Crashing Into You

Manager Mo got startled. She softly pushed her away. She held her wrist and strode with her into the couch. "Let"s sit down and talk." She said. 

Tan Ja Nin has continued sobbing as she sits into the couch.

Manager Mo looked at her. Her heart softened when she saw her pity look. 

"Tell me. What"s got into you and you rejected the Suns.h.i.+nati"s offer?" She said. She tried not to sound like she was scolding her. She just wanted to know her thoughts and what she was thinking. 

Tan Ja Nin was taken aback. How can she tell her manager the reason? If she tells her the truth, she needs to reveal her true ident.i.ty to her. 

She looked at her manager and she was waiting for her reply.

"I felt like I don"t deserve the offer." She said

"..."

"I am just a newbie, I haven"t proved anything yet but why was I being offered a 10 million contract?" 

"Because it is your worth!" Manager Mo answered.

Tan Ja Nin was stunned. 

"Do you really believe that the advertis.e.m.e.nt job was really meant for me?" She asked.

"Of course. You were shortlisted by the advertising company through your VTR because they knew that you have potential. They have submitted your portfolio together with other shortlisted newbies to Shuns.h.i.+nati and..." 

"What do you mean? That I was picked among all newbies. That they didn"t even consider tapping a top celebrities to be the endorser of Suns.h.i.+nati"s product?"

"Right! It was the advertising agency"s idea to get a newbie endorser for the commercial and they suggested this idea to Suns.h.i.+nati along with the storyboard and it was fortunate that the President of Suns.h.i.+nati likes the storyline. I guess you were best handpicked by the advertising agency so they gave you the best recommendation among the other shortlisted"

Tan Ja Nin put her right palm to cover her eyes because her tears seems to never stop. She was a fool. 

"Tan Ja Nin, you have to believe in your self and start knowing your self-worth. In this industry, you need to value your self first. If you don"t have self confidence, how would the movie outfit, advertising agencies, directors and producers to raise their confidence in you? You have to show them that you can and you are always the best choice." Manager Mo said and made a sigh "I"m not going to drop you now if you"ll promise me that you"ll change your att.i.tude towards work and that from now on, you"ll start building that self confidence that you need in this industry. I don"t want to think that I failed on my guts on you" 

Tan Ja Nin softly nodded. "I promise Manager Mo! I won"t disappoint you next time. I"ll work hard in the future. I truly need your guidance." She humbly said. 

Manager Mo looked at her and tapped her shoulder.

"I"ll talk to the TV and Production School today to request not to drop you in the cla.s.s. You were absent for three consecutive days and you have a lot of things to catch up. They might cost us an additional cost for a special cla.s.s." 

"I can pay for the additional cost." Tan Ja Nin said. 

"Where are you going to get that money? You don"t have any project yet. Let me take care of you now and take care of me in the future"

Tan Ja Nin nodded and smiled at her. "I will make you the most richest Manager in our country." 

Manager Mo smiled at her "I"ll count on that!" 

Tan Ja Nin gave Manager Mo a hug. She was grateful enough for that second chance that she gave her. 

"On that endors.e.m.e.nt job with Suns.h.i.+nati, let just forget about that now. You have offended their President, I"m pretty sure we will no longer get hold of that offer again." Manager Mo said. 

Tan Ja Nin sighed. She may have lost that advertis.e.m.e.nt job from Suns.h.i.+nati but she will never let the President of Suns.h.i.+nati slipped away from her life just like that!

....

"Brother, would you know where Lee Jin Ho is?" Tan Ja Nin called Tan Ji Nan immediately after Manager Mo has left her apartment.

"I have no idea. Why?" 

"His PA said he went on a vacation. I just wanted to know if you have an idea where he went." 

"Lee Jin Ho is on a vacation?" Tan Ji Nan was a bit shocked by this news. "He have gone from a leisure trip with us just last week! What"s the need for another vacation right away?" 

Tan Ja Nin did not reply.

"Why are you asking anyway?" Tan Ji Nan asked.

"I wanted to talk to him about what happened at the Suns.h.i.+nati office few days ago. I want to apologize." 

"You should!" 

"Are you sure you don"t have an idea on his whereabout? Didn"t he contact you?" 

"I have no contact with him since the last time we"ve talked about your advertis.e.m.e.nt offer." 

"I see." Tan Ja Nin was quite disappointed. 

"Do you have his number?"

"I do." 

"Why don"t you call him?"

"He is out of reach" 

"Okay, I"ll inform you right away once I get hold of him." 

"Thanks, brother!"

.....

Tan Ja Nin went to Suns.h.i.+nati"s office again and have tried to talk to PA Jin but the receptionist told her that PA Jin was busy and won"t be able to entertain her. 

She walked out of the Suns.h.i.+nati"s office lobby and  had waited outside. She was taking her slim chances to see Lee Jin Ho to come out from the building. But the sun has finally set and yet she didn"t see Lee Jin Ho at all. 

She was about to go home when she spotted PA Jin who was about to exit the building. 

She walked towards him and PA Jin was stunned when he saw her.

"Ms. Tan, don"t tell me you haven"t left since the receptionist told me that you were in the lobby earlier?" 

Tan Ja Nin shyly nodded. "I was hoping to see Lee Jin Ho pa.s.sed by." 

PA Jin looked at her and can"t help but empatized with her. 

"But he was still out on a vacation Ms. Tan." 

"Do you have any idea when will he be coming back?"

"President Lee hasn"t contacted me yet." PA Jin lowered his head because he was lying. He just received a call from Lee Jin Ho earlier and he said that he will be coming back tonight and have asked him to pick him up at the airport. 

"I see"

PA Jin"s car stopped in front of the entrance and the vallet driver gave the car key to him.

"Ms. Tan, I"ll get going now!" 

Tan Ja Nin nodded. 

PA Jin went inside his car and drove off but can"t help but looked at Tan Ja Nin who didn"t make a move yet from where she stood at his car"s rear view mirror. 

....

PA Jin has a.s.sisted Lee Jin Ho to put on his small luggage at his car trunk when he picked him up at the arrival gate.

Lee Jin Ho settled himself at the backseat. 

It was already 9 in the evening.

He went to his family villa at Yalong Bay in Hainan for three days to get away from Tan Ja Nin. There was no doubt, he was angry with her when he left. But when he was all alone at his family villa, there was never a time that he didn"t think about her. There was no point of running away from her when she was the only one he can think about. So he has decided to come back to Beijing earlier than he planned to settle things with her. 

"How the traffic jam?" Lee Jin Ho asked PA Jin. 

"It was going smoothly. We might reach your pad in 40-45 minutes"

"Good" Lee Jin Ho rested his head and shut his eyes. 

He was tired from a 5-hour flight from Hainan. 

He suddenly fell asleep.

.....

PA Jin was surprised when he saw Tan Ja Nin who was standing near the entrance of the building of Lee Jin Ho"s bachelor"s pad. Was it just a coincidence that Tan Ja Nin was here? Or was she here because she knew that his boss was living here? But how will Tan Ja Nin knew the address of President Lee? Then he had realized that Tan Ja Nin was the sister of his boss" friend. She may had asked her brother. PA Jin looked at Lee Jin Ho and softly called him to wake him up. 

"President Lee..." 

Lee Jin Ho gradually opened his eyes and looked at his surrounding. He realized that he was already in front of his bachelor"s pad building. He was about to open the backseat door when his gaze pa.s.sed through the familiar woman who was standing near the entrance. 

"Tan Ja Nin?"