Chapter 46 - "Being Cold"

Lai Jiayi was all smile as she said her greetings. The girl then lifted her head, about to speak again when Zhao Yang looked at her with a pair of cold eyes.

The guy only nodded.

"Mm. Morning." Zhao Yang then turned around and speeded up without looking back. He went past right beside the girl, leaving Lai Jiayi dumbfounded.

...huh?

Lai Jiayi's jaw dropped to the floor as she watched Zhao Yang disappear behind the elevator door. He was so fast that she couldn't stop him in time.

...what? What the–

"Yaya...what's going on?" Lai Jiayi gripped her broom tightly. Her mouth was still wide open, and the girl got a blank look on her face.

'Did Zhao Yang just...ignore me? Ah, no, he answered, but– '

"I...don't know, quack?" Yaya gulped. He checked Lai Jiayi's barometer, and it was still at 23%. Nothing changed.

'So why...Zhao Yang feels so distant?'

"Is it only me, or was that guy treating me coldly? Like– he just answered shortly and then…" Lai Jiayi inhaled.

"And he left."

The girl's heart suddenly throbbed. She had a bad feeling out of the blue.

'Could it be Zhao Yang hates me? He dislikes me?'

"Is this because of the last confession?" Lai Jiayi mumbled. Her eyes darkened as the girl swiped the floor while looking like a walking dead.

'What if he feels uncomfortable because I confess to him? Then– I…'

"You must be overthinking it, quack. Maybe, Zhao Yang is just busy, so he is in a hurry, quack?" Yaya broke in a cold sweat. He floated around Lai Jiayi, trying to cheer the girl up.

"Really? It's not because he hates me?" Lai Jiayi bit her lips. She looked at Yaya with watery eyes.

'I have been trying this and that to get close to that guy. If he suddenly hates me, what do I do??'

"He doesn't hate you, quack. The barometer didn't drop, quack! Don't worry!" Yaya laughed awkwardly, trying to reassure the girl but deep inside, he was also anxious.

'What's wrong with Zhao Yang? He did look cold back then…'

It turned out that not only Yaya was curious about this. Even Tianjin was also the same. When the two of them entered the car, the swan looked at Zhao Yang.

The man was crossing his legs while typing on his hologram board. He looked like a robot being programmed just to work and do nothing else.

[Mmm master…] Tianjin poked Zhao Yang's cheek. Her round hat swayed as she flapped her wings.

[What– ]

[What's going on between that Jia girl and you? Did she do something terrible to you?] Tianjin squinted.

'I did tell this guy not to be naggy, but then...seeing him just treat that girl coldly, that's also not good.'

[What are you talking about? We are good, ] Zhao Yang answered without looking at Tianjin. His eyes were focusing on the hologram board. His sapphire pupils reflected the various data on the panel.

Tianjin fell silent. The swan touched the heart-shaped screen on her chest and sighed.

[Master, I hope you treat everyone kindly, ] Tianjin reminded.

'It's not good to be overly cold. Being a good CEO doesn't really mean my master has to look stern, right?'

[I am kind to everyone. I reply to that girl's greetings.] Zhao Yang pressed something on the hologram panel. His eyes flickered for a second.

The sight of Lai Jiayi in her orange uniform popped out in his mind. The girl was smiling, and she looked healthy. No one would know that the girl fell sick yesterday.

'She seems fine. That's good.'

Zhao Yang subconsciously nodded in silence before abruptly stopped.

'No, no, don't think about her.'

Zhao Yang shook his head and focused his mind on the work he had to finish today.

'Zhao Yun said he wants to go out for lunch. I have to finish this work early.'

Just like that, Zhao Yang looked busy. So, Tianjin could only sigh and let the guy be. At the same time, Chu Feng, who was driving the car, silently looked back.

[Porcu, don't ya think that boss is acting kinda weird?] The girl spoke while burying her chin using the lime green high collar of her crop top.

[I think so, sis. Is this related to last night's incident?] Porcu, the porcupine, landed on Chu Feng's bare left arm.

The girl was wearing a black-lime green rubber jacket, but it only had one sleeve, so the left side looked like a tank top.

One could see the right sleeve was 'attached' to the outfit since there's a small green belt around the girl's chest. That one lime green sleeve was also decorated with cyborg-like decoration.

The outfit looked kinda funky, just like the girl's style.

[Damn it, I wanna know whatcha goin' on, but we got a mission today, yo?] Chu Feng turned her head around back to the front and ruffled her silver hair.

[Focus on today's mission, sis. Else you might be eliminated like Xuan Lincheng, sis.] Porcu shook his head as he spoke in his unique hoarse voice.

Chu Feng's body stiffened. The girl rubbed her exposed belly and sighed.

[Kay.]

Just one mention of Xuan Lincheng's elimination shook the girl's core. The tomboy girl didn't try to sniff around Zhao Yang's business anymore and just focused on driving.

While Chu Feng sent off Zhao Yang to his company, Lai Jiayi finished her work before 7 o'clock. She had a class starting from 7, after all.

Lai Jiayi prepared to go to college, not knowing that she would hear unfortunate news there.

News about Xuan Lincheng.

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