Jealousy filled up Yang Tian-Xu’s heart, as he received Jin Qi-Long message. Even though Yang Tian-Xu knew just how awesome and talented Wang Yi-An is, he felt like he wants to keep her entirely to himself.
Yang Tian-Xu kicked his table and scream, “Ah, fuck!” He also wanted to message her back and forward like how Jin Qi-Long and Wang Yi-An were. Even when the contents of their message were work-related, he could at least interact with her.
Since the final design got Jin Qi-Long's approval. Wang Yi-An completed her job. "She won’t need to contact Qi-Long anymore now would she?" Yang Tian-Xu thought to himself. A sudden knocked on the door as Wang Yi-An stood behind the door. Startled because his focus was out of place, he exclaimed, "What is it?"
“Um…” Wang Yi-An thought she must have disturbed him. “Sorry, it’s me Wang Yi-An.”
At 7:23 p.m. Yang Tian-Xu knew it was her. Nervous as he told her, "Come in!"
Yang Tian-Xu pretended he still had a lot of documents, looking an flipping each ones. He acts, but he wasn’t looking at them. Busy at staring her for most of his time, he barely work much today. Usually, he would have completed most of his work on schedule for today. Still, he had only finished 2/3 of his workload.
Everyone in the office had already left. Even Assistant Tseng has disappeared when the clock hit 5:00 p.m. Yang Tian-Xu messaged Assistant Tseng that he need not work over-time with him, and so he may leave. Only Wang Yi-An, who's so absorbed in her work, she hasn't noticed the surrounding people left one by one. The people still on the seventh floor with her was Yang Tian-Xu.
Wang Yi-An opened and alleged “President Yang I am sorry it was already so late. I came to report that I have received the final approval of the designs from Mr Jin.”
“Yes, I had already received his message. He told me you did an amazing job!” Yang Tian-Xu smiled, as he asked her, “Is there anything you need my help with?”
“I would need you to sign my overtime sheet for the school, is that alright?” She inquired gently. Wang Yi-An’s school was just a third-rate school, they sustain the cheapest course, and the total hours of internship count towards her graduation was crucial, she needed the hours.
Yang Corps pays well for over-time every week. But she also desired to get acknowledgement for her school, logging in work hours is part of being an intern. It was like killing two birds with one stone.
“Of course,” he pronounced, and she would smile as she brings over a sheet of paper with details of her overtime hours. Yang Tian-Xu filled out what he needed to fill out, sign-it, and return her the document.
“Thank you!” She chirped as she lowers her head in gratitude.
“I’ll do anything for you!” He stated as he smiled back at her.
“You are too kind President Yang!” She smiled sweetly at him. Although his speech is what he exactly felt inside, Wang Yi-An thought, “Oh Yang Corps takes good care of their employees! Even interns get such good treatment!” How could Wang Yi-An know the only person who receive such proper treatment from Yang Tian-Xu was just her?
"It is late now; I will take my leave, thank you again!" She said and just as she was about to turn around and leave, but so she stopped as she heard him speak up.
"Oh, right? It’s already 7:30 p.m." He said as he looked at his phone. Secretly, his heart was throbbing. It was only him and her left in the office. Then he asked her, "Would you like a ride home?" He volunteered, hoping she’ll say yes.
She said the cruellest two-letter word to him. "No… It’s okay! I don’t need a ride; I will be fine getting home on my own." Wang Yi-An said one more thing to him, "Thank you for the concern, and I will see you tomorrow!" as she lowered her head slightly, she shows her respect towards him as the President. Just like that, she left, gone from his sight again.
Depressed as Yang Tian-Xu held on to a mere hopeful wish for tomorrow to come earlier, so he could see her again! So he could spend his entire day watching her. Those are the feelings Yang Tian-Xu will carry home with him. The endless longing for her kept springing up within him, and he will be capable of performing anything for her smile.
The clock was 8:00 PM by the time Yang Tian-Xu had gotten home. His mother and father were sitting in the living room with his aunt, Cheung Yun-Er. Yang Tian-Xu saw her as he came in from the entrance, he nodded at her with respect and greeted her, “Good afternoon Auntie.”
“Oh my, my little nephew! Tian-Xu! Come here and let auntie look at you!” She sounded out with a smile on her expression, as she opened her arms.
“Big-Sis, stop teasing Tian-Xu! He’s a grown man now; he’s 26!” Mother Yang wasn’t so happy to watch her older sister teasing her son.
However, Yang Tian-Xu would accept an elder request and came over to sit by her side. “Auntie, have you been doing well lately?” He asked her softly.
Then suddenly her expression saddened. She turned away for a moment as she wiped her tears.
Worried for his aunt he asked, “Auntie, what’s wrong?” Although, she doesn’t visit them often, however, she was still the aunt that had shown him as much love as his mother. He sat there and listens to her tell him, “Tian-Xu, you must always remember to stay a good man as you are now, alright?” His auntie cried as she faces away.
“Auntie, did something happen?” He followed with a worried expression on his face.
“This is all that Pan Rong’s fault!” Mother Yang shouted as she blamed her brother-in-law who had caused her older sister heartbroken.