บท 11: A Man in a Woman's Body

Yanmei was taken aback by the sight of the building they were about to enter. She swiftly turned her gaze to Andrea saying, "it's huge! Nearly as big as the Royal Dragon's main office!"

Seeing Yanmei's reaction, Andrea giggled and nodded before saying, "Yes, and that is just one of the company that the Yeongs own. The weapon factor is based in another city. I'm sure you'll get a chance to see it too."

Yanmei became excited. Although she has yet to meet Andrea's brother, she could feel her bright future was here in this very company and in this country.

When they reached the building, they took a private lift to the top floor where the President's office was located. Yanmei's eyes wandered, and she was quickly amazed at how serious each staff was working. It reminded her of the Royal Dragon's environment, but she concluded silently, 'though, this office feel seems a bit stiffer than Brother Ting's.'

Entering the CEO's office, she saw the surrounding area was spot clean. The floor shone better than her shoe. The interior was nothing but a mix of white and black and the same could be said about the man sitting behind the huge desk.

She stood behind Lu Fang and Andrea, but she could see well the man's ferocious look that was plastered on his ruggedly handsome face. He had a slightly wavy hair up to his neck and a scar on his brow.

She gulped while staring at him. She had never seen such an intense gay person in her entire life. She thought, 'this girl needs some loosening up!'

"Hi Yeong! So -So I like - I told you about the representative from our side who will be working with you - "

"And?" Anton Yeong asked, cutting off Andrea's words.

"Brother, here she is," said Lu Fang as he stepped back and placed a hand behind Yanmei's shoulder.

Before Anton Yeong could react, Andrea quickly made introductions in an excited tone, "Bro, this is Xia Yanmei. She is a cousin of Brother Ting and acted as Lu Fang's stand-in in Beijing."

"Yanmei is a fast learner and can sweep through a pile of work without making any mistakes! She would greatly contribute to the success of our venture with JWS Investments," she heard Lu Fang add.

Yanmei looked left and right to both Lu Fang and Andrea while nodding her head, smiling. It was not like her to humble herself down but seeing Andrea's brother; she concurred that he was scary, even more frightening than her cousin, Xia Ting, back in the day.

'Although he was good looking, there was nothing else pleasing about this man,' Yanmei told herself as she closely studied the man in the black suit.

Anton Yeong was not responsive. With his eyes, he merely threw daggers at her, making her utterly uncomfortable. She tried her best to stay cool and kept her smile until she heard him should, "I don't like women directly reporting to me!"

Yanmei immediately thought, 'Boy, he got it bad. Poor guy. He badly needs help.'

She quickly recalled how it was with Garry and some of her gay friends that she blurted out, "I understand how you don't like women and I support you wholeheartedly."

Andrea and Lu Fang looked at her with confusion.

She said the words with great sincerity and concern on her face that made Yeong confused. He repeated himself, "Are you a lunatic? I just said I detest women!"

'Of course! You like men. I get it.' Although these were the words that played in her head, what came out in actual were, "Oh, you were referring to me?"

Yanmei laughed all of a sudden, further surprising Andrea and Lu Fang.

"I'm sorry. Sometimes, I forget. I am actually a woman. The truth is, I am a man trapped in a woman's body!" She said out loud before laughing again.

"Haah!" Andrea exclaimed while taking a few steps back, looking like she was ready to faint. She called for husband saying, "Babe, carry me to the lounge area. I want to take some rest."

Lu Fang quickly lifted his wife, but just before leaving, Andrea glanced at Anton Yeong and warmed him, "Yeong! You better make this work! I can't have my husband flying here almost every week as my stomach gets bigger every day… Work with Yanmei or these babies aren't seeing Mommy Soon!"

Yanmei did not fully understand what was happening or know who was Mommy Soon, but what was evident to her was the fact that she also needed to make this man trust her. She said to him, "Mr. Anton Yeong. I don't know why you had let go of those words, saying you do not like women working for you, but whatever is your perception of women that made you look down of us - please, please give me a chance to prove you wrong."

Yanmei saw Anton Yeong's expression had earlier been sour following Andrea's threat, but after giving her two cents, she saw his face changed. She watched as he took a deep breath and suggested surrender, saying, "Tell me about yourself!"

Yanmei's lips curved into a smile and she quickly narrated her work background and achievements. She also shared a few things about her personality and towards the end, she said, "I promise to never steal your men - whoever it is - I mean, I am not into men. You… have my word."

She was about to say more when they heard a knock on the door. A girl in her mid-twenties came inside with her head down while taking steps. "Mr. Yeong. I'm sorry to come up but the Vice President was still entertaining the new clients in his office. He asked me to bring this to you. Your assistant is on break."

"Put it here," Antong Yeong said.

The girl slowly walked towards the table and the moment she dropped the folders she quickly stepped back.

Yanmei saw an immediate opportunity that she praised the girl, "Wow, you are so beautiful."

She then saw her hurriedly left and when the doors were shut back again, her mouth fell open and her eyes glistened in excitement. She said, "So cute, don't you think? That is absolutely my type!"