"You have a meeting with Mr. Yun tonight, Mr. s.h.i.+." s.h.i.+ Enxi told her brother as she placed the cup of coffee on his table.
"You don"t have to be formal to me when we"re alone, Xi"er." s.h.i.+ Yi said, looking up at her from his seat.
"We"re at work, it"s only normal for me to address you that way."
It has been two weeks already since s.h.i.+ Enxi has been working as his brother"s secretary and within those weeks, not once did she called him "brother" which made s.h.i.+ Yi worried.
He gave her the secretary position since he wanted her to start from the beginning so that she could learn and get used on how to handle things in the company before he could promote her.
Aside from that, s.h.i.+ Yi thought that he would be able to make up to the times they were been separated by having her close and by being a better brother to her but for some reason, he could feel a wall between them.
It was not like it was his choice to live with his grandparents. Even if he requested to have his sister live with them, his grandparents would always tell him that she was living well with s.h.i.+ Anhao and her family.
When they called s.h.i.+ Enxi, she would always tell them that she was fine since she was being threatened by s.h.i.+ Anhao that if she badmouthed them, she would throw her out and feed her to the dogs.
As a child, s.h.i.+ Enxi was scared of how scary s.h.i.+ Anhao was that was why she didn"t have a choice but to obey them.
s.h.i.+ Enxi went to her table and continued doing the paperwork that was a.s.signed for her to do.
s.h.i.+ Yi sighed inwardly. s.h.i.+ Enxi had always been a lively girl but what happened now? She was so aloof and quiet from everyone else, including him. Was it because of their auntie and uncle? Did they do something to her?
He took the cup of coffee and was about to take a sip from it when just then, someone barged in the office.
s.h.i.+ Enxi clenched her fist when she saw that someone interrupted her brother from drinking the coffee. She turned to the man and inwardly glared at him
The man that stood before them is a brunette. Within his handsome face were eyes that twinkle. Those eyes scanned the room and when he saw her, in just moments his mouth gave up on the stoicism it had, breaking into a boyish grin. His radiance could make every man and woman who saw it feel the irresistible impulse to smile… except for s.h.i.+ Enxi who felt more annoyed than ever.
His good looks may work to others but not to her. He was one of the people that annoyed her to her bones even without doing nothing.
She raised a brow at him, "What are you doing here, Mr. Lu?"
The man before them was their childhood friend, Lu Mello. s.h.i.+ Enxi was once close to him, back then when her parents were still alive but ever since she was taken in by s.h.i.+ Anhao, she lost contact with him and her other childhood friends.
Lu Mello was staring at her for a while, happiness filled his eyes for some reason.
"Ah... she didn"t dyed her hair blonde yet. She looked more beautiful in her natural raven-black hair." Thought Lu Mello. He kept staring at her that s.h.i.+ Yi had to clear his throat just to get his attention.
"Mr. Lu."
Lu Mello snapped out from his trance. He turned to s.h.i.+ Yi and his eyes automatically fell on the cup of coffee he was holding.
When s.h.i.+ Enxi noticed the way Lu Mello was looking at the cup of coffee, despite the blank look on her face, her hands started sweating.
"Sister Enxi, can you prepare a coffee for me too?" Lu Mello gave her a charming smile.
"Okay."
Before s.h.i.+ Enxi could leave, the next words that Lu Mello said made her stop in her tracks.
"Anyway, I came here to investigate Mr. w.a.n.g Hao"s accident." Lu Mello went and sat casually on the sofa.
"Wasn"t it because of a problem in the car"s break?"
"No, I found out that it wasn"t just the break, someone has tampered on his car. It is a good thing that Mr. w.a.n.g survived the accident, but since he is currently in a coma, asking questions to him will be for later." Lu Mello turned to s.h.i.+ Enxi and smiled.
s.h.i.+ Enxi felt a chill run down her spines. What was happening? How was Lu Mello able to find that out when she herself was so sure that no one would be able to notice it?
"Is that… true? Someone is trying to kill uncle?"
"Yes, I have evidence on that."
"Uncle w.a.n.g has always been kind to me, he is the closest person to me…" She lied smoothly. Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at Lu Mello, "Why? Why is someone trying to kill a good man like him?"
Lu Mello was looking closely at her with a serious look on his face, "I am still trying to find the reason why."
s.h.i.+ Enxi rushed to Lu Mello"s side, her delicate tears rolling down her cheeks, "Mello, please, please save my uncle from whoever is trying to kill him. I"m even willing to help you and cooperate just to catch that person!"
Lu Mello held s.h.i.+ Enxi"s hand and smiled a bit. For some reason, there was sadness in his eyes. "Don"t worry, I"ll let you know once we have a lead on that person."
Behind such an innocent-looking face was someone so cruel and ruthless. He knew that well and because of that, he was going to do his best to stop her while it was early, he will never allow her to do the same sins she did back then.
To do that, he must take care of that person, the only person who was willing to do everything she ordered, killing no matter who it was.