Chapter 28
A Familiar Taste
Si Zheng Ting proceeds to read documents the moment he reaches his office. The air inside his office is tense. All of the secretaries outside are scared by the atmosphere.
When Ji Chen arrives, they heaves in relief before handing the documents in their hands to him. Then, they run away, leaving him to deal with this on his own.
Ji Chen sighs. After arranging the documents, he stacks them outside before looking at the bento in his hand.
He silently walks into the office before placing the bento box on top of Si Zheng Ting's table.
Si Zheng Ting stops writing and looks up at Ji Chen before icily scolding him, "Meddlesome."
Ji Chen apologizes in an upright manner, "It is my fault, Mr. Si." And then, he speaks on, "These are what left of the bento. They didn't spill out and can still be eaten. However, if you don't like them, I will throw them away."
When Si Zheng Ting sees that he is really intending to throw the lunchbox away, he frowns, "Are you that idle and doesn't have works to do?"
Ji Chen puts the box on the table once again before lowering his head and saying, "Yes, I will go to work now, Sir."
After Ji Chen left, Si Zheng Ting's eyes falls on the lunchbox.
It looks like the one she used years ago, one with cute and childish cartoon characters.
The decoration of the box gives out the same feeling as she does; of cheerfulness, of liveliness and of determination.
He stares at it without moving for a while before opening the box.
Only half of the omelette is left. There are still a couple of pieces of banana slices left while there is only one piece of potato pancake left behind.
He picks them up with his fingers before putting them into his mouth.
They have turned cold, but the familiar taste is still there. They taste exactly like the ones in his memory. His throat suddenly tightens.
Zhuang Nai Nai is kicked out again.
The girls at the receptionist desks are now used to this scene.
Zhuang Nai Nai feels a little embarrassed and lost.
SI Zheng Ting is unmovable, what should she do?
Si Zheng Ting still doesn't comes down at noon. Zhuang Nai Nai tries to cosplay as a food delivery staff to sneak into the building, but Ji Chen blocks her way.
Zhuang Nai Nai: ………
The corner of Ji Chen's lips twists.
Are you testing our eye-sight, Miss Zhuang?
In the evening, Zhuang Nai Nai tries to sneak in again, this time cosplaying as a courier girl. She gets stopped by the bodyguards.
She is so done for.
With his bodyguards around, she will not be able to even be 10 meters near Si Zheng Ting, much less marry him.
Time soon passes and it is now 6:30 pm.
Since they are in autumn, the sky darkens a tad faster nowadays.
The night in Beijing is full of bright lights.
Zhuang Nai Nai stands under a streetlight as she speaks to the phone, the light flickering across her beautiful face.
"Are you sure, Nai Nai? Mr. Si is so powerful. If you do that, he will not let you off," Lin Xi Er's anxious voice can be heard from the other line.
Zhuang Nai Nai grins, looking pretty heartless and simple-minded, "It's okay! I used to date him. He won't just kill me…… I think….."
Although her tone sounds casual, she is actually anxious on the inside.
She is basically challenging Si Zheng Ting's patience.
But— She has to do this. She needs to win over Si Zheng Ting tonight. If she doesn't get the money by tomorrow, her mother will be in trouble.
serene: You guys, sorry for not uploading this chapter yesterday. My electricity went out ==’
Chapter 29
Are You Tired of Living, Zhuang Nai Nai?
Zhuang Nai Nai looks at the medicine that she is holding. She must stay strong!
After hanging up on the phone, she hides behind the streetlight, staring at the Di Hao Building without blinking.
The workers inside have already started to go home, but there is no trace of Si Zheng Ting yet. That workaholic! Can't he at least take care of his own health?
But, now that she thinks about it, what does his health has anything to do with her? Thinking about how she kept buttering him up with a warm face only to be treated so coldly, anger rises in her heart.
She looks so pretty and delicate, like flowers and jades, how can that man be so emotionless?
Damn!
At 8 pm, just as Zhuang Nai Nai is getting impatient from all the waiting, some signs of movement can finally be seen in Di Hao Group's entrance.
A couple of bodyguards stand guard outside before one of them opens the back door of a black Maybach. Si Zheng Ting walks out before suddenly stopping near the entrance. He looks around, god knows looking for what. And then, he lowers his head before entering his car.
Zhuang Nai Nai's eyes light up. She runs near the car. After a moment, once the engine of the car starts and the bodyguards' car starts leaving, she bites her lips before jumping out.
She is afraid that the Maybach will not stop in time, so she screams out loud the very moment she jumps out, "Ahhhh! I have been hit by a car! Help!"
By the time she finishes screaming, she has already rushed to the middle of the road.
Zhuang Nai Nai stands there, closing her eyes while trembling in fear.
Inside the car, the moment Si Zheng Ting sits down, he didn't read his documents as usual. He simply sits there, his heart a bit empty.
He originally thought she would be waiting here. Based on her personality, she would seize every chance she could get, but why is she not here right now?
Did anything happened? Or… has she decided to give up? Just like five years ago, gracefully leaving him…
Just as he thinks of that, a familiar figure suddenly rushes in front of his car.
Even though he knows that the chances of hitting her are small, his heart feels like it is about to jump out of his chest.
The screeching sound of the brake can be heard.
Zhuang Nai Nai frowns in anticipation before finally opening her eyes…. Huh?
She becomes speechless; this car's system sure is good. It managed to stop 10 cm away from her.
She looks around before stepping forward and purposely scraping her knee against the car. Then, she sits on the ground, wailing, "Ahh, I got hit by a car! I am going to die! I got hit by a car!"
The corner of the driver's lips twitches, the girl's voice is so strong and loud, she doesn't look like a dying person at all. Does she really think they didn't see her purposely brushing her knee against the car?
Thinking of that, the driver turns around. Huh? Where is Mr. Si?
Zhuang Nai Nai steals a look while screaming for help. She can hear the sound of the car door opening before a furious Si Zheng Ting appears in front of her, "Are you tired of living, Zhuang Nai Nai?"
His voice….. Why does it make her feel that he is worried about her?
But, never mind…. It is not easy for her to get to meet him. Without even thinking, she jumps up and wraps her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. And then, she kisses him.