Chapter 126 - Are You Really Helping Me?

He made his way to Junjie's office. The secretary who is sitting in front of his office startles when she sees Zichen approaching. She gets up from her place abruptly and bows, "Mr. Chairman."

He ignores and enters inside the office without bothering to knock. The woman is left confused.

Zichen stops midway seeing the most absurd thing in front of him. Junjie and a petite woman are both now aware of Zichen's presence and the woman sitting on Junjie's lap get up lightning quick.

Zichen shoots a look at Junjie telling her to make the woman leave right now. Giving a peck on her cheek, he whispers something in her ear and the woman laughs. Then, glancing at Zichen she hurries to leave the room, her hips swaying.

"How many times?" Zichen scowls, sitting on the couch but then a thought pops in his mind and he gets up quickly. "The couch's clean?" he asks.

Junjie fixes his hair and shirt and says, "Don worry. You interrupted before I could do something."

"This is your tenth time you broke the rule. One more time and you are out" Zichen warns but Junjie shrugs as if he knows his best friend will not do it.

"What makes you come here anyway?" he asks, sitting in the opposite direction to Zichen.

Zichen hesitates, he does not know how to say that he is here for his help. This is going to be embarrassing. Who would have thought that one day he will come into his office and ask for his help? A playboy's help?

"Company crises? Women crises? Which one?" Junjie asks nonchalantly. Zichen hasn't really forgiven him for the incident last time but he has no choice other than to come here.

He straightens his back, trying to act confident, "There's this problem and I think you can help me. And please do not suggest any weird ones."

His friend raises his eyebrow, surprised. "Let me guess. It's about that chick, what's her name? Oh, yea, Shi Lian, right?" he assumes.

Zichen shoots a dirty look at him. This man deserves to get the title of a playboy. "Yes. It's fucked up and I had no idea to fix it."

"Not the first time" Junjie mumbles, relaxing in his chair but Zichen hears him. "What did you do anyway?"

Should he tell him? Junjie knows his identity and he is glad for keeping it a secret throughout the years. He thinks about whether to tell him the whole story or not. Thinking it will be better to tell him, he starts to speak, "Shi Lian somehow knew my identity."

"What identity?" Junjie interrupts.

"About me being related to the Underworld. "

His eyes widen and he is attentive all of a sudden. "Shit! But how? You didn't tell her right?"

His silly question makes him wince. "No. Why would I? I don't know how she got this information or who told her this." He sighs, the frustration catches him again, "Now she does not wish to talk to me. She wants to break ties...."

It's not very often to see the vulnerable side of Zichen and Junjie knows he is serious about this woman, Shi Lian. He came here to him for help in itself is a big step. Junjie must help him out.

"Have you tried to reach her?"

"She won't pick my calls or reply to my texts. I can't even go and meet her" Zichen complains.

Junjie thinks or tries to. He sure is good with women's emotions and their needs but he isn't a master. He is as clueless as Zichen but not so cold as him.

"You need to go and explain things to her, That's the only way."

Zichen looks at him in disbelief. "That's how you are going to help me? I now doubt, highly, if you are really trying to help me or not."

Junjie makes a face, the one when he is annoyed. "Look, it's the best. Give it a shot. If that doesn't work out then leave her. If she can't be there to listen to your explanation, leave her."

"No wonder you play with women" Zichen comments. He gets up and straightens his jacket. "Come with me then."

Junjie gives him a look. "What am I now? Your babysitter?"

"Come or I'll cut 15% from your salary" he threatens and it is enough to make Junjie get up from his seat, grab his grey jacket and follow him.

"Bastard" he mutters from behind.

**

She is exhausted, mentally and physically. After attending two meetings, she only wants to go home and lay in her bed.

The meeting went longer than the actual time. Damn those directors and their narrow-mindedness. If it wasn't because of them raising questions in every single sentence she says, the meeting would have been over earlier.

She didn't have her lunch yet. Her stomach growls but she tries to ignore it. Sleep is more important. But she cannot have that as well.

Fang Xiao enters, in her hand holding the usual package of lunch for Shi Lian. "Here, Miss Shi Lian" she smiles, and opening the package she passes it to her.

Slowly craning her head up, she sees the lunch in front of her. God, she is hungry but at the same time, she wants to sleep. "Thanks, Xiaoxiao." With that, she holds the chopsticks and like an old woman, she starts eating lunch.

After she is done, she feels less annoyed but more sleepy. "In thirty minutes we will be ready to visit the site," Fang Xiao informs, adjusting her big work glasses. With glasses, she looks fierce.

Shi Lian groans and makes a face. This day is turning out to be worse. First the upsetting call, then the meetings, the directors, and now this. "The schedule is clear after this?" she asks, more like begging her to say yes.

"Fang Xiao looks at the schedule. "Umm...yes. The schedule is clear after that."

Shi Lian breaths a sigh of relief. She can leave early today.