Chapter 107 - The Ring

"I will pay 8 million yuan for it," said Yan Xiaojun looking coldly at the sales manager as if throwing cold shards of ice at him.

The sales manager gulped and said, "Sorry sir… this has been sold…"

"Call your owner, now!"

The sales manager meekly walked out of the counter and went inside a small office. A few minutes later the owner came to him.

"Sir we are extremely sorry, but the ring has already been sold. We cannot break the trust of our customer otherwise we may lose our franchise. It is not right ethically. However, if you want we can get a custom-made ring for you bearing the same design," explained the owner politely.

"How long will it take to complete the order?" he asked.

"About a month."

Yan Xiaojun became upset. He was in a hurry. He bought the ring that was earlier shown to him and exited from the shop.

The owner breathed a sigh of relief. The sales manager asked him, "Boss, who was our customer that bought the lotus ring?"

"Yang Xinyu of the Yang Corporation," he replied. "He bought it yesterday…"

Yan Xiaojun brought the beautiful jewelry box with him to the office. When he entered his room, to his surprise he found Ying Yue sitting in his room. Ignoring her, he went to sit on his chair. He didn't even wanted to acknowledge her presence. It was as though hundreds of years of frost had acc.u.mulated over him. She didn't know how to continue as the icy atmosphere in the room was stifling. Every time he met her, he distanced himself further away from her. She was fl.u.s.tered and pained. 'Why isn't he paying attention to me? We started so greatly yet what have I done to make him mad?'

"Yan Xiaojun…" she said suppressing her dejection. "About the invite to my party..."

"I won't be able to attend, as I am too busy this month," he curtly interrupted, wasting no time to brush her away..

"Oh, okay… I was planning to throw the party next month after I finish my job of installing mural paintings in your hotel," she said.

Yan Xiaojun shrugged his shoulders, not even showing a single interest or respect, "My secretary will let you know about my next month's schedule."

He wanted to leave.

But Ying Yue was oblivious to how uncomfortable Yan Xiaojun was, "It would be great if you could recommend my work to your friends…"

"Okay."

"Actually I came here to look for you…"

He cut her shortly, much more impatient than a while ago, "Don't you know that these are office hours? Sorry, but I am quite busy now." Saying the end of his part, Yan Xiaojun took the jewelry box out of the bag and kept it in his office drawer.

Stubbornly she probed, "Uhhh… Is that jewelry for me?" she tried to joke to alleviate the mood of the room.

He gave her an ugly stare and said, "Ying Yue, I don't have time. Please leave."

Ying Yue was dumbstruck! She stood up catching the sight of Yan Xiaojun's glare. "I just came casually to chat with you, dear…"

Hearing the endearment rolling out of Ying Yue's mouth had stifled his anger. She felt bitter. Knowing that she had angered Yan Xiaojun, she excused herself.

As she left his office, she wondered 'Jewelry? Did he meet someone? What was the jewelry for? Has he forgotten me? If that's the case, I have to stop him. Yan Xiaojun cannot stop me! I will make sure that you will love me!'

She decided to pay a visit on the weekend when he would be at home with his family.

She drove to his bungalow on Saturday afternoon at one when the heat was at its optimum state, hoping to meet him along with his family in order to formally introduce herself. When she was about fifty meters from his house, she saw that Yan Xiaojun was about to leave. Instead of going to his house, she started following him. She tailed him as he left his house all the way to another location.

After following him for about 45 minutes, she saw him turn to enter Hospital Goldmine. He entered the parking area of the hospital and came out of the car, walking merrily towards the outpatient department. Ying Yue had waited for him to leave the parking area, parked her car, and hurriedly followed him inside. He went past the OPD, towards the cafeteria and sat on a chair. She was surprised that Yan Xiaojun had come to a hospital just to have lunch. It was quite weird but he seemed to be waiting for someone.

She kept her distance. 'This is Goldmine Hospital. But this is where patients with psychiatric problems come. What is Yan Xiaojun doing here?' Her thoughts were going wild!

Twenty minutes later, a nurse joined him. Ying Yue was sitting very far from them so it was impossible to hear their conversation. 'Is Yan Xiaojun a patient here?'

There was a flurry of activity in the cafeteria while she tailed Yan Xiaojun to the hospital. It was easy for her to maintain her distance without the fear of being discovered. She joined the line at the counter to pick a lunch tray and went to sit on a table that was just a little further from Yan Xiaojun's. She sat with her back facing them. She hoped to hear the conversation but there was so much noise in the cafeteria that she could hardly make out what they were saying.

Since the seating space was limited and her table had vacant chairs, three nurses came to sit next to her asking her permission.

"Of course!" she replied and motioned them to sit.

Ying Yue took this opportunity and asked about Yan Xiaojun's table, "I am so sorry, but can you tell me the name of that nurse sitting over there. My aunt had introduced her to me the other day and now I have forgotten her name. I want to say hello to her, but it is really embarrassing."

"Oh! She is Wu Lina," replied one of the nurses.

"And the one sitting with her is her boyfriend!" added another one while laughing.

"Well he has been visiting her everyday from last two weeks!" said nurse no 3.

Ying Yue had choked in shock and couldn't find the reason in her to eat the food in front of her. She looked displeased and forced a smile on her face. Fifteen minutes later, she thanked them for their time and she drove back home.

Meanwhile, Yan Xiaojun was feeling excited. He wanted to profess his love to Wu Lina when she said, "Lai Mingxing this is my last week in the hospital! I'll be taking my leave on Wednesday and start my new job on Monday."