Wu Lina observed him. He went to the window first and touched the curtains that were blowing due to mild breeze coming from the outside. He caressed them for sometime and came back to the table where the phone was. He leaned against it and listened to it till the song finished.
He had a relaxed expression on his face by the time the song finished… He came to her and said, "I want to take a stroll outside."
"Of course! It's a lovely day and beautiful sunny weather. I'll accompany you if you like…" she probed.
"Okay…" he replied.
Together they strolled out in the garden. The breeze was mild. She asked him whether he could share that song with her. He took her number and shared it with her via blue tooth.
While Yang Xinyu was walking, Wu Lina sat down on a bench to check her phone. She was so engrossed reading her emails that she didn't notice Yang Xinyu's occasional glances at her. She finished reading in fifteen minutes and looked up to check on her patient. Yang Xinyu was looking at her. She beamed, grinning from ear to ear. A camera clicked… she was captured in his phone…
They came inside the room after about half an hour. It was only eleven in the morning. He went to lie down on the bed and Wu Lina sat on the chair near his bed. Rest of the day went by with usual activities prescribed by the doctor, which included meditation, playing board games and having meals without fail.
Three days passed following the same routine. Yang Xinyu felt more relaxed. But he also started getting bored.
He called his secretary to send him the office work.
***
Yang Xinyu had two secretaries, Bo Xilai and Zhou Zhili. His secretary, Bo Xilai, a young man of twenty-seven, was handling work related to engineering and manufacturing side of the Yang Corporation while Zhou Zhili handled work related to marketing and sales.
Bo Xilai was startled when Yang Xinyu called him. He asked Chairman Yang Ming-Chang if it was okay to send Young Master Xinyu office work.
"If he is willing, then you must. I am happy that he has asked for it. However do not send him piles of documents. Start with something less important and easy on mind. Send him the report on our investment opportunity in Japan for now," instructed the chairman.
"Yes Chairman," replied Bo Xilai.
Bo Xilai collected that report from the junior employees and went to the hospital to give it to Yang Xinyu.
Upon arriving in the room he saw that Yang Xinyu looked better. His ghost-like pale face was filled with color and he looked better. He appeared relaxed and confident. Bo Xilai gave him a beaming smile.
He also noticed a lovely, young nurse sitting by his bedside. He was caught by her charm and was spellbound. He stared at her longer than usual and started walking towards her when his spell was broken by a harsh coughing sound coming from Yang Xinyu.
"Sorry… err… I mean, good afternoon CEO Yang. Here are the documents you asked for." He quickly placed the documents in front of him, and then turned to look at the nurse.
"Hi, I am Bo Xilai. Nice to meet you! Are you married?" he asked stupidly! He realized that he had asked a stupid question, so he immediately bit his lips.
But he continued, "I am CEO Yang's secretary. If you need anything, just let me know. I'll be there. I'll be there even if you need anything in the middle of the night!" Bo Xilai was now in fact contemplating on how to get admitted to this hospital in order to get close to this nurse.
Wu Lina laughed, "Hi, I am Wu Lina and I am not married. I am only twenty-one and I don't intend to marry for another five or six years at least!" she continued to laugh.
"Oh, its okay! I can wait!" What? Again that stupidity!
"I am sorry, I didn't mean to say that. You are beautiful!" he again blurted!
'God, where is my mouth to brain filter? Why am I uttering nonsense?' Bo Xilai looked away from Wu Lina and made a funny face!
Wu Lina was having ball of a time! She kept laughing at his utter nonsense.
Yang Xinyu, on the other hand was filled with extreme jealousy which was coupled with the embarrassment his secretary was causing. A touch of coldness shrouded his eyes. He grabbed his pillow and threw it on Bo Xilai's face.
Bo XIlai lost his balance a little but recovered immediately. His mind went blank at this sudden outburst. He sensed that Yang Xinyu was about to lose temper. The atmosphere in the room became chilly causing Bo Xilai to shrink and Wu Lina to stop laughing. "I'm sorry CEO Yang. I'll take your leave now as I have something important to handle in the office", he said.
He turned and looked at Wu Lina and continued, "Can we meet again?"
Wu Lina started laughing again, and Yang Xinyu shouted, "Scram!"
Bo Xilai cringed and ran out of the room!
Yang Xinyu took the documents in his hands and started reading them. It wasn't a very thick file, but after reading a few pages, he threw it down.
"What happened CEO Yang?" asked Wu Lina.
"I cant read these any further. I don't think I can read anything. I don't think I can do anything now. Everything is over," he replied woefully. His voice was faltering.
Wu Lina picked up the documents from the floor and placed them in front of him. "Yes, you can read them. If you like I can read them for you. If you won't read them and start working, who will? You have to think about the Yang Corporation. If you won't read these, you, your firm, and me, all will lose from Ying Yue. Do you want that? Don't worry, I am there and we won't let that happen," she assured him.
"Ying Yue, Ying Yue…" he repeated her name contemptuously.
Wu Lina took the file in her hand, sat on the edge of the bed and started reading the report. He looked at her in amusement and saw that she was serious. He listened to her mellifluous voice for who knows how long. He wasn't concentrating on the contents of the report but was smiling inside…
Although Wu Lina volunteered to read the report, she hesitated at one point - the cost and sales graphs presented in it were like Latin to her. Even with a 180 IQ she couldn't decipher these mysterious curves and lines, so she wavered…
She paused and told him to read the graphs on his own.
Yang Xinyu chortled and took the file from her. He looked at the graphs. It took him five minutes to understand the data in there. He gave it back to her, not because he couldn't read it now, but he wanted to hear her reading it out to him.
Wu Lina was tired after reading the first five pages of the report, so she leaned forward on the bed beside his legs while her feet were dangling. Five more pages down, she had flipped on her stomach and was now half-lying on the bed with sandals on the floor and legs up in the air.
Yang Xinyu was watching her kindly with affection. He gave her a pillow so that she could keep it under her chest and be comfortable. But this arrangement made her drowsy. Eventually she slept beside his legs with the file still open in front of her. Her face slid to the side, mouth open and her legs that were up in the air had now fallen on the edge of the bed. She reminded him of his student days when a boring chapter would induce the much welcome sleep!
Yang Xinyu's lips curled up and he brought his hands forward to touch her hair and stroke them like he would do for a child. He removed all the pins that fastened her bun letting her long, silky hair tumble. Wu Lina must have been deep asleep since she didn't move at all.
He continued stroking her hair and caught a tendril in hands. "So soft…" he murmured. He bent forward and dipped towards her to take more hair in his hand… her sweet and tasty scent caught his attention. It was familiar and reminded him of simple childhood days. It was a connection to deep emotional cravings. It was a mixture of lavender and peach scent that made him happy and relaxed!
An hour later Wu Lina woke up with a yawn rubbing her eyes. She looked in front of her with heavy eyelids to realize that she had drooled over the documents she was reading for Yang Xinyu. She sat down and tried to dry the drool with her sleeves. She was very ashamed of herself, her cheeks turning pink.
"I am sorry CEO Yang…" she said closing the file embarrassed to the core. She realized that her hair were open! 'How did that happen?' Gathering her wits, she jumped out of the bed and collected the pins scattered on the bed. She excused herself and headed out of the room to go to the nurse station.
Yang Xinyu was biting the edge of a smile, a vain attempt to keep him from grinning. Did he have intentions behind those perking lips?
He wasn't into her at all when he saw her initially because he was too quiet, reserved and past feelings lingered in his heart.
As the days passed, he was slowly getting attracted to her, reading her face… her almond shaped eyes… nose slightly turned up… her luscious lips… her tiny frame… her thin waist… her height that barely reached his shoulders… her determination… her lively personality… her intelligence… she had the look of adventure… a spirit that was soaring…
She looked like his definition of pretty…
That day when she slept beside his legs while reading the documents, he felt strangely attracted to her. He had sniffed her and it made him want to move closer to her because he found it intoxicating. He was attracted to her with a heady trance like the one that brings a butterfly to nectar. He had to resist an urge to pull her up and make out with her in the sheets.
'So she was just twenty-one.'
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