Lu Dao had stopped eating and looked at her intently, "Miss Xinying, I believe you won"t be continuing your job as the head secretary of Mr. Xie Yuansheng from next week?"
Feng Xinying was startled. She looked at him and then nodded.
"Why is that?" asked Ru s.h.i.+s.h.i.+.
"That"s because Xie Yuansheng and Feng Xinying are going to get engaged or announce that they are together," replied Lu Dao with a smile.
Wu Bosun, who had stopped eating after hearing Lu Dao choked on his food.
He coughed a lot. Ru s.h.i.+s.h.i.+ patted his back and offered him water.
Feng Xinying felt a little awkward. She had thought the dinner would be a private one, but when she saw that there were so many people also, she became agitated. However, she didn"t show it on her face.
"Are you guys getting married soon?" asked Wu Bosun.
Feng Xinying didn"t reply. She pursed her lips and smiled.
Lu Dao didn"t want to miss the chance. He cut in, "Feng Xinying, I have been finding a female lead for my movie, and I have kept auditions at various places to hunt for her. However, every time I get to see a face, I can only think of you. Why don"t you give an audition for my movie? Even if you won"t act in the movie, you can just audition. It is going to be a very small half an hour affair for you."
Feng Xinying brought her hand to her neck and rubbed it. "Mr. Dao, thanks for the invite, however, I don"t think I will be able to join the auditions, as Xie Yuansheng might not like it…"
This time Lu Dao wouldn"t let this opportunity go for a waste. "Feng Xinying, like I said, you don"t have to act in the movie. It is possible that what I am thinking of you as behind the camera can be wrong but with your experience as a model, you should be able to carry it well."
Feng Xinying smiled nervously. All of a sudden they all heard "Ahem" from behind.
They all were startled when they saw Xie Yuansheng standing over there on the entrance of the private dining s.p.a.ce. His gaze was boring through Feng Xinying.
"Xie Yuansheng!" exclaimed Feng Xinying and got up from her chair.
Almost everyone else except Wu Bosun stood up. The food that he was eating had suddenly tasted bitter.
Feng Xinying went to him excitedly but she became a little afraid when she saw that he was angry. "Mr. Wu Bosun had invited me for dinner. I had sent you the message."
Xie Yuansheng didn"t reply as he kept staring at her. She had said that she was going to be busy and now she was having dinner with Wu Bosun. He had left dinner and wanted to head home when one of the people from his company in the event told him that Feng Xinying was dining in the same hotel. That employee had seen the photo of Wu Bosun walking along with two women in the hotel lobby. The picture was freshly posted on social media. Xie Yuansheng had left the event and went searching for his wife and it wasn"t difficult to find her.
Ru s.h.i.+s.h.i.+ walked towards the couple and said, "CEO Xie Yuansheng, please join us for dinner. Although he was very angry with Feng Xinying, he walked inside to join them not wanting to create a show. He sat on a chair opposite Feng Xinying. It was extremely awkward for Wu Bosun. The atmosphere became stifling.
The person who seemed happy to have Xie Yuansheng amongst them was Lu Dao. "Mr. Xie Yuansheng, its an honor to be with you," he said as he extended his hand to shake hands with him. Xie Yuansheng accepted the greeting.
Lu Dao continued, "Mr. Xie Yuansheng, I have been asking Feng Xinying from a long time to audition for a movie I am about to start filming. I have been searching for the female lead from a long time now, but haven"t found one."
Xie Yuansheng looked at Feng Xinying who was looking down in her lap with a sad expression on her face.
"I am not the right person to ask that question," he replied wiping his mouth with the napkin. "You should ask Xinying," he said with a raised eyebrow.
The way he was behaving made Feng Xinying feel like crying. This was the first time she was feeling so stifled in the presence of so many people. She wanted to go away from there.
"But she said that you may not like it," said Lu Dao with a smile on his face.
Xie Yuansheng replied, "Oh! That"s new to me," and started laughing. His laughter was strange and Feng Xinying could feel it. His laughter wasn"t coming from inside, it was shallow as if to merely allay the tension there.
Lu Dao pursed his lips. He exhaled heavily understanding the situation between the couple. However, he was also a shrewd businessman. He turned to Feng Xinying and said, "Well it seems Mr. Xie Yuansheng has absolutely no qualms about it. So Miss Feng Xinying could you please come for the auditions? I will be holding them the day after tomorrow."
Feng Xinying bit her lip and didn"t reply as Xie Yuansheng watched her like a hawk. Just an hour back he had finalized a deal to buy three tulip gardens in Holland.