Cheng ming got home really shaken with bitterness after the scenario that had taken place at Zhengzhou's office. Her whole world felt crumbled, someone finally knew her dark secrets she tried hiding for a long time which is being used presently as a blackmail in her life. She regretted ever applying for a job in his company. " Curse my desperation to find a job"she muttered to herself bitterly as she laid flat on her bed with her hands crossed on her belly.
"Cheng are you in there?" Her mum's voice echoed outside her bedroom's door.
Cheng quickly adjusts herself up from the bed and rested on her back on a pillow,putting a little smile on her face.
" Come in mum" Cheng ushered her mum in loudly.
Mrs chiu, Cheng's mum opened the door slowly,peeking in like a child.
" Didn't know you were back" Mrs chiu said walking in as she closes the door gently. She walks over the bed and sat firmly beside her daughter as she kept glaring at her in amusement.
" What's with that face mum?"Cheng asked
Mrs chiu smiled mockingly. "Your makeup is all smudged and you look so much like your cartoon idol you had when you were a kid."
"Mum!?" Cheng whined embarrassedly
" You could have at least wash it off before coming on your bed to sob"
"And why would I sob"
Mrs chiu sat up " hmmm probably because you didn't get hired this time?" Her mum knew her well enough to tell whenever she was moody or happy.
Cheng wore her face in disbelief. " And what if I told you I'd get the job?"
"Well..."
"wait... Did you?" Mrs chiu asked with so much curiosity in her eyes."
Cheng nods positively. " I have a job now "
Cheng's mum face were written with so much excitement as she pinches cheng's smudged right cheek.
" ouch, mum!" Cheng exclaimed in pain. She felt the pain so much but not so much as she felt the over excitement that her mum embodied. She felt really guilty for lying to her about getting a job when she knew deep down that she only got to be a slave to a monstrous CEO she wished she had never set her eyes on.
Should she tell her mum the whole truth at least why she was still in a good mood? Cheng thought to herself. No, that would make her mum's condition worsen. The treatments she had been taken were working though but she definitely didn't want any bad occurrence on her mum's health again. This is all for her well being, she is the only family left that she had got, she thought again.
" we should celebrate, few glass of red wine would do?" Cheng's mum suggested happily.
" mum, you can't drink"
" A glass won't hurt"
"No no no....remember you have health issues and I don't want any complications"
Cheng's mum hissed in disagreement
" Come on, its even been a while we had a mother and daughter bonding,don't you think" Mrs chiu tried convincing Cheng with her pity baby stare which looked a little wrinkled.
" That stare won't change my decision "
" You are free to bond with me...with soda only"Cheng voice sounded intimidating and Mrs chiu won't want to upset her daughter.
"Fine...I'll just have soda."
" You act like you are the mother here"
Cheng shrugged her shoulders playfully " Whatever mum, you are still not having the red wine" Cheng said as they both burst into laughter.
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Cheng hastily walked behind Zhengzhou holding a large,heavy brown box.she tried running faster to meet up with the frowny looking CEO who stucked his hands in his pants pocket and walked with so much speed like he was having a race walk with her. Everyone stared at the both of them but their gaze landed on her every footsteps she made. Cheng tried not to look at their poking eyes of curiousity about her since she was a newbie in the company.
Zhengzhou stopped and looked behind him seeing Cheng far away.
He hissed bitterly " Can you walk faster? " he ordered in a cold voice which made everyone stare the more. Cheng trying to walk faster in her black elastic straight skirt which almost touched her kneels and the flat heels she had wore. She walked faster towards Zhengzhou still struggling with her bag which slipped from her right shoulder repeatedly. Suddenly she missed a step and fell on her face with the box of files which were scattered everywhere
She got everyone's attention,some murmured and laughed under their voice. Zhengzhou gave a hateful stare at the fallen Cheng.
" Get your lazy self up" he voiced out in anger. Cheng couldn't look at anyone out of embarrassment, she immediately got up and started picking up the files which flew to different places. Cheng wished the ground could just swallow her up right there. Some coworkers were kind enough to hand over the files which flew to there side.
Zhengzhou waited, looking at his wrist watch at every second. Cheng piled the whole file and placed them inside the box as she carries it up on her shaking arms again.
Zhengzhou seeing she was done, walked further once again towards the office doors. Cheng tried walking closer to him this time around but he was still to fast to meet up with. She got tired and avoided falling on her face the second time.
" is she boss Zhengzhou's P.A" muttered a woman to another.
" maybe she is" answered the other lady who spoke with so much curiousity in her voice. Cheng could hear the women's conversation. Only if they knew she was only a contract slave to their heartless CEO,she thought to herself as she left out the doors with Zhengzhou in front.