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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.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
XiaoMeeHee XiaoMeeHee

Thank you so much for giving this couple so much love. I'm overwhelmed.

Have a good day and hope you enjoyed the chapter.

Don't forget to comment.

XoXo!!!

Chapter 84: Unexpected Pasts

"You… You!" Ye Jie didn't know how to respond.

There was a raspy laugh at the other end. "So, are you surprised to hear my voice or shocked?" Ye Jie heard the same lazy voice.

"Is there a difference?" Ye Jie asked in a daze.

He couldn't tell how a man's voice could be this alluring and tempting.

"Hmm… There is a huge difference, Mr. Ye... Surprises are unexpected but pleasant. While shocks are also unexpected but heartbreaking." Ye Jie was unconsciously listening attentively to him speak.

Ye Jie stayed silent for a while before sighing in defeat. "She told me, you're her Sensei. And you mean a lot to her because you saved her life." And that was something Ye Jie couldn't compete with.

He heard the same deep voice again, "I know what my dearest disciple thinks about me… What I'm curious about is what do you think about me?"

"Honestly, for me, you're a wall standing between my wife and me." Ye Jie didn't hold back at all. He thought the person talking was the reason, Xu Mey learned to close off herself. So, indirectly, he was blaming him.

A pleasant hearty laugh rang out from the other end. After the laughter died, Ye Jie heard, "Indeed… There is a wall between you and Xu Mey… But Mr. Ye that wall isn't me." Ye Jie frowned.

"The wall between you and her is past… Her past… Your past… Both of your past is the only thing standing between you."

Ye Jie listened and felt he was somewhat right. The real wall between them was their individual pasts. "Can't you help her break that wall? She listens to you." Ye Jie understood his importance the day his single note brought a bright smile to her face and even made her give him a chance.

He heard a tired sigh. "I can't break that wall."

"Why not?" Ye Jie asked with a scowl.

"Because the past is yours and hers. I have nothing to do with it. What you both need is to fight that past yourself. You can break the wall between you with the help of each other. The moment you involved a third person, forget about breaking that wall. It'll only stand stronger."

"Aren't you a third person in our relationship?" Ye Jie asked standing up and walking towards the glass wall.

"I'm the third person… But I'm the person who can only create a door in that strong wall of your individual pasts. Now, how you both reach out to each other through that door is up to both of you." Ye Jie realized what his 'he's a keeper' comment meant. He was really creating a door for them. And it actually helped a lot.

"But you still mean everything to her… You saved her life."

"A mere human like me doesn't have the power of God to save someone's life. She was saved because a part of her wanted to be saved. I was merely lending her a hand."

"She's not even letting me lend her a hand. She's hiding her frowns behind her smiles." Ye Jie spoke wearily.

"Roses aren't always red, violets aren't always blue although some words might be silent feelings are always true." Ye Jie couldn't comprehend the meaning. "You're upset that she's not letting you lend her a hand... Let me ask you, Mr. Ye... How much of your past is hidden from her?"

"What do you mean? She knows everything about my past." Ye Jie wasn't liking the tone of his voice.

"Do you want me to spell it out for you... Mr. Jacob." Ye Jie's body stiffened. Jacob was Ye Jie's English name and most people didn't know it at all. When he started his own business separate from the Ye Family, he preferred to use his English name to avoid suspicion. Except for some higher-ups, the employees of his own company had no way of knowing anything about him. But his next statement was akin to a thunderstorm for Ye Jie. "Imperial City... First Emperor Hospital... Sixth floor... Room no 610... The most luxurious hospital room with the world best medical care... Do you want me to go on?"

Ye Jie's knees buckled and he had to lean on the glass wall to support himself. "How... How do you know about it?" His words were getting incoherent as his body shook uncontrollably.

He heard a soft chuckle. "I'm the person who's keeping your wife's past hidden from the world. Do you really think, it's that difficult for me to dig deeper in yours?"

Ye Jie had a sudden apprehension. 'The person on the other end of the call was anything but simple.'

"Are you...?" Ye Jie couldn't continue his question.

But he received the answer. "Just like Xu Mey's past is not mine to tell, yours is also something I can't disclose. You both have to do it yourselves."

"Do you... know my...?" Ye Jie stopped his question again.

"If I can know about the girl on that hospital bed for a year and a half then I obviously know about your relationship with her as well." The reply seemed reasonable to Ye Jie.

The difficult part should have been, him finding out about her in the Imperial City. The hospital room was even booked by his friend and he didn't get involved much himself to keep her safe. But Xu Mey's Sensei just easily found out about her.

"Thanks a lot... I want to tell Xu Mey myself... But not now. It's not the right time."

"There is never a right time for us humans. We have to create the right times with the right means and share them with the right people. You don't have to thank me. It's not like you've committed a crime or something. And taking care of that girl in the hospital is your responsibility."

Ye Jie heaved a sigh of relief feeling a huge burden sliding off of his shoulders. "What should I call you?"

"You can call me anything you like."

"Huh!"

After a soft chuckle, the reply came, "The funny thing is, even your own wife doesn't know my name yet."

Ye Jie was clearly surprised to hear that. "Can I ask something?"

"Please do," The deep voice spoke.

"Why did you tell Xu Mey that I'm a keeper? You haven't even met me before." Ye Jie was immensely curious about that.

"You'll know... One day... I won't need to tell you." That was the last thing he heard before the call was disconnected.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
XiaoMeeHee XiaoMeeHee

Sensei is being mysterious... Oh, wait! He was always mysterious. Hehe

What are your guesses about the purpose of this call??? And why do you think, Sensei called Ye Jie 'A keeper'?

Let me know about your theories. I'm not giving hints this time. Last time, everyone guessed right about Mr. Jacob. So, no hints for this time.

I realized I have really smart and imaginative readers.

Hope you enjoyed this conversation.

See you tomorrow...

XoXo!!!

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