"You don't have a remote or cloud backup for it?" She asked with a slight frown.
Feng Tianyi pursed his lips and shook his head, ashamed that he didn't consider having one since he always writes whenever and wherever he feels like to.
"I don't have any…" he admitted.
It was Tang Moyu's turn to get speechless as she looked at him as if he'd grown another head on his shoulder.
She cupped her chin to give it a thought, but none came up while Feng Tianyi scratched his head awkwardly.
"I'm truly sorry for this, Mr. Qin but I won't be at peace if I don't compensate you. Is there anything I can help you with? Perhaps a wish that I can grant you? I'm sure you have something you want or need." She questioned him.
'Then help me return the Feng Conglomerate to me,' he thought but he didn't voice out. Feng Tianyi then chided himself again.
He didn't doubt that if Tang Moyu wanted, she would be able to destroy the Feng Conglomerate, kicking out his half brother in the process. He wasn't paying close attention to the business circle within Shenzhen lately, but he was aware that the Tang Enterprise was in a dire situation.
Was this the reason why the fallen empress appeared again? It made sense to him, but this also meant a blatant threat to his brother, Feng Tianhua. Everyone within the company knew how valuable Tang Moyu's skills were during her reign as the empress of the business world.
"I'm not sure Miss Tang, but thank you for considering. Please give me some time to think about it." He knew that Tang Moyu wouldn't easily drop this issue, considering how prideful she was.
An hour later…
Tang Moyu arrived at her temporary office just in time to prepare for today's work. There would be a stockholders' meeting that afternoon and she needed to be prepared for their questions.
Cheng Ning gave her a rundown of her schedule today, which was packed with meetings and conferences. Just looking at it, Cheng Ning wondered how her boss was able to keep up with the fast paced work when it was really demanding and tiring at the same time.
"Alright, please prepare the documents I'd need for the shareholders' meeting. As for the rest, do you think you can reschedule those who can wait? I need to fetch the twins from Qin Jiran's place later." Tang Moyu rubbed her temple and sighed. It was a bad idea pulling an all nighter in Qin Jiran's place. Now, she would have to rely on coffee to keep herself awake.
Chen Ning froze in her spot and looked at her boss with bewilderment. Did she just hear it right? Did her boss just say Qin Jiran?
"Miss, did you just say Qin Jiran?" She leaned forward and clutched the tablet she was holding on her chest. Her eyes twinkled with delight as she looked at Tang Moyu. "You mean, THE Qin Jiran?"
Who could blame her? Qin Jiran was one of the most popular authors these days. His books were always sold out and Chen Ning even had to make a pre-order before she could get the books in her hands if she wanted them. Also, no one had ever seen his face before and his identity remained a mystery to his readers.
And for her boss to know Qin Jiran personally? How couldn't she be excited about the prospect of meeting her idol?!
Tang Moyu raised her head and saw her assistant's expression. She could already guess what was running on Cheng Ning's mind.
"Yes, the Qin Jiran you know. The one and only."
Cheng Ning squealed in glee and fanned herself. She tried to calm herself down as Tang Moyu raised a questioning brow at her.
Was she really this lucky? She had not only become her idol Tang Moyu's personal assistant, now there's a possibility of a chance to meet her favorite author?
"Miss Moyu, do you think you can ask Qin Jiran to sign my copy of his book? I wanted to meet him but I don't want to be presumptuous to ask you to bring me with you so…" She bit her lower lip and looked abashed.
"Hey, hey, hey, what is this that I'm hearing? You're meeting Qin Jiran, Moyu?!" Li Meiling came inside Tang Moyu's office and looked at both women.
"Miss Li," Cheng Ning looked at her smile and greeted her.
The woman who just arrived was the Third Miss of the Li family. Even though she wasn't as popular as Tang Moyu, her natural beauty wasn't lacking at all. She was a fashion designer by profession. She took a liking to Tang Moyu when the latter punched the faces of her older brother and his gang when they tried to bully her during their first meeting.
"Not one month and you are already dating? Qin Jiran of all people?!" Li Meili clutched her chest dramatically making Tang Moyu groan in response. Since when did she say she was dating Qin Jiran?
"Don't get ideas, Meili. He's the 'kind uncle' my twins have taken a liking to, and now I'm in debt for causing troubles." Tang Moyu said icily. She didn't know why her friend assumed she had something with that reclusive author when in fact she didn't want to have anything to do with him.
"But for them to meet Qin Jiran? Aren't your twins too lucky?" Li Meili tapped her chin as she thought about it. Her best friend's little devils were known to avoid strangers and men like a plague; exactly like their mother.
It was really surprising for her to hear that the two little buns had actually taken a liking to a man they barely knew. Xiao Bao and Little Star didn't usually stick to anyone, but it seemed that they're naturally attracted to Qin Jiran.
"Now that you think about it, is it really just a coincidence?" Cheng Ning also chimed in. Did Mr. Qin know beforehand that they were Tang Moyu's children?
"Regardless of how he perceives the twins, he hasn't done anything suspicious yet." Tang Moyu tried to push the thoughts away from her mind. She needed to focus on today's agenda. The only reason she allowed the twins to stay with Qin Jiran a little longer was for her to not get distracted for today.
"By the way, what brings you here, Meili? I thought we're meeting up tonight?" She asked her friend.
"En, I know we agreed to meet tonight but I want to give you this." Li Meili handed a thin folder to Tang Moyu.
Tang Moyu took it and scanned the contents briefly before her gaze returned to Li Meili.
"This… Meili… you really don't need to do this." She sighed and brought down the list of connections Li Meili managed to gather last night.
"Do what? I know you didn't want to be here. You also don't want the twins to be subjected to other people's schemes. Do you know how Xing Yiyue reacted when she heard that you came back? It was a sight to behold." Li Meili chuckled.
She attended a party last night, which was also attended by respectable wives of the businessmen within Shenzhen. The moment one of the women asked her about Tang Moyu's return, Li Meili specifically took a glance at Xing Yiyue, hiding her smirk behind her wine glass. It was apparent that this woman still thought of Tang Moyu's existence as a threat.
Li Meili couldn't blame Xing Yiyue at all. After all, following Tang Moyu's banishment, even when Xing Yiyue managed to secure her position as Young Madam Feng, she was consistently being compared to the fallen empress. Who would want to live in the shadow of their love rival?
"Why would I care about what Xing Yiyue thinks of me? She's nothing to me." Tang Moyu pushed herself up and pulled on her business coat. "I appreciate your effort, Meili. I'll consider attending the party with you next time."
Li Meili clapped her hand in glee. Now that they were back, she would make sure to help Tang Moyu give those people who bullied her a good slap!
"Great. Don't worry about what you're going to wear, I'll take care of it."
Tang Moyu might have given birth, but the changes on her body only made it more alluring than it already was. Her ice-cold beauty was something no one could overlook and ignore, and this, Li Meili wanted to take advantage of.
"Do as you wish." The fallen empress said before leaving with her assistant. There was another battle she had to face alone today.
Meanwhile, her two little buns have woken up and found their Uncle Ji in the kitchen, preparing their breakfast. Auntie Lu also arrived on time to tend to the twins.
Little Star rubbed her eyes and yawned big before settling on the seat next to her twin brother.
"Where's my Mommy?" She asked sleepily.
"Your Mommy left early but she promised to fetch you later." Feng Tianyi answered her.
He would be spending his whole day with this pair of naughty twins while waiting for Song Fengyan to bring him a replacement laptop for his work. It might take some time before he could know if he would be able to retrieve his files from his old one.
Who knows maybe lady luck would be on his side and he wouldn't need to rewrite everything from scratch.
After their breakfast, with Auntie Lu's assistance, Feng Tianyi brought the children to the local park where they could play. If there's something about children that he was actually sure of, it was that they had an unlimited source of energy that would need to be burned by some rigorous activities.
The twins followed him like obedient puppies, wagging their tails for his compliment. They only took a short break for lunch at a nearby restaurant before bringing them with him to shop for groceries.
Within the bustling crowd at the supermarket, Auntie Lu pushed the cart for them while the two little buns looked around, amazed at what they were seeing. They've never experienced shopping before and it was the first time they'd been into a supermarket.
Feng Tianyi had just placed the premium cuts of meat into their cart when he noticed that the twins were nowhere in sight. His lips curled up when he spotted them in the aisle where the toy section was situated. In the end, they were still kids who were easily attracted to colorful toys.
He wheeled himself towards them after passing the grocery list to Auntie Lu to get the remaining items. His ears picked up the murmurs between the little buns and his brow rose with confusion.
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