Chapter 82: A Bike Ride To Office
We believe that we live a very simple or miserable life without any meaning or purpose behind it. But when that exact life of ours is seen through others eyes, it becomes meaningful. It's not the eyes that bring that purpose but that person is one who makes it meaningful.
The night before, Xu Mey talked a lot about Naruto just because she wanted Ye Jie to lose that gloomy look. And it worked in the end.
The next morning, Xu Mey was frowning with a thoughtful expression as she watched Ye Jie getting ready for the day in his maroon handmade suit. "Jie, take your suit off!" Her sudden words made Ye Jie cough profoundly. Realizing how her words must have sounded to him, she cleared her throat and avoided looking at him. "I mean to say, wear something else." Even though she tried to hide her earlier embarrassment but her red ears were giving her away.
"Then, my cherry wife should help me choose." He didn't try to tease her early in the morning.
Xu Mey nodded and ran inside the closet. She brought out black jeans with a white round-collared shirt and a black leather jacket over it. It was a complete opposite of what he was used to wearing in the office but since it was picked by Xu Mey, he had to change at all costs.
After 10 minutes both of them walked downstairs together. Xu Mey was wearing blue skinny jeans with rose gold colored top pairing it with a beautiful black blazer with gold lining. She looked clean and fresh like a college student.
After both of them ate breakfast, they headed out. Ye Jie had just opened his car door when Xu Mey pushed it to close. Ye Jie turned his head to look at her shaking her index finger in a 'no-no' gesture. She pointed with her thumb at the motorbike parked behind her. Ye Jie frowned with suspicion in his eyes.
"Since, you've been giving me a ride for this week. I thought I should also give you a ride once in a while. How about my motorbike?" Xu Mey raised her brows suggestively with a beaming smile displaying her dimple that made Ye Jie swallow whatever argument he wanted to make. In the end, he nodded.
Xu Mey put on her helmet before getting on the bike and passed another helmet to Ye Jie. He took it kindly and put it on. He climbed on the motorbike right behind her.
He wasn't scared of her driving skills rather he was a bit worried that he was the CEO of Ye Enterprises and if his employees saw him like this, it'll give them plenty of things to gossip about. And Ye Jie hated the gossips.
But all his worries were dumped out of his mind, the moment Xu Mey held his hands and made him grab her waist tightly. Then, she sped off with a woosh.
The cold breeze in the morning was pleasant with a bright blue sky. And a fragrance of freshly bloomed flowers in the air made it even more pleasing. Ye Jie leaned on her back inching closer to her body taking in her lavender scent. And since, Xu Mey wasn't rejecting him, he wasn't being bashful at all.
It took less than 30 minutes on the bike to reach the Ye Enterprises. In the busy hours, it was easier to whiz around the traffic with a bike.
Xu Mey parked the bike right at the front door of the tall building. There were many people briskly making their way inside the building to arrive on time.
Ye Jie got off the bike and took off his helmet as he passed it to her.
"Hey! Isn't that our CEO Ye?" Someone at the door mentioned and everyone stopped to look. They all saw that it was indeed their CEO but he dressed differently. With his already handsome face, he looked young, carefree and a bit wild like this.
"CEO Ye is so handsome." Another girl commented.
"He surely has the looks and the brawns as well." One of the passersby sighed.
Ye Jie could hear their voices clearly from where he was standing. He frowned. "Take your helmet off!" He said to Xu Mey.
She didn't think much about his request and took off her own helmet. When the people staring at Ye Jie looked at the girl sitting on the bike. Their eyes widened. Everyone was stunned.
"She's beautiful…" After a moment of silence, someone spoke.
"What beautiful? She's gorgeous like a pure goddess." Another one chimed in.
"Are we not going to focus on who is she?" Another gossipmonger spoke.
"She seems close to the CEO."
"But didn't CEO just got married?" One of the men pointed it out.
"Then she must be CEO's wife?" A gasp escaped someone's mouth.
"Or she could be the mistress. I heard,the CEO's wife is just average." Everyone around nodded in agreement.
Ye Jie had to roll his eyes at their gossipy mouths. 'They are definitely not getting any bonus this month. How dare they describe my wife as average and what? She's a mistress!? Huh!'
He bent down a bit and kissed the top of Xu Mey's head like their personal tradition. "Have a good day, Wifey!" He said loud enough for everyone around to hear. All the people watching, stared while gaping. He even flashed his charming smile.
A young assistant watching behind fainted at his gorgeous smile. It was rare for the CEO to even smile politely.
With Xu Mey's nature, she really didn't notice the passersby. For her, if they were not related to her then they didn't matter at all.
She looked at Ye Jie standing tall beside her. She beckoned him to come closer. Ye Jie leaned towards her obediently. Xu Mey combed his hair with her fingers which were ruined by the helmet but gave him a rough look. Even though he looked handsome like that, she knew it was not appropriate to wear that kind of hairstyle at the office.
Ye Jie allowed her to fiddle with his hair as she wanted. He didn't care about the moonshine stares they were receiving from around.
After setting his hair, she planted a soft kiss at his cheek and smiled brightly. "Have a nice day, husband."
Ye Jie was still leaning ahead in a daze as she put on her helmet again and drove into the distance.
All the fangirls around started screaming in excitement breaking Ye Jie's daze. He straightened his back and turned around to walk inside the building. Ignoring all the looks around.
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Chapter 83: The Person You're Curious About
-President's Office, Vintage Gems-
Xu Mey still had a beautiful smile on her face when she entered her office. Qin Hao was surprised beyond words.
"I asked you to look into Mr. Jacob?" Xu Mey inquired Qin Hao. She was curious about what animosity he could possibly have with Xu Liqing?
Qin Hao placed his tablet on the table and stood to a side with his hands clasped before him. "I have done my research on Mr. Jacob. This report contains everything you needed to know."
Xu Mey picked the tablet and scrolled through it. She frowned after a minute of reading. "This fatty is Mr. Jacob?" Xu Mey pointed at the photo on the screen. The man in the picture had mix-features. A bit fat with his short height, he looked extra fat.
"Yes, Boss!" Qin Hao replied. Xu Mey nodded and didn't comment any further.
"Go, get busy with something." Xu Mey shooed Qin Hao away before looking at the report with extra care. The report had vivid information like;
Name: Jacob Chu
Age: 38
Company: Glow Gemstones
And things like he grew up in New Jersey, has a wife and a daughter. A very low-profile and family loving person. The rest was unrelated. Xu Mey couldn't find a single reason for him to be hostile towards Xu Liqing.
In the end, she shrugged her shoulders saying, "Only time will tell what's your deal." She closed the report and went to the Store designs for the Paris branch.
On the other hand, Ye Jie's day started with a bang. Everything was falling into places. He felt like walking on clouds. The news about him and Xu Mey spread like wildfire in the entire company and naturally, Ye Jun heard about it as well.
He was pleasantly surprised. But how could he leave such an amazing chance to tease his brother? He walked inside Ye Jie's office after knocking but without waiting for a reply.
Ye Jie looked up from the file in his hand. "Bro, you're moving faster than I thought." Ye Jun's words made him frown. Ye Jun sat in front of him. "I mean to say, how did you manage to get sis-in-law to give you a ride?"
A smile tugged at the corners of Ye Jie at the memory of it. "She offered herself." He replied honestly.
Ye Jun was shocked. "Really?" Ye Jie shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.
Ye Jun had a thoughtful expression. "You guys seem to be getting closer."
"It looks like it." Ye Jie said looking out the tall windows.
Looking at his brother's face, Ye Jun asked, "Bro?" Ye Jie looked at him. "Are you happy?"
All that mattered to Ye Jun was whether his brother was happy or not? If Ye Jie was happy then whatever that video showed him had no concern with him anymore. It didn't matter anymore what the truth behind that video was. What mattered was that Ye Jie was happy. And he remembered his brother's words clearly, 'She's with me. She's real. That video. I wasn't there. So, I won't judge my wife for that clip.' He couldn't get that out of his mind at all.
Ye Jie stayed quiet for a minute. "How to say this to you, Jun? I'm not happy." Ye Jun scowled clearly not happy to hear that. "I'm more nervous than happy. You silly brother of mine."
"Why are you nervous?" Ye Jun asked.
"Isn't it obvious? I'm nervous because I don't know if I'm giving her as much happiness in return as much she has brought to my life?" He took a pause. "And I'm also excited. Excited to think about plans to return that happiness. I'm anticipating her reaction when she sees my surprises." He smiled widely with content.
Love is an emotion that brings the feeling of nervousness along with it. We can't escape the nervousness. Because the presence of this feeling is like proof of how much the other person means to you. When you love someone dearly, you get excited and happy in their presence but you also feel nervous.
Ye Jun was stunned to look at his brother. He looked like a lovestruck man. "You're whipped, bro!" Ye Jun asserted in a low voice. Then he smiled looking at his happy expression.
'I never thought, you'll be able to make my brother smile like a lunatic, sis-in-law.' Ye Jun shook his head as he thought. 'You're just on a whole different level. Hats off to you. I need to treat you to a meal, now'
After dilly-dallying for a while, Ye Jie came back to business. "What about our team?"
Ye Jun scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "Bro, I'm trying to get some players but it's a bit difficult at the moment."
"We'll lose investments at this rate, Jun." Ye Jie rebuked him in a low voice.
"I know... I know… But bro, I think we need a Strategic Planning Manager... And an experienced one at that too… It will help ease both our burdens." Ye Jun suggested. And Ye Jie carefully thought about his suggestion with seriousness.
He was already more than familiar with the fact that he or Ye Jun couldn't possibly devise the strategies for e-sports. What they needed was an experienced person in their team. All the experienced employees they hired before only had an idea of how this business worked but none of them actually worked with a professional team in action. But finding an experienced person was like 9 cows and 1 strand of cow hair. [1]
At this point, he really needed someone to share his burden. "I'll look for someone experienced but in the meantime, focus on your task. Don't mess around." His voice was stern as he gave Ye Jun a look. Ye Jun nodded his head and took long strides to run out of his brother's office.
Ye Jie was engrossed in his thoughts when his phone buzzed at the table catching his attention. Ye Jie stared at the screen flashing with a caller I'd: Private Number.
Ye Jie frowned as he started for a while at the screen before deciding to take the call.
After the initial silence, a deep, lazy but alluring voice transmitted from the other end, "I believe I'm speaking to Mr. Ye Jie."
Ye Jie was surprised at how beautiful that voice sounded. He composed himself and replied, "This is Ye Jie and May I know who am I speaking to?"
"I'm the person you're most curious about." Came a scrupulous reply.
"Excuse me?" Ye Jie wasn't enjoying this guessing game. But the next confab made his eyes widened as he was left stunned.
"Don't tell me, you're not the least bit curious about the person who sent the wooden box to your wife which you received with your own hands."
[1] '9 cows and 1 strand of cow hair': It indicates something that's so small that it's like one strand of cow hair among 9 cows.
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