"Shouldn't you return home on time, once in a while?" Sitting on the couch lazily, Yong Wu called out to his friend.
Cheng Wei was still working on the reports he received from the HR department and rescheduling his work which his secretary provided him with.
Cheng Wei didn't bother to respond as his sharp eyes moved through the pages at a pace that could nearly be called inhumane.
Cheng Wei has always returned home late, ever since he started handling business affairs. Even after his marriage, things remained the same.
Only Yong Wu knows why even after marrying the girl of his dreams, Cheng Wei still preferred to spend his time in the office and make regular business trips.
He has suggested Cheng Wei take some action regarding the matter but to no avail. The ruthless CEO whose mere presence makes people shudder, was quite docile and lenient toward his wife named Xiao Mei.
"Hey...how about we make a quick round trip to Malaysia this weekend?"
Cheng Wei, this time, reacted. However, it wasn't the one that Yong Wu wanted.
Yong Wu raised his hand in defeat. It was futile asking this man to accompany his poor brother.
Soon, silence ensued in the room as Yong Wu busied himself with watching a gaming live stream and Cheng Wei continued his work.
Amidst the silence, much to Cheng Wei's annoyance, his phone rang.
For once he thought to just put it on silent...however, remembering the person who unexpectedly called him in the morning, he hesitated and pulled his phone from his coat.
Sadly, it wasn't the one he hoped for.
"Uncle Lu?"
Yong Wu raised his brows upon seeing the frown marring his friend's face as he listened to the person on the other side of the phone.
"What happened?" Seeing Cheng Wei disconnecting the call and focusing on the monitor screen, Yong Wu asked.
"Eh? What happened?" Suddenly, Cheng Wei got up and marched outside, followed by a bewildered Yong Wu.
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"Xiao Mei."
The voice that called out to her was both, overbearing and beheld something akin to surprise.
Every person in the reception area along with the man who was persistently pursuing Xiao Mei, turned to look at the person walking in her direction with long strides.
His eyebrows were knitted together and slight displeasure contoured his face. However, the man was so charismatically handsome that even his sullen expression looked captivating.
Every person who works here and those who came here in search of work knew this man. However, most of them were seeing him in person for the first time.
The renowned CEO of the Cheng Industries—Cheng Wei.
The man halted not even once until he reached the woman he called for.
For some reason, Xiao Mei was so surprised seeing him here that she wasn't able to utter anything until he didn't reach near her and called out,
"Are you fine? Did something happen?" It was a natural reaction from Cheng Wei considering how Xiao Mei has never bothered meeting him of her free will.
And for her to come here meant that something excessively concerning must have happened.
The person who was chasing Xiao Mei looked ghastly pale hearing the big boss conversing with the lady in such an intimate manner.
He was about to step back and dash away as soon as he could, but his movement paused when a lanky man put his arm around the man's shoulder.
"Not so fast, my friend." Yong Wu, who understood the situation pretty quickly, grinned at the office employee.
Unbothered by the two, Cheng Wei retained his focus on the girl and searched for any discomfort she might have.
However,
"Mr. Cheng...I came to pick you up."
A voice that soothed all his concern and anxiety in a single moment, rang in his ears as Cheng Wei's eyes softened.
Silence ensued between them as Cheng Wei's gaze remained affixed to Xiao Mei's.
Her eyes...she was telling the truth. And even if she wasn't. Even if there was some hidden meaning behind her visit, Cheng Wei didn't care. It was the thought that mattered.
Her appearance at his office was something he could have never expected.
However, being in this field, Cheng Wei has accumulated enough experience to not get frozen in shock for long as he responded to Xiao Mei.
"Then...shall we go?"
Although he tried to sound casual, the subtle elation in his voice couldn't go unnoticed by Xiao Mei. However, as a reaction, she only smiled at him and nodded.
Under various baffled gazes, the duo left the building.
*****
Exiting the building, Xiao Mei and Cheng Wei walked toward the car in silence.
With a soft smile, the old man Lu awaited them.
*Dhak*
Cheng Wei swiftly opened the backseat door for her before Xiao Mei entered after whispering a 'Thank you. '
Cheng Wei was about to enter the car and sit on the front passenger seat when suddenly, Xiao Mei called out from inside the car.
"I am not infected with some virus, you know."
Seeing the slight bulge on her left cheek and the way she moved her eyes away from him left Cheng Wei in a daze for a moment.
The urge to call her 'adorable' surged significantly...however, he controlled himself and looked at the driver.
Uncle Lu indicated at Cheng Wei to sit in the backseat, in case the young master couldn't understand what his wife was trying to say.
Hesitantly, Cheng Wei closed the door of the passenger seat and remained helplessly standing for a moment or two.
Finally steeling his nerves and creasing his brows to gather his composure, he pulled the door for himself and climbed in.
Xiao Mei was still looking away with her hands folded on her chest.
Cheng Wei signaled Uncle Lu to drive as he thought what he should say to comfort her.
...should he say he was insensitive? Or that he didn't know her mood was good enough to let him sit beside her?
'No...that second one might backfire...'
Xiao Mei, who was watching Cheng Wei's reflection in the window couldn't help sighing inwardly before she unfolded her arms and leaned herself toward him.
Cheng Wei was surprised feeling her head resting over his shoulder and her soft hand draped over his.
However, seeing that she wasn't saying anything and had her eyes calmly closed, Cheng Wei also didn't say anything and enjoyed this rare blissful moment for the first time in his life.
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A/N:- Cheng Wei is like a bashful teenager at heart who recently started dating.
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