodded and said," Take care."
Using the backdoor, Li Fei left the hall and hailed a cab back home.
Reaching the house, she went to the kitchen and gulped an entire glass of water.
Sitting down on the floor, she folded her knees and hugged them before crying. She couldn't believe that he had shown up to ruin her life once again. It didn't matter if it was only once because it was enough to make all her efforts go to waste. Just what had he come to do?!
A long while later, she walked to her room and she didn't know when she fell asleep.
Waking up in the morning, she had a splitting headache and she took some pills. As she was in the kitchen looking for what to eat, she heard a knock on the door and walked to open it.
"Li Fei, are you alright? I was so worried about you. I went to Zeroin Records yesterday but they told me that you had left and on coming here, I knocked a couple of times but you didn't answer," he said getting in. "I'm sorry it's just that I slept early yesterday."
"You scared me. You were not picking up your phone and I was about to break your door." "Sorry. I wasn't feeling well." "But are you okay?" he asked.
"Yes. I just need some rest." "Okay. Ain't you leaving for work today?"
"I will go tomorrow." "Alright. I will take my leave now. Please take care of yourself and incase of anything, call me."
She nodded and he left. As she was preparing a simple breakfast, her mind went back to yesterday night. The royal blue suit he had worn suited him well. She wondered if he was still in Shenzhen. But why would he be here? It was obvious that he had gone back to Shanghai unless if he had business to take care of here. She shook her head to get rid of such thoughts.
After the breakfast, she called her friend. "Liling, you can't believe what just happened," she said the moment she picked up. "Tell me. The album release was a huge success?" she asked. "Not about that. Wait, did you ever tell anyone that I'm in Shenzhen?" she asked. "I don't think so. Why?" "I just saw Jin Liwei yesterday," she said.
"What?!! How did that even happen?" Liling snapped.
"Did you tell Jing Yue?" she asked. "No- Yes I did. I'm sorry FeiFei. I didn't know he would go tell him. Please forgive me." "What's done is done Liling," she replied.