Chapter 48: Gave his all

At Chen Corps.

“Excuse me?”

The receptionist raised her head on being called.

“Yes, mam?”

She couldn’t help but get shocked. Even the other employees as well.

Tang Suyin?

What is the ex-girlfriend doing here?

“I want to meet Chen Jianyu.”

The receptionist politely replied, “Right now sir is busy in an important meeting. Can I ask you to please wait? As soon as it’s over, I will notify Assistant Bai about you.”

She gritted her teeth.

Don’t they who I am? How can they make me wait?

But that was her plan. She wanted to meet Jianyu in his office today so that she stirs up gossip and rumors. That she has still not broken up with him. She wanted to slowly get back in his life by using other people as possible witnesses.

She faked a smile. “Okay.”

After half an hour, the meeting got over and Suyin was on the verge of exploding but she held it in. She wanted to act as a nice and understanding person in front of them.

“Mam, you can go now.”

“Okay.”

She went up to the top floor and saw Assistant Bai. His back was to her.

She said, “Assistant?”

“Ah miss Nana-” and he suddenly stopped.

She also stiffened.

Nana?

“Oh. I’m so sorry Miss Tang. It was a slip of tongue.” Stupid! He was used to greeting Nana bringing them lunches so for a second he forgot even though he was just informed.

“It’s alright.”

“Sir is inside. Let me take you in.”

They got in and he said, “Sir, Miss Tang is here.”

“En. You can go.”

“Yes, sir.”

And he left.

“Hi, Jianyu. Sorry if I disturbed you. I heard you were in a meeting.”, she smiled.

“It’s okay.”

After pausing for a few seconds she said, “Uhh….I just wanted to know what you think…about what we talked the other day.”

She was nervous now.

He stared at her. “…I think we can be friends for now. Like what you said. But I can’t be sure of a relationship. I also don’t know if it’s ever possible or not. So if you are pinning your hopes on that day, I suggest we stop right here. I don’t want you to wait and feel betrayed in the end.”

That’s the decision he made. He thought hard. Even if everything got cleared, he still wasn’t able to say with certainty that he was ready to go back. He felt bad that she suffered too, but something was stopping him from getting back with her.

He was scared. They had been in the relationship for four years and he had invested all of him in those four years. They didn’t go to that last step of physical intimacy. But he had given all of his heart. She was his childhood crush after all. There were much more than just those four years involved.

So he didn’t have the courage. To face another setback. To suffer any more pain if anything goes wrong again.

Suyin felt like all her hopes got crushed. What he said was exactly what she had planned.

She took a deep breath. “Okay.”

—

Father Liu and Nana were in front of his office when he just pushed open the door.

“…”

I guess we didn’t have to knock.

“Son! I’m here.”, He said it like he was the happiest person on this planet.

Liu Jinhai looked up and was stunned a little.

Not because of his father. He was long used to his coming barging in whenever he wanted.

But the small figure following behind him.

“What are you doing here?”

Just then he noticed him holding her hand. His eyes twitched.

“Dad?”

“Yes?”

“Leave her hand. Think about your reputation a little.”

He finally noticed it and Nana smiled awkwardly.

“C’mon what’s the problem? I’m like her father. Don’t father hold their daughter’s hand?”

Nana froze. Father?

Her eyes clouded and tears welled up.

Both father and son were shocked.

Jinhai coldly stared at him.

I know I know!

He quickly asked, “What happened Nana? Sorry, did I hurt you? Did I say something wrong?”

She wiped them and smiled, “No uncle. Nothing like that. I just remembered something.”

Thank God. Well, at least she is not upset with me.

“Ah, so it’s like that.”

Jinhai sighed and went back to the topic.

“Why did you bring her here?”

“Oh, that’s right! I have brought Nana here because I want to hire her.”

Hire?

He furrowed his brows. Nana was confused as well.

“I thought that it would be nice if she can come here for a few days and help out our canteen chefs with breakfast and lunches. Not that our food is bad. Of course, Liu Corps food is not of any average quality.” He snorted and waved his hand in obvious dismissal. “But Nana’s food is equally that delectable. So we can introduce some of her recipes as well. Isn’t that a brilliant idea? I know that.”

“…”

“…”

Jinhai got a headache.

“Dad. Is this one of your methods to keep you motivated for work?”

Liu Hai’s mouth twitched.

Even though Liu Hai had given his CEO position to Jinhai, he was still a member of the board of directors and as such wasn’t quite retired.

And he was famous for ditching work.