Chapter 152: Thunder

After Zi Gong have signed his working contract with Xiao Yun and discussed possible ways of promoting the sales, Xiao Yun decided to end their day today so Zi Gong would be able to study more into the fashion's world. 

It was late evening and the color of the sky had turned black when  Xiao Yun finally exited the company to visit Wang Li Lei because she would be out for three days to Huangzhou. Days always had been longer without Wang Li Lei beside her. 

Exiting the car with Tian Yi, he gave a loud yawn that was enough to startle Xiao Yun from her reverie. "Da- Jie, I have a question that I haven't been able to ask since the afternoon, is your hand hurt? You came back with a bandage on your hand." 

Xiao Yun shook her head. "No, it's for an act." 

Tian Yi nodded with a hm but quickly straightened his back when he saw Wang Li Lei walking out of the door with his pressuring presence. "Xiao Yun." His voice came like spring, budding to her ears with a gentle airy whisper. 

By the gentle tone that coaxed her ears, Xiao Yun ran to him at full speed turning her eyes to him. "Li Lei, I'm back." 

"How's you're day?" He thoughtfully swept her hair to the side, with eyes kept on staring at her as they walked side by side to the house. The maids who had been hired personally for Xiao Yun immediately took care of her purse from the side and prepared tea for both her and Wang Li Lei. 

"Today, I went to the company again to talk with Zi Gong and also Chuan Huan Jing, it seems that there is a problem with the fabric company..." Xiao Yun continued her bright chirp of the day. 

By the time 3 hours passed, Xiao Yun closed her notebook and cupped her cheeks to the table in the room. The brown wooden clock hanging on the wall that was carved in struck to nine and a small door in the middle of the clock opened to greet the little yellow bird and a marching dwarfs miniature made a half circle with a cheerful melody for half a minute before moving back again to the door. 

Xiao Yun's eyes stuck on the clock as they start to show the little amusements. She was alone, doing nothing as she had finished reviewing her study which also meant her last day of studying with Wang Li Lei. While waiting for Wang Li Lei on the side who was in the middle of calling someone from his work, Xiao Yun decided to spend her time looking at the fashion news on her phone. 

In her judgment, the news in her phone by far the best placed for her to keep eye on the store that would be her rival in the future. Noting some names on her mind, her inky eyes read the hottest news that was written in the bold red line. By using such an eye-catching scarlet color, the news immediately took Xiao Yun's attention to the headline. [The Director of Golden Tree has come back from France.]

"Golden Tree?" Xiao Yun murmured the name of the store aloud and scrolled down to read the rest of the information. The Golden Tree was a clothing brand that was under the control of a very young woman named Lin Chang Lu. Being the youngest in age, Lin Chang Lu was one of the most successful women in her field allover the world, especially France where fashion triumph the most. She was also said to be very beautiful and the tabloids seemed to have a good relationship as the tabloids who rarely wrote anything good about their subject hardly gave sarcasm remark and filled the whole page with praises. 

Scrolling down to the last line, Xiao Yun's brow lifted in a crooked side. 

[The director of the Golden Tree and the CEO of Wang Corporation seemed to be having a very good friendship with each other and rumored to be having a deeper relationship.] 

'What?' Xiao Yun rubbed the temple of her head, thinking how could they wrote such a thing even when they know Wang Li Lei never liked his name to be written in such a romantic gossip. Scrolling down her phone, she finally stopped at the graceful woman with droopy eyes. With curly black hair and full red lips, she was beautiful as the tabloid praises her. Her fashion sense was also chic and she bore an elegant aura that almost reminded her of Wang Li Lei. With a rather cold yet bewitching demeanor, she was a woman with a wealthy face.

Xiao Yun had a straight face, but the clench on her phone tightened from the comment that she read bellow the news. Unknown people immediately rooted for her to be beside Wang Li Lei, saying a beautiful woman should be placed beside a handsome person like Wang Li Lei. Some also said that there should be no one beside Wang Li Lei other than her. 

Xiao Yun gave a wry smile at her phone before breaking her sight from the phone to the right to the man who was in the middle of his phone call. 

"...That should be good." His voice faded back in as he ended the call and sensed the girl's eyes staring at her. When he turned his eyes and met hers, Xiao Yun was about to shift her eyes 

"What are you reading?" When he came there, his eyes were quick to see Lin Chang Lu's face on her phone, making a deep frown on his fair forehead. 

"News." Xiao Yun replied to lock her phone screen as she noticed it showed Lin Chang Lu's voice. She wasn't aware of her curt tone that slipped out subconsciously. Although she knew that even such a beautiful woman could never come to Wang Li Lei's eyes, her maiden heart felt cloudy with people trying to make them a couple. 

Xiao Yun shook her head. Tomorrow, she would be leaving the capital to Huangzhou and today was her last day to study with Wang Li Lei. She shouldn't waste her time thinking about the loose-mouthed tabloids and spend her time merrily with her beloved now. 

Wang Li Lei's eyes filled with a budding feeling. He didn't know what was written at the news she was reading but from his eyes, he guessed that it must have been about Lin Chang Lu's arrival back to China and the undying rumor of him being a couple with the woman. From the girl's tone of words, she seemed to be jealous of Lin Chang Lu even though she shouldn't care about such a small woman that could never pass to his sight. But knowing that the girl was jealous, it was as though she confirmed her feeling of not wanting anyone to touch him. 

He strode closer to the girl taking on the empty side and took the note that she wrote. "You have finished all your lessons on the exam." 

Xiao Yun nodded, although she felt free from her studying not being able to meet Wang Li Lei for a long day would be hard as staying frequently at his house had become her routine. Wang Li Lei's perceiving eyes were exceptionally good at reading her emotion. Not letting her worry aside he took her fingers and played with it as he spoke. 

"You don't have to worry. When you miss me you could come here." 

Xiao Yun felt the ticklish rubbing on her fingers from him and heard him talking again. "Likewise, whenever I miss you, I would come to you." 

"I can come?" Xiao Yun replied with another hesitant question and saw Wang Li Lei taking out the key house from his pocket to her hands. 

"The key to the house. Although even without this you could come. We would be living together soon, the key would be your first step here." He reminded her not so subtly that she shouldn't be missing him too much as they would soon be living together. 

Xiao Yun stared at the key that was once Wang Li Lei's with sparkling eyes before giving him the deserved wide warm smile. "Thank you!" 

"You shouldn't thank it. It is yours." he patted her head, saying the words gently. "The day after your homecoming from the school trip, would you be free?" 

Xiao Yun paused, guessing that Wang Li Lei would perhaps bring her to a date and immediately shook her head. "No, I will be free." 

"CEO Liu would be holding a party. He had been my mentor since I was young. I owe him a lot. Would you come with me?" Wang Li Lei explained. After the day when they shared their first kiss, Wang Li Lei began to talk more about himself. It was his silent thoughtfulness so Xiao Yun could learn more about him. 

"I will!" Xiao Yun took a bite out of her biscuits. "When would the party start?" 

"Seven." Xiao Yun took a note to his words, thinking about what dress she should wear when a good idea passed through her mind. 

As they were speaking, the greyish cloud outside the sky gathered, making the winds blew even stronger. A rattling sound came to the window near them and before Xiao Yun could notice it, a loud bolt struck to the ground, giving a loud thundering sound that scared the life out of Xiao Yun. Jumping from her seat, she flew forward to the man with trembling eyes hidden under the eyelids.