Chu Nian's eyes flickered.
She vaguely remembered the day Fourth Master was taken into the detention cell.
Fourth Master never commits any crimes, but he was detained by the police. That night, there was thunder and lightning, and it rained all night, which made her very uneasy.
Thankfully, it was only one night, and he came back.
She went up to him to check on him and smelled a faint scent of osmanthus on him. It wasn't just the scent of flowers; there was a very unique fragrance about him. She knew that he must have been holding a woman.
But she still mustered up the courage to confess her feelings to him. All those years of waiting had given her enough courage, and nothing could stop her.
Before she could even confess her feelings, he spoke first.
She still remembers his somewhat detached expression at the time, as if he were looking out the window or at the bathtub in front of him, his eyes were low and cold, and his voice was very soft, as if he had inadvertently found someone to confide in.
"Chu Nian, do you have someone you like?"
"have."
He asked, "What does it feel like to like someone?"
"I want to see him every day, to be with him. Even just talking to him makes me feel good. I am affected by his joys and sorrows. I am happy when he is happy, and I am unhappy when he is unhappy. There is a place in my heart that is always filled with this person. I will recall the little things from the past without realizing it. I think this is what it feels like to like someone."
He looked away, lowered his head, and seemed to be looking at something.
She noticed through his gaze that a button was missing from his pristine white shirt. Xiao Siye, whose shirts and suits were always impeccably pressed and well-fitting, had wrinkles in his shirt, as if it had been scratched.
Furthermore, the scent of a woman mingled with his body made her realize that he had been with a woman on that stormy night.
"Fourth Master, I have something I want to say to you."
Xiao Jinhan raised his eyes to look at her, his gaze icy yet gentle, and said softly, "Chu Nian, do you remember something I once told you?"
"Um."
He said he wouldn't like her, and working for him didn't mean he was giving her a chance. He hoped she wouldn't let their boss-subordinate relationship turn into estrangement.
The words hidden in her heart could never be spoken. Looking at his slightly wrinkled shirt, she asked, "Fourth Master, do you have a girl you like?"
He was silent for a moment, as if he had thought of something. His phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice was filled with a hesitation she had never heard before: "I guess so."
His answer was uncertain, but the fact that he could utter those three words, given that she was a woman who had admired him for so many years, meant that he already had different feelings for that girl.
Feelings are a strange thing. Some people work hard for many years but can never stand shoulder to shoulder with someone, while others enter their heart in an instant without even a minute, just a few seconds.
Now that he has a girl he likes, she can only keep her feelings to herself; their superior-subordinate relationship is enough.
The fragrance just now, that familiar scent, has confirmed it: the girl who captivated Fourth Master's heart that night was Tang Yaoyao.
It's a good thing that he has someone he likes and is no longer so aloof and detached from worldly affairs; perhaps he won't be lonely anymore.
Just then, a junior assistant's voice pulled her back to reality: "Sister Chu, the secretary from Chongshang Group is causing trouble for Fourth Master again."
Chu Nian had already dealt with too many unwanted romantic advances from Fourth Master under the guise of official business, so she didn't even flinch and replied, "Close the door, give her some space for a while, and she'll obediently back off on her own."
"yes."
"We have a distinguished guest. Go and make some tea." She didn't want to face him for the time being, so she instructed her on which type of tea to make.
The assistant was a little confused. Wasn't this what Sister Chu had been doing all along?
She didn't dare refuse and turned to make tea.
Chu Nian returned to her office and continued working.
...
Tang Yaoyao entered the office but didn't see him. She and Su Mei sat down on the sofa.
Jiang Ci checked the time: "Fourth Master should be taking a bath in the inner room. Please wait a moment."
Tang Yaoyao suddenly remembered meeting him when she went to audition for "The Fox Fairy". It seemed to be around this time. At that time, he was also taking a bath. She raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "Jiang Ci, does he take a bath at this time almost every day?"
"Yes, that's Fourth Master's habit."
A while ago, she even did some research on astrology and asked, "Is he a Virgo?"
"no."
He's not a Virgo, yet he's so fastidious; you could only say he's a refined man.
A knock sounded on the door, and then a junior assistant came in, placing two cups of tea in front of the two of them: "Please have some tea."
Tang Yaoyao picked up her teacup, and a faint fragrance of osmanthus wafted over, putting her in a wonderful mood. She looked at her assistant and said, "This tea is quite unique."
The assistant, unable to bear her beautiful gaze, lowered her head and said, "It's made from osmanthus petals."
Su Mei then said, "This is rose tea."
"Um."
Tang Yaoyao stared intently at her assistant and casually asked, "How did you know what kind of tea my manager and I like to drink?"
The beautiful woman loved the scent of roses, and she knew it very well.
The assistant replied, "Secretary Chu asked me to brew these two kinds of tea."
"Secretary Chu..."
Jiang Ci explained, "She was Fourth Master's secretary. She worked for him when he first started his business. She has a very keen sense of smell. She can tell what people like just by the scent they have on them."
"I see," Su Mei said.
Jiang Ci waved his hand, signaling his assistant to leave.
Su Mei couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Yao, the people around Fourth Master are truly a hidden dragon and crouching tiger."
"Yes, a man like Master Xiao, if this woman weren't exceptionally outstanding, how could he have kept her in the company for so many years?"
"That's true."
Just then, the door to the room opened.
Xiao Jinhan wore a white shirt and gray trousers that made his legs look very long. His hair was half dry, and a drop of water fell from his chest and stained his shirt, giving him a lazy, homey look. But the light in his eyes was cold and icy, and a sense of aloofness was very clear.
She had just taken a shower, and her collar was half-open, giving her an air of asceticism, yet also an indescribable sense of sinister allure.
Tang Yaoyao was a fox spirit incarnate. Upon seeing him like this, she instinctively swallowed and couldn't help but want to pin him down on the sofa and tear away his seemingly aloof exterior.
Su Mei was very good at reading people's expressions. Before he could say anything, she stood up and said, "Brother Yao, you two talk first. Mr. Jiang and I will wait outside."
The two left the office one after the other and then closed the door.
"Have you been waiting long?"
Tang Yaoyao shifted to the side, patted the leather sofa with her little paw, and smiled, "Just arrived."
Xiao Jinhan sat down next to her.
Her charming eyes curved into two crescent moons as she pressed them against her.
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