Chapter 410 - Strange

Early in the morning, Lin Zhen was feeling stuffy so he brought his dog, Coco out for a walk. It was his favorite thing to do. In the past week, he had been sick and had to part with Coco for a few days but yesterday, as soon as he felt that his condition was better, he brought Coco back home.

Coco was not just a pet to him. Coco was like his emotional support. His mother had gifted him, Coco, when she was just a little puppy and Lin Zhen had been raising her diligently for years. Coco was his closest family at this point.

"You look really excited," he commented when he noticed how Coco kept barking happily and running here and there trying to pull the leash out of his hand. He crouched down before her and took off the leash as he rubbed her head, "Okay, you can have fun now."

He hadn't even stood up yet when Coco ran past him and he heard her barking at something. Lin Zhen stood up and turned to look. He was stunned to see the scene before his eyes.

Coco had actually rushed to Shui Xian's side and rubbed his leg lovingly trying to seek attention. And acting like a fool, Shui Xian played along with her.

"Someone is really happy to see me," remarked Shui Xian while he scratched Coco's ear while Coco tried to lick his face all over making it wet. 

Lin Zhen felt like his heart was broken suddenly. When did his dog get close to someone else? He knew that Coco was an excited and happy dog but she was very picky with people. The only person she allowed to play with her was Lin Zhen with whom she was attached. So, it came as a surprise to Lin Zhen that Coco was suddenly so close to someone else.

And why was that someone actually his company's new boss? Would someone explain that to him?

His eyes moved to the person standing beside Shui Xian and when he saw Raelle, his brows raised up slightly. It suddenly clicked.

Just the other day Raelle had come to 'borrow' his dog to make her husband happy. And according to her, her husband seemed to like Coco a lot. When he first met that, he was so dazed by her mere presence that he didn't notice anything else.

His new boss was actually married to Raelle Xiang. This realization hit him harder than he had expected.

"Hi!" Lin Zhen dumbly greeted her with a wave of his hand when his eyes met with Raelle's. "I mean... Good morning!"

"Morning!" replied Raelle with a nod of her head. She wasn't that impolite to ignore his greeting and pretend like they didn't know each other. "How are you feeling now?"

"Huh?" Lin Zhen was dumbfounded by that question.

"Were you sick the other day?" questioned Raelle.

Lin Zhen's lips parted as he realized what she meant but he still had no words to answer. He was not expecting that question from her. And he seriously didn't think she'd be interested in his health. But it seemed she was still very polite since she actually remembered to ask him about his health.

"I'm doing better now," replied Lin Zhen. "That's why I brought Coco back home."

Raelle nodded her head in response. She looked at Shui Xian who was still busy with his favorite dog and said, "You can play with Coco. I'm gonna make another round."

"Okay!" answered Shui Xian distractedly.

"Oh, and he is Coco's owner," Raelle introduced Shui Xian to Lin Zhen before leaving. "Don't ignore him so blatantly." With that, she started running on the track again.

Shui Xian looked at Lin Zhen and frowned, "Lin Zhen? Coco is your dog?"

Lin Zhen moved his eyes away from Raelle's receding back and nodded his head, "Yes, Mr. Shui."

"You can just call me Shui Xian," said Shui Xian. "We are the same age anyway. Isn't it weird to act so formally outside of the office?" He rubbed Coco's head saying, "Besides, I like your dog. So, I can definitely let you call me by my name." 

"I'll try," answered Lin Zhen.

"I didn't expect to see you here," stated Shui Xian. "And from the look of it, you didn't expect to see me here as well."

Lin Zhen shook his head saying, "Actually, I already knew that you live in the same residential area. It's just that I was taken aback by seeing you with President Raelle." He took a pause and added sheepishly, "I didn't expect her to be your wife."

Shui Xian chuckled, "Is it that strange that she is my wife?"

Lin Zhen thought about it for a moment before he shook his head again, "It's not that it's strange. It's just that it's hard to imagine that you both are a couple. But seeing you both together, it's not that hard to believe either. Thinking about it, you both are a perfect match."

"I also think that we are a perfect match," stated Shui Xian smugly.

"The other day she came to ask for Coco," told Lin Zhen to Shui Xian. "And that's when she said that her husband likes Coco a lot and she wants to make him happy. I did not think at that time that she'd be talking about you."

Shui Xian smiled to himself as he thought about what he said. His wife went out of her way and did something so not like her just to make him happy. How could he not be smiling right now?

"And you let her take Coco that easily?"

Lin Zhen shook his head, "No, it's that she suddenly called Yue Fai and I couldn't refuse after that. I did not expect that she'd make me talk to Yue Fai."

"Fai is her best friend," said Shui Xian. "There isn't anything about him that she doesn't know. So, even if you didn't know about her, she definitely knew about you. That's why she used Fai to make you give in. She really knows how to play her cards."

"She definitely looks like someone who knows what she is doing," commented Lin Zhen.