"What do you mean by just the right amount?" the reporter asked, puzzled.“When we run into problems, we should be brave enough to share our difficulties with one another instead of bearing the weight alone and suffering in silence."Quietly, Jay stared at Angeline on the screen, a questioning sneer pouring out of his eyes.She portrayed such indiscriminate love in front of him, yet pretended to sound loyal during the interview.What a drama queen!Zayne appeared abruptly and sat down next to Jay.He stared at the screen and roasted Angeline to his heart’s content. "I know this tigress. She’s Grand Asia Empire’s empress. Her eyes are usually placed on the back of her head and she carries herself in an extremely haughty manner. She has a bunch of male board members beneath her who will do whatever she tells them to."Jay looked at Zayne, a trace of unapproachable loftiness and coldness intermingling in his deep, profound eyes.“Get lost." His voice was low and terrifying, like t
Zayne replied, "Rozette Ares. You can just call her Baby Zetty."“Okay.”Jay left after the two exchanged phone numbers.Zayne sighed and said grumpily, "You should be the one to beg me. Why do I feel like I’m the one who’s begging you instead?"After accomplishing his task, Zayne went to Garden Of A Diary to report it to Angeline.Coincidentally, Baby Zetty was there too.As soon as Zayne saw Baby Zetty, he said smugly, "I found you a piano teacher, Baby Zetty. I promise that you’ll like him a lot after you see him."After three years, Baby Zetty had grown from a chubby ball of fur into a slender young lady. She had attractive eyebrows and clear, beautiful autumn pupils that looked so profoundly beautiful. She wore a pair of white shoes on her long fair legs, which gave her a mature charm without sacrificing her innocence and cheerful demeanor as a young lady. When she heard that Zayne had hired a piano teacher for her, Baby Zetty pouted and protested at once. "I don't need a
Jay walked elegantly over to Baby Zetty and stood before her. He gently said to her, “If you don’t like me being your piano tutor, then I can leave immediately. You don’t have to throw a tantrum.”Baby Zetty looked at him with her beady eyes. She wanted to call him ‘Daddy’ so badly, but her mommy had told her not to do anything which would agitate her daddy.Jay stood up and looked at Finn apologetically. “I think you should ask for someone else.”Finn looked at Baby Zetty helplessly, his eyes pleading at her.As Jay turned around and walked away, a little hand suddenly grasped at him. Jay turned around and saw Baby Zetty looking at him with her beady eyes. She said in a pitiful tone, “Mister, I’m sorry. Please stay and be my teacher, okay?”Jay shuddered, surprised by Baby Zetty’s sudden change in attitude. He could not figure out why, but when he saw Baby Zetty cry, his heart softened. “Okay.”Finn breathed a sigh of relief. Baby Zetty passionately pulled Jay over to the
After all, they had once loved each other so much.Baby Zetty suddenly got up from her seat. “Mister, just give me one moment.”Then, Baby Zetty ran downstairs and made Jay a cup of his favorite Earl Grey tea before bringing it upstairs. “Mister, please have some tea.”Jay was slightly bemused as he smiled. “Thank you.”Jay was still aware of what he was there for. After he had his tea, he sat on the piano bench with both his slender hands on the ivory keys. He said, “I think I’m going to try this Red Spider Lily.” Baby Zetty was overjoyed. “That’s awesome.”Jay shut his eyes, the familiar melody playing inside his head.Perhaps it was because of his extraordinary memory that he had the entire piece all memorized in his mind. Perhaps it was that distant memory that guided his hand, allowing him to flawlessly play through the entire piece. Baby Zetty gave him a round of applause. “Mister, you played this song too well.”When Jay played Red Spider Lily, the melody was thic
Baby Zetty was reluctant. “Mister, would you be coming tomorrow?”Jay replied gently, “Yes.”“Mister, can I have your number, please?”“Of course,” Jay said as he gave her his number.Baby Zetty gave him a big hug. “Mister, please come earlier tomorrow.”“Alright.” Jay caressed Baby Zetty’s silky hair, feeling warm inside. He felt weird. Why would his own son not give him this sort of treatment?After he left Horizon Colors, Jay called for a cab and hurriedly left for Tourmaline Estate. It was quite the distance from Imperial Capital to the outskirts. Just when he was worried about the fare, his phone rang. It was a notification about a fund transfer. It was from ‘Lady Of The Empire Without Sunset’.The Lady Of The Empire Without Sunset left a message. ‘Teacher Ben, I’m Baby Zetty’s mommy. The kid loves your lessons. For the next year, I shall have you booked for classes, so please don’t accept any other jobs. By the way, I’ve paid the entire year’s fees upfront. If the am
This woman really was the queen of all she-devils. As to the rule that men should not lay a finger on women, she might just be the only exception. Angeline, “...”Angeline was furious, so she roared at Grayson. “Grayson, are you blind? Can’t you see these two people taunting your president? Drag them out!”Grayson had a horrible look on his face. He walked over to Jay and said to him amiably, “Sir, the president isn’t in a good mood today. If there are any more matters, I’d suggest that you come again tomorrow.”Jay replied, “It must be her menopause that she’s not in a good mood every day.”Angeline was livid. “Do you think that because you have those looks that I’ll spare you?”Jay’s face was ashen.He knew that Angeline viewed him as some sort of adonis who could be pushed around. This was a direct humiliation for a dominant man like Jay.Grayson saw that both of them were about to erupt into a full-on fight, so he quickly diffused the situation. He said to Jay with a frien
Jay was hesitant, but Tommy begged him. “Ben, you’ve gotta agree to President Severe’s requests. The entire village will be grateful to you.”Jay was distraught. “I have a job already.”Tommy replied in dismay, “Ah, so you have a job, so you won’t help us anymore.”Angeline knew that Jay was a man of his word. Since he promised that he would be Baby Zetty’s piano tutor, he would not accept any other jobs.To resolve his concerns, Angeline then replied, “You don’t have to be on-site to work. All you have to do is to look after the fishermen closely and make sure that they follow the rules around here.”Jay then agreed. “Alright then.”Grayson gave the police a call, and after some banter, he turned toward Angeline to say, “They need a guarantor.”Jay said, “Me.”Angeline was musing over the fact that those fishermen were still brutes and barbarians. Should there be any trouble, the guarantor would regret being the guarantor in the first place. She rolled her eyes at Jay. “You?
The fishermen jumped with joy.“I heard that once you have social security, you’re considered as a citizen of the city. You can buy a house here too.”All that jumping made the staff quarters shake immensely.Angeline was feeling dizzy, and her anger came with it. “Grayson, is this building another sh*t construction? Why is it shaking so much when they jump?”Grayson was helpless.Jay suddenly grabbed Tommy and ran outside while shouting, “Earthquake! Run!”Angeline gawked at him.Jay would grab a random villager and escape but would not even stop to consider bringing her along. That disappointment… was simply too much for Angeline to handle.Grayson grabbed the dumbfounded Angeline in his arms and quickly took her outside.Soon after, the makeshift quarters crumbled down into smithereens.The earthquake was quick to subside. Thankfully, it did not cause any fatalities nor any other buildings to collapse.Angeline looked at the debris, her eyes emanating fiery fury. Her gaze