Ling was totally taken aback by what just happened. There were no words that could help him climb up the shock that he just received. Standing in the room made him look like a fool who dug a pit for himself. He didn't want to spend another minute here.
He left the the room without a word. He wanted to pay her back for what she did.
As she pushed open the door of her cabin she was welcomed with another uninvited superior.
As she walked towards her chair, she questioned, "Chyou, seems like appointments hold no value when it comes to position and status. Don't you think Mr. Su?"
"Meilin, I am sorry for coming in without letting you know. I just wanted to talk to you." said Lin as he hoped that she would not turn him down again.
"Mr.Su Lin, I don't think we are close enough for you to address me in such a way. Also, I would prefer to keep all our conversations formal and work-related. If it is something beyond my requirements lets leave it here."
He wanted to say something but the words doesn't seem to exist at this very moment. He stood up and walked towards the door and paused before saying," I hope you could give me one chance to explain. It wouldn't hurt right?" he always carried hope when it was about her.
She didn't bother to look as she grabbed the work papers and said,"Time heals but it doesn't disperse your memory."
He took a last look at her, who was busying herself with work, before leaving her cabin.
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Meanwhile in a noisy garden the shouts and laughter gave a warm and cozy atmosphere. A man had his niece on his shoulder while the nephew was chasing him. The scene contained the comfy feeling of a family.
With his parents watching him from the balcony of the villa with all smiles seeing the scene, his grandparents enjoyed the morning while having their coffee in the garden.
"Uncle Hui, don't run, I can't catch up." complained the little boy as he tried hard to catch up.
"That is why I am running." teased Hai Hui.
"Seems like you will never grow up." complained his brother as he joined the fun. His smile grew wider hearing his brothers comment.
They all gathered in the garden as they all sat down to have a simple morning coffee talk.
The topic revolved around from anything to everything.
"Where did Mey go again? Is she still under her blankets?" inquired Bo Chenguang, his grandmother.
"For sure she might be having her beauty nap to stay eternally beautiful." mocked Hai Guowei, his brother.
Everyone laughed hearing the comment.
"Why do you always tease your sister?" questioned their mother Gho Hee.
"'Cause she truly deserves the praise." Hua Hui backed his brother.
"Then why do I feel like it was not a praise with good intentions?" questioned Mey as she made her way out of her house. Her loosened hair flowed along with the wind. Her white dress compared with her simple beige slippers gave off a pure and innocent feeling.
"It's 'cause you seriously need to clean your ears. I have a good recommendation of doctors you could-", before Hui could finish Mey interrupted.
"Save it for yourself."
"What?" asked Hui.
"You see, I just told you." exclaimed Mey.
Everyone burst out laughing as they saw him loosing against his own sister.
The warm sun combined with the perfect family ambiance gave a positive vibe to anyone and everyone around there.
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The designing department Blue Chaos.
"Please schedule the meeting again for tomorrow. Chyou, also, avoid these incidents occurring again in the future. Also, lag any appointments coming from the Management department. I really don't want to see their faces to ruin a day."
"Yes mam, but your schedule is full-"
"Make time. Also push any long-distance travel for the next two-days."
"Yes mam."
As Chyou turned to exit she was hold up by Meilin as she asked, "Any update about what I asked you to look up?"
"If the truth is in front of you, how hard you explain, it simply remains the same."
He stared dead into her eyes. The rain sounded louder with the silence between them. He wanted to prove her wrong so badly. The blood that was slowly mixing with the rain seemed more concerning. He stepped away from her and rummaged through the car looking for an umbrella. As soon as he found one he opened it and handed it over to her. He looked at her and said, "Suit yourself. Make sure you make it." He then turned around and walked away.She stared down at the figure that was slowly shrinking in size,'Should I or Should I not? This will be a pain in my ass.' As she stood and contemplated she heard light screeching sounds. She spun to see two cars headed down the their direction. It seemed like they were coming for him. She moved as on cue, she got into the car and started the engine and headed to the direction he was walking. She braked right beside him and shouted, "Get on now!". Hearing the sound he turned to look at her, "What? You already are making the fi-" before he could co
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Mei decided to go out for a walk to enjoy the night breeze. She wanted to organize herself after coming across loads of information. She paired a random hoodie with sweatpants and a pair of shoes before heading out.She walked down the street with no direction and destination. The moonlit night created an ambience for healing and relaxing. She took a turn into the alleys and went where her legs took her.After searching up Hui she understood the farther she was away from him the safer she would be. She could also guess for sure that he would look her up based on his background.She was halfway out of the alley when a loud bang caught her attention. She halted and went in the direction of the sound. She walked faster towards it.She halted seeing the scene that unfolded. It was something she was not expecting to be. Hui stood at the center facing two bulky guys. He was in a bit of a situation. She scanned him and the surroundings once again to see what she
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Mei pondered about the events that happened as she ate her sandwich. She got up and went into the kitchen to grab a glass of water. She decided not to waste her time and give up her thoughts to go get a good nap. On the way to the room, she bumped into a table nearby. As the books on the table fell on the floor an old photo slipped out from one of the books. She slowly bent down to pick it up. A single tear escaped from her eye as she looked at the picture.The picture had a lively feeling. A man held a child high up in the air and a lady was sitting on the ground looking at you and waving. It seemed like she was calling someone to join her. Mei stood there not moving.Xue had come around hearing the sound. She was met with the sight of Mei looking at the picture longingly.“Mei…”Despite the call she didn’t make a movement.“I still can’t get over it, Xue. It still hurts….. I still see them in my sleep.