Chapter 442 - Side Story 6: In a Relationship

Han Yue Xiu thought that there was probably something wrong with how her brain worked. Previously, Song Yi had asked her to give him a chance for him to start over, and she had rejected him.

Though she had known this man for years, Han Yue Xiu had never thought that she would have feelings towards him. She had thought of him as a good employer, mentor, and later, a good friend.

But it seemed that there was something that had possessed her when she agreed to give him a chance.

When Song Yi left her apartment, Han Yue Xiu had gone back into her room and his question popped into her mind again. His question and her reply replayed in her mind over and over again until she was too embarrassed to think about it.

"Could you give me a chance?" Song Yi had asked. "Can we start over again?"

At that time, she was staring back at him and saw how anxious he was as he was waiting for her answer. Seeing the once arrogance Song Yi was acting this way made her wanted to laugh. But then, there was a tug at her heart and there was a voice in her head telling her that she should agree.

"Alright." Han Yue Xiu had smiled. "Let's start over again."

"Aaaah!!"

While hiding her head under the duvet, Han Yue Xiu started to mutter a few curses. "Han Yue Xiu, ah Han Yue Xiu… how can you agree just like that? What was wrong with your head?"

She had thought that perhaps, the way he was very nice towards her parents had clouded her thinking. But knowing herself, she was not someone who would be easily swayed.

Han Yue Xiu began to think about the changes in Song Yi and knew that he had tried hard to change. At least, when he was around her, he was not as domineering as he used to be. He would often turn to her and ask for her opinion before he made a decision. 

Anyway, it was not as if she was not aware of the things Song Yi had done for her. 

One of the female employees in the company had accidentally spilled out Song Yi's plan to protect her from Miss Fang. At that time, when she had heard about it, Han Yue Xiu had laughed. Since she had no plan to be harassed by Miss Fang, Han Yue Xiu had decided to pretend that she knew nothing about it.

Her opinion towards Song Yi had had slowly changed for the better.

Although she was more comfortable to be around Song Yi, Han Yue Xiu was not sure whether she had a feeling towards him. Anyway, even after Song Yi had told her that he had liked her in the past, Han Yue Xiu had never thought of being in a relationship with him.

"Forget it," Han Yue Xiu sighed as she looked at the ceiling. "I can slowly figure out this thing. If I don't feel that way towards him later, I can always tell him. We have only started to date. It's not that we are going to get married soon."

With that mind, Han Yue Xiu finally pushed Song Yi and their new relationship away from her mind.

However, the thoughts and worry returned as she stepped into the office the next morning. 

Song Yi had gathered everyone to discuss their projects in the meeting room and for a while, Han Yue Xiu was afraid that Song Yi was going to do something big, like announcing their new relationship to everyone.

Seeing the way Song Yi had a serious look on his face as he explained to everyone about the next phase of their project made her wonder if everything that happened yesterday was merely a dream.

Song Yi did not look as if he was affected by anything, and she was the one who had overthink everything.

After almost two hours of discussion, everyone went back to their table to continue their work. 

"What's wrong?" Han Yue Xiu blinked. Her heart started to thump wildly as she saw the big smile and she could not help but wonder what he was planning to do.

"Han Yue Xiu."

"Huh?"

"Let's go on lunch together." 

"Lunch?"

"Hmm," Song Yi nodded. "What do you want to eat?"

Han Yue Xiu opened her mouth to answer but paused when she heard his voice again.

"This is the first day of us getting together, we should go somewhere special, right?" Song Yi said. A thought crossed his mind and the smile on his face disappeared and was replaced with worry. "Han Yue Xiu, you… you weren't thinking of changing your mind, right?"

"Of course not."

Song Yi let out a breath of relief and the expression on his face brightened up. "That's good. Then, you should think about what you want to eat and where do you want to go. I'll come over to your office to pick you up later."

"Oh." Han Yue Xiu nodded. Song Yi stared at her face for a few seconds longer before he turned around and leave the meeting room. When he disappeared from her vision, Han Yue Xiu was still in a daze. 

...

It was after a few weeks that Han Yue Xiu had finally gotten used to the fact that she was dating Song Yi.

Once she was aware of it, Han Yue Xiu began to think about her feelings and tried to cultivate her affection towards Song Yi. Surprisingly, it was not very hard. She paid attention to everything that Song Yi had done, and there were times and moments that made her heart flutter.

Han Yue Xiu thought that she could really get used to being around with Song Yi as her girlfriend.

Their progress was neither fast nor slow. 

They started holding hands, kissing and they were always together as if inseparable. But still, they managed to conceal their relationship from their employees.

Han Yue Xiu had thought that they shouldn't tell those guys anything as their relationship was still in an early stage. Moreover, she was afraid that if this relationship did not work out, it would cause a problem for their project and company.

Though Song Yi had wanted to announce their relationship to the world, he can only listen to Han Yue Xiu's opinion.

"Meet your parents?"

"You are aware that my parents had arranged for me to marry Miss Fang in the past. 

"Hmm," Han Yue Xiu nodded.

Previously, she had asked him about Miss Fang and Song Yi had clarified that he had no relationship with that woman. Everything between them was just something that the elders had planned, but later, his elders had allowed him to withdraw from that relationship when he told them that he had no feelings towards Miss Fang.

Han Yue Xiu had decided to trust in his words. Anyway, if she found out that he was lying to her, she was going to beat him to death.

Song Yi lowered his gaze. "My elders were worried I might not be interested in women because I keep on giving them excuses whenever they asked me to bring home my girlfriend. Anyway, after my engagement with Miss Fang was dissolved, some rumors were circulating in my elders' social circle."

Han Yue Xiu stared at him speechlessly.

"What do you say?" Song Yi continued. "Do you want to meet my elders and help me dispel this rumor?"